Chapter Summaries

The Human God appeared to Cui Ciyou in a Pure White Space and warned him that his trip to the Ranoa University of Magic would not reunite him with Roxy. He revealed that Ghislaine, Lilia, and Aisha were at the university, but Roxy was not even on the Central Continent.

• The Human God summoned Cui Ciyou to the Pure White Space while he was anticipating his reunion with Roxy.
• Cui Ciyou listed his progress and argued that he did not need the Human God's help.
• The Human God warned Cui Ciyou that his visit to the Ranoa University of Magic would be a wasted journey because Roxy was not there.
• The Human God told Cui Ciyou that Ghislaine, Lilia, and Aisha were safe at the university, but Roxy was not in Sharia or anywhere on the Central Continent.

The Human God told Cui Ciyou that Roxy had entered the Teleportation Labyrinth alone nearly a month earlier and was close to dying from exhaustion. Cui Ciyou erupted in rage at the prediction of her death, while the Human God delighted in his reaction.

• The Human God revealed that Roxy had discovered an ancient search spell and gone alone to the Teleportation Labyrinth to find Cui Ciyou.
• The Human God explained that Roxy had been fighting through the labyrinth for nearly a month without supplies or companions while her magic ran low.
• Cui Ciyou tried to reassure himself that Roxy could survive the Hydra, but the Human God warned that the endless monsters would exhaust her.
• The Human God described Roxy being overwhelmed and devoured after her magic ran out.
• Cui Ciyou unleashed uncontrolled Pressure that shook the white void, and the Human God laughed delightedly at his anger and despair.

Cui Ciyou restrained his anger as the Human God praised his mental-power training and claimed that Cui Ciyou and Roxy were the parents of the world's savior. The Human God explained that Roxy's labyrinth disaster was a node of fate he could not safely prevent, leaving Cui Ciyou to face the crisis himself.

• Cui Ciyou suppressed his anger and listened as the Human God assessed his mental-power abilities.
• The Human God revealed that Cui Ciyou and Roxy were the parents of the world's savior, whose existence was key to defeating Orsted.
• Cui Ciyou asked why the Human God could not enter Roxy's dreams and warn her away from the labyrinth.
• The Human God said Roxy's labyrinth disaster was a node of fate and that changing it could cause another unpredictable disaster.
• The Human God told Cui Ciyou to go to Roxy and resolve the node himself so her fate could return to a steady course.

The Human God gave Cui Ciyou a shortcut to reach Rapan and detailed instructions for clearing its Teleportation Labyrinth so he could rescue Roxy. Cui Ciyou woke in the inn resolved to retrieve the recommended book, though he suspected the Human God’s help concealed a trap.

• The Human God explained that the usual sea routes to Begaritt would take a year or more, then revealed an ancient teleportation circle that could cut the journey to less than a month.
• The Human God gave Cui Ciyou the knowledge needed to locate and uncover the teleportation circle ruins.
• The Human God told Cui Ciyou to borrow Animus’s Record of Exploring the Teleportation Labyrinth from the restricted section of the Ranoa Magic University library, warning that North God III was also on Begaritt.
• Cui Ciyou woke in his inn room with the map and techniques in his mind, suspected the Human God’s assistance concealed a trap, and resolved to go to the library.

Cui Ciyou and his companions arrived in Sharia and gained entry to the Ranoa University of Magic, where he planned to consult reference materials and visit Ariel Anemoi Asura. As they explored the campus, they saw how its magical resources and construction differed from those of the Northern Territory.

• Cui Ciyou, Sylphy, Alice, and Elinalise arrived in Sharia and admired the city’s active magical atmosphere and varied architecture.
• Cui Ciyou presented the Boreas Greyrat family crest at the university gate and identified himself as a duke of Asura.
• Cui Ciyou said he wanted to consult reference materials and visit Ariel Anemoi Asura, and the guard asked for proof of his identity and purpose.
• Cui Ciyou showed the guard Philip’s letter bearing the seals of the Boreas Greyrat Family and the mayor of Roa City, and the guard directed them to the faculty building.
• Elinalise noticed that the campus walls were made of magic-resistant bricks, and she explained their value to Alice.

