Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Zhao Mengsheng explains that a National Authority Level fighter can threaten an entire country without confronting its army directly. Infiltration, sabotage, assassination, and extraordinary abilities can make conventional defenses nearly useless.
• Because of this, the world’s major powers closely monitor such fighters, whose mutual restraint resembles nuclear deterrence.
• Zhao says that, after more than a century of experiments by the Adam Project, only three people are known to have reached this level. They are called Divine Sequences.
• He reveals that Yue Xiaofei’s father, Yue Changlong, is likely one of them: Divine Sequence 003, the Black Emperor.
• Xiaofei is stunned. The revelation overturns his understanding of his father and raises urgent questions about his imprisonment and the Yue family’s suffering.

Character developments

• Yue Xiaofei shifts from seeking to clear his father’s name as a presumed wronged soldier to confronting the possibility that his father is one of the world’s most powerful and dangerous figures.
• Zhao Mengsheng reveals both deep knowledge and personal conflict. He cannot explain everything, but insists that Yue Changlong had reasons for his actions.

Character interactions

• Zhao uses the aircraft carrier beneath them to make the threat of a National Authority Level fighter concrete, explaining how sabotage could devastate a battle group.
• Xiaofei asks how many such people exist and reacts with disbelief when Zhao identifies his father.
• Zhao anticipates Xiaofei’s questions and offers reassurance: Yue Changlong did love and protect him, though the truth is more complicated and cruel than Xiaofei imagines.

Significant themes

• Power beyond conventional force: Individual abilities may undermine armies, technology, and national security.
• Secrecy and uneasy deterrence: The world’s most powerful figures rarely act, but their potential influence shapes global behavior.
• Family, sacrifice, and hidden motives: Yue Changlong’s apparent absence and the family’s hardship may be part of a larger protective purpose.
• Shattered assumptions: Xiaofei’s image of his father—and of the world—is suddenly transformed.

Yue Xiaofei confronts Zhao Mengsheng about his father, Yue Changlong: if Changlong is a National Authority Level powerhouse, why was he imprisoned, and why did he let the Yue Family suffer? Zhao offers only a theory, but argues that no ordinary prison could hold such a man. Changlong may have entered Yanshan Prison willingly—or may have left long ago—to lie low or guard something as part of a secret, dangerous mission. Zhao insists that Changlong has never abandoned his son or his country.
Character development: Yue Xiaofei’s hurt and confusion give way to determination. He decides to stop dwelling on what he cannot know and grow strong enough to stand beside his father, protect him, and defend Dragon Kingdom. Zhao is relieved to see his former commander’s son rally.
The fleet approaches Modu, and Zhao tells Xiaofei that officials have arranged a celebration for him and the Reverse Scale Squad, honoring their victories over Eastern Japan and Eagle Country. Xiaofei initially resists the attention, but Zhao explains that appearing publicly is a matter of national importance: the ceremony will demonstrate Dragon Kingdom’s resolve and boost public confidence. Xiaofei accepts.
Themes and interactions: The chapter centers on filial loyalty, perseverance, and service to country. Zhao acts as mentor and emotional support, while also urging Xiaofei to put national duty ahead of personal modesty. The mystery surrounding Changlong deepens, setting up a larger unseen conflict.

The [Eye of Omniscience] convened the [Twelve Thrones] after Yue Xiaofei killed four national guardian-level powerhouses in Eastern Japan and was suspected of killing [Basaka] and [Raven]. He ordered a major operation to capture Yue Xiaofei, the only known [Key] to the [Adam Project].

• The [Eye of Omniscience] showed the [Twelve Thrones] a recording of Yue Xiaofei slaughtering Eastern Japan's four national guardian-level powerhouses.
• The [Eye of Omniscience] reported that [Basaka] and [Raven] had likely died at Yue Xiaofei's hands and warned that he had become uncontrollable.
• The [Demon], [Angel], [Death God], and other Thrones volunteered to hunt Yue Xiaofei.
• The [Eye of Omniscience] appointed [Fool] to lead the operation with [Demon], [Angel], [Death God], and [Wolf].
• The [Eye of Omniscience] assigned thirty A-Level Transcendents from headquarters to support the five Thrones.

[Skull and Bones] dispatched a powerful force to attack Modu Port during Yue Xiaofei’s welcome celebration, while Yue Xiaofei returned to a massive hero’s reception. The festivities halted when Zhang Beihai confronted Yue Xiaofei and the [Reverse Scale Squad].

