188: Nine

By the time Su Ze rubbed his head and woke up slowly from the bed, it was already broad daylight, yet he remembered it was just turning dark when he returned.

"I... was unconscious for a whole night? It was just a joke, but these two really want to bite the hand that feeds them!"

Su Ze rubbed his head; the medium-sized bump on it hadn't subsided yet.

Actually, the pillow Feng Qingyi threw wasn't much of a threat; it was mainly the teacup Hanba threw that had real kick to it.

Even though she had held back most of her strength, Su Ze still couldn't withstand it.

Of course, if she hadn't held back and truly intended to kill Su Ze, the contract would have obliterated her before she could even strike, even if she were a divine beast.

"At least they had some conscience and knew to put me in bed after I passed out, but why didn't they help me change my clothes while they were at it?"

As Su Ze thought this, he got out of bed. A sudden urge to urinate hit him, and he immediately rushed into the bathroom.

He only came out after a long while.

"That shouldn't be right. With my kidneys, holding it for just one night shouldn't feel like this..."

A bad premonition suddenly arose in Su Ze's heart.

With a dark expression, he walked out of the room. As soon as he stepped out, he saw his two spirit beasts sitting upright on the sofa, seemingly waiting for their master's judgment.

With their senses, they naturally knew long ago that Su Ze had already woken up.

Su Ze sat opposite them, feeling extremely hungry. He picked up a date—likely bought yesterday but already shriveled—and popped it into his mouth.

At this moment, the bad premonition in his heart grew stronger.

He asked, "Tell me, exactly how long was I out?"

Feng Qingyi looked at Hanba as if for help, but the woman in green sat motionless with her eyes downcast, pretending to be an uninvolved bystander despite being the main culprit.

In the end, Feng Qingyi couldn't withstand the pressure from Su Ze's gaze. She blinked her large, watery eyes and stammered, "One..."

"One night?" Su Ze frowned.

Feng Qingyi shook her head and replied, "It's one day and two nights..."

Su Ze almost choked on the date pit in his mouth, only spitting it out after a fit of heavy coughing.

"I've been out for that long? You guys were way too ruthless, weren't you?"

Feng Qingyi lowered her head in apology, and Hanba's face flushed slightly. She then stood up and said, "master, this was my mistake. Let me heal your injury for you."

Then, just like when she helped heal the injury on his hand before, Hanba leaned forward.

Only this time, the target had changed from his hand to his forehead.

Feeling the warm sensation on his forehead, Su Ze's anger instantly vanished.

Even after Hanba pulled away, he felt a bit of lingering regret.

But what puzzled Su Ze was that Hanba could have obviously healed the wound while he was unconscious; why did she wait until he woke up?

"Forget it, it's not like anything was delayed anyway."

Although a whole day had been wasted, fortunately, he had completed all the tasks he needed to do beforehand, so this day didn't delay anything important.

"However, according to what Xiao Sheng said before, today seems to be the final deadline given by America. Although I'm curious about how they'll perform, it ultimately has nothing to do with me anymore."

Just as he was thinking this, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Feng Qingyi, who was currently in her penitent phase, immediately ran over obediently to open the door. Outside stood Xiao Sheng and Holy Sun.

"Why are you two here?" Su Ze asked in surprise.

Xiao Sheng replied with a smile, "Nothing much, just wanted to take you to see some excitement. We've received word that America has gathered quite a few allies to come and demand accountability."

"Oh? Which countries are in league with them?"

"Quite a lot, actually. But since outsiders cannot interfere in battles between Level 100 War Gods, only countries with a Level 100 War God are coming this time. Other countries aren't qualified."

"Great Britain, Gaul, Kievan Rus, and America, plus our Great Xia—these are the only countries in the world that possess a Level 100 War God."

Su Ze was stunned for a moment. Seeing these five countries appearing together, why did it feel so familiar?

"Has the name for this organization led by America been decided yet?" Su Ze thought subconsciously.

Xiao Sheng shook his head and said, "Not yet. After all, our Great Xia hasn't joined. If we refuse, the name might end up being the Anti-Xia Coalition."

