Chapter Summaries

Lin Xiao learned that Mystique was searching for Shang-Chi, son of Wenwu, and imagined claiming Wenwu’s powerful Ten Rings before deciding to ask Doupao for information. As Lin Xiao grew closer to Betty, the Ancient One foresaw him arriving at Kamar-Taj and calling him her son.

• Mystique told Lin Xiao she had come to find Shang-Chi, and Doupao identified him as Wenwu’s son and the current leader of the Ten Rings.
• Lin Xiao asked Doupao to create a one-star mission to find Shang-Chi, then examined Wenwu’s combat rating and saw an A.
• Lin Xiao waited for Betty outside Culver University, gave her tanghulu, and kissed her when she began investigating an unfamiliar scent.
• The Ancient One sensed interference while tracking Kaecilius and foresaw Lin Xiao arriving at Kamar-Taj, where she greeted him as her son.

Lin Xiao faced General Ross’s suspicion over the attack on the base, while Betty defended him and declared they were together. After Ross ordered surveillance and barred Lin Xiao from the base, Lin Xiao confessed that he had stopped pretending, and he and Betty kissed.

• Lin Xiao picked Betty up and took her to the military base, where General Ross questioned him about the Phantom Thief L attack and the stolen sample.
• Betty stood between Ross and Lin Xiao, claimed Lin Xiao had been with her all night, and declared that they were together.
• Ross called Fury, demanded an investigation, and ordered Lin Xiao to stay three kilometers from the base while being watched around the clock.
• Lin Xiao accepted Ross’s restrictions but told him that nobody could stop Betty from seeing him, then left with her.
• Ross ordered his men to keep watching Lin Xiao and pressed his investigation team to locate the missing needle.
• In the corridor, Lin Xiao admitted he had been acting before, and Betty said she had chosen not to push him away before they kissed.

Banner was struck by gamma rays after a calibration mistake and transformed into Hulk, who emerged from the laboratory in a rage. Lin Xiao protected Betty and faced Hulk despite the System warning that he had no chance of winning.

• Banner noticed Betty's growing attention to her appearance and watched her leave the laboratory to meet Lin Xiao.
• Banner accidentally shifted the gamma-ray emitter's calibration knob, and the beam struck him when he began the shutdown procedure.
• Betty and Lin Xiao heard the laboratory shake as Hulk burst through its walls, and Lin Xiao confirmed that the monster was Banner.
• Lin Xiao chose not to use the syringe in his System Space, then shoved Betty clear of a chunk of concrete and was struck by the rubble.
• Hulk charged Lin Xiao, who ignored the System's warnings and prepared to match strength with him.

Lin Xiao endured Hulk’s beating, then used candy and contests to calm him and establish a bond. After Hulk changed back, Banner decided to leave, and Lin Xiao gave him money before they parted.

• Hulk smashed Lin Xiao through the school grounds, but Lin Xiao recovered and led him away from the students.
• Lin Xiao tried a tranquilizer dart, then taunted Hulk into chasing him through empty streets and lots.
• At a river, Lin Xiao distracted Hulk with candy and challenged him to contests, winning the stone-throwing match with a lightning-charged pebble.
• Lin Xiao shared candy with Hulk and called himself Hulk’s uncle, asking him to watch his back in exchange for more candy.
• Hulk shrank back into Banner, who said he would leave to keep Hulk from hurting anyone again.
• Lin Xiao gave Banner three stacks of money, and Banner watched him leave as Hulk complained that the money was his candy money.

After surviving his fight with Hulk, Lin Xiao staged a press conference to portray himself as a heroic protector and protect himself from General Ross’s retaliation. Tony Stark used footage of the fight to promote a jetpack with Lin Xiao’s name, while Banner listened to Lin Xiao’s story and accepted Hulk’s demand for more candy.

• Lin Xiao realized the destruction at Culver University could bring military scrutiny, so he called Betty and asked her to gather reporters and students.
• At a press conference, Lin Xiao described protecting the university from the monster and claimed he had driven it off with three punches after riding on its back.
• Tony Stark showed footage of Lin Xiao fighting Hulk and advertised Stark Industries’ personal flight device, announcing it would be called the Lin-model jetpack.
• Banner listened to Lin Xiao’s televised account, and Hulk demanded candy before Banner agreed to buy more.

After being pressured by General Ross and Natasha Romanoff to accompany the military for treatment and questioning, Lin Xiao left campus with Betty’s tearful farewell. During the journey, he planned to turn Ross’s public promises into compensation and received mission rewards, including powerful abilities and Emperor Green Scar’s Blessing, which raised his combat rating to B+.

