Chapter Summaries

Jia Paer pursued You Fei through Zane Dungeon and reconciled with her by challenging her disciples, then took her on a tour while seeking a way to restore her body. You Fei obtained a special Tear Drop Larva and returned to a normal appearance, just as Yharnam opened to adventurers.

• Leon urged Jia Paer to recognize that You Fei needed more than sympathy, and Jia Paer chased her into Zane Dungeon.
• Jia Paer caught up with You Fei in Yharnam and challenged her to a contest between their disciples, easing their tension and acknowledging her accomplishments.
• Jia Paer showed You Fei Zane Dungeon and sought a special Tear Drop Larva that could change her appearance; You Fei said she could not abandon her responsibilities in Warrior Country.
• Jia Paer mischievously introduced You Fei to the dungeon’s dangers and sights, and You Fei began enjoying their time together despite their unspoken regrets.
• You Fei obtained a special Tear Drop Larva and restored her human appearance, though some useful traits from her insect body remained.
• Yharnam opened to the public, exciting adventurers.

Lu Lu Wo’s Yharnam guide sparked a rush of adventurers into Red, where they helped rebuild Savis City and befriended its residents. You Fei asked Fan En to return with her to Warrior Country to see his father’s hometown, while Gong Qiying sent Boulder Dungeon a letter announcing that he was moving in next door.

• Lu Lu Wo published a popular guide to Yharnam, and adventurers learned they could reach it by activating a Small Music Box inside the dungeon.
• Adventurers and an aid team arrived in Red, and the adventurers helped rebuild Savis City while its residents welcomed them.
• Fan En recovered much of his clarity and strength, then walked through Savis City with Yi Sha and saw the adventurers’ growing presence.
• Earl Ka Rong asked Fan En about Doll merchandise and decided to produce souvenirs.
• You Fei found Fan En and asked him to come with her to Warrior Country to see his father’s hometown.
• Gong Qiying sent Boulder Dungeon a letter saying he was moving in next door.

You Fei revealed that Fan En and Yi Sha’s father was once a monster who joined humanity, then persuaded Fan En to travel to the Warrior Country for martial training. After reaching Black Rock City and visiting Te Pi Bask, Fan En noticed that a stone tablet from an abandoned dungeon seemed to have moved.

• You Fei stopped a confrontation between Warrior Country soldiers and Arnor Kingdom adventurers in Reid, where the two nations were competing to claim the country as a vassal state.
• You Fei told Fan En and Yi Sha that their father had been one of the intelligent monsters who allied with humans, gained a human body, and later became a renowned Vampire Hunter.
• You Fei invited Fan En to train with her in the Warrior Country, and he agreed; she intended to use him as her disciple in an upcoming match against Jia Paer.
• Fan En, Yi Sha, and You Fei traveled to Black Rock City, where You Fei explained the nearby Boulder Dungeon and took them to meet the wealthy merchant Te Pi Bask.
• Te Pi showed You Fei Weapon Skill manuals and explained that a stone tablet in his garden had been made from materials from a dismantled dungeon portal.
• Fan En thought he saw the stone tablet move, but dismissed it as a mistake.

Te Pi tried to secure You Fei’s guidance by offering dungeon treasures and asking her to train him. Before he could explain his reasons, the monument in his garden transformed into a dungeon portal that pulled everyone toward it.

• Te Pi showed You Fei, Fan En, and Yi Sha his estate and offered them valuable treasures from the Red Fang Dungeon.
• Te Pi revealed that he wanted You Fei to train him, and she asked him to explain his reasons.
• Fan En noticed that the dungeon monument in Te Pi’s garden had begun floating as purple magic warped gravity across the estate and nearby streets.
• The magic assembled the estate’s stones into a mysterious symbol that glowed gold, then replaced the monument with a new dungeon portal.
• The portal lit up and dragged You Fei, Te Pi, Fan En, Yi Sha, and everyone nearby toward it.

You Fei and her companions were pulled into a revived dungeon at Te Pi’s manor, where clues and a vast Erdtree made her suspect it belonged to Zane. When a Grafted Noble attacked, You Fei recognized the dungeon’s connection to Zane and realized he had been pursuing her.

• You Fei glimpsed a golden sea and heard a voice mention the Lands Between and the Elden Ring before Te Pi’s scream snapped her awake.
• You Fei found that she, Te Pi, Fan En, and Yi Sha had been transported into the dungeon, and told everyone to stay close while they searched for a way out.
• Fan En found a message asking someone to become Elden Lord, and You Fei recognized the term from Zane Dungeon and warned the others to remain within five steps of her.
• The group left the chapel, saw the enormous Erdtree, and followed a suspension bridge toward a hilltop statue.
• You Fei knocked Te Pi out of danger when a Grafted Noble attacked, then recognized the monster and concluded that the dungeon was Zane’s.

