National Guardian's Gone and We're Done

”The Shy One appeared! That scared the crap out of me. It came without any warning at all.”

”Chu He must have dropped that photo on purpose. How could someone like him make such a rookie mistake?”

”He’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing, killing his enemies with a smile on his face.”

”Luring the Shy One over here... isn’t that like letting a wolf into the sheepfold? And a mutated wolf, at that!”

”Yes, yes, yes! I actually thought Chu He was going to let those animals from the White Elephant Empire off the hook. I didn’t expect him to have an ace up his sleeve.”

The perception of Chu He held by many viewers in the live stream chat was once again shattered and rebuilt.

They had originally thought Chu He was simply a genius singularly focused on pursuing the pinnacle of Martial Arts, but they never imagined his disposition could be so cold.

This made those who had been secretly plotting to challenge or target Chu He begin to reconsider their plans.

It seemed Chu He had never once shown mercy when facing his enemies. In fact, he would often retaliate with even greater viciousness, adopting a style that completely eradicated them, root and stem.

The live stream feed flickered for a moment before quickly stabilizing.

The flicker was caused by the reporters preparing to recall their remote-controlled drones.

In their eyes, this broadcast, which had already shaken the entire world, was about to come to an end.

Next, Chu He would most likely leave the White Elephant Empire.

As for what would become of the White Elephant Empire afterward, there was no need for the drones to continue filming.

Besides, the drones had already been operating for so long that continuing any further would make it difficult for them to return to the city.

The reporters didn’t dare get too close to the area, terrified of being caught in the crossfire.

After all, a figure like Chu He could cause devastating effects over a vast area with a mere flick of his finger.

Therefore, they were operating from the maximum remote-control distance, sending the drones in to do the work.

Although the equipment was very expensive, it was nothing compared to their own lives.

But then, the unexpected happened. The bizarre Evil Spirit that had previously been controlled by Shiva suddenly reappeared.

Its appearance was triggered by the printed photo of the Shy One’s face that had fallen from Chu He, activating the Shy One’s kill-on-sight rule.

The Shy One appeared with incredible speed!

It punched a powerfully built man, and his body immediately bent in half.

The bones in his spine shattered instantly, bursting through his back covered in blood and shredded flesh.

The Shy One’s long arm shot out from the man’s back.

The Shy One didn’t seem to mind at all, simply letting the man’s corpse hang from its arm as it rushed toward the next citizen of the White Elephant Empire, spraying a shower of blood in its wake.

The brutal impact directly dismembered that citizen.

It was a gruesome consequence of its immense speed, a scene no less horrific than a sports car at top speed crashing into a mortal body.

The people of the White Elephant Empire screamed and scrambled to flee.

But this time, the speed and frequency of the Shy One’s attacks reached an unprecedented level.

Chu He hadn’t left. Instead, he was looking down on the commotion from a higher vantage point.

He rubbed his chin and muttered to himself in curiosity, ”That seven-colored light released by Shiva was really something. It actually reset the Shy One’s killing rule.”

After all,

at that time, Chu He had arranged for over a dozen helicopters from the Great Xia Empire

to scatter countless photos of the Shy One across the White Elephant Empire’s territory.

A large number of White Elephant Empire citizens saw the Shy One’s face in the photos, simultaneously triggering its kill-on-sight rule.

However, there was only one Shy One, while the citizens were scattered all across the country.

Even with the Shy One’s killing efficiency, it would still take some time.

Logically, Shiva had used the seven-colored light to restrain the Shy One back then. Now, with Shiva’s death, the Shy One should have broken free from the light and resumed its previous killing spree.

But that wasn’t what happened. The Shy One had come directly to the spot where Chu He dropped the photo and begun a new hunt based on the freshly triggered rule.

Now, the people desperately tried to flee.

With so many people having seen the Shy One’s face, it was bound to create a chain reaction.

Wherever they fled, they would continue to trigger the Shy One’s killing rule anew.

