Godslayer: Starting with a sword god, the Night Watchers can't hold on any longer.

Chapter 454 Commemoration: Plans Changed, Preparing for a Breakthrough!

Dong dong dong~!

A rapid knocking sounded outside the door of the Night's Watch Commander-in-Chief's office.

Zuo Qing, who was engrossed in processing documents, looked up in confusion.

"Enter."

"Commander Zuo, something bad has happened. An unusual energy fluctuation has been detected at the underground shelter in Lin'an City. After analysis, the intelligence department has determined that the unusual energy fluctuation is very likely to come from the Cthulhu pantheon."

Whoosh~!

Upon hearing the word "Cthulhu," Zuo Qing broke the window without hesitation, leaving Secretary Min alone in the office, panting heavily.

"Whew! ...Hopefully, it's not too late..."

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Above the clouds, Zuo Qing, who was rushing to Lin'an City at full speed, dialed Shen Qingzhu's number.

After a busy signal, his relaxed voice came from the other end of the receiver. Coincidentally, Shen Qingzhu's mission location was right next to Lin'an City.

"Commander Zuo, what are the instructions?"

"I'll send you the location. There's a fluctuation of elemental divine power there. I'm heading there now. You're faster, so go check it out first!"

"receive."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingzhu casually tossed away the giant lizard's head that he had severed.

"Notify the logistics department to come and handle the aftermath. I have to go now."

Then, ignoring the expression on the Night's Watchman's face, he spread his six wings and took off.

How could there be a Kree-type fluctuation within the Great Xia territory...?

Didn't the night watchmen on the frontier notice anything unusual?

This whole thing is weird...

It seems best to interrogate them while they're still alive. We've made so many preparations; we can't let all our efforts go to waste because of a moment's carelessness...

'Beep beep~!'

Just then, Zuo Qing sent the location of the underground shelter in Lin'an City to Shen Qingzhu's mobile phone.

The latter glanced down and then transformed into a cloud of gray mist, rapidly disappearing into the distance.

When he arrived above a forest on the outskirts of Lin'an City, his gaze was drawn to the crimson glow emanating from the mountain valley.

At the same time, the positioning system also emitted a clear alarm sound.

It seems... this is the place.

"These things really are disgusting..."

Without much thought, Shen Qingzhu's six wings flapped, and she crashed into the ground like a cannonball.

Just as he arrived at the underground space filled with scarlet slime.

A four-legged monster with dozens of tentacles was firmly pinned to the wall by a straight sword made entirely of pixels.

What's going on here...?

This forbidden ruin... is it a memorial?

What about her?

"Instructor Shen!"

Just as he was observing the situation in the underground space, a very familiar voice entered his ears.

When he looked in the direction of the sound, he saw Fang Mo, covered in injuries, holding a limp body and shouting anxiously at him.

"President Ji is dying!"

"Who says I can't do it? I'm just a little tired... I want to sleep for a while..."

"You can't sleep! In this condition, if you fall asleep, you won't be able to wake up!"

"I'm really fine... I'm in great physical condition... It's just... never mind, you wouldn't understand even if I told you..."

Just then, Shen Qingzhu flew to their side.

"What's going on?"

Looking at Ji Nian's somewhat helpless expression, he asked sarcastically.

"Are you trying to seduce a young woman?"

"Bullshit! When did I ever want to eat young grass?"

"No...who the hell are you calling Old Cow?"

Hearing that Jinian still had the mood to joke, Shen Qingzhu was finally certain that she was indeed not in mortal danger, but...

Why does she look so weak?

Should I take you to the hospital?

"Why go to that hospital? Can't you tell what's wrong with me?"

"Hmm...aside from wanting to date younger women, I really can't see anything else..."

“I…” Upon hearing this, Ji Nian blushed and sat up somewhat helplessly.

"I'm about to break through."

breakthrough?

Commemoration is already the pinnacle of human achievement; if she were to go even further, it would mean...

