When Team Bronya, Doctor Edward, Fukalolan, and Alicia entered the depths of the mine, they discovered that most of the mine slaves being guarded here were imprisoned by nuns from the Arc Star Church.

The cell here.

Many slaves have shown symptoms of blue skin infection caused by alien white phosphorus. According to Dr. Edward, if they are not treated in time, they will turn into terrifying monsters called angels of punishment in a short time.

Seeing this scene, Rin asked Bronya: "What should we do, captain? Do we want to rescue them?"

Bronya said that the enemies inside the mine have not yet been completely eliminated. If they are released rashly, they will encounter unnecessary trouble. Keeping the hostages in the prison will be safer for them.

of.

Everyone unanimously decided to get rid of all the enemies inside the "Holy Stone Mine" first, and then come here to save people.

【It’s them! Set fire!】

At this moment, enemies poured out from all directions. They were a group of disciplinary nuns from the Arc Star Church. Each nun held a long-range weapon similar to a semi-automatic rifle in their hands and shot at everyone crazily.

"Queen's Shield!"

Under Rin's protection, everyone was blocked by an emerald green barrier. All the bullets were blocked. Seeing that long-range fire suppression was useless, the Punishment Sisters took out their weapons and rushed towards everyone.

Alicia also summoned her long bow "Flying Flowers of the Past". She put on the bow and pulled the string, and shot an arrow at the enemy very quickly.

A nun of punishment.

Ritter also took out his rifle to suppress fire. Under the joint attack of everyone and the protection of Rin's shield, everyone only exchanged firepower with the Punishment Sisters and easily won.

[It seems it’s time to use ‘that’, hey! Release all the ‘Angels of Punishment’! 】

At the order of the leader of the disciplinary nuns, all the prisons were opened. What everyone didn't expect was that the innocent people who were curled up inside just now turned into angels of punishment and moved towards them in the blink of an eye.

People came.

They fell into the trap of the Punishment Sisters. These highly infected humans were deliberately placed here just to wait for them to come in and catch them all.

"Hypernetus, assault mode, activate!"

"The energy filling is complete, Master."

"Get out of the way!"

After signaling for his teammates to disperse, Rin inserted Hypernetus, who was surrounded by flames, into the ground, and began to give Nelei plausibly instructions for liberating the power——

【Hot flames...the sun of life! Burn everything!】

[Destroy my enemies! Meltdown Sequence·Fire Lion Formation!]

As blazing flames erupted from the sword body, all the Angels of Sin and Punishment who were close to them were turned into ashes at this moment, flying into the air as a brittle gypsum-like powder.

"Well done! Good apprentice!"

Alicia also pursued the victory, approached the leading disciplinary nun, got behind her, and killed her with an arrow.

"It's finally over, it should be."

When Alicia looked around, all the enemies that had attacked them not long ago had been wiped out by the joint offensive of the team members.

But at this moment, Alicia discovered that the little leader of the Punishment Sisters was not completely dead yet.

Everyone saw her with a big hole in her chest, still trying to get up from the ground.

The blood flowing out of her body was not the color of human blood, but a very strange and unsettling cyan blue, which looked extremely scary.

"Master Pink Hair! Get out of the way!"

"Hey~what?"

"I said! Get out of the way!"

Before Alicia noticed that the nun's corpse in front of her was about to get up again, she happened to turn around and prepare to count the status and results of this battle with the enemy with her team members.

But the corpse suddenly sprouted siliconized white claws at a very strange speed, and pounced on Alicia, hugging her tightly.

"Come to hell with me...hahahaha!"

"Queen's Shield!"

Seeing that the resurrected monster wanted to pull Alicia to self-destruct, Rin quickly summoned the flying blade. At the moment when the monster exploded violently, the Queen's Shield activated, blocking the powerful explosion for all teammates.

When the ashes dispersed, Rin seemed to have been injured by the explosion wave because he didn't have time to use a shield for himself, and was blown away far away covered in blood.

The other companions realized that they were not injured and quickly moved forward to check Rin's injuries.

"It seems he was seriously injured again, leave it to me."

Edward summoned a crow from his cuff, and the crow with biosteroids bit Rin's arm. Afterwards, the extensive burns on Rin's body began to heal gradually, and he returned to his original state in an instant.

