Chapter Summaries

Lynn fought off a pack of werewolves that attacked him, using Random Diagnosis to inflict diseases on them. The werewolves began collapsing in agony, and one of them stared in horror at the sudden chaos around him.

• The werewolf leader attacked Lynn from behind, but a hand with teeth bit him and hurled him away.
• Dozens of werewolves surrounded Lynn and lunged at him while he tried to rise above them on his tentacles.
• The werewolves bit into Lynn’s supporting tentacles, so he activated Random Diagnosis instead of using his damaged Dragon Breath Arm.
• Lynn inflicted various diseases on the werewolves, causing them to collapse, itch, retch, and lose fur.
• A werewolf saw his companions suffering and wondered what was happening.

Lynn used his diagnostic skill to incapacitate the attacking Werewolves, then rounded them up with Zuo Zuo. He interrogated one of the captured Werewolves about why they had attacked him.

• Werewolves near Lynn collapsed from the illnesses and symptoms he diagnosed, while one attacker suddenly became attracted to a fellow Werewolf.
• The remaining Werewolves tried to flee, but Lynn diagnosed them with more ailments and brought the whole group down.
• Lynn and Zuo Zuo rounded up the incapacitated Werewolves after Lynn realized how powerful his skill was.
• Lynn questioned a rash-covered Werewolf about the attack and threatened to have the wolf king spray him until he confessed.
• The Werewolf agreed to tell Lynn everything.

Lynn questioned a Werewolf and learned that Silent Town’s people were survivors of an expedition from the Holy World, while the Night Doctors had once treated the Werewolves before subjecting them to frightening procedures. The Werewolf did not know where the doctors’ nearby outpost was, and Lynn turned his attention toward the town.

• Lynn forced the Werewolf to explain that Silent Town’s residents descended from survivors of an expedition seeking Sacred Relics from the Holy World.
• The Werewolf said the expedition had been scattered after encountering a root-grade creature, and that his ancestors had been cast out after contracting the Werewolf curse.
• Lynn asked about the Night Doctors, and the Werewolf described a beaked-mask doctor who treated illnesses before cutting open and experimenting on Werewolves.
• The Werewolf said his people had fled the Night Doctors that very night and did not know the location of their nearby outpost.
• The Werewolf renewed his vow to destroy Silent Town’s people, and Lynn turned to look at the town in the darkness.

Lynn arrived at Silent Town with captured Werewolves, but the townspeople mistook him for a threat and fired on him. After he deflected their bullets and claimed the Werewolves were prisoners, a priest confirmed the creatures appeared seriously ill.

• The Silent Town survivors waited for the expected Werewolf attack as the blood moon rose, then heard strange, sorrowful howls in the fog.
• Lynn emerged from the fog and introduced himself as a friendly doctor, but the townspeople spotted Werewolves bound behind him and opened fire.
• Lynn deflected the silver bullets with his demon-hunting blade and asked the townspeople to talk peacefully.
• Lynn said the Werewolves were his prisoners, and the townspeople noticed their weakened state and missing fur.
• The mayor sent a priest to examine the Werewolves, and the priest reported that they seemed to be suffering from serious illnesses.

Lynn introduced himself to Mayor Kamon and asked for help finding the Night Doctors, whose gruesome treatments had left several townspeople covered in stitches. He offered to remove the scars, and the chapter ended as he prepared to operate on Karen.

• Lynn told Mayor Kamon that he had subdued the Werewolves and had come to find the Night Doctors to learn medicine.
• Kamon warned Lynn that the Night Doctors were dangerous, while a young man revealed that their treatment had left him covered in stitches.
• Lynn offered to remove the townspeople’s scars through cosmetic surgery, and the young man eagerly accepted.
• Lynn triggered the Special Suture Removal quest and prepared to operate on Karen, assuring Kamon that he was a professional.

Lynn attempted to remove the Night Doctors’ stitches from Karen’s chest, reassuring him that the procedure would be painless under general anesthesia. Karen woke in agony but could barely move or speak, and Lynn mistook his pleas for praise as he worked on.

