Vol. 49The Strange Hands

Su Ming confronted threats tied to the broken cosmic balance, helped Ciri free herself from the Wild Hunt, and pursued the Strange Hands with Hermione. He left the story descending beneath Hogwarts toward the buried ruins and Ancient Magic.

  • Batwoman and Joker fought the Frost Army while Diana, Kara, and Harley pursued the Tuxedo Skeleton, who was revealed as Deathstroke and carried Milkman Superman through Gotham.
  • Doctor Manhattan learned that Blank would emerge after his death and received Mercenary’s plan to stop him, while Superman returned to the Dreaming and reunited with his friends.
  • Su Ming gave Harley Jonathan Osterman’s diary and tasked Bobo with gathering allies, while Peter recruited a crew on Contraxia and Franklin discussed quantum souls with Deathstroke.
  • Su Ming joined Ciri against the Aen Elle, unleashed a zombie outbreak on their camps, and prepared with Ciri for the advancing horde near Eredin’s palace.
  • Su Ming turned the Wild Hunt’s attack into dangerous games, then used an Alien invasion to bring Eredin before Ciri, who beheaded him.
  • Su Ming returned Ciri to Geralt and traveled to Hoth with Dr. Aphra, where he defeated a Strange Hand inside a giant creature and revealed an ancient tomb.
  • Su Ming reunited with the Starks and returned to Hogwarts with Hermione to investigate Ancient Magic and the Strange Hands.
  • Su Ming and Hermione traced the mystery to Isidora Morganach, killed a Strange Hand in the Room of Requirement, and descended beneath the Black Lake toward buried Hogwarts ruins.
Chapters 4805–4904 Read from ch. 4805

Arc 193Blank and the Tuxedo Skeleton

Diana, Kara, and Harley pursued the Tuxedo Skeleton and Milkman Superman while Batwoman and Joker fought the Frost Army. The skeleton was revealed as Deathstroke, who met Doctor Manhattan and received a plan to prevent Blank from emerging, while Superman returned to his friends in the Dreaming.

  • Batwoman and Joker pursued the Norse leader as the Frost Army attacked Gotham, and Batwoman deployed synthezoids against King of Frost.
  • Diana, Kara, and Harley followed the Tuxedo Skeleton, who took Milkman Superman and a sack of medicinal powder to Lex Luthor and discussed Blank with him.
  • The Spectre attacked the Tuxedo Skeleton, but he evaded the assaults and continued carrying Superman through the city.
  • The Tuxedo Skeleton lured the Spectre underground and then into Central Park, where he restrained Superman with Kryptonite and fought off the Angel Statue and other attackers.
  • The setting shifted to a metal castle, where Deathstroke revealed his identity to Doctor Manhattan and learned that Blank was another version of Manhattan who would emerge after his death.
  • Doctor Manhattan recounted his life as Jonathan Osterman, and Mercenary offered him a plan to stop Blank from appearing.
  • Doctor Manhattan destroyed the Angel Statue and received Batwoman’s notebook from Su Ming, while Superman woke in the Dreaming.
  • Su Ming brought Superman back to his friends, Kara said she had joined the Justice League and left the DEO, and Superman offered to take everyone home and cook seafood.
Chapters 4805–4829 Summaries Read

Arc 194The White Frost and the Wild Hunt

Su Ming investigated the threats tied to the broken cosmic balance, while Peter recruited for his ship and Ciri sought his help against the Wild Hunt. Su Ming unleashed a zombie outbreak against the Aen Elle, and the story left him and Ciri watching the battle approach Eredin’s palace.

  • Su Ming gave Harley Jonathan Osterman’s diary, which recorded Jonathan’s romance with Janey Slater and his transformation into Doctor Manhattan, then ordered Bobo to gather allies against The Spectre.
  • Peter and his friends reached Contraxia to recruit crew, where Little Rose hired a licensed Companion for Peter on Deathstroke’s orders.
  • Franklin discussed how quantum particles could develop souls with Deathstroke, who then asked how to develop his own quantum-based abilities.
  • Ciri arrived to ask Su Ming to rescue Geralt from the Wild Hunt, and Su Ming joined their fight on Kholusia Island.
  • Su Ming learned that the Aen Elle were seeking Ciri’s Elder Blood to escape the White Frost, and he agreed to confront them in Tir Na Lia.
  • Su Ming released an improved Stitched Monster Virus among the Aen Elle’s enslaved workers, and the resulting zombie horde overwhelmed the camps and breached the city gates.
  • Su Ming and Ciri watched from above as the zombies advanced toward Eredin’s palace, while Su Ming and the Adjutant prepared hot pot.
  • Elven scouts returned to the palace after encountering Special Infected, and Ciri spotted the mages preparing a joint spell.
Chapters 4830–4854 Summaries Read

Arc 195The Wild Hunt’s Last Game

Su Ming turned the Wild Hunt’s attack on Tir Na Lia into a series of lethal games, then used an Alien invasion to bring Eredin before Ciri. After returning Ciri to Geralt, Su Ming joined Dr. Aphra on Hoth, where they encountered a reality-altering creature inside an ancient tomb.

  • Su Ming froze the zombies with White Frost, then announced a National Destiny Game that selected five Aen Seidhe Elves for dangerous missions.
  • Su Ming sent five Red Cavalry contestants into a Pompeii eruption challenge, where two died and the survivors earned a Good rating.
  • Su Ming and Ciri chose a derelict spaceship overrun with Aliens for the next game, while Ambush Bug broadcast the contestants’ exploration.
  • The elves mistook Facehuggers for food, and Alien offspring burst from four contestants before the Aliens spread through Tir Na Lia.
  • The Aliens overwhelmed Eredin, and Su Ming gave Ciri her sword so she could behead him and claim her freedom.
  • Su Ming left the doomed universe with Ciri, who returned to Geralt, then traveled to Hoth to help Dr. Aphra investigate a Je'daii tomb.
  • Su Ming and Aphra entered a giant creature’s mouth, where Su Ming defeated a Strange Hand that had altered their surroundings and revealed the ancient tomb.
Chapters 4855–4879 Summaries Read

Arc 196Hogwarts and Ancient Magic

Su Ming reunited with the Starks and returned to Hogwarts with Hermione to investigate Ancient Magic and the enemy using the Strange Hands. After defeating one Strange Hand, they traced the mystery to Isidora Morganach’s buried legacy and descended beneath Hogwarts to seek Ancient Magic.

  • Su Ming met Howard in London, heard how the Stark family had returned to Hermione Granger’s world, and gave Arno a revolver as a recovery gift.
  • Hermione received Sirius’s letter about Ancient Magic, and she and Su Ming chose to investigate it at Hogwarts themselves.
  • Hermione returned to Ravenclaw Tower, while Su Ming reunited with Severus and Harry and learned about a vanished fifth-year transfer student who had used Ancient Magic.
  • Neville told Su Ming and Hermione the story of Isidora Morganach, who absorbed and drained emotions before Hogwarts professors killed her and buried her legacy.
  • Su Ming and Hermione suspected their enemy was hiding through Reality Warping, entered the Room of Requirement, and killed the Strange Hand concealed inside.
  • Hermione and Su Ming searched the transfer student’s room, and Su Ming used Dark Quantum to trace a bloodstained nail fragment and witness Isidora’s past.
  • Su Ming explained how emotional energy could power abilities, and he and Hermione descended through the Black Lake toward buried Hogwarts ruins.
  • Su Ming distracted the Murlocs with laxative-laced food, then created an underwater elevator that led them deep beneath the lake as they prepared to seek Ancient Magic.
Chapters 4880–4904 Summaries Read
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