SWDnovel Chapter 141 Returning to the Ancient City of Fengdu
Chapter 141 Returning to the Ancient City of Fengdu
What she described is happening in cities all over the world.
However, the God-Hunting Squad, located at the heart of the calamity, had no time to pay attention to the outside world.
The moment Amaterasu finished speaking, dozens of irregular openings were forcibly torn open at the edge of the black sun behind her.
Thick, monstrous torrents reeking of sulfur and decay spewed from those openings.
Amaterasu didn't turn around; her voice carried a hint of weariness, as if she were giving instructions to the weeds in her garden.
"Go, eat them."
The monsters received a pardon.
An overwhelming shadow swept in.
"Akashi! Abe! Kage!" Kenshin Fudo roared, smashing the hilt of the cursed sword Muramasa in his palm with his backhand, letting the cursed power sealed within the hilt flow through his arm meridians and into his entire body.
Battle is imminent.
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Beijing, Xishan, Intensive Care Unit No. 0.
The straight line on the electrocardiogram monitor has been there for three minutes.
The instrument was switched to silent mode.
The ward was eerily quiet, with only the fresh air system steadily delivering filtered air.
Li Tianshan lay on the hospital bed, his face serene, even more relaxed than at any time in the past few decades.
The entire first team changed into black casual clothes and stood quietly on both sides of the hospital bed.
No one spoke, and no one cried.
Zhao Lei's eyes were red-rimmed, but he just clenched his teeth tightly, his chest heaving like a wild beast trapped in a cage. Su Yunqing lowered her head, her hands clasped in front of her, her knuckles drained of color from the force.
As everyone knows.
Li Tianshan will never open his eyes again.
He straightened the collar of the old man's faded military uniform, each movement slow and solemn.
"Let's go."
Xiao Qianyu stepped forward, picked up a neatly folded Chinese military flag from the bedside table, and carefully held it in her arms.
That was folded by Old Li himself and placed there.
As Mr. Li emphasized, we should not seek special treatment and should keep everything simple.
The crowd stood side by side in a row, facing the hospital bed and the old man who had devoted his life to China, and gave him a standard military salute.
Then, he turned and left.
The sound of leather boots clapping in the corridor was uniform and without any hesitation.
Half an hour later, in the western suburbs of Yanjing, at the military martyrs' cemetery.
A new tombstone has been erected, with no photograph on it, only one line of text:
The Tomb of Li Tianshan, a Hero of the Chinese People.
Only the military flag was unfurled again, covering the empty tomb.
Team members took turns stepping forward, grabbing a handful of fresh soil and sprinkling it down.
After he finished speaking, he stepped aside and wiped his face hard with the back of his hand.
Lin Chuxue didn't say anything, but took out a bottle of Maotai from her tactical backpack, unscrewed the cap, and poured it over and over again.
The aroma of wine mingled with the fragrance of earth, drifting in the morning breeze.
The funeral is over.
The group boarded the military transport plane that had been waiting nearby. The cabin door closed, the engine roared, and the plane soared into the sky.
Destination: Fengdu.
The atmosphere inside the cabin remained somber.
Lu Yan opened his personal terminal and accessed the military's encrypted network. An anonymous forum called "Beacon Tower" was pinned to the top of the homepage.
This is an intelligence exchange platform specially set up recently to advance the quest to find the gods. Only awakened individuals with a comprehensive rating of A or higher can log in.
The forum was in an uproar.
[Pinned Post]: Preliminary Summary and Risk Assessment Report on Recent Global "Divine Descent" Events - S+ Encryption
Posted by: Third Division of the General Staff Department
Content: ...According to existing intelligence, several countries and regions, including the White Eagle Empire, the Europa Alliance, the South Asian Alliance, and the Sakura Kingdom, have recently contacted or "summoned" the "gods" in their respective mythologies through different means.
It is worth noting that all the "descending" deities exhibit a strong rejection of the rules of the world and an extreme disregard for living beings.
The post has already received tens of thousands of replies.
"Damn it, what did I say again! These bastards are so good at inviting gods, but so hard to send them away. They've really messed things up!"
"Calm down, buddy upstairs. This isn't the time to gloat. We just received news that the outer defenses of the capital region of Japan have completely collapsed, and Hokkaido has become a death trap. According to unreliable sources, their 'Amaterasu' seems to be a monster."
"What do you mean by 'seems like'? It's like this! This is a satellite image I scraped from the White Eagle CAA's internal network. See for yourselves!"
The image, when clicked, is an aerial view processed using thermal imaging.
On the map of the Sakura Kingdom, there is a woman with a black sun filled with immense energy above her head, surrounded by monsters from the secret realm.
"Holy crap..."
"Is this Amaterasu? Compared to monsters from other places, they're the most normal, okay?!"
"Hahaha, the best black comedy of the year!"
"I can't laugh. Haven't you noticed? In the area where this black sun appeared, all the energy reactions from the secret realms have disappeared. It's... devouring the secret realms."
"hiss--"
"It's not just the land of cherry blossoms; things aren't peaceful in Europe either. I heard that our recently emerged god Chi You is still fighting Poseidon, but we can't capture any footage of it!"
"Those South Asian clowns are even more hilarious. They brought out an elephant god covered in tumors, and their first words were to have all the gold in their treasury melted down to make a pure gold bathtub for him."
"On our side, apart from the birth of Chi You, there's been absolutely no other movement?"
"What's the rush? Let the dust settle. Can't you see? China is currently the only major power in the world that still maintains stability. That in itself speaks volumes."
Lu Yan shut down the forum; he had enough information.
Lu Yan turned off the terminal screen and pushed the device back into the wrist slot.
Xiao Qianyu stood up.
Xiao Qianyu stood up, pressing one hand against the cabin wall to steady herself.
"Get everything ready."
The people in the cabin stopped what they were doing at the same time.
"We're almost there." Xiao Qianyu projected the tactical panel into the air, pointing to the flashing coordinates on it. "We've reached the outskirts of Fengdu Ancient City. Lao Zhao, Xing Lin, you two will be at the forefront. The first thing to do after landing is to check for any unusual activity around the secret realm."
Zhao Leiguang slapped the tower shield at his feet, making a dull metallic clang: "Leave it to me."
Xiao Qianyu nodded, her tone becoming more serious: "Everyone, remember, once inside, suppress your curiosity, don't make any unnecessary movements, and don't touch anything you shouldn't. Our only goal this time is to pass through and open the museum."
"Understood." After checking the crossbow's mechanism, Wen Yue pushed the quiver into the slot.
Lu Yan completely shut down the terminal screen, stood up, and tidied his equipment: "Old Li said that the gods of China are not all dead. This one under Fengdu, judging by his seniority in mythology, definitely has quite a temper. Let's follow the rules and avoid trouble."
The transport plane's engine noise changed frequency, the fuselage tilted slightly, and it began to decelerate and descend.
A few minutes later, the rear cabin door burst open, and damp, cold air rushed into the cabin.
The first team filed out, their feet firmly planted on the ground.
Ahead lay a desolate mountain valley.
They advanced less than two kilometers before stopping at the deepest part of the ravine.
In the open space ahead stood a huge gate of light.
That is the entrance to the Fengdu Secret Realm.
Lin Chuxue stopped in her tracks, her staff tapping on the ground. "This door... is it malfunctioning?"
The usual entrances to secret realms are all dark blue energy vortexes with smooth edges.
The entrance in front of us is so dark it's almost black, almost blending into the surrounding rock walls.
The energy field at the edge was extremely unstable, occasionally spewing out black arcs of electricity that struck the nearby rocks, leaving charred marks.