• General Ross publicly praised Lin Xiao, then arranged for him to travel with the military for treatment and questioning about Hulk.
• Natasha Romanoff said S.H.I.E.L.D. would cooperate, and Lin Xiao agreed to go despite realizing that Ross and Natasha had cornered him.
• Betty tearfully said goodbye to Lin Xiao, who boarded the military command vehicle with Natasha and Ross.
• Lin Xiao planned to seek major compensation from the military and use publicity to strengthen his heroic image.
• Doupao awarded Lin Xiao twenty free points, S-rank Super Sunglasses, the Normal Punch skill, and the Family Claiming Specialist title.
• Lin Xiao completed the hidden mission Hulk's family and received Emperor Green Scar's Blessing, raising his combat rating to B+.

Gwen Stacy and Peter Parker terrorized New York criminals by teaching them moral lessons and collecting education fees for charity and equipment. Tony Stark discovered their identities, recognized Lin Xiao’s influence, and left after their brief fight, while Gwen and Peter planned to continue patrolling the next night.

• Two robbers reported that Ghost-Spider and the black-robed wizard had robbed and lectured them, prompting George Stacy to tell police to stay out of the old warehouse district.
• Tony Stark reviewed reports of Ghost-Spider and Super Fool’s activities and flew to the old warehouse district to investigate.
• Peter and Gwen subdued three armed robbers, lectured them, collected education fees, and prepared to deliver them to the police.
• Gwen and Peter attacked Tony when he arrived, using webs and sand to damage and hinder his armor.
• Tony recognized Peter as Lin Xiao’s protégé and identified Gwen, then offered to help improve their equipment at Stark Industries.
• Gwen and Peter agreed to continue their patrols the next night, choosing a different area and planning to print more handouts.

Lin Xiao feigned serious injuries to enjoy his stay in the LCU and avoid questioning, while Maria Hill arrived to confront him about his misconduct. Alexander Pierce then visited Lin Xiao and discreetly offered him a way to contact him, leaving Lin Xiao aware that Pierce was laying the groundwork for a future alliance.

• Lin Xiao discovered that the Lizard Serum had healed his injuries and decided to pretend he was still sick to delay interrogation.
• Lin Xiao fooled his doctor, demanded lavish meals, and exasperated the military liaisons with his antics in the LCU.
• Maria Hill confronted Lin Xiao with a list of his mission violations, but he distracted her by asking about her freckles.
• Alexander Pierce visited Lin Xiao, praised his performance, and gave him a business card as a potential point of contact.
• Lin Xiao accepted Pierce's card without committing himself and realized that Pierce had mainly come to establish a connection for the future.

Lin Xiao left the hospital after discovering Tony Stark had used his image to sell jetpacks, reunited with May, and learned Peter and Ned had been working with Gwen. He decided to establish a superhero team and planned to make Tony fund and legally represent it.

• Lin Xiao learned Tony Stark had sold over thirty thousand jetpacks using his image, discharged himself, and left the hospital after giving his nurse his number.
• Lin Xiao encountered Maria Hill in the hospital corridor, then found May waiting outside with homemade congee and carried her to a parked van.
• May told Lin Xiao that Peter had been staying at Tony Stark's and that Peter and Ned were going out at night to make criminals recite the Eight Honors and Eight Disgraces.
• Lin Xiao concluded that Peter, Gwen Stacy, and Ned were ready to make their superhero team official and proposed that Tony handle funding and legal affairs while May managed the finances.
• Lin Xiao began planning his Homelander persona and imagined the team's debut.

Lin Xiao confronted Tony about using his likeness and involving Peter, then persuaded him to fund a superhero squad and recruit Rhodey as its legal representative. When Lin Xiao learned Coulson had been critically injured in an attack, he left for the Triskelion in a fury.

• Lin Xiao demanded compensation for the jetpack advertisements and accused Tony of poaching Peter, but accepted Tony’s explanation and nanosuits for Peter and Gwen.
• Lin Xiao presented Tony with a proposal for a superhero squad, asking Stark Industries to cover its expenses and Tony to serve as legal representative.
• Tony refused to take legal responsibility and called Rhodey, planning to recruit him for the role instead.
• Lin Xiao received a call saying Coulson had been attacked and was critically injured and unconscious.
• Lin Xiao crushed his phone, left the squad in Tony’s hands, and drove toward the Triskelion.

