Chapter 1772
by 林方方Chapter 1772 Meeting
From the moment these Nightwatchers boarded the ship, Lin Qiye had already linked their fates within the [Causeless Cause].
He certainly knew that once the news of the God Hunting Festival entered the Mist, those Outer Gods would definitely take action… so from the beginning, he never intended to let these young Nightwatchers take risks.
The real festival wasn’t held inside Chenlong Pass, but within a strand of causality created by Lin Qiye.
The young Nightwatchers attending the ceremony, the performing Nightwatcher teams, and the staff of Chenlong Pass were all pulled by him into a causality that had never existed before. It was absolutely safe and absolutely real. After all, in a sense, this past had actually happened, just not in any known time or space.
Pulling so many people into the [Causeless Cause] at once placed an enormous burden on Lin Qiye. This was also one reason why he specifically instructed that “those with less experience” should have priority, because Nightwatchers with higher cultivation levels would require more effort to pull into the causality.
But for the “God Hunting,” in this causality, except for Wu Quan and Destiny Monk, all the human powerhouses and human deities participating were “puppets” created by Lin Qiye, without self-awareness.
In this festival, they weren’t the protagonists – they just needed to sit there smiling, which naturally didn’t arouse anyone’s suspicion.
Lin Qiye himself needed to fully concentrate on maintaining this enormous causality while protecting these Nightwatchers from the outside, so he had Destiny Monk appear and speak at the festival in his place.
As for those Outer God agents trying to infiltrate the festival… from the beginning, they had been pulled into a mental world by Hu Jia’s xun music. Although everything that happened was basically identical to the real festival to gain their trust, all the people inside were fictional.
Now, Hu Jia should have finished dealing with them.
“Huh… why am I lying on the ground?”
A voice came from behind Lin Qiye as Jia Shasha confusedly stood up from the deck.
At the same time, many young Nightwatchers began to wake up. The memories in their minds overlapped with the scene before their eyes, leaving them somewhat bewildered.
In that non-existent causality, they were also on a ship returning to land, and the scenery outside the ship was identical. Though slightly confused, they didn’t think much of it, assuming they had just spaced out momentarily.
They excitedly exchanged conversations, as if still savoring the festival, and the entire ship suddenly became lively.
“They’re so full of energy,” Lin Qiye couldn’t help but sigh.
Destiny Monk stood beside him, saying nothing.
“Brother Shasha, don’t you think… this staff member looks a bit like Commander Lin?” Zhen Xiaoyi, who was closest to the two with Jia Shasha, asked quietly as he saw the familiar profile.
“He really does,” Jia Shasha widened his eyes. “The monk beside him also looks like… wait, they’re exactly the same!”
“Is Commander Lin actually a triplet? Why hasn’t Sister Hongying ever mentioned this?”
“I don’t know…”
Hearing their whispers, Lin Qiye couldn’t help but chuckle, turning to wave at them.
The two exchanged glances before approaching.
“Jia Shasha and Zhen Xiaoyi, right?”
“Yes.” Jia Shasha examined Lin Qiye for a long time before finally asking, “May I ask who you are…”
“My name is Lin Qiye. Haven’t you seen my photo on the wall at the office?”
Hearing this, the two opened their mouths in shock. They stared at the man wearing logistics staff clothing, their minds in complete chaos.
He is Commander Lin Qiye?
But why is Commander Lin Qiye wearing logistics staff clothing?
If he is Commander Lin Qiye, then who was speaking at the festival just now? And who is the identical monk beside him?!
“I’ll explain the details to you later,” Lin Qiye waved his hand. “Let me ask you, how many people are currently in Squad 136?”
“Seven.”
“Do you have many missions usually?”
Jia Shasha thought for a moment. “Not too many. A ‘Mystery’ appears once every two or three months on average. Usually we handle small tasks like mediating neighborhood disputes, finding lost pets, or following cheating spouses.”
“Good, that’s good.” Lin Qiye nodded slightly, his eyes showing a hint of nostalgia.
“Commander Lin?” Zhen Xiaoyi bit his lip and carefully asked, “Will you come back for dinner?”
“Xiaoyi, we’ve already asked once, don’t keep pushing… Commander Lin has to manage all the Nightwatchers and protect humans from the Mist’s threats. He’s very busy, how could he have so much time to come back for dinner?” Jia Shasha tugged at Zhen Xiaoyi’s sleeve earnestly.
Zhen Xiaoyi opened his mouth but then lowered his head without saying anything.
Lin Qiye and Destiny Monk exchanged glances, and after a moment, he smiled and said:
“I will. Once things are settled here, I’ll come back.”
Zhen Xiaoyi’s eyes immediately lit up. “That’s great. Sister Hongying mentions you often.”
Whirr whirr whirr—
As they were talking, several helicopters roared overhead, immediately attracting the attention of all the Nightwatchers.
Under the low sky, a massive, ferocious divine corpse was bound by giant nets beneath several helicopters. Crimson blood was clearly visible as the rotor blades’ fierce winds raged across the sea surface, rapidly flying toward Chenlong Pass.
Seeing this, all the Nightwatchers were stunned.
“A divine corpse? Why is there another one?”
“Weren’t there nine already displayed at Chenlong Pass? Could this be the tenth hunted divine corpse?”
“That’s impossible… all the top human fighters were just at Chenlong Pass. Who would have had time to hunt a deity?”
“…”
Amidst the confused discussions, Lin Qiye’s eyes narrowed slightly.
“Number 078, one of the Twelve Olympian Gods, Ares, God of War… this causality comes at just the right time.”
“You establish the ’cause,’ I’ll transfer the ‘effect.'” Destiny Monk calmly spoke as his mud-stained kasaya robe floated up on its own, and his entire body transformed into a stream of light, shooting directly toward Ares’ corpse in midair!
Several helicopters hovered in the air as Destiny Monk landed steadily on the giant net. With one hand, he cut open Ares’ chest, and the still-warm heart was clutched in his palm!
“Who is that?”
“I don’t know… he looks like Commander Lin!”
“Heavens, he’s cutting open the divine corpse? Is he going to dismember it?”
“…”
Under the watchful eyes of many Nightwatchers, Destiny Monk held Ares’ heart as threads of causality floated out from the heart, grasped in the hands of Lin Qiye at the bow of the ship.
And the other end of these causality threads… was connected to the divine source of Olympus!