"You mean?"

“That’s right.” Seeing Shen Qingzhu’s shocked expression, Ji Nian smiled slightly and said with some pride.

"The constant strain on my mental energy during this period has allowed me to perceive the fluctuations of my own laws. The battle with the [Black Goat] cub just now also gave me some insights."

"Now it seems the timing was just right."

Just then, Zuo Qing, enveloped in cyan flames, also arrived in the underground space. When he saw Ji Nian sitting in a pool of blood, he anxiously flew forward.

"How are you feeling? Do you need to go to the hospital?"

"Hey, Commander Zuo, I didn't realize you cared about me so much, you even came all this way in person."

"Let's not talk about that now. I already notified the team doctor stationed in Lin'an City when I came. Judging by the time, they should be arriving soon."

"No need, I'm fine." Then, Ji Nian repeated what she had just said to Shen Qingzhu.

When Zuo Qing heard that Ji Nian was about to ascend to the Divine Realm, his expression of shock was no better than Shen Qingzhu's.

"I have to thank you, if it weren't for the fact that you've been relentlessly draining my mental energy these past few days, I don't know when this day would have come."

After a moment of silence, Ji Nian smiled slightly, stood up, tugged at the clothes sticking to her body, and said in a very displeased tone.

"This thing is disgusting, it just spews blood for no reason, hey." As she said this, she raised an eyebrow and looked at Fang Mo, who looked shy, with some doubt.

"Is there something about you that attracts this 'mysterious' thing? Why does this idiot want to eat you so badly?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Mo, regaining her senses, coughed twice and told everyone about how she had taken on the soul of the divine beast, the White Tiger.

"Simply put, I am now the true form of the Great Xia Divine Beast. My blood has a fatal attraction to ordinary 'mysterious' beings, and of course... the [Black Goat] cub is no exception."

"Oh! I was wondering why everyone wanted to get close to you."

"Cat... Mint?" Upon hearing this, Fang Mo blushed, stood up awkwardly, and walked to the side to draw her longsword, which had long been knocked away by the black goat.

"Alright, let's get down to business." Seeing this, Zuo Qing shook his head helplessly and spoke up to help Fang Mo, who didn't know what to do.

Why did the black goat cub suddenly appear in Lin'an City?

"I had Secretary Min confirm while we were on the road that there were no unusual circumstances at the border post."

"Perhaps, in the battle of Chennan Pass, Li Jie's final sword strike didn't kill all the Black Goat cubs, and this was the one that escaped?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingzhu waved her hand, dispelling the scarlet slime scattered around the four people, and casually guessed what was going on.

"It's unlikely. I saw Li Jie's sword strike back then. Let me put it this way... even if the Black Goat himself were there, he couldn't possibly escape from that sword strike."

"Then there's only one possibility..."

After speaking, Ji Nian casually arranged a few pink chairs in the Forbidden Ruins, sat down, and gently tapped the pixelated round table, gesturing for everyone to sit down and continue the conversation.

"This black goat cub must have entered the Great Xia through some kind of random teleportation array. There are quite a few gods with such methods, but it seems there's only one related to the Khrushchev faction..."

"Who?" After taking his seat, Zuo Qing asked with a furrowed brow.

However, Ji Nian did not answer. Instead, she rested her chin on her hand and quietly looked at Shen Qingzhu, who seemed to be deep in thought.

“【Key to the Gate】.......An Qingyu........”

As the embodiment of time and space, the Key to the Gate could easily teleport a Black Goat cub to a random location on Earth. However, its true form is currently in a dormant state, so...

The only one who could have released the cubs into the Great Xia Dynasty was An Qingyu, who had merged with a portion of the authority of the [Key to the Gate].

"Then why did he do that?"

"Just a young Black Goat. Although its mental pollution is very strong, it is only at the 'Klein' level..."

"Although it might cause us some trouble, it won't hurt us much..."

