Godslayer: Sharingan, wait until I awaken Susanoo to slay the gods!

After some fuss, the car came to a steady stop in front of the Night's Watch headquarters.

The group got out of the car and arrived at Zuo Qing's office door, where they knocked.

"Enter."

Zuo Qing's voice came from inside the house, and several people pushed open the door and entered.

Upon seeing that it was the members of the [Nightfall] team, Zuo Qing stopped what he was doing and quickly stepped forward. When his eyes fell on the golden figure, his heart skipped a beat, and he immediately looked away.

"Welcome." Zuo Qing said these two words to Michael.

Michael gave a soft "hmm" and continued to stand there quietly.

Zuo Qing breathed a slight sigh of relief, then turned her gaze back to Zhang Luochen and Lin Qiye: "How are you two recovering?"

"It's nothing serious," Zhang Luochen said.

"I'm fine too," Lin Qiye said.

Zuo Qing nodded in satisfaction: "You did a great job with the matter of the National Guardian Stele. Thanks to you, we bought time for the rescue. Fortunately, you are all safe, otherwise, we would have lost two more generals... Your performance will definitely earn you individual Star Sea Medals. Let's get down to business."

Zuo Qing walked to the desk, took out a document from the drawer, placed it on the table, and said with an unusually serious expression: "The Heavenly Court has already contacted the headquarters about your mission this time. However, there are many details that even I and the gods of the Great Xia do not know. Therefore, you can only ask that person about the details."

The group followed Zuo Qing's gaze and saw that the "one" he was referring to was Michael, who was standing silently to the side.

"What you want to retrieve is something called the Ark of the Covenant. As for what it actually looks like, we don't know," Zuo Qing explained.

"The Ark of the Covenant?" Lin Qiye frowned slightly.

Zhang Luochen then spoke up, "It sounds like a cabinet."

Zuo Qing smiled knowingly: "It might just be a cabinet. This thing contains a secret treasure left behind by the Western Holy God Yeland, so your task is to bring it back intact."

“Okay, I understand,” Lin Qiye nodded.

"In addition, there is one more thing," Zuo Qing said again, "I hope that this time you will enter the fog and look for news of Zhou Ping."

Upon hearing this name, Zhang Luochen and Lin Qiye's pupils suddenly contracted.

"teacher?"

"What happened to the Sword Saint?"

Zuo Qing told everyone about Zhou Ping's previous experience entering the mist. Originally, he would come back to report once a year, but this time, more than half a year had passed without any news from him. They wondered what he had experienced in the mist.

“Right now, only your [Nightfall] team has the ability to walk through the fog, so this task can only be entrusted to you.” Zuo Qing said seriously, “You don’t need to worry too much. At least he’s not in mortal danger, because before he left, he left a sword with his sword techniques on it. If anything happens, the sword will break. So, I guess he must have encountered some trouble.”

"Don't worry, Commander Zuo, we will definitely bring him back." Lin Qiye nodded heavily.

Zuo Qing took out a map and placed it in front of everyone: "This is a rough route map he drew for me before he left. It is quite similar to your route this time, so you need to pay attention to it."

An Qingyu immediately stepped forward, carefully examined the map, and memorized all the routes on it.

"The ship for setting sail is ready and is located at Chenlong Pass. Basic supplies have also been arranged. If you need anything else, just let the person in charge at Chenlong Pass know, and we will do our best to meet your needs." Zuo Qing continued with a serious expression:

"One reminder: the most important task this time is to bring the Ark of the Covenant back. If you really can't find Zhou Ping, you can bring the Ark of the Covenant back first, and then go out to look for him. In any case, you must bring the Ark of the Covenant back intact."

"Yes!"

The group straightened up and said in unison.

After leaving the Night's Watch headquarters, they boarded a military plane and prepared to head to Shenlong Pass.

Watching the military planes roar past the airport, soaring across the sky and finally disappearing into the horizon.

"There are so many planes here all of a sudden." Lin Qiye looked out the window at the airport.

“There are indeed many, and they are all military aircraft,” Shen Qingzhu added.

An Qingyu thought for a moment, then asked, "How many days did we stay in the Heavenly Court?"

"Six days."

"That's right."

Zhang Luochen understood what he meant: "Six days have passed. Those new recruits should have completed the formalities and reported to the Night Watch squads all over the country."

Lin Qiye, Shen Qingzhu, and Jiang Er suddenly realized what was going on.

"So, it was also the day when the veterans left their squads and went to the battlefield."

The purpose of this expansion of recruits is to send veterans to the battlefield. The Night Watch squads across the country need new recruits to protect them, while the veterans have the responsibility to protect the country.

Between new recruits and veterans, it might just be a brief encounter before the veterans board planes bound for the front lines. War is about to begin, and they must leave the cities they have defended for years, decades, or even longer.

A few simple words of explanation, a simple meeting, a simple "wait for us to come back"—that's how a simple handover between the old and the new was completed.

“They should have arrived at the front lines by now,” Zhang Luochen said, seeing through Lin Qiye’s thoughts.

Lin Qiye was slightly taken aback, then gave a bitter laugh. Both of them thought of the same place, the place where they had come from together. Unconsciously, they had been away from there for so long.

Zhang Luochen was also somewhat dazed. He hadn't expected that he would never go back after leaving that day. He hadn't seen that familiar street or those familiar people for so long.

“Yes, they should have set off by now,” Lin Qiye said softly.

"Who would have thought that an ordinary high school student from Cangnan City would become the captain of a special team?" Zhang Luochen said jokingly.

Lin Qiye's lips twitched slightly: "Who would have thought that the high school students in Cangnan City who only knew how to skip classes back then would now have won so many honors as Night Watchers?"

“That doesn’t compare to the prestige of you as captain,” Zhang Luochen said.

"Do you think... if he saw us now, he would be proud of us?" Lin Qiye suddenly asked.

Zhang Luochen was stunned for a moment, then looked out the window at the airport. One military plane after another shuttled through the clouds, and the image of that bearded uncle vaguely appeared in his mind.

"He'll definitely give me a thumbs up and say, 'Kid, you did a great job, just like I did back in the day!'"