Take You Home
There are no permanent friends, only permanent interests.
People can form alliances for mutual benefit, but these alliances are often easily broken.
Li Bingxi, a man who cherishes his life, never left City 25 to seek revenge when his son was murdered. Now, he joined forces with Shen Daichihachi to kill Li Shutong, only to be betrayed.
"You're the only one left," Li Shutong laughed. "Do you still think you can beat me?"
As he spoke, the Knight Demigod made a series of powerful and sweeping moves, stirring up the air like waves and causing snow to fall like tides.
But he disappeared from the world again, and when he reappeared, he was in front of one of Li Bingxi's clones.
One punch.
With just one punch, he sent the clone flying into the air.
Then disappear again.
With another punch, another Li Bingxi clone was sent flying into the sky.
The demigod of the Kashima family seemed utterly powerless in front of Li Shutong.
Li Bingxi's speed in recreating his clones was not as fast as Li Shutong's speed in disintegrating his clones!
It wasn't until this moment that Qing Chen understood why his master had said that above the demigod level, it was all about the limits of the individual. Li Bingxi's seemingly fierce dispersion of power was utterly ineffective in the face of absolute power.
If it weren't for the four S-rank shikigami protecting him beforehand, Li Bingxi would probably have already fled in defeat.
No, if it weren't for the alliance Shen Daichihachi and Li Bingxi- hee, Lee wouldn't have dared to come at all!
For some reason, Qing Chen felt a surge of excitement upon seeing this scene.
Previously, when the old tortoise from the God Era and Li Bingxi besieged Li Shutong, it would be a lie to say that he wasn't worried at all, after all, they were two demigods.
Qing Chen was even somewhat angry.
Now, the shikigami on the snowfield have left for some unknown reason, leaving only Li Bingxi. Qing Chen knows that the scales of victory have tipped in their favor.
Li Bingxi's twelve clones gradually stopped, and Li Shutong also stopped, resulting in a stalemate.
The demigod of the Kashima family carefully considered what to do. "Li Shutong, there is no need for us to determine a winner today. The one you are to kill today is Shen Daichihachi. Rather than wasting time here with me, you should immediately head north and kill him with your allies."
"Oh?" Li Shutong put his hands behind his back and asked with a smile, "After today, there will be no more knights, is that what you just said?"
"It's pointless to say all this now," Li Bingxi sneered. "Do you really think you can keep me here?"
"Why couldn't we keep them?" Li Shutong laughed.
Qing Chen's eyes lit up. If his master could keep Li Bingxi here today, then Deer Island would no longer have a demigod or a pillar of stability!
It is often said that when two demigods fight, if one of them is determined to run away, the other will never be able to kill him.
Now it seems that this is just a rumor, and Master seems to be very confident that he can keep the other party here!
This is a man who has just been promoted to demigod and is now standing at the top of the demigod food chain!
However, the next moment, Li Shutong suddenly shouted, "He's the only one left! Come out, everyone, and beat him up!"
Qing Chen was stunned for a moment.
He immediately looked around and saw six strangers emerging from the thick snow 300 meters away, seemingly out of nowhere.
Judging by the rate at which the snow has accumulated, these six people must have been lying here a day ago.
Master is deliberately turning the battle of demigods into a massive brawl!
No wonder Master fought for so long, guarding this circle without retreating an inch!
It turns out it wasn't a deep bond between master and disciple, but rather someone lying in ambush here!
Once a superhuman reaches Rank A, they gain a sixth sense. To evade the perception of a demigod, they must pay a much higher price.
The six people hid under the snow, and had to not look, think, or move. If they made any unusual movements, Li Bingxi and Shen Daichihachi would have noticed them long ago.
These people have specifically trained to gang up on a demigod!
Seeing his apprentice's surprised expression, Li Shutong patiently explained, "We are knights; if we can fight in groups, we should try to avoid one-on-one duels..."
Qing Chen's previous high spirits suddenly subsided considerably, but upon closer reflection, he realized that what his master said actually made a lot of sense.
Meanwhile, Li Bingxi, seeing this, knew that his chances of winning were slim.
In an instant, the twelve clones ran off in twelve different directions without the slightest hesitation.
No wonder this person is called the Stone Buddha; he truly cherishes his life!
At that moment, six people with different appearances ran over. As they passed by Qing Chen, they greeted him with laughter and jokes, "Hello, little boss!"
"May the little boss be blessed!"
"Long live the little boss!"
"The young business owner and her baby are safe and sound!"
