Chapter Summaries

Ren Suo chose to assassinate Sony directly, but Los’s attack failed when the Flame Dragon Knight Order’s assassins detonated themselves and left Los captured and killed. On the way home, Ren Suo protected Ren Xingmei from a firework and the siblings shared a warm moment before heading upstairs together.

• Ren Suo chose the direct assassination option, and Los and the assassins attacked Sony in his military-camp quarters.
• Sony escaped Los’s first strike, then blocked him while the assassins used Group Flame Burst and caught Lorifis in the blast.
• Los was stunned, captured by Diedra soldiers, and later annihilated by Emperor Siddis as a sacrifice commemorating Sony and opening the war.
• On the way home, Ren Suo slapped aside a firework flying toward Ren Xingmei, then healed the child who had accidentally set it off.
• Ren Suo and Ren Xingmei reminisced about their childhood and entered the elevator together, with Ren Xingmei leaning on her brother.

Ren Suo ordered underwear for Luna and mischievously advised Zhao Huo to buy intimate gifts for his girlfriends, while continuing his attempt in Light-Dark Traitor to assassinate Sony. The chapter leaves Los disguised as Wilkas and waiting until dinner to act.

• Luna transformed and put on a revealing Maid Outfit, prompting Ren Suo to ask Qiao Muyi where to buy suitable underwear.
• Qiao Muyi gave Ren Suo detailed advice about choosing underwear and suggested using the information to expose Zhao Huo as a pervert.
• Ren Suo passed Qiao Muyi's advice to Zhao Huo as a thoughtful gift idea, and Zhao Huo called him his lifelong best friend.
• Ren Suo used Data Stream to obtain Luna's measurements and ordered underwear in the correct sizes.
• Ren Suo resumed Light-Dark Traitor and chose to have Los wait until dinner to assassinate Sony while disguised as Wilkas.

Ren Suo’s attempt to assassinate Sony failed when Sony’s hidden guard Lanaya overwhelmed the werewolf clone, but the attack let Sony kill Balgruuf and turn the military against him. After Los escaped to Blackreach and Ren Suo celebrated the New Year, the story shifted to You Jian guarding a strange, flattened mountain in California and discovering that the Immortal Palace World Tree’s phenomenon had worsened.

• Los led the Flame Dragon Knight Order assassins against Sony, but Lanaya defeated the werewolf clone and stopped the assassination.
• Sony accused Balgruuf of conspiring with Wilkas, had Lanaya kill him, and revealed that he had already sent his women away from the military camp.
• Ren Suo canceled the clone and sent Los back to Blackreach after Los decided the mission to frame Balgruuf was complete.
• Ren Suo celebrated the New Year with Luna, exchanged greetings with friends, and lost another fighting-game match to Ren Xingmei.
• You Jian found that part of the mountain near Yosemite National Park had been sliced away, then agreed to remain on guard while demanding supplies and better signal infrastructure.

Ren Suo avoided his relatives’ matchmaking attempts, then used Los to infiltrate the Sovngarde Divine Realm and slaughter Divine Descendants for their cards. After upgrading Los’s cards and equipment, Ren Suo discovered that Ren Xingmei had posted his virginity requirement on Moments, where friends’ comments further damaged his reputation.

• Ren Suo told his relatives that he wanted a virgin partner, ending their attempts to arrange introductions, while Ren Xingmei hid behind him.
• Korenaike urged Los to enter the Sovngarde Divine Realm and kill favored Divine Descendants to disrupt the Great Monarchs’ political order.
• Los ambushed three Divine Descendants at sea, killed them, took their cards and equipment, and impersonated Divine Child Magina to enter Songgard.
• Los lured Krobelus and her followers into a fight, killed them and his own remaining subordinates, then collected and reset their cards to synthesize stronger Werewolf and Blind Fool cards.
• Ren Xingmei showed Ren Suo the Moments post she had made of his matchmaking remark, and comments from Yu Kuangtu, Li Dan, Zhao Huo, Bai Ji, Qiao Muyi, and Gu Yueyan worsened his embarrassment.