Cui Ciyou and his companions arrived at Ranoa Magic University and waited to meet student council president Ariel, hoping to gain her help borrowing books. Ariel made her way across campus and was told that honored guests bearing the Boreas Greyrat crest were waiting for her.

• Cui Ciyou and his companions followed a guard to the faculty building and presented the Boreas Greyrat crest and Philip's letter.
• A receptionist confirmed their identities and led them to a reception room, where Cui Ciyou anxiously waited for Ariel.
• Ariel greeted students along the campus path and corrected a girl's crooked collar before continuing with Luke Notos Greyrat, Derrick, and Ghislaine.
• Ariel's attendants discussed her efforts to recruit talented aides for her attempt to reclaim the throne.
• A faculty staff member told Ariel that guests bearing the Boreas Greyrat crest were waiting for her.

Ariel met Cui Ciyou and his companions, learning that his visit came at a politically uncertain moment. Alice and Ghislaine reunited after nearly four years apart, and Ghislaine welcomed Cui Ciyou back as her little brother.

• Ariel heard that visitors named Boreas had arrived and considered the dangers and possible motives behind their visit.
• Ariel entered the reception room and recognized Cui Ciyou, while Derrick and Luke greeted him as an old acquaintance.
• Alice saw Ghislaine and rushed into her arms, and the two wept as they reunited after nearly four years apart.
• Ghislaine embraced Cui Ciyou after he called her his big sister, and he told her he was home.

Cui Ciyou and Elinalise left the Ranoa University of Magic to reach a secret teleportation circle and travel to the Begaritt Continent. They activated the ancient circle and stepped into its light, beginning their journey toward the teleportation labyrinth and Roxy.

• Alice and Sylphy argued that they should accompany Cui Ciyou, but he warned that North God Kalman III might be waiting in Begaritt and agreed to take Elinalise instead.
• Cui Ciyou and Elinalise left Sharia before dawn and rode southwest toward the secret teleportation circle.
• Cui Ciyou and Elinalise found the stone monument hidden in the forest and activated its magic circle to reveal an underground entrance.
• Cui Ciyou scanned the ancient ruins for traps, and he and Elinalise descended to a vast, functioning teleportation circle.
• Cui Ciyou took Elinalise's hand, and they stepped into the teleportation circle's light to travel toward Begaritt.

Cui Ciyou and Elinalise traveled through an ancient teleportation circle to the Begaritt Continent. They emerged into a scorching, mana-volatile wasteland and set off toward the next town.

• Cui Ciyou and Elinalise recovered from teleportation and confirmed they had arrived at a different set of ruins.
• Cui Ciyou checked for danger while Elinalise examined the ancient magic circle and wondered how it drew power.
• Cui Ciyou and Elinalise climbed out of the ruins and found themselves in a vast, sun-scorched wasteland littered with bones.
• Elinalise complained about the heat and harsh conditions, while Cui Ciyou assessed the continent’s volatile mana and its advantage for swordsmen.
• Cui Ciyou and Elinalise began crossing the land with their Horned Dragon Horse, planning to change mounts at the next town.

Cui Ciyou and Elinalise crossed the dangerous Begaritt desert, where he easily killed the Monsters that attacked them. At camp, Elinalise helped him face his fears about fate and Roxy, leaving Cui Ciyou resolved to grow strong enough to protect what mattered to him.

• Cui Ciyou killed a Scorpion Lion with one swift strike before it could reach Elinalise.
• Cui Ciyou used Sword Energy to cut down the other Monsters that ambushed them as they traveled through the desert.
• Cui Ciyou and Elinalise camped for the night, and Elinalise complained about the desert's extreme changes in temperature.
• Cui Ciyou admitted he feared something might happen to Roxy and asked Elinalise whether she believed in fate.
• Elinalise urged Cui Ciyou to become strong enough to defy fate, and he let go of his doubts and embraced his resolve.

