Recaps

After the meeting, Lin Ze gave Tony Dr. Pym’s Quantum Tunnel designs, and Tony and Vision digitized them for study. Tony then brought Lin Ze to see Yinsen, who was playing cards with Qiqi.

• Lin Ze handed Tony Dr. Pym’s old Quantum Tunnel design documents, and Tony summoned Vision to read them.
• Vision digitized the designs and projected the Quantum Tunnel, which fascinated Banner and made Tony consider safeguards against bringing something dangerous back from the Quantum Realm.
• Tony led Lin Ze and Paimon upstairs to meet Yinsen, who was playing cards with Qiqi.
• Qiqi confused the cards and declared herself the winner, while Paimon corrected her about the game.
• Yinsen greeted Lin Ze and Paimon warmly, looking healthier than before and saying he had missed them.

Lin Ze reunited with Yinsen, who decided to stay in New York and help Tony, then used Yuegui to locate Yaoyao. Yaoyao joyfully reunited with Qiqi and joined Lin Ze and Paimon, bringing Lotus Crisps.

• Lin Ze learned that Yinsen had moved his family’s remains to New York and planned to stay and help Tony, cheering up Lin Ze and Tony.
• Tony took Yinsen to his laboratory while Lin Ze prepared to return to Asgard and made a purple gacha pull.
• Lin Ze called for Yuegui and discovered that the Clockwork Rabbit could show him Yaoyao’s location through its eyes.
• Yaoyao reunited with Qiqi, who remembered her as her best friend, and the two promised to remain friends for life.
• Lin Ze and Paimon found Yaoyao, who apologized for keeping them waiting and shared Lotus Crisps with them.

Sam recruited Scott into the Avengers, and Scott left for headquarters after saying goodbye to Cassie. The chapter then shifted to Queens, where May answered the doorbell.

• Sam arrived at Scott's home and met Cassie while Scott hid at miniature size in the garden.
• Sam spotted Scott, who revealed himself and introduced himself as Ant-Man.
• Sam invited Scott to join the Avengers, and Scott accepted excitedly.
• Cassie asked Sam for Hulk's autograph, but Sam claimed Hulk could not read or write.
• Sam took Scott to Avengers headquarters, and May opened her door to an unexpected visitor in Queens.

Mona visited Peter’s home under the pretense of borrowing his school notes, but found his best friend Ned there instead. Ned mistook Mona’s visit for proof that she and Peter were secretly dating, and Mona’s bite into a walnut bread ended the chapter with a painful crunch.

• Mona introduced herself to May and claimed she wanted to borrow Peter’s notes because she had fallen behind at school.
• May welcomed Mona inside and directed her to Peter’s room while he was still out.
• Mona entered Peter’s room and corrected Ned as he built a LEGO model, startling him and causing them to bump heads while retrieving fallen pieces.
• After May left, Mona told Ned she had come to see Peter and regretted that he was there to complicate things.
• Ned concluded that Peter had secretly gotten a girlfriend and asked Mona if she was dating him.
• Mona bit down hard on a piece of walnut bread and cried out in pain.

Tony Stark visited May's home and found Mona with Ned, claiming he had come as Mona's guardian to learn about young people making friends. Peter returned home to discover Tony waiting for him, and Tony said he was there to break up the lovebirds.

• Mona asked Ned whether anyone had come looking for him while May answered the door for Tony Stark.
• Tony joked that he was Iron Man's twin, then revealed his identity and entered May's home.
• Tony found Mona with Ned and told May he was looking after Mona as a friend's child.
• Peter returned home after finding little trouble on patrol and learned that Mona and Ned had been waiting for him.
• Peter recognized Tony as Iron Man, and Tony told him he had come to break up the lovebirds.

Tony and Mona confronted Peter about his secret identity, while Tony teased him and Mona tried to recruit him. Peter denied being Spider-Man until Tony showed surveillance footage and nearly exposed his suit, leaving Mona holding it.

