“Captain, let’s just run if things go south.”
“Yeah, Captain, that’s an evil god, not some random stray. Even if we find it, can we even send the message back? We’d probably turn into piles of flesh the moment we lay eyes on it.”
The man trembled as he spoke, clearly haunted by the previous tragedy.
A giant flesh ball had flown into their camp, instantly turning hundreds of people into puddles of gore.
Just as things were about to spiral out of control, the General stepped in.
To everyone’s shock, the flesh ball turned out to be the General’s elder brother, a Sequence 4 powerhouse!
“Captain, the evil god must have fled into Great Wei territory. With just the few of us, going there to investigate is just asking to be slaughtered, isn't it?”
“Yeah, Captain. You know how ruthless those Great Wei people are.”
“Enough!”
The captain roared, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at them.
“Where do you think we are? Saying things like that here—are you trying to die faster?”
“A soldier's duty is to obey! Since the General has given the order, we carry it out even if it kills us!”
Hearing this, his subordinates exchanged looks, their expressions turning sour.
The captain felt a chill run down his spine. He glanced around and continued.
“Don’t forget where we are!”
Only then did the tension in their faces ease slightly.
They boarded an off-road vehicle and drove out of the camp. Once they were far enough...
“Captain, was this war really started just so the General could promote?”
“Must so many of our soldiers sacrifice their lives for one man’s promotion? Aren’t those soldiers also someone’s children?”
The captain sighed.
“Even if it is, what can you do? Go to Your Majesty and say you object?”
“Don’t be stupid. You and I are just pawns, cannon fodder to be discarded at any moment.”
“The only thing we can do is obey orders and try our best to survive. That’s it.”
“But Captain, they aren't giving us a way to live.”
The captain fell silent for a few seconds.
“Look as hard as you can. If we really can't find anything... then we'll have to find our own way to survive.”
...
After the group had their fill, they collectively saw the chef off.
The Bureau Chief hadn't lied; the chef's bodyguards were indeed Sequence 8s. It seemed he made quite a lot of money.
After he left, everyone returned to the Security Bureau to listen to the Bureau Chief and the others recount their glory days.
Yin Yang and Liu Hong were undoubtedly the best listeners.
They chatted about everything under the sun in a relaxed atmosphere until the Bureau Chief's deputy ran in.
“Chief, the men below have a report.”
The Bureau Chief glanced at him, stood up, and smiled apologetically at Mr. Yuan and the others.
“I'm sorry, Bureau rules. I need to go check on this.”
“Go ahead, do what you need to do.”
Mr. Yuan and the others were very understanding. How could matters of the Security Bureau be revealed in front of outsiders?
Once the Bureau Chief left, Mr. Yu stretched lazily.
“Man, time flies. Back then, we were all in the same dorm, spending all day discussing which female student was the prettiest or had the longest legs...”
“Cough, cough!”
Mr. Yuan coughed twice, glaring at Mr. Yu as if to say, How can you say that in front of my students?
Mr. Yu didn't care.
“Why are you glaring at me? You were part of those discussions too.”
“Sigh, after graduation, I joined the military, you became a doctor, and he joined the Security Bureau.”
“I didn't expect that when we finally met again, we'd be at this age.”
Hearing this, even Mr. Yuan felt a bit sentimental.
BOOM!!!
A massive explosion suddenly rang out!
Mr. Yu and Mr. Yuan immediately erupted with divinity, shielding Yin Yang and Liu Hong. Then, a manic laugh echoed from outside.
“Come! Witness me!”
“Hahaha~”
Yin Yang instinctively looked out the window. He saw an old man in a black robe floating in mid-air. Beneath his feet, numerous white bones collided with one another, producing sharp, rhythmic clacks.
“Presumptuous!”
The Bureau Chief roared, and chains began to coil toward the figure in the air.
But before his chains could bind him, the white bones had already pierced through the old man!
Blood flowed from the wounds and was absorbed by the bones.
The old man laughed frantically.
“Long live the True God!”
“Witness me!!!”
His voice was booming, drawing the gaze of many.
BOOM!
The old man exploded, turning into a mess of flesh and blood!
The bones that had pierced his body were blasted everywhere.
The Bureau Chief looked utterly bewildered, while Mr. Yuan and Mr. Yu frowned deeply.
Security officers and patrolling soldiers began to clean up the remains. Before long, the Bureau Chief walked back in.
“Damn lunatic, coming here just to blow himself up!”
“Looking at those robes just now, he seemed to be from the Shadow Lotus Church.”
“Yeah. Come, let's keep chatting.”
The Bureau Chief clearly had no intention of discussing it further, even if they were his old classmates.
“Let's call it a night. Look at the time; we should go back and sleep.”
“Huh?”
“What do you mean 'huh'? We're staying in Wangnian City; won't there be plenty of opportunities to chat later?”
The Bureau Chief didn't insist on them staying and saw them out of the Security Bureau.
...
That night.
In a dream.
Yin Yang looked at the mountain of corpses and sea of blood before him with curiosity.
Splash~
Splash~
The sea of blood surged, pushing the skeletons inside to crash against each other with crisp clacking sounds.
“Heh heh heh~”
The voice of the old man from earlier rang out. He floated in front of Yin Yang and smiled.
“You are my witness. I shall live forever within your body!”
Yin Yang frowned slightly and instinctively took a step back.
“Your logic isn't very rigorous. I'm just an ordinary person. According to the average lifespan of a Great Wei man, I'll live to be about seventy-five. That's a considerable distance from your goal of eternal life.”
The man seemed not to have expected Yin Yang to say that, and his expression froze.
“Also, to be honest, I already have quite a few tenants in my body. It's very crowded, and some spots have already been reserved. It's not very convenient for you to move in.”
Yin Yang looked apologetic, which only made the other party more confused.
Then, before he could react, the figure of the blade-wielding ghost charged out from behind Yin Yang and delivered a downward slash!
Splat!
The black-robed old man was cleaved in two, but his eerie laughter did not stop.
“Heh heh heh, it's useless! Here, I am invincible!”
Hearing this, the apologetic smile on Yin Yang's face gradually turned somewhat grotesque.
“Invincible? I wouldn't be so sure.”
The blade-wielding ghost stood behind Yin Yang, leaning on its blade. Then, the figures of the lantern-carrying ghost, the Red-Haired Ghost, the Headless Ghost, and the Flayed Ghost slowly emerged, their combined presence overwhelming.
The black-robed old man sneered at the sight.
“And you still call yourself an ordinary person?”
Yin Yang put on an embarrassed expression, as if he had been caught in a lie.
“Oh dear, you saw through me.”
...
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