Recaps

Liu Xing joined a group of Players in the Castle Lord scenario and investigated the castle, finding a dangerous parchment tied to a ritual for summoning Cthulhu’s projection. After the parchment left Bai He Cheng temporarily mad and blind, Liu Xing and Wang Qi searched the castle wall for a way to open the gate.

• Liu Xing completed his first mission with an A-level Evaluation, received an extra Character Card, and joined the An Family Ghoul Branch.
• Liu Xing prepared his Character Card with Wu Lei’s help, bought a Newbie Gift Pack, and entered the Castle Lord scenario with guild members.
• Liu Xing confirmed Chen Ling was a fellow Player, and they joined Bai He Cheng, Wang Qi, and Wang Si Yi at the castle after learning about the town and meeting Old Wayne.
• Liu Xing and the others explored the castle, learned its history, and found that Old Wayne was wary of the Back Garden and the word “vampire.”
• Liu Xing secretly climbed to the second floor, found an ancient parchment in the study, and took it after losing and recovering SAN Value.
• Liu Xing met Isabella, the Castle Lord’s daughter, and promised to visit her again before rejoining the others.
• Bai He Cheng opened the parchment, lost half his attributes, suffered temporary madness, and revealed its ritual for summoning Cthulhu’s projection with the statue buried beneath the Back Garden.
• Liu Xing and Wang Qi investigated the castle gate’s Electric Door Opener and found its Chinese instruction booklet.

Liu Xing escaped Ains Castle with Isabella, then returned to the Real World and prepared for an Advancement Game. At the Harvest Festival, he and the other Players entered the Mirror World while pursuing Minami Kotori and began searching for a way out.

• Liu Xing helped his companions escape Ains Castle with Isabella, and KP004 later awarded him the Hidden Ending, MVP status, and 120 Points.
• Liu Xing learned that Gary and Isabella had gained eternal life and magic through human sacrifices, and that Bai He Cheng was a cultist undergoing Ghoulification.
• Liu Xing chose First Aid, English, and driving training during Intermission Growth, then qualified for three Advancement Games and entered the Harvest Festival scenario.
• Liu Xing investigated Immortal Crane Temple, learned that its Harvest Festival honored Sulu, and met Ming Shi Xiang, Li Ming, Tian Dao, and Tina.
• Liu Xing and the others escorted Minami Kotori to the Children’s Lost and Found Center, where Brother Lei described recurring child disappearances linked to Immortal Crane Temple.
• Liu Xing and the others realized Minami Kotori had vanished, pursued her to the Peach Tree grove, and were drawn into the Mirror World after she touched a mirror.
• Liu Xing recognized that the Players were trapped in the Mirror World, and kpcao announced that they had to escape while Li Ming suffered Temporary Madness.
• Tian Dao knocked Li Ming unconscious, agreed to carry him, and Liu Xing urged the group to keep Minami Kotori close and rescue her.