Chapter Summaries

As the Mechanical Church attacked Curse City, the Plague Doctor leading the Flesh God Cult's forces questioned whether the Mother Tree of Desire could hold the Colossus Tower. The Mother Goddess asserted her power, revived the underground roots, and revealed that she was waiting for the Mechanical Church's ruler to enter the battle.

• The Mechanical Church bombarded the towering tree and advanced through Curse City as the Flesh God Cult's defenders struggled to hold their lines.
• The Plague Doctor told the Mother Tree of Desire that the Flesh God Cult's ambush depended on the machines entering range, but feared they could seize the Colossus Tower first.
• The Mother Tree warned the Plague Doctors not to act insolently and overwhelmed them with her influence, driving several into madness.
• The Plague Doctor reported that the Mechanical Church had invaded the underground root network and deployed a Nanite Swarm near the Colossus Tower.
• The Mother Tree declared that she had manifested only a quarter of her body, then caused the city's tree and underground roots to grow wildly again.
• The Mother Tree dismissed the machine swarms as a minor threat and waited for the ruler of the Mechanical Church to join the battle.

The Mother Tree of Desire warned the Plague Doctors that a monarch-level Night Doctor had infiltrated Curse City, then reassured them that the underground battle was under control. Their meeting was repeatedly interrupted when she felt unexplained pleasure through her avatar, leaving the Plague Doctors baffled.

• The leading Plague Doctor insisted that his faction had not betrayed anyone and was cooperating with the Flesh God Cult to spread chaos and purge the imprisoned Ancient Gods.
• The Mother Tree of Desire revealed that a monarch-level being from the Night Doctors had entered Curse City and warned the Plague Doctors to handle the threat themselves.
• The leading Plague Doctor asked about the underground battle, and the Mother Tree of Desire said the Nanite Swarm had been split up and the mechanical forces posed no threat.
• The Mother Tree of Desire abruptly paused after feeling pleasure, then twice moaned during the meeting as the Plague Doctors stared in confusion.
• The Mother Tree of Desire concluded that something had affected her avatar and made it feel good several times.

The Mother Tree of Desire sensed a strange pulse in the Underground Cavern and watched Lynn interrogate the captive Mechanical Maiden, Silver Fantasy. Lynn pressed her for information about the Mechanical Church and the Colossus Brain, but she refused to speak, so he continued trying to break her will.

• The Mother Tree of Desire followed a root into the Underground Cavern and felt a red pulse strike her consciousness.
• The Mother Tree of Desire asked the lead Plague Doctor whether his people were operating underground, then focused her attention on Lynn and the bound Mechanical Maiden.
• Lynn demanded that Silver Fantasy reveal the Mechanical Church's deployments and objectives, as well as what she knew about the Colossus Brain.
• Silver Fantasy refused to talk, and Lynn decided to continue interrogating her.

Lynn interrogated Silver Fantasy while information interference kept the Intelligent Brain from contacting her. When the link returned, Silver Fantasy’s distress spread through the synchronized machine clusters, disrupting their assault on the Core Colossus Tower and halting the Black Inverted Pyramid.

• Lynn pressured Silver Fantasy to promise she would not attack him again, then learned that she was 17 and the Mechanical Church’s Chief Executive Officer.
• Silver Fantasy refused to reveal why she was searching for the Colossus Brain and reacted with fury.
• As information interference ended, Lynn put on his Pale Crow Mask, and the Intelligent Brain reestablished its link with Silver Fantasy.
• Silver Fantasy begged the Intelligent Brain not to synchronize with her, but the connection was already restored.
• The Intelligent Brain’s breakdown spread through the machine clusters, throwing their assault into chaos and stopping the Black Inverted Pyramid.

Lynn’s curse disrupted the Mechanical Church’s Hive and its battle against the Flesh God Cult, while the Mother Tree of Desire recognized his attack. The Purification Council found Silver Fantasy restrained beneath Curse City and saw that the captor was the Night Doctor.

• The flesh creatures in the city launched a counterattack after Lynn’s attack disrupted the fighting.
• The Hive isolated its intelligence from Silver Fantasy, but its Intelligent Brain suffered severe damage and stopped responding to the Purification Council.
• The emergency program located Silver Fantasy 37 kilometers beneath Curse City and reported that a Root-Level curse prevented her consciousness from being uploaded.
• The Hive displayed images of Silver Fantasy bound in chains, and its machine consciousnesses recognized the Pale Crow Mask as the Night Doctor.
• The Night Doctor apologized to the Mechanical Race and claimed that Silver Fantasy was enjoying their time together.