• Tony and May teased Peter about his relationship with Mona, then Tony asked to speak with him privately.
• Mona followed Peter and Tony into Peter's room, where Tony let her explain why she had come.
• Mona used her astrolabe and declared that Peter was Spider-Man, but Peter denied it.
• Tony showed Peter surveillance footage of Spider-Man rescuing people, and Peter continued to claim it was fake.
• Tony prodded the room's air-conditioning vent, prompting Peter to lunge at him, but Peter remembered his suit was in his backpack.
• Mona revealed that she had found Peter's Spider-Man suit and asked if he was looking for it.

Tony discovered Peter Parker was Spider-Man, offered to overhaul his equipment, and invited him and Mona to the Avengers and miHoYo summer camp at Stark Tower. The chapter ended with Strange and Wong bewildered by the frightened Ned, whom the Traveler had identified as magically talented.

• Mona found Peter's Spider-Man suit, and Peter admitted his secret identity to her and Tony.
• Tony questioned Peter about his motives, and Peter said his powers made him responsible for helping people.
• Tony told Peter to come to Stark Tower with Mona for the first Avengers and miHoYo Scout Summer Camp.
• Tony and Mona discussed the Traveler and miHoYo as they left Peter's home.
• Strange and Wong brought Ned to their sanctuary, where Ned panicked and Strange doubted he was the magically talented person the Traveler had described.

Lin Ze gathered Paimon and Yaoyao to travel to Asgard, where Odin was gravely ill and Thor and Loki left to find him. Their paths crossed without meeting, and Thor and Loki were transported away by a mysterious circle, leaving Lin Ze's group to face Hela in Asgard.

• Lin Ze visited Zhongli, Nahida, and Xiao, and Nahida revealed that she had built a Bifrost connecting Earth to Teyvat.
• Lin Ze returned to Stark Tower, took Venti's wine, and set out for Asgard with Paimon and Yaoyao.
• Frigga told Thor and Loki that Odin was nearing death, and Thor decided to return to Earth to fetch Lin Ze.
• Thor and Loki encountered Deadpool, and Loki attacked him while Deadpool taunted the brothers.
• A golden circle swallowed Loki and Deadpool, leaving Thor with an address at 177A Bleecker Street.
• Lin Ze's group arrived in Asgard and found Hela waiting for them instead of Thor and Loki.

With Odin comatose, Hela escaped her imprisonment and attacked Asgard, intent on claiming the throne. Lin Ze arrived in time to save Heimdall and fought Hela, while Paimon and Yaoyao went to seek help; the chapter ended with Hela taunting Lin Ze about being her little sister.

• As Odin's condition worsened, Hela emerged from her prison and declared that she had come to see her father to his grave.
• Hela defeated Heimdall at the Bifrost and pinned him with a spike, but Lin Ze appeared and blocked her attack.
• Yaoyao used Yuegui's healing radishes to treat Heimdall, while Paimon helped remove the spike.
• Lin Ze fought Hela and warned Paimon to take Heimdall to find Albedo because Hela grew stronger on Asgard's soil.
• Paimon and Yaoyao left with Heimdall to seek help, and Hela taunted Lin Ze by calling him her little sister.

Lin Ze battled Hela in Asgard and used a Dendro-Hydro combo to injure her, but she healed and powered up. Thor and Loki returned to the fight, where Hela caught Mjolnir and left Thor shocked.

• Lin Ze knocked Hela back with a Geo Shockwave, then fought her at close range as she drew strength from Asgard.
• Lin Ze applied Dendro to Hela and fired Hydro at her, triggering a Hyperbloom attack that left her badly soaked and injured.
• Hela formed thornlike horns and healed herself with Asgard's energy while Lin Ze waited for reinforcements.
• Strange sent Thor and Loki back toward Asgard, but when the Bifrost failed, he offered them another way there.
• Thor and Loki arrived as Lin Ze fought Hela, and Hela caught Mjolnir when Thor threw it.

Hela destroyed Mjolnir and challenged Thor, declaring that she would reclaim Asgard’s power, while Lin Ze and the others fought to protect him. As Hela turned on the group, a lightning-wielding woman arrived and claimed her as an opponent.

