Chapter Summaries

Xiahou reunited with Hannibal by phone and learned the Nightcrawler Squad was handling a werewolf and vampire threat in the United Kingdom. After resuming his travels, he saw news of Magneto lifting a bridge in San Francisco and considered visiting the X-Men world before deciding to wait.

• Xiahou called Hannibal and learned that the Nightcrawler Squad was in the United Kingdom dealing with werewolves and vampires.
• Xiahou explained that Ancient One had kept him at Kamar-Taj, and Ancient One struck him after he mocked her over the phone.
• Hannibal told the Nightcrawler Squad that Xiahou was safe and traveling again, motivating them to finish their work and find him.
• Xiahou rode through a city and continued east, then stopped at a roadside motel for the night.
• Xiahou watched news of Magneto lifting a bridge in San Francisco, recognized the X-Men setting, and decided not to visit for now.

Xiahou rescued Alisa from a truck driver who tried to run him down, then agreed to help her in exchange for money and completed the quest after her companions arrived. He refueled his motorcycle and rode toward the nearest city while Alisa and her companions spoke with the police.

• Xiahou ran out of fuel after traveling far into the countryside and continued on foot until a truck approached at night.
• Alisa called for help from the truck’s cargo bed, and the driver swerved toward Xiahou before firing a shotgun at him.
• Xiahou dodged the truck and the shotgun blast, then shot the driver and rescued Alisa from the overturned truck.
• Alisa asked Xiahou to help find her companions, and he agreed after she promised to pay him ten thousand dollars.
• Alisa called her boyfriend with Xiahou’s phone, and her boyfriend and another woman arrived to reunite with her.
• Xiahou received fuel and a map, then rode toward the nearest city as the others waited for police to arrive.

Xiahou traveled to New York, where he encountered Ghost Rider and followed him to a cemetery. After Johnny Blaze changed back into a human, Xiahou introduced himself to Johnny and Carter Slade, who agreed to talk after they dealt with Johnny’s situation.

• Xiahou spent the night in a small town, then decided to open an agency called Ready Player One to take on side jobs and earn money.
• After traveling for two more days, Xiahou reached New York and spotted Ghost Rider speeding past him in flames.
• Xiahou followed Ghost Rider through repeated fuel stops until he found Johnny Blaze changing back into a human in a cemetery.
• Carter Slade helped Johnny to his feet, and Xiahou approached them, introduced himself, and asked for a photo.
• Carter Slade became wary when Xiahou revealed he knew their identities, then lowered his guard slightly and led Johnny into the church to deal with his problem.

Xiahou won Slade’s trust by claiming to know the Sorcerer Supreme, then arranged with Ancient One to ambush Mephisto’s avatar. After Johnny woke and learned about his contract, Xiahou offered to help him fight Blackheart and Mephisto and protect his ex-girlfriend.

• Slade questioned Xiahou’s identity, but changed his attitude after Xiahou claimed Ancient One had his backing and demonstrated his connection to spatial magic.
• Xiahou contacted Ancient One through her jade pendant and persuaded her to come help destroy Mephisto’s avatar when it appeared.
• Slade overheard Xiahou’s conversation with Ancient One, then brought him food while they waited for Johnny to wake.
• Johnny woke thirsty, learned Slade had taken him in, and accepted the old man’s explanation about the contract.
• Xiahou introduced himself to Johnny, asked for a photo and a ride on his motorcycle, and offered to help him defeat Blackheart and Mephisto and protect his ex-girlfriend.

Xiahou accepted Johnny's four-million-dollar job to protect Roxanne and help him face Blackheart and Mephisto's avatar. After the group reached the city, Xiahou followed Roxanne to her hotel so he could explain the danger.

• Johnny offered Xiahou all four million dollars he had to protect Roxanne, and Xiahou accepted the job.
• Xiahou proposed using Johnny as bait and took the San Venganza Contract from Slade to keep it safe.
• Slade joined Johnny and Xiahou on the journey back to the city, and the three traveled there together.
• Johnny tried to speak with Roxanne at the scene of the road damage, but she ignored him and drove away in her news van.
• Xiahou secretly got into Roxanne's van, introduced himself as Johnny's hired protector, and confirmed the job by letting her speak to Johnny on the phone.
• Roxanne told the cameraman to take them back to the hotel so she and Xiahou could discuss the danger privately.

