Night’s Nomenclature

People often define the battle in which Shendai Qianchi fell as the battle of the century, simply because four Demi-Gods participated in that battle: Li Shutong, Shendai Qianchi, Li Bingxi, and Chen Yu.

Strictly speaking, Shadow also went, but he didn't want to fight Demi-Gods at that time, so he didn't appear on the battlefield.

This battle of the century attracted a lot of attention, and Federation media reported on it for a month.

However, the true participants understood that in the battle in the north, all the Demi-Gods had left room for themselves, and no one had used their full strength.

That battle was more like a gamble. Everyone hadn't fought Demi-Gods for decades, so they had to first see each other's strengths and weaknesses.

And the battle outside Forbidden Zone 00 now is the real one where no one leaves any room.

No, to be precise, it was Shadow alone who forced all the Demi-Gods to be unable to leave any room for themselves.

If it weren't for the Forbidden Artifact's substitution, three Demi-Gods would have fallen today. Shadow, with his own strength, crossed the boundary between mortals and gods, easily killing two Demi-Gods. If this news were to spread, it would probably shock the entire Federation.

Before this, Shadow's appearances were few and far between. No one expected him to be so powerful!

All Awakened Ones are people who carry curses and sadness.

Without extremely sad things, it is impossible to complete the awakening, so every Awakened One is destined to have a sorrowful past.

Return Countdown 01::1.

Qing Chen, standing silently in the center of the battlefield, looked at the ground, his Face[-]hidden in the shadows of midnight, his expression unseen.

The boy closed his eyes, tightly clutching the surgical knife Shadow had given him before leaving, as if everything in the world had nothing to do with him.

In the night, everyone could only see golden tears falling drop by drop.

Countless electric arcs spread across the ground, as if the tears were no longer tears, but a flowing, surging electric river.

It had just rained lightly, and the wilderness was damp.

Zard and others were close enough to feel the tingling sensation from their feet every time a tear fell on the ground.

This is A-Class.

On the battlefield, Shadow, Chen Yu, and Li Bingxi had disappeared.

Chen Yu was saved by the Forbidden Artifact ACE090 Immortal Brooch. That small Forbidden Artifact would disappear from the world until it reappeared ten years later, then bought inadvertently by someone.

Li Bingxi triggered the rule of "seeking to die on the same year, same month, same day" of the Forbidden Artifact ACE0 Heart Lock, turning into pink mandarin duck light and shadow, praised as beautiful by Zard.

Around the battlefield, countless Chen Family troops were still coming.

Chen Yu had made it very clear that he might die in this battle, but even if he died, the Chen Family troops must complete the remaining harvesting operation plan and kill Qing Chen here.

Using the Immortal Brooch to kill Li Bingxi, using the lives of two Demi-Gods to exhaust Shadow, and then having the Chen Family troops encircle and kill Qing Chen, this was the plan Chen Yu had devised. He knew he wouldn't die.

Therefore, the battle to kill Qing Chen did not end.

The Chen Family's army commander mobilized all troops to approach the battlefield.

Under the cover of War Robots and mechanical spiders, the soldiers quickly advanced toward Qing Chen.

These War Robots and mechanical spiders, like tanks in modern warfare, served as mobile bunkers and provided fire coverage. Soldiers hid behind the War Robots, letting the robots withstand the fiercest firepower first.

At this moment, just the troops surrounding Qing Chen and others constituted a field army, and the remaining field divisions and brigades were rapidly approaching.

Zard supported his glazed right arm, while Yang Yang began to create a huge heavy Force field around them, trying to make everyone entering this Force field feel immense pressure.

But there were too many people.

Originally, she could easily suppress the War Robots, but there were too many War Robots.

And, more and more people were coming.

"Qing Chen?" Yang Yang tentatively asked.

But Qing Chen didn't answer her.

Zard said, "When entering A-Class, Awakened Ones will enter a strange state. It's uncertain how long they will stay in that state. The more determined, the faster they will wake up."

Yang Yang was still B-Class, so she had only heard of this, not understood it very well.

What she knew was that this state was more like the Trial of Heart in Cultivation inheritance. Awakened Ones also had to experience something in this state, but it wasn't as dangerous as the Trial of Heart, and they could wake up on their own.

Awakened Ones will see the source of this sorrow.

Yang Yang suddenly felt uneasy.

If Qing Chen saw Shadow in this state, Qing Chen might not want to wake up!

Zard cautiously said, "This can't be killed. There are too many people. If the Boss doesn't wake up, we're done. Should we forcefully wake him up? There won't be any sequelae."

Yang Yang glanced at Qing Chen. For some reason, she felt reluctant: "Wait a little longer. It's not the last moment yet. If he can really see Shadow Master in his dream, let him see him a little longer. We can still hold on."

She understood Qing Chen's life.

In the Outer World, his mother didn't love him, and his father didn't love him either.

He finally struggled to the Inner World alone, finally had a brother who could heal his life, and then he left.

She had never seen Qing Chen cry before.

He was a strong person. In Yang Yang's heart, Qing Chen was the kind of person who wouldn't frown even when injured, self-disciplined, and strong-minded.

The boy used a thick shell to wrap his soft heart.

But it's precisely when such a person cries that it hurts the most.

So Yang Yang didn't want him to wake up too soon.