Ren Suo used Los to infiltrate the Divine Light War, kill Akasha and several other divine children, and help Sony eliminate Baal before escaping Songgard. After Ren Suo put down his phone in the car, his family discovered that he had vanished from the back seat.

• Ren Suo had Los kill Dia, take his Two-Star Abuser card, and infiltrate Baal's faction near the Divine Light Shard.
• When the Divine Light War began, Los killed Akasha and then hunted down several other divine children as rival factions helped him.
• Los attacked Sony and Baal, using Dia's Domain of Violence to create an opening before Sony's three-star guard killed him.
• Ren Suo escaped Songgard with Los's clone, then read news reporting that Baal, Akasha, Magina, and Krobelus had died in the Divine Light War.
• Ren Ba, Ren Ma, and Ren Xingmei looked into the back seat and realized Ren Suo had disappeared.

Ren Suo reunited with Dong Chengling, and their first kiss led her to confront him about pursuing several women while claiming he was being responsible. Dong Chengling forgave him but made clear that, as a powerful Fourth Cycle Cultivator, she would help him correct his mistakes.

• Ren Suo teleported to Dong Chengling, embraced her, and reassured his family through her phone call that he was safe.
• Ren Suo and Dong Chengling talked in a park, kissed, and discussed his past kisses with Qiao Muyi, Gu Yueyan, and Luna.
• Ren Suo promised to find a way to make everyone happy, but Dong Chengling challenged his claim that he had not acted recklessly.
• Dong Chengling recalled how she pursued success and cultivation so she could obtain what she wanted through her own power.
• Dong Chengling activated her Aura Coordinate Necklace, forgave Ren Suo, and said she was best at helping people correct their mistakes.

Ren Suo discovered that Dong Chengling was far more assertive and passionate than he had assumed, and the two became intimate in the woods. Afterward, Dong Chengling declared that she intended to claim her share of every experience with him, until a phone call prompted them to head to the residential complex entrance.

• Ren Suo realized Dong Chengling had taken control of their intimacy and, despite his attempts to resist, eagerly responded to her.
• Dong Chengling told Ren Suo that he was the only poison she willingly drank to the dregs, and Ren Suo called her the Third Kind of Beauty.
• Dong Chengling explained that she had reconsidered intimacy and intended to claim the experiences she felt she deserved with Ren Suo.
• Dong Chengling fed Ren Suo a Milk Candy and continued their intimate encounter in the woods.
• Ren Suo answered a call from someone waiting at the residential complex entrance, and he and Dong Chengling prepared to go meet them.

Dong Chengling reassured Ren Suo that she would stay with him and teased him with the prospect of a reward if he became stronger than her, before they joined his family at the Dong Family home. Ren Suo resumed Light-Dark Traitor and learned that Prince Sony's human captive was the marker enabling the invasion of the alternate plane.

• Dong Chengling explained that Ren Suo's necklace would alert her if his heartbeat stopped, then promised she would come save him and would never leave him.
• Ren Suo asked whether becoming stronger could earn him all of Dong Chengling's love, and she refused to let him pursue that path but hinted she might consider his wishes if he surpassed her.
• Dong Chengling took Ren Suo back to the residential complex, where they met Ren Ba, Ren Ma, Ren Xingmei, and Little Jiu.
• Ren Suo checked Light-Dark Traitor and saw Korenaike explain that destroying the alternate-plane human carried by Prince Sony could stop or delay the invasion.

Ren Suo visited Dong Chengling’s family with his parents and sister, where their families openly discussed his relationship with Dong Chengling and the prospect of children. After the visit, Ren Ma privately talked with Dong Chengling, then admitted she was happy about Ren Suo’s romantic prospects while she and Ren Ba debated which woman suited him best.

