Chapter Summaries

Alvin and Kingpin discovered two enormous Kukulkan serpents breeding in a hidden valley, with the Chi Dragon and its Source Pearl trapped in their cave. Alvin tried to protect the group and decided to use Thunderstorm to charge the Source Pearl and secure a Kukulkan offspring for Richard.

• Alvin saw a golden serpent emerge from a cave and learned from Kingpin that it might help Richard, while a childlike cry from the cave suggested the Chi Dragon was inside.
• Alvin asked Stark to rescue the Chi Dragon and planned to capture the golden serpent with a saddle, but hundreds of giant serpents charged toward the group.
• A green, winged serpent attacked Alvin, then flew back to the pool as the other snakes plunged in to feed the intertwined golden and green Kukulkan.
• Bill recognized the serpents as Kukulkan from Mayan myths, while Kingpin insisted they were not gods and asked Alvin to keep one alive.
• Alvin proposed taking a Kukulkan offspring for Richard and unleashed Thunderstorm into the pool, causing the Kukulkan to hiss with apparent pleasure.

Alvin found the immature Chi Dragon and made it use the Source Pearl to help the giant snakes produce a baby for Richard. After taking the baby snake and the Chi Dragon back to his family, Alvin returned to fight the furious golden giant snake, which carried him into the sky.

• Alvin followed the Source Pearl’s energy into a cave, found the distressed Chi Dragon, and persuaded it to help the giant snakes produce a baby.
• Alvin stopped the Thunderstorm and left the Chi Dragon to channel the Source Pearl, but its magic affected him too.
• Alvin used the Corpse-Eater Vine, the Golden Vine, and curses to subdue the green giant snake while the golden snake gave birth and then ate its mate.
• Alvin bound the newborn golden snake, took it and the Chi Dragon through a Space Gate, and handed them to Richard and Fox.
• Alvin returned to the cave and attacked the furious golden snake, then climbed onto its back with Athena’s golden saddle.
• The golden snake flew into the sky with Alvin clinging to its back.

Alvin tried to tame a giant serpent in the sky while Stark followed and helped keep him safe. In Peru, Alexei’s clash with Maya Temple guardians was interrupted when villagers and warriors spotted Alvin flying overhead.

• Alvin used Athena’s Golden Saddle and the Golden Vine to try to control the serpent, enduring lightning strikes as Stark followed him.
• Stark learned from JARVIS that the serpent was flying east toward South America and waited to see whether Alvin could tame it.
• In Peru, Alexei ordered mortar fire on a Coca forest after refusing to abandon land occupied by Maya Temple guardians.
• Several hundred warriors attacked Alexei’s convoy, and Alexei shielded Jordan Beckford from gunfire before preparing to fight back.
• Villagers rushed out and knelt as Alvin flew into view, prompting the warriors to kneel and Jordan Beckford to cry out in shock.

Alvin subdued Kukulkan and discovered murals revealing that the Monster Caverns were ancient passages to outer space, built to protect Earth from cosmic invaders. A resurrected figure identified as the first-generation Maya Deity, the Corn God, told Alvin and Stark that they had finally come.

• Alvin survived Kukulkan’s flight, found that his phone had no signal, and prepared to send the exhausted serpent to Qin Shi Huang.
• A shaking pyramid revealed murals and a chamber, and Alvin learned that the 36 Monster Caverns and Source Pearls had once supported the World Tree and guarded Earth against invasions from beyond the universe.
• Stark reached Alvin, and the two examined the murals and prepared to deal with Kukulkan.
• A corpse rose from the chamber, and Stark identified him as the first-generation Maya Deity, the Corn God.
• Alvin and Stark tried to provoke the Corn God, but he calmly told them they had finally come.

Alvin and Stark fought the Corn God, who warned that a prophesied apocalypse was approaching and used storms and Undead to attack them. After the Corn God proved difficult to kill, Professor Wilson realized it was only a puppet and urged Stark to find the hidden source of its soul and power.

• The Corn God claimed Alvin had awakened him and promised to lead humanity through the coming Sixth Sun Age, while Alvin's attacks repeatedly failed to destroy him.
• The Corn God unleashed a storm and called Kukulkan to attack, but Alvin sent the serpent through a Space Gate into the Underworld, where Meng Tian struck it down and the Qin Emperor claimed it.
• Alvin fought the Corn God with Famine as armored Undead emerged, while Stark battled them and Alexei arrived with armed reinforcements.
• Professor Wilson recognized that the Corn God had manipulated the Solar Storm and the Wandering Fleet's approach, then told Stark that the god was a puppet and its soul had to be found.