Zard said with red eyes, "Ahhhhh, so sad! Let Boss and Shadow Master chat a little longer!"

Yang Yang was completely flustered: "How did your emotions come and go so quickly? You're so into it!"

Zard thought for a moment and said, "This way, it's more dramatic! I can be self-moved!"

Yang Yang: "Alright."

To be honest, she hadn't mastered the art of chatting with Zard yet.

As they spoke, Zard looked around at the Chen Family soldiers who were charging forward, and suddenly laughed loudly: "I am the world..."

As he spoke, he scratched the back of his head with his left hand and asked, "How did Shadow Master say it? Hahahaha, so awkward! Kill them all!"

As he spoke, Yang Yang looked at Zard in astonishment, but saw that this neurotic's hair suddenly turned crimson, from root to tip, the red coming unexpectedly.

At one moment, Yang Yang even felt that this guy seemed to have a feeling of merging with the world, stepping over the greatest gap in this world, standing at the threshold of Demi-God!

The last person to reach this level was someone like Li Yunjing, an unparalleled genius who might not be seen once in a hundred years.

Zard admired Shadow very much. He thought, since he couldn't imitate his speech or demeanor, he'd imitate something else.

In an instant, with Zard as the center, the rocks on the wilderness turned into sand, as if creating a kingdom of sand out of thin air.

He looked at the soldiers who were already within a few hundred meters and roared, "Time... no, no, no, wrong lines."

Zard closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he whispered, "Heavenly Burial."

In an instant, the soldiers who were encircling them felt their feet getting heavier and heavier.

The War Robots began to sink into the sand, and the mechanical spiders were crushed into pieces one by one. The sand frantically rubbed against each other, and this area of several hundred meters was like a huge human millstone.

"Merge!" Zard roared again, pressing his intact left hand on the ground.

Then, a huge sand wave rose within a few hundred meters, as terrifying as a huge tsunami.

Zhang Mengqian, Sun Chuci, Tuanzi, and others watched mesmerized.

It turned out that this person, who was never serious, also had serious moments.

The Chen Family soldiers began to despair.

And then death.

Zard gasped and stopped, looking at Zhang Mengqian: "Am I awesome?"

Zhang Mengqian murmured, "Awesome..."

However, Zard was exhausted.

And Qing Chen was still in that selfless state.

Farther away, the Chen Family troops that had arrived at the battlefield one after another watched this scene from afar, feeling astonished and not daring to continue advancing.

In the communication channel, an officer roared, "That Earth Element Awakener is only A-Class. He can't use this ability many times. Keep advancing! Violators, I'll personally send you to a court-martial."

Yang Yang turned to look at the distance: "Hold on a little longer. I'll do it this time. Give Qing Chen a little more time."

Zard suddenly asked, "Then if we can't hold on any longer, should we wake up the Boss?"

"Yes," Yang Yang nodded: "It's still in time to wake him up then."

Zhang Mengqian and the others picked up their guns.

Actually, Yang Yang felt it was quite absurd. Zard, this guy, almost stepped over the threshold of Demi-God, and even Xiao Mengqian picked up a gun, all to protect Qing Chen's dream.

However, everyone thought it was worth it.

In the distance, among the Chen Family troops who were encircling them, an officer shouted, "There are only a few of them, and they are isolated and helpless. Kill them!"

In the north of the battlefield, dozens of crows were silently walking in the wilderness. They were wearing dark linen cloaks, like hermits cultivating asceticism.

On their way, they had already collected many Metahumans corpses.

Some were officers of the Shenyou Army who were shot through by Faceless Soldiers, and some were officers of the Qing Family field brigade who were blown up by faceless people.

The crows hadn't yet reached the battlefield and had already felt the tragic nature of this war.

In the wilderness, San Yue silently took out a hawthorn from his pocket and put it to the six-eyed crow's mouth.

The six-eyed crow pecked at it, its five eyes closed due to the sourness, and blood flowed out. San Yue sighed, "The Demi-God has fallen, and the battle is over."

At this moment, they climbed over a hill and saw Chen Family troops passing by at the foot of the mountain.

They were going to kill Qing Chen.

They were gathering toward the battlefield.

In the team, Li Dongze lifted the hood on his head: "I'll go first, you wait here. If someone sees me making a move, and I was in your team, it will bring a bad impact to the Forbidden Artifact Tribunal."

San Yue looked at him: "Decided?"

"Yes."

San Yue asked puzzledly: "There are quite a few Chen Family soldiers at the foot of the mountain. He is not your Boss yet. Why would you risk your life to save him?"

Li Dongze shook his head: "San Yue, but we Knight Messengers are born to fight for Knights, even if we die, even if there are regrets in life, but this is the meaning of the existence of Knight Messengers. And, I'm not going to save him because of his identity as my Boss, but because we recognize what he did, and we recognize him as a person."

"Understood, go, survive, don't let me have the opportunity to collect you," San Yue suddenly said.

"Don't worry, I won't," Li Dongze took off his linen cloak and laughed: "Going!"

The next moment, eleven more people in the Forbidden Artifact Tribunal team behind him took off their linen cloaks and ran wildly toward the south.

Knights like to fight in groups.

Knight Messengers also like to fight in groups.

How could Li Dongze have come to the battlefield alone?