Chapter Summaries

After surviving another attack by the Demon Association, Lynn entered the Vision Realm to find a way to contact his teacher or Xiao Xiao. He discovered that an Information Broker had shared footage of his battle and considered using the broker to reach someone.

• The Blood-Robed Evil Spirit warned Lynn that the Demon Association's scouts might be followed by a greater threat, and Lynn said the attack might be connected to his missing teacher.
• Lynn and the Blood-Robed Evil Spirit returned to the Bloodsaw Apothecary, where she offered to help him through the coming crisis before leaving with Cute Baby.
• Lynn entered the Vision Realm and found reports about the Wandering Soul Alley attack, including a video of his fight with the Human-Faced Spider-Body Hunters.
• Lynn watched viewers recognize him and discuss his strength, then realized the unseen recorder must have been an exceptionally capable information broker.
• Lynn opened the broker's profile and found Informant 024, an Information Broker who sold intelligence from across the Dark World and offered teleportation.

Lynn visited Information Agent No. 24 to find a way to contact someone over a long distance and hired messengers after learning that Blood Saw's location cost far more than he could afford. The messengers were dispatched to the address next door, where Lynn would receive their contracts and instructions within two hours.

• Lynn asked No. 24 for Blood Saw's location and learned that the information cost 50 Black Skull Coins because the search was ongoing and other customers wanted the coordinates.
• Lynn paid for information about long-distance contact and learned that a Contract Messenger could deliver letters.
• Lynn chose the Corrupt Land Turtle King, then discovered it traveled at only one meter per hour, while the Void Leap Beast was fast but prone to dying.
• Lynn reserved two Void Leap Beasts and two Corrupt Land Turtle Kings and gave No. 24 the address next door.
• Lynn paid 2,600 Skeleton Coins for the messengers, which No. 24 said would arrive with contract scrolls and instructions within two hours.

Lynn learned Random Diagnosis, tested its ability to inflict illness on Left Hand, and received the Informant’s delivery. After diagnosing the ghostly messenger by touch, he was left with a chance to investigate its ailments.

• Lynn learned Random Diagnosis and discovered it could identify illnesses or inflict them on a target.
• Lynn used the skill on Left Hand, causing it to vomit, then gave it a Recovery Potion.
• Lynn waited two hours in the abandoned house before the Informant’s ghostly messenger arrived with a wooden box.
• Lynn inspected the box’s instructions and took the quill to confirm receipt of the delivery.
• Lynn touched the messenger’s fingertips and detected its chronic rheumatism, ugliness, cold poison, and intra-abdominal cyst.

Lynn posed as a doctor and convinced Slender Shadow that his aches and chills signaled several dangerous illnesses, selling him a pile of medicine. The chapter ended with Lynn drawing his Night Demon Blade and proposing to cut Slender Shadow open to check for a supposed abdominal cyst.

• Lynn claimed to recognize Slender Shadow's symptoms and warned that his condition could leave him paralyzed or dead.
• Lynn led Slender Shadow into Bloodsaw Apothecary and struck his knee with a hammer, worsening the pain and diagnosing chronic rheumatism.
• Lynn frightened Slender Shadow with a graphic description of the illness until Slender Shadow agreed to treatment.
• Lynn loaded Slender Shadow with plaster, herbs, and tonics, then claimed his chills came from malignant cold toxins and an abdominal cyst.
• Lynn drew his Night Demon Blade and said they could cut Slender Shadow open to see whether the cyst was there.

Lynn operated on Slender Shadow, removing his cyst and treating several other ailments, then charged him 3,000 skeleton coins for surgery and potions. After inspecting a delivery from the Informant, Lynn detected multiple illnesses through a strand of hair and wrote an invitation offering treatment on the receipt.

• Lynn knocked Slender Shadow unconscious with physical anesthesia and performed surgery, removing a cyst and repositioning his kidney.
• Lynn sent Slender Shadow away with bandages, an IV, and potions, promising he would recover within a week.
• Slender Shadow paid Lynn 3,000 skeleton coins and handed him the delivery receipt to sign.
• Lynn inspected the delivery and detected several serious illnesses from a strand of the Informant's hair.
• Lynn wrote the Informant a message on the receipt, inviting them to visit his Potion Shop for diagnosis and treatment.