Alvin and Stark fought the Maya gods as an expanding horde of Undead threatened Alexei and his men. The battle left Stark holding off Ah Khepri, Alexei wielding Alvin’s enchanted axe, and Alvin preparing to destroy the Pyramid’s source of the Undead.

• Stark warned Alvin that War God 4 was failing, while Alvin kept attacking Yum Kaax and ordered Stark to rescue Alexei and his men.
• Alexei and the Russians fought the Undead until two Dire Wolves and Stark helped hold them back; Alexei then took Alvin’s enchanted Battle Axe and charged into the horde.
• A gigantic Undead emerged and fled toward the outskirts, prompting Doctor Wilson to identify him as the Death God Ah Khepri and warn Stark not to let him escape the mountain range.
• Stark trapped Ah Khepri with the Veronica system and fought him inside the cage, while Doctor Wilson told Alvin that Yum Kaax’s core was inside the Pyramid and must be destroyed.
• Alvin knocked Yum Kaax down, ordered Stark to get Alexei out, and declared that he would show the gods what he could do.

Alvin fought the Mayan gods around the pyramid, using a storm of ice to defeat the Corn God’s manifestation while Stark and Alexei battled Ah Khepri. He uncovered an underground chamber where the gods were chained and found the Corn God’s altar, where the Corn God warned that Earth would be destroyed before Alvin demanded an explanation.

• Alvin killed a giant with the Famine battle axe, empowering the Corn God and unleashing a tornado that swept Ah Khepri away.
• Stark pursued Ah Khepri with Alexei, who struck the Death God with his battle axe; Stark pinned him down so Alexei could attack.
• Alvin used a level-20 Storm to freeze and pulverize the Corn God’s manifestation, then sent emerging giants through a Space Gate to Qin Shi Huang’s soldiers.
• Alvin used the Xingtian Battle Axe to split a hidden barrier beneath the pyramid and discovered chained giants and an altar underground.
• Alvin scattered the golden mist around the altar, killed the escaping giants, and confronted the Corn God, who warned that Earth would be destroyed.

Alvin learned that the Corn God had manipulated the wandering fleet and planned to rule humanity, while Bugs had entered the Solar System. Earth’s leaders chose to fight, and Alvin killed the Corn God and took the mirror artifact, leaving him responsible for safeguarding the artifacts as the threat approached.

• The Corn God explained that the Pyramid’s seal had imprisoned the first two generations of Maya Deities, and that his artifacts had redirected the wandering fleet toward Earth.
• The Corn God offered to ally with Alvin and claimed he could redirect both the fleet and the Bugs, but Alvin refused to let him dictate humanity’s fate.
• Alvin summoned Earth’s leaders, and Zhang Qiang, Wang Yuan, Loki, Thor, President Ellis, Jingpu, and the World Security Council declared that they would fight.
• Raymond asked whether they could claim the artifacts, and Alvin killed the Corn God with the Xingtian Battle Axe.
• Alvin took the mirror, promised to keep it safe and arrange its study, and Earth’s leaders accepted him as its custodian.

Alvin and Stark escaped the Maya gods’ underground stronghold and headed back to Borneo, where they encountered a new Ghost Rider speeding through the rainforest. The chapter ended with Alvin recognizing the flaming skeleton as a notorious show-off and wondering who had turned him into a Ghost Rider.

• Alvin recovered the divine artifacts and other Maya relics, then reunited with Stark in the underground space.
• Alexei claimed credit for killing a Maya god, but Alvin told him to guard the corpses and let him keep the battle axe.
• Alvin and Stark decided to return to Borneo and discussed rebuilding the pyramid around the divine artifacts.
• At the river, Alvin and Stark saw a flaming skeleton fire into the rainforest from an armed speedboat.
• Alvin recognized the Ghost Rider as a notorious show-off, while Stark prepared his armor’s weapons.

Alvin reunited with Russell, who revealed that Carter Slade had made him a Ghost Rider after he died while fighting Demons in Europe. Russell planned to track the Demons through a scientist named Adam, who had arrived in New York.

• Russell arrived in a flaming speedboat and destroyed giant snakes with his weapon while Alvin and Stark traded barbs with him.
• Russell told Alvin that Carter Slade had given him the Contract of San Venganza and his Hellfire after Demons killed him.
• Russell revealed that he had used the three hundred Evil Spirits to strengthen his soul, and that the Evil Spirit inside him obeyed him.
• Russell said Carter had retired as a cemetery caretaker after passing the Evil Spirit to him.
• Russell told Alvin that the Demons sought to put their souls into corpses and become human, and that Adam could help them merge souls with flesh.
• Russell said Adam had sailed to New York, prompting Alvin to complain that every crisis seemed to reach the city.

