Chapter Summaries

Lynn rescued Alice after she nearly exhausted her ghostly aura and became a mindless undead spirit. He warned her not to fight her curse by force, then made her clothes and helped her dress, leaving Alice safe and content beside him.

• Lynn saw Sir Awen vanish into a wall and checked that Alice was all right.
• Lynn diagnosed Alice and learned that her soul had nearly scattered after she used too much ghostly aura.
• Lynn warned Alice not to try breaking her curse through brute force, but she paid little attention and asked him for a hug.
• Lynn used Mimicry to make Alice underwear and a dress, then helped her put them on.
• Alice clung to Lynn and relaxed in his arms, despite being a Death Omen Rank evil spirit.

Alice accidentally touched Lynn and panicked when he fell silent, fearing she had broken something. Lynn reassured her that he was fine, while the system awarded him a milestone achievement.

• Alice reached out and accidentally touched Lynn, prompting a flood of system notifications.
• The system awarded Lynn the Wonderful Super Experience (II) achievement and permanent bonuses to constitution, staying power, and endurance.
• Alice feared she had broken something and worried that Lynn would ignore or scold her.
• Lynn comforted Alice, explained that nothing was broken, and reassured her with a smile.

Lynn reassured Alice that what happened was her helping suppress a cursed object, and her affection, trust, and closeness toward him increased. He left her alone in the room, where Alice decided she would help him again if needed.

• Lynn told Alice that she had accidentally helped him suppress a cursed object and insisted she had done nothing wrong.
• Alice accepted Lynn's explanation, and the system reported increases in her affection, trust, and closeness toward him.
• Lynn placed Alice on the bed, gave her a handkerchief, and left the room after telling her to wait quietly.
• Alice wiped her face as Lynn had instructed, then resolved to help suppress the supposed cursed object if he needed her.

Lynn caught Zuo Zuo and used her for an unfamiliar task, leaving her exhausted and upset. The chapter ended with Zuo Zuo crying over what Lynn had done while he tried to comfort her.

• Zuo Zuo accused Lynn of still having improper ideas about her and dodged his attempts to grab her.
• Lynn caught Zuo Zuo by predicting her movement and told her he would not use Mimicry.
• Lynn used Zuo Zuo for a new purpose, triggering a special achievement and earning permanent bonuses.
• Zuo Zuo pulled free, exhausted, and burst into tears as Lynn apologized and tried to comfort her.
• Zuo Zuo sobbed that she was no longer pure, while Lynn fell silent.

Lynn’s latest abuse left Zuo Zuo exhausted and furious, so she demanded they break up and asked for a knife. Lynn persuaded her to eat cake and drink while arguing that breaking up would let him escape punishment, and Zuo Zuo resolved to keep a record of his offenses and get revenge.

• Lynn received a special achievement and permanent bonuses after using Zuo Zuo in a new way.
• Zuo Zuo broke down crying, declared she was no longer pure, and demanded a knife so they could break up.
• Lynn argued that breaking up would let him off too easily and urged Zuo Zuo to seek revenge instead.
• Lynn gave Zuo Zuo cake, which she ate while vowing to repay him for every offense.
• Zuo Zuo demanded hard liquor and the Black Skull Coins Lynn had swindled from her, but Lynn refused because repayment would wipe the slate clean.

Lynn brought Alice into the Vision Realm and invited her to join his VIP group chat so she could contact him whenever she missed him. In the chat, the Matriarch warned that Lynn’s family had been stopped by a curse attack and that Night City’s forces were preparing to join the battle in Curse City.

• Lynn took Alice to the Vision Realm and invited her to join the Loving Family · Bloodsaw Apothecary VIP Group.
• Alice joined the group, where Lynn introduced her to the Matriarch and explained that the Matriarch was his boss and godmother, not his first love.
• The Matriarch told Lynn that Xiao Xiao, Titan, and Little Wu had encountered eerie music and a clown, triggering their curses and delaying their journey to Curse City.
• The Matriarch said Xiao Xiao was heading toward Lynn, while Titan and Little Wu remained frenzied, and warned that a powerful curse user had deliberately stopped them.
• The Matriarch explained that Night City elites would soon enter the battle because spies had corrupted potion makers and developed a dangerous anti-mechanical plague, then ordered Lynn to follow Awen and stop courting death.