These greetings left Qing Chen completely bewildered...
These six unorthodox knight messengers, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws, chased after the twelve clones.
Li Shutong turned to Qing Chen and said, "Don't just stand around, snipe him! Now that we've taken down one of his clones, he'll need three more days to recover. That old bastard is cunning; we might not be able to kill him this time. But even if we can't kill him, we should at least severely weaken him. When you go back, you can say you've sniped a demigod, how interesting!"
"Good... good!" Qing Chen immediately adopted the strategy of Conquer by Virtue, pulling the trigger again and again.
He felt that the world had suddenly become absurd, completely different from what he had imagined...
Li Bingxi no longer cared about his demigod image. With each step he took, he created a clone. The twelve clones immediately became twenty-four, and the twenty-four became forty-eight, fleeing in forty-eight directions!
The six knight messengers scattered to give chase, but as soon as they dispersed, Li Bingxi's clones returned to meet them. In the blink of an eye, a situation arose where six clones surrounded and attacked one person.
Fortunately, Li Shutong arrived in time and helped the knight messenger out of the predicament.
Then, the six knight messengers, no longer overconfident, focused on hunting down the clone. Six against one, their perfect teamwork ensured a sure victory.
Qing Chen felt it was a bit of a pity, after all, no matter how powerful these six knight messengers were, their opponent was still a demigod.
Even if the clone is divided into forty-eight, each of them will have A-level strength.
When hunting down clones of this level, being scattered is dangerous, but staying together is inefficient.
Just as Qing Chen thought of this, six more people emerged from the snow where the clones had fled, chasing after one clone and killing the next.
No sooner has one wave subsided than another begins.
The six new people had just emerged when six more emerged from further away!
In just a short while, a total of twenty-four people emerged from the snow.
Keep in mind, these were twenty-four people who had been hiding here for a day!
Qing Chen was completely numb.
He knew the Cavaliers liked to get into brawls, but he didn't expect this brawl to be on such a large scale!
These people were probably all orphans adopted by Li Shutong. Their strength varied greatly, and Qing Chen clearly saw that there was even a D-Class expert mixed in with the crowd pretending to be a master.
This guy has the loudest shouting.
Who are these people...?
In his hasty escape, Li Bingxi didn't have time to discern the strength of these people. He only knew that if he didn't bring out his trump card, he might really die here today!
But then, from the twenty-four remaining clones that had been chased down, another twenty-four clones appeared.
Instead of fleeing, the twenty-four bodies charged toward the knights and messengers.
Li Shutong frowned. "Step back."
As he spoke, he stood in front of all the knight messengers. One of the twenty-four clones pulled out a palm-sized wooden puppet from its sleeve!
The puppet has flexible limbs, but its face is painted with a strange smiling expression.
Upon seeing the puppet, Li Shutong's expression immediately changed. "Close your eyes! Forbidden Item ACE-016!"
Forbidden Item ACE-016, Killer of Witnesses!
ACE-016 'Killer of Witnesses' needs to be contained in a completely dark, sealed container.
Otherwise, it will choose the most opportune moment to kill any creature that has ever seen it.
Once ACE-016 appears, the containment personnel who have seen it will be obligated to evacuate all those who have not yet seen it and, at their own expense, bring it into a sealed container for containment.
This is a very strange and Forbidden Item; it has even killed an A-level superhuman!
Just now, all the knight messengers, including Qing Chen, saw it. If it cannot be contained, it will hunt everyone down to the ends of the earth, ignoring all disguises and distances, and it will be impossible to control.
The puppet jumped down from Li Bingxi's clone, but instead of killing anyone, it immediately tried to escape!
The most crucial information in the Forbidden Item ACE-016 is that it will choose the most opportune moment to kill.
With a demigod present at that moment, it immediately realized that it could not kill anyone, so its best course of action was to escape and then kill everyone one by one while they slept at night.
If we let it escape today, everyone here will face endless pursuit and nightmares!
Li Shutong darted over and grabbed it, but the puppet twisted its joints and broke free from his grasp in a deformed manner.
Li Shutong struck it into the sky with one palm, and struck it again each time it fell, preventing it from escaping.
He also tried to destroy the Forbidden Item directly, but no matter how hard he tried, the puppet could not be damaged.
Li Shutong frowned and said, "Li Bingxi was willing to give up such an important Forbidden Item in order to escape."
Although this Forbidden Item ACE-016 is not the most powerful Forbidden Item, it is the most convenient for scheming against people, making it impossible to defend against!
Even demigods would find it disgusting!
