Chapter Summaries

After escaping Odin’s Nibelungen, Caesar, Chen Motong, and Finn learned that Principal Angers had been assassinated and that Lu Mingfei was the prime suspect. Caesar told the Watchman they had encountered Odin while investigating Chu Zihang, and the Watchman suspected Odin might be seeking revenge on Naga.

• Chen Motong described how her Profiling revealed that Chu Zihang had existed and entered the Nibelungen, where he encountered Odin.
• Caesar, Chen Motong, and Finn escaped the Nibelungen and discovered they were on a riverside road near a neighboring city.
• Caesar called the Watchman, who said he had taken charge of the Academy because Angers was unconscious after an assassination attempt.
• The Watchman said Lu Mingfei was the prime suspect because his student ID had been found at the scene, but Caesar argued that Lu Mingfei had been with them in China.
• Caesar told the Watchman that they had encountered Odin in the Nibelungen while investigating Chu Zihang.
• The Watchman considered Odin capable of assassinating Angers and wondered whether he was seeking revenge on Naga, who was also in the city.

During a typhoon, Xia Mi told Chu Zihang that the He Xiaomeng across the street was only an unfamiliar replacement for her dead brother, and that she and Chu Zihang were waiting for Odin to appear. A Snake-form Dead Servant arrived in the city and headed toward Amon, leaving Xia Mi torn over whether to intervene.

• Amon stayed inside during the typhoon and cooked a meal with the food he had left.
• Xia Mi told Chu Zihang that the reset could not restore her Dragon King brother, so He Xiaomeng was only a similar replacement, though she still worried about him.
• Xia Mi explained that Odin had restarted the worldline after she killed him and said she was waiting for him to return so she could kill him again.
• Xia Mi sensed that Odin had arrived in the city, and she identified the typhoon as a sign of his presence.
• Rigerif spotted a Snake-form Dead Servant moving toward Amon, and Xia Mi hesitated over whether to help.

Amon waited for a Dead Servant to reach He Xiaomeng’s apartment and killed it with a carefully planned ambush. Xia Mi watched from the stairwell and found the scene strangely familiar.

• Wang Xu spotted the Dead Servant approaching He Xiaomeng’s building, and Chen Moxin asked Naga whether he should intervene.
• Naga told Chen Moxin to watch He Xiaomeng’s reaction and try to keep him alive, while Zhou Minhao rushed to protect the building’s residents.
• The Dead Servant resisted a powerful will and crawled to He Xiaomeng’s door, where it knocked and waited to attack.
• Amon hid beside the doorway and shot the Dead Servant repeatedly, then dragged its body into the apartment.
• Xia Mi watched from an upper stairwell and felt that the scene was strangely familiar.

Zhou Minhao suspected Amon had dealt with the Dead Servant and tried to enter his apartment, but Amon refused him on legal grounds. On the stairs, Zhou Minhao encountered Chen Moxin and Xia Mi, who had arrived before him and might know what happened.

• Zhou Minhao found the Dead Servant's trail cleaned up outside Amon's door and smelled concealed Dead Servant blood and hydrogen peroxide.
• Amon opened the door, demanded proper search documents and more officers, then shut it in Zhou Minhao's face.
• Zhou Minhao called for backup and went upstairs, where he encountered Chen Moxin and Xia Mi.
• Chen Moxin said he had only seen the Dead Servant enter the building and suggested Zhou Minhao ask Xia Mi what happened.
• Zhou Minhao introduced himself, and Xia Mi identified herself as a member of the Capital City Xia Family.
• Xia Mi said she had no police identification, while Chen Moxin produced an ID case bearing a police emblem.

Zhou Minhao, Chen Moxin, and Xia Mi found He Xiaomeng had killed a Dead Servant and injected its blood into himself, rapidly transforming into a Hybrid. Xia Mi realized God's Blood was accelerating the change and wondered whether it was the same drop that had pierced through reincarnation.

• Xia Mi picked the lock, and Zhou Minhao, Chen Moxin, and Xia Mi found the Dead Servant dismembered inside He Xiaomeng's home.
• Chen Moxin pointed out a syringe containing Dead Servant blood, and He Xiaomeng emerged with scales and feathers growing on his arm.
• He Xiaomeng admitted he had injected the Dead Servant's blood after mistaking Zhou Minhao's visit for an attempt to arrest him over an illegal gun.
• Zhou Minhao warned that injecting Dragon Blood could kill him or turn him into a monster, while He Xiaomeng insisted he felt fine.
• Xia Mi realized God's Blood was accelerating He Xiaomeng's transformation and wondered whether it was the original drop that could pierce through reincarnation.

