"After we die, will Nightfall disappear?" Jiang Er could not help asking.
"...No." Lin Qiye spoke slowly.
"According to the Night Watchmen's regulations, a team is only automatically disbanded, with only its designation retained, when the number of original members falls below three. It would exist in name only.
"But as long as there are three or more members, the team can continue to exist by recruiting new members."
"Old Cao and Fatty are still in the Heavenly Court. Jialan is asleep, but she still counts, and Qingyu's original body remains as well... Nightfall will still have four members left and will not be disbanded. As long as two more new members are added, it can still carry out missions for Great Xia."
Lin Qiye turned around, looked into An Qingyu's eyes, and said seriously:
"Qingyu, from now on, you'll be Nightfall's captain... understand?"
An Qingyu looked at Lin Qiye. He neither nodded nor shook his head, merely remaining silent.
There were things he wanted to say, but could not say now.
Without Lin Qiye, Shen Qingzhu, and Jiang Er... no matter how many newcomers they recruited, the Nightfall Squad would no longer be Nightfall.
An Qingyu had joined the Night Watchmen because of Lin Qiye and become Nightfall Squad's vice-captain because of him. If even Lin Qiye was gone, what meaning would such a team have left?
"Poor Cao Yuan, though." As if recalling something, Lin Qiye smiled helplessly. "He only just recovered a bit of his sanity. Once he hears that we died in battle, he'll probably turn back into an idiot who only knows how to go 'hehehe'..."
At those words, everyone's lips curled into faint smiles.
They stood back to back, each facing a different direction. Black storm clouds crashed down upon the world, and they