• Hela shattered Mjolnir and demanded that Thor and Loki kneel, then condemned Odin and vowed to restore Asgard’s power.
• Lin Ze blocked Hela’s blades and defended Thor, who tried to fight Hela but was quickly knocked down.
• Hela attacked Loki, and Lin Ze tossed Thor into Loki’s arms before warning Hela that more fighting awaited her.
• Fischl arrived and shot a violet arrow at Hela, while Paimon rushed to check on Lin Ze.
• A woman approached Hela amid thunder and lightning, declared herself Hela’s opponent, and asked whether Hela would stand against her.

The Raiden Shogun fought Hela while Lin Ze returned to the Palace to help restore Odin. After Odin recovered and joined the others, Raiden Ei isolated Hela in a strange domain and prepared to test her blade.

• The Raiden Shogun wounded Hela and battled her with lightning while Lin Ze took Paimon, Fischl, Loki, and Thor back to the Palace.
• Yaoyao used Yuegui and White Jade Radishes to heal Odin until he woke and insisted on going to the Bifrost.
• Odin confronted Hela, who claimed Asgard’s power made her impossible to defeat.
• Raiden Ei said Hela’s ambition limited her martial skill, then transported her alone into a dark domain that transformed into blood-moon-lit ruins.
• Raiden Ei drew her weapon and challenged Hela to test her blade.

Hela and Raiden Ei fought fiercely in the Plane of Euthymia, where Ei’s lightning and endless stamina gradually wore Hela down. Hela refused to yield and attacked Ei once more, prompting Ei to unleash her ultimate slash.

• Hela and Raiden Ei exchanged powerful attacks, and Ei used lightning to wound Hela and drive her back.
• Raiden Ei created lightning-charged afterimages, but Hela overcame them by destroying them until she identified the real Ei.
• Hela’s stamina dwindled without Asgard’s energy, and she tried to escape the Plane of Euthymia before Ei overwhelmed her with lightning.
• Raiden Ei asked Hela whether she would make an enemy of her, but Hela lunged at Ei’s heart instead of answering.
• Raiden Ei drew Musou Isshin from her chest and unleashed her ultimate slash, declaring, “No thought. Sever all!”

Raiden Ei returned after killing Hela, ending Asgard’s threat of Ragnarok, and Lin Ze celebrated with his friends in the Serenitea Pot. Afterward, Lin Ze and Paimon traveled through the Stone Gate to visit home, where Minister Wu caught Lin Ze and dragged him back to the office.

• Raiden Ei told Heimdall she had slain Hela, and Heimdall confirmed that Aether and the others were waiting inside the Serenitea Pot.
• Thor and Loki learned Hela was dead, and Odin accepted her death as the best outcome for Asgard before deciding to welcome the Traveler’s group to the Palace.
• Raiden Ei joined Lin Ze and the others for a feast, then admitted she could not cook.
• Lin Ze decided to go home for a visit with Paimon and stepped through the Stone Gate.
• Minister Wu grabbed Lin Ze by the ear and scolded him for neglecting his work reports.

After returning to Earth, Lin Ze learned that a new recruit could help him locate the people he was searching for and went back to the mission world with several companions. His new colleague contacted him and arranged to meet, though her identity and plans remained unclear.

• Lin Ze finished his overdue mission summary, and Minister Wu explained that a new recruit could help him find the missing people.
• Lin Ze rested, reviewed the movies, and learned that Lucy had transferred to another department before returning to the Serenitea Pot.
• Yaoyao, Albedo, Kirara, Fischl, Raiden Ei, and Lin Ze returned to Earth, while Odin kept Thor and Loki behind for intensive training.
• Several days later, Lin Ze received a message from his new colleague asking him to prepare supplies and wait at a specified location.
• The new colleague excitedly set off toward Lin Ze, while voices over a speaker reminded her that she was only taking someone to their destination.

Lin Ze and his companions waited outside New York for Aether, keeping warm and trading jokes until they spotted a train approaching through the sky. The train’s passengers also noticed the group below as it drew near.