Xiahou told Roxanne that Johnny was being hunted by a demon, then took her to watch the fight. When Abigor proved immune to Johnny’s attacks, Xiahou destroyed him with Blue Rose, and Johnny arrived to approach Roxanne.

• Xiahou explained that Johnny had made a contract with a demon and that the demon’s son, Abigor, had come to the human world to harm him.
• Roxanne saw Johnny race up a building in a trail of fire and rushed out to reach him, so Xiahou took her there on his motorcycle.
• Abigor used his wind-like form to evade Johnny’s chain, prompting Roxanne to beg Xiahou to help.
• Xiahou charged Blue Rose with magic and struck Abigor, who was crushed by the attack and vanished.
• The sheriff and the CODs aimed their pistols at Xiahou, then turned their weapons on Johnny when he landed nearby.
• Johnny ignored the CODs’ warnings and walked toward Roxanne.

After escaping the CODs, Xiahou arranged a duel with Blackheart for the San Venganza Contract at the village ruins the following night. He then used ten designated draws and obtained a modified high-speed car and a luck-boosting necklace, along with several worthless or bizarre items.

• Johnny drove away from the CODs after Xiahou and Roxanne followed him to his workshop, where Johnny reunited with Roxanne.
• Blackheart appeared at the workshop and demanded the San Venganza Contract, threatening Johnny’s friends and loved ones.
• Xiahou proposed a duel with Blackheart at the ruins of San Venganza village the next night, and Blackheart accepted.
• Slade chose to watch the coming fight, while Xiahou prepared to use his ten saved designated draws for a better vehicle.
• Xiahou’s draws included a luck-boosting necklace and a modified Pegassi T20 capable of reaching 500 km/h, and the final image excited him.

Xiahou used the Ultra-Small Flawless Holy Grail to increase his mana tenfold and summoned Mordred with a Round Table fragment. He invited her to join him in fighting powerful foes and helping people in Marvel, and she considered his proposal.

• Xiahou merged the Ultra-Small Flawless Holy Grail into his body, raising his mana to over 110,000.
• Xiahou bought a guide to Heroic Spirit summoning, drew a blood magic circle, and used the Round Table fragment as a relic.
• Xiahou summoned Mordred and was briefly disappointed that she was not his King.
• Mordred threatened Xiahou and questioned him about his use of Siegfried's heart, and Xiahou explained how he had obtained it.
• Mordred said she had taken part in no wars after Shishigou, and Xiahou invited her to accompany him in fighting powerful people and helping ordinary people.

Mordred accepted Xiahou as her Master and joined his plan to fight a demon and an avatar of a Hell Lord. The next morning, she and Xiahou set out with Johnny and Slade toward San Venganza village, leaving Roxanne behind as they raced ahead.

• Mordred shook hands with Xiahou, then agreed to fight the next day's demon instead of merely watching.
• Slade assigned rooms to Mordred and Xiahou, and Xiahou discovered that Mordred's status panel bound her life to his and gave him three Command Spells.
• Mordred woke Xiahou by throwing him into a wall, and the two ate together while Xiahou told her about himself.
• At Johnny's workshop, Roxanne objected to Mordred joining the mission, but Xiahou and Johnny calmed the dispute and left Roxanne behind for her safety.
• Xiahou and Mordred took a red supercar while Johnny and Slade took the motorcycle, and Xiahou challenged Johnny to race to San Venganza village.
• An unseen watcher tracked the racers through surveillance equipment.

Xiahou and his companions reached San Venganza, where Mordred eagerly challenged Blackheart and killed Gressil before turning her attack on Blackheart. Their battle continued as Blackheart evaded her magic-infused strikes.

• Mordred raced ahead of Johnny while Coulson and Natasha followed them in a cloaked fighter jet and chose to observe from a distance.
• Xiahou, Mordred, Johnny, and Slade reached San Venganza, shared dinner, and waited for Blackheart to arrive.
• Blackheart and Gressil emerged from the swamp, and Mordred charged them despite Xiahou's offer of the contract as a prize.
• Gressil attacked Mordred with a ball of water, but she emerged unharmed and killed him with one powerful greatsword strike.
• Mordred attacked Blackheart, who blocked her blows or vanished to evade them, while recognizing that her enchanted sword could hurt him.