Chapter Summaries

Lynn survived the Boundary Gate’s strike, but the curses’ backlash left him barely in control as he confronted Silver Fantasy in the collapsing Mother Tree. He forced her to swallow the Flesh Plague Potion and carried her away, declaring that he would sell her to a Flesh God Cult outpost.

• Lynn’s Undying Curse activated in time to let him survive the strike, while the Mother Tree and Boundary Gate were left critically damaged.
• The Hive Intelligent Brain failed to reach Silver Fantasy, whose shattered mech and exhausted power left her unable to escape the curse’s suppression.
• Lynn fought through the Boundary Gate’s suction and overpowered Silver Fantasy when she tried to keep fighting.
• Silver Fantasy demanded that Lynn give him back, but Lynn refused and forced the Flesh Plague Potion down her throat.
• Lynn carried Silver Fantasy away and told Zuo Zuo they would find a Flesh God Cult outpost and sell her.

Lynn forced the Mother Tree of Desire through the collapsing Boundary Gate, escaping the battlefield with Zuo Zuo and the Mechanical Maiden while Hive One was consumed by the Flesh Plague. The tree crashed into a wasteland in the Dark World, where Lynn survived with a branch through his chest and his mind still wavering under the curse.

• Lynn released the Mother Tree of Desire into the collapsing Boundary Gate after Zuo Luo warned that it no longer led to Dark Night City.
• The Hive Intelligent Brain sent a final message asking the distant Fleet to trace Lynn before the Flesh Plague engulfed her, while masked figures arrived on flesh whales to collect items from the battlefield.
• The Mother Tree of Desire crashed into a wasteland in the Dark World, flattening several lesser fiends as Zuo Zuo and Lynn survived the spatial passage.
• Zuo Zuo found Lynn inside the damaged trunk with a branch through his chest, and he explained that he had no heart before asking her to pull the branch out.
• Zuo Zuo planted a foot on Lynn's face and tried to pull the branch, but Lynn told her she needed to pull him off it instead.

Lynn struggled against the clown curse as his sanity deteriorated, then went deeper into the Mother Tree of Desire’s core to confront it. He left Zuo Zuo behind and faced an uncertain showdown, with the chapter ending in a reader vote over whether he would win or lose.

• Zuo Zuo pulled Lynn free, and he used the remaining Blood of Sanity while suffering from the curses and laughing uncontrollably.
• Lynn remembered forcing the potion on the Mechanical Maiden and feared the clown curse was amplifying his desires.
• Lynn told Zuo Zuo to find the Mother Tree of Desire’s true body and restrain its power while he confronted the clown curse.
• Lynn insisted that refusing to desire the Mechanical Maiden was his only weapon against the curse, then told Zuo Zuo to disappear from his sight.
• The author asked readers to vote on whether Lynn would defeat the clown curse or be defeated by it.

Lynn fought through the flesh plague to free the unconscious silver-haired woman, then gave in to the curse’s malice and desire as he tried to possess her. The chapter ended with him kissing her while the curse surged through his body.

• Lynn staggered through the passage and found the silver-haired woman trapped in the flesh plague.
• Lynn used the Night Demon Blade to cut her free, then collapsed beside her as the curse ravaged him.
• Lynn questioned why she had held back from killing him and raged over her broken Root-Level Warblade.
• Lynn declared that he was Little Refrigerator and decided to possess her completely.
• The curse surged over Lynn as he kissed the unconscious woman.

Zuo Zuo searched the shattered tree trunk for the Mother Tree of Desire, hoping to gain control of desire and restrain Blockhead while he suffered the Clown Curse’s backlash. She found the unconscious Miss Nature, revived her with potions, and was left shocked when the still desire-maddened girl kissed her.

• Zuo Zuo reasoned that Blockhead’s amplified desires made him unlikely to overcome the Clown Curse’s second stage without help.
• Zuo Zuo found Miss Nature asleep in a pool at the heart of the tree trunk and discovered that pulling her wrist from the water triggered a horrifying transformation.
• Zuo Zuo gave Miss Nature her stored Mental Potions until the girl began to regain consciousness.
• Miss Nature, still overwhelmed by desire, suddenly kissed Zuo Zuo, who realized she had not recovered control of herself.

Zuo Zuo freed the Mother Tree of Desire from her delirious state with the Blood of Sanity, then urged her to help Lynn as the clown curse threatened to overwhelm him. The Mother Tree began taking control of her power to teleport Lynn, but two gunshots sounded from the upheaval’s source, leaving Zuo Zuo staring toward it.

