The room was completely silent.
Shan Hai Qi Xia stared closely at Gu Qing Shan, as if trying to determine the truth of his words from his expression.
"Are you really willing to stand on our side?"
She couldn't help but ask again.
"That's easy to decide, after all, they almost killed me" Gu Qing Shan replied.
Shan Hai Qi Xia recalled the hardships she went through when she killed the monster all those years ago and couldn't help but ask: "We had planned for many years, even using all sorts of secret techniques to finally kill that monster in one fell swoop — — how did you kill the Shaman?"
Gu Qing Shan gestured at his chest a few times, then casually replied: "I stabbed myself twice, and when I was replaced, it was stabbed to death"
Shan Hai Qi Xia was completely stunned.
So — —
That simple?
She reached her hand out to grab Gu Qing Shan's clothes.
"Oi — — what are you doing?" Gu Qing Shan covered her clothes with both hands and warned her.
Shan Hai Qi Xia replied: "Your sword is the most powerful Soul Artifact of the Abyss — — - if you really did stab yourself with it, the wound wouldn't have healed so quickly. I need to prove that you're not lying, only then can I trust you!"
Gu Qing Shan refused and held onto her clothes: "Let's be clear, you were the one who asked for my help, why are you ripping my clothes off now?"
Shan Hai Qi Xia insisted: "I'm too afraid of being deceived, please give me a reason to trust you. As long as you let me rip, I'll listen to you in battle from now on!"
"You can't — — -"
A 'rip' sound could be heard.
Gu Qing Shan's clothes were ripped open by Shan Hai Qi Xia, revealing the bloodstains and wound on her chest.
Shan Hai Qi Xia took out a purple bell, shook it, and chanted: "With the mark of blood, relive the battle!"
A blood-colored image appeared out of nowhere, replaying the process of how Gu Qing Shan took the Earth sword and the Six Paths Great Mountain sword to stab herself.
The image quickly faded away.
After watching it, Shan Hai Qi Xia was still a bit confused and muttered:
"It's still bleeding … as if the wound was about to heal, it was ripped open again"
She suddenly recalled something.
When the apocalyptic monster attacked the School of Shan Hai, he was the one who stood up and killed it.
At that time, the injuries on his body had yet to heal …
Shan Hai Qi Xia bit her lip, then lowered her head: "I'm sorry, from now on, I won't doubt you anymore"
Gu Qing Shan had experienced many things in her life, but this was the first time that a woman tore her clothes. She didn't know what to say.
He looked at the girl opposite him.
The girl lowered her head, and the corners of her eyes seemed to be moist.
You're the one who tore my clothes, and you're still sad?
He didn't dare to lose his temper, so he waved his hand and put on a new set of clothes. Then, he controlled his tone and said helplessly, "Actually, you know my identity, and I know yours. That's enough. After all, we won't go to the monster and expose each other."
Saying so, he slowly changed his appearance and turned back into Li San Lang.
After entering this doomsday illusion, Li San Lang's age was forcibly increased by a few years, appearing to be around 19 or 20 years old.
It was only at this age that one could become a city gate guard.
Gu Qing Shan recalled something and asked: "If you've killed that monster, how are you going to fight now?"
Shan Hai Qi Xia's attitude had completely changed, so she honestly replied: "I've obtained its full inheritance, but I'm still unable to fully exert its power"
"Hm, just like me" Gu Qing Shan nodded.
He took out a piece of bone and flipped it in his hand.
— — this was the piece of bone that Zhao Qiong gave him before, which recorded various fist techniques.
A line of glowing text appeared on the War God UI:
[To comprehend all fist techniques recorded on this piece of bone, you will need to spend a total of 105,000 Soul Points, are you willing to pay?]
"Yes" Gu Qing Shan replied.
A warm flow emerged from the piece of bone, flowed along his finger, and flowed into his Thought Sea.
[Ethereal] was a Divine Skill that required Soul Points to perform. In the following battles, Gu Qing Shan wouldn't be able to use it for everything, so he needed to learn some basic fist techniques.
Shan Hai Qi Xia asked: "Gu Qing Shan, what should we do now?"
Gu Qing Shan glanced at the War God UI.
A line of blood-red text hovered at the corner of the UI:
[Seven minutes until the Apocalypse descends]
The final seven minutes.
— — -but we don't even know what the Apocalypse looks like right now.
Gu Qing Shan stood up and said: "The Apocalypse is coming, we need to see what kind of Apocalypse it is before we can decide what to do next"
Shan Hai Qi Xia thought about it and nodded in agreement.
The two of them left the room and followed the residential area's path.
It was now deep into the night, a cold gust of wind mixed with snowflakes was blowing against their faces.
Other than the officers and guards who were on duty that night, there wasn't a single person on the streets.
"Stop!"
Someone shouted.
The two of them turned to see that it was a group of patrolling guards who had turned around the corner of the street.
