Recaps

Xia Xiu infiltrated the Amsterdam Qualified uprising, disrupted the Holy Sun’s descent ritual, and helped Heaven defeat the coup. Back at Deer College, he discovered that the [Crimson King] had awakened and began investigating a new meme virus tied to the Sea-born.

• Xia Xiu joined Amsterdam’s investigation of the Holy Sun Cult and was sent to destroy its surface-layer anchors, while Norman’s forces moved against Ebei and Xia Xiu’s pursuers attacked him.
• Xia Xiu entered the Flame Beast Interface, hunted Flame Beasts for shaping points, and strengthened his body with a new Adora Explosion organ.
• Xia Xiu infiltrated Pansy Jane’s Dark Division as Wu Liuqi, learned of the Qualified’s plans with the Serpent’s Hand, and secretly arranged to replace their Ember Ingots with defective ones.
• Xia Xiu and Fosis Tucker arrested Pansy Jane, then used their preparations to turn the attack on Lemuel Gaumont against Gene and the Flame Beast Interface Incarnation.
• Xia Xiu helped Lemuel defeat the remaining enemies, killed Gray, and watched the coup’s defeat as Heaven erased ordinary people’s memories of the crisis.
• Xia Xiu returned to Three Portlands, gave gifts to the six rabbits, and bought Thaumaturgies before learning that the [Tide Call] meme virus marked the [Crimson King]’s awakening.
• Xia Xiu linked [Tide Call] to Atlantis and the Sea-born, and planned to obtain its transcription music and ask Quinn to investigate.

Xia Xiu traced the Brussels Sea-born incident through Amelia Watson’s time loop, stopped the swarm, and advanced to Manifestor. In Berlin, he hunted O’Brien amid rising conflict between the Thirteenth Department and the anomalous community, but the crackdown ended in a massacre on Linden Tree Street.

• Xia Xiu used repeated loops to uncover the forces behind Amelia Watson’s scheme, then helped Catherine Villa confront the Sea-born as their swarm advanced on Brussels.
• Xia Xiu overclocked the Red Book and activated Sodom’s Divine Retribution Strike, devastating the swarm and rescuing Catherine.
• Xia Xiu advanced to Stage Two: Manifestor, earned Professor Laugen’s praise, and traveled to Berlin to investigate the conflict between anomalous artists and the Thirteenth Department.
• Xia Xiu pursued Eliyan and O’Brien, killed O’Brien’s dolls at St. Thomas Church, and learned that the Thirteenth Department’s crackdown was fueling unrest.
• Xia Xiu created Rachel from Peluoqi’s unfinished doll, but Eliyan abducted her and the investigation led Xia Xiu and Professor Nimus to the Hohenzollern Grand Theater.
• The Thirteenth Department captured Eliyan after 002 shot both him and Friedrich, while Charlotte Corday described the incident as a pawn detonated ahead of schedule.
• Xia Xiu defeated O’Brien in exile space, killed him with Stheno, and devoured Cú Chulainn, beginning his rank advancement.
• As Xia Xiu learned Berlin was heading for upheaval, Cornflower personnel entered Linden Tree Street and slaughtered its residents, including Lili and her mother.

Xia Xiu returned to the Unknown Lands, entered the Crimson King’s Reprise Performance, and pursued the Dragon Slayer by investigating a deadly plague. He recruited Valente, fought the Hand of Pestilence, and left the Louvre after Snow Child chose to remain there, while Professor Laugen received instructions about returning Xiu Ke.

• Xia Xiu returned to the Unknown Lands with Jam, linked with the Holy Ark, and received the Word Spirit Judgment and Redemption.
• Xia Xiu investigated Lina’s death, exposed Hughes Robin’s murder scheme, and obtained a Yellow Card from Old Henry’s watch.
• Xia Xiu chose the White Card · Savior faction, seized the Balmung Holy Sword, and persuaded Sharon Euliphis to help find the Dragon Slayer.
• Xia Xiu recruited Valente to develop a plague vaccine and confront Night, then traced the plague’s spread to the Hand of Pestilence in Florence.
• Xia Xiu traded Jam as a Familiar to obtain materials, upgraded Gorgon, and helped Jam kill Hansa while Xia Xiu killed Gunther Jason.
• Xia Xiu and Valente encountered Snow Child in the Louvre and brought her The Eternal Smile, but she chose to stay and dissolve, unlocking Valente’s Compassion.
• Professor Laugen received an email from a former student with instructions for returning Mr. Night’s Familiar Xiu Ke.

Xia Xiu and Valente killed Mr. Night and the Evil Dragon, but Valente died after becoming consumed by dragon souls. Xia Xiu then entered the Alice Game with Ahabat and began challenging Desolation through the Youyang talent show.

• Xia Xiu and Valente killed Mr. Night at Parc Saint-Nicolas, and Xia Xiu later sent Valente to serve on a jury where they helped free Paul Colin after Jim confessed to perjury.
• As the Dragon Calamity spread across Farlan, Xia Xiu and Valente fought through dragonkin attacks, learned Bernard's account of the Lüer base, and used its record players to incapacitate the stored dragons.
• Xia Xiu and Valente bombarded Saint Laurent Fortress, pursued Fafnir, and defeated him, but Valente's victory transformed him into an Evil Dragon as Amos's memories overwhelmed him.
• Xia Xiu awakened the Seven Deadly Sins and fought the dragon souls, but Valente died after Xia Xiu defeated Amos and killed the soul, and Xia Xiu gained the Möbius Strip authority and left for Iberia.
• In Madrid, Xia Xiu recovered Ahabat's Coffin, began the Alice Game with the White Card · Savior, and placed a Möbius Ring on Ahabat before binding her to him through an Oath.
• Xia Xiu's Alice Module awakened as Don Quixote, and he entered the Youyang Star Audition under the alias Franklin to undermine Desolation's influence.
• Bernice watched Franklin dance and voted for him, while Xia Xiu used EVE Particles to build a Meme Virus around himself and planned to draw Azib into the contest.