Chapter Summaries

Feng Ling and Pei Xianjue joined emergency reinforcements Chen Tingxia and Chen Wangdong aboard a helicopter to find the missing team in the Maze and continue the mission. As they approached the fog, Feng Ling praised the siblings’ strength, and the chapter left the group preparing to enter the danger zone.

• Pei Xianjue introduced Feng Ling to Chen Tingxia and Chen Wangdong, who had been sent as reinforcements by the Supervisor General Bureau.
• Pei Xianjue explained that the missing team should be waiting in a safe Bell Tower, and Feng Ling offered to guide the helicopter there.
• The group decided to find the Safe House, meet the first squad, and then head to the Radiant Altar to trigger the Boss battle.
• Pei Xianjue noticed that the helicopter’s phone signals were unstable as the group neared the fog, and warned that the overlapping Maze spaces were affecting reality.
• Chen Tingxia said her Light Chasing Ranger brother could resist the fog while her Undead Demon King Card made her immune to weakness.
• Feng Ling told Chen Tingxia that her strength matched the captain of Tidal Wave Squad.

Feng Ling and the others flew toward the Bell Tower, where the waiting team was joined by Pearl, Pashan’s infected sister. As the helicopter descended, the Labyrinth Boss, Chaos, rushed toward them, prompting Chen Tingxia and Chen Wangdong to prepare to confront it.

• Chen Tingxia thanked Feng Ling for donating Cards that helped the Supervisor General Bureau develop the Undead Demon King, and Chen Wangdong spoke about the sixth generation of Inspectors needing to surpass those before them.
• Feng Ling spotted the Twin Towers and then detected a group at the Safe House, including a Red Dot whom Ling Feiran identified as Pearl, Pashan’s sister.
• At the Bell Tower, Pearl sensed the approaching helicopter and ran outside to point toward the sky, while the team prepared a signal flare to guide the reinforcements in.
• Feng Ling and the others saw the signal flare and began descending toward the Bell Tower, but Feng Ling realized Chaos was rapidly approaching.
• Pei Xianjue explained that Chaos could become mist and resist physical attacks, and Chen Tingxia announced that she and Chen Wangdong would meet it.

Chen Wangdong and Chen Tingxia attacked Chaos, but the Labyrinth Boss escaped into the fog. At the ruined Radiant Altar, Pei Xianjue’s team prepared to lure it into a fight, and Feng Ling volunteered to draw it out.

• Chen Wangdong struck Chaos with light arrows while Chen Tingxia attacked it with black Tree Roots, but Chaos escaped by releasing dense fog.
• Pei Xianjue led the eight-person team toward the damaged Radiant Altar and ordered them to gather the undestroyed Prophet's Remains.
• Feng Ling revealed that Chaos and its Soul Eater underlings had been following and surrounding the team.
• Pei Xianjue discussed how to lure Chaos out and prevent it from fleeing, while Feng Ling argued that the team should pursue it if it ran.
• When Pei Xianjue hesitated to try flying in her Second Form, Feng Ling went to lure Chaos herself.

Feng Ling lured Chaos into the team’s ambush, but the Labyrinth Boss rose out of reach as it prepared a powerful attack. Pei Xianjue could not fly, so Feng Ling hurled her and the burning Prophet’s Remains at Chaos, leaving the Boss engulfed in flames.

• Feng Ling let the Soul Eaters weaken her in the mist to draw Chaos out while the team prepared to attack.
• Feng Ling flung Chaos and more than a dozen Soul Eaters into the group, and the team struck the Boss with light and holy attacks.
• Huangfu Miaomiao realized Chaos was rising to unleash its ultimate move, but the Dawn Swordsman and Exorcist Knight could no longer reach it.
• Pei Xianjue ignited the Prophet’s Remains and transformed, but admitted she did not know how to fly.
• Feng Ling threw Pei Xianjue toward Chaos and hurled burning Prophet’s Remains after her, setting the Boss ablaze as the team watched charred tissue fall.

Pei Xianjue helped defeat Chaos, and the team watched the Maze’s fog and Soul Eaters disappear before heading toward the Mountain Demon’s Maze. Feng Ling recognized their surroundings as a place she had seen inside the spindle.

• Pei Xianjue emerged from the flames after Chaos’s corpse fell, and Huangfu Miaomiao confirmed the Labyrinth Boss was dead.
• Pei Xianjue realized she had delivered the final attack herself, while the thinning fog caused the Soul Eaters to die off and rain to fall.
• Pei Xianjue led the group to collect Chaos’s Cards and return to the Bell Tower, where Feng Ling drew a Card from the Smiley Face Idol.
• Feng Ling and Ye Zheng discussed Meteor’s likely presence in the Hive’s Maze and agreed to return to guard its entrance after their current mission.
• Huangfu Miaomiao led the team toward the hibernating Mountain Demon and pointed out a Teleportation Array, prompting Feng Ling to recognize the place from inside the spindle.