Alvin returned to the pleasure boat and teased his family and friends while they discussed Russell, Damon, and the rescued Chi Dragon. Little Ginny and Mindy went to hang the giant serpents for Richard, while Alvin explained why Ginny cared more about ugly creatures.

• Russell dropped Alvin off on the pleasure boat, then charged toward the giant serpents in his flaming speedboat.
• Alvin reassured Mindy that Damon’s apparent gloom did not mean he was unhappy, and Mindy admitted she still wanted her old father back.
• Little Ginny asked Alvin whether she looked happy or sad, then took Mindy to hang the snakes for Richard to eat when he woke.
• The Chi Dragon protested when Alvin asked Fox about Richard, then flew into Fox’s arms and cowered when Alvin threatened to grill it.
• Kingpin suggested sending the Chi Dragon away and asked why Ginny preferred the giant serpents, and Alvin said she wanted to give ugly creatures more love.

Alvin returned to the Demon Hunters’ base in Borneo after their campaign against the giant pythons, then opened a Space Gate so they could transport their haul to his school. He warned Yan Shuangying that a major battle was approaching, leaving the Demon Hunters to prepare and protect their territory.

• Alvin returned to town and found the Demon Hunters processing the giant pythons they had killed in large numbers.
• Nick complained about sleeping on the yacht and suggested collecting taxes from the Demon Hunters, but backed down after seeing their brutal work.
• Alvin brought little Ginny into the inn, where she admired the injured Yan Shuangying, and scolded him for joking about marijuana in front of the children.
• Yan Shuangying asked Alvin to open a Space Gate so the Demon Hunters could move snake meat to the school, and Alvin let them send everything through for the day.
• Alvin told Yan Shuangying that Russell might offer a business opportunity, then warned him to return to Hell’s Kitchen and prepare for a major battle.

As Earth prepared for the approaching alien fleet, Alvin joined Hell’s Kitchen residents at Alexei’s weapons sale and joked with them as they shopped. Beckett then asked Alvin to pressure Alexei into giving the police a discount and payment plan for rented weapons.

• Alvin returned from Borneo as the alien fleet drew close, and Hell’s Kitchen’s residents and defenders prepared for a fight while Alexei organized a weapons sale.
• Alvin accompanied Fox to the sale, where he teased Frank and Shirley, advised JJ about getting a new car, and watched couples shop for weapons.
• Bourne complained about his salary and family expenses, and Alvin joked with him about Wanda opening a witch-themed restaurant.
• Frank stopped Shirley from taking an M2 Machine Gun and chose an M1911 for her instead.
• Beckett asked Alvin to make Alexei give the police a discount, but Alexei protested that she also wanted to rent weapons on credit.

Alvin lent Beckett heavy weapons for the Hell's Kitchen police, while Chief George objected to the arms buildup and then tried to arrange a buyback. The chapter left Alvin asking how much money the police station had available.

• Alvin told Alexei to lend Beckett weapons in exchange for an IOU, and Beckett negotiated a lower interest rate before securing equipment for her officers.
• Bourne and his colleagues left in Armed Humvees with their girlfriends, while the salesman offered Bourne the vehicles for temporary use.
• Fox took Beckett to Stark Tower after she collected the weapons, and Chief George arrived to confront Alvin about the arsenal and the National Guard's problems in Hell's Kitchen.
• Chief George proposed that the New York Police buy back the remaining weapons, and Alvin asked how much money the police station had in its account.

Alvin and Chief George negotiated a deal for surplus weapons and secondhand Exoskeleton Armor to equip the Police Emergency Force ahead of a possible alien attack. With thirty-six hours remaining, Alvin promised to keep Hell’s Kitchen calm while George worried about New York’s defenses and the National Guard.

• Alvin offered Chief George surplus weapons for five billion dollars, and George countered with two hundred million while explaining the Police Emergency Force’s need for equipment.
• Alvin and Chief George settled on four hundred million dollars for the weapons, with George also asking for a hundred Warhammer suits.
• Alvin refused to sell Warhammer suits but offered the school’s stored Exoskeleton Armor and Electromagnetic Rifles, and George accepted the deal.
• Chief George told Alvin that the possible battle was thirty-six hours away and worried that New York might resort to extreme measures as panic grew.
• Alvin said the battle would depend mainly on space forces, promised to keep Hell’s Kitchen peaceful for three days, and told George to focus on the rest of the city.

