"Um?"
Outside Cangnan City, a woman backpacking suddenly stopped, turned her head to look in a certain direction, and a strange smile appeared on her lips.
The next moment, her body floated violently, and a few seconds later she transformed into a man wearing a dark green robe.
The man had a classic Western face, with slightly curly black hair and a hint of a smile in his deep-set eyes.
"You killed another one of my clones? Interesting..."
He turned his head and looked at Cangnan City, which was so close at hand, and the smile on his lips gradually faded.
"Thanks to those idiots in Greece who drew their fire, otherwise it would have taken much more effort to sneak in..."
"But this time, [Shiva's Lament] will definitely be mine!"
He took a few light steps and entered Cangnan territory unhurriedly.
...
Cangnan City.
Caw—!
Caw—!!
Caw—!!!
Piercing caws suddenly rang out, echoing throughout the office, shrill and shrill, sending chills down one's spine!
Lin Qiye suddenly opened his eyes, and after a fraction of a second, he quickly got out of bed and rushed out of the room.
After the rest of Squad 136 went to Beijing, Lin Qiye temporarily stayed at the agency, which was convenient and allowed him to look after Chen Muye, who was also alone.
He rushed into the living room and found Chen Muye already standing in front of the birdcage, his face extremely gloomy.
Lin Xi Chen also stumbled out of her room, bleary-eyed, to see what was going on; she clutched two swords in one arm while rubbing her eyes with the other.
Inside the birdcage, the pupil-less [Raven of Calamity] was howling mournfully, its black feathers beginning to fall out one by one, and streaks of blood seeping from its eyes...
Caw—!!!
Its cries grew more and more pitiful, but the sound grew weaker and weaker. When it let out its last cry, it swayed and collapsed to the ground, showing no signs of life.
In the deathly silent living room, a blood-stained raven feather slowly drifted to the ground.
Lin Xi Chen opened the cage door to touch and check on the crow, only to find its body gradually losing its warmth, "It dead..."
Lin Qiye stared blankly at the black crow that had died in the cage, then turned to look at Chen Muye, his voice a little hoarse.
"Captain, this is..."
After a long silence, Chen Muye slowly spoke, "It seems that what I feared most has happened..."
"Captain," Lin Xi Chen's eyes were more serious than ever before, "What exactly happened?"
Chen Muye took a deep breath and looked at Lin Qiye, "Have you heard of [Shiva's Lament]?"
"[Shiva's Lament]?"
"[Shiva's Lament]? Is it a high risk Forbidden Items?"
Lin Qiye was taken aback, and his mind instantly recalled the highest-level forbidden item that Yuan Gang had mentioned when he asked Chief Instructor Yuan about Chen Muye's deeds in the training camp.
"Yes that right. It's a top-tier forbidden artifact, Sequence 008, carrying the forbidden ruins and soul of the Hindu god Shiva. Its essence is an ancient parchment scroll. Any 'concept' written on it will be directly erased, provided a sufficient price is paid."
Chen Muye gave a brief introduction and continued:
"Ten years ago, a divine war broke out on the border of the Great Xia Dynasty, with the aim of seizing this super forbidden item that appeared within the Great Xia territory. Later... some things happened, and after many twists and turns, this forbidden item came into my custody."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qiye was stunned, and then a deep sense of shock appeared in his eyes.
"[Shiva's Lament]...has been in your hands all along, Captain?!" Lin Qiye exclaimed in shock.
"That's right," Chen Muye said calmly. "The aura of this forbidden artifact involves the Law of Destruction. Only my [Black Impermanence] can suppress it using the power of the Yama's Palace. Otherwise, its exposed aura would be as obvious as the sun in the darkness, potentially attracting the attention of other deities."
"So, you suppressed it for ten years?"
Chen Muye nodded, "But over the past ten years, its power has been growing, while my power has been getting weaker and weaker, making it increasingly difficult to suppress it..."
"Because the [Shiva's Wrath] itself carries death energy, it burns my soul relentlessly after coming into contact with my skin. I used to be able to remove it for several hours each day, but since last month… I haven't dared to remove it anymore."
A hint of shame appeared in Chen Muye's eyes. "Two days ago, when the plane was about to crash into a residential area, I tore off a corner of [Shiva's Lament]. I didn't expect that its aura would leak out and attract the attention of the outer gods."
Lin Qiye shook his head. "This isn't your fault. Even if you don't peel off a corner, it will still break through your suppression in a few days."
Chen Muye slowly closed his eyes and remained silent.
"So, what can we do now?" Lin Qiye asked after a moment's thought.
"Wait."
"Wait?"
"This level of combat is beyond our ability to intervene. All we can do is wait," Chen Muye said slowly. "The police are responsible for evacuating the civilians, but with such a large population in Cangnan City, it is impossible to evacuate them all in a short period of time."
"If something really happens in this city during this time, then we'll have to buy time."
Lin Qiye nodded emphatically, "Okay."
...
"Hehehe..."
"Do you really think you can get rid of all this?No matter how hard you try to forget, you are still you..."
"Come, return to my embrace..."
"Si Xiaonan."
"..."
In a hotel in Beijing, Si Xiaonan suddenly opened her eyes, sat up in bed, and breathed rapidly.
"Xiao Nan?" Hong Ying, who was in the next bed, saw this and quickly came over. "Having another nightmare?"
Si Xiaonan bit her lip, her face completely pale, and nodded.
"I never imagined you'd be so picky about your bed," Hongying said softly, patting her head helplessly. "How about we go shopping? We only got halfway through this afternoon."
Si Xiaonan buried her head in Hongying's arms, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.
The two women had just changed their clothes and were about to leave when there was a knock on the door.
Hongying opened the door and saw Wu Xiangnan standing behind it, with Wen Qimo and Leng Xuan standing beside him, both with very serious expressions.
"Didn't you go to try out a massage parlor? Why are you back?" Hongying asked in confusion.
"Something's not right," Wu Xiangnan said gravely. "We had just entered the massage parlor when we heard the receptionist say that all trains and planes to Cangnan have been suspended..."
"The service is suspended?" Hongying was taken aback. "Didn't we just arrive in the capital yesterday? How could it be suspended?"
"I don't know. When we heard the news, a few of us immediately left the massage parlor and went to the airport, the train station, the bus station..."
"It's really gone," Wen Qimo continued. "All services related to Cangnan City, whether going in or out, have been cancelled, as if... the city of Cangnan has vanished into thin air."
"I tried calling the captain, but it was out of service area." Wu Xiangnan took a deep breath and said, enunciating each word clearly:
"Something has likely happened in Cangnan."