Chapter Summaries

Li Tianming pretended to be overwhelmed by Guo Jiuxiao before revealing that his skills had returned and breaking the ten-clone encirclement. He faced the three surviving Guo Jiuxiao clones with lava fireballs gathering around him.

• Gu Weiyang used white light to weaken the curse afflicting Zhang Kuang while Qin Siyang watched the battle and worried that the Sandworm would pursue him.
• Guo Jiuxiao sent three clones into the air to form a black lightning scythe as the other seven battered Li Tianming’s defenses.
• Guo Jiuxiao trapped Li Tianming in a contracting energy web and launched the scythe at him, but Li Tianming tore free and blocked the strike with a golden shield.
• Li Tianming’s black vines bound four grounded clones, and his sword formation destroyed them while his light arrows blew apart the three airborne clones.
• Li Tianming confronted the three remaining Guo Jiuxiao clones as lava fireballs formed around him, leaving Guo Jiuxiao shocked by Li Tianming’s drastically shortened cooldowns.

Li Tianming unleashed a composite sequence attack and overwhelmed Guo Jiuxiao despite their difference in level. As Guo Jiuxiao realized Li Tianming had set foot on another path, Li Tianming struck him with a potentially fatal assault.

• Li Tianming combined lightning, frost, radiance, and shadow into a powerful attack, killing two of Guo Jiuxiao's remaining clones.
• Li Tianming avoided Guo Jiuxiao's black crystal with his Earth Walker ability, and the shadow wolf swallowed the artifact before disappearing.
• Guo Jiuxiao struggled to explain why his level-eight original body could not suppress Li Tianming's attacks or defenses.
• Li Tianming's spear, arrows, and shield closed in on Guo Jiuxiao as he realized Li Tianming had set foot on another path.
• Li Tianming shouted at Guo Jiuxiao and unleashed the final attack.

Li Tianming defeated Guo Jiuxiao and reunited with Qin Siyang, who told him that Zhang Kuang was safe and Lu Daoxing had left a final message. Li Tianming and Qin Siyang then went to Guo Jiuxiao’s mother, where Li Tianming chose to end her life without questioning her.

• Li Tianming defeated Guo Jiuxiao, and Qin Siyang confirmed Zhang Kuang was safe while Gu Weiyang removed his curse.
• Qin Siyang told Li Tianming that Lu Daoxing had left a message directing them to things at the Miracle Building, and Li Tianming said he planned to return Guo Jiuxiao’s body to his mother.
• Li Tianming and Qin Siyang found Guo Jiuxiao’s elderly mother waiting near the battlefield, and Qin Siyang feared Guo Jiuxiao might have possessed her.
• Li Tianming followed Qin Siyang to speak with the woman and remembered her braised fish before she collapsed and died.
• Li Tianming explained that he had ended her life peacefully because she would suffer either way, and Qin Siyang asked whether he wanted to know how far Guo Jiuxiao would go.

After burying Guo Jiuxiao and his mother, Li Tianming returned to Zhang Kuang, while Qin Siyang headed to the spectators to deal with Wang Xuzuo. Qin Siyang confronted Wang Xuzuo in front of Xie Nanyun and declared that he intended to kill him.

• Li Tianming buried Guo Jiuxiao and his mother together in the Wasteland and returned to Zhang Kuang with Qin Siyang.
• Qin Siyang confirmed that Zhang Kuang's curse was no longer a serious concern, then left in the Drill Pod to handle unfinished business.
• Qin Siyang drove to the spectators and approached Wang Xuzuo, who was standing beside Xie Nanyun.
• Qin Siyang told Xie Nanyun that he planned to kill Wang Xuzuo and asked him not to interfere.
• Wang Xuzuo challenged Qin Siyang, and Qin Siyang said he would toss and turn all night if he did not kill him.

Qin Siyang killed Wang Xuzuo after the Xie Family and the other Wang Family members refused to intervene. He then confronted Huo Dangkou, who agreed to release Chu Baxing even though the World-Destroying Church had not paid him the Apocalypse Fragment.