"Fortunately, we still have a team doctor~How lucky~?"

Alicia said happily.

Although they suffered a suicide bombing attack from the enemy, the enemy's actions also made everyone in the team alert.

Could it be said that all the disciplinary nuns working here have been infected? Or is it because of someone's ability that such a degree of mutation has occurred?

At this moment, all the team members, including Rin, basically had the same idea.

At this moment, a petite girl appeared from the shadows. She was covered in a blue cloak of the Arc Star Church, and her appearance under the cloak could not be seen clearly.

She is not tall, but she gives people a creepy and eerie feeling. She has short black hair, and in her right hand, she holds a bone of an unknown creature, giving people the impression that she is always

The feeling of danger coming.

【Hello everyone, are you here to see my sister? 】

[When we first met, I am one of the twenty-one nuns of tolerance. The power in charge is the ‘star’. My name is Ling.]

She just spoke with a voice like that of a young woman, but the air around her also sent out extremely dangerous and terrifying signals along with her voice.

"Are you coming here to fight with us? There are so many of us, but we are not afraid of you alone!"

Doctor Edward stepped forward and threatened her. Ling, on the other hand, continued to talk to herself with disdain, and explained her abilities and the nature of her authority to everyone present.

[My powerful ability is ‘dead body transformation’, which can turn dead people into bombs, so I am not good at close combat. Please don’t attack me now, I’m afraid of pain.]

Seeing the girl-like Herrscher in front of her, she revealed all her details. Rin, who had just recovered from her injuries, raised Hypernetus and was about to rush forward to chop her, but was stopped by Bronya.

"Don't be impulsive. Observe her first. I feel something is wrong with her."

Just after Ling finished talking about her story, the enemies that had been killed by everyone - the corpses of the Punishment Sisters - suddenly got up from the ground and turned into the self-destructing monsters just now.

[These corpses can produce a power approximately equivalent to one ton of TNT explosives, so... please just be blown up to death here. I have to go play with my sister. See you later, everyone. 】

Immediately afterwards, along with the earth-shattering explosion coming from inside the mountain, there were signs that the entire mountain was about to collapse.

It is very dangerous to cause an explosion in such a closed environment, not to mention that everyone is still in the mine.

Seele and Jack realized that the mine was about to collapse, so they grabbed each other's wrists and escaped towards the exit. When they saw that the falling rocks were about to cover the entrance of the cave, Jack made a move

Xi'er made an unexpected decision——

He used all his strength to pick up Xi'er, and when the mine was about to be completely buried, he threw the captain towards the exit.

"I'm sorry...this is the last thing I can do for you, Captain."

"Jack!!! No!!"

When the rubble pile completely blocked the exit of the mine, Jack stayed inside alone.

Xi'er knelt in front of the large pile of rubble that buried the mine and cried loudly.

This is the vice-captain of her team and her most trusted subordinate. Now, in order to save her captain from danger, he chose to be buried under the entrance of the cave alone.

She took out the giant blue scythe and tried to split the large piles of rubble. But she had already exhausted too much energy before, and she could only slash weakly, slashing again and again.

After seeing that the captain had been rescued by himself, Jack breathed a sigh of relief, took out a piece of oilcloth from his pocket, took out his beloved revolvers, and carefully wiped the barrels of his revolvers.

"Forget it, after all, there is always a path, there should be another way out."

Just when Jack was about to go deep into the mine again to find a new exit, a strong light coming from the depths of the mine caught his attention.

Immediately afterwards, another girl's cold words spoke in his ear:

【There is no exit anymore.】

"Who! Damn it, I want to see what you are like!"

The moment Jack screamed, he just felt a violent buzzing sound coming from inside his ear cavity, which was difficult for him to adapt to.

He quickly covered his ears, trying to make himself feel better.

When the buzzing sound disappeared, under the light, a petite girl, holding a sparkling crystal sphere in her hand, walked out of the depths of the mine and came to him.

[First meeting, my name is Lin, one of the twenty-one sisters of tolerance, with the title of ‘Moon’ in charge.]

She introduced herself.

However, when Jack noticed Lin's arrival, he happened to wipe his two revolvers clean. Then, he raised his revolver, aimed at Lin, and said to her:

"You must be the leader of that gang of evil nuns! Just in time, let me take you down alone."