Lynn suspected the Pighead Butcher had secretly prevented Xiao Xiao's family from reaching Curse City, leaving him without their help during his battle with the God of Ten Thousand Machines. After reuniting with Alice and the restored Miss Black String Moon, he learned that the Flesh God Cult had taken control of the area around Colossus Tower as the Night Doctors prepared to enter the fight.

• Lynn connected the mysterious interference that delayed Xiao Xiao's family to the Pighead Butcher and resolved to investigate him after the events in Curse City.
• Lynn visited Miss Doll with Alice, introduced them, and learned that Miss Doll's restored body improved her performance by at least forty percent.
• Miss Black String Moon resumed her usual invisible protection, and Lynn set out to find Sir Awen.
• Sir Awen teleported Lynn to the outpost and told him that the Matriarch had ordered him to keep Lynn out of trouble.
• Sir Awen showed Lynn a completed Psionics Warp Device linked to the City of Night and said the Night Doctors were officially entering the fray.
• Sir Awen revealed that the Flesh God Cult had taken control of the central area, with the Mother Tree of Desire's vines spreading across nearly a third of Curse City and surrounding Colossus Tower.

Lynn warned Sir Awen that the Flesh God Cult might be luring the Mechanical Church into a decisive trap, and the Night Doctors considered changing sides if the Cult grew too powerful. As Lynn prepared to rest, he realized his books and Little Darling were missing, then learned Miss Doll had left Little Darling a rendezvous note.

• Lynn told Sir Awen that the Flesh God Cult might be waiting for the Mechanical Church to send reinforcements before striking a decisive blow.
• Sir Awen said the Night Doctors might need to change their position if the Flesh God Cult became stronger, and Lynn agreed that alliances depended on the situation.
• Sir Awen told Lynn to rest until the curse wore off and their elite forces arrived.
• Lynn suddenly remembered he had left his borrowed books on the battlefield and could not find Little Darling.
• Miss Doll explained that Little Darling had been affected by Mind Suppression and that she had left it a note directing it to a camp near their first meeting point.
• Black String Moon and Zuo Zuo joked that Big Tongue could read, but the others fell silent.

Lynn worried that Big Tongue was missing in Curse City, but Sir Awen stopped him and agreed to search for Big Tongue, Lynn’s belongings, and a replacement outfit. After resting, Lynn completed his survival quest, reached level 38, and enhanced Flesh Cataclysm as he prepared for the coming battle.

• Lynn rushed toward Curse City to look for Big Tongue, but Sir Awen teleported him back and promised to investigate.
• Lynn asked Sir Awen to retrieve his curse books and Night Demon Blade and request a replacement Night Doctor outfit and a renewed kiss from the Matriarch.
• Sir Awen sent Lynn back to his bedroom, where Lynn stopped suppressing his curses and fell asleep.
• Lynn woke after his curses expired and completed the Emergency Quest: Survive, reaching level 38 and receiving a Skill Enhancement Scroll.
• Lynn used the scroll to enhance Flesh Cataclysm, increasing his bodily control and capacity to recover by assimilating flesh.

Lynn tested the enhanced Flesh Cataclysm, discovering it could absorb meat through any part of his body and transform his tentacles into powerful, hardened weapons. He joined Sir Awen and the gathered Night Doctors outside the outpost, where he received the Matriarch’s kiss and a 24-hour blessing alongside her threat to kill him.

• Lynn used Flesh Cataclysm to absorb roast meat through his arm and head, restoring health and energy.
• Lynn tested the ability further, then extended tentacles that could pierce walls and harden like steel.
• Lynn left the bedroom with Alice and greeted the assembled Night Doctors outside the outpost.
• Sir Awen gave Lynn his Night Doctor equipment and the Matriarch’s kiss, which Lynn pressed to his chest to receive a 24-hour blessing.

Lynn joined the Night Doctors’ gathering, used his Monocle to identify hidden Plague Doctors, and received several recovered books and the Night Demon Blade from Sir Awen. Sir Awen warned him about the dangerous Shattered World relic Number 002 and revealed that another relic was already affecting everyone at the outpost.