• The [Eye of Omniscience] ordered five Thrones and thirty A-level Transcendents to capture Yue Xiaofei and destroy Modu Port during the celebration.
• Several cloaked supersonic transports left Lonely Island and flew toward the Dragon Kingdom.
• The East Wind aircraft carrier group entered Modu Naval Port, where a huge crowd welcomed Yue Xiaofei and the returning heroes.
• Zhao Mengsheng nudged Yue Xiaofei down the gangway, where Jin Dapao embraced him and Lin Xiaolu, Xiao Tian Ce, Ouyang Jian, and Elder Xu Anbang praised him.
• Zhang Beihai arrived with Bureau 7 agents and confronted Yue Xiaofei and the [Reverse Scale Squad], freezing the celebration.
• Wild Chicken feared that Bureau 7 would punish the squad for acting without authorization.

Zhang Beihai theatrically scolded Yue Xiaofei and the Reverse Scale Squad before praising their mission, awarding them a collective First-Class Merit, and granting Yue bureau-chief-level clearance. The squad received an unprecedented ceremonial welcome as the aircraft carrier East Wind passed beneath a water salute.

• Zhang Beihai publicly reprimanded Yue Xiaofei and the Reverse Scale Squad for acting without authorization, then laughed and praised their achievements.
• Zhang Beihai announced that the squad would receive a collective First-Class Merit and that Yue Xiaofei's clearance would match the bureau chief's.
• Service members saluted Yue Xiaofei and the squad, while a twenty-one-gun salute sounded across Modu.
• Two fireboats created a water arch as the aircraft carrier East Wind sailed beneath it, drawing cheers from the crowd.
• Wild Chicken and Han Duoduo excitedly celebrated the squad's unprecedented welcome.

Yue Xiaofei attended a victory and commendation ceremony where the dignitaries waited for a special guest. Long Qianshan, the legendary Military Sovereign, arrived in person, and the assembled generals saluted him.

• Yue Xiaofei took the center spot among the Dragon Kingdom's military and political dignitaries at the ceremony.
• Zhao Mengsheng told Yue Xiaofei that an important guest was coming especially for him.
• A black private jet escorted by two White Emperor fighters landed at Modu Port.
• Long Qianshan emerged from the jet, and the crowd recognized him as the Military Sovereign.
• Zhao Mengsheng, Xiao Tian Ce, Xu Sanjiang, Xu Sihai, and the assembled generals saluted Long Qianshan.

Long Qianshan publicly honored Yue Xiaofei and his family, revealing the sacrifices of Yue Qinhu and Yue Changlong. He presented Yue Xiaofei with Yue Qinhu’s First-Class Medal of National Defense and asked him to accept his grandfather’s legacy.

• Long Qianshan walked past the assembled generals to greet Yue Xiaofei and recognized him as Yue Qinhu’s grandson and Yue Changlong’s son.
• Long Qianshan told Yue Xiaofei to call him Grandpa Long and praised Yue Qinhu’s selflessness and Yue Changlong’s contributions to the country.
• Long Qianshan praised Yue Xiaofei for showing courage in Eastern Japan and the Western Pacific Ocean.
• Xu Anbang identified the old medal Long Qianshan revealed as the First-Class Medal of National Defense.
• Long Qianshan explained that Yue Qinhu had refused the medal after the Defense of Jiangcheng and entrusted it to Yue Xiaofei as his inheritance.
• Long Qianshan asked Yue Xiaofei whether he was willing to accept the medal and continue his grandfather’s legacy.

Key plot points and events

• Yue Xiaofei accepts the First-Class Medal of National Defense, which Long Qianshan pins to his chest. The honor carries the legacy of Yue’s grandfather, whose wartime heroism—and humility—kept the medal’s recognition hidden for decades.
• Before a vast crowd at Modu Port, Long reveals a second, even rarer honor: the Dragon Kingdom Medal, the nation’s highest civilian award.
• He announces that the country’s top leadership has unanimously awarded it to Yue for his role in the Eastern Japan Operation, which strengthened the nation’s standing and public confidence.
• Though Yue initially tries to refuse, Long pins the medal beside the military honor and insists that Yue deserves it.

