Chapter Summaries

Kelt’s rocket barrage nearly killed Han Xiao and the Thirteenth Bureau agents, but Han Xiao escaped with Big Black and confronted Kelt over the attack. While Hesla’s army advanced on Dark Raven Valley, Han Xiao learned its intelligence was partly false and decided not to warn Kelt’s forces.

• Kelt ordered a rocket barrage that struck near Big Black, and Li Yalin used nitrous boost to drive the truck out of the bombardment zone with Han Xiao and the agents aboard.
• Han Xiao and the others survived, but the truck was badly damaged, and Kelt asked Han Xiao for the prisoners, who had died in the attack.
• Kelt sent Han Xiao to recover and kept him in the logistics area while Hesla’s army attacked Dark Raven Valley’s defensive rings.
• Han Xiao contacted Lin Yao, who revealed that the intelligence about the inner security layers was false and that Hesla’s army would suffer heavy losses if it relied on Ye Fan’s information.
• Han Xiao told Lin Yao not to warn Hesla’s forces and reconsidered his plan after learning Kelt had tried to kill him.

Kelt’s Heslan forces fell into Ji Jie’s intelligence trap at Dark Crow Valley, suffering heavy losses as Pan Kuang attacked them. After the army captured the outer base, Kelt searched for the secret inner base described in Han Xiao’s intelligence, but found no hidden passage and demanded answers.

• Kelt’s army advanced into the second defensive perimeter and suffered heavy casualties after Ji Jie’s false intelligence led them into a trap.
• Pan Kuang slaughtered Heslan soldiers and damaged armored vehicles before evading the agents who tried to surround him.
• Ji Jie ordered the inner base personnel to withdraw through secret passage number three after Pan Kuang returned.
• Kelt ordered an immediate assault on the base, hoping to find the hidden passage and prevent the enemy from escaping.
• When soldiers found no hidden door in the storage room, Kelt summoned the Thirteenth Bureau agents and Han Xiao to question them.

Han Xiao escaped his guards and helped the Heslan army locate and ambush Germinal’s retreating core force. He set an ambush of his own, killed Ji Jie with a sniper shot, and faced Pan Kuang as the chapter ended.

• Han Xiao knocked out his guards, disguised himself, and slipped away from the logistics unit before Dark Crow Valley Base self-destructed.
• Kelt learned that Han Xiao had disappeared, then received intelligence from the Thirteenth Bureau agents about Germinal’s retreating force.
• Lin Yao activated his virus, allowing Kelt’s troops to ambush Pan Kuang, Ji Jie, and the convoy carrying Dark Crow Valley Base’s supplies and data.
• Han Xiao followed Pan Kuang and Ji Jie as they escaped the ambush, then prepared an ambush along their route.
• Han Xiao shot Ji Jie through the head, and Pan Kuang charged toward the sniper’s position with his saber.

Han Xiao ambushed Pan Kuang with explosives, leveled up, and used specialized armor and incendiary bullets to weaken him in a punishing fight. As Pan Kuang began to tire, Han Xiao activated Nosa Kono's Character Summon Card and trapped him in an illusion.

• Han Xiao detonated ten delayed explosives, damaging Pan Kuang, then spent 520,000 experience to reach level twenty-eight and improve his abilities.
• Han Xiao used Magnetically Controlled Extendable Armor and High Combustion Bullets to withstand Pan Kuang's attacks and steadily reduce his health.
• Han Xiao fought Pan Kuang at close range, relying on his equipment to endure repeated saber strikes while landing occasional blows.
• Han Xiao noticed Pan Kuang growing tired and activated the Character Summon Card for Nosa Kono.
• Pan Kuang recognized Nosa's apparition, but the illusion took hold and left him unable to move.

Han Xiao killed Pan Kuang in a brutal fight and took the Wind-Slaying Blade. He contacted the Germinal leader, provoked him into raising the bounty on Zero, and planned to remain away from West Capital.

• Han Xiao exploited an illusion to incapacitate Pan Kuang and battered him with his powered arm, blade, and gun.
• Pan Kuang unleashed Hundred Wind Rends, but Han Xiao survived the attack while Pan Kuang died from his accumulated wounds.
• Han Xiao gained experience for killing Pan Kuang, recovered, and took the Wind-Slaying Blade from his corpse.
• Han Xiao found Ji Jie's Germinal Organization communications terminal and spoke with the leader, taunting him about destroying four bases.
• The Germinal leader ordered Zero's worldwide bounty raised to five million, while Han Xiao resolved not to return to West Capital.

