Chapter Summaries

Xiahou checked his greatly increased attributes after using the Heart of the Dragon Slayer and bought Dante’s Son of Sparda outfit with nearly all his remaining energy points. He showed off his new look to Hannibal and Blade, then asked to test his strength, and Hannibal led him to the testing area with Blade following.

• Xiahou checked his attributes and found his physical stats had risen, gained magic power, and confirmed he could swing Red Queen without strain.
• Xiahou resisted drawing again and spent 320 energy points on Dante’s Son of Sparda outfit, then admired his new look with Red Queen and Blue Rose.
• Xiahou returned to the hall, where Hannibal and Blade praised his appearance and Hannibal wondered how he had become strong enough to carry Red Queen.
• Xiahou told Hannibal and Blade he had gained the Heart of the Dragon Slayer and wanted to measure his strength.
• Hannibal led Xiahou to the testing area, while Blade followed to watch.

Xiahou and Blade tested their enhanced physical abilities, then Xiahou demonstrated the magic-powered Blue Rose and Red Queen weapons. The chapter ended with Blade burning his hand when he touched the Red Queen, while Xiahou felt only warmth and Hannibal moved to test it himself.

• Little Fatty tested Xiahou and Blade, finding that Blade was much stronger and faster while Xiahou’s stats were also far above normal.
• Xiahou fired the Blue Rose at steel plates, using magic to pierce thick steel and then burn a plate away with a stronger shot.
• Blade asked to buy the Blue Rose, but Xiahou explained that it was bound to him and that its special attacks required magic.
• Xiahou used the Red Queen to slice through a steel plate, then failed to activate its second stage when the weapon began trembling and fell to the ground.
• Blade burned his hand trying to pick up the Red Queen, while Xiahou felt only warmth and Hannibal stepped forward to touch it.

Xiahou dreamed that Siegfried trained him in swordsmanship, and he woke able to recall and use the techniques. The Nightcrawler Squad gathered to inspect Field’s newly completed Daystar, while Blade accepted the possibility that it might kill him too.

• Hannibal, Xiahou, Little Fatty, and Abigail touched the Scarlet Rose without harm, while it burned Blade’s hand.
• After dinner, Xiahou found his mana had recovered only to 100 and went to sleep with his swords put away.
• In a dream, Siegfried sparred with Xiahou and corrected his sword grip and technique.
• Xiahou woke remembering the training and tested the techniques with the Red Queen, confirming he could use them.
• Little Fatty brought Xiahou to the hall, where Field explained that Daystar could kill vampires and had been tested against Drake’s blood.
• Blade said he would accept being killed by Daystar if it meant Drake and the other vampires were eliminated.

Xiahou challenged Blade’s plan to sacrifice himself, arguing that he should trust his teammates and choose cooperation over unnecessary self-sacrifice. After reflecting on his past and the story of Siegfried, Xiahou insisted he would never become a hero bound by someone else’s wishes, while Abigail suggested they go sea fishing after defeating the vampires.

• Xiahou criticized Blade for planning to sacrifice himself and argued that the Nightcrawler Squad could help defeat Drake without him dying.
• Field clarified that they did not know whether Daystar would harm Blade, and Xiahou accused Blade of distrusting and dismissing his teammates.
• Hannibal urged Blade to trust the group, leaving Blade to reconsider whether his solitary approach was wrong.
• Xiahou went to the rooftop, where Abigail joined him and asked why he had become so angry.
• Xiahou told Abigail about Siegfried and said he would never become a hero who acted according to someone else’s will.
• Abigail suggested they go sea fishing after defeating the vampires, and a side quest notification appeared on Xiahou’s quest panel.

Xiahou and the Nightcrawler Squad put aside their disagreements and set out to eliminate New Orleans's vampires and their progenitor, Drake. They split up for safety, and Xiahou's team reached the vampires' headquarters ready to fight.

• Xiahou accepted the quest to eliminate New Orleans's vampires and Drake, then Blade apologized for trying to take the fight on alone.
• Abigail punched Blade, and Xiahou urged him to respect the team's choice; Blade joined Xiahou and the others in a united pledge to fight together.
• Field revealed that he had found a vampire headquarters at a pharmaceutical company, but Xiahou suspected it was a decoy and said the blood bank was the real target.
• Abigail gave Xiahou a Daystar and told him to strike if she missed; the team split into two cars, with the others heading for another safe house.
• On the drive, Blade, Xiahou, Hannibal, and Abigail discussed their plans after the vampires were gone, and Hannibal warned that they were nearing the headquarters.
• Hannibal announced that they had reached the vicinity of the vampires' headquarters, and the team prepared to fight.

