Chapter Summaries

The rescue team regrouped after Venti and Zhongli helped prevent casualties, and Domino reached the convoy with Bennett. As they ran toward the tunnel, Bennett discovered that Domino’s luck could protect them from danger and received her praise for trying to shield her.

• Deadpool greeted Zhongli and teased Venti about his bard’s clothes, prompting Zhongli to defend Venti while subtly mocking Deadpool.
• Hu Tao, Klee, Domino, and Bennett reached the convoy, where Deadpool reported that Starshatter and Gust had to drop out but everyone had survived.
• Domino and Bennett began running after the convoy, and a truck narrowly missed them before crashing into a guardrail.
• As more accidents missed them by inches, Bennett realized Domino’s luck was keeping them safe.
• Domino praised Bennett for stepping in front of her, then caught him when he nearly fell.

Deadpool’s group pursued Cable, who attacked their convoy while searching for Russell. Hu Tao fought Cable as Klee found Russell, but the battle scattered Bennett and Ruckus from the vehicles, leaving the rescue in chaos.

• Zhongli hailed a taxi, and Du Mingde told Deadpool that Weasel had revealed their plans to Cable under threat.
• Domino, Bennett, Hu Tao, and Klee attacked the convoy, and Klee recognized Russell in one of the Transparent Boxes.
• Cable boarded their vehicle and demanded Russell, while Hu Tao confronted him and fought using her polearm and butterfly dance.
• Cable accidentally released Russell’s prison box from the vehicle, and Bennett fell onto it and tumbled onto the road while rescuing its occupant.
• Ruckus jumped into the battle but Cable shot him out of the vehicle before he could attack.

Deadpool’s rescue convoy fought through Cable’s pursuit as Hu Tao and Klee battled the guards, while several teammates avoided helping. Deadpool confronted Cable again, but Russell returned with Juggernaut, leaving the fight poised to escalate.

• Peter fled the taxi after Ruckus was knocked out, and Bennett helped him while Invis-Man disappeared.
• Deadpool entered the transport compartment, where Hu Tao used her ghost to knock Cable out of the vehicle.
• Hu Tao leaped onto one pursuing vehicle while Deadpool stayed behind with Klee and fought the guards in another.
• Deadpool found Russell’s empty prison box, then faced Cable again and deflected his bullets with his blades.
• Russell appeared with the enormous Juggernaut behind him as Deadpool and Cable paused their fight.

Juggernaut’s punch sent the vehicle crashing through the Brooklyn Bridge, but Cable saved Klee from falling, and Hu Tao and Klee searched the wreckage for Dodoco. After Klee reunited with her doll, Hu Tao wondered why Cable was hunting Russell, while Deadpool attacked Cable.

• Juggernaut punched through the vehicle’s floor and the Brooklyn Bridge, sending the passengers tumbling toward the ground.
• Cable caught Klee and threw her to Hu Tao, who held her as the vehicle crashed.
• Klee realized Dodoco was missing, and she explained to Hu Tao that her mother had given her the doll as a companion.
• Cable found Dodoco in the rubble and returned it to Klee, who thanked him.
• Hu Tao wondered whether a misunderstanding explained Cable’s determination to kill Russell.
• Deadpool saw Cable beside Klee and threw a blade at him, shouting for him to let the girl go.

Deadpool and the others confronted Russell and Juggernaut, but Russell chose revenge and fled with Juggernaut after Cable tried to shoot him. Cable revealed that he wanted to stop Russell because, in the future, Russell would become a killer and murder Cable’s wife and child.

• Cable demanded that Russell come with him, but Russell emerged beside Juggernaut as Deadpool recognized the villain and Hu Tao discovered Domino had survived the crash by landing on an inflatable toy.
• Hu Tao stabbed Juggernaut’s foot when he attacked Deadpool, and Juggernaut struck Deadpool in the chest before Zhongli arrived and hurled Juggernaut away from Hu Tao.
• Russell rejected Deadpool’s offer to leave, declared he wanted revenge, and dodged a shot from Cable before fleeing with Juggernaut.
• Deadpool attacked Cable to stop him from shooting Russell, while Hu Tao held back Domino and Bennett and waited to see why Cable was so desperate to kill the boy.
• Klee interfered with both Cable and Deadpool, allowing Russell to escape, and Cable asked the group for help, explaining that Russell would become a killer and murder his wife and child in the future.

