Chapter Summaries

Amon played Texas Hold'em against Fenrir, using friendship and potato chips to distract him while secretly improving his odds. Amon won enough Dark Gold Coins to claim 101 Arctic Ocean bottle caps just as the subway arrived, leaving Fenrir thrilled to have a new friend.

• Amon and the Dealer began a Texas Hold'em game, and Amon folded the first two hands while persuading Fenrir to call their wager a friendly game.
• Amon raised during their first serious hand, then shared potato chips with the Dealer and distracted Fenrir.
• While the Dealer focused on the chips, Amon slipped two of his discarded hole cards back into play.
• Amon steadily won coins until he had enough to exchange for 101 Arctic Ocean bottle caps.
• As the subway arrived, Amon declared the game over, and Fenrir admired his new friend.

Amon met Fenrir, the dragon who had secretly gambled against him, and bonded with him over potato chips, cards, and a movie. Amon promised to visit again and bring more snacks, leaving Fenrir with a new best friend.

• Amon reached the subway’s final stop and met Fenrir, who revealed that he had been the opponent in their card game.
• Fenrir gave Amon a bag of barbecue-flavored potato chips as his reward, and they introduced themselves with a careful handshake.
• Fenrir and Amon ate chips, watched television together, and agreed to play cards again after Fenrir practiced.
• Amon said he needed to leave and promised to visit Fenrir often and bring more potato chips.
• Fenrir called Amon his best friend, and Amon said they would be each other’s best friends.

The Lin Family elders investigated Lin Dechang’s sudden degeneration and feared a Dragon King might have caused it. After returning home exhausted from caring for Fenrir, Amon questioned Xia Mi about Kassel College’s hatred of dragons and left her suspicious that he was hiding something.

• Lin Qihua and the Lin Family elders discussed Lin Dechang’s transformation into a Dead Servant and suspected a Dragon King had overwhelmed him with a Bloodline Web.
• Lin Qihua decided the Lin Family would investigate before informing the Bureau of Abnormal Investigation or other families.
• Amon returned to his rented home exhausted after spending the night caring for Fenrir.
• Amon asked Xia Mi whether dragons could be good and whether humans and dragons could coexist, and Xia Mi warned that such beliefs were considered dangerous at Kassel College.
• Xia Mi noticed Amon was acting strangely, but he did not tell her what had happened.

Amon befriended Fenrir by bringing him modern entertainment and food, then used Fenrir’s trust to command the kamaitachi. When Xia Mi arrived at the Nibelungen, Amon revealed that Fenrir was the King of Earth and Mountains, leaving Xia Mi wondering what that made her.

• Amon supplied Fenrir with a computer, internet, and potato chips, and gained command over the kamaitachi by asking Fenrir to have them obey him.
• Amon coaxed Fenrir into becoming his sworn younger brother and promised that Fenrir would defend him.
• Amon took the train to meet Xia Mi, who had entered the Nibelungen carrying snacks for Fenrir.
• Amon reassured Xia Mi and brought her to the final platform, where he introduced Fenrir as the King of Earth and Mountains.
• Amon claimed that he was also the King of Earth and Mountains, and Xia Mi wondered who she was if that was true.

Amon explained to Xia Mi how he met Fenrir in a Nibelungen and won the dragon’s loyalty through cards, snacks, and a computer. Xia Mi accepted the ridiculous misunderstanding that Amon was Fenrir’s older brother and decided to go claim Fenrir as her little brother.

• Amon introduced Xia Mi to Fenrir as his little sister and told Fenrir to call her Big Sister.
• Fenrir accepted the family ranking, while Xia Mi dragged Amon away and questioned him about what had happened.
• Amon explained that Xia Mi’s mark had helped him enter the Nibelungen, where he befriended Fenrir and became his older brother after beating him at cards.
• Xia Mi decided Amon’s story was a coincidence and chose not to reveal her identity or correct the misunderstanding.
• Amon urged Xia Mi to give Fenrir the snacks she had brought, and Xia Mi agreed to claim him as her little brother.

Xia Mi reunited with Fenrir while Amon mistakenly coached the siblings into acting like family. They watched a horror movie together, and Fenrir’s fear left Amon joking that he would uphold the prestige of Earth and Mountains, prompting Xia Mi to suspect he wanted Fenrir’s title.

