78: Chapter 78 The Impending Crisis

"Why go to such trouble, My Lord? Wouldn't it be cleaner to just kill him outright?

After all, he did offend you first."

Hearing Meng Ning's question, Lin Xiao smiled and shook his head.

"As far as I know, the Chen Family has quite a few Second-order Deities, and nearly a thousand First-order ones.

Since they've openly brought up the Chen Family, we have to give them some Face. It's just letting him live three more days, anyway."

Seeing that the matter was settled, Wang Tao's parents immediately came over, looking respectful, and knelt to salute Lin Xiao.

"Thank you for your intervention today, My Lord. My wife and I are eternally grateful."

"This matter was also partly due to my lack of consideration. For now, you should come with me to the Tianfu Villa."

As they were talking, Guan Hong, who had been smiling, suddenly turned serious and leaned in close to Lin Xiao.

"My Lord, something is wrong! Very wrong! Fate has given me a very strong revelation.

An extremely dangerous event is about to occur! It's dangerous here! We should leave as soon as possible!"

Lin Xiao's expression changed upon hearing this, and he subconsciously glanced toward the door. He wondered to himself.

Could it be that the demigod he released was problematic? Was he some Son of Luck, and now Lin Xiao had become the villain meant to be slapped in the Face?

"Is it because of the demigod we released?"

"A mere demigod dares to plot against us? I will pursue and kill him immediately!"

Guan Hong's Face was turning paler by the second, and streams of light flickered in his eyes.

"No! It's too dangerous. Jiang Meng, you do it! See what exactly happens in the future!"

Jiang Meng's expression changed when she heard this, and she activated the Law of Time. A scene from the future appeared before her eyes.

A group of figures with pitch-black outlines surrounded her, and the power of Law erupted. She eventually fled the scene, severely injured.

Only after running away did she discover that a large number of these pitch-black figures were slaughtering wildly.

A large number of Divine Beings were being killed, and some First-order Deities were fighting against the black shadows.

In the sky, a dazzling light was battling the black shadows. Numerous buildings were caught in the crossfire and reduced to ruins.

"A large number of Divine Guards are fighting unknown enemies, and we will be attacked by these unknown enemies.

There is fighting everywhere, and the official forces of Anping County failed to extinguish the danger immediately.

A large number of high-tier gods are fighting each other, and the shockwaves are destroying many buildings.

The unknown enemies kill anyone they see; from this point of view, it might be an alien raid?

But it's very strange; I didn't see any figures of aliens. Surely the aliens deployed this time aren't all above the Second-order, right?"

As Jiang Meng spoke, she activated the Law of Time again. Time and time again, her expression grew increasingly grim.

"No, it still doesn't work! This won't work either! I... I can't see a path to survival! We will all... die!"

As Jiang Meng spoke, Lin Xiao's expression gradually became grim as well.

"How long until this future? What if we leave Anping County directly?"

Jiang Meng's Face was bitter, and she slowly shook her head.

"In the future vision, the teleportation Formation cannot be used. Once we go there, we will be besieged by a large number of unknown enemies before long. There are three days left until the crisis erupts!"

"Are you kidding me? No one told me that a remote star could be so terrifying! What do we do now?"

"Based on Jiang Meng's description, this is likely a crisis that will affect the entire Anping County.

In that case, what if we tell the official forces of Anping County this intelligence now?"

"It's useless. Those enemies whose Faces Jiang Meng couldn't clearly see—are you sure there are no spies lurking within the Anping County officials?

I don't believe a crisis capable of sweeping across the entire star would fail just because of a bit of intelligence."

"The teleportation Formation is blocked, so why don't we use a starship?"

"I don't think that's a good idea. Once we take off, we'll be targets.

The others in Anping County will only be happy that we're attracting fire; no one will come to save us."

Lin Xiao closed his eyes and thought carefully for a while, then suddenly turned to ask Jiang Meng.

"How do I die in the future?"

Jiang Meng didn't know why Lin Xiao would ask this, so she recalled carefully.

"Some were because the Divine Kingdom was destroyed and suddenly dissipated, and others were being instantly killed by those unknown enemies."

Lin Xiao frowned upon hearing this.

"Are there no others protecting me? Where are you all? Did I not put up any resistance?"

Jiang Meng shook her head.

"There are too many enemies, and we are blocked. They are all Second-order Deities, while you, My Lord, are only a Divine Being..."

"In other words, I basically die in the early stages?"

Jiang Meng nodded.

Lin Xiao spoke slowly while pondering.

"Although Anping County is relatively remote, it certainly isn't unmanaged. Once the higher-ups discover there's a problem here, they will definitely send people to investigate the situation.

So, what we need to consider isn't how to kill the enemy, but how to hold out longer.

As long as we hold out until the reinforcements arrive from above, we win!"

Lin Xiao's words lifted everyone's spirits.

"My Lord is right! We don't need to Face those people in combat; we just need to hide and bide our time!"

"That's right. Anping County is so big. I don't believe they can search every single inch!"

"While the crisis hasn't erupted yet, we can stock up on more supplies. We'll be able to hold out longer then."

Anping Divine Prefecture, the administrative center of Anping County. At this moment, staff members were operating various controls with expressions of fear.

The Mayor of Anping County, Mei Fang, was standing in the control center with a gloomy expression.

"External communication has been completely cut off..."

"The teleportation Formation has lost connection..."

"An unknown large Formation has appeared in the Void Realm, specific effects of the Formation are currently undetermined..."

Listening to the bad news coming in one after another, Mei Fang could no longer contain himself. A terrifying pressure enveloped the entire control center.

"So, what you mean is that our Anping County has already become an isolated island?

And what about the enemy? With such a huge commotion, don't tell me you still haven't found the person behind it!"

"According to the detection, all cemeteries in Anping County have shown abnormalities. A large number of buried dead are reviving..."

"In addition to all the cemeteries, there are also disturbances coming from the ancestral graves of some powerful clans. The dead of the past are all awakening! The County Office and Divine Guards are requesting reinforcements!"

Mei Fang's Face turned livid.

"Hahahaha! Good! Very good! A god of the Law of Death, is this trying to use my Anping County as a stepping stone to ascend to Intermediate God?

All County Office detectives and city Divine Guards, mobilize! Send those dead back to where they belong!

Destroy the enemies' bodies completely! Send a message to all clans and factions to come to the Divine Prefecture to discuss military affairs! Anyone who dares to disobey the military order and not come will be executed on the spot!"

At this moment, some powerful clans and major factions were holding urgent meetings.

"It seems our Anping County has been singled out by someone who wants to use it as a place to attain the Dao. External communication has been completely cut off; looking at this situation, the Tide of the Dead will form before long. What should we do?"

"What should we do? They have clearly already treated us as prey; our retreat and connections are all cut off. Unless someone realizes something is wrong and can immediately bring a large number of high-tier gods regardless of the cost to come here. Otherwise, following the normal procedure of first sending out external personnel to investigate... including the travel time, we need to hold out for at least two months!"

"Clan Chief, Elder. The County Mayor has sent a wartime mobilization order!"

In the Chen Family, Yang Xucai had only just sat down. As soon as he heard the wartime mobilization order, his Face instantly darkened.

"I've already hidden away on this remote star, so why did I still run into a mobilization order? Could it be that those old fogeys from the Liu Family found someone to place a curse on me?!"

Outside the Hu Family's ancestral graves, the Hu Family members were fighting against some dead with livid expressions.

"Damn it! How dare they desecrate my Hu Family ancestors! I will definitely skin them, pull out their tendons, and burn them with divine fire!"