478: The approaching moon

Shangjing City, Night Watcher Headquarters.

Zuo Qing sat at his desk, rubbing his temples.

He was experiencing a severe headache at the moment. Just a few days prior, urgent reports had simultaneously arrived from six coastal war passes.

A massive number of Cthulhu monsters had appeared in the sea. These Cthulhu monsters, in large groups, launched a coordinated attack on the war passes.

Fortunately, for some unknown reason, the Great Xia Gods were scattered overseas.

Their movements were the first to be detected by the Great Xia Gods.

Many Great Xia Gods returned from the sea, assisting the war passes in defending against the Cthulhu monsters, which somewhat stabilized the situation.

However, the situation had not improved. The Cthulhu monsters seemed endless, continuously emerging from the seawater.

Outside the war passes, bodies had piled up like mountains, and in such a tragic situation, the Night Watcher also suffered heavy casualties.

Zuo Qing lowered his hands from his temples, seemingly having made a certain decision.

He picked up the phone on his desk and dialed a number.

“Hello! Shao Pingge? Come to my office.”

A moment later, a sound came from the corridor. Shao Pingge walked to the office door.

“Commander, did you call me?” Shao Pingge asked.

“Pingge, come in!”

Shao Pingge walked in. He looked at Zuo Qing’s expression and sensed that the atmosphere today was somewhat off.

“Commander, why did you call me here? You’re not thinking of going to the front lines again, are you?” Shao Pingge eyed Zuo Qing suspiciously.

It turned out that ever since the Cthulhu monsters invaded Great Xia, Zuo Qing had always wanted to go to the front lines.

However, this idea was opposed by everyone at the Night Watcher Headquarters.

Especially at times like these, the Night Watcher needed someone to take charge of the overall situation.

Upon hearing Shao Pingge’s question, Zuo Qing gave a wry smile, “Indeed, nothing can be hidden from you. But this time I called you for something else.”

Shao Pingge sighed and said, “Commander, you can go, but such a large organization like the Night Watcher cannot be without a leader.”

“That’s precisely why I called you,” Zuo Qing said with a slight smile, “If I don’t return, you will take charge of the Night Watcher.”

“Me?” Shao Pingge could hardly believe his ears. “Commander, please don’t joke with me. You know my personality; I can’t do something like this.”

Shao Pingge quickly waved his hand in refusal.

However, Zuo Qing’s attitude was very firm, “Pingge, that’s how life is; sometimes, everyone has no choice.

Originally, I intended to groom Lin Qi Ye as my successor, but now Lin Qi Ye is nowhere to be found. At the moment, there’s no one more suitable for this position than you.”

Shao Pingge fell silent. After a long while, he asked, “Commander, do you absolutely have to go to the front lines?”

Zuo Qing smiled slightly and said, “My ability might not be outstanding in terms of combat power, but in terms of speed and distance, not many can compare to me. No one is better at gathering intelligence than I am.”

Zuo Qing’s Forbidden Territory is called 【Qing Luan】, excelling in speed. At his current Realm, he can even stay in space for a certain period.

Zuo Qing continued, “Pingge, don’t you think the Cthulhu are acting very unusually this time? Accustomed to concealment, they are actually taking the initiative to attack this time.”

Shao Pingge nodded. Indeed, everyone currently had this doubt.

Moreover, despite the abundance of Cthulhu monsters, no one had discovered the whereabouts of the Three Pillar Gods, which made people even more suspicious of the Cthulhu’s true intentions.

“It seems no reason can stop you,” Shao Pingge sighed and said.

“So, you agree, right?” Zuo Qing looked at Shao Pingge’s face and smiled… A few days later, Shen Long Pass.

Night was deep. Zuo Qing stood on the city tower of the pass, gazing at the vast and boundless sea.

The Fuzi stood beside him. In the distance, on the sea, more than a dozen large islands floated.

Those islands were all dead Cthulhu monsters. Ever since Zuo Qing arrived at Shen Long Pass, the war had become increasingly fierce.

“Fuzi, how long do you think this war will last?” Zuo Qing asked.

“Alas, if we don’t find the source of these monsters, I’m afraid this war will be endless.”

The Fuzi shook his head, “Commander, you’ve been working hard these past few days. Why not have a cup of tea?”

After he finished speaking, a teacup appeared out of thin air in front of the Fuzi. He had taken it out from within his Inner Scenery.

Zuo Qing took the teacup. He first sniffed it; the tea aroma was overflowing, and just smelling it made one feel refreshed and joyful.

“Good tea!” Zuo Qing praised, “The Fuzi is truly a connoisseur of tea.”

“Hahaha!” Hearing Zuo Qing’s praise, the Fuzi laughed, “It’s nothing, nothing at all!”

Zuo Qing raised the teacup, about to savor it, when he suddenly inadvertently glimpsed the reflection in the teacup.

Above the tea, the reflection of the moon was clearly visible.

But Zuo Qing didn’t know why, he felt that the moon in the teacup seemed to have grown a bit larger.

Was he having an illusion?

Zuo Qing put down the teacup and looked up at the sky. The dark sea, the dark sky, the full moon was particularly striking at this moment.

Seeing Zuo Qing staring at the full moon in the sky, the Fuzi also became curious.

He too looked up at the sky, and after a while, the Fuzi noticed something was wrong.

“Commander, I am old and my eyesight is failing. Could you help me see if the moon in the sky is getting bigger?”

Zuo Qing nodded, “You are not mistaken. The moon is getting closer to us.”

“This…” The Fuzi was somewhat moved, “The moon is approaching Earth? But Cthulhu are sealed on the moon. Could it be that the reason for the Cthulhu’s frantic counterattack is to pull the moon closer?”

“This is a serious matter; we must inform the Great Xia Gods! Fuzi, from now on, all war passes are to enter a state of war.”

After speaking, Zuo Qing transformed into a blue light and disappeared into the sky.

The Fuzi was about to say something, but Zuo Qing had already vanished from the spot. Helpless, he could only follow Zuo Qing’s arrangements and began to make preparations in full swing… At this moment, the moon was covered with huge, disgusting tentacles.

After Michael was imprisoned in the Mental Hospital of Gods by Chaos, no one could restrict their actions anymore.

And at this moment, Takamagahara’s incubator had matured. These Cthulhu monsters, sealed on the moon, sensed the aura of the incubator and began to rapidly approach Earth.

At this time, Chaos was traversing the Universe. After an unknown distance of Transmigration, Chaos finally found that colorful light bubble in a barren starry sky.

“Hehe, I found you, Key of the Gate. It wasn’t easy for me to come here.”

An Qingyu, floating within the colorful light bubble, looked towards Chaos at the same time. He seemed unsurprised by Chaos’s arrival.

Lin Qi Ye was lying quietly at his feet at this moment, his gentle snores indicating that he was sleeping soundly.