You Fei fought the Grafted Noble in Zane Dungeon and defeated it by using her insect-king transformation, but she was dragged off a cliff with it. As Te Pi, Fan En, and Yi Sha searched for a way forward, the cliff collapsed beneath them, and Fan En fell into darkness where a mysterious four-armed woman appeared.

• You Fei charged the Grafted Noble while Te Pi, Fan En, and Yi Sha watched for a chance to help inside the sealed dungeon.
• You Fei transformed into her insect-king form, stunned the Grafted Noble with Exchange, and threw it toward the cliff, but its weapon dragged her over the edge too.
• Te Pi, Fan En, and Yi Sha found that the only other door led to a dead-end cliff and approached its edge to investigate a possible mechanism.
• The cliff broke apart beneath Te Pi, Fan En, and Yi Sha, sending them falling through a hidden trap.
• Fan En saw a dark, star-filled space and a blue-skinned woman with four arms, who began telling him about events from long ago.

Fan En witnessed the history of the Shattering and learned that the Elden Ring had already been restored by an Elden Lord. At the Roundtable, he accessed the Lord’s memories and selected a remembrance of Godrick.

• Fan En saw the Rune of Death stolen, the Elden Ring shattered, and the ensuing war between demigod factions, including the Unknown Omen, Radahn, and Malenia.
• Fan En watched the Tarnished be called to reclaim the Elden Ring fragments, then learned that an Elden Lord had already defeated the demigods and restored the Ring.
• Fan En arrived at the Roundtable and concluded that he should focus on fighting instead of puzzling over the vision’s history.
• Fan En touched the golden blessing and opened the Memory of the Elden Lord, then chose Remembrance of “the Grafted” Godrick.
• A brilliant light burst before Fan En’s eyes.

Fan En recovered from his fall, received two sacred flasks from a mysterious woman, and emerged from the graveyard into Limgrave beneath the Erdtree. He found You Fei fighting a White Mask, whose escape led them toward a Tree Sentinel.

• A wooden-sounding woman and Torrent found Fan En in the graveyard, and she left him a Crimson Flask and a blue flask before he lost consciousness.
• Fan En awoke, recognized the bottles as healing and magic-restoring flasks, and explored the graveyard tunnel, noting a sealed passage that required a Stonesword Key.
• Fan En rode an elevator out of the dungeon and emerged into Limgrave, where he saw the Erdtree, ancient ruins, and a golden-armored knight patrolling below.
• You Fei called to Fan En for help as she pursued a White Mask who attacked with blood-red flies and a bouquet-like weapon.
• Fan En and You Fei wounded the White Mask, who fled down a narrow path toward a Tree Sentinel mounted on a golden-barded steed.

Fan En, You Fei, and Te Pi tried to defeat the Tree Sentinel in Limgrave, but his unexpectedly powerful Golden Retribution drove them into a desperate retreat. Yi Sha rescued them with summoned wolves, then asked where the White Mask had gone, leaving You Fei uneasy about their earlier attack.

• In Savis City, Lu Lu Wo taught local Red hunters to run into monster mobs as an advanced invasion tactic.
• You Fei stopped Fan En from shooting the White Mask, and the Tree Sentinel instead chased the White Mask away.
• You Fei and Fan En rested at a Site of Grace, where You Fei explained its properties and Te Pi identified the dungeon and the Tree Sentinel.
• You Fei, Fan En, and Te Pi attacked the Tree Sentinel, but his rapid Golden Retribution overwhelmed their plan and forced them to flee.
• Yi Sha arrived with three spectral wolves, helped stop the Tree Sentinel, and led the group back to the Site of Grace.
• Yi Sha asked where the kind uncle in the White Mask had gone, and You Fei stiffened.

You Fei and her companions escaped the Tree Sentinel and followed Yi Sha through Limgrave, learning what the White Mask had told her and meeting Ka Lie at the Church of Elleh. At a Site of Grace near the heavily guarded checkpoint, Melina appeared before You Fei and offered to make an accord.

• You Fei admitted that she had chased off the White Mask, and the Tree Sentinel attacked the cliff before pursuing the group toward the Site of Grace.
• Te Pi panicked about Zane Dungeon and stayed behind in the secret chamber while You Fei, Fan En, and the others followed Yi Sha away from the Tree Sentinel.
• Yi Sha explained the White Mask's directions to Stormveil Castle and Godrick, then showed the group Torrent, the Spirit Calling Bell, and the wolf ashes she had received.
• The group met Ka Lie at the Church of Elleh, and You Fei realized that the merchant's Limgrave memories differed from those of the Ka Lie she knew in Lake Liurnia.
• Yi Sha led everyone to a forest Site of Grace near the heavily guarded checkpoint, where You Fei touched it and Melina appeared, introducing herself and offering an accord.

