Recaps

Jonas undermined the Federation by exposing its abuses, manipulating its battlefield operations, and recruiting Lin Gong to act against Noel. As the Federation’s internal factions began maneuvering, Jonas learned that the Predecessor Civilization was somewhere within its borders.

• Serf and Rauf questioned why reinforcements and Psionics had not arrived as soldiers in the trenches demanded answers from their superiors.
• Dorothy ordered companies to provide battlefield supplies and kept Noel’s return secret, while Jonas’s Thought Seal turned Noel into an apparent inside agent for District 25.
• Jonas used media campaigns, battlefield withdrawals, and manipulated attacks to weaken the Federation and publicize Noel’s return.
• Jonas exposed evidence of human and organ trafficking to Federation citizens, triggering protests as Dorothy’s government tried to dismiss the revelations.
• Jonas steered Noel toward a transport-route operation that ended in a Federation defeat, then used Noel’s public blame to push Lin Gong toward betraying her.
• Lin Gong agreed to help Jonas remove Noel from Dorothy’s side, and Jonas sent Noel a recording of Lin Gong’s offer so she could handle the betrayal.
• Annis Erdoka warned Jonas that the Predecessor Civilization was coming and had a presence somewhere within the Federation.
• Lin Gong approached Snow with a recording of the families’ meeting and proposed working together against Dorothy’s concentration of power.

Jonas helped District 25 defeat the Federation and negotiated a surrender, but a bombing at the signing inflamed public anger. Records from the Predecessor Civilization revealed its plan for Ascension, and Dorothy disclosed that its Consciousness had taken over her body.

• Lin Gong recruited the Brand and Calder Families and Snow to oppose Dorothy, but Dorothy exposed their plans and forced the families to surrender shares.
• Jonas and District 25 undermined Federation morale and defeated its forces in a surprise attack, after which District 25 offered peace talks.
• As the Federation stalled, Jonas waited while Dorothy decided surrender was the best way to survive and ordered Noel to arrange an agreement.
• Dorothy’s body was taken over by the Predecessor Civilization’s Consciousness, which demanded that Jonas attend the signing in person.
• Jonas signed the surrender agreement, but the Federation representatives and controlled Psionics exploded, forcing Jonas, Esnie, and Beigong Ling to flee.
• District 25 residents protested and boycotted Federation goods after the attack, while Jonas studied records recovered from underground ruins.
• Jonas learned that the Predecessor Civilization planned to sacrifice humanity for Ascension and that its Forerunner Project could let it take over successors.
• Jonas called Dorothy, who admitted she had offered her body to the Predecessor Civilization for power and identified herself as Consciousness.

Jonas and his allies stopped Dorothy’s Space-Based Weapon from destroying District 25, but Dorothy found and activated the Predecessor Civilization’s underground city. As Dragon City offered cooperation, Jonas spent time with Eiffel, Iris, Celine, Esnie, and Ryoko.

• Amau Mako trained Celine, then went into the lounge with Jonas and ended their encounter by calling him a scumbag.
• Dorothy ordered the Space-Based Weapon to fire on District 25, and Jonas, Celine, and Afanisi used the Black Ring to redirect its blasts away from the city.
• After District 25 condemned the Federation, Dorothy killed officials who challenged her and continued preparing a larger operation.
• Annis Erdoka showed Jonas how the Predecessor Civilization and the Zerg had devastated each other, then warned him that an ascension tool lay beneath the Wasteland.
• Dorothy found the underground facility, awakened Zero, and ordered her to target Jonas before raising the Underground City from the earth.
• Jonas agreed to cooperate with Ji Yeling of Dragon City, who promised that Dragon City would remain neutral and keep the Federation from targeting District 25.
• Jonas shared personal moments with Eiffel, Iris, Celine, and Esnie, including a dinner date with Eiffel and a private shopping trip with Esnie.
• Chelsea invited Jonas to dinner with Ryoko, but Ryoko arrived first and stayed with Jonas to play a game while Chelsea waited outside.

Ji Yeling pursued closer ties with Jonas while Ye Hua and Yue Chen tried to build influence in District 25 and their partnership broke down. The arc ended with Yue Chen unmasking Ye Hua after defeating her in an alley.

• Ji Yeling investigated the Federation, met Jonas in District 25, and agreed to a closer partnership with the Alt Conglomerate.
• Ye Hua and Yue Chen arrived in District 25, recruited locals, and took control of the Bonecrusher Gang, while Jonas had Rake turned into an informant.
• Jonas questioned Yue Chen about Dragon City’s bloodline-based power system, and the resulting tensions drove her and Ye Hua apart.
• Yue Chen led the Bonecrusher Gang into a trap, escaped wounded, and later refused Ji Yeling’s request to return to Dragon City.
• Jonas drew Yue Chen closer to the Alt Conglomerate, while Ye Hua suspected her of betrayal and demanded a new partner from Ji Yeling.
• Jonas’s personal relationships with Iris, Shigure Ryoko, Esnie, Celine, and Eiffel developed as they sought time and attention from him.
• Ye Hua tracked Yue Chen and confronted her in an alley, where Yue Chen disarmed her, pinned her down, and tore off her mask.