Chapter Summaries

Mu You reached the blacksmith and traded liquor for modifications to his backpack and weapon, then fused a keyhole-shaped space node into his mind. After testing the new locked doorway, he learned from Vivian that Wandless Casting depended on precise energy control, a skill Potion Makers mastered.

• Mu You killed a string of attacking newcomers on the road and realized Mist Mountain was a high-level grinding area where low-level players struggled to advance.
• Mu You reached the blacksmith and persuaded him to craft a lock-cylinder backpack and socket his weapon in exchange for liquor.
• Mu You emptied his backpack, including planting the Mandrake in a flowerpot and cutting down a tree, then handed the backpack to the blacksmith.
• The blacksmith finished the work, and Mu You fused the Keyhole-Shaped Space Node into his mind.
• Mu You used Heartlock Unseal to create and enter a locked doorway, then confirmed he could open it only with the Unlocking Spell.
• Vivian explained that Wandless Casting required precise energy control and that an excellent Potion Maker could cast without a wand.

Mu You learned that Xiao Ya had not obtained a game Activation Code and decided to get one for her. He contacted Lu Yao, who offered him a code in exchange for helping her hunt the Werewolf, and Mu You agreed.

• Mu You returned to the shop, where Xiao Ya noticed his dark circles had disappeared and asked whether he was already a player.
• Mu You confirmed he was a player, told Xiao Ya how the game worked, and considered buying her an Activation Code.
• Mu You received a call from Lu Yao, who confirmed he was Guest13457 and asked what he needed.
• Mu You asked Lu Yao for an Activation Code, and she offered one for free if he helped her hunt the Werewolf.
• Mu You agreed to help Lu Yao, who said she would contact him about the plan and could provide the code next Monday.

Mu You gave Xiao Ya a valuable Fool Game Activation Code and then read about a violent clash between the Illuminati and the Soul-Slaying Guild. The aftermath remained unresolved as the Anomaly Investigation Bureau detained some fighters, while Mu You found a new post about a Nun Skin changing a male player's body.

• Mu You told Xiao Ya that he had obtained a Fool Game Activation Code for her, and she accepted it despite its high market price.
• Mu You read a Forum thread reporting that the Illuminati and the Soul-Slaying Guild had fought after the Illuminati leader caught his wife, Leng Yu, with her former guildmate.
• Mu You watched footage of the bloody clash, which left three Illuminati members and sixteen Soul-Slaying members dead before the Anomaly Investigation Bureau intervened.
• Mu You learned that the Bureau had detained several aggressive fighters, warned both guilds, and placed J City under martial law while officials considered how to handle player violence.
• Mu You found a Forum post from a male player claiming that a Nun Skin had changed his chest and face after he removed it.

Mu You learned how to prevent a skin from permanently affecting someone’s appearance, tended to the shop, and spent the day making a difficult teleportation card. The chapter ended as a once-in-a-century storm battered K City and authorities warned residents to stay indoors.

• Mu You read that frequently switching between at least two skins could prevent either skin from permanently changing someone’s original appearance.
• Cola came downstairs covered in lumps after Vivian beat him, and Xiao Ya used Mu You’s ointment to heal him.
• Lin Xue requested a week of leave for a family emergency, and Mu You told her he was willing to help if she needed anything.
• Mu You made backup copies of Summon Zombie, Light of Denial, and Darkness Teleportation, spending nearly twelve hours on the last card.
• Mu You tested the Darkness Teleportation Array in the Basement and found that only its caster could use it.
• A severe storm struck K City, and the rainstorm warning was upgraded to red as officials urged residents to stay indoors.

Mu You went out for Night Watch Duty in a storm and discovered that a fight between players had destroyed his usual bench. He followed the trail to a clash between the Illuminati and the injured High-Level Player Gao Ziming, who revealed that their dispute involved a secret and then tore open a scroll as the attackers closed in.

• Mu You added Witch's Poison to his Mithril Bow, giving its arrows a poison effect that dealt damage over time and slowed targets.
• Mu You went to the park for Night Watch Duty and found his usual bench uprooted amid signs of a magical fight.
• Mu You followed the bloodstains and footprints through the park and found seven Illuminati members surrounding Gao Ziming.
• The Illuminati leader demanded that Gao Ziming hand over an undisclosed item, while Gao Ziming threatened to turn it over to the Anomaly Investigation Bureau.
• As the Illuminati attacked, Gao Ziming tore open a scroll and declared that they would all suffer.