• Zuo Zuo forced the Blood of Sanity into the Mother Tree of Desire, restoring her clarity and leaving both girls mortified by their intimate encounter.
• Zuo Zuo told the Mother Tree that Lynn was battling the clown curse and warned that the Mother Tree’s uncontrolled power could become dangerous if he lost control.
• The Mother Tree sensed her power surging and the surrounding trees began rampaging as the upheaval spread.
• Zuo Zuo pleaded with the Mother Tree to teleport Lynn, saying he might be able to recover if he did not hurt people he cared about.
• The Mother Tree agreed to help and began reclaiming control of the mother tree’s power.
• Two gunshots rang out from the source of the upheaval, and Zuo Zuo turned toward them in stunned silence.

Lynn resisted the voice urging him to claim the unconscious Silver Fantasy, confronting the guilt and loss behind his descent into madness. He recognized that he mourned the innocent person he had been, while the memory of a sincere girl from a false performance surfaced.

• Lynn heard a voice in his mind urging him to possess Silver Fantasy and dismiss his guilt.
• Lynn approached Silver Fantasy and touched her cheek, but stopped when the voice defined his guilt as regret for hurting and deceiving her.
• Lynn said he felt guilty because he could never become someone like Little Refrigerator again and had become a madman in Hell.
• Lynn withdrew from Silver Fantasy and described how losing his heart forced him to adapt by wearing a mask until he could no longer remove it.
• Lynn recalled creating Little Refrigerator as a character and meeting a girl who treated him sincerely during a false performance.

Lynn tore the clown curse from himself and collapsed beside the silver-haired mechanical girl, who appeared to lose her last light. He later woke in a pool with Zuo Zuo and learned that his curse had been suppressed, though a dangerous third stage still awaited.

• Lynn ripped the curse from his body and soul, apologized to the mechanical girl, and collapsed as his resurrection progress reached 30%.
• The Mother Tree of Desire and Zuo Zuo found Lynn unconscious beside the darkened mechanical girl, and Zuo Zuo cried out for Blockhead.
• The system reported that Lynn had suppressed the clown curse’s second stage, gained two levels and a unique item, and still faced possible third-stage effects.
• Lynn woke in a pool, and Zuo Zuo excitedly checked him before he tried to kiss her.
• Zuo Zuo punched Lynn and told the Mother Tree that his lewd behavior proved he was Blockhead.

Lynn woke after eight or nine hours, his soul damaged from confronting the Clown Curse, and discovered he had drained the Mother Tree of Desire’s Spring of Nature through an opening into System Space. After the Mother Tree scolded him and Lynn thanked her and Zuo Zuo for saving him, she said someone else deserved his greatest gratitude.

• The Mother Tree of Desire told Lynn he had been unconscious for eight or nine hours and warned that his soul might have collapsed if someone had not kept him alive.
• Lynn examined the Spring of Nature and realized he was naked in the pool with Zuo Luo and the Mother Tree; he blamed the Clown Curse for his sluggish control.
• The Mother Tree accused Lynn of draining her water, and Lynn found and shut an opening into System Space after obtaining jars of Spring of Nature.
• Lynn tried to replace the missing water by pouring liquid from his shoulder, prompting the Mother Tree to threaten him and strike him with a rock.
• Lynn thanked the Mother Tree and Zuo Zuo for saving him, but the Mother Tree said someone else had sustained him and deserved the most thanks.

After learning that Silver Fantasy had remained with him after he lost consciousness, Lynn found her imprisoned and badly damaged by the Flesh Plague. He removed the plague and began repairing her, leaving the Mother Tree of Desire to watch over his work.

• The Natural Girl told Lynn that Silver Fantasy had been holding him when they arrived and that she had locked her away.
• Lynn found Silver Fantasy motionless inside a mass of Flesh Plague, and the Mother Tree of Desire explained that her failing machinery threatened her consciousness.
• Lynn used a potion and his Night Demon Blade to remove the Flesh Plague from Silver Fantasy's body.
• Lynn carried Silver Fantasy to a new room and prepared mechanical tools to repair her.
• Lynn told the Mother Tree of Desire that he would save Silver Fantasy because she had saved him.

Lynn repaired Silver Fantasy after discovering she had secretly used her energy to keep his soul from collapsing. When she woke, he admitted he was Little Refrigerator and had lied to her, but Silver Fantasy responded only by asking whether he had repaired her and offering to tell him her name.

