Recaps

Linden’s forces explored the ancient Dwarven ruins, battled the Blood Clan and Frost Elemental Lord, and uncovered secrets about souls and the Sun Stone. Meanwhile, the Mushroom Worship Cult and the Hand of Passing became entangled with the Fungal Lord’s plans, while Inanna’s envoy rescued captives and reached the Elf Forest border.

• Fifteen was nearly killed by Sword Saint Puji, while Torin, Grum, and Baroque fell into an underground Dwarven city and were rescued from Cold Spirits by Norris.
• Linden sent Inanna and Pink Puji to the ruins, where the Cold Spirits welcomed Inanna and the expedition confronted Cassinar inside the Spiral building.
• Cassinar collapsed the Spiral building, but Linden’s forces destroyed the teleportation array and the Frost Elemental Lord froze Cassinar before becoming infatuated with Inanna.
• Linden’s forces rescued survivors and recovered Battle Puppets and Magic Crystal Equipment, while Louisa tested the armor and Linden found records bearing Ixion’s signature.
• Linden studied the God of Light’s records and the Sun Stone, while Sword Saint Puji died in the Scarecrow Abyss, returned in a new body, and joined Inanna’s journey to the Dwarves.
• Fahr ordered action against the Mushroom Worship Cult and the Hand of Passing, while Linden used Twelve to deepen Julia’s faith in the Fungal Lord.
• Inanna’s envoy discovered a Hand of Passing ritual site, where Sword Saint Puji killed Seral and rescued captives, including Eugene.
• The envoy reached the Elf Forest border, where Echo appeared with a Puji and Cave Four greeted it as a brother.

Linden pursued new magic and aid while his allies searched for a remedy for Ivan and fought cultists across the Fallen Zone. The arc ended with Norris and Ming confronting a horde of Seafood Monsters in the Tidal Sanctuary, where Ming killed a Bone Blade monster.

• Number One told Fourth Brother that Number Two had won their contest, while Inanna’s delegation entered the Elf Forest and began talks with its leaders.
• Linden and Number Ten explored the Super Magic Library, and Orcas made Ivan a Puji Master and treated him with diluted Water of Life.
• Linden met Sirian, learned how to connect to an independent Abyss Space fragment, and sent Scout Pujis to search for Vera and his squad.
• Vera’s group found captives at an Abandoned Church and fought Jini’s Cultists, while Linden’s Scout Pujis battled Slimes nearby.
• Vera lost his memories of Sirian after his injuries, and Linden recognized that Vera had obtained [sacrifice].
• Linden sought materials and allies for Fungal Fortress, discovered the Murloc Sanctuary, and assembled an undersea expedition led by Piggy.
• The expedition entered the Tidal Sanctuary, where carapace monsters attacked and Linden began testing underwater Fungal Carpet.
• Norris and Ming scouted toward the Altar Room, where Seafood Monsters attacked, and Ming killed a Bone Blade monster with a bloodstained bone spike.

Linden’s forces secured the Tidal Sanctuary after Tanaka damaged the Demon King’s seal, while Inanna’s delegation won passage through the Dwarf Mountain Kingdom and helped the Dwarves reclaim the Molten Dungeon. The Dwarf King awarded Inanna the Binding Ring, and Linden planned to use it to contain the Frost Elemental Lord.

• Norris, Ming, and Jida brought a captured monster to Linden, where mycelium turned it into a puppet and showed him a vision of a barren land filled with coffins.
• Piggy led the expedition to retake the Dungeon entrance, where Louisa killed Iron Jaw and Tanaka reached the core before Linden severed his arm and Tanaka escaped.
• The old murloc used half the Scepter of the Ocean to stabilize the Demon King’s seal, and Linden chose the Tidal Sanctuary as a base for the Puji Navy.
• Inanna challenged Little Badley to an honor duel, and Sword Saint Puji defeated him, earning the delegation an apology, supplies, and safe passage through the mountains.
• Inanna calmed the Fire Elementals outside Golden Flame City, while Knight Puji explored the Molten Dungeon and discovered its Fire Elemental Lord.
• Inanna entered the Molten Dungeon with the Dwarves and persuaded the Fire Elemental Lord to enter the Binding Ring, but the clan chief tried to keep the ring until the Dwarf King awarded it to her.
• After the delegation departed, Puji revealed stolen treasures in Inanna’s carriage, and Linden planned to repair another Binding Ring to contain the Frost Elemental Lord.

Vera learned that his Virtue of Sacrifice had cost him his memories of Sirian, while Linden expanded the Mushroom Race’s influence and prepared for conflict with the Empire. The arc left Kruma under the Yellow Book’s control as Emperor Mortis set out for Dragon Cliff Dungeon.

• Saren identified Vera’s power as the Virtue of Sacrifice, and Vera accepted Duke Lorenzo’s offer of a viscountcy for his past contributions.
• Sirian reunited with Vera and the twins in Oath City, but Vera no longer remembered Sirian after using his virtue.
• Vera and his companions reached Longwu Fort, where Number Five transformed dangerous mushroom growths and helped restore the territory.
• Mengya and Stinky Fish found Cave Thirteen and fled with it from the destruction of The Port, then reached High Keep Fortress with fewer than ten Demon Race survivors.
• Linden chose Soul Touch, tested its effects on souls and the Yellow Book, and began expanding the Mushroom Garden and Mycelium Network.
• Jading and Pollock reached Fungal Fortress, signed Spark’s contract, and joined its blacksmiths, while Inanna subdued the Frost Elemental Lord and brought warmth to the Northern Territory.
• Julia founded the Great Mushroom Charity to shelter refugees, and Linden ordered the fortress to resist any imperial invasion without destroying the Empire’s forces outright.
• The Yellow Book charmed Kruma into trusting it after he helped Trolls disrupt an attack on his caravan, while Emperor Mortis set out for Dragon Cliff Dungeon to meet an old dragon.