Gao Ziming used a forbidden Lightning Storm scroll to kill several Illuminati pursuers and steal their backpacks, then fled toward the coast. Mu You followed and used his pocket watch to rewind time, interrupting Gao’s attempt to teleport into the sea; Gao stopped to face his closing pursuers.

• Gao Ziming unleashed a Lightning Storm scroll, killing three Illuminati members and disabling another.
• Gao killed the injured Illuminati member, stole his backpack, and fled with the other three chasing him.
• Vivian told Mu You that Gao carried something valuable, so Mu You followed the pursuit to the coast.
• Gao tried to use the Great Teleportation Technique to escape into the sea, but Mu You rewound time and caused two arrows to interrupt his chant.
• Gao stopped and turned to face the three Illuminati pursuers as they closed in.

Gao Ziming used Mu You’s presence to split the Illuminati group, while Mu You fought the fat wizard Sun Yao in the woods. Mu You escaped Sun Yao’s Water Prison Spell, poisoned him with arrows, and crippled his leg with a Broadsword.

• Gao Ziming baited the Illuminati members into sending Sun Yao after Mu You, leaving him to fight the other two.
• Mu You prepared to face Sun Yao, who bombarded the woods with Fireball Spells and exposed Mu You with dust.
• Mu You used the Fool Barrier to study the Water Prison Spell’s moving walls and prepare a volley of arrows in slowed time.
• Mu You dodged the water walls and fired arrows that damaged and poisoned Sun Yao, while Sun Yao’s water prison closed around empty space.
• Mu You appeared behind Sun Yao and drove a Broadsword into his right leg, leaving him unable to feel it properly.

Mu You killed the fat Illuminati member, then revealed that he could raise the dead and summon Warhawk. The Man in Black fled toward the sea as Mu You and his allies pursued him.

• Mu You trapped the fat man's knife with his leg, then killed him with a flying card while the man's Wizard Hat shielded him from flames.
• Mu You took the fat man's knife, magic wand, and Space Bag, while the Man in Black finished off the wounded Illuminati member.
• The Man in Black demanded Mu You's knife and card, but Mu You raised his staff and warned him that their fight was not one-on-one.
• Three dead men rose as zombies and attacked the Man in Black, who could not stop one even after destroying its head and burning it to bones.
• Warhawk struck the Man in Black with lightning as Mu You hit him with poisoned arrows, and the Man in Black limped toward the sea while they chased him.

Mu You used repeated time loops to develop a spell that made Gao Ziming slip with every step, stopping his escape to the sea. When Gao tried to bargain and then reached for a dangerous Black Box, Vivian restrained him and Mu You ordered his summons to attack.

• Mu You repeatedly attacked Gao Ziming as he fled, but Gao dodged his strikes and neared the sea.
• Following Vivian's advice, Mu You used the Crystal and his Pocket Watch to refine tiny Air Cannons into the Slip-underfoot Spell.
• Gao Ziming repeatedly slipped on his way to the sea as Mu You's Zombies and Warhawk closed in.
• Gao offered Mu You a Blood Contract Scroll in exchange for his freedom, but Mu You refused.
• Gao took out a Black Box and began to open it, so Vivian bound him with a spell.
• Mu You blasted Gao into the surrounding Zombies and commanded them and the Warhawk to attack while Vivian summoned the Black Box and scroll.

Mu You killed Gao Ziming, recovered the stolen loot, and learned that the black box contained a devastating shadow fiend made by the Undead Society. Realizing the Illuminati would investigate, he began covering up what had happened by raising the man in black as a zombie.

• Mu You used three Exploding Zombies to kill Gao Ziming, then took his spatial pouch and collected a blue crystal that seemed like a Relic.
• Mu You and Vivian examined the black box, and Vivian identified the creature sealed inside as a shadow fiend formed from extreme negative emotions.
• Vivian explained that shadow fiends could possess people and destroy entire regions, and recognized the box's emblem as belonging to the Undead Society.
• Mu You connected the Undead Society and the Illuminati to the box's arrival in K City and realized the Illuminati would soon investigate the deaths.
• Mu You raised the man in black as a zombie so he could make his cover-up look convincing.

After eliminating the witnesses to the fight, Mu You secured Lu Yao’s help in concealing his movements and examined the Illuminati members’ belongings. He learned that most of their magic items had been reclaimed by the game after their deaths and identified the surviving loot, including a useful Cutting Magic Wand.