After Pyro left Coulson hospitalized, Lin Xiao rejected S.H.I.E.L.D.'s orders and set out to confront him. Lin Xiao located Pyro at a Brotherhood of Mutants base and, after Mystique said she knew nothing of the attack, drove off with Natasha to find him.

• Hill briefed Fury that Kingpin was recruiting mutants and Pyro had injured Coulson in an explosion in Brooklyn.
• Lin Xiao gave Fury a Life Restoration Potion for Coulson and declared he was no longer a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.
• Lin Xiao left the Triskelion, and Natasha joined him in his car.
• Lin Xiao used Doupao to locate Pyro at a nearby Brotherhood of Mutants base.
• Lin Xiao called Mystique, who denied knowing about Pyro's attack and urged him not to act rashly.
• Lin Xiao ended the call and drove toward Pyro with Natasha.

Lin Xiao and Natasha raided the warehouse where Pyro was hiding, and Lin Xiao brutally defeated him despite Storm’s attempt to intervene. Lin Xiao let Storm take Pyro back to the X-Men, though Pyro might be left severely injured.

• Four thugs discussed the masked man who had attacked their boss and warned that he would return, then Natasha and Lin Xiao arrived at their warehouse.
• Natasha incapacitated two thugs, while Lin Xiao knocked out the other two and confronted Pyro.
• Pyro attacked Lin Xiao with fire, but Lin Xiao broke his arm and sent him crashing through a wall with a punch.
• Storm arrived and demanded that Lin Xiao hand Pyro over, then used wind and lightning to try to stop him.
• Lin Xiao unleashed purple lightning that overcame Storm’s tornadoes and knocked Pyro unconscious.
• Lin Xiao allowed Storm to take Pyro back to the X-Men and warned that Pyro might be left a vegetable.

Lin Xiao returned from confronting Pyro while Fury used Lin Xiao’s healing medicine to revive Coulson at the hospital. The next morning, Lin Xiao visited Coulson with Natasha, while Kingpin arranged to exploit Pyro’s condition and reach out to the Brotherhood of Mutants.

• Storm took the defeated Pyro away after warning Lin Xiao that his dangerous methods could make them enemies.
• Natasha told Lin Xiao she had accompanied him because she was responsible for his safety, and Lin Xiao thanked her.
• Fury gave Coulson Lin Xiao’s healing medicine, and Coulson awakened and learned that Lin Xiao and Natasha had gone after Pyro.
• Lin Xiao visited Coulson with milk, roses, and fruit, and Natasha joined them as they shared food and wine.
• Kingpin ordered Bullseye to tell the Brotherhood of Mutants about Pyro’s condition and convey his apologies.

Lin Xiao upgraded his Lightning Summoning Spell into the powerful Five Thunder Spell and heard how Tony tricked Rhodey into signing as the superhero team's legal representative. The chapter ended with Ned pocketing Lin Xiao's damaged Sling Ring, which flashed with white light.

• Lin Xiao received a skill advancement book and a broken Sling Ring as rewards for completing Pyro's disaster mission.
• Lin Xiao used the book to upgrade his Lightning Summoning Spell into the A-rank Five Thunder Spell and tested its five-colored lightning.
• Tony told Lin Xiao that Rhodey had signed as the superhero team's legal representative after Tony used carbon paper to copy his signature while they drank.
• Lin Xiao celebrated the team's formation and welcomed Peter and Ned home.
• Ned found Lin Xiao's damaged Sling Ring, pocketed it when Peter called him, and failed to notice it flash with white light.

After Sabretooth set out to avenge Pyro and assert the Brotherhood’s reputation, Lin Xiao learned he was approaching Manhattan and arranged for the X-Men to meet him. Wolverine also received Storm’s warning and headed toward the confrontation, while Lin Xiao prepared to film the fight.

• Sabretooth rejected the Brotherhood members’ warnings, declared he would confront Lin Xiao, and left the hideout.
• Lin Xiao detected Sabretooth heading toward Manhattan and asked Doupao to find Storm’s number.
• Lin Xiao told Storm that Sabretooth was coming for him, persuaded her to send help, and gave her a meeting location.
• Storm informed Wolverine that Sabretooth was targeting the agent who had defeated Pyro, and Wolverine left the bar to stop him.
• Lin Xiao grabbed a camcorder and melon seeds and headed out to watch the confrontation.