• Xie Nanyun refused to interfere in Qin Siyang's personal dispute with Wang Xuzuo, and the other Wang Family members also stayed silent.
• Qin Siyang activated triple Origin Violence and killed Wang Xuzuo with a kick that shattered his defensive artifacts and helmet.
• Qin Siyang left in the Drill Pod, and Olof praised the Eye of the Divine Crow for choosing him.
• Qin Siyang found Huo Dangkou among the spectators and asked whether he had seen Zhou Bi die and his Life-Substitution Lamp fail.
• Huo Dangkou said he would release Chu Baxing before receiving the Apocalypse Fragment, explaining that avenging his father's murder had made him happy.

Qin Siyang spoke with Huo Dangkou, who released Chu Baxing and thanked Qin Siyang for listening to him. Huo Dangkou left as the battle neared its end, while Qin Siyang drove toward the battlefield and Olof wondered when the wind would stop.

• Huo Dangkou told Qin Siyang that he had released Chu Baxing, then explained how years of isolation had left him with no one to talk to.
• Huo Dangkou called Qin Siyang a good man, saying he cared about ordinary people and killed only when necessary.
• Qin Siyang put away the Lie Detector and learned that Huo Dangkou had no way to obtain an [Apocalypse Fragment] or carry out his original plan.
• Huo Dangkou said goodbye to Qin Siyang and turned into swirling sand that scattered in the wind.
• Qin Siyang saw Chu Baxing heading toward the battlefield, then drove there himself as the battle drew to a close.
• Olof watched the flying sand and stones from the Drill Pod and wondered when the wind would stop.

After Yu Jianyun killed Fred and Virgil, he stood aside with Gu Weiyang while they discussed Fan Baoluo’s death and the possibility that Royt and Ander were working together. Gu Weiyang concluded that nearly everyone with a seat in Zone 1 was dead or suspect, and turned to Yu Jianyun for help.

• Yu Jianyun returned with Fred and Virgil’s heads after killing both World-Destroying Church Envoys, but Gu Weiyang persuaded him not to join the battle for Zone 1.
• Gu Weiyang showed Yu Jianyun that Fan Baoluo’s broken Straw Effigy had failed to bring him back to life, confirming that Fan Baoluo was likely dead.
• Gu Weiyang suspected Royt had killed Fan Baoluo and warned that Zhu Haifeng might also be dead, despite a message claiming he had killed Janice and was resting.
• Gu Weiyang told Yu Jianyun that Zone 1’s twelve chairs had dwindled to four occupants: himself, Yu Jianyun, Ander, and Yang Xian, whom he suspected of serving Ander.
• Gu Weiyang revealed that he had approached Yu Jianyun because he needed someone he could trust.

Gu Weiyang discussed Zone 1’s shrinking leadership and revealed that Qian Wendao would take a seat while he withdrew. Meanwhile, Zhu Haifeng carried the badly wounded Fan Baoluo through Sigma District as Royt and Manderson pursued them, and the pair headed toward Old Johnny’s Tavern despite Fan Baoluo admitting it might not be safe.

• Gu Weiyang told Yu Jianyun that Qian Wendao would take a seat in Zone 1 and confirmed that he had gone there to watch Ander.
• Chu Zhongxiong returned gravely wounded from fighting Wang Bozhong, and Gu Weiyang sent him to Chen Fenghe and Zhao Fengjun for treatment.
• Zhu Haifeng carried the half-destroyed Fan Baoluo through Sigma District after Manderson and Royt ambushed them.
• Fan Baoluo suspected Ander had revealed his secret technique to Royt, and Zhu Haifeng agreed that Ander’s absence from the battle seemed suspicious.
• Royt caught up with the fleeing pair, so Zhu Haifeng headed for Old Johnny’s Tavern while Fan Baoluo admitted the destination was a gamble.