It must be said that a Forbidden Item used by a demigod to save his life always has unexpected effects.
The knights and messengers had lost their earlier bravado, and were now howling and shouting, "Boss, think of something quick, or we're all doomed!"
Seeing the knights and messengers who had been so fierce just moments before now playing the victim, Qing Chen was dumbfounded by their drastic change in attitude...
But where are they going to find a completely dark container right now?
At this moment, Li Shutong suddenly looked to the south and saw a flock of crows wearing black cloaks running quickly towards him. They took out white flame badges and pinned them to their hoods.
April, in the lead, shouted, "Get it here to me right now!"
Li Shutong seized the opportunity to slap the "Killer of Witnesses" sign at April, while April pulled a black pocket from her sleeve and slipped the little wooden puppet into it mid-air.
The pocket was pitch black, as if no light could penetrate it.
The little wooden puppet struggled in the black bag for a moment before finally calming down, and April breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing this, Li Shutong said, "You were prepared... No wonder you didn't come for March. I thought a demigod would fall, which is why I brought you here, but your goal is to contain it."
As he spoke, he frowned and looked north. "It seems that Chen Yu will not kill Shen Daichihachi."
Indeed, if a demigod were to fall, March would personally come to contain him, because she would be wary of anyone using the demigod's corpse to 'plant' Forbidden Item.
For example, burying Shen Daichihachi's body in some unknown place, and then searching for Forbidden Item in the cemetery decades later.
In the past, many superhumans maliciously "planted" Forbidden Item to make huge profits.
A Forbidden Item extracted from a demigod must be an S-class Forbidden Item, and its safety rating must be "extremely dangerous".
Of course, in the eyes of many people, Forbidden Item are rated as "extremely dangerous" by the Tribunal of Taboos are all very valuable.
April obediently said, "Uncle, the Forbidden Item ACE-016 is rated as extremely dangerous. If this thing falls into the hands of ordinary people, many people will suffer... If we are not careful, it may cause a massacre. You should understand the seriousness of this matter very well."
Li Shutong thought for a moment and said, "What if I don't give it to them?"
April: "A character as capable as you doesn't need something like this."
"I can send my apprentices to my disciples, and I can also send my grand-disciples to my disciples. I will have many grand-disciples in the future," Li Shutong said.
April's face immediately fell. "You are a demigod, surely you wouldn't make things difficult for a little girl like me?"
Li Shutong replied earnestly, "I will."
April said, "Our boss even gave Li Dongze a pocket watch..."
"One thing at a time, that's their business. Li Dongze also gave it to her," Li Shutong said.
April sighed and gestured for one of the crows behind her to open his backpack, from which he took out two red velvet boxes. "Just as the boss said, knights are all difficult to deal with. These are two Forbidden Item rated as safe. I'll trade them for the Forbidden Item ACE-016."
Li Shutong smiled and said, "Deal."
Qing Chen was stunned. So, you can even bargain here at the Tribunal of Taboos?!
Li Shutong said to April, "You guys got a great deal. If it weren't for March and... never mind, let's not talk about this."
As he spoke, the demigod casually picked up a red velvet box and handed it to Qing Chen: "I heard that you also took on a disciple in the Outer World. I've already given Li Ke his gift, this is for the other one."
Qing Chen's face darkened. "When you gave me the Forbidden Item, you weren't so quick to agree."
Li Shutong glanced at him and said, "I was afraid you'd spoil me."
"Won't they get spoiled? Li Ke's strength hasn't reached the point where he needs to wear Forbidden Item yet," Qing Chen said unhappily. "Don't spoil my disciple."
"How dare you speak so disrespectfully! Do I need to ask you before giving my grand-disciple a gift?"
Qing Chen thought to himself, "Is there some kind of curse on these knights when it comes to grandparents' affection for their grandchildren? Why do they all forget about their sons after having grandchildren?"
"Oh, right, Master, I have another disciple," Qing Chen said, looking at the other box in Li Shutong's hand.
"I suspect you are lying to me, but I have no proof," Li Shutong said.
Qing Chen pulled Li Shutong aside and whispered, "It's true, this is Onmyoji Knight."
Li Shutong raised an eyebrow. "Another job changer? And Onmyoji at that."
Qing Chen explained, "It's a nine-year-old girl named Jingūji Maki. Her blood can intimidate shikigami, and I still don't understand how it works. I smear her blood on my wrist, and after the Onmyoji dies, the shikigami will involuntarily crawl from my wrist into my mind."