The hive’s machine consciousnesses saw a masked boy tormenting their Miss Machine Intelligence, and their outrage disrupted the Mechanical Church’s battlefield formations. The Mother Tree of Desire revealed the scene to the plague doctors, who were stunned to recognize the captured mechanical maiden as Silver Fantasy.

• The machine consciousnesses watched footage of the masked boy beside their chained Miss Machine Intelligence and erupted in fury.
• The hive’s anger disrupted its coordination, causing Mechanical Church formations across the city to make serious combat errors.
• Leviathan’s plague doctors noticed the mechanical forces had become disorganized, and the Mother Tree of Desire explained that they were reacting to a humiliating sight.
• The Mother Tree of Desire showed the plague doctors an image of the masked boy with a chained mechanical maiden beside him.
• The plague doctors recognized the captive as Silver Fantasy, the formidable Supreme Frame they had repeatedly failed to kill.

Lynn taunted the Mechanical Church while holding Silver Fantasy captive, provoking the Hive’s machine consciousnesses into fury. The Purification Council subdued their outburst, but a voice in the cavern finally asked Lynn what he wanted.

• The Mother Tree of Desire concluded that Lynn was a powerful Plague Doctor, and the Plague Doctors agreed he must be one of their own.
• Lynn announced that he had the Mechanical Church’s Chief Executive Officer in his hands and claimed Miss Machine Intelligence had served him well, enraging the Hive’s machine consciousnesses.
• The Plague Doctors aboard Leviathan celebrated Lynn’s actions and gained morale, excitement, and evil.
• The Purification Council ordered the enraged machine consciousnesses to be silent, then Lynn taunted the Mechanical Church and declared Miss Machine Intelligence his spoils of war.
• Lynn’s reputation within the Mechanical Church changed to “sworn enemy,” and an icy voice asked him what he wanted.

Lynn held Silver Fantasy hostage and demanded rare Supreme Frame alloy and processing equipment from the Mechanical Church. As he waited for the Purification Council’s response, he revealed to Zuo Zuo that his calm confidence masked a dangerous gamble—and that he was counting on the Mother Tree of Desire to intervene if the machines attacked.

• Lynn tortured Silver Fantasy to silence her and demanded an exchange from the Mechanical Church.
• The Purification Council agreed to negotiate, and Lynn demanded Supreme Frame alloy and equipment to process it.
• Lynn secretly admitted to Zuo Zuo that he was afraid and was relying on the Church’s uncertainty about his powers to deter an attack.
• Zuo Zuo realized the Mechanical Church viewed Lynn as a mysterious threat after he had suppressed the Nanite Swarm and enslaved Silver Fantasy.
• Lynn told Zuo Zuo that he expected the Mother Tree of Desire to be watching and to protect him if the Mechanical Church attacked.

Lynn held Silver Fantasy hostage and forced the Mechanical Church to provide death star crystal, leaving both sides waiting to see whether the Church would meet his deadline. The Church agreed under pressure, and Lynn revealed that his threat had been a desperate gamble.

• Lynn demanded that the Mechanical Church dismantle its Silver Fantasy bodies for death star crystal and threatened to hurt Silver Fantasy every minute until it complied.
• The Mechanical Church prepared its forces to attack, but the Purification Council hesitated after detecting the Mother Tree of Desire’s roots surrounding the cavern.
• An emotionless voice within the Hive ordered the Mechanical Church to agree to Lynn’s demands.
• The Purification Council agreed to provide the materials but asked for ten minutes, and Lynn gave it five.
• Lynn admitted to Zuo Zuo that he had gambled on the Church valuing Silver Fantasy too much to attack, then told her to wait.

Lynn negotiated with the Mechanical Church for death star crystal and the technology needed to process it. After sending Miss Doll and Little Darling away, he received a huge shipment of epic-grade material and a Star Core Furnace blueprint, while more salvaged parts were still being transferred.

• Lynn told Miss Doll to leave with Little Darling and promised to meet them after he finished negotiating with the Mechanical Church.
• Lynn agreed to accept technical blueprints and core materials instead of the Church's enormous smelting and forging equipment.
• The Mechanical Church warped in a container holding one hundred kilograms of epic-grade death star crystal, which Lynn checked and stored in his system space.
• A second container arrived with death star crystal mechanical parts and a blueprint for the Star Core Furnace.