Zhu Haifeng and Fan Baoluo sought refuge at Old Johnny’s tavern while fleeing Royt and Manderson. Old Johnny repelled Royt’s attack, but Royt then headed back toward the main battlefield, leaving Zhu Haifeng and Fan Baoluo unable to warn Gu Weiyang and the others.

• Fan Baoluo explained that Old Johnny’s extraordinary Pinot Noir suggested he had abilities beyond ordinary winemaking, persuading Zhu Haifeng to gamble on his help.
• Zhu Haifeng carried the badly injured Fan Baoluo into Johnny’s Tavern, where Old Johnny calmly told them the tavern was closed.
• Royt’s attack caused the surroundings to crack and shatter, but the destruction reversed around the tavern before Old Johnny appeared to do anything.
• Fan Baoluo and Zhu Haifeng sensed Royt and Manderson had left, then obeyed Old Johnny’s request to keep quiet and went to Zhu Haifeng’s residence.
• Fan Baoluo suggested Royt had returned to the main battlefield, and Zhu Haifeng worried that they could not warn Gu Weiyang and the others.

As midnight neared, Zone 1’s survivors fought back fiercely against the rebels, killing several of their enemies but suffering heavy losses. When midnight arrived, the battle turned into a desperate scramble over [Apocalypse Fragments], leaving Zone 1’s people trapped between being killed and having their escape tokens stolen.

• With surrender off the table, Zhao Longfei and the rebels pressed their attack on Zone 1’s people before midnight.
• Zone 1’s people drew on their old fighting instincts and launched a brutal counterattack, killing Liu Yufei, Xu Wenju, and Ulit while destroying the bodies of the dead.
• At midnight, Zone 1’s survivors tried to take out their [Apocalypse Fragments], but precise attacks killed them before they could escape.
• Feng Renjie seized the first [Apocalypse Fragment] and stored it away, while the rebels began targeting anyone else who produced one.
• The battlefield descended into a scramble to steal or activate [Apocalypse Fragments], as Zone 1’s people tried to escape and the rebels fought over the tokens.

The battle for the [Apocalypse Fragments] descended into chaos as survivors fought over the dwindling fragments, while Qin Siyang chose not to claim one and shared its contents with others. The fighting ended, but Qi Tian revealed that the person behind his troubles was still unknown, and the characters considered what they would do next.

• People from Zone 1 and others fought, betrayed allies, and died as they competed for the remaining [Apocalypse Fragments].
• Qin Siyang told Olof that he had no need to claim a fragment and might share their secrets more widely someday.
• Olof left the Drill Pod and joined Gu Weiyang, while Qi Tian said Zhou Bi had only been a front man for the person who wanted him dead before falling into a trance.
• Gu Weiyang explained that Qin Siyang had told Li Tianming and Zhang Kuang what was inside an [Apocalypse Fragment].
• Li Tianming and Chen Fenghe discussed the battle and Guo Jiuxiao's death, while Zhang Kuang and Zhao Fengjun spoke about their difficult pasts and plans.

After Zone 1’s defeat, Qin Siyang and his allies reflected on the battle and the deaths of rival church leaders. Before they could recover, members of the World-Destroying Church and other powerful figures suddenly attacked their former allies.

• Zhang Kuang and Zhao Fengjun agreed that reason and their differing priorities had made their separation inevitable.
• Zhao Longfei worried that Royt and Zone 1 leader Ander had not appeared, even as Zone 1’s forces neared defeat.
• Hu Chan told Qin Siyang that he had killed Three Harmonies Church mole Jin Shengyu, then explained that Ulit’s heroic death made absorbing the church difficult.
• Qin Siyang reaffirmed that he intended to kill Qin Yingguang for threatening thousands of people, while Hu Chan rested and Chu Baxing lamented his weakness.
• After the last Zone 1 fighter fell, the World-Destroying Church and several powerful figures launched a surprise attack on their former allies.