Li Shutong was somewhat surprised. "Genji Clan?"
"What Genji Clan?" Qing Chen asked.
"The former master of the Kamishiro Family, Kamishiro tried to erase this part of the Li family, but bystanders recorded everything," Li Shutong said. "This little girl must be protected. Kamishiro will go crazy for her."
Qing Chen said in a low voice, "The God Era probably thinks that I am the one who can intimidate the shikigami."
Li Shutong gave Qing Chen a deep look. "Are you covering for her? This decision is very dangerous."
Qing Chen said, "I am her master."
"That's a bit like me," Li Shutong laughed heartily as he walked north. "You made the decision yourself, so you have to take responsibility for it. Let's go. The crows are after the Forbidden Item, which means that old tortoise from the Divine Era isn't meant to die today. Let's go see how he survived... What a pity, the Chen family's ambitions are even greater than I imagined."
The battle of demigods has ended prematurely.
Just like playing Texas Hold'em, when one person has three Kings and the other has three Aces, it's most likely to end in a head-to-head battle.
If one side is even slightly weaker, someone will think about running away.
The alliance between Li Bingxi and Shen Daichihachi was too fragile. Like dominoes, the moment Shen Daichihachi recalled her shikigami, the dominoes began to fall one by one.
In the north, only Chen Yu remained on the snowy plains; the whereabouts of the others were unknown.
On the snow-covered plain, there were huge craters several meters deep everywhere. Just by looking at this scene, one could tell how dangerous the battle had just taken place.
There was blood on the ground, but Chen Yu was not covered in blood.
Li Shutong and Chen Yu gaze at each other from afar.
The previous generation of demigods and the younger generation of demigods stood on this snowfield, and the world seemed to consist of only these two people, making the snowfield appear exceptionally serene.
Chen Yu, carrying a bamboo basket, bowed to Li Shutong and said, "I have repaid the favor my father owed me today."
"You injured Shen Daichihachi?" Li Shutong asked.
Chen Yu said earnestly, "Seriously injured."
"The student surpasses the teacher."
"He's too old, his energy is starting to decline, and he's even weaker at controlling his shikigami than before. Besides, you risked your life to restrain four of his shikigami at the beginning, which gave me the opportunity," Chen Yu said.
Why did you let him go?
"Because you and Shadow are not dead yet, and the Chen family is not ready," Chen Yu said frankly. "Moreover, I have already told him that the Northern Fleet of the Divine Era is carrying the 'Susanoo' missile and is on its way. Someone wants to kill all the demigods present today, including him. He knows who really wants to kill him. Letting him go back will only weaken the Divine Era. So I released Shen Daichihachi before you arrived."
"You're quite calculating, which is a bit unlike your father," Li Shutong said with a smile. "However, you're also quite frank, using open strategies instead of underhanded ones."
"It's not exactly a calculated scheme, but someone from the Chen family has to do these things," Chen Yu said.
"What are your plans for the future?"
"Go home, cultivate myself, and paint," Chen Yu said.
What are you planning to draw?
"I'll paint all the Buddhas in the sky," Chen Yu replied with a smile.
"You're ambitious, go for it," Li Shutong said.
As he spoke, Chen Yu bowed again, and he unfurled a Painting Scroll to release a Green Ox.
But then they saw the young demigod sitting cross-legged on Green Ox, riding the clouds and flying into the sky.
Qing Chen stared blankly at this scene, never expecting that the Chen family's demigod... would actually have a somewhat divine appearance.
Li Shutong said regretfully, "The original plan was to kill Shen Daichihachi today and plant him in Forbidden Zone No. 002 to await an S-class Forbidden Item, but I didn't expect the Chen family to not want him to die. The affairs of this world are truly complicated."
In fact, Li Shutong knew that the Northern Fleet of the Kamishiro Corporation was about to arrive, and no demigod was willing to die under such gunfire, so this battle was destined to be unsatisfying.
That head of the Kamishiro family... was ultimately a bit too hasty.
If it weren't for the arrival of this northern fleet, Li Shutong might have continued the pursuit northward, but now he has no choice but to retreat.
Knights prefer ganging up on others to being ganged up on.
Therefore, the head of the Kamishiro family was too clever for his own good.
"Let's go, let's leave before the Northern Fleet arrives," Li Shutong said.
But when he turned to look at his beloved disciple, he found Qing Chen standing there without saying a word.
"Master, I'm going south. There are people waiting for me there," Qing Chen said.
Li Shutong pondered, "You mean those people you brought out from A02 Base? If you go looking for them, you'll all be killed by the Susanoo missile."
