Chapter Summaries

After Castorice told Luo Li the Murong Family would no longer trouble them, Lu Jingheng appeared and demonstrated overwhelming control over space by eliminating a group of assassins. He warned Luo Li that hidden factions were watching anomalous people, then left him wondering about the Lu brothers’ power and motives before Luo Li and Castorice headed home.

• Luo Li and Castorice left the detention center, and Castorice said the Murong Family would not bother them again.
• Lu Jingheng arrived, scrutinized Castorice, and warned Luo Li that the Murong Family had deep roots.
• Several trained assassins attacked Luo Li and Castorice, but Lu Jingheng used his kaleidoscope eyes and spatial power to erase them.
• Luo Li recognized that Lu Jingheng possessed immense, possibly S+-rank, power after the researcher dismissed the attack as a few tricks.
• Lu Jingheng warned Luo Li that hidden factions paid attention to anomalous existences and suggested contacting his younger brother Lu Xiao if serious trouble arose.
• Luo Li recalled that Lu Xiao was a renowned frontline God of War, then reassured Castorice and invited her home for a double portion of Amphoreus stew.

Luo Li promised Castorice he would take her home for New Year, but an emergency conscription order abruptly called him to the front lines. With only three days before departure, they faced their coming separation together.

• After the Murong Family crisis subsided, Luo Li resumed taking missions and livestreaming while growing closer to Castorice.
• During a video call with Zhou Wan, Castorice joined the conversation, and Luo Li told her he would take her home for New Year.
• Yang Shan called Luo Li to report that the Furnace Project had ordered all B-rank and higher ability users to serve at the front, and both he and Luo Li were on the first conscription list.
• Luo Li learned that he and Yang Shan had to assemble at Jiangcheng's Third Airport in three days for transport to Ironwall Fortress.
• Castorice accepted Luo Li's departure with calm support, and they went to the bedroom to spend their remaining time together.

The morning after their night together, Luo Li told Castorice he was leaving for the front in three days, but she insisted on accompanying him. He agreed after she warned she would go alone otherwise, and they promised to protect each other and return together.

• Luo Li and Castorice woke together, shared breakfast, and grew closer after their intimate night.
• Luo Li told Castorice he had three days to prepare before leaving for the front for three months.
• Castorice insisted she would go with Luo Li, arguing that she could protect herself and did not want to wait for him in danger again.
• Luo Li warned Castorice about the battlefield, but she threatened to travel there alone if he refused to take her.
• Luo Li agreed to bring Castorice, ordering her to follow his commands and prioritize her safety.
• Castorice promised to protect herself and Luo Li, and they vowed to go together and return together.

Luo Li prepared to take Castorice with him to the front, securing her a research assistant role and gathering supplies for their journey to Ironwall Fortress. On the eve of their departure, an unknown sender signed “V” warned him to beware of the “Harvester,” leaving him uneasy about what awaited them.

• Luo Li’s application to bring Castorice as a family companion was rejected, so he asked Lu Jingheng to register her as a research assistant traveling to Ironwall Fortress.
• Luo Li and Castorice bought three months of supplies at Jiangcheng’s black market, including Moonlight Moss seeds for Castorice.
• Luo Li checked his equipment and told Xiao Hong to gather useful memories from vampires, while Castorice packed her belongings for the trip.
• Yang Shan shared a farewell dinner with Luo Li and Castorice and urged them to return safely.
• Luo Li received an anonymous message signed “V” warning him to beware of the “Harvester,” but his return call found the phone switched off.

Luo Li and Castorice left Jiangcheng for Ironwall Fortress, where Kong Yan'er warned them about the Harvesters and demonstrated his power during a Nightmare Flying Bat attack. The transport survived, but Luo Li realized the real trial still lay ahead.

• Luo Li and Castorice said goodbye to Yang Shan and boarded a transport plane bound for Ironwall Fortress.
• Kong Yan'er introduced himself to Luo Li and warned him to avoid the Harvesters, who had considerable authority and were dangerous to their own people.
• Nightmare Flying Bats attacked the transport, and Kong Yan'er used his Trickster Hands ability to create a clone and kill them.
• Kong Yan'er returned to his seat as the transport steadied, while Luo Li prepared for the challenges ahead.

After arriving at Ironwall Fortress, Luo Li and Castorice were assigned to separate dormitory sectors, and Kong Yan'er showed Luo Li around the frontline base. Luo Li saw the Harvesters collect a sealed case in the mission hall and realized the dangers of Ironwall were only beginning.