After Zone 1’s defeat, Qin Yingguang and other conspirators launched a surprise attack, killing Chu Xiaoang and several others before retreating. As Chu Baxing received his father’s Storage Boxes, armored figures appeared across the wasteland, and Qin Siyang realized Manderson’s preparations were behind the new threat.

• Qin Yingguang stabbed Chu Xiaoang and used a top-grade Tier Four Artifact to suppress his powers and kill him.
• Before dying, Chu Xiaoang destroyed the Apocalypse Fragments in his Storage Boxes, which then appeared beside Chu Baxing as his bound armor shattered.
• Jerry Warren, Alexander Ivanov, and Dmitri Ivanov attacked their former allies, while Xie Nanyun and Han Shuo killed Dmitri as he tried to retreat.
• The attackers withdrew after the brief ambush, and Qin Siyang recognized the approaching armored figures as the result of Manderson’s order to manufacture low-tier armor and artifacts.

After Qin Yingguang betrayed Chu Xiaoang, Zhao Longteng, Wei Rulai, and Han Huizhi discussed the choices that had divided them and waited for news from the Sigma District. There, Qin Siyang and the others faced an immense army of human-shaped Sequence Potions created by Royt, with powerful enemies preventing escape, and Olof agreed to seek a countermeasure.

• Zhao Longteng told Wei Rulai and Han Huizhi that Qin Yingguang had joined the World-Destroying Church and helped kill Chu Xiaoang and others who rebelled.
• Wei Rulai and Zhao Longteng recounted how Han Huizhi had pretended to betray them, then turned on Jin Mian and Zhi Chenggong and killed Zhi Chenggong.
• Wei Rulai speculated that events in the Sigma District had shaped Qin Yingguang's decision, while Zhao Longteng said his second brother had not sent further news.
• Qin Siyang and the others found themselves surrounded by a seemingly endless army of low-tier Sequence Ability Users, and Yu Jianyun discovered that the bodies beneath their armor were made from Sequence Potions.
• Two people attempting to flee were struck down by hidden powerful enemies, and Qi Tian warned that the group might be facing more than a million foes.
• Olof agreed to work with Li Tianming, Yang Guanglie, and Zhang Kuang to find a way to counter Royt's army.

Olof hid Li Tianming, Zhang Kuang, and Yang Guanglie inside Gu Weiyang’s whistle while the survivors prepared to face the World-Destroying Church’s army. Royt trapped them inside a crow-filled spatial barrier and offered them death or exile, while Qin Siyang withdrew into a Spatial Artifact to conserve his strength.

• Olof swept Li Tianming, Zhang Kuang, and Yang Guanglie into the whistle held by Gu Weiyang so they could discuss how to handle the endless army.
• Gu Weiyang urged Han Shuo, Xie Nanyun, and the bystanders to help hold back the enemy, and Xie Nanyun and Han Shuo argued that individual fighters would fare better than a large defensive barrier.
• Royt identified himself as the World-Destroying Church’s Yusi and offered the survivors the choice of fleeing to the Next Safe Zone with their Apocalypse Fragments or dying.
• Royt darkened the ground and raised a crow-filled spatial barrier around the group, trapping them amid the enemy army.
• Yu Jianyun continued cutting down enemies while Qin Siyang found that the barrier had blocked his Drill Pod’s underground escape and entered a Spatial Artifact beside Zhao Longfei to conserve his energy.

Qin Siyang hid with Hu Chan and Chu Baxing while their allies fought the endless enemies trapped inside Royt’s Killing Array. Yu Jianyun concluded that the array was a powerful Tier Five Artifact, and just as the group lamented their lack of experts, someone arrived through a blue ring of light.

• Qin Siyang treated Hu Chan inside Lu Daoxing’s Spatial Artifact and explained that revealing himself could draw the Sandworm to the battlefield.
• The fighters slaughtered waves of weak enemies while guarding against hidden powerful foes and the intangible Crows filling the darkening sky.
• Gu Weiyang invited anyone who found a possible weakness to discuss it with Li Tianming and the other researchers.
• Han Shuo proposed charging toward the Safe Zone, but Yu Jianyun discovered they were running in place inside the array.
• Yu Jianyun tested the darkness with his Tier Five sword and judged the Killing Array to be a powerful Tier Five Artifact.
• A figure stepped from a deep blue ring of light, apologized for arriving late, and said killing Janice had taken too much out of him.