Qing Chen calmly said, "I brought them out, and I also told them to wait for me at the target location. I didn't expect the Divine Era to send another fleet, and I don't know if I can get them away before the fleet arrives. But I have to go."
"What I'm curious about is, what method do you have to take more than a thousand people away from right under the noses of the Kamishiro fleet?"
"Perform a magic trick."
Are you confident?
"No."
"Then why do we have to go?"
"Because I am a knight."
Li Shutong said with a smile, "Then go ahead. Perhaps this is the meaning of your journey."
The boy turned and ran wildly southward. He ran across the snowfields and over the mountains, letting the wind howl around him and the cold seep into his skin.
The battle with the demigods had wasted too much time; he had to reach his destination within six hours.
Quick!
Qing Chen just wanted to go faster!
While running, he lost his balance due to the injury to his chest, but after falling to the ground and rolling once, he got up again and continued running.
Li Shutong watched the boy's back. He had always worried that Qing Chen carried too much on his shoulders, so he was always mature beyond his years.
So he tried sending Qing Chen back to school and trying to show Qing Chen the outside world, but nothing changed.
And now, he finally felt that something within his apprentice had come alive.
I will never retreat even half a step.
As dusk fell.
Li Cheng and Qing Ling walked at the front of the group, looking exhausted.
Their legs were numb, and they couldn't even clearly feel their hands touching their faces.
Along the way, people kept falling behind, and the soldiers collapsed by the roadside, knowing they would never get up again.
The exhausted soldiers longed to continue with the column and see what kind of miracle Inspector Qing Chen would deliver to them, but they would never see it.
"Go on your way, my soul will cross the Spring Thunder River before yours, and I will be waiting for your triumphant return in my hometown," someone said, sitting by the roadside.
Li Cheng and Qing Ling dared not look at the fallen soldiers any longer; their time was running out, and they could only keep moving forward.
Could Qing Chen be dead since he was being hunted down by Onmyoji?
Qing Chen survives, will he continue to flee with this group of burdens?
No one asked these questions. Everyone kept their last hope in their hearts, afraid that if they asked, even that sliver of hope would be extinguished.
Even if I really die here, I'll just consider it bad luck.
It's already a miracle that we were able to escape from A02 Base.
Just then, Li Cheng, who was at the very front, suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "We've arrived."
Qing Ling paused for a moment, then quickly surveyed his surroundings. "We're here! We've arrived at the place the boss told us to go!"
The soldiers were overjoyed and embraced each other. "We're here! We've finally arrived!"
But after the excitement comes disappointment.
This is a valley, and there is nothing else besides them—no one to meet them, no miracles, and no Qing Chen.
Li Cheng scratched his head blankly. "The boss might still be on his way. Should we wait here?"
The soldiers sat slumped on the ground, dejected.
Someone said, "The boss... probably can't outrun those Onmyoji."
The subtext is that Qing Chen may already be dead.
Someone said, "Why don't we head north again? Maybe a few of us can survive this snowfield. Spring will be here in a month; surely a few of us will make it out."
Li Cheng shook his head. "My orders were to get here; the military didn't tell us to go anywhere else."
"But..." someone tried to argue, "But we're already here. There's nothing here. We can't just sit here and wait to die."
Li Cheng suddenly said, "You were all soldiers before. If your orders were to hold your ground to the death, what would you do? Even if you were the only one left on the position, and the enemy still had ten thousand men, and no one ordered you to retreat, what would you do?"
"Just stay here..." someone said weakly. "I know what you mean, Old Li. Don't make us sound like cowards. Since you say it's a military order, then we'll all stay here and die here. It'll be more lively if we all die together, so that when we set off again, it won't be so lonely if any of our brothers fall behind."
"Qing Ling, you're skilled. Climb up into the valley and take a look at what's outside," Li Cheng said.
Qing Ling nodded and, without saying a word, began climbing up the mountainside towards the top of the valley.
Because his fingers were a little unresponsive, he almost fell several times.
After Qing Ling climbed to the top of the mountain, he stood there stunned.
Li Cheng shouted from the valley, "Qing Ling, what are you seeing? Everyone's stunned!"
In Qing Ling's view, on the distant horizon, a dense array of Northern Fleets was sailing towards them, their navigation lights shining like stars in the night sky. It was one of the combat formations that no soldier on the front lines wanted to face the most.
Qing Ling murmured, "I saw the Northern Fleet of the Age of Gods..."