• Kong Yan'er teased Luo Li and Castorice during the flight, then gave them information about Ironwall Fortress and warned them to avoid the Harvesters.
• The transport aircraft landed at Ironwall Fortress, where base personnel assigned Luo Li to combat dormitory sector C-12 and Castorice to the research dormitories in sector E.
• Kong Yan'er took Luo Li to his dormitory and then to the mission hall, explaining the risks and rewards of frontline assignments.
• A squad of Harvesters entered the mission hall, collected a sealed metal case from a restricted counter, and left while the crowd watched fearfully.
• Kong Yan'er warned Luo Li to stay away from the Harvesters, then offered to take him for nutrient paste as Luo Li worried about Castorice in sector E.

Luo Li toured the frontline base with Kong Yan'er and encountered Murong Xue, whose family had fallen into hardship and who reacted to him with hatred and fear. After checking in with Castorice, Luo Li sensed Murong Xue brooding nearby and prepared for the trial beginning the next day.

• Luo Li forced himself to eat the base's awful nutrient paste while Kong Yan'er joked about its taste.
• Kong Yan'er showed Luo Li the training grounds, medical station, and equipment maintenance points near Sector C.
• Luo Li ran into Murong Xue, who hurried past without speaking, and Kong Yan'er warned him that she held grudges.
• Luo Li told Kong Yan'er that he had slapped Murong Xue and said he would ignore her unless she caused trouble.
• Luo Li messaged Castorice, learned she had settled into her room, and promised to visit her the next day.
• Luo Li sensed Murong Xue's resentment and obsession near the dormitory, then focused on preparing for the trial.

Luo Li settled into life at the frontline, visited Castorice in Zone E, and traded taunts with Murong Xue before preparing for his first official mission in the D-7 Mining Area. As he anticipated the battle, Castorice sensed his danger and quietly resolved to protect him if his life was threatened.

• Luo Li adapted to the base's training routine while Kong Yan'er coached him in combat and the frontline's unwritten rules.
• Luo Li visited Castorice in Zone E, where she described sensing strange energy beneath the institute that resembled vampires but also carried death and chaos.
• Murong Xue confronted Luo Li after training, and he teased her by suggesting she had a crush on him until she angrily fled.
• Luo Li learned he would join Kong Yan'er's squad on a B-rated scouting mission to the D-7 Mining Area the next day and prepared his equipment.
• Castorice sensed Luo Li was approaching danger and silently resolved to break the rules if that was what it took to save his life.

Luo Li’s squad cleared the D-7 mine of Gargoyles and found strange device fragments, then returned to Ironwall Fortress and encountered several familiar people from Jiangcheng. As Qingqiu Ze joined Kong Yan’er’s squad and Yang Shan arrived at the fortress, Luo Li wondered whether their reunions were truly coincidences and left the mission hall with his companions.

• Luo Li and Kong Yan’er cleared the D-7 mine’s Gargoyles, and Luo Li noticed unnatural metal fragments among the remains.
• Luo Li ran into Qingqiu Ze in the mission hall, where Qingqiu Ze enthusiastically joined Kong Yan’er’s squad.
• Yuan Huan invited Luo Li to visit the Sector E research institute for energy tests and offered contribution points.
• Yang Shan called Luo Li, announced his transfer to Ironwall Fortress, and arranged to meet him after completing his check-in.
• Luo Li reflected on the string of familiar faces and led Kong Yan’er and Qingqiu Ze out of the hall to meet Yang Shan.

Luo Li’s squad encountered Murong Xue’s team under attack in the Rotting Swamp, and Luo Li saved Murong despite their enmity. After defeating the creatures surrounding her, the squad continued toward the Venom Queen’s nest as the mutant emerged and the team prepared to fight.

• Kong Yan'er’s squad accepted an A-rank mission to eliminate the B+ rank Venom Queen in the Rotting Swamp and traveled there from Ironwall Fortress.
• Luo Li, Kong Yan'er, Qingqiu Ze, and Yang Shan fought off swamp creatures as they advanced toward the Venom Queen’s nest.
• Qingqiu Ze detected cries for help, and the squad found Murong Xue’s team surrounded by venom spiders and Boneblade Hunters.
• Luo Li used his spacetime ability to save Murong Xue from a fatal attack, then joined Kong Yan'er, Qingqiu Ze, and Yang Shan in defeating the remaining enemies.
• Murong Xue thanked Luo Li, who explained that he had rescued her because he would not let fellow humans die; the squad then headed toward the Venom Queen as it roared from the fungus forest.