• Mu You sent the black-clad man’s zombie out to sea, destroyed it, and returned home after ensuring the witnesses were dead and the storm had obscured the traces.
• Mu You confirmed the Blood Contract Scroll’s effects and made Lu Yao sign a contract to hide his movements, keep tonight’s events secret, and accept his future help with one task.
• Mu You searched eight backpacks taken from the dead Illuminati members and found that most contained mundane supplies and only a few magic items.
• Mu You bought a forum post explaining that players’ deaths caused the game to reclaim most magic items, leaving one random item behind and dropping reclaimed goods in the Star Spirit World.
• Mu You tested the Cutting Magic Wand and found it could slice through steel, then identified the remaining loot as an Omniscient Crystal, Fortune Dice, Merfolk Mask, Silverback Brush, and Sketching Pen.

Mu You fused the Omniscient Crystal and discovered it could analyze people and objects in precise detail, then inspected the loot from his recent fight. After combining six backpacks to expand his storage space, he found that the new terrain included a mountain range.

• Mu You fused the Omniscient Crystal and learned it could analyze objects, creatures, and player attributes.
• Mu You discovered that Vivian had disguised the Phantom Magic Wand so the crystal identified it as unremarkable.
• Mu You inspected the Fortune Dice and rolled it repeatedly with his Time Pocket Watch until he got a six.
• Mu You examined the Merfolk Mask and realized it had enabled the man in black to escape through the sea.
• Mu You fused six unused backpacks into his lock core backpack, expanding its dimensions to 300 × 300 × 100 meters.
• Mu You entered the expanded space and found that its new terrain included a mountain range.

Mu You explored the newly formed mountain in his space, then learned that Gao Ziming had escaped overseas after killing seven Illuminati pursuers and that Lu Yao feared the Werewolf might act desperately. In the game, Mu You crossed into Mist Mountain’s deadly fog, found a Gravedigger’s skin and uncovered an ancient tomb, where he faced the choice of entering.

• Mu You inspected the mountain in his space, where the Wicked Mother Bird killed a snake, then studied Vivian's notes before returning to his room.
• Lu Yao told Mu You that the Forum reported Gao Ziming had killed seven Illuminati members, escaped overseas, and become the target of a joint bounty; she also warned that the Werewolf might act desperately.
• Mu You entered Mist Mountain’s fog, struggled to navigate its shifting paths, and found a skeleton carrying only a Gravedigger skin.
• Mu You used Lucky Dust to search the fog and discovered an ancient tomb whose carvings suggested its occupant had created Mist Mountain’s permanent mist.
• Mu You heard monsters growling behind the tomb’s stone door and was left to decide whether to enter.

Mu You explored the tomb on Mist Mountain and discovered that its powerful guardians were beyond his level. He released the Shadow Fiend to fight for him, only to learn it had possessed his character and taken control of his body.

• Mu You entered the tomb, placed a Darkness Teleportation Array by the entrance, and found a Cursed Spring that granted a temporary benefit at the cost of a permanent curse.
• Mu You ignored the spring and approached one of six passages, where a level 25 Tomb Guardian Imp killed him with one attack.
• Mu You rewound time and considered leaving, but realized the Shadow Fiend might be able to defeat the tomb’s monsters.
• Mu You sent the Shadow Fiend’s box into the game and opened it near the passage, allowing the Shadow Fiend to possess his character.
• The possessed character tore the Tomb Guardian Imp in half, but gained no experience or lifespan from the kill.

Mu You found a way to use the Shadow Fiend as temporary backup by exploiting a curse that would kill him while possessed, then planned to reseal it with the box. The Shadow Fiend rampaged through the high-level dungeon, slaughtering every monster in its path.

• Mu You rewound after learning that the Shadow Fiend’s possession prevented him from controlling the game, and asked Vivian how he could reseal it.
• Vivian explained that Mu You had to die while possessed, revive nearby, and open the sealing box at the instant the Shadow Fiend tried to possess him again.
• Mu You repeatedly rolled curses at the Cursed Spring until he received “rage,” which drained his health when he experienced negative emotions.
• Mu You released the Shadow Fiend again, and its brutal emotions activated the curse as it took control of him.
• The Shadow Fiend killed the Tomb Guardian Imp and the Stone Statue Knights, then charged through the dungeon and slaughtered its powerful monsters.

