Godslayer: The Progenitor of Symbiotes

Helicopter cabin.

Chen Shu looked at the scenery rushing past outside the helicopter window, then turned to remind the others who were traveling with him.

"Everyone be careful in a bit. This mission is not that simple. Even 'Chuan' Jing was defeated."

"Lord Chen, may I ask about your cultivation level?" Zhanfu asked tentatively.

“‘Pool’ Realm,” Chen Shu said calmly.

Unlike Chen Shu's composure, the expressions of the people from the Battle Axe under their helmets all turned ugly after hearing the words "Pool" Realm.

Battle Axe thought for a moment, deciding that since it was a mission, it was impossible to send someone whose cultivation level was clearly insufficient so hastily. Therefore, he turned to Divine Power, "My lord, you…"

Before Battle Axe could finish his question, Divine Power calmly replied, "Ah, I'm also at the 'Pool' Realm, and I'm not as powerful as my boss."

"However, everyone, don't worry. Since we dared to come, it means we are confident. At least we won't let you lose your lives there."

The divine power's words of comfort clearly had no effect. The members of the Battle Axe Squad could not see each other's expressions, but it was clear that Qin Feng's expression seemed to be one of feigned composure.

Seeing the silence that had fallen over the scene, Chen Shu felt helpless and could only change the subject, "I forgot to mention earlier that the reward for this mission is 200,000 per person. Do you have any objections? If so, please feel free to raise them."

War Axe shook off the bad thoughts in his mind. "Lord Chen, I would like to exchange the reward for some equipment, ammunition, or something like that."

“Okay, after you complete the mission, go directly to Han Shaoyun. He will pay your reward,” Chen Shu said.

"Sir, this is the only landing spot we can choose. If we want to go any further, we'll have to rappel down." The driver in the front seat turned to ask Chen Shu for his opinion.

Chen Shu glanced out the window. There was an open space beneath his feet, and in front of him stretched a forest that stretched for hundreds of miles. It seemed that the search team had disappeared in the forest.

Since they didn't know the exact location where the search party encountered the mystery, and their own army of offspring hadn't migrated over, they couldn't confirm the exact location and could only disembark here.

"Land here," Chen Shu replied to the pilot.

"Ok."

The pilot gave an OK sign and slowly lowered the helicopter to the ground.

"Alright, everyone, disembark!"

With divine power, the hatch was opened, and Chen Shu was the first to jump to the ground.

Next was the man with the battle axe, Qin Feng, and finally Shenli.

After everyone disembarked, the helicopter slowly took off again and headed to a safe location to await contact.

The moment the men from the Battle Axe landed, they formed a battle formation: two shields in front, Battle Axe, Chen Shu, Shenli, and Qin Feng in the middle, two firearms behind them, and finally, a Guan Dao (a type of halberd).

Seeing the professionalism of the Tomahawk team, Chen Shu nodded in satisfaction.

Looking ahead, at the entrance to the woods, there is a path that looks like it was recently cleared; this should be the path the search team takes into the woods.

On the ground, there was a trail that looked like a heavy object being dragged along, which was probably a cage or something brought by the search team to hold the mysterious person.

"Let's go in and have a look."

As soon as Chen Shu finished speaking, the two men with swords and shields led the group forward.

The moment the entire group entered the woods, a chill ran through everyone's bodies.

Battle Axe shivered, drew his large axe from his back, and whispered, "Something really seems off in here. Why did the temperature drop so much as soon as we came in?"

"This mysterious aversion to fire may be because they subtly alter the temperature of the forest," Shenli explained.

Upon hearing Shenli's words, Zhanfu looked at the weapons in everyone's hands and asked in confusion, "Sir, since they are afraid of fire, why didn't we bring flamethrowers with us when we came?"

Chen Shu: ...I can't exactly say that this is my first mission and I never expected this, can I?

Seeing that Chen Shu was stumped by the question, Shenli spoke up very naturally, "Our mission is to capture the mysterious creature. You brought a flamethrower and burned it to death. What are we supposed to capture?"

"I see." Battle Axe nodded. "You've thought of everything, sir."

Chen Shu looked at the divine power, his eyes full of admiration.

Who says your brain gets worse as you get older? It's working perfectly fine these days.

As we followed the path left by the search team, the chill intensified, the temperature difference was so great that it felt like jumping from the heat of summer to the depths of winter.

Chen Shu and Shenli were naturally fine, and the people from Battle Axe, who had trained for many years, also seemed to be in normal condition. However, Qin Feng, who was already weak, was not doing well and even his movements became slow.

The helicopter arrived at its destination around noon. After a long journey, it was getting dark, and the visibility was gradually decreasing due to the dense foliage of the trees.

Chen Shu looked around and stopped. "Alright, it's getting dark soon. Let's rest here for the night."

Battle Axe looked around and called to his team to start clearing the weeds and collecting some dry branches.

After finishing, Zhanfu took out several bells from somewhere, strung them together with thread, and circled the area where everyone was resting.

As a former member of the Night's Watch, Shenli had encountered quite a few mystics, but he was still somewhat surprised to see how well the Battle Axe men were defending themselves. "So cautious. It seems you've suffered quite a bit at the hands of the mystics."

The man with the Guan Dao (a type of halberd) tied a line to a tree trunk and said with a wry smile, "There's nothing we can do. We're just ordinary people. Our lives are the most important thing."

Battle Axe nodded, picked up some firewood, and pulled out a flint and steel from somewhere to light a campfire. "If we go head-to-head with the Mysterious Ones and can't beat them, that's not so bad. But if we get ambushed and die without knowing why, we'll be angry enough to come back to life."

Hearing this, Chen Shu suddenly became interested. "I don't understand. Look at you, you have perseverance, strength, and caution—you can do anything. Why did you choose to become believers?"

"If you want, you can become the Night's Watch. Although it's dangerous, it's better than being a believer."

War Axe sighed and sat down on a rock. "I used to be a soldier and I've heard that there's a special unit in Great Xia, but that's all I've heard of. After I retired, I got married normally and had a daughter."

"I was living a good life until one day, a group of people who called themselves believers of the Church of the Ancient Gods found me, and the rest is history."

“I have a wife and children, and I have a weakness that has been exploited, so I had no choice but to come.”

As he spoke, War Axe looked at his team members and said, "They're the same. They all have wives and children, or younger brothers and sisters. They all have weaknesses, so there's no use in resisting them."

As he spoke, he pointed at Qin Feng, "Actually, this kid is more pitiful than us. His sister was also captured, and he's too stubborn to back down. He got beaten up like this."