Chapter 578
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Chapter 578: The Returning City
Somewhere in the Great Xia.
“Hmm?”
Wang Mian, who was searching for the “mysterious” whereabouts of a certain entity, suddenly looked up and gazed in a particular direction.
“What’s wrong, Captain?” Beside him, Xuanwo asked with some confusion.
“It’s nothing.”
Wang Mian stared in that direction for a long time, shaking his head. “It’s probably just an illusion…”
Rosa shrugged. “What a letdown. I thought you had found that ‘mysterious’ entity, Captain…”
“We’ve only just started investigating; it can’t be that quick.” Wang Mian replied helplessly, “I’m not a god.”
“Soon, soon.” Tianping began counting on his fingers. “Right now, Captain, you’re at the peak of ‘Klein,’ and stepping into the pinnacle realm of humanity is only a matter of these past two years. If some fortuitous event occurs, and you happen to break through that ceiling, wouldn’t you be a god?”
“…I’m not that amazing.”
“Captain, you can’t be modest. You’re the greatest talent Great Xia has seen in decades!”
“What about Lin Qiye?”
“Uh… Captain, you’re the second greatest talent Great Xia has seen in decades!”
“…”
“When you become a god, we’ll be the first special team in Great Xia with a deity overseeing us.” Xuanwo’s eyes gradually lit up. “At that time, if we want to take a vacation, would the higher-ups of the Night Watch dare to deny us?”
“That makes sense.” Tianping nodded thoughtfully.
He turned back and solemnly patted Wang Mian’s shoulder. “Go for it, Captain! Our freedom for vacation relies entirely on you!”
Wang Mian: …
“Stop bantering with me.” Wang Mian lightly tapped his head with the sheath of his sword. “Today, if we don’t uncover this ‘mysterious’ entity, no one is allowed to sleep!”
……
On the border of Great Xia.
In the mist.
Chen Han protected the heart, standing at the edge of the shattered city, frowning as he gazed into the hazy mist, his expression extremely grave.
“Senior Chen Han, that is…” Lu Yu turned to look at Chen Han.
Just a moment ago, the sea in this entire area seemed to come alive. Although the mist obscured their view, they could still see the massive whirlpool appearing in the sea beneath them.
How could such a large whirlpool appear out of nowhere?
Something must have happened over there!
Chen Han took a deep breath and slowly spoke, “We can’t get involved in what’s happening in the mist. Right now, we just need to follow their instructions, protect the heart, and bring this city back to Great Xia…
They are not ordinary people; it’s not that easy for them to get into trouble.”
Worry filled Lu Yu’s eyes, but he could only nod and sit still.
Time passed slowly, and as the shattered city moved forward, they could vaguely see that the mist ahead seemed to form a cliff, with dense fog piling up, completely blocking their line of sight.
It was as if there were an invisible glass panel keeping all the mist at bay, and the accumulated mist in front of the glass panel clearly outlined an endless line extending to the other side of the sky.
This was the border of Great Xia.
“We’re almost there.”
Seeing this line, Chen Han’s gaze became complicated.
From being rescued from Great Xia by the Wind God, entering the mist, to the Sword Saint’s arrival, slashing through deities, and then the Fifth Special Team paving the way only to mysteriously disappear… Their emotions, which should have been ecstatic about returning home, were now incredibly heavy.
They had returned…
But only they had returned.
At this moment, beyond the border line.
Dozens of military aircraft swept across the sky, circling around the misty border, dispersing along the border line as if searching for something.
“Eagle 1, no abnormalities detected.”
“Eagle 2, no abnormalities detected.”
“Eagle 3…”
At that moment, an aircraft flew over a certain part of the border line, and the pilot’s peripheral vision caught a glimpse of the distant misty wall, suddenly furrowing his brow.
He saw a massive black shadow gradually approaching behind the hazy mist, as if it were about to pierce through the misty wall and appear within the border…
“This is Eagle 9, abnormality detected.”
Soon, another voice came through the channel.
“Eagle 9, what did you see?”
Just as the pilot was about to speak, the massive black shadow gradually emerged from the mist, with a corner of a street first appearing in the sky, followed by a large city shrouded in ghostly light, slowly revealing its full form.
The swirling mist outside spewed forth, and with the appearance of this city, the entire sea area was engulfed in shadow.
Eagle 9 stared blankly at this scene for a long time before hoarsely speaking:
“A city…”
“What?”
“I saw a city… on a sword.” He squinted at the front of the city. “At the very front of this city, there are two men draped in dark red cloaks.”
As his words fell, a beam of ghostly light suddenly pierced through the void above, standing before the shattered city.
He wore a black imperial robe, holding a slowly rotating silver sphere in his hand, standing in the void, his gaze fixed intently on the shattered city enveloped in ghostly light.
“Returned…”
He gazed at the city, murmuring to himself.
Then, his gaze fell upon the two figures standing before the city, his eyes narrowing slightly.
He stood still for a long time, then flipped his palm, stowing away the silver sphere, and stepped forward, transforming into a beam of ghostly light that flashed into the city.
……
In the shattered city.
A beam of ghostly light flashed, and a middle-aged man wearing an old military coat stained with grease, with disheveled hair and deep-set eyes, suddenly appeared on the empty street.
His hands were in his pockets, and his eyes scanned the surroundings as if searching for something.
“Is it over there…”
After a moment, he took another step, directly flashing to the entrance of an underground garage.
He walked toward the underground garage.
Inside the underground garage, numerous residents of Anta County lay quietly, their eyes tightly closed, brows furrowed, and their faces somewhat pale, as if they were having nightmares.
Around them, neatly arranged burning stoves flickered with bright flames in the darkness, warm and reassuring, with several people covered by thick blankets.
He stood quietly at the entrance of the underground garage, watching this scene before him, a faint smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.
He stepped forward, silently walking among the sleeping residents.
With each step he took, a faint ghostly light flickered from beneath his military coat, flying into the bodies of the sleeping residents. As this ghostly light merged with their bodies, their souls, injured by the fierce winds, were quickly restored, their pale faces gradually regaining color, and their tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxing…
The sleeping residents no longer bore expressions of unease or fear, entering a peaceful and comfortable dreamland.