Su Ze nodded. After all, based on the experience of his previous world, this wasn't something they were incapable of doing.

And that time, they even came with eight countries!

...Soon, Xiao Sheng and Holy Sun brought Su Ze to the headquarters of the Great Xia Spirit Guards' largest Imperial Capital Legion.

He stood with several other legion commanders, while Xiao Sheng and Holy Sun stood at the front.

If ranked by strength, the current Su Ze should be the one at the very front.

But clearly, Xiao Sheng didn't want Su Ze to expose his strength to other countries too early, even though their spies likely already knew something and were just unable to confirm it.

Su Ze didn't wait long before he saw rolling, deep black dark clouds approaching in the distance. Within the clouds, streaks of pale blue lightning arcs danced like moving flood dragons.

Accompanying them was a world-destroying pressure.

Xiao Sheng's expression turned solemn. "It seems our old friends have all arrived, and they've even brought mjolnir along. Are they afraid we'll use the xuanyuan yu sword to keep a few of them here?"

Holy Sun gave a cold snort. "Hmph, just a bunch of fools."

Soon, as the dark clouds pressed in.

The people of the entire Imperial Capital felt an apocalyptic aura, becoming panicked and noisy.

Seven figures stood opposite Xiao Sheng and Holy Sun. Among them, Su Ze only recognized William, who still wore the yata no kagami pendant on his chest, clearly having treated it entirely as his own property.

Beside him was an old man with a flowing beard and hair, holding a massive iron hammer that looked like black iron, with electric arcs flashing across its surface.

"Whoa, Thor?" Su Ze, seeing him for the first time, couldn't help but exclaim.

Xiao Sheng's voice directly entered Su Ze's ear to introduce them.

Su Ze also understood why Xiao Sheng insisted he come along—it was to give him a preliminary understanding of these seven people, as they would likely be Su Ze's enemies in the future.

"All the Level 100 War Gods in the world are standing here now—nine in total!"

"You already know that sissy William; no need to mind him. Even with that pendant, he's still the weakest one."

"Even though his contracted beast is an angel, his title is Angel's Servant. It shows how little ambition he has."

"The old man to his left is the one to watch out for. That's Old John, titled Lightning Summoner. He's also the person recognized by the American artifact, mjolnir. It's said only he can lift that hammer, though I don't believe it."

Su Ze clicked his tongue. This really was a Thor.

"And the one on the right..."

Su Ze looked over as Xiao Sheng introduced him. It was a person completely shrouded in a black robe, their true face hidden.

"That is America's most mysterious and ancient War God. No one knows his appearance; all they know is that he has existed since the birth of America."

Xiao Sheng and Su Ze exchanged a glance. From their eyes, they knew the other was also guessing that his true identity was likely the divine beast that provided blood to Fuso.

An adult divine beast of the Moonlight Level!

Clearly, this was the presence that required the most vigilance.

Besides them, Great Britain has only one War God—a blonde girl with a very determined gaze, wearing a suit of exquisite silver-white armor.

"This girl-like figure has no name; everyone only knows her title—Knight King. She maintained this appearance because she gained the recognition of the artifact sword in the stone. You must never underestimate her because of her looks, or you'll suffer greatly."

From Xiao Sheng's cautious attitude, it was obvious who had suffered before.

"Then there's this War God from Gaul. To match her rival, the Knight King of Great Britain, he also has no name, only a title: Sun King!"

The remaining two, a man and a woman, should belong to the same camp, as they had similar clothing styles, with fur garments that looked very warm.

The woman looked very hot and sexy with a slender figure, while the man was muscular and built like a standing bear.

"Those two are the War Gods of Kievan Rus, and also our fickle allies."

"Fickle?" Su Ze asked in confusion.

"Because while allied, they are also wary of us. For example, right now, they are standing on the opposite side."

Xiao Sheng continued the introduction: "The woman is named Yeka, titled Ice and Snow Princess!"

"The man is named Andrei, titled Bear Ripper! It's said he doesn't rely on the power of demon beasts and can tear them apart with his bare hands, especially excelling at ripping bears!"

At this point, the only nine Level 100 War Gods finally stood together, with tensions high!