"Can you do it? In front of the power I control - the 'moon', there is nothing you can do, young alien."

Lin's appearance is not only exactly the same as that of her twin sister Ling, but she also wears the same nun's clothing as her sister. But unlike her sister Ling, Lin does not appear to be as mentally weak or as gloomy as her sister.

Just as she finished speaking, Jack had already taken action.

"Then let's try it! Take the move! 'Thunder Spear!'"

Jack quickly pulled out his pistol and fired several shots at Lin in front of him at a speed that ordinary people could not see. The bullets flew towards Lin like raindrops fired from a machine gun, forming a series of barrage clusters.

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"Order with the will of the Forgiving Lord, and the power of tolerance is demonstrated."

【I will hide your ‘attack ability’.】

However, Lin just stretched out a finger, which was like a dense cluster of bullets. When it was about to touch Lin's body, it made a sharp sound——

The bullets seemed to disappear out of thin air, and the bullets from Jack's "Thunder Gun" did not hurt Lin at all.

Immediately afterwards, Lin teleported in front of Jack, and before Jack could react, she touched Jack's elbow with her hand.

【I will hide your ‘vision’.】

There was another sharp whistle, like an iron whistle. At this moment, Jack's field of vision also showed a black fog with insufficient visibility, appearing within his visual range.

Jack wanted to fight back, but he couldn't see Lin's movements now, so he could only punch the air.

Now, he seemed to feel darkness in front of him. In this poorly lit mine, he had no choice but to raise his revolver and fire randomly at the same time.

"Come out! What's the point of hiding? If you have the ability, come out and take a shot from me!"

"That's not necessary. After all, I'm not hiding...haven't you noticed that I'm behind you?"

Although Jack's vision was dark, he could feel from his instinctive reaction that Lin, who called herself "Moon", was coming from behind with her scythe.

Jack, who subconsciously avoided the attack, quickly rolled forward, then raised his pistol again and fired several shots in the direction behind him. The bullets hit the transparent air, making a clanging sound.

"I didn't expect that after losing your 'vision', your senses are still sharp, this lost Mr. Lamb from another world."

"I won't lose my temper just because of such a trivial matter! You monster who can kill a thousand swords!"

Jack fired several times again, and the bullets were still flying in his dark field of vision. And he didn't know where his bullets were going. He could only rely on his few "feelings" to find Lin.

Hiding location.

"Here."

Suddenly, Lin appeared in the direction of his right arm without his vision, and swung a huge sickle towards his arm.

This is the moment that Jack has been waiting for. As a warrior, even if he loses his vision, his senses are still as sharp as an eagle and as sharp as a cheetah.

"I found you! Take a shot from me! 'Swift Gun Shot!'"

When Jack realized that Lin was very close to him, he quickly took out the revolver with his left hand and fired several shots at Lin's face rapidly. Lin, of course, couldn't avoid it at such a distance, and was hit several times in the head.

The gun flew out.

When Jack realized that his bullet had hit Lin, his vision seemed to have recovered a little, and he could gradually see everything in the dimly lit mine.

His combat experience helped him a lot, and Jack was very grateful that he could do this.

Lin just got up from the ground, touched her mid laner's cheek with her hand, and said something like, "With my power, I will 'cover' the damage I suffered." Then, the bullet casing fell from her wound.

It faded away and the wound healed at an astonishing speed.

Then, Lin showed a smiley face and began to praise the western cowboy in front of her:

"I should praise you for actually being able to shoot and hurt me while I was 'blocking' your field of vision."

When Jack faced the enemy's praise, he just smiled and responded:

"I am the number one quick shooter in York City. How could I give in to your little tricks? This monster lady."

Judging from the conditions for the hit of the attack just now, it seems that Sister Lin, who calls herself "Moon", can only use her Herrscher ability once at the same time, that is, there can only be one "shielding" object.

The evidence is that Lin temporarily used her ability to treat her own wounds, and the shielding of her vision was ineffective. If this logic is followed, Jack feels that he can still gain some advantages in the duel.

So, he began to declare this sentence to Lin:

"I have figured out your ability. As for the ability of 'shielding', you have no chance of winning!"

After hearing Jack's confident words, Lin also showed an interesting expression and asked him: "Then you can definitely defeat me, right, that's what you think."