Xiahou, Blade, Hannibal, and Abigail launched an assault on vampire headquarters and fought their way to the thirteenth floor. As the others battled Drake and his forces, Xiahou tried to hold the stairwell against a growing wave of vampires and came under intense gunfire.

• Xiahou and his companions entered the vampire headquarters, killed the lobby guards, and took the elevator to the thirteenth floor.
• Drake armed himself and led Danica and other vampires to confront Blade, while Xiahou worried that they would be met by a firing squad.
• Hannibal threw an ultraviolet grenade as Blade and Drake charged each other, burning most of the vampires who had not found cover.
• Blade kept Drake occupied while Xiahou, Hannibal, and Abigail fought the remaining vampires on the thirteenth floor.
• Xiahou went to block the stairwell, but the vampires fired heavily at him and began swarming up the stairs when he took cover.

Xiahou held off waves of vampires with the Red Queen while Hannibal and Abigail fought elsewhere, and Blade battled the seemingly immortal Drake. The fight remained unresolved as Blade waited for Xiahou and the others to bring Daystar.

• Xiahou switched from the Blue Rose to the Red Queen and cut down more than a hundred vampires in close combat.
• Vampires separated Hannibal and Abigail, while Danica watched and taunted Hannibal from a distance.
• Hannibal used silver-powder glass balls to weaken the vampires and relieve pressure on Abigail, then moved toward Xiahou.
• Blade and Drake fought beside a floor-to-ceiling window as Drake tried to persuade Blade to join him.
• Blade's silver-infused sword repeatedly wounded Drake, but Drake healed instantly, leaving Blade anxious for Xiahou to bring Daystar.

Xiahou joined Blade in the fight against Drake, using Daystar to weaken him before killing him with the Red Queen. Daystar’s dust spread through the vampire headquarters and destroyed the remaining vampires, and Blade left after warning Hannibal and Abigail that the police were coming.

• Hannibal found Xiahou fighting vampires in the stairwell and urged him to help Blade kill Drake, while he and Abigail held back the vampires with ultraviolet grenades and special dust.
• Xiahou killed the burly vampire and its three dogs, then reached Blade as he fought Drake in the hall.
• Xiahou wounded Drake with the Red Queen, and Blade’s attacks forced Drake to transform into a giant bat monster.
• Xiahou struck Drake with a charged Blue Rose shot, then used Daystar to weaken him and cut off his head with the Red Queen.
• Daystar’s dust spread through the building, killing Danica and the vampires surrounding Hannibal and Abigail, while Blade watched the last fleeing vampire turn to ash.
• Blade called Hannibal and Abigail to warn them that the police were near and it was time to leave.

After the group returned from defeating the vampires, Xiahou spent his rewards strengthening himself and drawing several unusual items. The next afternoon, the survivors gathered to decide what to do with the vampires’ blood bank.

• The reunited group celebrated their victory at the safe house, and Blade felt he had found a family for the time being.
• Xiahou claimed his quest rewards, reached level 26, and allocated his free attribute points to raise his strength to 145.
• Xiahou used his draws and received a red scarf, a salted-fish weapon skin, a Cosmic Giant Shumai, and a Take-copter too weak to carry his weight.
• Xiahou saved his remaining energy points and went to sleep, dreaming of Siegfried.
• The following afternoon, the group gathered at the new base to discuss the blood bank, and Abigail said clearing it would leave no vampires in New Orleans.

Xiahou and Blade went to destroy the last blood bank and discovered humans and vampires running a facility that drained people for blood. After killing everyone inside and burning the warehouse, Xiahou returned to the safe house troubled by the violence rather than celebrating their victory.

• Xiahou and Blade volunteered to handle the last blood bank while the others rested, and Abigail watched them leave with concern.
• Blade drove Xiahou to an industrial park where they searched several warehouses before finding the final one secured by fingerprint access.
• Xiahou cut open the warehouse doors with the Red Queen and discovered rows of people suspended in bags and drained of blood.
• Xiahou and Blade killed the human and vampire workers, then Xiahou used the Blue Rose to engulf the warehouse in purple flames.
• Blade tried to comfort Xiahou as they drove back to the safe house, but Xiahou remained silent and questioned why clearing the dungeon brought him no joy.