• The Mother Tree of Desire questioned Lynn about his relationship with Silver Fantasy, and he silenced her with gunfire after she guessed he had abducted and won over the Mechanical Church's commander.
• Lynn examined Silver Fantasy's frame and discovered she had been conscious and recovering until she spent her energy sustaining him.
• The frame logs showed Silver Fantasy's reactor had shut down after the flesh plague invaded her systems and her energy reserves ran out.
• Lynn repaired Silver Fantasy and restarted her core reactor.
• Lynn told the awakened Silver Fantasy that he was Little Refrigerator and had lied to her.
• Silver Fantasy treated Lynn as provisionally friendly and offered to tell him her name.

Lynn told the Mother Tree of Desire how he had manipulated Silver Fantasy, then learned that she had wanted to die and that the Flesh Plague had damaged her data. He checked on Silver Fantasy afterward and found that she could no longer recall her identity beyond her model designation or answer questions about the Mechanical Church, Machine Intelligence Civilization, or the Purging Movement against flesh.

• Lynn explained that Silver Fantasy had remained conscious and that his answer about how things ended had destroyed her last hope.
• The Mother Tree of Desire confronted Lynn, realized Silver Fantasy had been the person he was thinking of, and punched him.
• Lynn admitted he did not know whether he was happy that Silver Fantasy had forgotten everything.
• Lynn entered Silver Fantasy's room and tested her damaged systems.
• Silver Fantasy identified herself as Unique Silver Fantasy Mech, improved model 3a, but could not retrieve information about the Mechanical Church, Machine Intelligence Civilization, or the Purging Movement against flesh.

Lynn helped Silver Fantasy recover fragments of her memories and told her that he was her lover. While repairing her mech, he planned to keep her with him until he could find a suitable Upload Device, then locate their position and reopen the Boundary Gate.

• Silver Fantasy retrieved a virtual flower from her encrypted database, and Lynn recognized it as the flower he had once given her.
• Silver Fantasy asked Lynn about her existence and their relationship, and he told her that she was his lover.
• Over the next few days, Lynn repaired Silver Fantasy's mech while the Mother Tree of Desire slowly regained her strength.
• Lynn assured the Mother Tree of Desire that Silver Fantasy would not threaten them before reconnecting with the Hive, and said he would send her back once he found an Upload Device.
• The Mother Tree of Desire demanded that Lynn keep his promise to get her out of Hell, and Lynn announced that he would go to the Vision Realm to find their location and reopen the Boundary Gate.

Lynn entered the Vision Realm to seek Awen’s support, but instead caught up with Xiao Xiao, who had been eating tree-like wreckage and Mechanical Church forces alongside Titan Big Brother. Their encounter also revealed that Plague Doctors had appeared at the site, prompting Lynn to suspect a connection to the Flesh God Cult.

• Lynn opened the VIP group chat to contact Awen, but Xiao Xiao replied while the Matriarch and the others remained offline.
• Xiao Xiao showed Lynn a video of herself eating vines and a Mechanical Humanoid, claiming she had found the food with Daddy in a strange place.
• Lynn recognized the site as the pit left by the Mother Tree of Desire and saw Titan Big Brother eating a huge mechanical structure in the black mist.
• Xiao Xiao told Lynn that she and Daddy had killed the iron men and white bird-beak doctors fighting over the food, then buried the two-armed, two-legged ones she had not eaten.
• Lynn warned Xiao Xiao not to eat that kind of food if she encountered it in Dark Night City and refused to let her mail him any.
• Lynn recognized the white bird-beak doctors as Plague Doctors and wondered whether their presence was connected to the Boundary Gate and the Flesh God Cult.

Lynn contacted Sir Awen in the Vision Realm and learned that Dark Night City had reduced its presence there because the Lord of the Vision Realm might not remain neutral. Sir Awen prepared to retrieve Lynn and help transport the Mother Tree of Desire, then showed him how Dark Night City’s intelligence operations had uncovered a mysterious black powder through a competitive underground marketplace.

