Vol. 3The Red Priest and Backlund

Kronos pursued new formulas and powers while thwarting threats from pirates, secret organizations, and demigods. After advancing to Sequence 3 and taking Horamick’s place as an archbishop, he stopped a plague plot and strengthened the Church of Steam and Machinery’s influence.

  • Kronos completed his constellation trials, obtained the Mysticologist formula, and joined Hal’s Iron Anchor under a false identity before suspecting the crew’s intentions.
  • Kronos helped Cattleya escape a Feysac ambush and later found Hal’s plan to free the sealed Sea Monster as the ship descended beneath the sea.
  • Kronos stopped Hal from releasing the Sea Monster, advanced to Sequence 4, and joined the Church of Evernight while becoming involved in Duke Negan’s survival and Klein’s confrontation with Megose.
  • After Klein fell in Tingen, Kronos searched the ruins beneath Williams Street for the Red Priest Card and defeated the Red Angel evil spirit by piercing Medici’s spirit body with the Spear of Longinus.
  • Kronos resisted and surrendered the Red Angel evil spirit, assassinated Ambassador Beckland, contained corruption among the Sanguine Dukes, and killed the Devil Dog.
  • Kronos helped Roel rescue Fan Aistin, then traded Nast the Duke of Entropy formula for the Corruption Bracelet and arranged to visit the Church of Serenity’s Cathedral.
  • Kronos collected the nine Tudor parchment pieces, defeated Qonas Kilgor, recovered the hidden storehouse, and killed Horamick before replacing him as archbishop and advancing to Sequence 3.
  • Kronos disrupted the True Creator’s Descent ritual and the Demoness Sect’s plague plot, then worked to expand the Church of Steam and Machinery’s influence and warned the Tarot Club about the Kings of Angels.
Chapters 205–305 Read from Ch. 205

Arc 9The Iron Anchor’s Invitation

Kronos pursued the Mysticologist formula, faced a Feysac ambush alongside Cattleya, and then joined Hal’s Iron Anchor under a false identity. The ship descended beneath the sea as Kronos grew increasingly suspicious of Hal and the crew.

  • Kronos sailed alone from Damir Port, explored the powers of the constellations, and boarded the Ghost Empire, where Olnia revealed her identity as the Blood Moon Queen.
  • Kronos defeated a Guardian in Olnia’s trial, claimed the General Armor and Manipulation Gloves, and completed Scorpio and Sagittarius by channeling their powers.
  • Kronos reached Bayam, worked with Sharf to improve the Death God Mask, and obtained the Door Blasphemy Card before joining a pirate gathering to find Cattleya.
  • Kronos helped Edwina and Cattleya drive Agalito away, then traded a messenger contract and protection for Cattleya’s Mysticologist potion formula.
  • Kronos searched the Spirit World for an object like Cattleya’s Astrology Instrument, received a matching crystal ball from Serapis, and kept it as a way to reach the Tarot Club.
  • Bratov lured Cattleya into a Feysac naval ambush, but Kronos helped her damage the flagship and break the Future through the fleet’s encirclement.
  • Kronos investigated reports that Hal was recruiting for the Iron Anchor, disguised himself as Mendeleev, and passed Hal’s interview despite sensing malice from him.
  • After the Iron Anchor descended to the seabed, Hal declared the recruits part of the crew, while Kronos’s Desire Pocket Watch continued to grow warm.
Chapters 205–22925 summaries Read

Arc 10The Red Priest’s Prison

Kronos stopped Hal from releasing the sealed Sea Monster, advanced to Sequence 4, and joined the Church of Evernight while becoming involved in the plots around Duke Negan and the True Creator. After Klein fell in Tingen, Kronos sought the Red Priest Card beneath Williams Street and confronted the Red Angel evil spirit.

