Chapter Summaries

Su Ming explained that the Hand of the Void drew power from the hatred of people outside the DC Universe, making it difficult to destroy. When its imitation Deadpool and Deathstroke boarded the coach and disgusted him, he had the kitty erase them, while Deadpool complained that people on his mercenary app repeated the things he had done.

• Su Ming explained that the Hand of the Void gained power from outside readers' hostile thoughts about DC stories and could persist through its popularity.
• The kitty spotted imitation versions of Deadpool and Deathstroke at a bus stop, but Su Ming let them board so he could question them.
• The fake pair sat together and behaved affectionately, prompting Su Ming to order the kitty to erase them.
• Deadpool complained that people on his mercenary app insulted him and cost him jobs, then admitted they repeated the things he had done.

Su Ming, Deadpool, and the cat identified and defeated an Evil Thought Noble disguised as a bag of yarn among the passengers on the bus. Su Ming concluded that the Faceless Men from Dreaming were connected to the Hand of the Void, and the cat prepared to inform Daniel.

• As the bus filled with ordinary-looking passengers, Deathstroke told the cat that an Evil Thought Noble messenger was aboard.
• Su Ming spotted the creature disguised as red yarn in an old woman's bag and explained that the full bus meant the Hand of the Void's puzzle had begun.
• Su Ming and Deadpool killed the passengers, who dissolved into silver mist, while Deathstroke explained that the yarn was dry despite the rain outside.
• Su Ming recognized the monster as connected to the Faceless Men from Dreaming and had Strangle devour it.
• The cat realized the Faceless Men might have come from the Hand of the Void and said it needed to inform Daniel.

Deathstroke and his companions survived the Hand of the Void’s message and entered a new stage in its story, where an animal-headed New York came under attack by a giant Alien-like monster. The chapter ended with Deathstroke taking the kitten and Deadpool away as the city descended into chaos.

• Deathstroke decided there was no need to alert Daniel about the Faceless Men, explaining that Beelzebub’s pact and Hell’s power could counter the Hand of the Void.
• Deathstroke and Deadpool mocked the Hand of the Void as a pervert until the rain stopped and the silver sea receded, leaving a blank world that the kitten studied.
• The blank world transformed into a bustling New York populated by human-bodied residents with animal heads.
• A giant Alien-like monster appeared where the Empire State Building had stood and attacked the city with lasers, sending residents fleeing.
• Deathstroke held the kitten, grabbed Deadpool, and left as chaos spread through the city.

Su Ming realized the Hand of the Void was turning the monster attack into a story meant to outdo him, and he waited to see what its next move would be. As Deadpool fled Joker Cow with him and Dream of a Thousand Cats, Su Ming also questioned the cat about Destiny’s death.

• Su Ming reasoned that the Hand of the Void wanted to prove its views about the DC Universe by making a story that competed with his.
• Deadpool’s mention of Joker Cow caused the monster chasing them to transform into the giant cow and attack with beams.
• Su Ming flew above the street with Dream of a Thousand Cats and predicted the Hand of the Void would either create another monster or give humans a way to fight back.
• Su Ming explained that the Hand of the Void was a nihilist who considered life, death, and entire worlds meaningless.
• Su Ming asked whether Destiny’s death had been arranged by Destiny or caused by the Recorder God or The Void, but Dream of a Thousand Cats could not answer.

Deathstroke saw through the Hand of the Void’s staged apocalypse, erased its world, and forced the entity to reveal its monstrous realm. The Hand of the Void declared that all existence should return to nothingness, while Deathstroke prepared to fight for the DC Universe.

• Su Ming dismissed the cat’s dream world and had it erase the city and its nuclear destruction.
• Su Ming explained that the apocalypse was a symbol of evil thoughts, then called for the Hand of the Void to appear.
• Su Ming ordered Adjutant to reverse time in the inserted world, causing it to collapse until the Hand of the Void was exposed.
• The Hand of the Void claimed Deathstroke had once given it power and invited him to die alongside it.
• Deathstroke rejected the invitation, mounted Big Cat, ignited his Lightsaber, and vowed to protect people’s dreams from the Hand of the Void.

Deathstroke and Deadpool helped Big Cat sever the Hand of the Void’s left hand, forcing the entity to flee. As they traveled toward the Forerunner’s world, Deathstroke sent the severed hand for study and gave Deadpool a note about the Bus universe to take to Doom.