Feng Ling and the team defeated the mountain demon and its core, then returned to the Quarantine Zone for a celebration. As Pei Xianjue received the crowd’s applause beneath a break in the rain clouds, Feng Ling remarked that she had gotten to show off again.

• Huangfu Miaomiao and Lin Pengpeng explained the mountain demon’s weak points, and Pei Xianjue suggested using grenade launchers from the team’s heavy trucks.
• Huangfu Miaomiao retrieved a heavy truck from her Golden Egg, and the team blasted apart the mountain demon to expose its core.
• The team chased down and killed the mountain louse core while Feng Ling and Ye Zheng stayed back; Ye Zheng told Feng Ling she was happy and no longer feared dying without regrets.
• Pei Xianjue led the team back to the Quarantine Zone and held a commendation ceremony for the operation’s participants.
• Rain clouds parted during Pei Xianjue’s speech, sunlight fell over the plaza, and Feng Ling joked that Pei Xianjue had gotten to show off again.

Pei Xianjue celebrated her rising fame and discussed the Teleportation Array with Feng Ling and Huangfu Miaomiao, while Feng Ling remained troubled by the Fate Spindle’s prediction. A walk on the beach led them to a memorial statue, where Feng Ling revealed that the Fish Monster’s name was Big Fish.

• Pei Xianjue celebrated her commendation and invited Feng Ling and Huangfu Miaomiao to dinner, where they discussed the Teleportation Array and Meteor’s possible use of it.
• Feng Ling said she would wait two more days before leaving for the Maze, then went to the beach with Huangfu Miaomiao.
• Feng Ling checked the Fate Spindle and saw that its prediction of her killing Ye Zheng had not changed.
• Huangfu Miaomiao showed Feng Ling the Fish Monster’s statue and lamented that they still did not know his name.
• Feng Ling identified the Fish Monster as Big Fish and reminded Huangfu Miaomiao to ask Su Yuqing about him.

Huangfu Miaomiao learned that Su Yuqing had found the Fish Monster’s name: Fang Ye, and hurried to write it beneath the statue. Back at their lodgings, Ye Zheng suggested Feng Ling already had a ready-made monument in her Nest Body, while Fang Ye reeled in the last of his line.

• Feng Ling called Su Yuqing and learned Zhou Diao had failed to give him enough details to identify the survivor Huangfu Miaomiao remembered.
• Su Yuqing checked the records and found the survivor’s name was Fang Ye, whose Card was Fishmen.
• Huangfu Miaomiao confirmed the name and had Feng Ling write Fang Ye in the sand beneath the Fish Monster statue.
• Feng Ling returned to the lodgings and asked Ye Zheng whether she should have a statue made.
• Ye Zheng told Feng Ling that her Nest Body was already a ready-made statue.
• Fang Ye reeled in the last bit of line.

Feng Ling searched Mogu Country for Labyrinth Divine Statues and lowered her Corruption Value while traveling with Ling Feiran and Li Yu. Seeing the abandoned but intact city, Ling Feiran proposed bringing the Infected back to rebuild their lives and named the new settlement New Paradise.

• Feng Ling sent Third Child to find the Labyrinth Divine Statues and, with Pei Xianjue's helicopter, traveled with Ling Feiran and Li Yu to two Idols.
• Feng Ling drew a Crimson Ghost Centipede Card, lowering her Corruption Value to 24%, while Ling Feiran drew the Musician Card.
• Feng Ling, Ling Feiran, and Li Yu saw that Chaos's fog had devastated much of Mogu Country and left its cities almost entirely uninhabited.
• Ling Feiran proposed returning Infected and refugees to Mogu, and Feng Ling agreed to discuss the plan with Pei Xianjue.
• Ling Feiran said she would begin by bringing the saints back, then help other Infected return with support from the Quarantine Zone, and named the new settlement New Paradise.

Ling Feiran proposed leading a small group of Infected back to Mogu and establishing a settlement, and Pei Xianjue helped identify a promising region. Pei Xianjue saw far greater ambitions behind the plan than Feng Ling did, leaving Feng Ling stunned by her claim that Ling Feiran wanted to found a country.

• On the plane, Li Yu helped Ling Feiran develop her New Paradise idea, and Ling Feiran began considering resigning.
• Ling Feiran explained her settlement plan to Pei Xianjue, proposing a trial group of about twenty Infected and a return to their homeland in Mogu.
• Pei Xianjue considered the plan feasible and pointed out a northern region of Mogu with access to their country's power grid.
• Ling Feiran went to discuss the location with Yalana, while Pei Xianjue warned that the project could draw far more refugees than expected.
• After Ling Feiran left, Pei Xianjue told Feng Ling that she believed Ling Feiran intended to found a country, leaving Feng Ling bewildered.