Character developments and interactions

• Yue Xiaofei is overwhelmed by the honors. Accepting his grandfather’s medal means embracing his family’s legacy; the Dragon Kingdom Medal leaves him doubtful and humbled, but Long’s reassurance helps him understand its broader purpose.
• Long Qianshan acts as both official presenter and mentor. He honors Yue’s family history, then explains that the award recognizes not only Yue but also the many unsung people who defend the country.
• The crowd responds with prolonged, emotional applause, while even veteran war heroes Zhao Mengsheng and Xiao Tian Ce are stunned by the second award.

Significant themes

• Legacy and intergenerational duty: The first medal passes the Yue family’s heroic tradition from grandfather to grandson.
• Recognition of service: The chapter celebrates both celebrated national figures and less visible defenders.
• Humility versus deserving honor: Yue doubts his worthiness, while Long argues that courage and service on a new kind of battlefield also merit the nation’s highest recognition.
• A new era: The two medals together symbolize the country’s hopes for a younger generation of heroes.

Plot and events

• After Long Qianshan awards Yue Xiaofei two of the Dragon Kingdom’s highest honors, he urges Yue to accept the responsibility those medals represent: not just family pride, but the hope and future of the nation.
• Yue accepts the honors and stands tall as Long Qianshan raises their joined hands before the crowd. Their calls of “Long live our hero” and “Long live the Dragon Kingdom” spark a huge celebration at Modu Port.
• Unnoticed above the port, black transport aircraft carrying Skull and Bones operatives prepare to attack.
• Inside one aircraft, the group watches the ceremony on a holographic screen. Their mission is to capture Key alive, while Demon openly longs to slaughter the crowd.
• Demon and Angel clash over his bloodlust, but Fool ends the argument with a display of authority. He announces that the operation will begin in three minutes and promises a bloody “finale” to the celebration.

Character developments and interactions

• Yue Xiaofei moves from modest reluctance to accepting the public burden of becoming a national symbol.
• Long Qianshan acts as mentor and public supporter, guiding Yue toward embracing his role and leading the crowd in celebration.
• Demon is eager for violence and dismissive of the crowd’s patriotic symbols.
• Angel is disciplined and focused on the mission, warning that Demon’s appetite for slaughter could jeopardize the plan.
• Fool commands the other Thrones’ obedience and takes charge of the coming assault.

Significant themes

• Duty and identity: Yue’s honors transform his sense of responsibility from personal and familial to national.
• Patriotism and public unity: The ceremony unites the crowd in pride and hope.
• Celebration shadowed by violence: The joyful gathering is juxtaposed with a covert attack about to begin.
• Power and restraint: The conflict between Demon’s destructive impulses and Angel’s mission-focused caution is contained by Fool’s authority.

Key plot points and events

• At 10,000 meters above the clouds, the Fool orders four Thrones and thirty A-Level Transcendents to descend on Modu Port and give the celebrating crowd a “god’s blessing.”
• The Skull and Bones operatives leap from the aircraft without parachutes, using their powers to control their falls.
• Demon lands first at an abandoned chemical plant near the port, smashing a large crater into the ground. The others arrive soon afterward.
• Demon is eager to attack the crowd immediately, but Angel stops him, insisting that their priority is capturing the Key alive.
• Angel proposes that she go alone to subdue the “insects” at the harbor and force them to hand over the Key. Demon objects, accusing her of wanting all the credit.
• Angel dismisses his jealousy and says involving the whole group would diminish Skull and Bones’ standing. She asks Death God for his opinion; he agrees, saying only the mission’s success matters.

Character developments and interactions

• The Fool gives a cold, theatrical order, establishing the expedition’s murderous purpose.
• Demon is openly bloodthirsty and impatient, thrilled by the prospect of killing civilians. His fury at Angel’s proposal exposes his pride and rivalry.
• Angel is composed, confident, and contemptuous of ordinary people. She presents her solo plan as both efficient and fitting for Skull and Bones’ prestige.
• Death God remains silent and detached until asked to weigh in. His neutral support suggests he values results over method.
• The confrontation between Angel and Demon reveals tension among the Thrones despite their shared mission.

Significant themes

• Power and dehumanization: The attackers regard the people at the port as prey, not human beings.
• Pride and rivalry: Angel and Demon disagree not only over tactics but over status and recognition.
• Cruelty framed as spectacle: Angel imagines demonstrating a “miracle” by driving the harbor into despair, while the Fool describes the attack as a blessing.
• Efficiency versus excess: Angel argues that overwhelming force is unnecessary, though her plan remains cruel and coercive.