• Lynn sat beside the podium holding Alice while Sir Awen delivered his mobilization speech to the Night Doctors.
• Lynn identified several Plague Doctors in the ranks with his Monocle and gave their names to Sir Awen, who sent guards to deal with them.
• Sir Awen returned six of Lynn’s books and the Night Demon Blade, but reported that The Book You Die From Reading and Little Darling were still missing.
• Sir Awen warned Lynn to avoid Number 002, the Feather Pen, and explained that Shattered World relics wield reality-warping powers centered on rules.
• Sir Awen revealed that another Shattered World relic had slipped into the outpost and was already affecting everyone there without being noticed.

Miao Miao secretly joined the group traveling to Curse City and ambushed Lynn with an affectionate reunion. Lynn let her stay on the condition that she remain close and follow his rules.

• Lynn realized Miao Miao's passive ability had gradually given the outpost's inhabitants feline traits.
• Miao Miao revealed that she had secretly entered with the people from the city because she missed Lynn and wanted news about her mother.
• Sir Awen left Lynn and Miao Miao alone for twenty minutes before their journey to Curse City.
• Lynn scolded Miao Miao for coming to the dangerous front line, then agreed to let her stay if she remained within two meters and behaved.

Lynn accompanied Sir Awen to Curse City to observe the Mechanical Church’s coming assault and determine whether the Plague Doctors would use their new plague. The Mechanical Church’s forces arrived in overwhelming strength, with three Hives and a large Nanite Swarm poised to attack the Flesh God Cult.

• Lynn took Miao Miao and the jealous Alice with him when he met Sir Awen outside the outpost.
• Sir Awen transported Lynn and the two girls to a rooftop in Curse City and explained that the Mechanical Church was preparing another large-scale assault.
• Sir Awen said they would check whether the Plague Doctors used their new plague and would kill them if they did.
• Three Black Inverted Pyramids, or Hives, emerged over Curse City with mechanical ships and aircraft.
• Lynn spotted a massive Nanite Storm accompanying the Mechanical Church’s forces as they prepared to attack.

The Mechanical Church surrounded Curse City and launched an all-out assault to seize the Colossus Brain, beginning with a devastating bombardment of the Mother Tree of Desire and the city. Lynn and Sir Awen watched the war erupt from the High Tower, while Sir Awen warned Lynn to stay safe and keep their focus on the Plague Doctor Group.

• Sir Awen told Lynn that they would avoid joining the battle unless the Plague Doctor Group appeared, since purging the traitors was their main objective.
• The Mechanical Church surrounded Curse City with its fleet and deployed forces to encircle the Mother Tree of Desire and its roots.
• The God of Ten Thousand Machines ordered the Mechanical Church to attack, declaring that it had to seize the Colossus Brain to complete the Trinity.
• A particle rail beam struck the Mother Tree of Desire, and the Mechanical Church began bombing Curse City.
• Sir Awen blurred the space around the High Tower as Lynn saw the bombardment destroy the Flesh God Cult's strongholds across the city.

As the Mechanical Church bombarded the Flesh God Cult, Lynn gained Alice’s power through possession, and Miao Miao revealed that she could transform into a cat and direct her reality-warping curse. The group prepared to face the coming assault, while Alice’s jealousy of Miao Miao left Lynn caught between them.

• Sir Awen warned Lynn that the bombardment was only the first wave and said the Cult’s survival depended on its resolve.
• Alice possessed Lynn, allowing him to wield her power while her supernatural force drained his vitality.
• Miao Miao transformed into a black cat and demonstrated that she could turn a missile into a cat by directing her curse.
• Miao Miao asked Lynn for a reward, and Alice revealed that she hated cats, leaving Lynn to avoid fueling their rivalry.

The Mechanical Church devastated Curse City with a prolonged bombardment, but the Mother Tree of Desire and the hidden Flesh Leviathan endured. As the Church began its final assault, the God of Ten Thousand Machines descended onto the battlefield.