Ling Feiran prepared to leave for Mogu, while Pei Xianjue and Feng Ling disagreed over whether Ling Feiran intended to found a country. Feng Ling delayed her trip to the Hive Labyrinth so she could see Ling Feiran off, and Liu Han’s departure revealed how badly his former team had turned against him.

• Pei Xianjue argued that Ling Feiran could establish a country in Mogu, but Feng Ling believed she simply wanted to take the Infected home.
• Feng Ling delayed going to the Hive Labyrinth with Ye Zheng so she could see Ling Feiran off to Mogu.
• Lin Pengpeng, Wang Xunmei, Li Yu, and Zhang Lu helped Ling Feiran pack and complete her move-out preparations.
• Lin Pengpeng recognized Liu Han in the elevator as he left with a large suitcase.
• Wang Xunmei, Li Yu, and Zhang Lu discussed Liu Han’s removal as team leader and said his former teammates no longer wanted to work with him.

Lin Pengpeng wrestled with her doubts about Pei Xianjue’s treatment of Liu Han, then found encouragement in becoming an idol to new volunteers. Meanwhile, Ling Feiran prepared to leave the Quarantine Zone for Mogu with a large group of patients, as Feng Ling and Ye Zheng waited at Molian River Bridge.

• Lin Pengpeng remembered Pei Xianjue’s strategy for dealing with Liu Han and felt conflicted about whether it had been fair.
• New volunteers arrived, and three girls asked Lin Pengpeng for autographs, praising her first-class merit and her courage despite having no high-tier Cards.
• Lin Pengpeng boarded the Shuttle Bus with Ling Feiran and smiled as she looked toward Pei Xianjue’s office building.
• At the Second Inpatient Department, Ling Feiran’s Saints and many patients gathered to leave for Mogu, and Pei Xianjue provided two buses and a supply truck.
• Ling Feiran’s group said farewell at Molian River Bridge while Human-faced Crows circled overhead, and Feng Ling complained that the goodbyes were taking too long.

Ling Feiran settled in Banye, and Pei Xianjue secured a Ring Conference seat after completing the Iron Curtain Array. Feng Ling, Ye Zheng, and Huangfu Miaomiao waited near the Hive Labyrinth for Meteor, whom Feng Ling believed was coming for her.

• Feng Ling accompanied Ling Feiran to Banye and saw that supplies and preparations there were in good order.
• The Iron Curtain Array was completed, earning Pei Xianjue the Ring Conference seat she had long sought.
• Feng Ling and Huangfu Miaomiao traveled to the Saint Imis Mountain Range while Pei Xianjue shared her news.
• Ye Zheng fed Cow Knife and shared venison with Huangfu Miaomiao as the group waited near the Hive Labyrinth for Meteor.
• Feng Ling said Meteor would not go offline and was coming for her.

Feng Ling, Ye Zheng, and Huangfu Miaomiao reviewed their plan to enter the Maze and deal with Meteor while protecting the Short-legged Sheep. They decided Miaomiao would hide in the Crystal Coffin and wait for support, leaving the group to wait for Meteor to open the Maze entrance.

• Feng Ling reflected that the Hive's Administrator and a dragon's reverse scale seemed designed as weaknesses that let one being kill another.
• Ye Zheng organized a planning meeting and said their first goal in the Maze would be eliminating Meteor before Feng Ling advanced into an Abyss Form.
• Ye Zheng assigned Huangfu Miaomiao to activate the Teleportation Array, summon Pei Xianjue's team, and hide in the Crystal Coffin while the others entered the Maze.
• Huangfu Miaomiao suggested joining the group to force Meteor to swap bodies with her, but Ye Zheng and Feng Ling rejected the plan because Meteor might take her hostage or kill her.
• Feng Ling promised that Little Third Child would guide Pei Xianjue to Miaomiao if the others became trapped, then settled back to wait for Meteor to open the entrance.

Drunkard and Meteor prepared to confront the Hidden Boss, hoping their trained Contaminants and the Short-legged Sheep would give them one last chance. After Drunkard opened the Maze entrance, Feng Ling sensed its call and sent Little Third Child ahead to scout while Ye Zheng and Huangfu Miaomiao slept.

• Drunkard and Meteor discussed how they had killed the Hive and planned to exploit the Hidden Boss's weakened revival at its Life Source Pillar.
• Meteor told Drunkard she might die without a Ticket and asked her to retrieve a booklet from Meteor's home and continue the Star Society's work.
• Drunkard learned she was ranked second in Points and wondered if she could bear the responsibility Meteor had entrusted to her.
• Drunkard received word that Cang Wu had reached Qingjiang, and Meteor warned her to caution him about Inspectors in the Hive Ecopark.
• Drunkard overcame her fear of failure and opened the Maze entrance.
• Feng Ling sensed the Maze's summons and sent Little Third Child to scout while Ye Zheng and Huangfu Miaomiao slept.

