Recaps

Lin Ze and Paimon helped Tony Stark and Yinsen escape captivity, then returned to the desert and rescued them again with Qiqi. Qiqi became part of Tony’s family and helped him defeat Obadiah, but the arc ended with an explosion in her room that left Tony injured and horrified by what he found.

• Lin Ze rescued Yinsen and escaped the terrorists’ cave with Tony and Paimon, then returned to the desert with Paimon after completing his mission.
• Qiqi found Tony and Yinsen in the desert, helped them survive, and returned to New York with them and Rhodey.
• Tony welcomed Qiqi into his family, while Professor Charles explored her memories and discovered her connection to another world before Zhongli struck him unconscious.
• Obadiah stole Tony’s arc reactor, but Lin Ze retrieved the old one and helped Qiqi restore Tony’s strength.
• Tony confronted Obadiah, and Qiqi protected Rhodey and froze Obadiah’s armor before Tony praised her.
• Rhodey warned Tony that Obadiah had escaped, and a missile exploded through Qiqi’s room, injuring Tony and throwing Qiqi across the room.

Lin Ze completed his mission in the Marvel world, then entered the events of Thor’s banishment as Fischl and helped Thor regain Mjolnir. After refusing to return to Asgard with Thor, Lin Ze and Paimon headed for Xavier’s School and encountered Wade and Colossus.

• Lin Ze killed Obadiah, then accepted Steve Rogers’s help and stayed at his apartment with Paimon.
• Lin Ze, Paimon, and Steve exposed Nicole’s child-trafficking operation and rescued Otilia and the other children.
• Tony declared “I am Iron Man” at his press conference, and Lin Ze returned to the Transmigration Management Bureau before entering the next mission.
• Fischl welcomed Thor, Loki, Sif, Volstagg, and Hogun to Immernachtreich, then settled in Asgard after Odin banished Thor.
• Fischl helped Sif and the Warriors Three reach Earth, where she fought S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and helped Thor reclaim Mjolnir.
• Fischl and Oz battled the Destroyer before Thor’s sacrifice restored his power and let him destroy it.
• Lin Ze dropped his Fischl persona and headed with Paimon toward Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, where they found a dead intruder and confronted Wade.
• Wade survived Lin Ze’s sword attack, and Colossus arrived and blushed when he mistook Lin Ze for Aether.

Lin Ze and Bennett became involved in the fight against Loki and the Chitauri invasion, while Barbara, Venti, and Dvalin joined the defense of New York. The heroes closed the portal and gathered for a meal, though Lin Ze still wondered why Stone Gate had not appeared.

• Lin Ze rescued the children from Stryker’s base as Bennett joined Natasha and Dr. Banner on the way to S.H.I.E.L.D., where Bennett agreed to help capture Loki.
• Bennett fought Loki and later helped defend the Helicarrier, where Loki stabbed Coulson and escaped as Hulk rampaged through the ship.
• Barbara found Banner in New York and joined him, May, Peter, and Ned just as the Chitauri invasion began, then used Hydro to protect civilians.
• Lin Ze caught Barbara as Aether when the Tesseract’s energy threw her from Stark Tower, and several characters shifted into the battle across New York.
• Lin Ze coordinated the heroes as Bennett, Barbara, Qiqi, Steve, Fischl, and others rescued civilians and fought the Chitauri, while Venti summoned Dvalin to aid them.
• Dvalin and the heroes fought the invading forces as Lin Ze learned that a nuclear missile was headed for Manhattan, and Tony carried it through the portal before Dvalin returned him.
• Lin Ze used Loki’s Scepter to close the portal, and the group later gathered at an empty kebab shop for a meal while Lin Ze wondered why Stone Gate had not appeared.

Lin Ze and his companions helped Eddie Brock and Venom defeat Riot, then returned to Stark Tower as Nick Fury sought Lin Ze’s help. In Moscow, Coulson’s team pursued Hydra infiltrators and confronted Blaze over the Execution Key.

• Fury rejected the World Security Council’s demand to supervise the children, while Tony spent his time caring for them at Stark Tower.
• Ceros became Lin Ze’s TVA liaison, and Lin Ze and Bennett begged him to stay after a lucky gacha pull.
• Lin Ze’s group found Eddie Brock infected by a symbiote, and Venom took possession of Barbara before the group persuaded it to help rescue Eddie.
• Lin Ze and his companions helped Eddie and Venom fight Riot, who died with Drake when Diluc destroyed their launching rocket.
• Tony confronted Lin Ze for disappearing, learned about Teyvat, forgave him, and offered the visitors places to stay.
• Fury asked Lin Ze for a favor to help S.H.I.E.L.D. survive, and Lin Ze triggered the quest “Nick Fury’s Request.”
• Coulson revealed that Hydra agents had infiltrated his Moscow investigation team, and Tartaglia and Rosaria offered to hunt them down.
• Tartaglia and Rosaria confronted Blaze over the Execution Key, but Blaze’s surprise at learning that Aukai, Gar, and Chester had died left them suspicious of him.