"Officer Shan Hai Qi Xia, and — — guard Li Qiu Shan, it's already so late, where are you going?" the leading officer asked in surprise.
In this situation, Gu Qing Shan wasn't qualified to answer.
Shan Hai Qi Xia was a high-ranking officer, so she was the one to decide what to say.
"Be careful, remember, you can't do anything that goes against your status" Gu Qing Shan silently sent her voice.
Shan Hai Qi Xia understood.
It's already deep into the night in the middle of the cold, what kind of reason would be the most reasonable to explain this?
Shan Hai Qi Xia held Gu Qing Shan's hand and said: "You can't even tell? We're in a relationship "
The group of guards froze.
That's true.
Other than people in a relationship, who would come out on such a cold day?
The Rose of the Army!
Why is she together with this Li Qiu Shan!?
While everyone was feeling heartbroken, Shan Hai Qi Xia had already pulled Gu Qing Shan away and turned to leave.
"Where are we going?" Shan Hai Qi Xia asked.
Gu Qing Shan pondered for a bit.
If this Apocalypse is called [Destruction of the capital city], then — — -
"We're heading towards the city gate, if the Apocalypse erupts inside the city, we'll have enough time to react!" Gu Qing Shan said.
"Alright"
"Conceal our presence, don't let the other monsters discover us, it's still not time to meet up with them"
"Got it"
The two of them quickly reached the city gate.
A new line of glowing text appeared on the War God UI:
[Time's up, the Apocalypse has descended]
It has already descended?
Where?
Gu Qing Shan looked around.
In the middle of the snowstorm, other than the large metal city gate, there were only the guards on duty.
Suddenly, Gu Qing Shan looked up.
A gigantic object appeared in the night sky.
It was a ship!
It was an ancient wooden ship!
Even with Gu Qing Shan's inner sight, she couldn't see through the faintly discernible layer of defense on the ship.
Only through the naked eye could she see that the ship seemed to be filled with something.
The ship flew through the sky, descending towards the capital city like a meteor.
Kih! Kih! Kih!
On top of the clock tower, the sound of an emergency alarm resounded continuously.
Shan Hai Qi Xia's expression changed: "It's coming towards us!"
"It's fine, it should land several hundred meters away" Gu Qing Shan calmly replied.
He fixed the metal gauntlet on his hand for the last time.
Shan Hai Qi Xia held a purple bell in her hand and silently waited.
Boom!
The ship crashed into the road several hundred meters away from the capital city, giving off an earth-shattering sound.
A sandstorm kicked up, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Why is it a ship?" Gu Qing Shan couldn't help but mutter to herself.
Shan Hai Qi Xia replied: "Don't be careless, our Tomb of Myriad Beasts has seen many Apocalypses, the ones that manifested themselves were usually the most troublesome ones"
She pulled on Gu Qing Shan's sleeve and said: "We need to quickly escape"
"We can't escape" Gu Qing Shan smiled bitterly.
Shan Hai Qi Xia was surprised.
Suddenly, a resounding military horn resounded from the city wall.
It was a signal to assemble.
All officers and soldiers were to stop resting and prepare to receive their orders!
Gu Qing Shan and Shan Hai Qi Xia were both restricted by their military identity, so they had to assemble here according to military orders, unable to escape.
Once this rule was violated, they would be deemed to have done something unbefitting of their status and be thrown into the Apocalypse.
A messenger hurriedly ran over, relaying the order to the officers along the way.
As soon as he saw Shan Hai Qi Xia, he immediately said: "Vice-captain of the Wizard Corps, please report to HQ right away!"
Shan Hai Qi Xia glanced at Gu Qing Shan.
"Our military identity is most likely our greatest flaw" she sent a telepathic message to Gu Qing Shan.
— — military personnel must follow orders.
"There's no helping it, you can go first, we'll contact you again later" Gu Qing Shan sent her voice.
"Alright, take care of yourself"
Shan Hai Qi Xia had no choice but to turn around and leave.
At this point, the officer in charge of the city gate's defense had also arrived.
This officer glanced at Gu Qing Shan who was still standing there, then said: "Follow me, we need a squad of veterans to investigate what exactly happened"
"Yes, sir" Gu Qing Shan replied.
He turned to where the airship had crashed.
A mass of black fog had risen to the sky, completely enveloping that area, and was even slowly spreading in every direction.
The officer walked in front with large strides. Along the way, he picked up the experienced soldiers and formed a combat team.
The officer's gaze passed through the faces of the soldiers.
"I recall that Li Qiu Shan and Wang Xiao Yi were once scouts. How about this, the two of you will take the lead, we'll follow behind, everyone advance!"
"Yes sir!" everyone responded.
Gu Qing Shan silently sighed.
— — if I accept orders, I only need to investigate; but if I don't, I'll be thrown into the Apocalypse.
Let's go investigate.
He exchanged glances with another soldier, then quickly ran towards where the airship had crashed.
Soon, the thick black fog engulfed the two of them.
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