Yu Jianyun, Gu Weiyang, and Qi Tian killed an apparent Zhu Haifeng who was actually a suspicious impostor. The real Zhu Haifeng and Fan Baoluo found Royt’s potion-powered barrier, attacked its Storage Boxes, and eased the pressure on the people trapped inside.

• Yu Jianyun, Gu Weiyang, and Qi Tian killed the Zhu Haifeng who appeared among them, suspecting he was a powerful [Deceiver].
• Zhu Haifeng and Fan Baoluo hurried back to help Gu Weiyang and the others, but found a vast mist barrier powered by Primordial Sequence Potion.
• Zhu Haifeng and Fan Baoluo attacked and destroyed hundreds of Storage Boxes supplying the barrier.
• Yan Mohui warned the guards that Royt, Manderson, Qin Yingguang, Jerry, and Alexander were lying in ambush, then fled with the [Apocalypse Fragment].
• Unseen attackers killed the guards while Zhu Haifeng and Fan Baoluo continued destroying Storage Boxes.
• The trapped fighters noticed the enemy assault weakening, and Gu Weiyang realized someone outside the barrier was helping them.

As the barrier grew heavier and drained the group’s ability to fight, Li Tianming explained how Royt’s forces and the Tier Five Artifact could be countered. Gu Weiyang organized an attack on the barrier from several directions, beginning with Yu Jianyun and Han Shuo.

• Yu Jianyun and others realized the barrier was making the air heavier, while Xie Nanyun clarified that it was not directly draining their strength.
• Royt warned the group they could only escape with the [Apocalypse Fragment] or die, then fell silent as the enemy numbers outside dwindled.
• Gu Weiyang feared the reinforcements could not hold if Royt intervened, but Li Tianming, Olof, and others arrived with a plan.
• Li Tianming explained that mental attacks could disrupt Royt’s control over the enemies and that simultaneous strikes at distant points could overwhelm the artifact’s self-repair.
• Gu Weiyang divided the fighters into groups and assigned Yu Jianyun and Han Shuo to attack toward twelve o’clock.

Gu Weiyang organized a coordinated assault on the black-smoke barrier, and the groups nearly opened a breach before Royt accelerated the artifact’s regeneration and sealed it. The attackers were left exhausted and trapped as Royt mocked them.

• Gu Weiyang assigned attack and guard positions, while Qi Tian rejected Yan Bunan and chose Yu Ziying to accompany him.
• The groups used Mental Attack tools and abilities to advance, then prepared simultaneous strikes against the barrier.
• Li Tianming coordinated repeated attacks with communication tools, and Chu Zhongxiong deployed a reserve team as the breach grew.
• After more than ten rounds, the attackers created a breach large enough for dozens of people, but the artifact rapidly repaired it.
• Royt revealed that he had been watching and had boosted the artifact’s self-repair, then mocked the group for believing they had a chance.

Royt’s barrier trapped the exhausted attackers as he worked to finish preparing the tool, while Gu Weiyang tried to keep them fighting. As their chance of breaking free dwindled, Gong Yingduo used an [Apocalypse Fragment] to escape.

• Zhu Haifeng fled across the Wasteland with the unconscious Fan Baoluo as Manderson pursued them.
• Gu Weiyang exposed Royt’s claim about the tool’s repairs, and Li Tianming ordered another attack.
• Royt’s tool repaired itself faster while the heavy air and repeated attacks exhausted the group; several fighters collapsed.
• Royt said the reinforcements had been dealt with and warned that their last chance to escape was an [Apocalypse Fragment].
• Gong Yingduo activated an [Apocalypse Fragment], and Feng Renjie confronted him as he began to turn transparent.