• Karen begged Lynn to restore his appearance, and Lynn told him to undress before sending the mayor and warriors out of the room.
• Lynn laid Karen naked on a slaughtering block and sharpened his large knife, alarming him with jokes about the procedure.
• After Karen asked about anesthetic, Lynn admitted he had forgotten and gave him general anesthesia.
• Karen regained awareness during the stitch removal and felt intense pain, but paralysis left him unable to cry out.
• Lynn misheard Karen’s attempts to say that it hurt as praise and resolved to work even harder.

Lynn removed the Night Doctors’ stitches and restored Karen’s body, using a potion and a careful operation to hide every seam. He declared the surgery a success, while Karen wept from pain and the mayor and onlookers admired the scarless result.

• Lynn discovered that Self-Bound Angel’s Mercy kept Karen’s body alive but prevented it from healing naturally, so he chose to remove only the potion on Karen’s skin.
• Lynn stitched Karen’s flesh and limbs together, peeled away the potion-coated skin, and used Recovery Potion to restore it seamlessly.
• Lynn completed the Special Suturing quest and earned 500 Skeleton Coins and 500 Base Experience.
• Lynn told Karen that he had recovered and even treated his dark spots and pimples, while Karen cried in pain and Lynn mistook the tears for gratitude.
• Lynn announced the successful operation to the mayor and the others, who were amazed by Karen’s smooth, scarless body.

Lynn removed Karen’s scars and agreed to treat the scarred girls, while the werewolves rioted to help one of their own escape. The fleeing werewolf encountered a mysterious figure in the mist outside town.

• The mayor and townspeople praised Lynn after he restored Karen’s skin, and Karen cried helplessly on the operating table.
• The mayor asked Lynn to treat the other scarred townspeople, and Lynn agreed as the girls eagerly volunteered.
• A rash-covered werewolf organized a riot so he could escape and alert the others, but the guards and priests quickly subdued the rioters.
• The rash-covered werewolf fled into the forest and found a top-hatted figure with a beaked mask standing amid the white mist.

Hunters warned the mayor that the Night Doctors were approaching, and Lynn learned that the infamous doctors were the people he had come to find. As the Night Doctors’ paralytic mist engulfed the town, Lynn and the mayor took shelter with several Werewolves and prepared for their arrival.

• Hunters spotted white mist outside town and warned the mayor that the Night Doctors had appeared.
• The mayor ordered residents to take shelter in the church and told Lynn to avoid the Night Doctors, but Lynn said he had come specifically to meet them.
• Bells rang as the Night Doctors’ mist spread into town, sending townspeople, guards, and Werewolves fleeing in panic.
• The mayor, Lynn, and several Werewolves took refuge in Lynn’s room, where the mist paralyzed the Werewolves and the mayor warned Lynn about the Night Doctors’ forced treatments.
• The mayor gave Lynn poison to drink if the Night Doctors found him, explaining that they would focus on treating someone who appeared gravely ill.

The Night Doctor found the werewolves hiding in a house and began healing those who had poisoned or injured themselves. Lynn watched in fascination as the Executor removed the mayor’s poison and started treating the others.

• The Night Doctor dragged a werewolf through the wall and dissected him, driving two others to flee into the mist, where they fell.
• The mayor ordered everyone to drink their potions, and one guard who dropped his poison stabbed himself to avoid being discovered.
• The Executor entered through the wall and identified the mayor and guards who had swallowed deadly poison.
• The Executor removed the dark poison from Mayor Kamon, stitched his wound, and praised his purity.
• The Executor healed another poisoned guard, then turned to treat the guard who had stabbed himself.

The Night Doctor treated a guard’s brain tumor and Werewolf curse, then diagnosed Lynn as an extraordinarily ill patient. Lynn sought to join the Night Doctors by challenging the doctor to a diagnostic contest, and began by asking about his digestion.

