Council Leader Gu Ce

The Heaven-Escaping Shuttle was prepared for Luo Feng.

Of course, it would not be handed straight to him. A few small trials had to be arranged for him first.

As for the Ancient Civilization Gravity Chamber, Hong had someone send it to the designated location. Rimuru said it could be modified a bit.

Hong and Thor went to the War God Palace to handle matters and prepare the plan for launching an attack on the Monster Emperor.

After saying something to Hong, Gu Ce went to the Training Camp.

Today was September 23rd.

Luo Feng was in the Wilderness Area. Gu Ce came directly before him.

"Gu Ce?"

Luo Feng, who was in the middle of slaughtering monsters, was startled.

"Why aren't you a War God yet?" Gu Ce asked with a frown.

"...No, I've only been in the Training Camp for just over a month. Am I supposed to be a War God already?" Luo Feng was rather stunned by Gu Ce's question.

"You should go through more tempering," Gu Ce said.

Luo Feng was the type of person whose potential would erupt in life-or-death moments. He was like a sponge—the more you squeezed him, the greater his potential became, and the more water came out.

In the Training Camp, there were still too few life-and-death crises. With Luo Feng's strength as a High-level General-level spirit reader, as long as he did not provoke a Lord-level Monster, he basically had no enemies.

"Do you want to speed up how fast you get stronger?" Gu Ce asked.

"Can I?" Luo Feng's eyes lit up.

"Of course. I'll give you exclusive access to the Ancient Civilization Gravity Chamber, as well as some Spirits of Plants and Trees," Gu Ce said with a soft laugh. "What you need to do is very simple. While still at the High-level General level, kill a Lord-level Monster alone, or master the third level of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade before October 1st. I'll provide you with a portion of Dragon Blood and a Psionic Weapon."

"How about it? Confident you can do it?"

"..." Luo Feng hesitated a little and pondered for a long time.

Gu Ce did not urge him, merely watching in silence.

"I agree," Luo Feng finally said.

Gu Ce nodded in satisfaction, turned, and left, leaving Luo Feng with a carefree view of his back.

"Gu Ce, why are you helping him?" Rimuru's voice rang out, asking curiously.

"Consider it a contribution to the Human Race." High in the sky, Gu Ce looked down at Luo Feng from behind the clouds.

"The Human Race?" Rimuru was stunned again.

"It's nothing. Let's go. I know a place where there's still a well-preserved spaceship." Gu Ce instantly burst forth and left the spot.

In Bronze City.

Gu Hechang was badly injured at this moment. Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and he had to use the Eternal Life Sword to support his body before he could barely stand on the ground.

This damn place wasn't a pharmaceutical factory at all. It looked more like an arsenal to me!

Gu Hechang really wanted to curse.

It was only because he was relatively strong. Otherwise, he would probably have died at the hands of those mechanisms.

This Bronze City was filled with mechanisms. Rather than a pharmaceutical factory or an arsenal, it was actually more like a large warehouse.

Spirits of Plants and Trees, strangely shaped medicines, and all sorts of weapons—this place had them all.

Of course, there was definitely danger too.

Bronze City could roughly be divided into three areas: the medicinal materials area, the weapons area, and the books area.

Each area had different mechanisms, arranged in order.

The mechanisms in the medicinal materials area posed the lowest level of threat. If one only explored the outer perimeter, even General Level fighters could contend against the mechanisms. Once they reached the inner perimeter, as long as they did not go too deep, War Gods would not have much of a problem either.

But once they reached the weapons area, even the mechanisms still on the outer perimeter posed a certain threat to War God-level fighters. Once they reached the inner perimeter, even War God-level fighters had to focus with all their might. The slightest carelessness would mean dying directly beneath the mechanisms.

For example, the two Mid-level War Gods from the Xu Family and the Wang Family had died just like that.

As for the books area, Gu Hechang had not been there yet, nor did he dare to go.