• Lin Ze and Tony arrived with their companions at a quiet meeting place outside New York and waited for Aether.
• Klee nearly set off a Jumpy Dumpty to start a fire, but Albedo stopped her and Tighnari reassured her.
• Paimon, Klee, and others warmed themselves by hugging Tighnari’s tail, while Cyno scratched Arataki Itto during his attempt to join them.
• Cyno told a joke about the moon and stars, leaving the group silent as Lin Ze helped Arataki Itto clear dust from his eyes.
• Tony spotted an object in the sky, and Lin Ze recognized it as a train; the train’s passengers noticed the people below.

Lin Ze and his companions met March 7th and the Astral Express crew, then boarded the train to continue their journey. After watching them depart, Tony decided to visit Dr. Pym and accelerate research into the Quantum Tunnel.

• Lin Ze and the gray-haired Trailblazer recognized each other and exchanged startled greetings.
• March 7th introduced herself and Dan Heng, and Lin Ze introduced his Teyvat companions and Tony Stark.
• Dan Heng suggested they board the Astral Express, and March 7th led the group onto the train.
• Lin Ze said goodbye to Tony, who watched the train depart into the stars.
• Tony told Happy to take him to Dr. Pym so they could discuss speeding up Quantum Tunnel research.

Lin Ze reunited with Lucy aboard the Astral Express as she introduced herself to the Teyvat travelers and explained her transfer to the comic-book DC universe. The group welcomed their guests, but Lin Ze’s sip of Himeko’s coffee left him barely able to speak.

• Lucy enthusiastically photographed Paimon and the Teyvat travelers aboard the Astral Express before Lin Ze recognized her.
• Lin Ze and Lucy caught up, and Lucy explained that her game-based power had sent her to the comic-book DC universe.
• Lucy warned Lin Ze to preserve her quiet, socially anxious persona when Welt and Himeko arrived to welcome the group.
• Himeko served Lin Ze black coffee, and Lucy stopped March 7th from warning him about it.
• Lin Ze drank the coffee, struggled to speak, and Dan Heng told Paimon it tasted like an injured esophagus.

Lin Ze and his companions rode the Astral Express as it warped, while Lucy prepared coordinates to help them search for their targets. After the train arrived, Klee mistook Pom-Pom for a Jumpy Dumpty and grabbed him.

• Welt Yang learned that Lin Ze was searching for a small group traveling through space, and March 7th offered the Astral Express's help if they had coordinates.
• Lucy said she had the coordinates and went to find the conductor, while Lin Ze awkwardly dodged questions about how he met March 7th.
• The Astral Express began its warp, and the passengers took their seats as the stars blurred outside.
• Paimon clung to Lin Ze during the warp, and Dan Heng gave him a warm towel to dry her hands afterward.
• Lucy returned with Pom-Pom, and Klee rushed over and grabbed him, mistaking him for a Jumpy Dumpty.

Klee apologized to Pom-Pom for startling him, and they made peace after she explained how much Dodoco meant to her. Lin Ze thanked Pom-Pom for bringing the group aboard and revealed that the people they were seeking were called the Guardians of the Galaxy.

• Klee tried to befriend Pom-Pom, who fled behind Welt after she hugged him too tightly.
• Klee explained that Dodoco was her first and best friend, given to her by her mother, and Pom-Pom realized he had misunderstood her.
• Pom-Pom forgave Klee, introduced himself, and shook her hand as she introduced herself as the Spark Knight of the Knights of Favonius.
• Lucy introduced Lin Ze and his companions to Pom-Pom, and Lin Ze offered him a gift of Teyvat dishes and pastries.
• Pom-Pom said the train had three hours left before reaching its destination and asked whom Lin Ze was looking for.
• Lin Ze told the Astral Express crew that he preferred to call them the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Lucy teased Lin Ze aboard the Astral Express, but Paimon protected him and shared a heartfelt moment with him before Lucy tried to hug her. Meanwhile, on Sovereign Planet, a group prepared to confront something that could arrive at any moment.

