15: Guardian Oath

"A low-life piece of trash. Once I find the evidence, I'll crush him sooner or later!"

Qin Yue said coldly.

Immediately after, his expression changed like a mask. Looking at the Zhou siblings, he said with a smile, "Lin Yue already told me about your situation. On behalf of the Sky Patrol, I welcome you to The Watchers."

"Follow me."

With that, he led everyone away.

Eventually, Qin Yue brought them to a solemn-looking hall. The surrounding walls were densely covered with nameplates.

Each nameplate was engraved with a name and a date of death.

Clearly, this was a Memorial Hall for The Watchers.

"A rule left by the first generation of The Watchers." Qin Yue took out a blank nameplate and looked at Zhou Xing. "New members must take their oath under the witness of their Seniors."

Zhou Keer stood with Lin Yue while Zhou Xing stood before the wall of nameplates.

Qin Yue handed over an engraving knife covered in special patterns. The System suddenly prompted:

[Powerful spiritual brand detected]

Hearing the System's prompt, Zhou Xing also scrutinized the engraving knife.

Holding it in his hand, he could feel a somewhat cool aura, along with a sense of mental pressure.

"First, use the engraving knife to write your name, then drop a drop of your blood onto the nameplate."

Zhou Xing followed Qin Yue's instructions, first engraving his name and then slicing his finger.

When the blood dripped onto the nameplate—

"Buzz!"

An invisible ripple suddenly erupted throughout the hall. At that moment, Zhou Xing felt as if countless gazes had fallen upon him.

On the surrounding walls, the nameplates all emitted a gentle light.

Vaguely, Zhou Xing seemed to hear many voices saying to him: "Welcome, newcomer."

At this point, Qin Yue took back the engraving knife and looked at Zhou Xing, saying seriously, "Zhou Xing, next is the oath. You will swear it under the witness of many Seniors."

Qin Yue then took Zhou Xing's nameplate. After injecting a surge of power, the nameplate actually floated automatically in mid-air.

Then, he pressed his right fist against his heart and looked at Zhou Xing:

"Are you willing to uphold justice and protect the innocent?"

"I am."

"Are you willing to fight Divine Gene to the end?"

"Until death."

"Are you willing to live and die with The Watchers?"

"Unwavering until death."

Zhou Xing's voice was powerful and resonant.

This feeling reminded him of the scene many years ago when he officially became a soldier and took a solemn oath.

Unfortunately, there was no going back!

At this moment, as Zhou Xing's last word fell, the floating nameplate instantly erupted with a dazzling light.

Everyone shouted in unison, "Watch over and help each other, until death!"

As the light dissipated, the nameplate automatically flew into Zhou Xing's hand.

At the same time, Zhou Xing discovered a faint sword-shaped mark had appeared on the back of his right hand.

Its shape was similar to the short sword he had seen when he first entered The Watchers' hall.

He had already asked the System, and there were no safety hazards.

"Zhou Xing, welcome to The Watchers."

Qin Yue's serious face broke into a slight smile. "From now on, you are a member of the 'Sky Patrol Squad' of The Watchers."

Qin Yue was very happy about Zhou Xing joining.

Moreover, he had learned through Lei Lie that Zhou Xing could actually kill a member of Divine Gene's Scavengers whose strength had reached the foundation condensation Late Stage.

This level of strength was already second only to his own.

Lin Yue then took out a badge engraved with a pattern of a small silver sword and a shield interlaced.

After personally pinning it on Zhou Xing, she also seemed very delighted. "Hehe, from now on, we are truly on the same side."

"Captain, I was the one who found Zhou Xing. And this time, to evade Divine Gene, I even used up my backup energy. I almost died on duty."

At this point, to Zhou Xing's stunned amazement, she actually squeezed out a few tears.

As expected, a woman's talent for acting is innate.

When his sister was little, she had relied on this trick to make Zhou Xing constantly yield.

"You must replenish my supplies. Also, can you agree to what I asked you before?"

Lin Yue walked over to Qin Yue and shook his arm somewhat coquettishly.

"Alright, alright, I'll agree to everything, okay?"

Faced with Lin Yue's coquettishness, even Qin Yue couldn't hold his ground.

There was no helping it; she was the only princess of the entire Sky Patrol Squad, so she had to be pampered!

Especially since Qin Yue knew Lin Yue's true background.

Zhou Keer stood to the side, looking at her brother with tears in her eyes.

Since leaving the military, and due to her own physical condition, she hadn't seen her brother smile for a long time.

Now that he had found a new sense of belonging, even if something happened to her in the future, her brother wouldn't be alone.

"Let's go. Later, I'll take you to the Sky Patrol's own base. We usually only come to the headquarters to pick up missions, request equipment, or bring in new members."

"I'm also aware of your sister's issue. We'll do a detailed check-up in a moment to determine the direction of treatment."

Qin Yue knew that for Zhou Xing, Zhou Keer was the most important person.

So he had already taken this to heart as soon as Lin Yue reported it.

Ten minutes later, everyone arrived at The Watchers' Scientific Research and Treatment Center.

Zhou Keer lay quietly on a medical bed while equipment above scanned her body bit by bit to check her condition.

The person in charge of the examination and treatment was a woman who looked about the same age as Lin Yue, named White Phoenix.

At this moment, looking at the data on the monitoring screen, White Phoenix pushed up her glasses and frowned slightly. "The data shows the original erosion level reached 79%, but she must have taken a divinity crystal, right? It's now dropped to 53%, and the divine characteristics are basically suppressed."

"However, I also detected that the divinity fluctuations within her body are very powerful, which makes it very troublesome to handle."

Saying this, she looked at Zhou Xing and held up two fingers:

"The first option is to extract the divine energy from her body to make her a normal person again. However, since the source of these divinity fluctuations is uncertain and the Fusion and erosion have lasted for a while, the risk is not low."

"The second option is for your sister to use divinity crystals regularly, and they must be crystals of higher purity."

"But each divinity crystal is worth a fortune, which might be a heavy burden for you."

"Although The Watchers will do their best to treat her, it's impossible to concentrate all our resources on one person."

White Phoenix's analysis made Zhou Xing realize she was definitely a professional; after all, the second option perfectly matched the one proposed by the System.

"Thank you. I choose the second option. No matter what, I don't want my sister to suffer even the slightest harm."

Zhou Xing bowed slightly in thanks.

"No need for thanks; this is part of The Watchers' duty."

"Normally, one divinity crystal is enough to cure an ordinary person suffering from divinity erosion, but your sister's situation is clearly different."

"There's one more thing I want you to understand: while using divinity crystals can suppress divinity erosion, the more it's suppressed, the greater the chance of a sudden divinity outbreak in the future..."

White Phoenix didn't continue, but Zhou Xing understood what she meant... However, this hidden danger was no problem for the System. When the time was right, the System would directly erase the hidden will within the divinity fragment.

"Thank you, I understand. I'll leave it in your hands."

Afterward, Zhou Xing left with Zhou Keer.

Meanwhile, White Phoenix stared at the data in front of her in a daze, murmuring softly after a long while:

"With such powerful divinity fluctuations, given her Physique, she should have only lasted ten days at most from Fusion to erosion."

"Nearly three years... could it be a special Physique? Perhaps Divine Gene's involvement was because of this?"

"As for this Zhou Xing, besides the dual Ice and Fire attributes, why do I also vaguely sense other divinity fluctuations?"

"Strange..."