Luo Li and the others struggled against the Venom Queen until Chen Zihan appeared and killed the B+ mutant with a casual gesture. After learning the identity of the cold, overwhelmingly powerful commander-in-chief, Luo Li and his companions prepared to return to base.

• The Venom Queen attacked the group with corrosive mist, and Luo Li fought her while his allies tried to distract her.
• Kong Yan'er identified the Venom Queen's protected core as the key to defeating her, but Chen Zihan suddenly appeared above the battlefield.
• Chen Zihan crushed the Venom Queen in less than a second and criticized Luo Li, Kong Yan'er, and Qingqiu Ze before ordering everyone to return to base.
• Murong Xue asked the stranger who he was, and he identified himself as Chen Zihan before vanishing.
• Luo Li checked that the mission was complete, then called for the group to head back.

After Chen Zihan’s brief appearance, Luo Li’s squad returned to Ironwall Fortress and continued taking missions. While clearing a Shadow Bat nest, they found Murong Xue badly wounded; Luo Li treated her, leaving her confused by his kindness and less certain of her hatred.

• Chen Zihan left the Rotting Swamp, and Luo Li’s squad collected the Venom Queen’s energy core and returned to Ironwall Fortress with 8,000 contribution points.
• Over the next few days, Luo Li’s squad gained a reputation in Zone C while Murong Xue kept her distance from them.
• During a mission at an abandoned radar station, Luo Li’s squad found Murong Xue alone and seriously wounded by two elite Shadow Bats.
• Luo Li treated Murong Xue’s wound with a detoxifying potion and bandages, then helped her stand.
• Murong Xue thanked Luo Li and followed his squad, struggling with feelings that complicated her hatred of him.

Luo Li visited Castorice at the Zone E institute, where his friends teased them about looking like a married couple. After several days of training and missions, he went to meet Castorice for a meal she had saved for him, still thinking about their closeness.

• Luo Li visited Castorice, who healed the scratch on his arm, and Kong Yan'er, Qingqiu Ze, and Yang Shan barged in and teased them about being married.
• Luo Li and his squad handled routine missions while he practiced Spacetime abilities, Bloodblade Enma grew more responsive, and Xiao Hong gathered intelligence from vampire memories.
• Castorice messaged Luo Li that she had saved him braised pork, and he hurried to the Zone E institute cafeteria.
• Yuan Huan told Luo Li that Castorice had a rare talent for energy perception and could sense changes in his condition in real time.
• Luo Li joined Castorice for the meal she had saved, and he again wondered whether they really looked like a married couple.

Luo Li and Castorice grew closer through meals, hand-holding, and secret kisses while observing the base’s rules. After Castorice invited him to her dormitory to share fruit, they embraced and kissed, leaving their reunion growing more intimate.

• Castorice gave Luo Li some of her braised pork, and they walked back through Zone E holding hands.
• Kong Yan'er teased Luo Li about Castorice and asked how far their relationship had gone; Luo Li refused to answer.
• As vampire activity increased, Luo Li kept training and visiting Castorice, while they shared quiet dates and restrained their intimacy in public.
• Castorice messaged Luo Li that she had bought fruit and invited him to her dormitory, so he hurried over after training.
• Castorice welcomed Luo Li in her nightdress, and they embraced before kissing in her room.

After a tender visit with Castorice, Luo Li read a classified briefing on seven SSS+ vampires linked to the seven deadly sins and resolved to grow strong enough to surpass them. The system revealed that Castorice and Pollux could defeat any one of the vampires together, but urged Luo Li to improve his own power; he ended the chapter training in the Spacetime Path.

• Luo Li returned to his Zone C dormitory after sharing a passionate kiss with Castorice and thought about earning contribution points to improve her daily life.
• Luo Li received a top-secret global threat bulletin listing the seven SSS+ vampires and their domains, abilities, and links to the seven deadly sins.
• Luo Li imagined challenging the vampires, but the system warned that his current chance of surviving such a fight was below 0.00001%.
• The system assessed Castorice and Pollux as SSS-level entities and estimated they could defeat any one of the seven deadly sins together in their home territory.
• Luo Li rejected the idea of relying on Castorice and began channeling the Spacetime Path to strengthen himself.