After the group celebrated their victory over the blood bank with a gigantic magical shaomai, Xiahou said goodbye and set off to explore the United States. A portal suddenly diverted him to a training yard, where he came face-to-face with the Ancient One.

• Xiahou brought out a huge glowing shaomai, and the group eagerly devoured it while marveling at its flavors and visions.
• After the meal, Xiahou told his friends he planned to leave the next day and travel around the country; he declined Abigail's offer to join him and promised to return.
• The next day, Abigail gave Xiahou a phone, Little Fatty gave him cash and a bank card, and Hannibal provided a Kawasaki ZX-10R as the group said goodbye.
• Xiahou rode away from the safe house, but a sparking portal appeared in his path and transported him and his motorcycle to a training yard.
• A mysterious ripple stopped Xiahou's motorcycle, and he recognized the bald figure in monk's robes as the Ancient One.

Ancient One brought Xiahou to Kamar-Taj and told him he would stay there for two and a half years to train and adapt to the world. She left his training to Kaecilius, who took Xiahou to his room and told him to meet at the training grounds the next morning.

• Ancient One invited Xiahou to stay at Kamar-Taj for two and a half years, explaining that he would train and learn to control his abilities.
• Xiahou asked about learning magic and mentioned Gabriel, but Ancient One said he had not learned magic in the future she saw and sent him back to the training grounds.
• Ancient One assigned Kaecilius to train Xiahou, and Kaecilius introduced himself as her eldest disciple.
• Xiahou warned Kaecilius about Dormammu and suggested he use twin blades, then asked whether Kaecilius ate human flesh.
• Kaecilius took Xiahou to his room and told him to report to the training grounds the next morning, ignoring Xiahou's request for a little note.

Xiahou complained about Kamar-Taj’s lack of phone service before joining the mages’ morning sparring and challenging Mordo. He defeated Mordo with a gun, then called for the Ancient One to open a portal so he could have tea.

• Xiahou learned that the Ancient One could hear him when he said her name, but she refused to provide Wi-Fi or phone service and went into seclusion.
• Xiahou noticed that the Heart of the Dragon Slayer had raised his attributes before he went to the training ground.
• Kaecilius introduced Xiahou to the gathered mages and began the morning sparring.
• Xiahou challenged Mordo and fought him with the Red Queen, then used the Blue Rose to break Mordo’s shield and knock him out of the ring.
• Kaecilius examined Mordo and told Xiahou to show restraint, after which Xiahou called on the Ancient One to open a door for tea.

Xiahou confronted the Ancient One about her intentions and questioned her about Kamar-Taj, Strange, and the future. The Ancient One sent him to the library with Kaecilius, while privately resolving to leave Kamar-Taj and vent her frustration on Mephisto.

• The Ancient One opened a portal for Xiahou, who joined her for tea and asked why she was so tolerant of him.
• The Ancient One said she liked Xiahou and urged him to train, but Xiahou guessed she wanted him to inherit the title of Sorcerer Supreme.
• Xiahou challenged the need to learn magic and mocked the Ancient One about her disciples, Strange, and the fixed course of events.
• The Ancient One told Xiahou to find Kaecilius if he wanted to see the magic books in the library.
• Xiahou left after asking the Ancient One to prepare better tea for his next visit, and she decided to go out and beat up Mephisto.

Xiahou failed to use a Sling Ring because his self-generated magic could not connect with the world’s magical space, and the Ancient One explained that he would need to understand spells’ underlying principles. After Kaecilius rebuked him for insulting the Ancient One, Xiahou wondered whether he could change Kaecilius’s mind and alter the course of events.

• Xiahou explored Kamar-Taj, then joined Kaecilius’s apprentices to learn how to draw portals.
• After trying several Sling Rings without success, Xiahou asked Kaecilius why the rings rejected his magic.
• Kaecilius sensed Xiahou’s magic and took him to the Ancient One, who explained that Xiahou’s self-generated magic could not connect with the world’s space, so he had to understand spells’ principles.
• The Ancient One sent Xiahou and Kaecilius away, and Kaecilius hurried Xiahou out after he insulted her.
• Kaecilius told Xiahou to show the Ancient One respect, while Xiahou considered trying to change Kaecilius’s mind and alter the course of the game.

