Chapter Summaries

Chen Mo devoured Lamplighter and gained control of his fire, then used his stolen abilities to overwhelm Homelander and Stormfront. Homelander fled into the night sky, but Chen Mo stopped him with a net of flaming tendrils.

• Chen Mo dragged in and devoured several superhuman soldiers, growing stronger as Homelander ordered the others to kill him.
• Chen Mo fought off Homelander, Stormfront, and Black Noir, then crushed Lamplighter's lighter and devoured him.
• Chen Mo gained control of Lamplighter's flames and used fire, lasers, and other abilities to repel Homelander and Stormfront.
• Homelander recognized Chen Mo was evolving and fled, but Chen Mo's flaming tendrils caught his cape and halted him midair.

Chen Mo defeated Black Noir and forced Homelander and Stormfront to flee, then consumed the surviving superhuman soldiers. A Vought drone contacted him with Edgar’s offer to discuss a second deal.

• Chen Mo dragged Homelander into a crater, but Stormfront and Black Noir attacked to help him escape.
• Black Noir held Chen Mo in place while Homelander broke free, but Chen Mo punched through Black Noir’s abdomen and began devouring him.
• Missiles struck the highway, allowing Homelander to rescue Black Noir and Stormfront and flee with them into the sky.
• Chen Mo stopped the escaping group with telekinetic force, then let Homelander, Stormfront, and Black Noir disappear into the night.
• Chen Mo consumed the remaining superhuman soldiers and realized Vought had witnessed his powers and would likely send a much larger force.
• A Vought drone contacted Chen Mo, and Edgar said they could discuss the second offer.

After Vought’s attack failed, Edgar offered Chen Mo a place in the company, using resources and help with Starlight and The Female to persuade him. Chen Mo refused to sign for now but told Edgar to keep improving the offer, and Edgar agreed.

• Chen Mo mocked Edgar for calling Vought’s missile attack a stress test, while Edgar argued that Homelander was only one of the company’s products.
• Edgar offered Chen Mo a role in Vought’s management, resources, food, and a partnership in disposing of unwanted products.
• Edgar brought up Starlight and The Female, offering to address their problems and suggesting that Chen Mo’s concern for them made him valuable.
• Edgar argued that Vought could help Chen Mo manage the media, law, and aftermath of his actions, and said the company would keep making offers until refusal cost more than acceptance.
• Chen Mo said he would not sign the offer yet but told Edgar to keep raising it, then engulfed the drone as Edgar agreed.

After returning from a devastating fight, Chen Mo evaded Mia’s questions about the violence while Allen showed him Vought’s cover story. Homelander and Vought made plans to counter Chen Mo, while Butcher obtained footage of the monster saving Flight 37 and questioned whose side he was on.

• Chen Mo returned to the safe house, where Mia sensed fire and blood on him, and he brushed off her concerns with jokes.
• Allen showed Chen Mo a news report falsely blaming the wasteland destruction on a gas pipeline explosion, and Chen Mo dismissed the threat of Vought’s response.
• Homelander admitted to Madelyn that Chen Mo had beaten him, and she urged him to become stronger through another experiment.
• Edgar ordered Project Team Two to prepare samples and combat records so Vought could study Chen Mo.
• Butcher and Mother's Milk questioned a Flight 37 survivor, and Butcher watched footage showing a black-and-red creature stopping the plane’s fall.
• Butcher concluded that the creature was not working for Vought and wondered whose side it was on.

Starlight learned that A-Train had left The Seven and Black Noir was undergoing rehabilitation as Stormfront joined the team. After overhearing suspicious conversations and finding a warning that A-Train was an impostor, she watched footage of the Blood Angel saving a plane and suspected the supposed monster was the real hero disguised as A-Train.

• Edgar announced that A-Train had left The Seven for health reasons, Black Noir was in long-term rehabilitation, and Stormfront had joined the team.
• Stormfront took charge at a press conference, while Homelander stayed subdued and Maeve kept to herself.
• Starlight overheard medical workers say Black Noir's injuries looked like they came from a punch, possibly Homelander's.
• Starlight heard Stormfront dismiss the Blood Angel and order someone to suppress the term online.
• Starlight found a warning on Stormfront's phone labeling the A-Train impersonator a maximum risk, then watched footage of the Blood Angel saving a plane and suspected he was the one disguised as A-Train.

