Chapter Summaries

Lynn pushed away from Blue Star before casting the Root-Level Undying Curse on himself, determined to uncover the forces surrounding him. As he transformed into a chaotic Headhunter and carved the Pupil-less Magic Array into himself, the Feather Pen realized that his actions had changed something.

• Lynn traveled as far from Blue Star as he could, repaired his Warp Engine, and stopped when his Colossus Heart reached its overheating limit.
• Lynn asked Zuo Zuo to stay with him, then chose to cast the Root-Level Undying Curse to force the hidden forces around him to reveal themselves.
• In Dark Night City, the Feather Pen wrote about Lynn in the Story Collection until her pen stopped, and she sensed that his actions had changed something.
• The curse transformed Lynn into a chaotic Headhunter, with Zuo Zuo fused into his body as the flesh of the old days approached.
• Lynn vowed to use the curse’s ten-minute window to discover what he could set in motion, then carved the Pupil-less Magic Array into his bones and armor.

Lynn completed the Pupil-less Magic Array while the flesh of the Old Days overwhelmed him, but it activated on its own and summoned a vast, chaotic presence instead of sending him to Hell. As the stars went dark and space collapsed, an immense pair of eyes descended before him.

• Lynn endured the flesh of the Old Days’ assault and finished inscribing the Pupil-less Magic Array.
• The Magic Array changed color, activated without Lynn’s command, and began a countdown as an unknown target watched him.
• Lynn cut off the array’s hold on himself and told Zuo Zuo to prepare to descend into Hell.
• Hell’s Border appeared around Lynn, and its chaotic colors surged through space while the flesh of the Old Days froze in terror.
• A drop of black blood fell from the Pupil-less Eye, the stars went out, and space began collapsing as an immense pair of eyes descended.

Lynn was dragged back into Hell as the azure chaos clashed with the Pupil-less Eye, leaving him gravely damaged and haunted by questions about his identity. While unconscious, he spoke with a mysterious blue figure who mourned someone she could no longer awaken, and he later woke holding a white flower.

• The Pupil-less Eye nearly tore Lynn apart, but Hell’s chains shielded him and dragged him back as the azure chaos surged toward the Eye.
• Hell’s sky briefly turned azure before darkness swept across it, and Lynn fell into a crater with his Mechanical Body severely damaged and Left Hand comatose.
• While Lynn lay unconscious, Zuo Zuo repeatedly called for him, and he later saw a mysterious blue figure who said she could not wake someone anymore.
• Lynn offered the blue figure a lollipop and asked her name, but she left without answering as chaotic colors and pale flowers surrounded her.
• Lynn eventually woke beneath Hell’s black-mist sky and found a white flower blooming in his palm.

Lynn remembered Nanako before collapsing, then Zuo Zuo carried his damaged body through Hell and brought him back to Dark Night City. After more than a month of unconsciousness, Lynn awoke to find his body had become a huge refrigerator.

• Lynn saw his white-haired reflection, remembered Nanako's name, and collapsed as his resurrection progress rose to 25%.
• Zuo Zuo dragged Lynn across Hell, fighting monsters and carrying him toward home while Dark Night City searched for him in vain.
• A Night Doctor spotted Zuo Zuo carrying Lynn to the city, and Zuo Zuo collapsed after murmuring that they were home.
• Lynn completed the ultimate quest, gained rewards and unlocked his second profession before waking in a hospital as Night Doctors worked on his body.
• Sir Awen told Lynn he had been unconscious for over a month, and Lynn asked why his reflection showed a huge refrigerator instead of a humanoid body.

Lynn woke in a refrigerator-like machine after being badly damaged, and learned that Zuo Zuo had dragged him back to Dark Night City. After realizing she was alive and attached to his right side by mistake, he thanked her, then told Sir Awen he seemed to have met someone during his fall but could not remember clearly.