• Dong Chengling introduced Ren Suo and his family to her parents, who warmly welcomed Ren Suo and teased him while Xiao Jiu clung to him.
• Dong Chengling’s parents urged her to have a child, and Ren Suo promised to support her and handle the work of raising one.
• Dong Chengling kissed Ren Suo on the way to her family’s restaurant, then defended his privacy when her mother asked about his past relationships.
• The families spent the day together, and Dong Chengling’s father took a group photo before the Ren family left with Xiao Jiu promising to visit during summer vacation.
• Ren Ma spoke privately with Dong Chengling, then slapped Ren Suo at home and explained that doing so eased her conscience.
• Ren Ma told Ren Ba she was happy Ren Suo was popular and favored Dong Chengling that day, while Ren Ba maintained that Lin Student was Ren Suo’s best match.

Ren Suo returned home to find Luna had shredded a box of tissues, then continued playing “Light-Dark Traitor,” where Los learned that closing every Oblivion Gate could banish the Great Lords. The chapter ended with Isben betraying Korenaike and confronting Los in the temple.

• Ren Suo negotiated with Luna about her tissue-shredding, cleaned up the mess, and resumed playing while Luna watched a virtual maid livestream.
• Korenaike told Los that banishing the Great Lords required Annihilation Keys and sealing every Oblivion Gate at the World Spine in Luo Yan City.
• Korenaike explained that destroying the other-plane coordinate marker protected by Sony could delay the invasion, but the teleportation arrays to Luo Yan City had been disabled.
• Korenaike revealed that Sony had taken all the women, including Los's younger sister, to Luo Yan City, and Los vowed to go there or die trying.
• Isben emerged from the shadows, killed Korenaike, and admitted he had served Boesia before his daughter defected from Blackfall.
• Korenaike accepted Isben's answer and scattered away, leaving Los and Isben alone in the temple.

Ren Suo struggled to defeat Isben and learned that the Empire had sealed Blackfall to trap Los, leaving him facing a seemingly impossible deadlock. After helping Luna address her loneliness, Ren Suo uncovered Isben’s family history and prepared Los to fight him again.

• Ren Suo tried different card combinations, including Ice Descends, but Isben dodged or destroyed Los’s attacks and repeatedly killed him.
• Los discovered that Diedra forces had invaded Blackfall and sealed off teleportation to prevent him from escaping.
• Luna told Ren Suo she wanted kittens because she was afraid of being lonely, and Ren Suo suggested she try streaming and chatting with others.
• Lydia revealed that Isben’s daughter Delfin had tried to defect to the Empire and that Isben had killed her after the Dragon Priests caught her.
• Los returned to the temple, activated Different Life, and heard Isben describe the hidden warriors of the Boesia Great Lord before their battle began.

Los killed Isben, took his identity and equipment, and infiltrated Luo Yan City with Boesia’s warriors. After defeating Sega Great Magus’s guards, Los revealed himself and fought Sega, intending to reach Sony and rescue Lorifis.

• Los defeated Isben, whose dying words addressed Los as his daughter Delfin, and took the Ebony Armor, Traitor’s Belt, and Three-Star Cruel Warrior Card.
• Los disguised himself as Isben and joined Marcus aboard the warship, where they fought their way past Divine Descendant guards and met Sony and Sega Great Magus.
• Los lied that Dragonborn Los had escaped, then traveled with Sega’s group to Luo Yan City, where he learned the city’s rules and heard Sega demand that Sony hand over Lorifis.
• Marcus and two other Ebony Warriors attacked Los during their newcomer welcome ceremony, but Los defeated them, collected their Cards, and fused three Cruel Warrior Cards into a Three-Star Brutal Warrior Card.
• Los killed the guards in Sega’s estate, revealed his identity to Sega, and fought him as Brutal Aura and Blind Brutality clashed.
• Los threatened to stab every stabbable hole in Sony’s body as he fought Sega.

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Ren Suo went out to satisfy his mother’s hopes, brought Ren Xingmei and Lin Xianyu along before attending his class reunion alone, and cleared a difficult boss in Light-Dark Traitor. At Light Square, he asked Ning Hai about helping Luna become a VTuber, then realized Valentine’s Day was approaching—the day he expected to die.