Xiahou used his Spirit Phone to let Kaecilius speak with his dead wife, who urged him to stop seeking resurrection and continue protecting Earth. Kaecilius promised not to join Dormammu, while Death noticed Xiahou’s ability and considered visiting him.

• Xiahou revealed that he could call the dead, and Kaecilius eagerly asked to speak with his wife.
• Xiahou connected Kaecilius to his wife and relayed their conversation as she explained that her consciousness had been dormant since her death.
• Kaecilius’s wife told him to stop worrying about the dead, live his own life, protect Earth, and remember that she loved him.
• After the call ended, Kaecilius thanked Xiahou and promised to help him; the two went to Hong Kong to eat and drink.
• Kaecilius vowed that he would never join Dormammu and would continue protecting Earth.
• Ancient One sensed that the future had changed and planned a new training course for Strange, while Death became curious about Xiahou’s ability to contact the dead.

After waking from a drunken night, Xiahou used his task rewards for a ten-item draw and then spoke with Ancient One about his behavior and knowledge of the future. He promised to avoid harming people who did not provoke him, but Ancient One sent him away through a portal before answering his questions.

• Xiahou woke with a hangover, checked his rewards, and used ten random draws to obtain a Cardboard box and a Totem of Undying among ordinary items.
• Xiahou visited Ancient One for tea, and she reminded him that he had insulted Mordo while drunk and warned that revealing future events had caused thousands of worldlines to be destroyed.
• Xiahou reflected on his actions and promised to respect people's lives, while still standing up for himself if others crossed him.
• Ancient One said she would not interfere if Xiahou clashed with politicians or countries, provided he did not attack ordinary people.
• Xiahou agreed not to provoke Mordo, asked Ancient One about his Ghost Fire, and then Ancient One opened a portal beneath him and dropped him through.

Xiahou went to the library to prove he could learn magic, but he struggled to understand the books and accepted that he was not suited to becoming a mage. He left after spending the day there, resolving to buy experience from the shop or focus on being a warrior.

• Xiahou complained about Ancient One and was struck on the forehead by her through a portal.
• Xiahou dragged Uncle Mads to the library and met Master Levi, who invited him to browse the books.
• Xiahou tried reading several magic books but could not understand their contents, and Master Levi could not help him.
• Xiahou gave up on learning magic, left the library at night, and headed to the dining hall for food.

Xiahou spent two and a half years confined at Kamar-Taj, keeping busy by provoking quests, tormenting the mages, and using death to skip time. As his release approached, he spent energy points on random draws and planned to test a powerful bomb before leaving.

• Xiahou bound his respawn point at Kamar-Taj and spent his first months there bored and unable to leave.
• Xiahou triggered quests by teaching martial skills and later by pranking the mages, while the Ancient One eventually moved to New York to avoid him.
• Siegfried stopped appearing in Xiahou’s dreams after Xiahou mastered his skills, and the Dragon Slayer’s Heart ceased strengthening him; his attributes and combat abilities had greatly increased.
• After Uncle Mads trapped Xiahou in the Mirror Dimension, Xiahou killed himself to escape, then revived the next day, leading him to use daily deaths to pass the time.
• Over two and a half years, Xiahou accumulated 300,000 energy points, 45 random draws, and 10 targeted draws, then spent energy to make five ten-pulls and received several items, including a Magic Version Quantum Bomb.
• Xiahou decided to save his targeted draws and planned to test the bomb at Kamar-Taj before leaving the next day.

After recovering from his long confinement, Xiahou confronted the Ancient One, secured Kamar-Taj as his respawn point, and said goodbye to its sorcerers. He left on his Kawasaki after demonstrating his Quantum Bomb, while the Ancient One warned him not to reveal too much about the future.

• Xiahou woke after his first sleep in over a year and drank tea from the Ancient One that restored his mental state.
• The Ancient One explained that Xiahou's soul and body were inseparable, and gave him a jade pendant to contact her and access Kamar-Taj as a respawn point.
• Xiahou gave the Ancient One a bottle of Heaven's Potion, then gave Wong and Uncle Mads Heaven's Potions and gave Uncle Mads a Divine Blessing Potion.
• Xiahou used Quantum Bomb in the practice ground, and the Ancient One moved the sorcerers into the Mirror Dimension to shield them from the blast.
• The Ancient One returned Xiahou's Kawasaki and warned him not to reveal too much about the future, and Xiahou rode through a portal to leave Kamar-Taj.