From the moment he boarded the plane, Lin Qiye had fallen asleep again. Other than briefly waking up when he got off the plane and into a car, by the time he regained consciousness, he had already arrived before the Shangjing courtyard.
Lin Qiye had not returned to the Night Watchmen Headquarters. First, because the Night Watchmen's focus was now on the three border passes, and there was hardly anyone left at headquarters. Second, because there was no bed in his office after all... For rest, this place was still quieter and more comfortable.
Lin Qiye pushed open the courtyard gate. With dark yellow fallen leaves scattered across the yard, he glanced at the chessboard beneath the tree and walked straight into his room.
He set an alarm, undressed, and got into bed. Half a second later, Lin Qiye sank into a deep sleep...
The pendulum clock on the wall gradually began to sway as time slipped away second by second.
All was silent.
BOOM—!!
A muffled peal of thunder came from Great Xia's border.
The snow-covered wilderness suddenly trembled, and countless Flying Birds flew into the clouds in terror.
At that moment, a Night Watchman atop the silver-white pass walls seemed to sense something and abruptly looked beyond Great Xia's borders!
Dark clouds shrouded the heavens. Blood-red lightning, like the veins of the sky, intertwined and flickered endlessly. At the far end of the horizon, a black tide swept across the earth like a tsunami, rushing toward them!
As the black tide drew nearer, the ground's trembling became increasingly distinct, as though an about-to-erupt volcano were shaking violently.
The next moment, a piercing alarm rang across the sky!!
Dense cries rose from within the pass as every cannon simultaneously locked onto the distance. Just then, a colossal crimson