• Deathstroke hurled Deadpool at the Hand of the Void, whose disgust at Deadpool’s antics gave them an opening.
• Big Cat bit the Hand of the Void’s claw while Deathstroke struck its wrist, severing its hand and making the entity and its underlings disappear.
• Deathstroke examined the severed hand and had Adjutant teleport it to the Ancient One for study.
• Big Cat accepted catnip as a reward, said she would report the rift and Faceless Men to Daniel, and disappeared.
• Deathstroke told Deadpool to return to Shakara and gave him a note about the Bus universe to take to Doom.

Su Ming explored the Forerunners’ toxic world, found no trace of the Hand of the Void, and returned to the pool to analyze their encounter. He concluded that the Hand had staged their meeting to mislead him, while he had gained an advantage by concealing that he had reached the fifth level.

• Su Ming secretly explored the Forerunners’ world, found their technology and computer chips worth taking, and left after finding no sign of the Hand of the Void.
• Su Ming and the Adjutant discussed why the Hand had asked for “the End,” and Su Ming concluded that he had lied about wanting Omega.
• Su Ming explained that the Hand had acted like a madman to distort Su Ming’s expectations before their next meeting.
• Su Ming said the Hand’s severed claw held no trap, but warned that any weakness found in it was likely what the Hand wanted him to see.
• Su Ming revealed that the Hand did not know he had reached the fifth level, giving them a tactical advantage for their next battle.

Su Ming traded Kaiju corpses to the Black general for mechs, secretly cured the general’s brain cancer, and planned a trip with Adjutant. After dealing with the Hand of the Void, Su Ming prepared to relax while continuing his game against the Forerunners.

• The Black general called Su Ming to report three Kaiju kills and asked whether a mutated corpse would still be valuable, and Su Ming offered a generous trade for Iron Balls.
• Su Ming and Adjutant traveled to Kowloon Warehouse, where Su Ming secretly had Strangle cure the Black general’s brain cancer during the exchange.
• The Black general left with one Tiger, one Dean, and a hundred Iron Balls, unaware that Su Ming had operated on him.
• Strangle showed Su Ming the Black general’s painful memories of his dead wife and daughter, and Su Ming planned to give him a Nightingale after several more trades.
• Su Ming, Adjutant, and Strangle prepared to climb The Wall and eat roast duck while Su Ming planned to continue his game with the Forerunners.

Su Ming spent months sightseeing with Adjutant in the Pacific Rim world, then returned to Harley in the MonsterVerse, where they watched the weather and the stranded Skull Island expedition on Channel 52. He learned the Forerunners were concentrating their attacks on Pacific Rim while Skull Island remained quiet, and discussed Dream of a Thousand Cats’ request for old Gotham corpses with Harley.

• Su Ming and Adjutant traveled around the Seven Wonders, traded Kaiju with the Black general, and supplied mechs as Wilson Enterprises expanded its partnership with the Shatterdome.
• As the Forerunners sent increasingly powerful Kaiju, Adjutant studied their biology and later returned to Sepulk to work while Su Ming went to see Harley.
• Su Ming found Harley growing watermelons in a greenhouse during the hailstorm, and they reunited in the RV.
• Su Ming and Harley watched Channel 52 and noted that the Forerunners were focusing on Pacific Rim while the Overlord Organization remained inactive on Skull Island.
• The Skull Island expedition struggled with dwindling supplies, dangerous conditions, and fishing during the hailstorm, while Channel 52 broadcast their activities.
• Su Ming told Harley about Dream of a Thousand Cats’ request, and Harley said Red could handle feeding the cats and explained their preference for old Gotham corpses.

Su Ming and Harley watched the monsters while the Adjutant moved Mothra to a radioactive planet and prepared a nearby world for a space zoo. Su Ming also decided to address Klyntar, while Harley continued planning her survivor settlement and its future president.

• Su Ming asked the Adjutant to show the surveillance footage beneath Skull Island, where Zombie Tyrannomon wrestled a Kaiju that had fallen back to level two.
• The Adjutant reported that Mothra had recovered, and Su Ming ordered her relocated to a suitable radioactive planet for the planned monster park.
• The Adjutant placed Mothra and her eggs on Kepler-21C and proposed colonizing habitable Kepler-22B as the zoo's visitor hub.
• Su Ming recognized that Klyntar, the Symbiote Planet and Strangle's home, lay in the region, and ordered a branch mine staffed by Aliens before human employees arrived.
• Harley told Su Ming she wanted to visit the alien amusement park and said she planned to make Old Mike New America's president after her social experiment ended.
• Su Ming told Harley to run the experiment as she wished and said the Earth Federation would ultimately govern, as long as Old Mike did not keep having diarrhea.

