Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

#342 - Chapter 341 No One Left Behind

The lean man retracted his smile and put his leg on the desk in front of him: "The higher-ups said we should strengthen our defenses recently."

"Strengthen our defenses?" The soldier looked puzzled. "Why the sudden increase in security?"

The lean man smiled and said, "Because we're leaving!"

"What!"

The soldier's eyes widened, and his hands paused.

"Don't make such a fuss, keep pressing!" The lean man patted the soldier's hand.

"Uh… okay!"

The soldier continued pressing, joy he couldn't hide on his face, and asked, "Officer, why does strengthening defenses mean we're leaving?"

The lean man frowned impatiently. "Don't ask what you shouldn't. Just know that we're leaving this hellhole soon."

"Understood." The soldier nodded obediently. "Then I'll go tell the brothers to…"

"No need." The lean man raised his hand to interrupt. "Just act as usual. What could happen in this ghost place? Good things are coming, so people will inevitably relax. Just don't spread the news."

…

A mile away from the light罩, a head peeked out from the shadows in the snow, looking at the buildings within the light罩 from afar.

"This…"

Li Chenqiu bit his lower lip, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, squeezing a furrow between his brows.

He had many ideas about the deepest part of Snow Dusk Valley, but he really didn't expect the Takahashi Conglomerate to have built houses here. Building houses is one thing, but they even created a protective罩!

"This is going to be difficult!"

Li Chenqiu touched his chin and looked up at the somewhat hazy and dreamlike night sky.

The Bronze Gate is inside the light罩. It's almost impossible to take the finishing touch silently. The only option is to force his way in.

Li Chenqiu murmured to himself, "If I force my way in, and there's someone above the ninth forbidden level inside, it'll be difficult!"

"Forcing our way in will also expose our tracks," Li Xuanyou added in a low voice.

Li Chenqiu scolded angrily, "Do you have to talk so much!"

Li Xuanyou: o(一︿一+)o

Li Chenqiu squatted in place, and after thinking for a long time, the hesitation in his eyes gradually became firm.

Let's not worry about exposure for now. Since the Underworld said it would escort him safely out of the Southern Federation, then he would trust the Underworld.

As for whether there are beings above the ninth forbidden level inside the light罩, he'll find out by trying. If there are, then he'll retreat first and come to Snow Dusk Valley again when he's stronger.

Anyway, the key is in his hand, and Snow Dusk Valley won't grow legs and run away.

After making up his mind, Li Chenqiu inserted the finger wearing Ember into the snow.

A few seconds later, wisps of black smoke emerged from Ember, like reptiles, using the snow as cover, rapidly approaching the light罩.

…

Inside the watchtower

"Ah~~~~"

A middle-aged soldier yawned tiredly and leaned back in his chair, dozing off.

Seeing this, a young soldier shook the other person's arm with dissatisfaction. "Hey, hey, don't sleep, cheer up!"

"Let me lie down for ten minutes, just ten minutes!"

"Hold on a little longer, and the shift will change soon."

"I really can't hold on anymore. Keep an eye on things for me, thank you!"

"I only have one pair of eyes, how can I watch for two people?"

"Why are you so slow-witted? I mean, keep an eye out for people. When the replacement comes, wake me up in advance so I can pretend."

"Such dereliction of duty will cause… eh?"

"What's wrong? Is the replacement here?" The middle-aged soldier opened his eyes and looked at the young soldier sitting in front of the monitor.

"Why is this area black?" The young soldier frowned.

The middle-aged soldier smiled speechlessly, "It's four in the morning, it would be abnormal if it wasn't black."

Bang!

The young soldier suddenly stood up, his knee hitting the table, startling the middle-aged soldier who sat up abruptly.

"Are you sick!" The middle-aged soldier cursed angrily.

The young soldier turned his head stiffly and pointed at the monitor, "It's… it's all black!"

Wuwuwuwu——

The sharp alarm sounded in the night, breaking the silence.

But it was too late. The dense soul soldiers, like a curtain, covered the top of the light罩.

"Explode!" Li Chenqiu, hidden in the dark, gave the order.

Instantly, the bodies of all the soul soldiers began to swell, and at the same moment, they all exploded.

Rumble——

The terrifying explosion resounded through the heavens and the earth. The falling snowflakes, wrapped in the strong wind, exploded with a speed no less than bullets. The thick snow layer, like waves, layered on top of each other, sweeping in all directions.

Snap!

The light罩 didn't even last a moment before shattering directly. Rows of prefabricated houses collapsed instantly like paper!

The soldiers who had just woken up from their dreams were thrown into the ruins by the explosion wave before they could react, their lives unknown.

…

In the familiar council hall, the councilors of the Takahashi Conglomerate were sitting around the round table, with Takahashi Mei among them.

The white-clothed old man sitting in the main seat slowly said, "Did the Northern Federation notice anything?"

Takahashi Mei said solemnly, "With such a big commotion, they must have noticed something, but there are no major movements for the time being."

"Well, act as soon as possible, don't delay for too long."

Takahashi Mei nodded: "Understood."

The gray-robed old man sitting next to Takahashi Mei said, "That Wenren Qing is still staying in the Southern Federation. Should we take action to drive him away? If he's here…"

"Don't worry about him." The white-clothed old man raised his hand to interrupt. "An eleventh forbidden level Heavenly Chosen won't cause any trouble. Driving him away at this juncture would be too deliberate and would backfire."

"That's true. By the way, the Ito Conglomerate…"

Dinglingling——

The phone rang.

Everyone's eyes gathered on Takahashi Mei.

Takahashi Mei took out her phone with an unhappy expression, answered the phone, and put it to her ear: "I'm busy, wait… what!"

Takahashi Mei suddenly raised her voice and stood up with a "swoosh".

"Seal off Snow Dusk Valley, immediately!" Takahashi Mei hung up the phone with a gloomy expression.

"What happened?" Someone asked.

Takahashi Mei said with a grim face, "Something happened to the army stationed in Snow Dusk Valley. It's estimated… they're gone."

…

Deep in Snow Dusk Valley

Night gradually returned to silence.

Li Chenqiu walked out of the shadows and walked forward along the wind.

In the distance, rows of prefabricated houses and tall watchtowers were gone, replaced by ruins, with crimson blood flowing out of the cracks, swallowed by the howling wind and snow.

The surviving soldiers lay in the ruins, looking at Li Chenqiu approaching with horrified expressions.

"Leave none alive."

Li Chenqiu waved his hand, and rolling black smoke poured out from between his fingers, rushing towards the ruins.

"Ah ah ah!"

"No, no!!!"

"Please, don't kill me, don't kill…"

For a time, screams were endless…