After Slender Shadow left with a receipt diagnosing his master from a hair, Lynn summoned two couriers and wrote Xiao Xiao an invitation to meet him at Wandering Soul Alley. The turtle courier slowly set off with the letter while the Void Leap Beast demonstrated its speed and injured itself in the process.

• Slender Shadow fled after receiving the receipt from Lynn, who then examined four scrolls inscribed with summoning arrays.
• Lynn wrote Xiao Xiao a letter inviting her to a feast at Wandering Soul Alley and used her tooth fragments to summon couriers who could track her aura.
• A Void Leap Beast and a Corrupt Land Turtle King appeared, and Lynn gave the turtle the letter to deliver to Xiao Xiao.
• The turtle took an excruciatingly long time to stow the letter in its shell before slowly heading for the door.
• The Void Leap Beast raced into the void and returned with a meteorite fragment, prompting Lynn to notice that its skull was cracked.

Lynn combined the Void Leap Beast and the Turtle King into fast, armored messengers and sent two dramatic letters to his teacher. Meanwhile, the letters were headed toward the One-Horned Ghost King’s gathering, where the Headhunters’ Titan remained dangerously unstable.

• Lynn stuffed the Void Leap Beast into the Turtle King’s shell, creating a protected messenger he called the Void Leap Turtle.
• Lynn wrote a letter claiming he was dying and sent it with a second Void Leap Turtle after the first messenger raced away.
• The One-Horned Ghost King welcomed Titan and the other Headhunters with a feast of fresh blood sacrifices.
• Xiao Xiao’s mother said a doctor had made her daughter happy, while Titan’s chaotic state worsened.
• Titan’s tentacles attacked the female Headhunter as he accused her of bringing the curse that kept him alive.

The One-Horned Ghost King received a centuries-old message addressed to Xiao Xiao and read aloud a letter from her dentist, Lynn. As the letter’s intimate wording left Xiao Xiao and her parents listening in silence, the gathering waited for him to continue.

• The One-Horned Ghost King calmed his elder brother after a violent outburst and welcomed his family to stay at the temple.
• A Turtle King messenger appeared, and the One-Horned Ghost King discovered its message was addressed to Xiao Xiao.
• Xiao Xiao identified herself, and her mother reacted with affection when she heard her daughter had a name.
• The One-Horned Ghost King found Lynn’s sealed letter and began reading it aloud at Xiao Xiao’s insistence.
• Lynn’s letter called Xiao Xiao adorable and said he had lost sleep and appetite thinking about her, silencing the gathering.

The One-Horned Ghost King read Mr. Lynn’s love letter to Xiao Xiao in front of her parents, who reacted with alarm and fury. Xiao Xiao happily left for the feast Lynn had prepared, while her parents’ argument ended with the Divine Temple collapsing.

• The One-Horned Ghost King read Mr. Lynn’s flirtatious letter aloud as Xiao Xiao’s parents listened in growing alarm.
• Xiao Xiao delightedly took the letter and bounced out of the Divine Temple to visit Lynn and enjoy his feast.
• The One-Horned Ghosts realized Lynn had openly courted the daughter of a Root-Level family and watched in shock.
• The Titan head flew into a rage, while the female head tried to restrain him and argued that Xiao Xiao could choose whom she loved.
• The Titan head revealed he had regained his lucidity, and his rampage brought down the Divine Temple.

Black String Moon and the other dolls repelled the Hunters attacking the Doll Courtyard, then she captured a Void Messenger carrying a letter from Lynn. Blood Saw learned that his apprentice had escaped the Demon Association and reacted with alarm when he read the letter.

• Hunter squads launched another assault on the Doll Courtyard, but Black String Moon used threads to make the Hunters kill one another and destroyed the northern group in 59 seconds.
• The dolls reported eliminating or fighting off intruders across the courtyard while Black String Moon headed back toward the castle.
• Black String Moon discovered a Void Messenger named Turtle King and captured him as he delivered a letter.
• Madam Doll brought Lynn’s letter to Blood Saw and explained that her daughters had found it in the courtyard.
• Blood Saw said Lynn was his apprentice and had escaped the Demon Association, then opened the letter and was shocked by its message.

Blood Saw read a letter from Lynn that appeared to describe a gruesome death and tried to rush out for revenge, but Madam Doll pointed out signs that the letter was exaggerated. They checked the Vision Realm and learned that a Root-Grade Creature had appeared near Wandering Soul Alley, leaving Lynn’s actual condition uncertain.