Su Ming planned to have his former students guard the wormhole so Zombie Tyrannomon could hunt the remaining Kaiju, then returned with Harley to the Survivor camp. A power outage struck during lunch, and the camp relied on its preparations and Valentina to keep the children calm.

• Su Ming discussed recruiting his former students to guard the wormhole while Zombie Beast searched for Godzilla, King Ghidorah, and King Kong.
• Harley cheered up after Su Ming comforted her, then went to shower.
• Su Ming returned to the observatory with Harley and told Old Mike he had gone to find generators, water-purification equipment, and fuel.
• The power went out during lunch, frightening the children watching cartoons.
• Old Mike sent Valentina to check on the children while the men went to inspect the generators.

Su Ming prepared a monster-fighting reunion at the settlement’s wormhole, inviting his students and arranging for the area to be cleaned after Kaiju battles. Khadgar and Hamill’s Kamar-Taj students arrived, and Su Ming greeted Liu Haizhu and the Four Pillars by name.

• Su Ming told Harley to rest while he prepared for the upcoming tornado and polar melting, then arranged for the Adjutant to clean the underground area and notify the students.
• Su Ming summoned Zombie Tyrannomon to the surface and waited by the wormhole for his students.
• Khadgar arrived, explained that Jaina was fighting the Scourge and that he had arranged cover for his duties at Karazhan, then became fascinated by the wormhole.
• Hamill arrived with five students from the Antarctic Sanctum Sanctorum, and the Adjutant introduced Liu Haizhu, the Profession Mage.
• Su Ming recognized Liu Haizhu and the Four Pillars—Kou Pizi, Gua Mazi, Zhui Fengzi, and Cao Shazi—and greeted them by name.

Su Ming gathered former students and allies beneath a cave, outfitting Liu Haizhu as a mage and assigning the group to guard an alien wormhole. He gave Hermione and Magik gifts before leaving to investigate tremors from the surface.

• Su Ming gave Liu Haizhu mage robes and a red cloak, then welcomed the Four Pillars and introduced Khadgar.
• Hermione arrived with Magik, learned that the reunion was actually a plan to guard the wormhole, and received Leech Serum from Su Ming.
• Magik secretly posted edited selfies with Su Ming, then received thirteen of Merlin's Rainbow Crystal Balls from him.
• Magik told Su Ming that Belasco's daughter Ananym might seek revenge on her, prompting him to give her the Crystal Balls for protection.
• Violent tremors shook the cave, and Su Ming vanished to investigate what had happened on the surface.

Su Ming watched King Kong and Zombie Tyrannomon compete in a dance-off, hoping they would avoid fighting, then headed to Antarctica to awaken King Ghidorah. He ordered the Adjutant to fire the Superlaser at minimum power, scorching the ice sheet in an attempt to rouse the buried monster.

• King Kong challenged Zombie Tyrannomon after the monster invaded his territory, and the two began taking turns dancing.
• Su Ming watched from hiding and decided King Kong might be persuaded to move without a fight.
• Zombie Tyrannomon performed the Shuffle Dance, and King Kong answered with a more forceful dance.
• Su Ming flew to Antarctica, planning to awaken King Ghidorah and provoke a battle with Godzilla.
• Su Ming ordered the Adjutant to fire the Superlaser at minimum power, and the beam began melting and vaporizing Antarctica’s ice and wildlife.

Su Ming followed the awakened King Ghidorah north, hoping to capture it for his zoo while discussing the Symbiote homeworld with Strangle. King Ghidorah reached South America, where Rodan intercepted it, and Su Ming watched the two monsters begin fighting.

• Adjutant awakened King Ghidorah, which flew north and stirred monsters around the world into activity.
• Su Ming followed King Ghidorah, planning to capture it and discussing Strangle’s origins and Knull with it.
• King Ghidorah reached Chile’s coastline, causing a storm and deadly tsunamis as it searched for Godzilla.
• Rodan flew in from South America, and the two sky monsters collided in battle.
• Su Ming remained seated on King Ghidorah’s tail and decided to capture Rodan if King Ghidorah defeated it.