Plot points and events

• In the abandoned chemical plant, Demon objects angrily to Angel’s plan to test Dragon Kingdom’s defenses. Wolf backs Angel, arguing that her abilities suit the crowded setting, and warns that the group will have opportunities to fight later.
• Fool approves Angel’s mission but orders her to keep the “Key” alive, warning that she must not disrupt the Eye of Omniscience’s plan. Angel accepts and heads for Modu Port.
• After Angel leaves, Demon vents his frustration by smashing a concrete pillar. Wolf senses that the group’s visit to Dragon Kingdom may hold an unforeseen danger.
• At Modu Port, Yue Xiaofei is celebrated for receiving both the First-Class Medal of National Defense and the Dragon Kingdom Medal. As he leaves the ceremony, several gold-star generals surround him—not to discuss military matters, but to promote their granddaughters as potential wives. Their matchmaking quickly turns into a loud argument.

Character developments

• Angel is confident and composed, but her reaction to the Eye of Omniscience shows that even she feels genuine awe toward it. She accepts the dangerous mission while promising to follow Fool’s instructions.
• Demon is hot-tempered and resentful at being overruled, though he restrains himself when Wolf speaks.
• Wolf remains controlled and authoritative. His unease hints that he suspects a larger threat is coming.
• Yue Xiaofei is honored as a national hero but is bewildered and nervous when the generals abruptly turn his victory celebration into a matchmaking contest.

Character interactions

• Wolf checks Demon’s anger and supports Angel’s proposal; Fool settles the dispute by approving her mission and setting strict conditions.
• Angel respectfully answers Fool and departs for the port.
• The generals compete to arrange matches between Yue Xiaofei and their granddaughters, praising their qualifications while insulting one another’s candidates.

Significant themes

• Power and hierarchy: Even powerful Transcendents defer to figures such as Wolf and Fool, while the Eye of Omniscience commands deep respect.
• Threat beneath celebration: Wolf’s foreboding contrasts with the jubilant public ceremony, suggesting danger may soon intrude.
• Honor and comic contrast: Yue’s solemn national recognition shifts abruptly into humorous domestic matchmaking, blending heroic grandeur with everyday social expectations.

As the generals argued over Yue Xiaofei’s romantic prospects, Zhang Beihai detected a hostile force approaching the port and ordered the Reverse Scale Squad to respond. Han Duoduo identified the incoming threat as [Skull and Bones], a Throne-Level Powerhouse nearing S-Plus level.

• Xiao Tian Ce pulled Yue Xiaofei away from the generals and insisted he choose a girlfriend from the Eastern Frontier, while Zhao Mengsheng calmed the matchmaking dispute.
• Zhang Beihai’s Black Custom Tactical Watch sounded a highest-level red alert as the port’s radar screens filled with static.
• Zhang Beihai ordered the Reverse Scale Squad to assemble and told Man-Rat to investigate the intruder.
• Han Duoduo attempted to track the target but found the Skynet System suppressed and the energy readings off the charts.
• Han Duoduo warned Zhang Beihai that [Skull and Bones] was approaching the port at extreme speed.

Key plot points and events

• At a military celebration in Modu Port, Zhang Beihai recognizes the words “Skull and Bones” and realizes an enemy may have infiltrated the Dragon Kingdom’s defenses. He sounds the highest-level combat alarm.
• The gathering’s mood instantly changes. Armed officers secure Marshal Long Qianshan and Elder Xu Anbang, while the crowd searches the sky for danger.
• A blinding flash deposits a mysterious, androgynous figure in a white robe on the ceremony’s stage. Its pale-gold eyes, silver hair, and unnerving presence make it appear angelic—but also deeply threatening.
• The stranger takes the microphone, calls the audience “lowly… ants,” and introduces itself as “Angel,” a higher-dimensional being who claims to have come to grant humanity “salvation.”
• Many spectators and soldiers mock and curse the intruder, confident that one person cannot threaten a crowd of over 100,000. Yue Xiaofei, however, senses the figure’s overwhelming power and recognizes it as a potential city-level threat.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhang Beihai reacts decisively, raising the alarm as soon as he identifies the danger.
• The officers and guards, including Zhao Mengsheng, Xiao Tian Ce, and Xu Sanjiang, shift from celebration to protecting the senior leaders.
• Yue Xiaofei becomes immediately vigilant. His experience fighting powerful Transcendents lets him perceive that “Angel” is far more dangerous than Basaka and Raven, possibly approaching S-Plus or Throne-level strength.
• Jin Dapao and Wild Chicken respond with bravado and insults, voicing the crowd’s initial disbelief and contempt.
• Angel remains calm in the face of the jeers, addressing humanity with condescending pity and presenting its threat as benevolent salvation.