• Lynn watched the Mechanical Church bombard Curse City aboveground, underground, and through the spatial interlayers, leaving the city in flames and the Mother Tree of Desire badly damaged.
• Zuo Zuo trembled at the destruction, while Lynn and Sir Awen noted that the Mother Tree of Desire and the still-hidden Leviathan had survived the attack.
• The God of Ten Thousand Machines received battlefield reports at the Purification Council and ordered the assault to proceed, accepting a war at the Origin level.
• The Mechanical Church launched Mechanical Pods and advanced its forces and three black-star Hives toward the surrounded Mother Tree of Desire.
• Lynn heard the God of Ten Thousand Machines' entrance music as a silver beam struck the battlefield and the god stepped out of its radiance.

The God of Ten Thousand Machines began a war against the Mother Tree of Desire, bringing the Mechanical Church’s forces to surround her. As the battle opened, the Mother Tree mocked him and began devouring her own followers.

• The God of Ten Thousand Machines’ projection warned Sir Awen and Lynn to stay out of the conflict, then deployed Supreme Frames and Mechanical Church forces.
• Lynn revealed that he had trained Silver Fantasy underground, and her hatred surged when she recognized him, though the God of Ten Thousand Machines ordered her to obey him.
• The Mechanical Church’s army surrounded the Mother Tree of Desire, whose grotesque face emerged from her trunk to taunt the God of Ten Thousand Machines.
• Sir Awen and the God of Ten Thousand Machines discovered that the Mother Tree was consuming the followers hidden inside her trunk.

The Mechanical Church launched an all-out assault on the Mother Tree of Desire, but she revealed that she had prepared a way to summon her true body. She said the fractured sects had united against the God of Ten Thousand Machines and that his pursuit of the Colossus Brain was tied to his ambition to become a trinity.

• The God of Ten Thousand Machines blasted a hole in the Mother Tree of Desire, signaling the Mechanical Church to begin its full-scale attack.
• The Mother Tree of Desire unleashed her desire domain, but the Mechanical Church’s countermeasures limited its effect on their forces.
• The God of Ten Thousand Machines repeatedly struck the tree and tried to pull the Colossus Tower from inside her body.
• The Mother Tree of Desire summoned her true body through a blood-red magic array, using the sacrifices gathered during the battle.
• The Mother Tree of Desire told the God of Ten Thousand Machines that his oppression had united the fractured sects and accused him of waiting in the Dark World to become a trinity.

The Mother Tree of Desire and the Flesh Dominator attacked the God of Ten Thousand Machines, forcing him to reveal part of his true form. Lynn endured the three Origins’ pressure and tried to record the confrontation so he could sell the footage in the Vision Realm.

• The Mother Tree of Desire assaulted the God of Ten Thousand Machines’ projection with branches of flesh, but he repelled her attack.
• The Flesh Dominator emerged through a rift and unleashed madness that hurt Lynn, exposed Black String Moon, and weakened Sir Awen’s shield.
• Lynn recognized the Flesh Dominator as the ancient Evil God who had corrupted Blue Star and gained 18 free attribute points from his Bestiary System.
• The God of Ten Thousand Machines’ projection withdrew while protecting the mechanical units, and his true form partially entered the world to face the two flesh Origins.
• Lynn asked Sir Awen to strengthen his shield so he could film the three Origins and sell the video in the Vision Realm.

The God of Ten Thousand Machines battled the Flesh Dominator and the Mother Tree of Desire as the three Origins unleashed their powers across Curse City. Lynn and Sir Awen watched from the sky as the Mechanical Church’s forces joined the fight.

• The Mother Tree of Desire warned the God of Ten Thousand Machines that he could be wounded, and he attacked both flesh Origins with beams and mechanical weapons.
• The Flesh Dominator shattered space to block the God of Ten Thousand Machines’ attack and unleashed mind-breaking whispers that overloaded nearby mechanical swarms.
• The Mother Tree of Desire endured a Particle Strike, spread spores across Curse City, and transformed the ruins into a Tree Realm of flesh and vines.
• Sir Awen teleported Lynn into the sky to escape a shock wave as the Origins’ battle devastated the ground.
• The God of Ten Thousand Machines countered from the sky with escalating particle beams while the Nanite Swarm and three Black Star Hives attacked the flesh Tree Realm.
• Sir Awen explained that the Mechanical Church’s machines acted as parts of the God of Ten Thousand Machines during high-intensity combat.