Amon’s strange transformation revealed that he could control the changes caused by the Dead Servant’s blood, prompting Zhou Minhao to explain the dangers facing Hybrids. After Zhou Minhao said Amon would be arrested and could be executed if he became dangerous, Amon agreed to go with him.

• Zhou Minhao explained that he had come for the Dead Servant, not Amon’s gun, and said Kassel’s contact with Amon had drawn the Orthodox’s attention.
• Amon made the scales and feathers on his arm disappear at will, leaving Zhou Minhao astonished and Chen Moxin and Xia Mi wondering about his connection to Naga and God’s Blood.
• Zhou Minhao explained that Hybrids were usually born with their abilities and that Dragon Blood Serum could turn people into mindless monsters.
• After Zhou Minhao said Amon might be unstable and would be arrested, Amon asked how the Orthodox treated wild Hybrids.
• Zhou Minhao said dangerous Hybrids could be executed on the spot, and Amon agreed to go with him.

Zhou Minhao brought Amon to meet Wa Master after a Dead Servant targeted him, and Wa Master learned that Amon was adapting to Dragon Blood. The chapter ended with Wa Master intrigued by Amon’s unusual ability.

• Xia Mi left Chen Moxin and rushed out into the rain after he asked which faction she belonged to.
• Zhou Minhao drove Amon to a villa to meet Wa Master, whom he identified as his boss.
• Amon met Wa Master, who explained that a pure-blooded Dragon Raja could command Dead Servants and might have targeted him.
• Amon noticed Wa Master’s tail, and she introduced herself as a member of the revered Nuwa Clan.
• Zhou Minhao described Amon’s erosion, mutation, and adaptation, and Wa Master became interested in his ability to master Dragon Blood with a human body.

Wa Master explained that Amon’s latent Dragon Raja genes had likely been stimulated by Dead Servant blood and warned that his desire to become a dragon could turn him into a monster. She revealed that her Wa Master Lineage kept its human and dragon traits in harmony, then pressed Amon to explain what the people from Kassel and Naga wanted from him.

• Amon told Wa Master that Naga had appeared with the people from Kassel and asked whether she was a dragon who had sent the Dead Servants; Wa Master said that was likely but not certain.
• Amon admitted that he was excited by the supernatural world, and Wa Master explained that his attraction to it could be a manifestation of Sorrow of Blood.
• Wa Master said Dead Servant blood had probably awakened Amon’s latent Dragon Raja genes, warned him to maintain a human mindset, and offered to arrange psychological counseling.
• Amon asked about Blood Rage, and Wa Master warned that crossing the threshold could push him toward becoming a dragon and force them to kill him.
• Wa Master explained that her lineage’s human and dragon traits were harmonious, then asked what the Kassel visitors and Naga wanted from Amon.

Amon discussed Lu Mingfei and Naga acting as if they knew him from another life, while Wa Master planned to explain Hybrid rules to him. When Amon tried to make his Dragon Blood respond, he transformed into a dragon-like creature and sent the household into a panic.

• Amon told Wa Master that Lu Mingfei and Naga seemed to recognize him as someone from their memories, and he wondered if he was reincarnated.
• Zhou Minhao suspected Amon might be a Dragon Raja, but Wa Master reassured him that Amon seemed harmless and mentioned the Daoist Priest.
• Wa Master ended their discussion and offered Amon a room, then realized it was already lunchtime after Zhou Minhao pointed out the time.
• Amon sensed his Dragon Blood responding and triggered a transformation, growing scales, claws, bone spurs, and wings.
• Zhou Minhao and armed residents aimed weapons at Amon until Wa Master calmed them, and she identified his transformed form as a dragon.

Wa Master explained that Amon’s extreme dragon traits might mean he was a pure-blooded dragon, though he could also be a special Hybrid. After drawing his blood to investigate, she recognized it as Ascension Blood and recoiled in shock.

• Wa Master explained that dragons could take many forms, including human, and said Amon’s traits suggested he might be a pure-blooded dragon.
• Amon questioned whether his parents were dragons, and Wa Master suggested they might not have been his biological parents.
• Wa Master tested Amon’s rationality and said Naga’s familiarity with him made her suspect he was a dragon.
• Wa Master asked Zhou Minhao to bring a syringe and drew blood from Amon for analysis.
• Wa Master identified Amon’s blood as Ascension Blood and hurried away from him in alarm.