Mu You trapped the rampaging Shadow Fiend in a Sealing Box, then explored the ruined tomb and discovered its owner was the vampire Night Earl Liston. He obtained Liston’s skin and learned it granted powerful talents but carried severe curses.

• The Shadow Fiend slaughtered the tomb’s monsters and battered the walls until Mu You’s character died and revived at the entrance.
• Mu You rewound time repeatedly and captured the Shadow Fiend in the Sealing Box on his tenth attempt.
• Mu You searched the ruined tomb but found no monster materials because the Shadow Fiend had destroyed the corpses.
• Mu You reached a secret chamber near Mist Mountain’s summit and found Night Earl Liston’s ice coffin; opening it caused Liston’s preserved body to wither.
• Mu You looted a Vampire Skin, a Ghost Cloak, and Vampire Claws, then inspected the skin’s talents and curses.

Mu You equipped the Vampire skin and its powerful gear, then experienced the skin’s bloodthirst curse and learned from Vivian that Vampires were hunted in Justice Faction territory. Back in the Tomb, he discovered a chimney that could take him straight to the summit of Mist Mountain.

• Mu You examined the Vampire skin’s talents and curses, then found that the Ghost Cloak was rare grade and the Vampire Claws were epic grade.
• Mu You loaded the Vampire skin, equipped the cloak and claws, and tested how he could extend and retract the claws.
• Mu You felt the Bloodlust curse make him thirsty for fresh blood and considered whether animal blood or blood bags would satisfy it.
• Vivian warned Mu You that Vampires belonged to the Evil Faction and could draw the Church’s and Demon Hunters’ attention in Justice Faction territory.
• Mu You searched the secret chamber again and found a chimney leading nearly a thousand meters upward to the summit of Mist Mountain.

Mu You reached the summit of Mist Mountain but had to retreat because the extreme cold quickly endangered him. Before leaving the Tomb, he found and revived a Gargoyle that became his Familiar and could suppress his curse while extending his lifespan.

• Mu You climbed the chimney to Mist Mountain’s summit, then used the Pocket Watch to return after the cold caused severe hypothermia.
• Mu You searched the Tomb again and followed a faint plea for help to seventeen fragments of a shattered Gargoyle.
• Mu You assembled the fragments, and the Gargoyle revived and recognized him while he wore the Vampire Skin.
• Mu You checked the Gargoyle’s abilities and received blood essence that eased his Bloodlust curse and could add a year to his lifespan.
• Mu You confirmed the Gargoyle still recognized him without the Vampire Skin and stored it in his backpack to keep it safe.

The Illuminati investigated the deaths near K City and found evidence that Gao Ziming may have escaped with a Merfolk Mask, while Mu You remained unsuspected. As Mu You reached Peaceful Village, Lu Yao reported that the Anomaly Investigation Bureau had cornered the Werewolf after he attacked nearby female players.

• The Illuminati's Diviner confirmed that three people died at the beach and that Gao Ziming fled into the sea, while a missing Merfolk Mask suggested he might have survived.
• The Illuminati recovered the belongings of seven dead players, and their president worried that something about the incident was wrong.
• Players and Anomaly Investigation Bureau experts visited K City, but Lu Yao's cover-up kept suspicion away from Mu You.
• Mu You reached level eight, allocated his attribute points, and rode toward Peaceful Village to establish a Teleportation Array.
• Lu Yao told Mu You that the Werewolf had attacked two women living alone, but her surveillance item exposed him and the Anomaly Investigation Bureau wounded and trapped him.

Mu You rescued Xiao Ya from the Werewolf, who escaped the police and Anomaly Investigation Bureau’s search. Fearing the Werewolf would identify Xiao Ya and threaten her again, Mu You decided to hunt him that night with Lu Yao’s help.

• Lu Yao told Mu You that the Werewolf had been cornered in Rainbow Bay Residential Area, where Xiao Ya lived, so Mu You called to warn her.
• The Werewolf attacked Xiao Ya in her apartment stairwell, but her Thunder Mantis blasted him and gave her time to flee.
• The Werewolf chased Xiao Ya and threw his Chain Claw, but Mu You deflected it with an Air Cannon and used Apparition to escape with her as police arrived.
• The Werewolf fled before the police and Anomaly Investigation Bureau could catch him, while Mu You took Xiao Ya’s Thunder Mantis and pursued him without success.
• Mu You called Lu Yao and insisted they confront the Werewolf that night, proposing that she act as bait while he hid nearby to create an opening for her Heart-Rending Curse.