• Lucy warned Lin Ze that she could only take him to his destination and could not provide combat support.
• Lucy teased Lin Ze and tried to touch his abs, but Paimon returned and kicked her away from him.
• Paimon checked that Lin Ze was safe, then told him she wanted to stay by his side; Lin Ze said he loved her most of all.
• Lucy grew jealous of their closeness and chased Paimon, who fled through the air.
• On Sovereign Planet, a golden-brown-haired man with a metallic coat and a green-skinned woman prepared for an imminent arrival.

The Guardians of the Galaxy protected the Sovereign’s energy batteries, but Rocket’s theft forced them to flee and crash-land on Counter-Earth, where Ego revealed he was Peter’s father. Wanderer woke Lin Ze as their train arrived at Sovereign.

• Gamora, Star-Lord, Drax, Rocket, and Groot fought an Interdimensional Monster while protecting the Sovereign’s batteries.
• The Sovereign paid the team by handing over Nebula, but Rocket secretly stole several batteries and triggered a pursuit.
• Star-Lord and Rocket fought over piloting during their escape, and the ship was damaged before it crash-landed on Bohet.
• A man named Ego greeted the group on Counter-Earth and told Star-Lord that he was his father.
• Pom-Pom announced their arrival at Sovereign, and Wanderer woke Lin Ze from his nap.

Lin Ze and his companions fled the Sovereign after mistaking the Astral Express for allies of the Guardians of the Galaxy, then Lucy redirected them toward Counter-Earth. The High Priestess recruited Yondu to help find Quill, while Lin Ze considered saving Yondu from his eventual sacrifice.

• Lin Ze detected gunpowder on the Sovereign planet and hurried his companions back onto the Astral Express before the Sovereign fighters pursued them.
• The High Priestess mistook the departing train for Quill's accomplices and ordered her ships to attack, but the train escaped.
• The High Priestess learned Quill had been raised by Yondu and decided to enlist him to recover the stolen batteries.
• Lucy revealed she had given the conductor coordinates for Counter-Earth, and Lin Ze agreed to continue toward Star-Lord's biological father.
• The High Priestess met Yondu and offered him a partnership.

Ego reunited with Star-Lord and invited him to learn about his origins, while the Guardians split up and Rocket stayed behind with Nebula and Groot. As Rocket sensed someone approaching, Yondu’s crew arrived nearby in pursuit of Quill, and Lin Ze’s party stepped off their train.

• Ego told Star-Lord that he had hired Yondu to bring him from Earth, and Star-Lord said he believed Yondu had kept him because he was useful for stealing.
• Ego invited Star-Lord and his friends to his home, while Mantis introduced herself and Drax played a prank that ended with Rocket biting her.
• Star-Lord chose to visit Ego’s place with Gamora and Drax, leaving Rocket, Nebula, and Groot behind to repair the ship.
• Rocket gave the hungry, cuffed Nebula bread from Quill’s stash, then heard someone approaching.
• Lin Ze and his companions got off the train, and Yondu ordered his men to take Quill alive so he could kill him himself.

Lin Ze’s group followed the crashed spaceship’s trail and watched Yondu’s men surround Rocket’s camp, waiting for the right moment to intervene. Rocket escaped into the trees as the confrontation continued, while Wanderer was left fuming after a pair of birds perched on his head.

• Itto complained that mosquitoes were biting him until Tighnari explained that his flower repelled insects and gave him another flower and anti-itch medicine.
• Wanderer reported that Yondu and his men had surrounded Rocket’s position, and Lin Ze decided to watch from above rather than rush in.
• Wanderer carried Lin Ze into a tall tree, where Paimon joined them and they saw Yondu’s men approach Rocket’s camp.
• Yondu’s men triggered Rocket’s traps, which fired tranquilizer darts and knocked several of them unconscious.
• Rocket darted through the branches as Yondu’s men pursued him, while Lin Ze told Paimon to wait before helping.
• Two lovebirds landed on Wanderer’s head, then flew off after he yelled at them.