Han Xiao used the end of the Dark Raven Valley operation to break away from Stardragon and plan his next moves, while claiming major mission rewards and choosing a dexterity specialty. As the Hesla army returned, he left Pan Kuang and Ji Jie’s bodies as a trap, then shot Colonel Kelt from a distant cliff.

• Han Xiao decided to remove the tracker in his encrypted phone, leave Stardragon’s control, and roam Planet Aquamarine to gather resources before the Mutation Disaster.
• The Dark Raven Valley mission ended with an excellent rating; Han Xiao gained experience, chose Quick Eyes and Nimble Hands, and put his free attribute points into intelligence.
• Han Xiao learned from Lin Yao that the Hesla army had captured Dormon and supplies, while Pan Kuang and Ji Jie had escaped.
• Han Xiao failed to rejoin the Thirteenth Bureau, and they returned with the Hesla army without him.
• The soldiers discovered Pan Kuang and Ji Jie’s bodies on the road, and a fake landmine beneath them scattered the column and embarrassed Kelt.
• After Kelt angrily dismissed the prank, Han Xiao shot him dead from a distant cliff.

Han Xiao assassinated Kelt and escaped, leaving the Thirteenth Bureau to face Hesla’s investigation without evidence. He then disappeared, prompting the bureau to search for him while his teammates worried over his sudden departure and unpaid orders.

• Han Xiao used Pan Kuang and Ji Jie’s bodies to lure Kelt out, shot him from a cliff, and escaped with his Cloud Swallow Glider.
• Hesla detained and interrogated the Thirteenth Bureau agents, but released them when it found no evidence and Stardragon officials intervened.
• The Intelligence Department chief learned Han Xiao had gone into hiding, and the bureau discovered he had removed the tracker from his phone.
• Gu Hui ordered the bureau to keep Han Xiao’s agent status, list him as missing, and search for him as Germinal raised its bounty on him to five million.
• Han Xiao’s teammates complained about his disappearance, their deposits, and their ignorance of his real identity.

Han Xiao planned his development before the open beta, raised his level, and prepared to build strength independently using Farian Group’s resources. He bought access to the Blood Pact Union and began making a sniper-focused arsenal, ending with the new faction reputation unlocked.

• Han Xiao outlined goals for the months before the open beta, including gaining skills, completing quests, sabotaging Germinal, and increasing his quest reward cap.
• Han Xiao spent experience to reach level thirty, maxed out Apprentice Mechanic, and found that he needed eight more blueprints to advance his class.
• Han Xiao bought materials and a Blood Pact Union credential from Antonov at Farian Group’s Morning Wind City base.
• Han Xiao fused knowledge to develop three bullet types, improved his Red Falcon sniper rifle, and started manufacturing ammunition.
• Antonov delivered Han Xiao’s credential, unlocking Blood Pact Union reputation at Indifferent and the rank of Trainee Assassin.

Han Xiao joined the Blood Pact Union as a contract killer under the code name Mr. Black and received his first commission. After accepting a low-paying job to assassinate Yue Youzhu, he left, promising Cheng Shanshui the target would be dead before lunch was over.

• Han Xiao registered at the Vitalia Hotel and chose Mr. Black as his code name with the Blood Pact Union.
• Han Xiao reviewed Dark Net bounties, including Germinal’s five-million bounty on Zero, and considered a job against the Rose Armed Forces.
• Cheng Shanshui arrived and offered Han Xiao one hundred thousand to kill Yue Youzhu, a gangster protected by twelve to sixteen bodyguards.
• Han Xiao accepted Cheng Shanshui’s commission, signed the contract, and triggered the E-rank assassination mission.
• Han Xiao told Cheng Shanshui that Yue Youzhu would be dead by the time Cheng finished eating.

Han Xiao assassinated Yue Youzhu for Cheng Shanshui and became a certified Scorpion-level Assassin. He accepted a bounty on the Rose Armed Forces, triggering a mission to eliminate them within fifteen days.

• Larson tried to accept Cheng Shanshui's commission, then learned it was already taken and received a separate job from Yue Youzhu to kill Cheng Shanshui.
• Han Xiao sniped Yue Youzhu from a distant building and escaped using his Simulation Mask.
• Han Xiao returned to Cheng Shanshui, collected his payment, and intimidated Larson into leaving the hotel.
• The waiter confirmed Han Xiao's Scorpion-level certification and showed him the Dark Web Assassin Ranking.
• Han Xiao accepted the Rose Armed Forces bounty, and the Dark Web updated the mission record with his codename, Mr. Black.
• Han Xiao triggered the C-rank Bounty Hunter mission, which required him to eliminate the Rose Armed Forces within fifteen days.