• Lynn discovered that his consciousness had been transferred into a machine with a cooling system, and Sir Awen explained how badly his body had been damaged.
• Lynn recalled someone carrying him through mud and rain, saw Zuo Zuo's place engraved on the mechanical arm attached to his left side, and assumed she had died.
• Lynn mourned Zuo Zuo and asked Sir Awen to let him see her remains, but Zuo Zuo appeared on his right side and angrily revealed that she was alive.
• Sir Awen explained that he had attached Zuo Zuo to the wrong side while urgently repairing Lynn, and Lynn thanked her for carrying him back.
• Sir Awen asked Lynn about the strange change in the sky, and Lynn said he seemed to have met someone during his fall but could not remember clearly.

Lynn remembered a mysterious white-haired figure only hazily, but learned that the Moon Orchid he had carried from Hell represented a silent vigil. He explained his experiment to Sir Awen and revealed that the calamity that cast them into Hell was looking for him.

• Lynn woke with the Moon Orchid in hand, and Sir Awen identified it as a flower that represented a silent vigil.
• Lynn examined the flower but could not remember who had given it to him, then turned his attention to the warning from the Feather Pen.
• Lynn recounted how he had lured the old-day flesh into the Outer Cosmos and used a dangerous gamble to bring it into Hell.
• Sir Awen angrily rebuked Lynn for ignoring the warning and risking his life without asking for help.
• Lynn told Sir Awen that the calamity that had cast them into Hell three thousand years earlier was looking for him.

Lynn realized Hell may have taken him in to protect him from the calamity, but reaffirmed his promise to get his family out and asked Sir Awen to kill him if he ever changed. He discovered that his reward, the Eye of Cthulhu, contained all of Cthulhu’s flesh and wondered whether his system had foreseen his gamble.

• Lynn told Sir Awen that the calamity may have been searching for him and that Hell had brought him down to keep him safe.
• Lynn vowed to remain true to himself and asked Sir Awen to kill him if he ever stopped keeping his promises; Zuo Zuo struck him after he overdid his affection-farming routine.
• Lynn asked Sir Awen and Zuo Zuo about Cthulhu’s missing flesh, then remembered his final quest reward and retrieved a frozen eyeball from his refrigerator.
• Lynn identified the eyeball as the Eye of Cthulhu, a reward made from Cthulhu’s flesh that granted access to its remains.
• Lynn infused the Eye of Cthulhu with psionics, and it released a terrifying aura before circling him as he sensed that all the flesh was inside it.
• Lynn wondered whether his system had foreseen his gamble and asked what the system really was.

Lynn recovered the Old Days flesh as a controllable eyeball, then learned that his Titan Big Brother had gone on a destructive rampage during Lynn’s month unconscious. The rampage left many injured and overwhelmed the Night Doctors’ medical supplies, and Lynn resolved to treat the victims.

• Lynn explained to Sir Awen and Zuo Zuo that the Old Days flesh had condensed into an eyeball he could control.
• Sir Awen warned Lynn that the eyeball contained suppressed Old God power and might become an Origin, but Lynn worried about where to put it and tossed it into his refrigerator.
• Lynn asked after the Matriarch and the others, and Sir Awen said their damaged divine souls would take time to recover.
• Sir Awen showed Lynn an image of the Titan Big Brother rampaging through the Dark World, where he had destroyed at least seventeen Mega Cities and injured several Origins.
• Lynn learned that the Night Doctors faced more than ten times their usual patient load and said they should arrange the best treatment possible, even if they charged higher prices.

Lynn and Sir Awen agreed to prepare for the coming conflict with the Flesh God Cult while Lynn recovered in Dark Night City. Meanwhile, Silver Fantasy led a mechanical force through a rift to attack the weakened Mother Tree of Desire.

• Lynn and Sir Awen pretended not to know Titan and negotiated a share of inflated fees, while Zuo Zuo protested before accepting vodka, coins, and cakes.
• Sir Awen told Lynn to rest and recover in Dark Night City before addressing other matters.
• Lynn warned that the Flesh Dominator would inevitably seek revenge and urged Sir Awen to prepare for war against the Flesh God Cult.
• Silver Fantasy and the Mechanical Humanoids confirmed that the rift led to the Mother Tree of Desire's stronghold and received orders to purge the Desire Sect.
• Silver Fantasy drew her Monomolecular Sword and commanded the mechanical fleet to attack the Mother Tree of Desire.