Cable told the group how Russell had killed his wife and child in Cable’s future, and insisted that he would kill Russell before that could happen. Deadpool asked Cable to give Russell a chance to change, and Cable agreed to let Deadpool try for thirty seconds.

• Cable recounted his family’s murder and said he wanted to kill Russell, while Venti and Deadpool argued that Russell could still be saved.
• Cable explained that his time-travel device had only two charges, prompting Hu Tao, Klee, Bennett, Kaeya, and Zhongli to derail the discussion with talk of chives and dumplings.
• Deadpool asked Cable for one chance to stop Russell from doing something wrong, and Cable gave him thirty seconds.
• Klee told Hu Tao she did not think Russell was a bad person, and Hu Tao reassured her that things could still turn around.
• Venti called Zhongli the old man, then tried to cover his slip by blaming the alcohol as Zhongli watched him.

Deadpool and the others discovered that Invis-Man had only gone home to use the bathroom, then piled into Du Mingde's taxi to escape before the police arrived. Deadpool ended up on the roof with Cable, while Hu Tao, Domino, and Klee rode inside; the group continued toward their destination.

• Deadpool mourned the supposedly dead Invis-Man until Klee revealed that he had gone home to use the bathroom.
• Du Mingde explained that his taxi was the only car available, so the group split between its seats and roof.
• Deadpool claimed a seat at first, but thirty seconds later he was shivering on the roof beside Cable.
• Deadpool teased Cable and tried to get close to him, while Cable rejected him and warned that half the group would soon be dead.
• Inside the taxi, Hu Tao and Domino discussed men treating women as weak, while Du Mingde and Bennett stayed quiet.

Deadpool and his companions reached the Mutants Rehabilitation Center as Russell set it ablaze, and they worked to stop the fire, confront the staff, and save the children. The chapter left the children escaping down a stone slide Zhongli created while Hu Tao and Klee fought Juggernaut outside.

• Cable recognized the fire at the center as the disaster he remembered, and Deadpool's group rushed inside, where Juggernaut warned them not to stop Russell.
• Armed staff attacked the group, but Zhongli shielded them while Juggernaut charged into the staff and knocked them down.
• The group found Russell upstairs as the fire spread toward the children; Domino and Bennett went to rescue them while Kaeya and Venti extinguished the hall's flames.
• Deadpool and Cable stayed behind to talk with Russell, while Hu Tao and Klee challenged Juggernaut outside under Zhongli's Jade Shields.
• Domino and Bennett found the children's escape route blocked by fire, so Zhongli raised a stone pillar from the ground and made a slide for them.

Deadpool sacrificed himself to stop Russell from becoming a killer, but Bennett’s timely landing and Russell’s code guess freed him from the inhibitor and healed his wound. Lin Ze arrived to find the group’s building burning, then brought everyone to Wanmin Restaurant for New Year dinner and set out to invite more guests.

• Deadpool put on the power inhibitor and urged Russell to kill him, but Cable shot Deadpool as he stepped in front of Russell.
• Deadpool’s sacrifice changed the future shown by Cable’s bear, while Bennett landed on Russell and Deadpool and revived the supposedly dead Wade.
• Russell opened Deadpool’s inhibitor with the code seven, restoring Deadpool’s healing and closing his bullet wound.
• Lin Ze arrived as the building burned, learned Domino had evacuated the white-coated staff, and watched a helicopter extinguish the fire.
• Lin Ze invited the group to celebrate New Year at Wanmin Restaurant, where they gathered for dumplings and fireworks.
• Lin Ze noticed the completed Deadpool-Family arc quest and a Stone Gate, then hurried Paimon back to invite more people.

Lin Ze returned from his mission, collected his Lantern Rite rewards, and rejoined the gathering at Wanmin Restaurant, where friends from both worlds celebrated together. After Yun Jin performed “Seeking the Immortal by Ferry,” Xiangling rushed to greet her and discovered Xingqiu beside her.