Lynn completed the exchange with the Mechanical Church, but the Mother Tree of Desire attacked him as the Church’s real plan unfolded. A summoning array formed from the three containers brought down a projection of the God of Ten Thousand Machines, and Lynn tried to teleport away.

• Lynn collected the final shipment and began backing away from Silver Fantasy while promising to release her.
• The Mother Tree of Desire attacked Lynn and reached for Silver Fantasy, revealing that she had been waiting to exploit the exchange.
• Lynn realized the Mechanical Church had used the Mother Tree’s greed to distract him and conceal its plan in the three containers.
• The containers formed a summoning array, which brought down a projection of the God of Ten Thousand Machines.
• Lynn roared for the others to run and forced his teleportation ability to activate.

Lynn attempted to escape the Mechanical Church’s attack by teleporting to Happy Home, where Alice sensed his return. The God of Ten Thousand Machines stopped him inside the spatial tunnel and dragged him back.

• Lynn confirmed his teleportation to Happy Home as the Mother Tree of Desire entangled him.
• Alice sensed Lynn’s familiar presence returning and hurried into the courtyard to meet him.
• Lynn entered the spatial tunnel and saw Alice and the Old Castle ahead, but still felt the God of Ten Thousand Machines watching him.
• The God of Ten Thousand Machines clenched its hand, shattering space and sending chains of information after Lynn.
• The chains froze Lynn near Happy Home, and the God of Ten Thousand Machines dragged him out of the spatial tunnel.

Lynn's attempt to teleport to Happy Home was stopped by the God of Ten Thousand Machines, leaving him gravely injured beneath Curse City as he faced the Mother Tree of Desire and his attacker. As Lynn neared death, he triggered a Transdimensional Link that made the two powerful beings realize he was the Colossus Heart.

• Alice saw Lynn's teleportation tunnel collapse, realized he was in danger, and tried to escape Happy Home despite the Death-Binding Curse.
• Lynn was dragged from the shattered Spatial Passage by a Root-Level strike, and Zuo Zuo shielded him from the impact.
• Lynn challenged the God of Ten Thousand Machines and insisted that he would not die and that the Mechanical Church had enemies to fear.
• As Lynn's life ebbed, a Transdimensional Link resonated from Colossus Tower, drawing the attention of the God of Ten Thousand Machines and the Mother Tree of Desire.
• Silver Fantasy and the two powerful beings recognized that Lynn was the Colossus Heart.

Lynn’s hidden ties to the Colossus, the Titan God Tribe, and the Twelve-Winged Upside-Down Angel emerged as his injuries began to heal. The Mother Tree of Desire and the God of Ten Thousand Machines reconsidered attacking him, while Lynn warned them that the fight could destroy them too.

• Silver Fantasy suspected that Lynn carried the Colossus Heart and was its consciousness, drawing the Mother Tree of Desire’s attention to him.
• A cross-shaped Titan God Tribe rune appeared on Lynn’s forehead, and the Mother Tree of Desire recognized it as a mark of the extinct tribe.
• Holy power from two feathers beneath Lynn’s coat began healing him, and the Mother Tree of Desire identified them as feathers from the Twelve-Winged Upside-Down Angel.
• The Mother Tree of Desire realized Lynn had powerful Root-Level connections, and the God of Ten Thousand Machines also paused to weigh his options.
• Lynn told them that he was giving them a chance to retreat and prepared a thick book as his final trump card.

Lynn confronted the God of Ten Thousand Machines after the Mother Tree of Desire withdrew, but the Mechanical Church launched a surprise psychic attack on Curse City. Lynn was seized by the God of Ten Thousand Machines as the Mother Tree realized he had never intended to compromise.

• The Mother Tree of Desire withdrew her vines and abandoned her hostility toward Lynn, warning him that the God of Ten Thousand Machines might kill him.
• Lynn asked the God of Ten Thousand Machines to make his decision while the two remained locked in a tense standoff.
• A concealed Black Inverted Pyramid appeared above Curse City and activated a Regional Mind Suppressor.
• The psychic strike blanked Lynn's mind, allowing the God of Ten Thousand Machines to seize him and begin crushing his spine.
• The Mother Tree of Desire broke free of the suppression and realized that the God of Ten Thousand Machines had never considered compromise.

The God of Ten Thousand Machines launched a full assault on Curse City, suppressing its flesh-and-blood inhabitants and devastating the Mother Tree of Desire. He seized Lynn and explained his plans for awakening the Colossus Brain as he tore out Lynn’s heart.