• Xia Mi told Fenrir to call her Sister, and Amon interpreted Fenrir’s nervousness as awkwardness between newly met siblings.
• Amon encouraged Fenrir to ask Xia Mi for gifts, and Fenrir eagerly promised to be obedient until Xia Mi accepted their sibling act.
• Fenrir chose a horror movie and watched it with Amon and Xia Mi in the subway station.
• Fenrir flinched at a jump scare and hid his eyes with his wing, while Xia Mi teased him for being afraid.
• Amon offered to uphold the prestige of Earth and Mountains, and Xia Mi suspected he coveted Fenrir’s title.

Su Enxi spent her days managing global financial operations from the Regent Hotel until Lu Mingze arrived with a new assignment. He taught her to access a Nibelungen subway station’s online surveillance, leaving her to monitor its dim feed while she watched dramas.

• Su Enxi remained cooped up in the Regent Hotel, overseeing financial markets for Lu Mingze’s organization and spending most of her time sleeping, snacking, and watching television.
• Lu Mingze appeared in Su Enxi’s suite and teased her about wasting her youth before admitting he had come to assign her a task.
• Su Enxi worried that Lu Mingze wanted her to hack a real subway system, but he clarified that he wanted her to monitor a station in Nibelungen.
• Lu Mingze explained that Nibelungen’s surveillance system was connected to the internet and accessed a dim camera feed on Su Enxi’s laptop.
• Lu Mingze told Su Enxi to watch the surveillance feed while she continued binge-watching dramas.

Su Enxi and Lu Mingze watched footage of Fenrir in his Nibelungen, where Amon appeared and was greeted as Fenrir’s brother. Lu Mingze suspected He Xiaomeng might be an unknown Dragon King and sent Su Enxi to arrange a mission that would let him investigate He Xiaomeng in South America.

• Su Enxi watched Fenrir awaken in the subway station and learned that Jormungandr’s actions had alerted the Lin Family.
• Amon stepped off the subway and embraced Fenrir, who called him his big brother.
• Lu Mingze questioned how He Xiaomeng could be Fenrir’s brother when the known occupants of the twin throne were Fenrir and Jormungandr.
• Lu Mingze ordered Su Enxi to test whether He Xiaomeng was a Dragon King by sending him on a mission.
• Lu Mingze chose a mission in South America to investigate the Feathered Serpent God, where Mai Sakatoku could observe He Xiaomeng.

Xia Mi chatted online with Fenrir while Amon looked after him and created a family group chat. Amon then found a high-paying mission to investigate a feathered Great Serpent in the Americas, but decided not to accept it because he wanted to focus on Fenrir and obtaining his Dragon King's Blood.

• Xia Mi received messages from Fenrir, who excitedly told her about amusement parks and asked when she would visit again.
• Amon added Xia Mi and Fenrir to a group chat called "Xia Mi's Home" and promised to bring Fenrir Beijing Roast Duck that night.
• Amon found an anonymous Hunter Net mission offering five million US dollars to investigate a dangerous, feathered serpent in the Americas.
• Amon suspected the mission might be connected to Mr. Chen and feathered serpents in Thailand, but chose not to accept it.
• Amon decided to focus on strengthening his relationship with Fenrir and finding a way to obtain Fenrir's Dragon King's Blood.

Su Enxi tried to lure Amon into investigating a feathered giant serpent by raising the Hunter Market bounty, but he remained uninterested. Lu Mingze proposed using Kassel College to send He Xiaomeng to South America, and Su Enxi called Principal Angers in the middle of the night.

• Su Enxi raised the bounty from ten million to twenty million dollars, but Amon still did not respond.
• Caesar Gattuso noticed the mission, recognized its connection to an Executive Department assignment, and submitted his résumé under the ID Governor of Gaul.
• Su Enxi considered Caesar’s application but decided she wanted Little Black Rabbit instead, then complained to Lu Mingze that Amon was busy caring for Fenrir.
• Lu Mingze suggested asking Principal Angers to recruit He Xiaomeng and send him to South America.
• Su Enxi called Angers, who woke at three in the morning and immediately answered when he saw a board member was calling.

