Godslayer: My Girlfriend Red Tassel

Seven days have passed in the blink of an eye, and the rare leisurely time has quietly slipped away.

This morning,

After resting and regrouping, the Nightfall squad, dressed in their finest attire, stepped out of their room. They removed their black cloaks that concealed their identities, donned matching Night Watch uniforms, donned Nightfall's signature crimson cloaks, and, with star-shaped swords at their waists, walked steadily through the streets of the Holy City.

The Holy City today,

Having been tainted by Cthulhu, the former false prosperity is long gone, the population has dwindled, and the streets and alleys are deserted.

I walked down a main street and didn't see many people along the way.

They sat scattered in front of their homes, most with vacant eyes, as if they had not yet woken up from that long nightmare.

Su Yan looked around at the ruins of the divine kingdom, which were almost reduced to rubble, and his heart was filled with mixed emotions:

"This divine kingdom is finished."

"It's not completely over, is it?" Lin Qiye shook his head: "Even if only one-thousandth of the population remains, look at these survivors, they are all quite strong. If they can work together to rebuild, there may still be a chance for a new life."

Lin Qiye had just read the report that Jiang Er had compiled over the past few days.

Atlantis's population is less than one-thousandth of its original size. Based on the estimated total population of about 600 million before the disaster, only 600,000 survivors remain.

For an underwater divine kingdom with a territory comparable to the Great Xia Dynasty, this number is indeed as insignificant as a drop in the ocean.

However, if all 600,000 people were extraordinary, the situation would be quite different.

Moreover, most of them should be extraordinary beings at the "Chuan" realm or above.

Only mermaids who possessed strength above the "River" realm before being parasitized were able to survive this century-long parasitic disaster thanks to their superior vitality.

Such a massive and extraordinary power should not be underestimated, no matter where it is placed!

"Six hundred thousand extraordinary individuals may sound astonishing, and they seem capable of great use. But that's only from a relatively peaceful perspective; the reality is quite different," Su Yan said, shaking his head.

"For us, this matter is over; but for this divine kingdom, it may be the beginning of another misfortune."

"An unfortunate beginning? Why?"

"First, because of hatred."

Su Yan looked at the scattered survivors in the distance and said:

"For the past hundred years, Phorcus has been accumulating power by harming the people of other divine kingdoms and even the gods. Although every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt its debtor, now that the debtor is dead, it seems that everything should have vanished... But hatred never dissipates so easily."

"Now, this divine kingdom is only guarded by a half-crippled Medusa. Six hundred thousand extraordinary beings seem like a lot, but they are already a disorganized mess. Where is their fighting spirit? Any divine kingdom only needs to send one god to slaughter them all. It will just take a little more time."

Lin Qiye listened quietly, nodded slowly after a moment, and then asked:

"You just said first, so what about second?"

"Secondly, and most terrifyingly... is greed!" Su Yan glanced at him and lowered her voice.

"Don't forget how we obtained the 'Origin of the Great Dao'."

"The Great Dao's Origin... Hiss!"

Lin Qiye suddenly turned to look at Su Yan and gasped.

Indeed, greed may be more terrifying than hatred.

A divine kingdom that once nearly ascended to the highest level collapsed in an instant, and the great origins it contained must have been numerous.

This temptation is enough to make most of the divine kingdoms greedy.

Moreover, this divine kingdom now has almost no high-level defensive capabilities. For any complete divine kingdom, crushing 600,000 scattered superhumans would be as easy as taking candy from a baby!

Shen Qingzhu looked around, then interjected with an incredulous expression:

"Takamagahara is a special case, as it is devoid of life. But Atlantis is different; it has at least hundreds of billions of living beings. Could the gods really bring themselves to do such a thing?"

The oceans are now eroded by mist, and apart from the Great Xia territory, most marine life has long since become extinct. Atlantis is probably the only place where any creatures still survive. If one truly wishes to extract the essence of the Great Dao, all life here must be wiped out, not even a single newborn fish or shrimp can be spared.

Hundreds of billions, or even trillions, that would amount to an enormous amount of bloodshed!

Su Yan gently pursed her lips and sighed:

"Brother Zhai, do you think most gods care about these things? 'Heaven and earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs,' this is not just a casual saying."

Jiang Er looked up at the sky, where a group of killer whales was swimming by, including several newborn calves that were happily circling around the adult whales.

They noticed the brightly dressed humans below and opened their mouths to emit long, drawn-out buzzing sounds. Jiang Er understood; it was a greeting to her.

“…Brother Su Yan,” she couldn’t help but ask in a low voice.

"Can we help them?"

"How can we help? I'm even worried that the Heavenly Court might have designs on this place... Shh, don't say anything yet!"

Su Yan stopped everyone by raising a finger halfway through his sentence. He rubbed his face, then smiled and pushed Lin Qiye forward with big strides.

……

Not far ahead,

The two great Xia gods stood side by side; they were the Dragon King of the East Sea and the fairy Chang'e, who were about to depart.

The fairy Chang'e concealed her graceful figure in a black robe and wore a mask. When she saw Su Yan approaching, she unconsciously lowered her head slightly, her posture reserved.

The Dragon King of the East Sea, who was standing beside him, noticed this keenly. He frowned, stroked his beard, thought for a moment, and whispered:

"Fairy, I've wanted to ask you for a while now: that young man is just a human, so what's so special about him that makes you always secretly observe him?"

"Is the Dragon King asking about Su Yan?" Chang'e, the Moon Goddess, clearly hadn't expected the Dragon King to ask such an inconvenient and slightly presumptuous question. After hesitating for a few seconds, she didn't choose to tell the truth, but chuckled softly:

"I believe that the disciple of the ancient god Fuxi will achieve great things in the future. I am just paying more attention to him in advance."

The Dragon King shook his head, indicating his disbelief.

"Fairy, this doesn't seem like you're just staring. You're peeking like a quail, your head practically drooping to the ground. Are you afraid of him?"

You... you vulgar dragon! You have to ask everything! Am I supposed to tell you that the Queen Mother of the West ordered me that anyone can die except him? Do you dare listen to me if I say that...? Chang'e, the fairy, secretly rolled her eyes behind her mask and said softly:

"Dragon King, you are overthinking it."

"Impossible, Old Long is very good at judging people. Could it be that the kid bullied you... I see, he's been watching closely!"

The Dragon King of the East Sea pondered for a moment, clearly feeling that his guess was quite accurate.

Beside me is the fairy Chang'e, a peerless beauty with an aura of enchantment who has captivated all the immortals of Heaven.

With a fairy like that, how could any young man keep his eyes open?

"Hmph, I promised Brother Da Yi before we set off that I would take care of you and make sure you weren't wronged. Even if he is a disciple of an ancient god, we still have to be reasonable. I, Old Dragon, will stand up for you and give this unruly young man a good scolding."

Having said that, he frowned and darted away towards Su Yan and the other person.

"Dragon King, no, please let me explain..." Chang'e hurriedly reached out, but couldn't stop him, and anxiously jogged to catch up.

"No need to explain!"