• Ren Suo’s family asked him to buy gifts, and he agreed to take Ren Xingmei out with him.
• After meeting Lin Xianyu, Ren Suo let the two girls go have fun while he attended his high school reunion alone.
• Ren Suo defeated Bloodline Great Law Sega in Light-Dark Traitor and had Los leave the message, “First Sega, then Sony!”
• Ren Suo asked Ning Hai for advice about becoming a VTuber for a friend, and Ning Hai offered to send him a list of the necessary software and hardware.
• Ren Suo accompanied Ning Hai to Light Square to buy a gift and realized that Valentine’s Day, the day of his expected death, was only a few days away.

Ren Suo planned Valentine’s Day gifts, reassured Qiao Muyi about their future, and learned to make handmade chocolate before continuing Light-Dark Traitor. As Los advanced toward a new target in Luo Yan City, the Tavern Owner arranged for Moon Chanter to train Ren Suo in his dreams—with a humiliating condition.

• Ren Suo gave gifts to Ren Ba, Ren Ma, and Ren Xingmei, then sent his friends a wishlist for Valentine’s Day.
• Qiao Muyi confronted Ren Suo about his plans to have children with Dong Chengling; Ren Suo promised he would marry her, and they discussed raising at least two children.
• Ren Suo asked Cook for handmade chocolate instructions in the Mysterious Tavern, then asked the Tavern Owner for game advice and was told to follow the plot.
• Ren Suo gifted Luna the equipment for becoming a virtual streamer, fused Los’s surplus Bloodline Cartridges, and drew two Three-Star Blind Fool cartridges.
• Los infiltrated a tavern in Luo Yan City, killed a Divine Descendant, passed a guard inspection in disguise, and learned the guards were heading to Isu Great Law’s mansion.
• The Tavern Owner asked Moon Chanter to train Ren Suo in his dreams to make chocolate, and Moon Chanter agreed to make him wear only an apron.

Ren Suo guided Los through Sony’s accusations against Isu Great Law and discovered that Los could escape during the confrontation to frame Isu. After the game segment, Ren Suo went to bed, where Luna insisted on sleeping while hugging him.

• Los followed the Divine Descendant Guard to Isu Great Law’s residence, where Sony accused Isu of conspiring with Los to disrupt the Empire and seize power.
• Sony ordered a search of Isu’s residence, and Twin Star Great Law used the Star Moon Eye to inspect those present, but no trace of Los was found.
• Sony demanded that Isu submit to inspection, and Isu drew his sword before relenting and allowing Twin Star to examine him.
• Ren Suo replayed the scene and moved Los out of the Black Pearls’ surveillance range before Isu’s sword rang; Los broke through a wall and returned to the residence unnoticed.
• Sony used Los’s apparent escape to claim Isu was innocent, then had the guards escort Isu to the royal court for protection.
• Ren Suo went to bed, but Luna hugged him and refused to wear clothes or let him sleep without her.

Ren Suo worried that he had acted strangely in his sleep, then took Luna out while playing Light-Dark Traitor and trying to approach Isu Great Law. He later made chocolates for his girlfriend, leaving the story with his plan to preserve his heartfelt but mediocre recipe.

• Ren Suo learned that he had only undressed in his sleep and drooled on Luna, then decided to lock his bedroom door at night.
• Ren Ma revealed that she had hidden embarrassing childhood photos of Ren Suo, and Xing Mei suggested scanning them.
• Ren Suo played Light-Dark Traitor, where Los infiltrated the royal court, killed guards, and was killed after charging Isu Great Law's palace.
• A woman recognized Ren Suo on the subway and asked him for Qiao Muyi's WeChat; Ren Suo denied being her friend and slipped away.
• Ren Suo had Los impersonate Elegant Demeanor Great Law to enter Isu's palace, then chose to reveal Los's true form and attack Isu.
• Ren Suo made several batches of chocolates, decided the clerk's samples tasted better, and resolved to keep his own recipe unchanged.