Wa Master explained that Amon’s mutation came from Ascension Blood, a diluted form of God’s Blood, and that his stable condition made him as unusual as Naga. Odin then burst into the house and charged Amon, leaving the attack unresolved.

• Wa Master told Amon that Ascension Blood had infected him and integrated the Dead Servant’s genes into his body.
• Wa Master said Naga and Amon were the only known beings with high-purity Ascension Blood who remained stable.
• Odin approached through the storm on his eight-legged horse, Sleipnir, and appeared inside the house through the window.
• Odin charged Amon with his spear, thrusting at his chest.

Odin attacked Amon, but Wa Master blocked him with the Dragon-Severing Platform and refused to hand over her guest. Zhou Minhao failed to stop Odin, and Amon stayed behind, irritating Wa Master with a joke as the fight remained unresolved.

• Odin's spear wounded Amon and suppressed his healing, while his invisible barrier stopped Amon's bullets and deflected the Elder in Tang Suit's rocket.
• Wa Master stepped between Amon and Sleipnir, using the Dragon-Severing Platform to stop Odin's spear and declaring that Amon was her guest.
• Wa Master rejected Odin's demand for Amon, and Odin warned that activating the sword could cost her life before their negotiations failed.
• Zhou Minhao transformed and attacked Odin with his Tang Dao, but Odin knocked him through a flower stand and ordered him to take He Xiaomeng and leave.
• Amon refused to abandon Wa Master, and she bristled when he called her a little girl and then an old granny.

Amon and Wa Master fought Odin in the wrecked living room and killed him, but they discovered he was only a controlled Dead Servant puppet. The real Odin remained a threat as Amon struggled to recover from his wounds.

• Odin charged Amon, who stopped his spear with his hand as Wa Master attacked Odin with Dragon-Severing Platform.
• Amon restrained Odin while Wa Master wrapped him in her tail and attacked him until all three crashed through the living room.
• Odin pinned Amon to the floor with Gungnir, while Wa Master pierced Odin's heart with Dragon-Severing Platform.
• Wa Master removed Odin's mask and realized the body was an alchemically processed Corpse Guardian, not a Dragon King.
• Amon pulled Gungnir from his charred body, and Wa Master warned that the real Odin was still alive and could attack again.

At a trustees' meeting at Kassel College, the Vice Principal reported that Ange had been gravely wounded, the Dragon Bone Cross had been stolen, and Lu Mingfei was suspected of severe schizophrenia. Pompeii Gattuso's relaxed mood vanished when he heard the Dragon Bone Cross was missing.

• The elders and trustees gathered at Kassel College while Ange lay gravely wounded in an emergency pod.
• Pompeii Gattuso sat among the trustees, appearing carefree as the elders glared at him.
• The Vice Principal arrived late and took Ange's seat, then was asked by Cadmus to explain the situation.
• The Vice Principal said Ange had been attacked, Constantine's dragon bone had been stolen, and Lu Mingfei was suspected of severe schizophrenia.
• The Vice Principal privately framed Ange's attacker as responsible for the theft, and Pompeii's smile disappeared when he heard the Dragon Bone Cross was missing.

The Vice Principal showed the elders evidence of Ange's attack and explained the elemental disturbance sealing Lu Mingfei's hometown, where Caesar and his companions had encountered Odin. After the elders decided to send teams toward the city, Pompeii questioned whether the Dragon Bone Cross had really been taken and proposed moving it to the Gattuso Family vault.

• The Vice Principal introduced EVA and showed the elders footage of Hilbert Jean Ange being attacked at the Library.
• The Vice Principal said Lu Mingfei's student ID had been found at the scene but doubted Lu Mingfei was responsible, and EVA explained that he had gone to China with Caesar to investigate He Xiaomeng.
• EVA showed a satellite image of a powerful elemental disturbance over Lu Mingfei's hometown and reported that Caesar, Finn, and Chen Motong had encountered Odin inside a Nibelungen.
• The Vice Principal explained that a typhoon had sealed off the city in an Altar Lockdown, and the elders decided to send teams there despite the blocked routes.
• Pompeii questioned the Vice Principal's account of the Dragon Bone Cross's disappearance and suggested storing it in the Gattuso Family's underground secure vault.