• Lin Ze collected his mission bonus from Minister Wu, hurried through his report, and asked Lucy to process his wishes and Lantern Rite rewards.
• Lin Ze returned to the gathering, where guests from Liyue and the Marvel Universe shared food, conversation, and news.
• Lin Ze told Xiangling to serve the dumplings after the group listened to a song, then led her to the window and revealed Yun Jin's stage.
• Yun Jin introduced herself and performed “Seeking the Immortal by Ferry,” earning enthusiastic applause from the guests.
• Xiangling ran out to greet Yun Jin and saw Xingqiu standing beside her.

At the Lantern Rite celebration, Xingqiu reunited with Xiangling and joined Lin Ze and the Traveler at the crowded restaurant. Steve accepted that he should stop interfering in Tony and Bucky’s relationship, then asked Coulson for money to fill Qiqi’s red envelopes; Lin Ze eagerly welcomed Xingqiu, hoping he would help with the team’s Hydro application.

• Xiangling greeted Yun Jin and told Xingqiu that Chongyun was upstairs asleep after a busy stretch of exorcism work.
• Xiangling described her new recipes and her taste-testers, Peter and Ned, as she led Xingqiu into the bustling restaurant.
• Steve told Lin Ze he would let Tony and Bucky’s relationship take its course, and Lin Ze suggested that Qiqi could help him reconnect with Tony.
• Steve called Coulson aside and asked to borrow enough money to stuff his already bulging red envelopes even further.
• Lin Ze met Xingqiu at the stairs and welcomed him with overwhelming enthusiasm.

At Lin Ze’s Lantern Rite dinner, Xingqiu stayed behind to care for the drunken Chongyun, who woke confused and mistook a serving plate for a demon-revealing mirror. The chapter ended with Chongyun drawing his greatsword and demanding that Xingqiu eat a raw carrot to prove his identity, while Xingqiu walked away.

• Lin Ze’s guests celebrated Lantern Rite with dinner, exchanged red envelopes, and went outside to release sky lanterns.
• Xingqiu stayed in the dining room to cover the sleeping Chongyun with a blanket, and Chongyun woke and stared at him.
• After Xingqiu went to fetch water, he returned to find Chongyun holding a serving plate and calling it a Demon-Reflecting Mirror.
• Chongyun accused Xingqiu of being a fiend and drew his greatsword when Xingqiu insisted he was real.
• Chongyun demanded that Xingqiu eat a raw carrot to prove himself, and Xingqiu turned and walked away.

During Lantern Rite, Tony and Qiqi released a Sky Lantern bearing his promise to stay with her forever, while Lin Ze helped Paimon fill her lantern with wishes. A mysterious young man read a wish Tony had written for Qiqi before vanishing as another lantern sped past him.

• Tony lit a Sky Lantern for Qiqi and told her he had written their promise to stay together forever.
• Qiqi released the lantern, and Lin Ze helped Paimon add more wishes to hers while Venti promised it would fly highest.
• After the group parted, Xiangling gave Lin Ze ingredients for almond tofu, and Hu Tao asked Zhongli to retell the story of the first Sky Lantern.
• A mysterious young man on a rooftop read Tony Stark's wish for Qiqi to stay happy and smiling forever.
• The young man heard something, and a lantern covered in writing sped past the rooftop after he had disappeared.

Coulson recruited Lin Ze and his companions to help the Avengers destroy a Hydra fortress and recover the stolen Scepter, warning that Hydra had created two superpowered siblings. Lin Ze agreed and summoned Xiao, who appeared and asked what Lin Ze needed.

• Coulson explained that Hydra remnants were experimenting with the Scepter and had produced a superfast man and a woman whose powers could plunge people into their worst fears.
• Coulson asked Lin Ze to join the Avengers and suggested bringing friends who had never appeared in public, and Lin Ze agreed to the operation.
• Paimon assured Coulson that she and the Traveler had plenty of friends to form a team with.
• Lin Ze called for Xiao, who suddenly appeared beside him and asked what he needed.

Lin Ze and Paimon met Nahida and the Wanderer at the New York Library while seeking their help. Peter recognized the Traveler from their conversation, and Lin Ze was left secretly enjoying the Wanderer’s insult.