Sabretooth tracked down the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Lin Xiao, but Wolverine confronted him first, and Lin Xiao turned their fight into a spectacle. When the two mutants teamed up against him, Lin Xiao overwhelmed them with his strength and Five Thunder Spell, then let them go with candy.

• Sabretooth encountered Wolverine in an abandoned loading area, and the two fought over Sabretooth's plan to hunt Lin Xiao.
• Lin Xiao appeared nearby, eating sunflower seeds and filming the fight, then Sabretooth and Wolverine agreed to attack him together.
• Sabretooth and Wolverine struck Lin Xiao, but he recovered and countered with powerful punches and throws.
• Lin Xiao used the Five Thunder Spell to electrocute Wolverine and Sabretooth until they could no longer fight.
• Lin Xiao lifted the defeated mutants, gave each a White Rabbit milk candy, and warned them not to gang up on people.

Lin Xiao was summoned to S.H.I.E.L.D. and introduced to Carol Danvers, who had returned to Earth on a mission. Fury used Lin Xiao’s pending disciplinary charges to persuade him to serve as Carol’s temporary liaison officer, and Lin Xiao accepted after learning the contract paid five thousand dollars a day.

• Lin Xiao discussed his new suit design with Tony, who secretly replaced Lin Xiao’s Eastern dragon with a Western dragon.
• Natasha summoned Lin Xiao to S.H.I.E.L.D., and he learned that Carol Danvers had arrived at the Triskelion.
• Fury confronted Lin Xiao with several alleged violations and a complaint from the X-Men, then explained that Carol needed a liaison officer for her mission.
• Fury offered to clear Lin Xiao’s disciplinary issues if he accepted the liaison position under a paid, temporary contract.
• Lin Xiao accepted the mission, and the system revealed that Carol’s independent clone possessed powerful A-rank abilities.

Lin Xiao took Carol to Chinatown for spicy food and a foot massage, building an easy rapport with his new mission partner. Carol revealed she had come to Earth to take the remaining Skrulls to a new home, and agreed to go for hot pot with Lin Xiao the next day.

• Lin Xiao invited Carol to eat in Chinatown, over Fury’s objection, and took her to try stinky tofu, beef tripe, and hot-and-sour noodles.
• Carol enjoyed the food, and Lin Xiao took her to a foot spa, where he massaged her feet and teased her.
• Lin Xiao asked Carol why she had come to Earth, then became furious when an invisible censor bleeped his insults about the Skrulls.
• Carol said she had come to take the Skrulls to find a new home.
• Carol asked Lin Xiao to take her out again, and he suggested hot pot for the next day.

Lin Xiao went to Midtown High School disguised as an exterminator to retrieve the Skrull girl Sarah for Carol, while avoiding Gwen Stacy. After Carol reported that six Skrulls had been evacuated from Russia, Gwen spotted Lin Xiao again as he and Sarah reached the first floor.

• Carol told Lin Xiao she was in Russia to evacuate Skrulls and asked him to retrieve Sarah from Midtown High School.
• Lin Xiao arrived at the school in a yellow exterminator outfit and saw Gwen Stacy in the hallway, then slipped into a quarantined classroom.
• Lin Xiao found Sarah hiding in the classroom, confirmed she was a Skrull, and persuaded her to leave with him.
• Sarah told Lin Xiao she had spent years moving between schools and foster homes because she had to hide that she was different.
• Carol messaged Lin Xiao that six Skrulls had been safely evacuated from Russia, and Gwen Stacy peered out from behind a hallway corner as he and Sarah reached the first floor.

Lin Xiao reunited with Gwen Stacy, promised to stop avoiding her, and received a kiss before escorting Sarah to S.H.I.E.L.D. There, the Skrulls revealed more of their people were stranded worldwide, and Carol planned a mission to Brazil while Lin Xiao tried to add Afghanistan and a sightseeing trip for his wife May.

• Gwen Stacy confronted Lin Xiao for avoiding her, and he promised to answer her calls and never avoid her again.
• Gwen Stacy kissed Lin Xiao, warned him not to break his promise, and left the hallway.
• Lin Xiao brought Sarah to the Triskelion, where she revealed her Skrull form and reunited with the Skrulls Carol had rescued from Russia.
• An elderly Skrull said other Skrulls were stranded in Afghanistan and Brazil, and Lin Xiao proposed going to Afghanistan to confront Wenwu while rescuing them.
• Carol chose Brazil as the first destination, and Lin Xiao asked to bring his wife May along to sightsee in Rio de Janeiro.
• Carol left the conference room for air and said they would discuss the mission briefing tomorrow.