This one bizarre Evil Spirit was enough to pose an enormous threat to the White Elephant Empire.

Chu He smiled, his eyes filled with nothing but cold indifference, and departed for a more distant part of the White Elephant Empire.

He wasn’t truly leaving. He intended to make another sweep of the White Elephant Empire to see if it had any other hidden powers.

...

「The Great Jing Empire.」

Ji Shengyue sat bolt upright in her office.

On the computer screen in front of her,

a video was playing, showing the global sensation Chu He had caused in the White Elephant Empire.

Her beautiful face was a mask of resentment, fury, and despair as she clenched her jaw and said, ”Chu He’s power has grown again.

Did that man really not borrow any supernatural power?

How can a human being possibly go so far on the path of Martial Arts?

Could it be that when Chu He left, he took a Martial Arts Secret Technique from our Great Jing Empire?”

Zong Yajuan, standing beside her, remained silent, though she was inwardly scoffing.

’A Martial Arts Secret Technique from the Great Jing Empire?’

’I really don’t know what’s going on in this Queen’s head.’

’The entire history of the Great Jing Empire isn’t even a hundred years long. Where would we get a Martial Arts Secret Technique?’

Zong Yajuan was growing more and more disappointed in Ji Shengyue, but given the Queen’s status, she didn’t dare say anything.

At that very moment, the bright sunlight outside was suddenly devoured, as if by an invisible beast.

The light in the room dimmed, and a strange, oppressive feeling filled the air.

Startled by the sudden change, Ji Shengyue and Zong Yajuan both looked up, confusion flashing in their eyes.

They rose to their feet in unison and walked with a sense of urgency toward the window that faced the sky.

As they drew closer, the scene outside became clearer and more terrifying.

The once-clear blue sky had, at some unknown point, been draped in a heavy, lead-gray cloak. Vast swaths of dark clouds surged in like a tide, piling layer upon layer, so dense that they squeezed the light out of existence.

A cold wind snaked wantonly through the cracks in the window.

The wind grew stronger, making the curtains dance wildly, their rustling sound intermingling with the clatter against the window frame.

Ji Shengyue and Zong Yajuan stood before the window, exchanging a look. The alarm and unease on each other’s faces were reflected in their eyes.

”Is it supposed to rain heavily today?” Ji Shengyue asked.

”No, the forecast for today was clear skies.

Not just today, but the forecast for the next two weeks is all sunny weather.”

Zong Yajuan recalled that she had happened to glance at the Great Jing Empire’s weather forecast when she got up that morning.

”Then what’s happening with the weather outside—”

Before Ji Shengyue could finish her sentence, a look of pure astonishment spread across her face.

Because,

in a breathtaking instant, the horizon was torn open.

Vast swarms of bats, enshrouded in a black fog and a gloom so thick it seemed to drip, surged in from the distant horizon.

Their figures flickered in and out of view in the dimness, their wings beating with a low, urgent FLUTTERING that created a deep hum.

The bats flew at an unimaginable speed, crossing the boundaries of clouds and space with a swiftness that was almost like teleportation.

At first, they were just a blurry black smudge on the horizon.

In the blink of an eye, they were already closing in on the sky above the Royal Palace, like a dark cloud pressing down, forcibly squeezing the daylight out of the world.

The sunlight became powerless at this moment, only able to barely pierce the layers of darkness to cast mottled, faint specks of light.

As the swarm of bats drew near,

the air inside the office began to warp.

In the next second, members of the Vampire Clan appeared silently in the room, as if they had crossed over from another world.

Their faces were pale, their skin holding a cold sheen under the dim light, and their eyes glinted with cruelty.

Each Vampire was dressed in an exquisite, perfectly tailored suit, its smooth lines exuding an ageless elegance and nobility.

Their appearance was utterly silent, yet it instantly dropped the temperature in the office to a freezing point.

When she got a clear look at the figure standing at the very front, Ji Shengyue’s pupils contracted violently!