Su Enxi asked Angers to admit He Xiaomeng to Kassel College and send him to investigate the Feathered Serpent God, offering to cover the costs. After reviewing He Xiaomeng’s file, Angers decided to recruit him into the Executive Department instead, using access to Dragon Kind secrets to persuade him.

• Su Enxi asked Angers to admit He Xiaomeng and send him to investigate the Feathered Serpent God, and promised to pay the expenses and support an equipment upgrade.
• Angers had NOMA retrieve He Xiaomeng’s file and learned that he had sought out traces of Dragon Kind despite having no confirmed bloodline.
• Angers noted that He Xiaomeng was an adult with a career, but dismissed his Hunter Market work as unstable.
• Angers decided to offer He Xiaomeng a special appointment in the Executive Department rather than require him to enroll as a student.
• Angers instructed NOMA to recruit He Xiaomeng by emphasizing the department’s resources, safer work, and access to the secrets of Dragon Raja.

Professor Longdeshited invited He Xiaomeng to join Kassel College’s Executive Department, and Xia Mi brought the offer home for him to consider. Amon was inclined to accept but wanted to speak with Principal Angers first, especially to negotiate compensation.

• Professor Longdeshited told Xia Mi that Kassel College wanted to recruit her brother He Xiaomeng for the Executive Department because of his abilities and knowledge of the Dragon Kind.
• Xia Mi declined to decide for her brother and promised to relay the invitation, while Longdeshited offered to speak with him in person.
• Xia Mi explained to Amon the benefits and dangers of joining Kassel, including its resources, missions, and limits on his autonomy.
• Amon said he was inclined to accept but wanted to talk with Principal Angers before making a final decision.
• Amon named compensation as a crucial issue, and Xia Mi strongly agreed that they needed to discuss money.

Amon accepted Principal Ange’s offer to join Kassel College’s Executive Department after confirming the salary and benefits, while Ange and Su Enxi discussed sending him on a mission. Su Enxi then discovered that someone had covered a Nibelungen surveillance camera with a grotesque face poster, leaving her unsure whether the watcher had been identified.

• Xia Mi arranged Amon’s video call with Principal Ange, who had anticipated his request to speak in person.
• Amon told Ange he was inclined to accept the Executive Department offer but asked about its salary and benefits, then agreed to join and undergo a year of training.
• After the call, Amon reassured Xia Mi that she had motivated him rather than held him back.
• Ange told Su Enxi that Amon had accepted, and they decided to leave her Hunter Net mission post active so his immediate assignment would not seem suspicious.
• Su Enxi found a grotesque female face poster covering a Nibelungen surveillance camera and realized someone had deliberately blocked the camera and cut its audio.

Amon joined the Daoist Priest, the Shaman, and Feather Spirit for a conference about God's Blood, then asked about a popular task on the Hunter Market. The others did not recognize the name, leaving Amon's question unanswered.

• Amon dreamed of being summoned to an ancient palace, where he met the Daoist Priest, the Shaman, and Feather Spirit.
• The Daoist Priest described how the Power of Feathering mutated living beings, while the Shaman claimed sacrifices had brought clearer words from the Immortal Gods.
• Feather Spirit shared how God's Blood had altered his strength and perception, and warned that combining its genes with Dragon Kind genes could cause physical and mental collapse.
• Amon said God's Blood might have stronger effects when combined with Dragon Kind, then asked whether the group could discuss topics beyond their research.
• Amon asked about a popular task on the Hunter Market, and the Shaman said she did not know what it was.

Amon explained the modern Internet to Shaman and Feather Spirit, realizing both were ancient dragons unfamiliar with the current era. He warned them that the Hall of Truth would face opposition from dragons and humans if it exposed the Gate of Truth, then suggested regular meetings to share research and information.

• Amon explained Hunter Market and the Internet to Shaman, Feather Spirit, and the Daoist Priest, but Shaman and Feather Spirit remained confused.
• Amon guessed that Shaman and Feather Spirit had recently awakened from ancient slumber, and Feather Spirit confirmed it while Shaman accepted the identity without concern.
• Amon warned the dragons that the times had changed and that revealing the Gate of Truth would make powerful dragons and technologically advanced humans their enemies.
• Shaman thanked Amon and said she would study the modern human world, while Feather Spirit asked Amon to explain it at future meetings.
• The Daoist Priest explained that he called meetings as needed, and Amon suggested establishing a regular schedule to exchange research and intelligence.