Su Ming watched King Ghidorah defeat Rodan, then captured the fleeing pterosaur and sent it to a volcanic planet to become a nightclub attraction. He returned to King Ghidorah and asked whether they should send Zombie Tyrannomon after Supreme Muto in the Hollow Earth.

• King Ghidorah overwhelmed Rodan, who fled after only a few minutes of fighting.
• Su Ming left King Ghidorah's tail and rode on Rodan, then ordered the Adjutant to offer it a home on a volcanic planet.
• Rodan refused to submit, so Su Ming knocked it unconscious and the Adjutant contained it on the lava planet.
• Su Ming assigned Rodan to work at Pterodactyl Nightclub and asked the Adjutant to send him back to King Ghidorah.
• Su Ming asked whether Zombie Tyrannomon should deal with Supreme Muto in the Hollow Earth.

The Golden Fertilizer Survival Team restored power while Harley watched a broadcast of King Ghidorah’s destruction. Riding on Ghidorah’s tail, Su Ming grew impatient with its rampage and used Strangle to wipe out a city, hoping to hurry it toward Godzilla.

• Thomas left the Golden Fertilizer Survival Team a new generator and fuel before departing alone.
• Harley, Old Mike, the Russian auntie, and the infirmary doctor watched Channel 52 replay King Ghidorah and Rodan’s battle.
• Su Ming watched King Ghidorah deliberately destroy islands, boats, and a city in Australia as it traveled.
• Su Ming compared Ghidorah’s destructive behavior to a husky tearing up a house and told Strangle to speed it up.
• Strangle spat corrosive, toxic venom into the city, killing the survivors and collapsing buildings so King Ghidorah could continue on its way.

Su Ming watched King Ghidorah destroy Australia’s eastern cities while Deathstroke’s group prepared to observe a new Kaiju emerging near Skull Island. At the students’ hotpot reunion, Hermione killed the creature effortlessly, and Liu Haizhu decided to seek further training at Kamar-Taj.

• Su Ming told Strangle to stop King Ghidorah from playing by spitting acid at it, and the dragon flew north along Australia’s coast, destroying cities.
• Su Ming agreed to watch the students as a new Kaiju approached through the wormhole beneath Skull Island.
• The students shared stories at a hotpot gathering while Hermione entertained them by removing and replacing her head.
• Hermione killed the Kaiju with the Killing Curse as it emerged from the wormhole.
• Hermione explained her combat lessons from Deathstroke, and Liu Haizhu decided to apply for further study at Kamar-Taj.

Deathstroke discussed the fate of the Sydney victims and monitored Doom’s experiment while waiting for King Ghidorah to draw Godzilla out. As Ghidorah headed into the Pacific, Deathstroke prepared to intervene if it failed to find Godzilla.

• Deathstroke asked the Adjutant to tell Hermione to leave some Kaiju for the other students to fight.
• The Adjutant reported that the Sydney victims’ souls had been sent to other universes to reincarnate, and Deathstroke rejected turning them into weapons for Limbo.
• Deathstroke checked on Doctor Doom, who appeared to be caught in a strange state involving the Cosmic Egg, and told the Adjutant to have Monark ensure he stayed alive.
• Deathstroke explained that he hoped Doom would succeed in studying Element Zero, which could help counter the Beyonders without using a backup plan.
• King Ghidorah flew northeast toward the Pacific Ocean in search of Godzilla, while Deathstroke considered digging Supreme Muto out of Earth’s core if Ghidorah failed.

Su Ming and the Adjutant secured King Kong by sending him to a jungle planet, while King Ghidorah continued toward Japan after following Godzilla’s scent. As Ghidorah reached Tokyo, it sent a tsunami toward the city and the US forces launched missiles against it.

• The Adjutant told Su Ming that King Kong had agreed to join them after a Synthezoid promised him a lush rainforest and companionship.
• King Kong took his belongings and axe before the Adjutant teleported him to a jungle planet, where Su Ming arranged a giant Synthezoid reward.
• Su Ming realized King Ghidorah was heading to Japan because it had detected Godzilla’s lingering scent there.
• Su Ming considered where Godzilla might sleep near Japan and reasoned that King Ghidorah would provoke it by invading its territory.
• King Ghidorah reached the Tokyo coastline, sent a tsunami toward the ruined city, and drew missile fire from the US forces stationed in Japan.