Earth and its allies mobilized to face the approaching Wandering Fleet, while Alvin, Stark, and Banner prepared for the battle from Stark Tower. Humanity’s first attacks destroyed many alien ships, and the chapter left the allied fleet continuing to fire as the Wandering Fleet had yet to return fire.

• Earth’s governments united under a shared command, while Asgard, Wakanda, the Dwarves, and other forces joined the defense against the Wandering Fleet.
• Stark launched Hive carriers with Little Bees as disposable bombs, and Banner warned that the fleet’s projected crash paths threatened the Atlantic, the Americas, Africa, and Europe.
• Alvin said Wang Yuan and Strange would protect Hell’s Kitchen by opening a Mirror Dimension if the battle went badly.
• The Earth Allied Forces launched thousands of Missiles, destroying dozens of alien ships in their first strike.
• Russian crews fired nuclear Missiles and deliberately sacrificed their spaceships to intercept the Wandering Fleet, while escaping aboard lifeboats.
• The allied fleet unleashed electromagnetic, laser, and Energy Weapons against the remaining alien ships, which still had not returned fire.

The space fleet and Stark's Little Bees destroyed most of the alien ships, but some reached Earth and began attacking near New York. As the city descended into panic, Alvin called on New York's gangs to keep the streets safe, and Chief George learned they had mobilized.

• Russian nuclear ships destroyed only about half of the alien fleet, while Dr. Banner calculated that some ships could reach the Pacific and Stark sent his Little Bees to intercept them.
• Alvin returned to Hell's Kitchen as the remaining alien ships approached Earth, and Stark and Ivan parted to prepare for the attack.
• Alvin saw riots spreading across cities and asked the New York gang bosses to prevent people from causing trouble on the streets.
• Two alien ships crashed into the sea near Manhattan, and whale-like vessels raised an energy shield that blocked human attacks.
• Stark's Combat Robots flew out to battle the alien craft, while Chief George ordered Duke and the others to defend the East Coast.
• A Black officer told Chief George that the gangs had taken to the streets.

As New York descended into panic, Chief George struggled to restore order while gangs took over street policing. Alvin entered the Aliens’ shield to attack their offshore platform, but after his speedboat was destroyed, old battleships carrying sailors and mutant prisoners arrived to offer him a ride.

• New York’s gangs brutally suppressed riots and looters, while Chief George rejected a colonel’s attempt to seize command and ordered the military to clear the roads and prepare for the approaching Aliens.
• Stark discovered that the shield deflected powerful attacks but let slow-moving objects pass, and Alvin entered it after telling Stark to command the defense.
• Inside the shield, Alvin spotted the Alien platform generating it and was attacked by half-mechanical Aliens emerging from the sea.
• Alvin used an Energy Shield, dove underwater, and unleashed a level-20 Thunder Storm, but the attack destroyed his speedboat.
• Several old battleships entered the shield, and an old sailor asked Alvin whether he needed a ride; Alvin doubted the ships could still function.

Alvin helped the ancient sailors and Mutant prisoners defend their Battleships against the Alien fleet while they attacked the offshore platform. The ships maneuvered into position for another strike, but a new volley of Alien weapons threatened them.

• Alvin boarded a Battleship and learned that the sailors planned to fight with its cannons, while he agreed to protect the ships for ten minutes.
• Alvin rallied the Mutant prisoners as the sailors fired their cannons, damaging the offshore platform and destroying several Whale Ships.
• Alvin shielded a Battleship from explosive bombs and smashed spinning metal spheres that tore through its deck.
• Alien cannon fodder boarded the Battleships, prompting the Mutants to fight back while Alvin urged the mustached old man to attack the platform.
• The mustached old man called out a range and ordered the Battleships to turn hard to starboard as the remaining Alien weapons approached.

Alvin and an old captain used four Battleships to destroy the alien Whale Ships and sea platform, though the surviving alien forces headed for Manhattan. The captain then eagerly prepared to fire on New York, claiming he had wanted to attack Wall Street for thirty years.

• Alvin defended the Battleships from waves of Alien Grenades as the old captain used the port anchors to swing the ships and reduce the damage.
• The old captain ordered the Battleships to fire at the Whale Ships, and their cannon fire sank all six vessels.
• Stark arrived with War Robots and missiles, then learned that the aliens used water as fuel and asked how the Battleships had beaten them.
• The old captain credited his victory to The Art of War, but Alvin pointed out that he had misremembered its stratagems.
• Alvin spotted alien forces landing on Manhattan and asked the old captain to fire again, so the captain ordered the Battleships to turn toward New York and target Wall Street.