Han Xiao traveled to the Somar Desert, where survivors known as the Pilgrims searched for the legendary Feronya ruins and armed factions fought over them. After scouting the Rose Armed Forces' fortress, Han Xiao abandoned plans to infiltrate or attack directly and returned to Farrian's base to prepare traps.

• Han Xiao paid Antonov for an arms transport plane and flew alone to Farrian's base in the Somar Desert.
• The last Pilgrims crossed the desert in search of the Feronya ruins and the legendary power said to control the desert.
• Dorothy reported to Rose Armed Forces leader Luo Qing that her team had found no clues and lost Wenli and Ceci in a firefight with Gordon's people.
• Han Xiao arrived at Farrian's Somar base, obtained intelligence and a vehicle, and set out to inspect the Rose Armed Forces' fortress.
• Han Xiao judged that the fortress could not be infiltrated or stormed, so he returned to borrow a workshop and began preparing to make traps.

Han Xiao developed an Electromagnetic Pulse Jammer and created the Poison Explosion Incendiary Mine, then used them to ambush Rose Armed Forces mercenaries investigating fireworks in the desert. Dorothy ordered her surviving teammates to charge toward the hidden sniper as fire and poison gas engulfed their vehicles.

• Han Xiao fused blueprints to develop Electromagnetic Scanning Tactical Goggles and an Electromagnetic Pulse Jammer, then built and tested a new mine.
• After thirteen failed assessments, Han Xiao created and named the Poison Explosion Incendiary Mine.
• Han Xiao planted the jammer and mines along a route to the fireworks, then hid nearby with his Red Falcon.
• Luo Qing sent Dorothy and twenty mercenaries to investigate the fireworks, while Gordon and other nearby groups also dispatched forces.
• The jammer disabled Dorothy's four vehicles, and Han Xiao shot a mercenary before Dorothy fired a signal flare and ordered her team to take cover.
• Han Xiao detonated the mines, engulfing the vehicles in fire and poison gas, and Dorothy ordered her surviving teammates to charge the sniper.

Han Xiao killed Dorothy and her mercenaries in a poisoned ambush, then left as rival factions were drawn into a chaotic firefight. Luo Qing suspected a bounty hunter was responsible and contacted Mr. Saisitian, who promised to send professionals to deal with the killer.

• Han Xiao used armor-piercing rounds to kill Dorothy’s mercenaries, then evaded her close-range attacks and shot her dead.
• Han Xiao searched Dorothy’s body, retrieved his EMP jammer, and drove away from the burning ambush site.
• Luo Qing arrived with Rose Armed Forces reinforcements, mistook the Gordon mercenaries for the attackers, and started a firefight that grew into a battle among several factions.
• Su Li found southeast-bound tire tracks and bomb fragments linked to the Farian Group, suggesting the attack had been a planned trap involving an unfamiliar gas-based bomb.
• Luo Qing told Mr. Saisitian that a killer had cost the Rose Armed Forces a twenty-person squad, and he said he would send professionals to handle the threat.

Han Xiao learned that powerful backers supported the Rose Armed Forces and planned to turn their expected ambush against them. He prepared a trap and recruited Antonov to drive, while E San’s team believed Han Xiao had fallen into their own trap.

• E San proposed using Luo Qing as bait, and Luo Qing sent Ghost Fox’s team out to draw Han Xiao into an ambush.
• Antonov told Han Xiao that the Rose Armed Forces had powerful political backers and that the Chaisrod Family had posted the bounty on him.
• Han Xiao decided to reverse the expected ambush by preparing a trap, while E Jiu watched him leave the Farian base and guessed at his plan.
• Han Xiao hired Antonov to drive for an upfront payment of two hundred thousand and explained his plan to him.
• Ghost Fox’s squad spotted Han Xiao and Antonov approaching in an armored SUV, and E San declared that the prey had entered their trap.

Han Xiao and Antonov were ambushed by the Rose Armed Forces and pursued through the desert. Han Xiao escaped their encirclement, disabled their vehicles with an EMP, and detonated mines beneath the stranded attackers.

• Han Xiao fought off the Rose Armed Forces’ ambush while Antonov drove through their encirclement toward the Thorn combat vehicle.
• Han Xiao blinded E Jiu with a Light-Shaking Bullet, allowing Antonov to break through E San’s vehicle and escape.
• Han Xiao used a timed nitrous boost to widen the gap as the Thorn pursued them with its autocannon.
• The Rose Armed Forces’ vehicles and communicators stopped working when Han Xiao triggered an EMP.
• Han Xiao detonated mines beneath the stranded Rose Armed Forces, engulfing their position in explosions.