Li Cheng: "Holy shit..."
Qing Ling analyzed, "They're at most forty kilometers away, numbering over two hundred, and they'll arrive very soon!"
Forty kilometers is the distance at which humans can see the horizon where the sea meets the sky.
The valley was silent; they never imagined that Qing Ling would see a fleet of ships!
With more than two hundred airships, there must be more than ten A-Class Airship... In fact, analyzing all of this is useless now. Just one Class B military airship would be enough to annihilate them all.
"Come down, Qing Ling," Old Li said in a low voice.
Qing Ling returned to the valley in a daze, and sat on the ground in silence.
Li Cheng laughed and said, "Looks like we won't be able to wait for the boss. If I were him, I would turn around and run the moment I saw this fleet in the distance."
Qing Ling suddenly said, "How do you sing that song the boss taught us again? Shall we sing it a few more times?"
Old Li laughed and scolded, "With your tone-deaf voice, what kind of singing are you going to do? Don't ruin the boss's songs."
"Just because you're tone-deaf doesn't mean you can't sing! Did being tone-deaf eat your rice?" Qing Ling stretched his neck. "How come I never realized you were such a suck-up before?"
Old Li lowered his head and said, "I don't really want to sing anymore. I wish I had a cigarette. I haven't smoked in nineteen years, and I've forgotten what it tastes like. I only remember the first time I smoked as a child, and I got dizzy after one puff. It was wonderful."
"Go back and I'll let you smoke as much as you want. After you get home, take a hot bath, eat a bowl of sweet and sour pork ribs made by your parents, and drink two glasses of wine."
"Give it back? Go back my ass," Li Cheng laughed and cursed.
But as soon as he finished cursing, he suddenly realized something was wrong, because it was Qing Chen's voice!
All the soldiers suddenly turned to look at the end of the valley, where the boy was standing, panting heavily, with a deep wound on his shoulder that revealed the bone.
Li Cheng immediately stood up. "Boss, what brings you here?! The northern fleet is almost here, you'd better get out of here! You're a small target, they might not even spot you!"
Qing Chen continued, "Zhang Lanlan, the top female celebrity you all like, married a wealthy businessman and had two children."
"A new model of the hovercar has been released, with a top speed of 460 kilometers per hour."
"The Federation's synthetic meat is still hard to eat, but it's at least better than the meat from A02 Base."
"LGD team won ten consecutive championships in the Holographic Esports League."
"Bars in the city lifted their alcohol ban last year."
"City No. 10 has started issuing ID cards to cats."
Qing Chen said, "I don't mean anything by saying this. I just feel that I should take you back to see what has happened there."
"Do you believe in miracles? Someone once told me that those who believe in miracles are miracles themselves," Qing Chen grinned. "Shall I perform a magic trick for you? To be honest, I'm not very confident, but if this magic trick fails, I'll die here with you."
"Huh?" All the soldiers were stunned.
Qing Chen glanced at the time on his right arm and said, "10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!"
All the soldiers waited silently.
As the countdown ended.
Rumble!
A black Steam Train, billowing thick smoke, emerged from the void deep within the valley.
It stopped beside everyone.
The person who believed in miracles actually created one.
Qing Chen slowly walked to the door of the Steam Train, and with his right hand, which was adorned with a black pinky ring, he gently turned the doorknob.
With a click, the door opened.
The thick black smoke billowing from the Steam Train's chimney suddenly stopped, as if something had happened that it couldn't understand...
Qing Chen turned around and smiled at the more than nine hundred soldiers, saying, "Let's go, I'll take you home."
The soldiers boarded the train, whose origins were unknown, in a daze, and then watched it disappear into nothingness from the carriage.
Sailing toward a destiny whose destination is yet unknown, but which is sure to be glorious.
Shadow stood alone on the distant mountain, silently watching this scene and chuckled, "It's not that I didn't want to take him back to the Ginkgo Manor, it's that I couldn't find him... I hope that one day I can see such magic again, it's interesting."
As they were talking, the northern fleet of the Divine Era had already arrived.
They dropped a Susanoo on the shadow's head, while the shadow watched with a cold smile. If the Shadow Gate could open horizontally, he would have made sure the Susanoo landed on his own military base in the Age of Gods.
Just as Susanoo was about to land, the Shadow Gate and disappeared.
Completely composed.
Book 3, Chapter 3 of the Night: Variations.
Over.
Sorry I wrote all night. I don't know when I'll wake up this afternoon. I'll update one or two chapters around 11 pm tonight, depending on my condition.