Chapter 1788
by 林方方Chapter 1788 Figure on the Shore
Pomelo PearLongbai was stunned for a long time before coming back to his senses, looking up at the void, lost in thought.
Why did Guan specifically choose the concepts of “artificial god” and “pure land” for the background of this game? What exactly does he want to do?
“So, what we know now is that Aimeimei, like Longbai, is also a test subject for artificial gods?” Shen Qingzhu pondered aloud.
“That’s right,” Lin Qiye nodded. “Her ability seems to be related to the energization of emotions. But since the setting is ‘Second Pure Land,’ it should be more advanced than the [Pure Land] we’ve faced before. I wonder how far they’ve progressed in improving artificial gods.
“No matter how far they’ve gotten… from the current situation, they seem to have failed.
Shen Qingzhu slowly spoke, “The laboratory abandoned underground, no one from the ‘Second Pure Land’ seen so far, and Aimeimei regaining her freedom – it’s possible these ruins outside were caused by her.
“I think it might be quite the opposite,” Lin Qiye said seriously. “If Aimeimei truly destroyed the ‘Second Pure Land’ by herself and escaped, it means her power has exceeded the researchers’ imagination… In a sense, her experiment was successful.”
After thinking for a moment, Shen Qingzhu agreed with Lin Qiye’s assessment.
“But these are just background details. What’s most important now is figuring out how to defeat her.”
At this moment, Longbai, who had been silent all along, suddenly raised his head, a glimmer of light appearing in his eyes. “I have a plan…”
…
Great Xia.
Commander-in-Chief’s office.
“Commander!!” Secretary Min Junliang hurriedly pushed open the office door.
Seeing the monk Suming sitting behind the desk earnestly reviewing documents, Min Junliang quickly remembered that Commander Lin was not at headquarters, and all affairs were being handled by Suming.
“What is it?” Suming calmly asked.
“The Golden Coast has been attacked, and over a thousand tourists have all disappeared!”
“Golden Coast?” Suming frowned slightly. “Was it done by a ‘Mystery’?”
“No… divine power fluctuations were detected in the sea at that time. It should be the work of a deity.” After hesitating for a moment, Min Junliang continued, “Among the living deities who can manipulate seawater on a large scale… it should only be Poseidon.
He moved too quickly. By the time we noticed, he had already taken everyone beyond Great Xia’s borders. Wu Tongxuan, Master Chen, and Chen Han have already reached the Mist Wall and are ready to pursue at any moment.”
Min Junliang anxiously looked at Suming. “Should we order immediate pursuit?”
“Poseidon…”
After pondering for a moment, Suming shook his head. “No need. Have Wu Tongxuan and the others return.”
Min Junliang was stunned. “Return? But those thousand ordinary people may not have been harmed yet… If we pursue now, with Wu Tongxuan and the two top experts working together, there’s a high probability we could kill Poseidon and rescue them.”
“I said, have them return.” Suming’s voice showed no emotional fluctuation. “With Lin Qiye absent, I am the Commander-in-Chief of the Night Watchers. Execute the order.”
Min Junliang opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to persuade him further, but seeing those calm, unwavering eyes, he could only sigh helplessly and turn to leave.
Just then, a voice suddenly came from behind.
“Was the [Phoenix] squad also taken?” Suming asked.
“[Phoenix] squad?” Min Junliang paused for a moment. “The incident occurred at the coastline with no surveillance, so we can’t identify the victims in the short term… but the [Phoenix] squad’s last known movements were indeed near the coastline…
I’ll try to contact them right away.”
Min Junliang immediately made several calls in the hallway. About three minutes later, he returned to the office with a grave expression.
“The [Phoenix] squad is out of contact and was likely caught by Poseidon… But with Xia Simeng’s strength, even if she couldn’t stop Poseidon, escaping shouldn’t have been a problem…”
Suming narrowed his eyes, his fingertips gently moving as if calculating something with the threads of cause and effect.
“I see,” he nodded.
“For the next period of time, no one is allowed to leave Great Xia’s borders… Which teams are currently executing missions in the Mist?”
“Only the [Knight] and [Demon] squads have the capability to explore the Mist, but the [Demon] squad is currently on vacation. Only the [Knight] squad is active in the Mist, though not near Olympus.”
“Good.”
Suming gazed at his fingertips alone, saying nothing more.
…
The Mist.
Olympus.
Beneath the cloud-shrouded mountains, a massive tidal wave rose from the misty shore and crashed thunderously against the reefs.
Countless figures were swept out of the seawater, piled together like corpses. A tall figure holding a golden trident slowly walked from the water onto the shore.
Poseidon’s gaze swept over the people on the shore as he calmly walked toward Mount Olympus.
Just then, a figure trailing black light descended from the sky.
Hades, the King of the Underworld, stood firmly in front of him. Looking at the unconscious figures along the shore, he frowned and spoke:
“What are you doing?”
Poseidon glanced at the massive numeral “6” in the sky above Mount Olympus and slowly said:
“Since Great Xia has declared war on us in this manner, we naturally need to show some ‘sincerity’ of our own…”
“Capturing these ordinary people as bargaining chips… are you trying to provoke them?”
Poseidon gave a cold laugh. “Human emotions are far more abundant than gods’, and also more fragile… If they are provoked by this, they will lose their composure.
Unfortunately, Dionysus and I ambushed in the Mist for a long time but didn’t see any Great Xia powerhouses coming after us… But it doesn’t matter. Six days later, when they set foot on Mount Olympus, these people will be our ‘gift’.”
Looking at the humans along the shore, a cold gleam appeared in Poseidon’s eyes.
“Have someone lock them up and throw them some food every day. Just make sure that at least half of them are still alive after six days.”
Hades observed Poseidon for a long time before chuckling:
“They all say I’m evil and vicious, but I never expected your heart to be even darker than mine.”
Poseidon glanced at him without saying anything, then walked straight toward the central peak of Olympus.
Hades casually scanned these humans, suddenly pausing on an unconscious girl in a swimsuit. He frowned slightly, observing her with puzzlement before exclaiming in surprise:
“Oh? There’s actually an agent of Athena here? What an unexpected pleasure…”