• Blood Saw read Lynn’s farewell-like letter and, believing the Demon Association had killed his apprentice, tried to leave Madam Doll’s courtyard despite his injuries.
• Madam Doll restrained Blood Saw and argued that the neat handwriting, dramatic punctuation, and drawn face made the letter suspicious.
• Madam Doll gave Blood Saw a Vision Realm Stone, and they entered Vision Realm Square No. 900 to check reports about Wandering Soul Alley.
• Blood Saw and Madam Doll found residents warning one another to shelter as an urgent notice confirmed that a Root-Grade Creature had appeared near Wandering Soul Alley.

Blood Saw and Madam Doll saw Xiao Xiao attacking the Bloodsaw Apothecary and rushed to help, but Lynn had already shot Xiao Xiao and welcomed her as a customer. Meanwhile, Xiao Xiao’s family secretly watched the shop and grew furious when Lynn took her inside for a full-body treatment.

• Blood Saw saw Xiao Xiao reaching into the damaged Bloodsaw Apothecary and rushed to rescue his apprentice, while Madam Doll followed.
• Lynn shot Xiao Xiao in his sleep, earned an achievement, and woke to find her outside with a flattened bullet in her forehead.
• Lynn patched Xiao Xiao up, welcomed her, and offered her pastries and a full-body treatment; Xiao Xiao accepted.
• The One-Horned Ghost King and several hundred guards secretly followed Xiao Xiao’s family as they watched Lynn’s shop from behind a hill.
• The Titan Head became enraged after spying on Lynn and Xiao Xiao, but his partner calmed him and he began listening to the shop through a hearing device.

Machine Demon led Demon Association forces into Wandering Soul Alley to capture Lynn, who received a quest warning that he might die and prepared to face them with Xiao Xiao nearby. As residents watched the confrontation, the One-Horned Ghost King realized Lynn might have invited Xiao Xiao to eat the approaching Bio-Weapons.

• Machine Demon brought two Flesh Puppet Type 3 units and a large force of Hunters into Wandering Soul Alley, intending to capture Lynn alive.
• Lynn received a special quest to survive or leave an intact corpse, then assured Xiao Xiao that a feast had arrived.
• Lynn stood outside the Bloodsaw Apothecary and greeted Machine Demon’s army as it approached.
• Residents watching the Vision Realm feed recognized the Demon Association’s Bio-Weapons and saw Lynn facing them alone.
• The One-Horned Ghost King spotted Xiao Xiao watching the Hunters hungrily and suspected Lynn had invited her to eat them.

Lynn confronted Machine Demon and openly admitted he had stayed to show off, provoking the Demon Association vice president into ordering an attack. The arrival of Xiao Xiao crushed a Flesh Puppet Type 3, leaving Machine Demon frozen as Lynn asked him to repeat his boast about Root-Level beings.

• Lynn told Machine Demon he had expected the Demon Association to come and said he had no confidence, but had stayed to show off.
• Lynn taunted Machine Demon by comparing his advantage to a hand of bombs and jokers, increasing his renown and enraging Machine Demon.
• Machine Demon ordered the Hunters and two Flesh Puppets to attack Lynn in maximum-level biological extermination mode.
• Xiao Xiao's enormous head fell from the sky and crushed one Flesh Puppet Type 3.
• Lynn asked Machine Demon what he had just said after Machine Demon had boasted that even a Root-Level being could not threaten him.

Lynn summoned Xiao Xiao, a Root-Level Origin Headhunter, to protect him and feed on Machine Demon’s Hunters in Wandering Soul Alley. As Xiao Xiao carried Lynn on its head in pursuit of the fleeing Hunters, residents and livestream viewers were stunned by their closeness.

• Xiao Xiao appeared in response to Lynn’s invitation, terrifying Machine Demon and the Vision Realm viewers.
• Lynn revealed that he had prepared for Machine Demon’s backup and used Xiao Xiao’s presence to intimidate him.
• Machine Demon ordered the Hunters to run, while Lynn told Xiao Xiao to eat them.
• Xiao Xiao devoured the Hunters throughout Wandering Soul Alley, delighting in the feast and gaining favor toward Lynn.
• Residents realized Xiao Xiao’s earlier restraint might have protected Wandering Soul Alley because Lynn lived there.
• Xiao Xiao wrapped a tentacle around Lynn, placed him on its head, and bounced after the fleeing Hunters.