• Lynn reached Sir Awen through the Night Doctors in the Vision Realm, and Sir Awen warned him to stay put while he arranged a rescue.
• Lynn told Sir Awen that the Mother Tree of Desire would join Dark Night City, and Sir Awen cautioned him to keep her followers and their gatherings under control.
• Lynn asked about Plague Doctor activity near the Desire Domain battlefield, and Sir Awen reported that they had been searching for something rather than targeting Lynn.
• Sir Awen produced a container of black powder he had obtained for eighty thousand Black Skull Coins, prompting Lynn to question the source.
• Sir Awen explained that Dark Night City, the Mechanical Church, and the Flesh God Cult competed for intelligence listings in the Vision Realm, including information about the Flesh Dominator’s lair.

Lynn and Sir Awen investigated why the Plague Doctors were collecting diseased remnants shed by the Mother Tree of Desire, but the Mother Tree knew of no use for them and they crumbled into ash near Lynn. While they waited to return to Dark Night City, the Mother Tree concealed their presence and expanded her control over the surrounding area.

• Lynn identified the black powder Sir Awen had obtained as remnants shed by the Mother Tree of Desire and suspected the Flesh God Cult and Plague Doctors had engineered the war to acquire it.
• Lynn returned to the Mother Tree of Desire and searched her body before explaining the intelligence and asking about the remnants.
• The Mother Tree showed Lynn diseased tissue on one of her branches, but it crumbled into dust when he approached, and she said it was useless ash.
• Lynn remained suspicious that the Plague Doctors had found a purpose for the remnants, though he and the Mother Tree learned nothing useful about them.
• During the following days, Lynn forged his Trinity Frame and worked on Silver Fantasy while the Mother Tree spread her roots, concealed her Root-Level aura, and sensed activity within a thousand kilometers.

Lynn confronted the Mother Tree of Desire about spreading her influence and defying his authority as she prepared to join Dark Night City. He hinted that he could make her behave with a trick, prompting Zuo Zuo to protest being used as an example.

• The Mother Tree of Desire teased Lynn, and he seized her ankle and warned her against challenging his authority.
• Lynn accused the Mother Tree of Desire of spreading her roots, corrupting nearby imp tribes, and planning to rebuild her sect or poach followers in Dark Night City.
• The Mother Tree of Desire dismissed his concerns and said she would seek greater autonomy despite being under his control.
• Lynn claimed he could make the Mother Tree of Desire behave without treating her like Zuo Zuo, and Zuo Zuo objected to being brought into it.

Lynn provoked the Mother Tree of Desire, then used a harsh beating to force her to acknowledge him as her master. She continued taunting him afterward, but her expression went blank when something beneath the water stimulated her through the Erosion Marks.

• Lynn spread his crimson light over the Mother Tree of Desire and challenged her to explain what she would do without him.
• The Mother Tree of Desire attacked Lynn with vines and boulders, and he fled as she hurled rocks at him.
• After ten minutes, Lynn subdued the Mother Tree of Desire and made her admit he was her master and promise not to scheme behind his back.
• The Mother Tree of Desire taunted Lynn about his weakness and mocked his promise to take her out of Hell.
• The Mother Tree of Desire suddenly went blank as something beneath the water, hidden by Erosion Marks, stimulated her.

Lynn used Erosion Marks on the Mother Tree of Desire to suppress her curse, horrifying her with his method. The tree’s worshippers mistook its reaction for a miraculous bloom, while Lynn gained rewards and the Mother Tree’s submission increased.

• Lynn used Erosion Marks on the Mother Tree of Desire, who protested and lost sanity as she endured his treatment.
• The Mother Tree’s roots and branches writhed, then went rigid as the imps underground watched in astonishment.
• The surface imps saw blood-red buds bloom across the canopy and worshipped the Mother Tree, believing it was an auspicious sign.
• Lynn gained flesh control, nature divinity, tree sap, and increased submission from the Mother Tree, along with an achievement that improved his Erosion Marks and reduced his morality.

Lynn forced the Mother Tree of Desire to acknowledge him as her master, then merged with her consciousness to help suppress her curse. Through her senses, he discovered that her roots had spread for hundreds of kilometers and consumed an entire subterranean race.

• Lynn warned the Mother Tree that her curse would worsen unless she let him help, and she reluctantly called him Master and asked him to do his duty as Gardener.
• After several days, Lynn merged his soul with the Mother Tree's consciousness and gained shared access to her senses.
• Lynn sensed the vast Root Network extending hundreds of kilometers underground and draining nutrients from the earth and mineral veins.
• Lynn discovered that the Mother Tree's roots had overrun a subterranean burrower society and were feeding on its dead inhabitants.
• Lynn realized the Mother Tree had consumed an entire race.