• The God of Ten Thousand Machines used the Hive to suppress Curse City’s flesh-and-blood beings while his mechanical swarms attacked the Colossus Tower.
• The Mother Tree of Desire attacked him, but he blasted her tendrils apart and opened a vast cavity beneath the city.
• Lynn struggled against the suppression as the God of Ten Thousand Machines approached and declared that the old powers were exiled failures destined to be left behind.
• The God of Ten Thousand Machines warned Lynn not to become someone else’s puppet, then pierced his chest and seized his heart.
• The God of Ten Thousand Machines explained that Colossus flesh and blood could awaken the Colossus Brain, and questioned how Lynn controlled the Colossus heart and its incomplete will.

The God of Ten Thousand Machines suppressed Lynn while the Colossus Tower rose from beneath Curse City, awakening the Colossus Brain. Through the restored Colossus Network, Lynn became the node for scattered Colossus consciousnesses, and the awakened civilization confronted the God of Ten Thousand Machines.

• The God of Ten Thousand Machines said he had escaped the calamity thousands of years earlier and waited to see how the Colossus Brain would save Lynn.
• The Colossus Tower emerged from beneath the Mother Tree of Desire, and Lynn sensed an ancient consciousness awakening inside it.
• Lynn struggled to kill himself with Calamity, but the God of Ten Thousand Machines stopped him and said the Titan and Angel could not descend.
• The Colossus Brain opened its eyes and reactivated the Transdimensional Network, linking Lynn to Little Darling, the captive consciousnesses, and countless beings across the Dark World.
• The Colossus consciousnesses surged into Lynn, shattering the God of Ten Thousand Machines’ grasp and driving him back.
• An enormous blood-red Colossus phantom appeared above Lynn and faced the God of Ten Thousand Machines.

Sir Awen recognized the conflict in Curse City as part of an ancient struggle and gave White Night Lynn’s summoning scroll, then went to the city himself. Meanwhile, the God of Ten Thousand Machines confronted the Colossus and revealed that he had long planned to seize its legacy.

• Sir Awen and White Night watched the phantoms of Machine Intelligence and the Colossus from the Night Doctor outpost, and Sir Awen recalled an ancient war among three technological civilizations.
• Sir Awen gave White Night Lynn’s summoning scroll and instructed him to prepare the ritual, then vanished toward Curse City.
• White Night read the targeting incantation aloud and discovered that it included the phrase “Perverted and Twisted Lolicon.”
• Inside Curse City, the God of Ten Thousand Machines confronted the Colossus while Lynn’s body struggled to stay upright.
• The God of Ten Thousand Machines explained that he had awaited the Colossus’s fall so he could extract its core technology, and recalled his failed proposal to unite the three civilizations seven thousand years earlier.

Lynn discovered that Zuo Zuo was the incomplete Colossus Heart’s true consciousness and used their shared authority to control the Colossus phantom. The phantom punched the God of Ten Thousand Machines before he could carry out his threat against Lynn.

• Lynn realized the God of Ten Thousand Machines had deserted the cataclysm and condemned him for mocking those who died fighting.
• Lynn’s accusations stirred the Machine Consciousnesses and won the Mother Tree of Desire’s favor.
• Lynn examined the Colossus network and discovered that Zuo Zuo was the Colossus Heart’s true consciousness, sharing authority with him.
• The God of Ten Thousand Machines threatened to extract Lynn’s heart and make him his daughter’s plaything.
• Lynn subtly moved the Colossus phantom’s fingers, and the phantom suddenly punched the God of Ten Thousand Machines into the ground.

Lynn took control of the Colossus phantom and struck the God of Ten Thousand Machines, but the god stopped the attack and declared the Colossus could not defeat him. Lynn then unleashed a Desire Strike through the Colossus Network, overwhelming Silver Fantasy and striking the other Colossus consciousnesses.

• Lynn used his authority over the damaged Colossus Network to control the Colossus phantom and knock the God of Ten Thousand Machines down.
• Lynn attacked the god again, but the God of Ten Thousand Machines walked out of the crater and stopped the Colossus's fist with one hand.
• The God of Ten Thousand Machines said the Colossus had failed to defeat him seven thousand years earlier and was even weaker now.
• Lynn grinned and unleashed a Desire Strike through the Colossus phantom, despite Silver Fantasy's warning.
• The amplified strike spread through the Colossus Network, engulfed Silver Fantasy, and left her completely broken.