Lynn rode Xiao Xiao through Wandering Soul Alley, shooting Hunters for Xiao Xiao to eat as they pursued Machine Demon. After taking Machine Demon’s damaged communicator, Lynn impersonated him and called the Association to send a large force as backup.

• Lynn earned the Root Knight achievement while riding Xiao Xiao and began shooting Hunters for Xiao Xiao to eat.
• Lynn and Xiao Xiao chased Machine Demon, who fled in terror after losing most of his Hunters.
• Lynn shot Machine Demon and Xiao Xiao struck him, breaking his communication devices and sending him flying.
• Lynn retrieved Machine Demon’s damaged communicator and heard the Association say it had pinpointed his location and activated a fold-jump device.
• Lynn copied Machine Demon’s voice and requested a full army as backup, horrifying the fleeing Machine Demon.

Lynn used Machine Demon’s emergency call to lure Area 41’s Modified Hunters into a trap, then rode Xiao Xiao and hunted them down. Machine Demon and his reinforcements fled as Xiao Xiao and Lynn overwhelmed the squad.

• Machine Demon’s emergency call activated a fold-jump deployment of Area 41’s Hunters.
• Lynn revealed the Hunters had been lured into danger, and Machine Demon’s warnings went unheard as they arrived around him.
• Xiao Xiao flattened the lead Hunter, prompting Machine Demon and the other Hunters to flee from the approaching Root Knight.
• Lynn rode Xiao Xiao after the fleeing Hunters, firing at them while Xiao Xiao crushed and devoured them.
• Viewers in the Vision Realm watched Lynn and Xiao Xiao carry out a one-sided slaughter.

Lynn impersonated Machine Demon over the communicator and tricked the Demon Association into sending wave after wave of reinforcements, which Xiao Xiao devoured. Machine Demon was left trapped in the growing army, desperately trying to warn the base that the requests were fake.

• Lynn urged the operators to send more troops, and they mobilized additional forces through the Void Fold-Jump Device.
• Xiao Xiao charged into the arriving Mechanical Insect Swarm and Sweeper Force while Lynn fired into the troops.
• Lynn praised the operators and promised them promotions and medals, prompting them to kneel and thank Lord Machine Demon.
• Lynn warned the operators that someone might infiltrate their communications, and they assured him they would recognize false information.
• Machine Demon panicked amid the army and ordered a mechanical insect to tell the base that someone had stolen his communicator.

Machine Demon tried to stop the Demon Association’s troops from following forged orders, but the operators mistook his warning for an impersonation and insulted him until he collapsed. As the Association’s President awakened and learned that Machine Demon had ordered the mobilization, the real reason for the deployment remained unresolved.

• Machine Demon called the Demon Association’s communications center and warned that someone had forged his orders and that no more troops should be sent through Void Leap.
• The operators dismissed Machine Demon as an impostor and subjected him to a barrage of insults, causing him to suffer a mental breakdown and pass out.
• Lynn gained the achievement “Subdue the Enemy Without Fighting,” along with attribute bonuses and experience.
• Titan Head and Female Head watched Lynn’s food teleport in and dismissed One-Horned Ghost King’s suspicion that Lynn was using their daughter to deal with the Demon Association.
• The Demon Association’s President awakened in the underground vessel, sensed the troop deployment, and was told that Vice President Machine Demon had requested military support.

Lynn impersonated Machine Demon but was discovered by the Demon Association’s chairman, who halted the troop deployment before deciding to confront Lynn and Xiao Xiao with a powerful Godslayer Puppet. The Puppet struck Xiao Xiao and cracked one of her teeth, leaving her sobbing as the battle began.

• Lynn used Machine Demon’s communicator to tell the chairman he would report after handling the trouble, but the chairman recognized the deception and cut the signal.
• The chairman took control of the troops, found Machine Demon unconscious, and ordered his No. 2 body unsealed and warped to the battlefield.
• Lynn sensed the approaching danger as Xiao Xiao hunted the remaining troops, and a Godslayer Puppet appeared and attacked them.
• The Puppet’s flesh hand slapped Xiao Xiao aside, cracking one of her teeth, and she burst into tears while Lynn and the others watched.