  • Kronos uncovered Hal’s plan to free the Sea Monster, defeated and parasitized Hal, then helped the Naga reinforce the seal and sank the pirate ships that had joined the island assault.
  • Kronos joined the Tarot Club as the Wheel of Fortune, traveled to Tingen, and stole the Eternal Blazing Sun’s divine blood to complete his Mysticologist advancement ritual.
  • Kronos advanced to Sequence 4 as the Time Stone shattered, then returned the Black Emperor Card and discovered a Blasphemy Card for Sequence 0: Darkness.
  • After Horamick Haydn tried to force him into the Church of Steam and Machinery, Kronos joined the Church of Evernight and received Roselle’s Blasphemy Card and the Concealment Cloak.
  • Kronos witnessed Roselle’s death through the divine blood’s timeline, bought the Sun Card in Tingen, and helped Duke Negan fake his death to escape assassination.
  • Kronos revealed Duke Negan was alive to Philip, accepted Tyrant’s Roar, then watched the fight with Megose and stole the corrupt divinity before Klein’s Flaring Sun Charm destroyed her.
  • Kronos left Tingen after Ince Zangwill stabbed Klein, then returned to Backlund and entered the ruins beneath 8 Williams Street in search of the Red Priest Card.
  • Kronos broke the weakened ritual imprisoning the Red Angel, survived Sauron Einhorn Medici’s attacks by manipulating time, and pierced Medici’s spirit body with the Spear of Longinus.
Chapters 230–25525 summaries Read

Arc 11The Corruption and the Formula

Kronos contained the corruption threatening the Sanguine Dukes, hunted down the Devil Dog, and helped Roel rescue Fan Aistin while battling General Adri and a Misfortune Mage. He pursued the Clairvoyant formula through Cattleya and Nast, traded Nast the Duke of Entropy formula, and ended with a plan to visit the Church of Serenity’s Cathedral.

  • Kronos resisted the Red Angel evil spirit’s possession, forced it out with the Zhe incantation, and handed it over to Arianna before discovering the Evernight Goddess’s statue had vanished.
  • Kronos accepted Klein’s mission to assassinate Ambassador Beckland, killed him at the Intis Embassy, and kept his Conspirer Beyonder Characteristic while offering the corpse to Mr. Fool.
  • Kronos contained the Ghost Empire corruption threatening the Sanguine Dukes, then investigated Jason’s House and found a booklet linked to the Twilight Hermit Order.
  • Kronos watched for the Devil Dog, tracked it to its sewer lair, and killed it after learning that its murders had been driven by its killing addiction and search for potion ingredients.
  • Kronos traveled with Roel to rescue Fan Aistin, removed the failing Mechanical Puppet’s energy core, and fought General Adri and James Rhodes’s father, a Misfortune Mage.
  • Kronos reunited Roel with Fan Aistin, left Roel the Iron-Blooded Knight characteristic, and later negotiated with Cattleya and Nast while seeking the Clairvoyant formula.
  • Kronos gave Nast the Duke of Entropy potion formula in exchange for the Corruption Bracelet, then returned to Backlund and arranged a visit to the Church of Serenity’s Cathedral.
Chapters 256–28025 summaries Read

Arc 12The Tudor Ruins and Backlund

Kronos gathered Alista Tudor’s hidden parchment pieces, defeated Horamick, and took his place as the Church of Steam and Machinery’s archbishop. He then stopped the Demoness Sect’s plan to spread a plague through Backlund and used the aftermath to expand the Church’s influence.

  • Kronos tested the Corruption Bracelet on MI9 prisoners, turned them into Fallen Servants, and warned Derrick about Amon’s Worm of Time before seeking information from Pallez and the Evernight Goddess.
  • Kronos followed the clues from the Tudor Ruins, collected all nine parchment pieces, and defeated Qonas Kilgor, turning him into a Fallen Servant.
  • Kronos entered Tudor’s hidden storehouse, recovered its contents, and killed Horamick after a confrontation outside Backlund.
  • Kronos agreed to replace Horamick, advanced to Sequence 3 as a Scholar of Yore, and impersonated him at Saint Hilleran Cathedral.
  • Kronos followed Klein to the True Creator’s Descent ritual, destroyed the altar, captured Panatiya, and sent the Angel of Concealment after Mr. A.
  • Kronos turned Panatiya into a Fallen Servant and worked with Riedal and Anthony to confront the Royal Family over the crisis.
  • Kronos persuaded the Negan family to help the Church of Steam and Machinery gain influence in the navy, then began upgrading his artifacts and warned the Tarot Club about the Kings of Angels.
Chapters 281–30525 summaries Read
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