Luo Li learned that the Venom Queen’s remains carried a contamination signature linked to Beelzebub, one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Lu Jingheng also revealed that his battle-mad younger brother, Lu Xiao, was stationed on the dangerous Europa front and might become a future ally for Luo Li.

• Luo Li memorized the top-secret dossier on the Seven Deadly Sins and kept its contents from his squad.
• Lu Jingheng told Luo Li that analysis of the Venom Queen’s remains showed a contamination signature more than 73% similar to Beelzebub’s.
• Lu Jingheng explained that Lu Xiao had gone to Europa to seek stronger challenges and fought the vassal armies of Pride, Gluttony, and Lust.
• Lu Jingheng suggested Lu Xiao could help Luo Li if they met in Europa, provided Luo Li earned his regard.
• Lu Jingheng warned Luo Li that Lu Xiao’s personality was the opposite of his own, leaving Luo Li curious and apprehensive about meeting him.

After months of fighting at Ironwall Fortress, Luo Li unlocked the Eyes of the Time Abyss and saw possible futures that threatened the ordinary life he wanted with Castorice. He told her he had applied to return to the rear, and they looked forward to going home together if the application was approved.

• Luo Li's squad became an elite unit while large-scale vampire blood tides remained mysteriously absent.
• After completing a reconnaissance mission, Luo Li headed to Castorice's dormitory, hoping to return to Jiangcheng when his service ended.
• The system unlocked the Eyes of the Time Abyss, and Luo Li endured visions of past events and possible futures filled with danger and separation.
• Luo Li tested his new eyes and saw that Castorice would soon come downstairs to greet him.
• Castorice hurried into Luo Li's arms, and he told her he had applied to rotate back to the rear.
• Luo Li and Castorice shared a kiss and agreed to go home if his application was approved.

Luo Li and Castorice were interrupted by a massive vampire assault on Ironwall Fortress, forcing him to join his squad on the walls. As the defenders began to falter, Luo Li awakened the Spacetime Domain and annihilated a swath of attackers, then faced the advancing vampires and A+-rank threats.

• Castorice and Luo Li shared a tender moment before an unprecedented horn sounded and the Eyes of the Time Abyss revealed the fortress's impending destruction.
• Luo Li sent Castorice back to the dormitory and rushed to join Kong Yan'er, Qingqiu Ze, and Yang Shan as Ironwall Fortress entered the highest alert.
• Luo Li's squad took its assigned section of the wall and fought the seemingly endless vampire tide as the fortress shield weakened and the defenders suffered heavy losses.
• Luo Li's fury deepened his understanding of the Spacetime Path, allowing him to comprehend the Spacetime Domain.
• Luo Li used the Spacetime Domain to annihilate every vampire within a fifty-meter radius and declared that the enemy would not pass.

Luo Li helped Ironwall survive the vampire assault, then declined Chen Zihan’s offer to remain at the front and prepared to return to Jiangcheng with Castorice. After farewells from his companions and a cryptic warning from Lu Jingheng, Luo Li and Castorice left aboard a transport.

• Luo Li used [Spacetime Domain] to clear the vampires around the wall, steadying the defenders and slowing the assault.
• The vampire tide receded, and Luo Li, Kong Yan'er, Qingqiu Ze, and Yang Shan surveyed the costly victory at Ironwall.
• Chen Zihan offered Luo Li resources and clearance if he stayed, but Luo Li refused because Castorice was waiting for him in Jiangcheng.
• Luo Li met Castorice in Zone E, and Lu Jingheng warned them that returning to the rear would not necessarily bring peace.
• Kong Yan'er, Qingqiu Ze, and Yang Shan held a farewell gathering for Luo Li and Castorice.
• Luo Li and Castorice boarded a transport for Jiangcheng, leaving Ironwall behind.

After returning from the front line to their home in Jiangcheng, Luo Li and Castorice reunited and spent the night together. The chapter ended with Luo Li holding Castorice as she slept, content that they were home together again.

• Luo Li and Castorice flew from Ironwall Fortress back to Jiangcheng, and Luo Li looked forward to returning home with her.
• Luo Li brought Castorice to their dusty apartment, where they embraced and agreed to clean the room.
• While they made the bed, Luo Li embraced Castorice and persuaded her to go to bed with him.
• Luo Li and Castorice spent the night together, and Castorice agreed when he asked them never to be apart again.
• After they were together once more, Luo Li held the exhausted, sleeping Castorice as dawn approached.