Chen Mo met Edgar in Vought Tower, where Edgar offered him criminal networks and a private island as gifts to secure Vought’s survival. Chen Mo questioned why he should spare Edgar and keep Vought around.

• Chen Mo entered Edgar’s office disguised as a security guard and took the CEO’s chair while Edgar calmly welcomed him.
• Edgar offered Chen Mo Samaritan’s Embrace, a criminal church tied to trafficking and illegal trials, as a first gift.
• Edgar offered access to Superhuman Orgy Island and its heroes, sponsors, buyers, and unwanted company assets as a second gift.
• Edgar argued that Vought could provide Chen Mo with resources and a way to feed without unnecessary harm, rather than trying to control him.
• Chen Mo accepted that the gifts were appealing but asked why he should not kill Edgar and swallow Vought whole.

Chen Mo rejected Edgar’s attempt to secure a long-term arrangement with Vought, but learned that Edgar had funded charitable projects to institutionalize Chen Mo’s goodwill. Chen Mo devoured Edgar, absorbed his memories, and left a copy of him in charge of Vought, with orders to continue the projects.

• Edgar offered Chen Mo Vought’s resources and warned that killing him would trigger corporate procedures and a wider response.
• Chen Mo broke Edgar’s leg, then found a third document detailing Vought-funded aid projects and media coverage.
• Edgar explained that Vought could turn Chen Mo’s goodwill into lasting, large-scale projects.
• Chen Mo devoured Edgar and absorbed his memories.
• A new Edgar emerged, and Chen Mo ordered him to remain Vought’s CEO and continue the charitable projects.

Chen Mo sifted through Edgar’s memories, ordered his clone to track down V1 subjects and summon the supes to Carnival Island, then killed Black Noir and The Deep. He left Vought Tower and headed out to kill Samaritan.

• Chen Mo told his clone to keep acting as Edgar, locate the old V1 subjects, and gather every available supe for Carnival Island.
• Chen Mo went invisible and entered Vought’s medical department, where Black Noir and The Deep were recovering.
• Chen Mo used Blacklight tendrils to kill Black Noir and The Deep, reclaiming what remained of The Seven.
• Chen Mo left Vought Tower and set off to kill Samaritan.

Chen Mo raided the underground Samaritan's Embrace church, punished its corrupt priests, and captured Ezekiel. The Boys arrived hoping to question Ezekiel, but Chen Mo dismissed them as too weak and called them NPCs.

• Chen Mo broke into the underground church, impaled the priests with Blacklight tendrils, and let the janitor escape.
• Chen Mo recognized a priest from Mia's father's memories, nailed him to the cross, and set a small fire beneath him.
• Ezekiel tried to flee using his stretching powers, but Chen Mo restrained and captured him.
• Ezekiel offered money and Vought secrets, but Chen Mo said he already knew them and planned to kill him for entertainment.
• Butcher, Mother's Milk, Frenchie, and Kimiko entered the church and tried to find common ground with Chen Mo.
• Chen Mo rejected Butcher's offer, called the group too weak, and described them as four NPCs.

Chen Mo massacred the people in the church and the third-rate supes who arrived, then revealed to Butcher that his wife was alive and raising Homelander's son, Ryan. He arranged for Homelander and other supes to be lured to Carnival Island and received the location of Soldier Boy's hibernation pod before heading home to see the kid.

• Chen Mo devoured Ezekiel, told Butcher that his wife was alive and raising Homelander's son Ryan, then knocked out Butcher and the rest of the Boys with telekinesis.
• Chen Mo slaughtered the people in the church and consumed them, destroying the hall as he left.
• Chen Mo killed three third-rate supes who confronted him outside the church and absorbed their power.
• Chen Mo called his clone and told him to lure Homelander and as many supes as possible to Carnival Island; his clone said the plan was underway and shared Soldier Boy's pod coordinates.
• Chen Mo asked his clone to keep the church massacre from the media, then headed home to see the kid.