You Fei met Melina, accepted her offer to turn Runes into strength, and received the Spirit Steed Whistle before she and her companions fought their way through the checkpoint. They reached Stormveil Castle just before the dungeon closed, only to find a Fog Gate blocking the entrance beyond the tunnel.

• You Fei accepted Melina's terms, and Melina gave her the Spirit Steed Whistle so she could summon Torrent.
• You Fei, Fan En, and Yi Sha repeatedly failed to cross the Godrick Soldiers' camp as reinforcements, hunting dogs, and Trolls overwhelmed them.
• The three companions summoned Torrent and finally rode through the checkpoint after learning its defenses.
• You Fei spotted Stormveil Castle, and the companions hurried there after the dungeon's closing bell sounded.
• The companions entered Stormveil Castle's outer wall, lost the ability to summon Torrent in the tunnel, and found a Fog Gate blocking the way forward.

You Fei, Fan En, and Yi Sha encountered a disappearing Fog Gate before reaching Stormveil Castle, where Omen Ogre Margit sealed their route and attacked them. Margit’s unpredictable delayed moves and hidden daggers overwhelmed the party, leaving You Fei on one knee as he charged at her.

• You Fei and her companions left the tunnel after finding no Site of Grace, missing a golden summoning sign that appeared behind them.
• The group admired Stormveil Castle and found a Site of Grace beneath its main gate, but a Fog Gate sealed the road behind them.
• Omen Ogre Margit appeared on the bridge, introduced himself, and declared that he would extinguish the Tarnished.
• Margit caught Fan En with an attack that paused both before and during its jump, then followed with a massive hammer and a light spear that sent You Fei flying.
• You Fei tried to create distance and prepare a powerful attack, but Margit struck her with hidden light daggers and rushed her as she reached for her Flask of the Sacred Chalice.

After the Omen Demon killed You Fei, Fan En, and Yi Sha, they rested at the Site of Grace while Te Pi explored Lake Agheel alone. He fled Flying Dragon Agheel into the Dragon Breath Ruins, where opening a treasure chest teleported him away.

• Fan En explained that the Omen Demon's sudden return to full speed led it to kill him with its spinning hammer, while Yi Sha hid that her Gun Parry had disrupted its spear attack before the falling spear impaled her.
• You Fei kept quiet about falling off the collapsing bridge, and the group decided not to return to the Omen Demon before the dungeon closed.
• Te Pi left his hiding place, bypassed the Tree Sentinel, and headed to Lake Agheel to gather souls from the Living Dead.
• Flying Dragon Agheel crushed the Living Dead at the lakeside bonfire, and Te Pi fled into the Dragon Breath Ruins to escape its fire breath.
• Te Pi killed giant rats in the ruins' basement and opened a treasure chest, triggering a teleportation trap.

Te Pi was trapped in Sellia Crystal Tunnel by the Teleportation Trap and repeatedly died while trying to escape its shifting tunnels and deadly monsters. After gathering valuable ore and learning the mine’s dangers, he decided to bring more people there just as the dungeon began to close.

• Zane Dungeon’s Teleportation Trap paralyzed Te Pi and sent him to a mine as Flying Dragon Agheel’s flames swept through the basement.
• Te Pi discovered mineral-covered Miners surrounding his shack, fled into a tunnel, and died to an unseen attack before reviving inside the mine.
• Te Pi identified Rotten Kindred firing tracking Pest Threads and repeatedly dodged their attacks while navigating tunnels filled with Miners and Bat Monsters.
• Te Pi collected valuable ores and a page describing the Blast Rock Bed spell, but learned that the tunnel exits changed whenever he died.
• Te Pi gave up on escaping and vowed to bring more people into the mine as the dungeon’s closing bell rang.

After enduring Sellia Crystal Tunnel’s traps, Te Pi escaped through a route marked by Grace and emerged in the vast, poisonous region of Caelid. As the dungeon closed, he was returned to Black Rock City, where Earl Gerhard Black Rock and his forces watched the portal as dozens of figures appeared.

• Te Pi used his hard-won skills to evade insect silk, defeat the tunnel’s monsters, and follow a golden Grace to the exit.
• Te Pi emerged into Caelid, where the scarlet landscape and toxic growths left him confused about where the Teleportation Trap had sent him.
• Te Pi realized Caelid was a vast new region and vowed to seize the opportunity to explore it before the dungeon expelled him.
• Earl Gerhard Black Rock surrounded the portal with knights and mages after its arrival flattened Te Pi’s home and nearby streets without causing casualties.
• The portal flashed as the dungeon closed, and dozens of figures began appearing before Earl Gerhard Black Rock and his forces.