After killing Isu Great Law, Los gained equipment and clues that could help him banish the Great Lords, but the Oblivion Gate was set to open in less than ten hours. He infiltrated the Royal Court as a guard, then disguised himself as his younger sister to approach Sony, where he prepared to strike.

• Ren Suo examined the rewards for Isu Great Law's death and learned that the Black Pearl could serve as an Annihilation Key for the Oblivion Gate.
• Los discovered that Siddis was gathering LingNeng to open the gate, and the mission timer showed nine hours and twenty-six minutes remaining.
• Ren Suo used a clone disguised as Elegant Demeanor to distract the Royal Court guards while Los assassinated a guard and took his place.
• After the Great Magi locked themselves in their chambers, Los learned their locations but could not find the Shadow Great Law's chamber on the map.
• Los disguised himself as his younger sister and approached Sony's chamber; Sony welcomed him inside despite Lanaya's concerns.
• As Los entered Sony's chamber, Ren Suo saw an attack marked "For Sony Only" appear on the screen.

Lanaya revealed herself as the Shadow Great Law and confronted Siddis in the Platinum Tower, where they opened the Oblivion Gate. After a failed attempt, Ren Suo devised a new strategy for Los, who attacked the plane’s coordinates as the gate was opening, while Ren Xingmei and Dong Chengling spent the night thinking about Ren Suo.

• Lanaya ambushed Los and Sony, revealed her identity as the Shadow Great Law, and brought them to the Platinum Tower with the plane’s coordinates.
• Lanaya demanded that Siddis abandon his Ascension plans, but Siddis and Lanaya both began opening the Oblivion Gate, and the attempt ended in mission failure.
• Ren Suo reviewed Los’s objectives and decided that destroying the plane’s coordinates was the best way to stop the gate from opening.
• Los attacked as Siddis and Lanaya chanted, but Sony shielded the coordinates, and Los’s strike killed both Sony and the cloaked figure.
• Ren Xingmei ate the chocolate Ren Suo had made and considered giving him a gift, while Dong Chengling woke during the night and thought about what to give him for Valentine’s Day.

Ren Suo guided Los through a battle against Siddis, who sought to rule Diedra after banishing the Great Monarchs. Los rejected Siddis’s rule, killed him, sealed the Oblivion Gate, and set off to reunite with Lorifis.

• Siddis revealed that Sony’s death triggered Mehrunes’s Ambition, which let him subdue anyone who witnessed it, and Los’s yearning to serve Siddis began to rise.
• Siddis explained that he wanted to banish the Great Monarchs and rule Diedra, arguing that his power was necessary to keep the divided empire at peace.
• Los resisted Siddis’s persuasion, insisting that Diedra needed spirituality so mortals could defend themselves and that no ruler could be trusted with unchecked power.
• Los used Infinite Blink Assault to overwhelm Siddis and killed him with the Black Pearl Sword; Lanaya surrendered the Skeleton Key and let Los decide the world’s fate.
• Los used Mehrunes Razor, the Skeleton Key, and the Black Pearl to seal the Oblivion Gate and unseal Diedra’s spirituality.
• Los said he would reunite with Lorifis, and the game declared that he had stopped the Plane War and banished the Great Lords.

Ren Suo cleared “Light-Dark Traitor” with an Extraordinary rating and uploaded his result, earning Merit Points and several rewards. The Tavern Owner and the Seeker of the Way watched a video together and discussed how the Moon Chanter would soon lose the ability to deliver more videos because Ren Suo might no longer sleep alone.

• Ren Suo received an 86-point Extraordinary rating and learned that the four newly revealed side missions belonged to the game’s other protagonist, whose route he could not play.
• Ren Suo uploaded his result and received 468 Merit Points, a Six-Star Treasure Chest, the exclusive reward “Different Life,” and “Clear Spring Echo.”
• After Ren Suo left, the Tavern Owner resumed watching his video until the Seeker of the Way arrived and asked to watch with him.
• The Seeker of the Way and the Tavern Owner watched the video together, and the Tavern Owner warned that Ren Suo would soon be able to resist the Moon Chanter and might no longer sleep alone.