Gubu Fortress was blanketed by swirling snow.
Other than the sound of falling snow, there was utter silence.
Lin Lin stood atop the Great Wall, spreading his domain as he gazed into the void beyond the Umbrella Defense Line.
Beside him, his adjutant Zou Hai silently held the dog leash, feeling intensely nervous.
Niu Niu, the Labrador that had evolved supernatural intelligence, sensed the anxious tension within the silence. It was exceptionally well-behaved, lying at its owner's feet without daring to make even a whimper, quietly waiting.
"Death is not the end. Death is true rebirth."
Lin Lin suddenly said this.
Neither Zou Hai nor Niu Niu quite understood what it meant, but neither dared to ask. So they could only continue waiting.
"...Gu Shen is dead."
Lin Lin suddenly spoke again.
Those words gave Zou Hai a tremendous fright.
"Gu Shen... is dead?!"
Adjutant Zou's mind went completely blank. Too much had happened these past few days, and the news reaching Gubu Fortress had been too shocking. The earlier Wanted Order had already been shocking enough.
Now, Lin Lin's declaration that Gu Shen was dead made his brain crash outright.
Niu Niu's dog eyes widened as well.
Every supernatural being in the Northern Continent understood the weight carried by the name Gu Shen.
The earlier Wanted Order had already been absurd. This news of his death was even more absurd...
Of course, Zou Hai was no stranger to it.
Because six years ago, this news had spread once before.
And now, it was happening again.
Zou Hai quickly regained his senses. He suddenly understood why Major General Lin had been so silent. His superior had few friends in ordinary times. The Garrison Commanders in Central City all had their own factions, and Lin Lin had never had much interest