• Lin Ze asked Xiao to find Xingqiu and Yun Jin, then went out with Paimon to meet the next people he needed.
• Peter went to the New York Library after his plans with Ned were canceled and noticed Nahida and the Wanderer studying there.
• Nahida teased the Wanderer about his nickname, and he used his powers to retrieve a book from a high shelf for her.
• Peter guessed that the Traveler they mentioned was Aether, then saw Lin Ze and Paimon enter the library.
• Paimon greeted Nahida and the Wanderer with a nickname, and Lin Ze smoothed things over before the Wanderer mocked him.

Lin Ze invited Nahida and Wanderer to join him on a fight, and Nahida eagerly accepted while Paimon claimed the role of guide. Wanderer agreed to help after a tense, teasing encounter with Lin Ze, who then hurried Peter away with the group.

• Nahida enthusiastically agreed to join Lin Ze's adventure after learning it involved fighting, and Paimon volunteered to guide her.
• Wanderer tried to leave, but Lin Ze grabbed his wrist and Wanderer pulled him close by the throat before Nahida persuaded him to let go.
• Lin Ze asked Wanderer for help, and Wanderer reluctantly agreed.
• Lin Ze called Wanderer a tsundere kitty under his breath, then grabbed Peter and urged him to retreat with the group.

Yun Jin sang The Divine Damsel of Devastation aboard the Quinjet, then explained how she adapted its story from Shenhe’s battle with Beisht. The group sampled Tony’s Coconut Cola before Nahida revealed the title of the book she had given the Wanderer.

• Yun Jin finished singing The Divine Damsel of Devastation, and the passengers applauded her performance.
• Paimon boasted about fighting Beisht, and the Wanderer teased her until Lin Ze redirected the conversation.
• Yun Jin explained how Shenhe’s story inspired the opera, entertaining the group during the flight.
• Tony offered the group Coconut Cola, which Paimon disliked, Xingqiu compared to a dish by Xiangling, and Yun Jin enjoyed.
• Nahida told everyone that she had given the Wanderer a birthday book called How to Speak Well.

Lin Ze tried to cheer the irritated Wanderer with dried fish while Nahida listened to the group’s thoughts. Steve gave Nahida warm clothes and boots as the group arrived at their cold destination.

• The Wanderer hid beneath his hat after Nahida revealed the book he had received as a birthday gift.
• Lin Ze sat beside the Wanderer, startled him by peering beneath his hat, and offered him a banana and dried fish.
• Nahida overheard Tony thinking about Paimon’s stolen snacks and weight-loss plan, then watched Lin Ze and the Wanderer interact.
• Steve brought Nahida a down jacket and snow boots, and she tried on the boots gratefully.
• Someone announced that the group had arrived and told everyone to get ready to leave the plane.

The Avengers and their allies attacked Hydra’s snowy base, fighting off armed squads and Stark-like robots along the way. After the group abandoned their vehicle and regrouped, Steve led them toward the base as the battle continued.

• Hydra alerted its troops to the attack while Black Widow drove the team through the snowy woods, evading robot fire and a falling tree.
• Tony destroyed several robots, and Thor arrived on the vehicle as the group discussed their communications devices.
• Natasha warned that Hydra’s convoy was closing in, and Lin Ze and the others jumped from the vehicle under fire.
• The Wanderer blew up a Hydra vehicle and flew toward the convoy while Hydra soldiers advanced on foot.
• Steve checked that Lin Ze, Xingqiu, and Yun Jin were safe, then led the group toward Hydra’s base.

Wanderer slaughtered Hydra agents during the assault, then argued with Steve after Steve urged him to show restraint. He flew ahead toward Hydra’s fortress and confronted Xiao, but Lin Ze reassured Xiao that he had not been abandoned.

• Wanderer wiped out Hydra agents with Wind Blades and a powerful stomp, drawing admiration and concern from the Avengers.
• Steve tried to explain that he only worried about Wanderer’s well-being, but Wanderer dismissed the concern and said he had no heart.
• Tony defended Wanderer, and Lin Ze stepped in to ease the tension between him and Steve.
• Wanderer flew toward Hydra’s fortress and taunted Xiao by claiming Lin Ze had abandoned him.
• Lin Ze protested over the comms, and Xiao said he believed him, prompting Wanderer to roll his eyes.