Significant themes

• Appearance versus reality: Angel looks sacred and beautiful, but its aura conveys cold arrogance and lethal danger.
• Hubris and underestimation: The crowd laughs at the intruder, while Yue Xiaofei recognizes the danger others fail to see.
• Power and domination: Angel’s language frames humanity as inferior and casts its intentions as divine authority.
• Sudden reversal: A celebration becomes a crisis in an instant, emphasizing how fragile confidence and security can be.

At Modu Port, Zhao Mengsheng recognized [Angel] as a Throne of [Skull and Bones] and tried to evacuate Yue Xiaofei, but Yue refused to abandon the civilians. [Angel] unleashed a psychic attack that immobilized nearly everyone, leaving the remaining defenders in agony.

• Zhao Mengsheng identified [Angel] as a Throne of [Skull and Bones] and ordered Xiao Tian Ce to escort Long Qianshan and the other leaders to safety.
• Zhao Mengsheng urged Yue Xiaofei to leave because he believed the enemy had come for him, but Yue refused, citing his medals, family legacy, and duty to protect the civilians.
• [Angel] mocked their attempt to escape and began chanting in an ancient tongue.
• [Angel]'s psychic attack paralyzed nearly everyone at Modu Port, while Yue Xiaofei, Zhao Mengsheng, Zhang Beihai, and a few others resisted with intense pain.
• Zhang Beihai recognized the attack as an indiscriminate psychic assault and realized that covering their ears could not stop it.

Plot points and events

• Angel’s chant transforms Modu Port’s celebration into a massacre, magnifying buried emotions—jealousy, greed, rage, and resentment—until people attack family, friends, and strangers.
• Yue Xiaofei, Zhao Mengsheng, Xiao Tian Ce, the Reverse Scale Squad, and a few senior officers retain their senses because of their unusually strong willpower. They can only watch the chaos unfold.
• Determined to stop the chant and save the crowd, Yue charges Angel. Zhao and Xiao join him, forming a coordinated attack.
• Xiao Tian Ce leads with a devastating strike, but Angel barely reacts. He changes the rhythm and character of his chant, then flicks a finger. The passage ends as the consequences of this response begin to appear.

Character developments and interactions

• Yue Xiaofei shifts from horror and helplessness to furious resolve, leading the attack despite the overwhelming mental pressure.
• Zhao Mengsheng and Xiao Tian Ce immediately back him, prioritizing the chance of saving the crowd over their own safety.
• Xiao Tian Ce demonstrates his formidable strength and commitment with a full-power attack.
• Angel appears utterly confident and dismissive of the three warriors, countering their assault through his chant rather than physical combat.

Significant themes

• The fragility of social bonds when people’s worst impulses are unleashed.
• Courage and disciplined will as resistance to psychological corruption.
• The contrast between human solidarity and mass violence.
• The imbalance of power between the heroes and Angel, underscored by the cliffhanger.

Plot points and events

• Angel uses an unknown power to control more than 100,000 civilians, making them stop fighting one another and rush to defend it.
• The crowd forms a human shield around Angel’s raised platform, blocking Yue Xiaofei, Zhao Mengsheng, and Xiao Tian Ce from reaching it.
• The three refuse to seriously harm the people they are sworn to protect. Their restraint leaves them vulnerable: they suffer blows, bites, and other attacks while trying only to push people aside.
• Angel mocks their sense of justice, presenting them with a deliberate no-win choice: fight through the civilians and kill their own people, or be overwhelmed before they can reach it.
• The Reverse Scale Squad encounters the same obstacle. Han Duoduo’s electronic jamming equipment proves useless because Angel’s influence is not being transmitted through ordinary sound equipment.
• As the assault intensifies, controlled War Gods begin aiming guns at the defenders, raising the danger further.