Chen Mo took Mia to a night market, where they played games and enjoyed a rare night out. Annie recognized him as the person who had saved her and invited him for coffee, while Mia reacted by clapping.

• Chen Mo returned to the safe house, brought Mia doughnuts and milk, and agreed to take her to the night market.
• Chen Mo bought Mia glowing bunny ears and treats, then won her a plush cat from a claw machine with her subtle help.
• Chen Mo won a basketball arcade prize for Mia and later put her on a carousel.
• Annie recognized Chen Mo as the person who had saved her at Vought Tower and followed them through the night market.
• Annie told Chen Mo she wanted to know who had saved her, then invited him to a nearby coffee shop.
• Chen Mo paused to look at Mia, who clapped twice in response to Annie’s invitation.

Chen Mo returned Mia to Allen, then met Annie, who warned him that Homelander had disappeared from public view. After learning that Soldier Boy was being held in Russia and that Homelander and Madelyn were investigating the first-generation members, Chen Mo prepared to fly there.

• Chen Mo took Mia home to Allen, who tucked her into bed with the vacant-looking cat.
• Chen Mo met Annie at a café, where she praised him for saving the passenger plane and warned that Homelander had been absent from Vought Tower.
• Chen Mo messaged Edgar, who reported that Soldier Boy was imprisoned at a secret Russian base and that Homelander and Madelyn were investigating the first-generation members.
• Chen Mo told Annie not to worry, then left the café and fashioned metal wings with jet ports from his Blacklight Virus abilities.
• Chen Mo used his telekinesis and wing jets to launch himself into the sky toward Russia.

Chen Mo broke into a Russian base to retrieve the cryogenically imprisoned Soldier Boy, and the commander released him in a desperate attempt to stop the intruder. Soldier Boy woke and attacked Chen Mo with an energy blast, but Chen Mo blocked it without moving.

• Chen Mo flew to the remote base, smashed through its entrance, and fought his way past the guards with telekinesis and Blacklight tendrils.
• The base commander realized Chen Mo was heading for the cryogenic chamber and released its lockdown, ordering the personnel to evacuate.
• Chen Mo reached the bottom level as Soldier Boy woke, tore free of his restraints, and stepped out of the chamber.
• Soldier Boy asked what Chen Mo was, then fired an energy blast at him; Chen Mo blocked it with his armored hand and telekinetic barrier.

Chen Mo overwhelmed Soldier Boy in the isolation zone and consumed him to evolve, gaining his memories and radiation energy. After escaping the collapsing base, Chen Mo headed to see what Madelyn and Homelander had prepared.

• Chen Mo stopped Soldier Boy's chest blast and mocked him before breaking his metal weapon and punching him into a wall.
• Chen Mo outmatched Soldier Boy in close combat, pinning him down as Soldier Boy tried to fight back and charge another blast.
• Chen Mo stabbed Soldier Boy's chest to suppress the blast, then used the Blacklight Virus to consume him completely.
• Chen Mo absorbed Soldier Boy's memories and abilities, gaining a new energy structure that combined with his existing powers.
• Chen Mo flew out of the destroyed base and set off to meet Madelyn and Homelander.

After devouring Soldier Boy, Chen Mo learned that Homelander and Madelyn were searching for Bombsight and a V1-Type Enhancer. He chose to let Homelander get stronger so he could fight him, while Edgar continued surveillance and planned precautions for Mia and Allen.

• Chen Mo received Edgar's report that Homelander and Madelyn were secretly tracking Bombsight to obtain the V1-Type Enhancer.
• Edgar explained that Madelyn had lost a child shortly after birth and might regard Homelander as her own child.
• Chen Mo rejected Edgar's offer to disrupt their search, wanting Homelander to become a more challenging opponent.
• Chen Mo told Edgar to monitor Homelander without interfering and to prepare an evacuation plan for Mia and Allen.
• Chen Mo demonstrated his increased power by blasting a hole through a mountain, then flew off eager to fight V1 Homelander.