The three people from the Glory Corps had been separated as soon as they entered. He did not know whether they were dead or alive.

After entering this passage, it seemed to be a maze that forcibly separated people.

Only after Gu Hechang reached the weapons area did he see those two unlucky bastards, and he happened to see the scene of their deaths as well.

The mechanisms in the weapons area had been activated by those two unlucky bastards. A Mechanical Guard with strength surpassing a War God was wandering not far from Gu Hechang.

Gu Hechang was currently crouched in a corner, praying that the thing outside would hurry up and leave.

"Uncle? Need help?"

Gu Hechang was stunned.

The morning of October 1st.

Inside the War God Palace.

Hong and Thor appeared here at the same time. Aside from the two of them, the other Council Leaders and Councilors had all arrived as well.

In addition, the vast majority of War Gods had also received the notice and entered the War God Palace together.

"What happened? So many people are here."

"I don't know. Are they announcing something? Is there a new Councilor?"

"I think something big is about to happen."

"Stop arguing. Hong is here."

"I have gathered everyone here today to announce two matters!" Hong stood on the stage and spoke calmly. The audience instantly fell silent.

"The first matter is to welcome a new member of the War God Palace, as well as the newly appointed third Council Leader, Gu Ce!"

"What?"

"Gu Ce? Which Gu Ce?"

"Wasn't the third Council Leader Mohandesen?"

The crowd below instantly erupted.

The War Gods from the United States side expressed their confusion and all looked toward Mohandesen. But they saw that "Ice Snow Emperor" Mohandesen did not speak up to refute it. He merely stood there with a somewhat stiff expression.

Gu Ce appeared before everyone with a smile and greeted them.

"It really is him. Gu Ce of the Gu Family. Isn't he only sixteen this year?"

"Sixteen years old and third on Earth. Hiss!"

"Good thing I didn't make an enemy of him before!"

"My daughter happens to be unmarried. I'll have her build a good relationship with Gu Ce."

"Your daughter is already in her forties! My granddaughter just turned fourteen..."

"As for Gu Ce serving as the third Council Leader, this was jointly decided by the five of us Council Leaders and the Councilors. It cannot be refuted," Hong said indifferently.

Refuting it would be useless anyway.

Over the past few days, Thor had come forward to invite them, and Gu Ce had beaten them one by one. Even when they attacked together, they had not been able to touch the corner of Gu Ce's clothes.

Did they still dare to refute it after that?

"The second matter." Hong paused as he spoke and looked down below. "This matter concerns every single one of us, and even the safety of all humanity."

Hearing this, everyone perked up and focused intently on the stage.

"Could it be?" Jia Yi's eyes lit up, but he still did not dare to be certain.

"After discussion, we have decided that seven days from now, on October 8th, we will officially launch an all-out offensive against the monsters. I, Thor, and Gu Ce will restrain the Monster Emperor. The other Council Leaders and Councilors will be responsible for dealing with and resisting the beast tides. Once the three of us deal with the Beast Emperor, we'll come help!"

"In this battle, we will take Earth back into the hands of us humans! We will begin a new era that belongs to humanity!"

"Good!" Jia Yi shouted explosively, the first to respond.

As the highest-ranking figure in the Huaxia military, he had seen far too many soldiers part from life and loved ones in death. Ever since the Great Nirvana, countless people had died at the hands of monsters. Humanity had been forced to retreat into base cities, and still had to remain constantly vigilant against the formation of beast tides.

Monsters had killed far too many people!

Now that there was hope of ending this chaotic age, how could Jia Yi not be happy?

The others also responded to the call one after another. Ever since the Great Nirvana, Earth's humans had suffered bitterly under monsters. Now, at last, they saw hope of a counterattack!

"Very good. All of you, go back and prepare. Make proper arrangements to defend against the beast tides!" Hong said.

Everyone nodded and logged off one after another, spreading this thrilling news.