"Yes, I will kill you and then join my companions."

"Is that so? Sorry..."

Lin's body exudes an extremely terrifying, strange, and powerful aura. This is an ability possessed only by the Herrscher. She can use this aura to amplify the powers of the Herrscher she uses.

【You no longer have this opportunity.】

[In the name of tolerance, liberate my power...I will cover 'all your means of attack'.]

At the same time, Lin held a giant scythe and attacked Jack. Jack also drew his gun and fired in response. However, the bullet did not stay in the air for a few seconds before it fell to the ground, as if it had been shot out of the air.

Same as the package bombs.

"How come?"

"That's why you can't beat me, young man."

With a heavy blow, Jack's skin was cut open by a sickle blade from his left shoulder to his waist, and blood spurted out.

"Face your weakness, mortal."

Lin then held the scythe horizontally, making an Iai stance, and wanted to cut Jack off in half with one blow. But Jack used all his body strength to roll backwards and avoid the fatal blow.

He doesn't have much physical strength now, and after taking a diagonal chop, the pain in his body made him unable to move.

"Well...you...monster."

Jack held his abdomen, hoping to stop the blood from gushing out so quickly. But the amount of bleeding on his body was huge, and his leather gloves were stained with a large amount of bright red blood.

Lin showed a contemptuous expression, but slowly approached him, and said as she approached:

"You can't defeat me. An ordinary human with Honkai adaptability like you can't defeat me as the 'Apostle of God'."

"hateful!"

Jack raised the weapon in his left hand again and fired several shots at her, but just like before, the bullets just flew into the air and fell to the ground.

At this time, he no longer had the strength to reload the weapon. Moreover, he had just been hit by Lin's scythe and was seriously injured. It seemed that he had trouble standing still.

"Then, it's over..."

Seeing the huge scythe raised in front of him, Jack slowly closed his eyes and recalled the days when he had just reached his destiny.

Six years ago - Maitreya Sky City District - Destiny Human Resources Department

At that time, the New Destiny, not long after its establishment, attracted many young people from the second world who wanted to maintain world peace and came to join this internationally recognized "Anti-Honkai Only Human Alliance."

[I am Jack Adams, I was born in York City, North America. I am still a young policeman and I am here to take the assessment. 】

And in front of him was Miss Seele Fleur from six years ago. She seemed to be the examiner for this Ashes agent assessment. She was sitting in the interview seat of the Human Resources Department, interviewing the young people who came to participate in the assessment.

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"As promised beforehand, you can't fight Honkai with just your passion, do you understand?"

"Oh, I understand, this beautiful lady, I am a marksman known as the 'fastest shooter in York City'. When I was on duty, no criminal could escape from my bullets alive."

When Xi'er met Jack for the first time, her first impression of this young man who was three years younger than her was not very good. Not only did he talk nonsense in front of herself, who was already an A-level Valkyrie, and said what she was "

"The number one sharpshooter in York City", he looked at her up and down with almost stern eyes.

"Put away your disgusting eyes, candidate, have you never seen a beautiful girl? Please don't look at me like this. I don't like this feeling very much."

"Oh, I'm sorry, dear Miss Examiner, you are so beautiful, do you want to go on a date with me after I finish the exam?"

"Are all you people in North America this virtuous?"

To make a long story short, Seele brought Jack to the examination venue, which was a virtual battle venue similar to simulating encounters with Honkai Impact. If the battle could be completed within the specified time, you would pass the first test.

"Work hard. Although I don't think much of you, I hope you can still pass the exam."

"Hey, I will, miss. Miss Examiner, after you see my wonderful performance, you will definitely want to date me!"

Xi'er just looked at this frivolous young man with an expression of extreme disgust, then turned on the projection of the virtual venue angrily, and released a very real virtual Honkaimon enemy.

"Watch the move! Shoot with a quick gun!"

When Jack skillfully pulled out his revolver and shot at the virtual Honkaimon, the bullet not only did no harm to the Honkaimon, but actually angered these guys.

Half an hour later, Jack’s test results came out——

Among the results that Xier expected, the test result was "failed."

"What a pity. Candidate, you can leave here."

Faced with this result, Jack just sighed softly and said:

"It seems that I still can't do it... I'm sorry. Let's make a date next time."