Cui Ciyou resisted a greater succubus’s seductive illusion in the Begaritt desert, and Elinalise killed the monster before it could escape. Elinalise explained how succubi preyed on their victims and teased Cui Ciyou about missing Roxy.

• A strange fragrance stirred desire in Cui Ciyou while he kept watch beside the sleeping Elinalise.
• A greater succubus approached Cui Ciyou and transformed into Roxy to tempt him.
• Cui Ciyou activated Magic Nullification and broke the succubus’s illusion.
• Elinalise rushed in, wounded the fleeing succubus, and killed it with her sword.
• Elinalise explained that greater succubi used illusions to devour vital essence, souls, and memories, then teased Cui Ciyou about missing Roxy.
• Cui Ciyou cast Fireball on the succubus’s corpse in anger.

Cui Ciyou and Elinalise crossed the Begaritt Continent’s scorching desert, defeating or avoiding several unusually large monsters. The chapter ended with Cui Ciyou using mental pressure to make an enormous S-Rank Phalanx Ant swarm retreat.

• Elinalise killed a Twin Death Scorpion after it burst from the sand.
• Cui Ciyou destroyed a C-Rank Cactus Demon Wood with a slash of sword energy.
• Cui Ciyou detected and froze a gigantic Sand Worm as it tried to burrow away.
• At dusk, Cui Ciyou and Elinalise spotted a vast swarm of S-Rank Phalanx Ants led by a queen.
• Cui Ciyou projected mental pressure, causing the ant swarm to turn away and leaving Elinalise astonished.

Cui Ciyou and Elinalise decided to travel at night, but a flock of Giant Bats led them to a powerful succubus. Cui Ciyou killed the succubus, and the bats scattered.

• Cui Ciyou agreed with Elinalise’s suggestion to rest during the day and travel at night.
• A flock of Giant Bats surrounded their campsite, and Cui Ciyou noticed their flight was unusually organized.
• Cui Ciyou spotted a succubus controlling the bats and wounded her with a Blue Stream Blade.
• The succubus tried to flee, but Cui Ciyou killed her with another Blue Stream Blade.
• The Giant Bats stopped bothering Elinalise and scattered after the succubus died.

Cui Ciyou and Elinalise encountered successive predators in the Begaritt Continent’s wilderness and withdrew to camp after Elinalise collected a Velociraptor carcass for dinner. They suspected the succubus’s lingering pheromones had drawn the monsters and ended the day reflecting on how dangerous the continent was.

• A pack of Velociraptors approached Cui Ciyou and Elinalise, and Elinalise killed seven of them with a swift strike.
• A flock of Garudas arrived, scattered the remaining Velociraptors, and slaughtered them while Elinalise identified the birds as powerful monsters.
• Cui Ciyou sensed an even larger predator approaching behind the Garudas, so he and Elinalise retreated; Elinalise took a Velociraptor carcass with her.
• The pair found a secluded cave, cooked the Velociraptor meat, and discussed how the dead succubus’s pheromones might have attracted nearby monsters.
• Cui Ciyou and Elinalise ended the day at camp, remarking on the Begaritt Continent’s abundance of monsters.

Cui Ciyou and Elinalise crossed the Begaritt Continent’s dangerous desert, where they witnessed a colossal Sand Whale. Cui Ciyou explained how a whale’s death could sustain new life, and the pair continued their journey after the creature disappeared beyond the horizon.

• Cui Ciyou killed a giant sandworm that ambushed him and Elinalise beneath the desert sand.
• Cui Ciyou sensed an immense underground vibration, and he led Elinalise onto a tall rock as a Sand Whale surfaced and swam past.
• Elinalise explained the Sand Whale’s legendary size, gentle nature, and the mystery surrounding its undiscovered remains.
• Cui Ciyou told Elinalise about whale falls, where a dead whale nourished an entire ecosystem, and she imagined the Sand Whale sustaining life in the desert.
• Cui Ciyou and Elinalise watched the Sand Whale vanish beyond the horizon, then continued onward.

