National Guardian's Gone and We're Done

”DING! Current host status detected.

New mission triggered: Resolve the problems at the Great Xia Empire’s Border City, once and for all.

Mission Completion Reward: Yin Yang Profound Realm.

Mission Failure: No penalty.”

The system’s notification suddenly rang in Chu He’s mind.

This unexpected mission made Chu He pause for a moment,

as it had been quite some time since he had heard a system notification.

’Yin Yang Profound Realm?’

’Is this a completely new realm?’

Chu He mused to himself.

At that moment, more and more people dressed in White Elephant Empire combat uniforms appeared in the forest ahead.

They wielded cold weapons, advancing slowly, step by step.

The White Elephant Empire was wary of Chu He,

so they avoided large-scale use of their new, bizarre weapons. Instead, they typically came to fight with cold weapons,

instigating a small-scale conflict or skirmish before retreating.

Their goal was to make life in the Great Xia Empire’s Border City unbearable.

After hearing Chu He’s words, every member of the Great Xia Empire’s Border City Defense Team

felt the belligerent blood in their veins begin to boil.

With Chu He protecting them, this battle was bound to be spectacular—a victory achieved with overwhelming, crushing force.

Besides, anyone who could accompany Chu He was surely no ordinary person.

Although Yumizakura’s otherworldly beauty had greatly surprised them,

and the girl named Gao Liceng, who looked like a high schooler, her apparent age also astonished the Defense Team members,

they didn’t dwell on it for long, remembering who Chu He was.

Gripping their specially-made steel pipes, choppers, and Wolf Fang Clubs,

they charged straight toward the group of White Elephant Empire soldiers ahead.

”The higher-ups gave the word today. We’re cleared to take out a few from the Great Xia Empire and give them a taste of our White Elephant Empire’s power.

Last time, they let one of our White Elephant Empire’s Deities, Vishnu, fall at the hands of Chu He. Today, we must collect some interest.”

One of the commanders said a few words to the men behind him, then took the lead, weapon in hand, charging at the front.

Suddenly, the yellow earth beneath them began to churn, and the once-solid ground instantly seemed to turn into quicksand.

This abrupt scene threw the White Elephant Empire soldiers into a panic.

They had no idea what was happening.

The White Elephant Empire’s men had been to this area more than once, but they had never encountered such a strange situation.

Had the terrain undergone some kind of change without their knowledge?

Or had the people of the Great Xia Empire secretly done something?

But they considered the latter possibility extremely low.

Everyone on Blue Star knew that the Great Xia Empire was the only nation that strictly prohibited the research and development of bizarre weapons.

This meant the Great Xia Empire only had pure Martial Artists, with no access to any cryptic weapons that defied human imagination.

In that instant, the sky seemed to lose its usual gentleness.

An ominous, dark yellow hue silently descended upon the land.

The yellow earth, which should have been a simple, natural element, now became exceptionally bizarre, its color growing deeper.

It looked like ancient ruins soaked in the afterglow of a sunset, or like the shifting sands swirling at the edge of the Gate of Hell.

Suddenly, as if stirred by an invisible hand,

the yellow earth began to heave and twist at an incredible speed. It was no longer soft dust,

but had transformed into tenacious shackles that tightly wound around the legs of the White Elephant Empire soldiers.

The faces of those who tried to break free were etched with horror and despair. Their muscles tensed from the strain, veins bulging, yet they could only watch helplessly as their legs were slowly devoured by this indescribable force.

Their struggles were pale and futile against the earthen restraints.

The texture of the yellow earth was beyond anyone’s imagination. It was as hard as iron yet as sticky as glue, neither a pure solid nor a flowing liquid, but a strange state somewhere in between.

The moment their cold weapons touched this yellow earth, they lost their former sharpness.

Whether it was a sharp blade or a heavy battle-ax, it could only leave a shallow mark on the yellow iron wall before being covered by more earth and completely submerged.

As the yellow earth continued to spread, panic quickly proliferated through the crowd like a plague.

The more they struggled, the deeper they sank.

The soldiers from the White Elephant Empire could only let out helpless cries, their voices gradually weakening within the earthen envelopment until they fell silent.

Before long, burial mounds made of yellow earth quietly appeared on the land, standing in silent rows.

”What in the world is happening over there? Has the Great Xia Empire started delving into bizarre weapons too?”

”How do these guys have the guts to use such ruthless methods against us today? Weren’t they always on the defensive, never attacking?”

The attackers from the White Elephant Empire on the other side had also noticed the situation with their comrades over here.

They began to discuss it one after another,

their faces filled with a sense of foreboding.

For some unknown reason, the Great Xia Empire seemed completely different today.

On the face of every Great Xia Empire Defense Team member charging from the distance,

there was actually an expression of sheer excitement. This was an emotion they had never seen on the faces of the Great Xia Empire’s Defense Team before.

’I won’t be left behind.’

On this side were the Great Xia Empire Defense Team members led by Gao Liceng.

She had seen what was happening on Nalan Fengshan’s side and naturally refused to be outdone.

With a delicate flick of Gao Liceng’s slender, pale fingers, as if plucking an invisible string, a strange phenomenon quietly manifested in the air.

Sheets of Yellow Paper materialized from the void without warning, light and sudden.

This Yellow Paper was utterly plain, with no complex Runes carved on it, nor any ornate patterns.

They looked just like the most common type found in funeral shops, so ordinary they could almost be ignored.

But beneath this simplicity hid a heart-stopping power.

Each sheet of Yellow Paper exuded a bone-piercing chill—a cold that transcended physical temperature, striking deep into the soul and causing people to tremble involuntarily.

In the blink of an eye, the sky seemed to be filled with this Yellow Paper. They were no longer stationary sheets,

but had transformed into a sky full of dancing phantoms, like an early winter blizzard, yet lighter and more elusive than snow.

The Yellow Paper spun and fluttered in the air, but ultimately, as if pulled by invisible threads, they all swooped down with unerring accuracy toward the panicked White Elephant Empire soldiers below.

It was a silent invasion, weaving a gigantic net in the air that enveloped all the soldiers.

As the amount of Yellow Paper continued to increase, the entire sky was stained a depressing, grayish-yellow. The light seemed to be devoured by this frigid aura, and the surrounding world became blurry and distant.

The temperature plummeted amidst this bizarre scene.

People’s breaths became heavy; every gasp drew in a biting chill, and even their heartbeats seemed to freeze in the cold.

Fear reached its peak at this moment.

”Watch out! There’s definitely something wrong with this Yellow Paper! Did the enemy bring in an expert to oversee this?

Everyone, be careful, or you’ll end up like our brothers in the other area.”

The commander on the White Elephant Empire’s side shouted the warning,

while at the same time raising his chopper and slashing at a sheet of Yellow Paper that was about to land on him.

A bizarre scene unfolded. The commander’s strike landed squarely on the first sheet of Yellow Paper that floated toward him.

But the Yellow Paper seemed to be completely weightless, yet possessed incredible toughness.

It stuck directly to the sharp chopper blade and wrapped itself around it.