Feng Ling and Ye Zheng entered the Hive’s Maze after Feng Ling felt an irresistible summons drawing her toward it. They found a springlike grassland with two striking hills, and Feng Ling chose to investigate the black stone slope, which she believed was the Safe House.

• Feng Ling told Ye Zheng and Huangfu Miaomiao that the Maze had opened, and Ye Zheng sent Huangfu Miaomiao to notify Pei Xianjue before ordering her to hide in a coffin.
• Feng Ling and Ye Zheng set out with Cow Knife and the Contaminant squad, while Kite, Cat Spider, and Big Worm stayed outside to guard the Maze entrance.
• Ye Zheng warned Feng Ling not to separate from her and said she would handle the Short-legged Sheep while Feng Ling fought Meteor and the remaining Xenomorphs.
• Feng Ling and Ye Zheng passed through the Maze entrance and found a lush, warm grassland with two hills, one black and one green, where an enormous skeleton lay.
• Feng Ling chose to investigate the black stone slope, which she identified as the likely Safe House, and insisted that any Boss in the Maze could not be real.

Feng Ling heard Meteor’s voice at the Safe House and learned that Meteor was inside the Hive Remains. As Feng Ling crossed the grassland toward her, she discovered that spring parasites blocked the way and found White Feathery Threads in the soil.

• Feng Ling lowered her Corruption Value by drawing her last Centipede Card and decided not to advance into an Abyss Form.
• Feng Ling heard Meteor speak, but Ye Zheng and the Green Weasel could not hear her voice or find Meteor.
• Meteor said she was inside the Hive Remains and offered to guide Feng Ling across the grassland.
• Feng Ling left the Safe House despite Ye Zheng’s warning and encountered spring parasites trying to trip her.
• Meteor explained that the Hive’s branches and roots spread across the plain, and Feng Ling found White Feathery Threads in exposed soil.

Feng Ling and Ye Zheng followed the Hive's remains across the grass while Meteor explained her motives and revealed that she still wanted to kill Feng Ling. The group encountered five enormous figures approaching, and Feng Ling prepared to face them.

• Feng Ling and Ye Zheng followed the Hive's remains to avoid the Spring Labyrinth's roots, while Meteor warned them that Miaomiao would not be able to log off if her body died.
• Feng Ling explained that Meteor had not lied about the route being safe, and Meteor described her hatred of Messenger and Short-legged Sheep and admitted Feng Ling was her next obstacle.
• Meteor asked whether Feng Ling could prevail against the Hive's creations, and Feng Ling sensed five large figures approaching from the sky.
• Feng Ling stopped Ye Zheng and said she would handle the approaching Contaminants and Xenomorphs.

Feng Ling and Ye Zheng fought through monsters sent by Meteor while Feng Ling struggled with the Mother Nest’s influence and Meteor’s Demon Whisper. Feng Ling pressed toward the hill after Meteor revealed that Miaomiao’s body was failing and challenged her to a final fight.

• Feng Ling killed a flying Contaminant, and a Card separated from its corpse as Ye Zheng realized the Labyrinth creatures were yielding Cards.
• Meteor explained that she had fed Cards to the Mother Nest’s creatures and that they had carried parasitic seeds back from a nearby labyrinth.
• Feng Ling killed a charging group of Rhino Monsters despite the pain and resistance she felt when harming Mother Nest creations.
• Meteor revealed that her demon skill let her turn creatures into servants and said she had guided Feng Ling there to see her sooner.
• Meteor said Miaomiao’s body would not last much longer and challenged Feng Ling to kill her or be killed; Ye Zheng warned Feng Ling that Demon Whisper might affect her.
• Feng Ling charged into another group of armored monsters and cut a path toward Meteor’s hill.

Feng Ling fought through the Mother Nest’s Contaminants and reached the Hive’s core, where Meteor explained that she had crossed the Umbilical Cord and would need to enter the Amniotic Fluid to reach her. The chapter ended with a voice from the enormous remains in the lake warning that the Mother Nest still had one last gamble.

• Feng Ling and Ye Zheng divided their roles, with Feng Ling fighting the Contaminants while Ye Zheng and the Green Weasel watched for the Short-legged Sheep.
• Feng Ling killed wave after wave of Mother Nest Creations as their deaths caused her mental anguish and the Mother Nest’s voice grew stronger inside her.
• Feng Ling reached the hill and discovered it was formed from layers of bones, then reassured Ye Zheng that she could control herself.
• Meteor told Feng Ling she had reached the Umbilical Cord and must enter the Amniotic Fluid to see her.
• Feng Ling climbed to the lake’s edge and saw the Hive’s core, while a voice from the enormous remains spoke of a last desperate gamble.