"You don't have this chance anymore, please don't say such disgusting things to me, okay?"

"Hey, it's a joke, it's a joke."

At that time, Seele was not very interested in this young man named "Jack Adams". It was not until the Ashes Agent Selection Examination three years later that she was promoted to the captain of the Fifth Special Operations Force.

That was her second meeting with Mr. Jack Adams.

During this meeting, Jack had changed a lot, especially his attire - it was quite similar to what actors in Western cowboy movies in North American movies wore, and it was very different from the youthful look he wore in police uniforms last year.

"Hey, miss. Miss Xi'er, I still remember my promise to date you last year, so I'm here again."

"Oh? Is this happening?"

Faced with his arrogant words, Xier just ignored him.

After continuing to assess Jack, Xier was surprised to find that not only had Jack improved a lot compared to last year, but he had even...

You can use the descriptor "speedy" to describe his progress.

Jack got "second place" very smoothly in the Ashes Agent exam. Although he was more than twenty points behind the first place, he still became a reserve member of the Ashes Agents.

However, what she never expected was that Jack would be assigned to her own army and serve as a member of the Fifth Special Operations Team.

Xi'er simply cannot accept this decision made by the human resources department managed by Miss Eden. After all, she doesn't have a very good impression of Jack, and he often makes frivolous and teasing remarks in front of her.

Er simply wanted to chop him to death with a sickle and make him disappear immediately in front of her.

"Hello, I'm so lucky that I can serve as a member of your team, Miss Xi'er."

"Just stop it, I don't want to see your face at all."

After Jack joined Seele's team, he lost his previous frivolous behavior and did not frequently harass Seele and ask her to date him.

During a certain operation, Seele strangely asked Jack about the matter because he didn't say anything like "date him" to her.

However, Jack's answer made her very angry, saying this:

"When I learned that you were older than me, I didn't think so. I'm sorry, Miss Xier."

"Can you die?"

It was also during the long-term contact that Jack's marksmanship and combat abilities gradually improved. Therefore, Xier began to trust him to carry out important tasks, and he also completed them very well.

Especially during a hostage rescue operation in Saman City, Jack single-handedly defeated almost a syndicate armed force, as well as the pet Honkaiju in their hands.

[I have been getting stronger all the time, just to respond to Miss. Captain Xier’s expectations.]

Jack once said this to Seele.

When he faced the giant scythe descended by the God of Death, he also remembered the words he once said to Xi'er.

After all, he has now made up his mind and is ready to fight this monster to the death.

"I'm sorry, captain... maybe, from now on we won't be able to scold like before."

Just when Lin was about to make the chop, Jack opened his eyes. At this moment, Jack's eyes burst out with an almost crimson light, and a powerful crimson aura erupted from his whole body, repelling Lin's attack.

Lin, who was blown away, rolled around and landed on the ground. She stood up from the ground and looked at Jack in front of her with a look of disbelief in her eyes.

Jack's injuries were recovering at an alarming speed, and some crimson cracks began to appear on his skin, emitting an extremely dazzling crimson light.

[Burst mode, released!]

Jack raised the revolver in both hands again, pointed the muzzle of the pistol in his right hand at Lin in front of him, and smiled confidently.

He liberated the restriction of the "stigma" on his body, and because of this, a large number of Honkai erosion lines spread all over his body and spread to his entire face, which looked very scary.

[I don’t know what will happen next... Now that we have achieved this, how can we do it if we don’t win! 】

[Captain, thank you for your continuous cultivation. I guess...I won't be able to appear in front of you with such a smile in the future...]

Lin's expression became fierce. She seemed to feel something from Jack's body. She raised the giant scythe and tried to use the power of "shielding" again to stop his next offensive.

But before Lin could declare the power of shielding, Jack had already appeared behind her, coming behind her at a terrifying and unclear speed.

[Sorry, from now on, time will speed up! 】

"Varied……"

Lin's back was shot dozens of times by Jack at an astonishing speed. Before she even blinked, the bullets shot by Jack were like a hornet's nest.

Different from before, although Lin declared to "shield" Jack's attack, Jack's bullet came out of the gun barrel at almost the speed of light like a red laser beam bullet.

One shot, another shot.

While Jack was shooting, his mind was still filled with memories of the happy times he had spent with the captain. At that time, Xier scolded Jack, who was the main responsible party, because of the differences between himself and Javi.