• The Night Doctor opened the guard’s skull, removed a tumor, and stitched the wound closed.
• The Night Doctor amputated and treated the guard’s cursed leg, then reconstructed his foot using a rune and Self-Bound Angel’s Mercy.
• The Night Doctor examined Lynn and listed his many mutations, curses, modifications, and other ailments.
• Lynn told the Night Doctor he wanted to join the organization and claimed his diagnostic ability surpassed the doctor’s.
• The Night Doctor accepted Lynn’s challenge, and Lynn began asking whether he had recent gastrointestinal discomfort.

Lynn diagnosed the Night Doctor with several alarming conditions, leaving him badly shaken and forcing him to flee for help. Lynn stayed in town to seek recognition as a Night Doctor, and four more Night Doctors arrived to confront him.

• Lynn diagnosed the Night Doctor with intestinal cysts, which the Night Doctor discovered and cut out himself.
• Lynn told the Night Doctor he had severe hair loss, and the Night Doctor's hair and eyebrows fell away when he removed his mask and hat.
• Lynn diagnosed a body part that seemed to have a mind of its own, and the Night Doctor emerged from the house badly debilitated after treating his conditions.
• The Night Doctor threatened to return with help and hurried away, while Lynn told the mayor he would stay to earn recognition as a Night Doctor.
• Four Night Doctors arrived in the square, and Lynn welcomed them and invited them to sit.

Lynn sought a chance to join the Night Doctors, while Raven agreed to test his diagnostic abilities by secretly infecting himself with a virus. The chapter ended as Lynn accepted the challenge to identify the virus within ten minutes.

• An Executor Night Doctor accused Lynn of causing his symptoms, while Lynn denied harming anyone.
• Raven explained that Plague Doctors were former Night Doctors who spread curses and diseases, and Lynn pretended to know nothing about them.
• Lynn asked Raven for a chance to become a Night Doctor, and Raven agreed to assess his character and abilities.
• Raven secretly introduced a difficult-to-detect virus into his body and challenged Lynn to identify its entry wound, distribution, and effects within ten minutes.
• Lynn accepted Raven's test, which would earn him Raven's personal recommendation if he succeeded.

Lynn diagnosed Raven with the [Leech] virus and revealed that Raven’s self-experimentation had also damaged his hair follicles. The chapter ended with Raven’s rash spreading across his back as the Night Doctors rushed to treat him.

• Lynn identified the [Leech] virus and accurately described Raven’s injection site and symptoms.
• Raven confirmed Lynn’s diagnosis, then challenged him by revealing that his back was also itching and stinging.
• Lynn explained that Raven’s back symptoms came from toxins awakened by the virus in his damaged hair follicles, and warned that the itching could spread to his brain.
• Raven ordered the Night Doctors to remove his clothes, and they found spreading red bumps and dull feathers on his back.
• The Night Doctors confirmed Raven was in serious condition and urged him to get treatment.

Lynn diagnosed Raven with several ailments while the Night Doctors treated his sudden reaction to having his feathers plucked. Raven's convulsions worsened, and removing his boots unleashed a blast of explosive foot odor that sent a Night Doctor flying.

• The three Night Doctors plucked Raven's feathers and injected antiviral medication to treat a flare-up of the [Leech] virus.
• Raven suspected Lynn had caused his symptoms, but Lynn denied it and read aloud his diagnosis of epilepsy.
• Raven began convulsing after more feathers were plucked, while the Night Doctors frantically tried to help him.
• A Night Doctor removed Raven's boots and was blasted more than ten meters away by his explosive foot odor.
• Lynn warned that Raven's pungent foot odor should not be displayed in crowded places.

Lynn’s blocked sense of smell let him survive Raven’s overwhelming foot odor, which incapacitated the townspeople and Night Doctors until Raven’s boots contained it. The Night Doctors called for backup, while Black Skull challenged Lynn to diagnose him and Lynn’s panel revealed his undead past.