Cui Ciyou and Elinalise crossed a permanent sandstorm and reached a rocky mountain range, where they encountered a Griffin Beast guarding its territory. Cui Ciyou subdued the creature with mental pressure, securing a place to rest and a new lookout.

• Cui Ciyou used Magic Nullification to carve a temporary passage through the sandstorm, and he and Elinalise crossed before it closed behind them.
• Cui Ciyou and Elinalise found that the desert beyond the storm had fewer and weaker monsters, then used his Perception to confirm a distant rock formation was real.
• Cui Ciyou and Elinalise reached the rocks and encountered a Griffin Beast that treated them as intruders in its nesting ground.
• Cui Ciyou judged the Griffin Beast to be a B-Rank subspecies and released controlled mental pressure instead of fighting it.
• The Griffin Beast submitted to Cui Ciyou, who told Elinalise they could rest beneath its rocky throne while it kept watch.

Cui Ciyou and Elinalise rested beneath a griffin’s territory in the desert, where he turned tough Velociraptor meat into a delicious roast. As they shared dinner, Elinalise promised that rescuing Roxy would let him enjoy peaceful meals like this every day.

• Cui Ciyou refused Elinalise’s suggestion to roast the griffin guarding their camp.
• Cui Ciyou used his portable spices and cooking skills to roast the Velociraptor meat over the campfire.
• Elinalise tasted the roast, praised it, and eagerly ate more.
• Cui Ciyou told Elinalise he missed sharing homemade dinners as he had in Roa.
• Elinalise promised Cui Ciyou that after they rescued Roxy, he could live this way every day.

Cui Ciyou and Elinalise discussed thieves and the value of logistical support while resting at camp with the Griffin. Cui Ciyou repelled insects, cooked for their companion, and left the group guarded for another night in the wilderness.

• Cui Ciyou packed his seasonings, prompting Elinalise to remember Keith, the cook and support member of Black Wolf's Fang.
• Cui Ciyou asked about the Thieves' Guild, and Elinalise described it as an underground organization that accepted anyone and any job.
• Cui Ciyou explained the varied roles of thieves and the importance of logistics, while Elinalise recalled how Keith supported his party.
• Cui Ciyou gave Elinalise an insect-repellent pouch, which drove away the insects around her.
• Cui Ciyou roasted Velociraptor meat for the Griffin, and the creature caught a skewer he tossed to it before resuming its watch.

Cui Ciyou read Animus Macandonias’s account of a failed expedition into the S-Rank Teleportation Labyrinth and learned how a mistaken teleportation trap cost Animus three companions and his adventuring career. The book ended by entrusting the labyrinth’s conquest to future readers, while Cui Ciyou wondered whether the final enemy was a Hydra or a hidden room.

• Cui Ciyou studied the labyrinth guide and learned that its intelligent monsters used teleportation traps to separate adventurers and ambush them.
• He read how Animus Macandonias’s team identified teleportation circles and advanced deeper into the labyrinth, only to grow overconfident in their method.
• A flaw in the team’s identification method led them into a random teleportation trap, where Animus lost an arm and three companions died.
• Animus abandoned adventuring and left a final message entrusting the labyrinth’s conquest to readers of his book.
• Cui Ciyou closed the book and wondered whether the final enemy was the Hydra from the original story or a hidden room.

After reaching a ring-shaped town on the Begaritt Continent, Cui Ciyou and Elinalise rescued a group of adventurers from Velociraptors. The grateful survivors offered to repay them, but Cui Ciyou declined their thanks and kept his distance.

• Cui Ciyou and Elinalise spotted a ring-shaped town surrounding a lake after seven days of night travel across the desert.
• Elinalise heard fighting near the town, and Cui Ciyou saw ten Velociraptors overwhelming a group of seven adventurers, two of whom lay wounded and one of whom had cowered behind a rock.
• Cui Ciyou decided to help, sending Elinalise after five Velociraptors while he cut down the other five with a sweep of sword pressure.
• The surviving leader thanked Cui Ciyou in Fighting God Language and promised to repay the debt, but Cui Ciyou declined.