Lynn connected the Eye of Cthulhu as bio-armor and discovered it gave him access to Cthulhu’s authority domain. He and Zuo Zuo explored its interface, which listed Cthulhu as deceased and Seraphim as unreachable.

• Lynn examined the Eye of Cthulhu, then forced it into his mechanical body as bio-armor despite a warning about extreme incompatibility.
• Lynn focused his psionics and entered an illusory underwater domain after the Eye of Cthulhu connected to his Colossus Heart.
• Lynn found Zuo Zuo beside him in the domain and concluded that the Eye had granted them access to Cthulhu’s private authority space.
• Lynn created a visual panel and read that the domain had existed for 215,321 years, Cthulhu was deceased, Seraphim’s contact was lost, and Lynn held first-tier access.

Lynn and Zuo Zuo discovered that Cthulhu’s authority space held a vast list of mostly dead or missing devotees, then realized Azephala had been imprisoned in Lynn’s system space for a month. Lynn used the panel to connect to her location, but the image showed a close-up of something white and moving.

• Lynn and Zuo Zuo examined Cthulhu’s devotee list and were shocked by its powerful, mostly deceased or missing members.
• Lynn mourned the lost devotees and lamented that he could no longer command their army, prompting Zuo Zuo to strike him and demand he find a useful function.
• Lynn and Zuo Zuo noticed Azephala listed as imprisoned and remembered that Lynn had knocked her unconscious and left her in his system space for a month.
• Zuo Zuo suggested clicking Azephala’s name, and Lynn used the authority panel to connect to her location.
• The connection displayed a blurry, mostly white image with something moving, so Lynn and Zuo Zuo asked to zoom out.

Lynn discovered that Azephala had been trapped in his System Space for a month and watched her bathe and dress before considering using his control over Cthulhu’s authority to recruit her and claim an Origin. Azephala remained unaware of his observation and wondered whether Lynn had succeeded in reaching the Starry Sky and returning safely to Hell.

• Lynn zoomed out the image and saw Azephala bathing in the System Space, realizing he had left her there for a month.
• Lynn watched Azephala put on his clothes while Zuo Zuo urged him to let her out, and Azephala punched the clothes in anger before dressing.
• Lynn explained that he might control the authority space and Cthulhu’s chosen, then considered using Azephala to acquire an Origin for their assault on Hell Borderland.
• Lynn proposed sending Azephala an oracle as Cthulhu’s representative, while Zuo Zuo suspected he had indecent intentions.
• Azephala recalled being trapped for a month and wondered whether Lynn had charged into the Starry Sky and made it back to Hell.

Azephala heard what she believed was her god’s voice and learned that Lynn had protected her and suffered grave injuries bringing her to Hell. The revelation left her worried about Lynn and wondering whether she could help him.

• After a month without hearing from her god, Azephala heard familiar whispers and rushed outside, believing the voice had returned.
• In the hospital room, Lynn used a recorder to play the Deep Sea whispers while Zuo Zuo objected to his deception.
• Azephala knelt as the voice told her it had fallen into Hell and might take an eternity to regain clarity.
• When Azephala said she had nothing left but her god, the voice told her she still had a man.
• The voice explained that Lynn had saved Azephala, borne the suffering of their fall into Hell, and was gravely injured.
• Azephala asked whether Lynn was all right, and the voice said she might be able to help him.

Azephala learned that Lynn had risked himself for her and left System Space to visit him in the hospital, where she discovered he had become a battered refrigerator. She reassured him that he was still Lynn and forgave him for leaving her behind, while Zuo Zuo watched in distress.

• Azephala heard from Hell that Lynn had cared for her and decided to go see him.
• Azephala left System Space and found Lynn lying in a hospital bed as a damaged refrigerator.
• Lynn tried to hide his identity and insisted he was only a useless refrigerator, but Azephala told him she knew everything.
• Azephala thanked Lynn and told him that becoming a refrigerator did not change who he was.
• Lynn apologized for leaving Azephala in System Space, and she said she did not blame him as their relationship improved.

Lynn appeared to die after the contamination in his soul overwhelmed him, and Azephala sought her god’s help to save him. Before she could attempt to merge their divine souls, Zuo Zuo revived Lynn by throwing Skeleton Coins toward a drain.