"Perhaps this is just a test?" After a moment of contemplation, Zuo Qing tapped her fingertips rhythmically on the table and said softly.

"Once the first one appears, there will be a second, a third... and countless more..."

"It's true that the Black Goats reproduce at a terrifying rate, but with the existence of the Alien Invasion Detection and Alarm System, we will definitely detect them before they enter the border of Great Xia. At that time, all our preparations will come in handy."

"What I fear most is something like this: those monsters with a certain level of intelligence suddenly appear somewhere in Great Xia. Even if their own cultivation level isn't high, the human elite could handle them. But the numbers are disproportionate, and Great Xia's existing human elites would also have to deal with the Kree Gods, who could invade Great Xia's territory at any time..."

"This workload is far too great... It's simply beyond the capabilities of these few individuals who are at the pinnacle of human achievement..."

“That’s your problem.” Hearing this, Jinian slumped into her chair and said with a sigh of relief.

"Anyway, I'm about to break through to the next level, so I definitely won't be able to help you in the short term. However... I can lend you some of the experts from the Shangxie Society for the time being."

As he spoke, Jinian pulled a warm, golden token from his pocket.

"This is the Shangxie Decree. Seeing it is the same as seeing me in person. With this, you can command any member of the Shangxie Society without any accidents."

After saying that, Ji Nian opened his mouth wide and yawned twice, then waved lazily at the three of them.

"Alright... I should go to sleep now. You guys can leave. I'll leave this underground space to you. Once I break through, I'll complete the construction of this last shelter as soon as possible."

Seeing this, Zuo Qing nodded with a grave expression.

He wasn't dissatisfied with the commemorative gesture; something else was troubling him...

well........

How should we deal with these potentially dangerous creatures that could appear at any moment...?

To avoid disturbing the commemoration of the breakthrough, Shen Qingzhu used her divine power to completely seal the entrance to the underground space after everyone had come out of the cave.

Once she attains godhood, she will naturally be able to break the restrictions and depart on her own.

"Xiao Shen, are you going back to Beijing?"

"No, I have a few missions at the Special Operations Division that no one has taken on yet, and I need to go there to take care of them quickly."

"It must have been tough for you that Seven Nights went missing."

"It's my duty." Hearing this, Shen Qingzhu waved his hand, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and lit it with two fingers.

"Where are you, kid? Do you want to go back to the capital to get your injuries treated?"

After deciding what to do next, the two executives suddenly remembered that they had a little one with them.

Upon hearing this, Fang Mo waved her hands repeatedly in refusal.

"Commander Zuo, Instructor Shen, my injuries have almost healed. My team members are waiting for me, so I won't be going back to Beijing."

"Alright, be careful when carrying out missions, don't overexert yourself, and inform headquarters immediately if there are any problems you can't solve."

"I see."

The realm of Olympus.

At the summit of the sacred mountain, the Black Goat walked slowly to An Qingyu's side with what it considered to be elegant steps.

"My dear Xiao An... this attempt was a great success. Guess what I... discovered?"

He bent down and spoke softly in a very good mood, but...

An Qingyu answered calmly without even opening her eyes.

"I don't want to guess. I'd rather use that time to recover the mental energy I used to summon the Gate of Truth."

“How boring.” [Black Goat] was not annoyed and continued to speak to himself.

"It seems that the Great Xia is building some so-called underground shelters to house those lowly lives..."

"I don't know what those Night Watchmen were thinking. It's just a relatively solid underground space. How could it stop our invasion?"

"Don't you think so, Xiao An?..."

Hearing this, An Qingyu remained silent, turning her head away to tacitly agree to everything the Black Goat had said.

Seeing that he was unwilling to pay attention to him, the Black Goat stopped trying to embarrass himself and turned back to his lair.

"The day the Key to the Gate returns will be the day Blue Star perishes."

"No one can stop our invasion, not even the Great Xia!"

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