Amon warned Daoist Priest, Shaman, Feather Spirit, and Amon about a suspicious Hunter Market mission to investigate the Feathered Serpent God in Mexico or Brazil. As the creature emerged in the Amazon, Mai Sakatoku entered the rainforest with three local guides to hunt it.

• Daoist Priest set the group’s weekly meeting for Sunday at midnight.
• Amon described the highly paid Hunter Market mission and suspected it was bait meant to expose Hybrids among the hunters.
• Amon returned to his body at dawn in Beijing and went downstairs to buy breakfast.
• A massive, decayed feathered serpent rose from the Amazon River, landed on an ancient pyramid, and voiced its hatred of humans.
• Mai Sakatoku pushed through the rainforest with three local guides after killing a six-meter anaconda with a single cut.

Xia Mi woke late, only to learn that Professor Mans Longdeshited had granted her a day off while Amon prepared to leave for The Academy’s United States headquarters. She and Amon spent the day at home and in Nibelungen with Fenrir, ending with Amon reminding Fenrir to listen to Xia Mi while he was away.

• Xia Mi overslept and rushed to leave for school before discovering Amon was calmly waiting in the living room.
• Amon told Xia Mi that Professor Mans Longdeshited had granted her a day off, and she confirmed the message on her phone.
• Amon teased Xia Mi about nearly declining the day off, then warned her to study, care for Fenrir, and avoid being discovered visiting him.
• Xia Mi urged Amon to stay safe and rational when he reported to the United States headquarters.
• Amon, Xia Mi, and Fenrir watched an Ultraman movie in Nibelungen, where Fenrir imagined himself as Ultraman.
• Amon told Fenrir to listen to Xia Mi while he was away, and Fenrir agreed.

Amon agreed to join a secret mission arranged by Principal Angers and collected Fenrir’s blood to prepare for the danger ahead. After leaving Nibelungen, he drank some of the blood and struggled with its burning effects, with most of it still left in the tank.

• Principal Angers called Amon and invited him to get an early feel for Executive Department missions, and Amon agreed to go.
• Amon asked Fenrir for blood, explaining that it might save his life during a dangerous mission.
• Fenrir agreed and filled Amon’s glass tank with his blood before asking him to return safely.
• Amon left Nibelungen and drank some of Fenrir’s blood in a secluded corner.
• The Dragon Blood burned as it went down, and Amon realized he had drunk too much and still had more than half a tank remaining.

Xia Mi discovered that Amon had taken Fenrir’s blood for a dangerous purpose and feared for his safety. Beneath a bridge, Amon survived a bloodline transformation that raised his strength and awakened the Spirit Word Gate.

• Xia Mi entered Nibelungen and asked Fenrir whether he had seen Amon.
• Fenrir told Xia Mi that Amon had taken a small vat of his blood, claiming it might save his life during something dangerous.
• Xia Mi worried that Amon was pursuing a reckless experiment or undertaking and learned he had promised to contact Fenrir through QQ.
• Amon absorbed Fenrir’s Dragon King blood beneath a bridge, enduring a painful transformation that greatly heightened his abilities.
• Amon assessed his bloodline as having risen from D-Class to B-Class, perhaps nearing A-Class.
• Amon awakened the Spirit Word Gate, a power connected to authority over space.

Amon discovered that Spirit Word: Gate let him force or sense passages through existing boundaries, then returned to Xia Mi after surviving the Dragon King's blood. Angers summoned him to fly to Brazil, and Xia Mi concealed her identity as Jormungandr and offered to accompany him to the airport.

• Amon learned the limits and uses of Spirit Word: Gate, then accepted five yuan from a little girl who mistook him for a beggar.
• Amon returned to the rental apartment, where Xia Mi angrily confronted him about obtaining Fenrir's blood.
• Xia Mi revealed her Dragon King presence and began threatening Amon, but Angers called and summoned him to Capital International Airport for a flight to Brazil.
• Xia Mi reconsidered revealing her identity as Jormungandr and told Amon she would go to the airport with him.