• Raven’s foot odor engulfed the square, making the townspeople, mayor, and Night Doctors vomit or collapse.
• A Night Doctor managed to put Raven’s feet back into his boots, while Lynn explained that he had blocked his sense of smell.
• The Night Doctors carried Raven away and gained renown, then Black Skull ordered the others to get backup and decided to confront Lynn himself.
• Lynn gave Zuo Zuo medicine as Black Skull challenged him to diagnose his diseases.
• Lynn’s panel identified Black Skull as an undead skeleton who had once slaughtered dark creatures before the Night Doctors guided him toward redemption.

Lynn diagnosed Black Skull and another Night Doctor with hidden illnesses, while Zuo Zuo questioned whether Lynn’s ability had changed from diagnosing diseases to inflicting them. As Lynn began examining Black Skull, the Executor witnessed a weeping black-and-white clown flicker over him.

• Lynn denied inflicting diseases and told Zuo Zuo that he had only used his passive diagnostic ability on the Night Doctors.
• Zuo Zuo suspected Lynn might be inflicting diseases rather than diagnosing them, and Lynn reacted angrily to the suggestion.
• Lynn wrapped his left hand in bandages and offered to diagnose Black Skull.
• Black Skull secretly told the Executor to watch for signs of Lynn using curses or diseases against him.
• When Lynn touched Black Skull’s wrist, the Executor saw a glimmer at Lynn’s fingertip and a weeping black-and-white clown appear over him.

Lynn diagnosed Black Skull with numerous severe bone ailments, but the Executor realized a curse had altered Lynn’s ability and was worsening its influence over him. The Executor left to treat Raven and report the danger, while Black Skull stayed with Lynn and tried to keep him calm until the other Night Doctors arrived.

• Lynn diagnosed Black Skull with numerous ailments, and Black Skull’s bones cracked despite his anti-curse measures.
• Lynn damaged Black Skull’s hand, then shifted abruptly between unsettling expressions and apologized for losing control.
• The Executor told Black Skull that a curse had altered Lynn’s diagnostic ability and might be changing his personality and perception.
• Black Skull ordered the Executor to treat Raven and explain the situation, while warning him to proceed cautiously around Lynn.
• The Executor vanished into the fog, and Black Skull reassured Lynn that the other Night Doctors were on their way.

Lynn’s cursed diagnostic ability drove him into a violent, unstable state, and Black Skull tried to restrain him before he could attack the townspeople. Lynn revealed that he had tricked Black Skull and used the Evil Spirit’s Curse Eye against him.

• After diagnosing himself, Lynn discovered several forms of the Weeping Clown condition, and the dark silhouette overlapping him grew clearer as his curse worsened.
• Black Skull pinned Lynn with skeletal hands and warned that using his diagnostic ability was deepening the curse and distorting his mind.
• Lynn broke free, bound Black Skull with tentacles, and rushed toward the townspeople to diagnose them.
• Black Skull’s spirit attacked Lynn with soul shrieks, but Lynn pretended to suffer while using a Mental Enhancement Potion to resist the attack.
• Lynn revealed an Abyss-black Evil Spirit’s eye and invoked a curse and blessing against Black Skull.

Lynn’s curse drove him into a rampage, and he used his strange abilities to evade Black Skull, Zuo Zuo, and Raven while spreading ailments and cursing Raven. Raven began suppressing the curse, and he and Black Skull suspected Lynn’s condition was more than ordinary derangement.

• Lynn cursed Black Skull, whose psychic attacks then repeatedly missed, while Lynn’s tentacles diagnosed the fleeing townspeople’s ailments.
• Zuo Zuo tried to restrain Lynn, but he drank pesticide, incapacitated her, and stuffed her into his pocket.
• Raven arrived and trapped Lynn in a cocoon of feathers, but Lynn cursed him through the pupil on his tongue and escaped.
• Raven pressed a rune to his head to suppress the curse as Black Skull asked what was wrong with Lynn, and Raven began to explain what the Executor had told him.