Han Xiao destroyed E San and Ghost Fox, recovered the EMP jammer, and took the Thorn for himself. As the weakened Rose Armed Forces came under attack from Gordon’s mercenaries, Han Xiao drove the Thorn toward their base, alarming both sides.

• Han Xiao waited for the poison gas to clear, then killed the badly wounded E San and shot Ghost Fox when she attacked Antonov.
• Han Xiao recovered the buried EMP jammer, scavenged weapons and ammunition, and took the modified Thorn after planning to recruit help.
• Luo Qing learned that Ghost Fox was missing and, after consulting her backer, began preparing to withdraw the Rose Armed Forces from their base.
• Gordon’s mercenaries attacked before the Rose Armed Forces could finish loading their supplies, and Luo Qing ordered her people to fight back.
• Han Xiao drove the repaired Thorn over a dune toward the base, prompting Gordon to ready his forces and Luo Qing to order her defenders to stop it.

Han Xiao helped Gordon seize the Rose Armed Forces' base, then discovered that Luo Qing and her companions had escaped through a secret passage. When Gordon tried to take the Thorn, Han Xiao forced him to back down and drove off to pursue them.

• Han Xiao drove the Thorn through the Rose Armed Forces' defenses while Gordon's convoy attacked the base.
• Luo Qing and Su Li escaped through a secret passage, abandoning the mercenaries defending the base.
• Han Xiao followed their tracks through an underground passage and found tire tracks leading away from the base.
• Han Xiao returned to find Gordon's men dismantling supplies and blocking access to the Thorn.
• Han Xiao drew a Wild Eagle on Gordon and implied that his employer would not want them to clash, prompting Gordon to let him leave with the Thorn.
• Gordon admitted to himself that he had decided not to risk angering his employer, and Han Xiao drove off in pursuit of Luo Qing and the others.

Han Xiao pursued Luo Qing and the Rose Armed Forces across the desert, accidentally uncovering the hidden location Fironia-08 before continuing the chase. After disabling both vehicles with an electromagnetic pulse, he faced Luo Qing as she charged at him in a fury.

• Han Xiao caught up to Luo Qing's vehicle and attacked it with the Thorn, while Luo Qing ordered her group to keep fleeing.
• A missile struck the desert and opened a sinkhole, which the old pilgrim believed was Feronya; Han Xiao received an exploration reward and marked the location.
• After the Thorn ran out of ammunition, Han Xiao fired armor-piercing and special rounds at the Rose Armed Forces vehicle, but Luo Qing blocked shots with her force field.
• Han Xiao tried to ram the enemy vehicle, but its driver dodged, and Luo Qing chose to withdraw rather than fight.
• Han Xiao activated the Thorn's electromagnetic pulse jammer, stopping both vehicles, and Luo Qing charged at him with her force field.

Han Xiao defeated Luo Qing and Su Li, taking Su Li’s Electrothermal Cutting Gloves before preparing to return to Feronya. The chapter then shifted back half an hour to reveal the pilgrims discovering a hidden passage beneath Feronya’s entrance.

• Han Xiao fought Luo Qing while kiting her with Heim Bullets, then battled her at close range as she used her force field.
• Su Li joined the fight with her Electrothermal Cutting Gloves, and she and Luo Qing gained the upper hand against Han Xiao.
• Han Xiao injured himself to kill Su Li, then wounded Luo Qing’s knee and shot her dead from a distance.
• Han Xiao collected Su Li’s gloves, switched off the EMP jammer, and began repairing the Thorn so he could return to Feronya.
• At Feronya, the pilgrims climbed into a dark passage beneath the entrance and reacted with disbelief when a flashlight revealed their surroundings.

Han Xiao descended into a buried military base beneath Feronya, where he discovered signs of dangerous creatures and learned the pilgrims had mistaken the base for magical ruins. He followed the monster’s trail into a room, where a pair of enormous eyes confronted him at close range.

• Han Xiao repaired the Thorn, considered improving his combat style with speed-enhancing gadgets and support robots, and drove to Feronya’s entrance.
• Han Xiao climbed into a vast underground metal base and spotted countless red eyes beneath the floor grating.
• Han Xiao hid as the wounded pilgrims fled a high-level monster, and he overheard them debate whether the base was connected to Feronya’s legendary Treasure of the Desert.
• Han Xiao chose the monster’s passage over the unknown route, followed its huge footprints, and approached a room where they stopped.
• Han Xiao peered into the room and found a pair of enormous eyes staring at him from close range.