Character developments and interactions

• Yue Xiaofei, Zhao Mengsheng, and Xiao Tian Ce demonstrate their commitment to protecting civilians, even at the cost of taking serious risks themselves. Xiao Tian Ce aborts a powerful strike rather than hit a little girl, injuring himself in the process.
• Zhao Mengsheng refuses to use lethal force or even protective energy that might harm the people attacking him.
• The Reverse Scale Squad shares the defenders’ dilemma. Wild Chicken and Jin Dapao are attacked but hesitate to retaliate; Han Duoduo desperately tries—and fails—to disrupt Angel’s control.
• Angel exploits the heroes’ compassion, taunting them and using the controlled crowd to turn their moral principles into a weapon against them.

Significant themes

• The cost of protecting the innocent: The heroes’ duty prevents them from defending themselves freely.
• Compassion as a vulnerability: Angel weaponizes the defenders’ unwillingness to harm civilians.
• Manipulation and coercion: The crowd’s apparent devotion is imposed, making ordinary people instruments of violence.
• A moral trap without a clean choice: Either action risks disaster—the heroes may be killed, or they may harm those they vowed to protect.

As Zhao Mengsheng and Yue Xiaofei faced a crowd driven into a suicide attack by [Angel], Yue Xiaofei awakened the [Emperor Engine] and overwhelmed the port with its power. [Angel] recognized it as the [Black Emperor]'s Divine Sequence and began to suspect that its power could be inherited through Yue Xiaofei's bloodline.

• Zhao Mengsheng was struck by an iron rod and warned Yue Xiaofei that they would be worn down if they kept fighting.
• [Angel] intensified their psychic attack, driving the crowd to prepare a final suicide assault.
• Yue Xiaofei's [Emperor Engine] awakened, drove back the psychic assault, and blasted the crowd away with a crimson-gold wave.
• Yue Xiaofei transformed, radiated overwhelming pressure across Modu Port, and shocked everyone watching.
• [Angel] recognized the [Emperor Engine] as the power of the [Black Emperor] and concluded that Yue Xiaofei's bloodline might be the true key to the Adam Project.

As the Thrones of [Skull and Bones] recognized Yue Xiaofei’s potential and plotted to capture him, Yue Xiaofei unleashed his newly awakened power at Modu Port. He reached [Angel] in an instant and killed it with a single grip, leaving the battle’s aftermath unresolved.

• [Wolf] told the Thrones that Yue Xiaofei’s power had reached the threshold of S-Level and that he could become a second [Black Emperor].
• [Fool] declared that capturing Yue Xiaofei could let [Skull and Bones] mass-produce gods, while [Death God] warned that Yue Xiaofei was still no match for [Angel].
• Yue Xiaofei’s senses and strength surged, and he charged toward [Angel] to avenge the people it had forced to kill one another.
• Yue Xiaofei crossed a hundred meters in an instant and pinned [Angel] with his overwhelming presence.
• Yue Xiaofei seized [Angel] by the throat and snapped its neck.

Yue Xiaofei appeared to kill the [Angel], but the being reformed from golden light and revealed that physical attacks could not kill them. Yue Xiaofei continued attacking as Zhang Beihai identified the [Angel] as an S-Level Transcendent, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Modu Port celebrated after Yue Xiaofei seemingly killed the [Angel].
• The [Angel] dissolved into golden motes and reformed unharmed, declaring that mortals could not kill a god.
• Yue Xiaofei attacked the [Angel] again, but their body repeatedly burst apart and reformed.
• Xiao Tian Ce watched in frustration as Yue Xiaofei's attacks failed to finish the [Angel].
• Zhang Beihai identified the [Angel] as an S-Level Transcendent and described the energy-based abilities of the Twelve Thrones.

Yue Xiaofei fought [Angel] alone to protect more than a hundred thousand civilians, while the Reverse Scale Squad remained trapped among the mind-controlled crowd. As the [Emperor Engine] began destroying his body, Yue Xiaofei refused Zhao Mengsheng’s plea to retreat.

• [Angel] wounded Yue Xiaofei with psychic blades as Zhao Mengsheng and the Reverse Scale Squad watched helplessly from the crowd.
• Zhang Beihai called headquarters for reinforcements and learned the fastest support would take an hour to arrive.
• Yue Xiaofei kept fighting despite accumulating wounds, determined to protect the civilians and his comrades behind him.
• [Angel] explained that the [Emperor Engine] was draining Yue Xiaofei’s life because his body could not withstand its power.
• Yue Xiaofei’s aura dimmed and blood ran from his eyes, nose, and ears as Zhao Mengsheng urged him to retreat, but he refused.