He laughed. He knew the price he had to pay for activating the "explosion mode" in his body, which was his own life.

It is a fighting mode that allows Honkai to corrode his whole body. If the explosion mode in his body is activated, then his whole body will be gradually eroded by the high concentration of Honkai, and he will die after releasing the explosion mode.

"Impossible! Impossible! How could I... be killed by this... despicable mortal!!!"

With Lin's roar, her body disappeared in a hail of bullets like a violent storm.

Jack still did not let go of the plaster-like residue formed by Lin before her death. After confirming that Lin's body was transforming into plaster-like inactivated silicified cells after death, he still shot at the plaster fragments one after another.

I'm afraid this monster has the ability to resurrect.

After more than ten minutes of shooting, Jack finally stopped.

Due to overload, visible cracks appeared on the muzzles of his revolvers. These two specially-made pistols could not withstand Jack's burst mode and began to crack and fall apart.

[Huh...huh...it feels so good, finally...I can have a good shooting...]

【Although...it's the last time.】

His body finally could no longer bear the load, and as the red cracks on his skin faded, his eyes began to blur.

In his blurred vision, he seemed to see Xier breaking through the rocks covering the entrance of the cave and running towards him crying.

"Team...captain..."

"Jack! Jack!!!"

After Jack activated the burst mode to kill Lin, he finally collapsed to the ground due to the erosion of high concentration of Honkai energy. His torso also had large areas of Honkai crystallization due to the use of this ability.

"Why are you so stupid? Jack! Why didn't you wait for me to come...you..."

Xier held Jack in her arms, crying loudly and scolding him.

"I'm sorry, Captain... I privately released... my Honkai Restriction... I'm sorry."

"No, you can't die yet! Didn't you say you wanted to date me a few years ago? If you die...how can you...date me? Idiot."

"You still remember my joke...Captain."

Jack used up his last strength, raised his weak right arm, and gently placed his fingers on Xi'er's cheek, which had become transparent and broken crystals.

"Take good care of everyone in the fifth unit...Captain..."

"Jack! No!!"

As Jack's body was gradually covered by the collapse crystals, he finally lost the last signs of life and turned into a cold statue, and died in Xi'er's arms.

Xi'er no longer had the strength to cry. She faced the dead Jack and kept complaining about herself. It was because of her own incompetence that her important vice-captain left her.

"Captain Seele?"

At this time, Dr. Edward rushed over from the deepest part of the mine. When he saw that Xier was still holding the crystal statue formed after Jack's death, he realized that something was wrong.

"Please wait a minute, this is...Jack's?"

Xier silently placed Jack's body on the ground, and then fell unconscious on the ground as if his whole body had fallen apart.

Doctor Edward rushed to them to check on their current condition.

After diagnosing Jack's condition, Edward also diagnosed him very professionally. At this time, Jack was already on the verge of danger, and Xier also lost consciousness. The situation of the two of them was now very serious.

Danger.

"High-speed crystallization corroded by strong collapse energy... Jack is already in danger. Captain Seele should have a fainting reaction caused by excessive grief."

He calmly took out a crow from his cuffs, then took out a small scalpel, cut his wrist open, and poured the red blood from his body into the crow's throat.

"With Herrscher-like blood, Jack should be able to be saved, and Captain Seele should be fine too... I hope I can make it in time."

After being injected with a large amount of blood, the crow plunged into the transparent collapse crystal condensed on Jack's body, and injected his own blood into Jack's body, which was not completely dead.

His treatment was taking effect, and the crystals were slowly peeling off.

Immediately afterwards, another crow sprouted from Edward's back and flew to Xi'er's neck. The crow's beak pierced Xi'er's neck and injected her with a biological tranquilizer.

Because he cut his own artery, Dr. Edward lost too much blood instantly and stood up with a pale face. He used his Herrscher-like ability to treat the wound, and then suppressed the dizziness in his head.

Feeling dizzy, trying to stand up with support.

At the same time, the companions who had experienced the big explosion also rushed over. After seeing what happened to Xi'er and Jack, they also began to ask about the situation of the two people.

"Doctor... how are they?" Bronya was concerned about the conditions of Xi'er and Jack.
Chapter completed!