Soldiers nearly attacked the people expelled from the revived Zane Dungeon, but Prince Lan Le stopped them and recognized the newcomers as harmless citizens. At a banquet, Lan Le gave Te Pi and Earl Gerhard three days to prepare for a contest inside the dungeon, where control of it would go to whoever found the most valuable thing in one day.

• Ge Ha De ordered the soldiers to attack the figures appearing from the dungeon, but Lan Le arrived and stopped him.
• You Fei, Fan En, Yi Sha, Te Pi, and the other dungeon survivors emerged, and the city’s physicians and soldiers tended to the frightened and injured citizens.
• At Earl Gerhard’s estate, Lan Le and You Fei discussed the failed Berserk Dragon expedition and Te Mude’s condition.
• Te Pi and Ge Ha De argued over who should manage the dungeon, and Lan Le assigned them a contest to decide control of it.
• Ge Ha De planned to use a spy to learn Te Pi’s dungeon experience, while Te Pi anticipated the scheme and prepared to compete.
• Several other Dungeon Lords met elsewhere as the Black Rock City gathering discussed the dungeon.

Gong Qiying unveiled an enormous Elden Ring-inspired map for Zane Dungeon’s Warrior Country branch and explained how its remembrance system connected the regions and bosses. After discovering that Warrior Country’s people had grown dependent on magic and lost their fighting spirit, he agreed to help Pan Sen and Gladiator restore their warrior instincts.

• Pan Sen and Gladiator admired the immense map Gong Qiying had created, while Gladiator warned him about the risks of opening so much content at once.
• Gong Qiying explained that remembrances unlocked bosses across the map and let adventurers move between a modified Lake Liurnia and its original version.
• Gong Qiying reported that most of the adventurers who explored his dungeon relied on magic, and Gladiator and Pan Sen said the trend was hurting their dungeons.
• Gladiator and Pan Sen asked Gong Qiying to use his dungeon’s ability to make timid visitors fight more boldly.
• Gong Qiying agreed to help turn Warrior Country’s people back into warriors and said the two City Lords would need to assist him.

Gong Qiying learned about Warrior Country’s warrior and dragon traditions but decided to wait for more intelligence before planning a response. Meanwhile, Te Pi’s competition with Gerhard began, and Te Pi unexpectedly found himself back in Sellia Crystal Tunnel.

• Pan Sen explained Warrior Country’s God of War blessings, its history of producing True Braves, and its dragon culture to Gong Qiying and Gladiator.
• Gong Qiying chose to observe adventurers from Warrior Country before devising a strategy, while Gladiator offered him shared authority over the Glory Stone Tablet.
• Gerhard’s spy reported clues about Te Pi’s valuable mine, but the secretary secretly passed the information to Te Pi.
• Te Pi and Gerhard brought teams into Zane Dungeon for their competition, with Prince Lan Le serving as referee.
• Te Pi entered the dungeon expecting to seek other valuable sites, but discovered he had been sent back to Sellia Crystal Tunnel.

Te Pi discovered that the Teleportation Trap had sent him back to Sellia Crystal Tunnel, while Ge Ha De and his knights entered the mine in search of treasure. After repeated deaths, they cleared the entrance and followed increasingly valuable Gravity Stones into a chamber where a Falling Star Beast trapped them behind a Fog Gate.

• Te Pi realized he had returned to Sellia Crystal Tunnel because the Teleportation Trap’s effect had not worn off, then armed himself and charged out of the shack.
• Ge Ha De opened the chest in Dragon Breath Ruins and led his knights into Sellia Crystal Tunnel, where they were overwhelmed by Rotten Kindred and enhanced crystal Miners.
• Ge Ha De and his knights revised their tactics through four deaths before clearing the monsters from the mine entrance.
• Ge Ha De led the knights deeper into the tunnels, following Gravity Stones to a wooden door and discovering a vast mineral chamber.
• Ge Ha De agreed to retreat when the knights recognized the sleeping creature as a Falling Star Beast, but the doorway became a Fog Gate and the awakened beast charged at them.

Ge Ha De and his knights were trapped in an endless cycle of revival inside the Falling Star Beast’s arena, while Te Pi escaped Sellia Crystal Tunnel and led his group through Caelid. The chapter left Te Pi facing a powerful Cleanrot Knight emerging from the Scarlet Swamp.

• The Falling Star Beast killed Ge Ha De and his knights, and they revived at Marika’s Stake inside its arena.
• Ge Ha De and the knights were killed again and again, with the Teleportation Trap’s debuff leaving them no option but to revive at the Stake.
• Te Pi reunited with the adventurers he had hired and led them out of Sellia Crystal Tunnel into Caelid.
• Te Pi’s group struggled through Caelid’s Scarlet Corruption, dangerous creatures, Puppet Soldiers, and invisible mages in a ruined town.
• A Cleanrot Knight emerged from the Scarlet Swamp and attacked Te Pi’s group.