• Lynn and Azephala agreed to become friends, but he soon went limp and his screen went dark.
• Azephala’s god explained that Lynn was dying from contamination and that Azephala could save him by merging their divine souls.
• Azephala agreed to try the method despite its intimate nature, while Zuo Zuo realized what her god had suggested.
• Zuo Zuo opened Lynn’s refrigerator and threw Skeleton Coins toward a drain, instantly making Lynn sit up and seize her wrist.

Lynn woke after Zuo Zuo suppressed his corruption, and Azephala learned that intimacy with her could still cure him completely. When Zuo Zuo threatened Lynn into refusing the treatment, Azephala took his refusal as proof of his good character and grew more affectionate toward him.

• Lynn suddenly revived after Zuo Zuo used an unusual power to temporarily suppress the corruption in his soul.
• Azephala's God told her that Lynn remained in danger and that she would still need to cure him herself.
• Lynn claimed he did not want to become intimate with Azephala because they were friends, increasing her affection for him.
• Azephala offered to help Lynn, but Zuo Zuo attacked and threatened him when he tried to accept.
• Lynn insisted that his morals would not let him make Azephala sacrifice herself, and her opinion of him improved.

Azephala tried to save Lynn by joining their souls, but he stopped her and chose not to deceive his new friend. She accepted his friendship while questioning whether his earlier words had been lies.

• Azephala asked Lynn about the corruption inside him, and he said he would seek another way to deal with it.
• Azephala kissed Lynn's screen and used her mental power to enter his spirit world and try to save him.
• Lynn sensed Azephala's sincere wish to help him, then pushed her away and left the sea of his consciousness.
• Azephala asked Lynn why he had stopped, and he told her they were friends and promised to protect her in the Dark World.
• Azephala asked whether everything Lynn had said before was a lie, and he admitted that he had lied because friendship was a dangerous luxury in Hell.

After Azephala beat Lynn for deceiving her, she explained that she planned to find her god’s remains and build a divine kingdom in the sea. Lynn offered to help, but Azephala reminded him that he was a refrigerator.

• Azephala punched Lynn repeatedly and rejected his attempts to win her over, while Lynn noticed her affection seemed to rise slightly.
• Lynn told Azephala that the voice in her mind was only part of her god’s consciousness, and she said she already knew.
• Azephala declared that she would find her god’s remains, gather believers, and show her god a divine kingdom.
• Lynn abandoned his plan to influence Azephala and offered to accompany and protect her.
• Azephala called Lynn a refrigerator instead of a man.

After seeing Azephala off, Lynn punished Zuo Zuo for interrupting his advances and squandering his money. The encounter left Zuo Zuo exhausted and Lynn eager to continue, while their Colossus Twins quest progressed.

• Lynn arranged for Azephala to stay in a room next to his in Dark Night City before seeing her off.
• Zuo Zuo praised Azephala as a potential ally, and Lynn pinned her down for criticizing him and wasting his money.
• Lynn argued with Zuo Zuo about his intentions toward Azephala, then used Flesh Cataclysm to punish her while transformed into a giant refrigerator.
• System notifications reported increased flesh-path comprehension, flesh strength, and progress on the Colossus Twins quest as Zuo Zuo passed out.
• Lynn noticed his battery had begun recharging and threatened to punish Zuo Zuo again, while she begged him to stop.

Lynn left the hospital and was forcibly pulled into the Vision Realm, where the enormous eyeball tested him until the Root-Level phantoms of Cthulhu and the Colossus protected him. The eyeball offered Lynn its friendship in exchange for ending the war against the Flesh Dominator and sparing him.

• Lynn called Sir Awen, learned the hospital had received hundreds of complaints about loud noises, and left without borrowing money.
• Lynn visited the barrier where his Brain was recovering, checked his status, and sold a bottle of chilled Slime juice for ten Skeleton Coins.
• A mysterious force dragged Lynn into the Vision Realm, where a gigantic eyeball attacked his sanity and summoned insubstantial tentacles.
• Cthulhu and the Colossus manifested from Lynn’s Root-Level augmentations and shielded him as his sanity neared zero.
• The enormous eyeball offered Lynn its friendship if he abandoned the war against the Flesh Dominator and left him alive.