Homelander admitted to Madelyn that he feared Blood Angel could kill him, but learning he had a son gave him a reason to keep fighting. With Stormfront bringing him an experimental drug, Homelander injected himself and vowed to win.

• Homelander watched footage celebrating Blood Angel and grew furious at Vought's explanation for his absence.
• Homelander confessed to Madelyn that Blood Angel had nearly killed him and suggested they flee.
• Madelyn told Homelander that he had a son whose location and condition were still unknown, urging him to win so he could protect the boy.
• Stormfront brought Homelander a silver tube of experimental drug, and he chose to take it.
• Homelander cut his wrist with Heat Vision and injected the drug.

Chen Mo and Edgar finalized plans for Carnival Island and added Homelander to the invitation list, hoping to confront him after his enhancement. Homelander arrived at Vought Tower as the plan was set to begin the next morning.

• Chen Mo watched news reports about Homelander's red Heat Vision and warned Allen and Mia to stay home.
• Chen Mo reviewed Edgar's Carnival Island arrangements, including inviting 173 supes and removing the workers before the fighting began.
• Chen Mo ordered Edgar to invite Homelander, saying he wanted to eat him after he took V1 and level up.
• Edgar arranged for Madelyn to send Homelander an invitation as a core member of The Seven, with camera coverage to pressure him into attending.
• Homelander flew toward Vought Tower as crowds cheered, and Chen Mo welcomed his quick arrival.

Homelander returned to Vought Tower and publicly promised to eliminate Chen Mo, then confronted him in Edgar’s office. Chen Mo challenged him to a fight at Carnival Island the next day, leaving both men committed to the confrontation.

• Homelander made a public speech beneath Vought Tower, claiming he had completed a mission and would eliminate the monster Chen Mo.
• Chen Mo and Edgar watched Homelander’s speech, and Chen Mo joked about the script and Homelander’s promotional poster.
• Homelander entered the office and attacked Chen Mo with Heat Vision, but Chen Mo stopped and pushed back the beams with a telekinetic barrier.
• Edgar reminded Homelander that the crowd and cameras were watching, so Homelander restrained himself instead of attacking Chen Mo.
• Chen Mo proposed Carnival Island as the location for their fight, and Homelander agreed to kill him there the next day.
• Edgar confirmed Homelander’s attendance at the Carnival Island event, and Chen Mo said the feast would begin tomorrow.

Chen Mo dismissed Homelander’s online campaign and focused on Carnival Island, then reassured Allen and Mia that he could defeat the newly strengthened Homelander. The chapter ended with Edgar informing Chen Mo that Homelander had announced his engagement.

• Homelander used interviews and livestreams to portray Blood Angel as a hidden monster and promised to bring him to justice.
• Chen Mo declined to respond officially and told Edgar to keep the Carnival Island preparations on schedule for the next morning.
• Allen argued with Homelander’s fans online, and Chen Mo took over to insult them until Allen warned him about getting the account banned.
• Allen asked whether Chen Mo could beat Homelander, and Chen Mo confirmed that Homelander had grown stronger but promised he would win.
• Edgar messaged Chen Mo that Homelander had announced he was getting engaged soon.

Chen Mo rejected Edgar’s plan to exploit Homelander’s fiancée and flew to Carnival Island for their fight. He arrived to find Homelander had already massacred the island’s superhumans, and the two faced off on the blood-soaked beach.

• Edgar proposed using Vought’s intelligence network to identify and control Homelander’s fiancée, but Chen Mo refused because he wanted to fight and consume Homelander at full strength.
• Chen Mo left Allen and Mia at home, then flew toward Carnival Island.
• Chen Mo sensed blood and smoke over the island and realized Homelander had begun killing the superhumans Vought had gathered there.
• Homelander burned three fleeing superheroes with Heat Vision and stomped another superhuman to death before confronting Chen Mo.
• Homelander called Chen Mo a monster and threatened to destroy the meal Chen Mo had planned to consume.