The Vice Principal and Pompeii discussed the missing Dragon Bone Cross and the threat behind Angers’s defeat, while Lu Mingfei escaped the hospital and set out to find Erii. With no phone signal, he was startled when NOMA appeared and revealed Senior Brother He.

• The Vice Principal blamed Angers for the Dragon Bone Cross’s disappearance and admitted it had been taken by force.
• Pompeii questioned whether Angers and Flamel could have moved the Cross, while Elder Saint George warned that their enemy might rival the Dragon Kind from the disaster a hundred years earlier.
• Lu Mingfei climbed out of Sacred Heart Benevolent Hospital and decided to find Nine Infants and rescue Erii.
• Lu Mingfei tried calling the headmaster and Caesar, but neither call connected and his phone had no network signal.
• NOMA appeared on Lu Mingfei’s phone, transformed into a young man in a black robe and pointed hat, and revealed himself as Senior Brother He.

Lu Mingfei learned that Amon had survived as a hidden consciousness in his phone and that Odin’s Nibelungen was beginning to cover the city. Amon suggested that Lu Mingfei seek Xia Mi’s help against Nine Infants, while Pompeii and the Vice Principal made plans for a nude swimming contest.

• Amon explained that a portion of his consciousness had been stored in Kaguya-hime and hidden in Lu Mingfei’s phone until the Nibelungen cut off the network.
• Amon warned Lu Mingfei that Odin’s enormous Nibelungen covered the city and would make escape difficult.
• Amon suggested Lu Mingfei ask Xia Mi for help against Nine Infants in exchange for the Dragon Bone Cross spoils, and Lu Mingfei agreed he did not reject her identity.
• Pompeii and the Vice Principal reconciled and planned a women’s nude swimming championship at The Academy, with Pompeii offering to fund it.
• Duchess Laurent silently judged the Vice Principal’s leadership as the two men celebrated their plans.

Frost Gattuso led the Gattuso Family’s icebreaker toward the decrypted route to the Gate of the Kingdom of God, while questioning the forebears’ reckless haste. The voyage began with the elders aboard, and Frost remained uncertain what secret drew them toward the legendary destination.

• The Gattuso Family decrypted files taken from the Far North and identified a route to the Gate of the Kingdom of God.
• Frost Gattuso sailed north aboard the family’s nuclear-powered icebreaker with the awakened forebears.
• Frost objected privately to the forebears’ decision to skip advance checks and verification, but obeyed their command.
• Frost observed that the forebears had stayed awake despite their limited remaining lifespans and suspected they knew a secret about what lay beyond the Gate.

The Gattuso Family Sages discussed serving a powerful being and dismissed concerns that Frost might oppose their choice. After waking from a week-long coma in Wa Master's home, Amon learned that Nibelungen had merged with the city, and Wa Master suspected Odin's confinement of the Hybrids was a feint aimed at someone elsewhere.

• Alpha Group told the Gattuso Family Sages that the coming apocalypse required a Noah's Ark and that serving the Lord was an honor.
• A Sage worried that Frost might reject their choice, but Alpha Group said Frost would prioritize the family and should be ignored.
• Amon woke after a week unconscious, and Wa Master explained that Dragon Blood Serum and her own blood had helped save him.
• Wa Master said Nibelungen had merged with the city, leaving only Hybrids on its dark side, and that Odin had made no further moves since his attack.
• Amon suggested Odin might have trapped them to starve them, prompting Wa Master to suspect the Nibelungen was a feint meant to deceive someone elsewhere.
• Wa Master considered whether Odin was guarding against Naga or Kassel College as the endless rain continued.

Lu Mingfei remained trapped in the city projection, unable to find Xia Mi or other allies. Meanwhile, Frost’s crew blasted through an Arctic ice barrier and uncovered blood-red waters that suggested something unnatural lay beyond it.

• Lu Mingfei returned to Aunt's empty home and reflected on how much better off his family was in this timeline.
• Lu Mingfei told the program version of Senior Brother He that he could not find Xia Mi, and Senior Brother He urged him to seek allies against Odin.
• Frost ordered his crew to blow up the ring of icebergs blocking their route through the Arctic.
• The blast released blood-red water from the ice, and the crew reacted with fear as a strange smell spread.
• Frost called the red water a red tide algae outbreak to steady the crew, but wondered what the ice had been protecting or imprisoning.