Night’s Nomenclature

Chapter 964: 7 Golden Coffins

“Welcome to 78 Victor Avenue.”

Xiao San looked around 78 Victor Avenue in shock. The light from outside spilled onto the carpet, and in an instant, he had traveled from midnight to daybreak. If he had been ten seconds later, the War Robot's firepower might have engulfed him in the dark alley.

When Xiao San looked around and saw Qing Chen, he exclaimed in surprise: “Boss, I thought I wouldn't see you again. To be honest, the Storm City Army is much more powerful than Shendai and Koshima. Back then, Koshima's Chengwei troops wanted to block me; unless they deployed a battalion and spent half an hour, they couldn't do it. This time, Storm City took 3 minutes, and I had nowhere to go.”

Xiao San smiled at Qing Ji: “It's good that Uncle Qing Ji was there, otherwise I might have been finished.”

Qing Chen asked: “Are the northern cities now under strict lockdown?”

Hearing this question, Xiao San was somewhat dejected: “The Federation residents are suffering now. Everyone is being taken away to be tattooed. They have this special tattoo machine; they put the machine on someone's head, and it's done in ten seconds. In the whole city, everyone has the word "slave' tattooed on their foreheads, even the children haven't been spared.”

Xiao San: “This afternoon, I even saw them break into an elementary school and directly tattooed all the students and teachers.”

Qing Chen asked: “That's a lot of work. Did the Storm City land army bring so many people?”

“It wasn't done by the Storm City Army. They did this in the name of Koshima and Shendai, recruiting veteran soldiers from Shendai and Koshima back into the army.”

Xiao San explained: “After those Shendai and Koshima veterans returned to the army, they were even more cruel than the people of Xida Road. I, along with Xiao Jin, killed many in City 23, but it always felt like we couldn't kill them all.” Qing Chen nodded: “Sooner or later, there will be a Settlement of Accounts with them.”

“Boss, are we in a city in the West Continent now? What are we doing this time?” Xiao San excitedly rubbed his hands together.

“Blood debt, blood repayment.”

If Qing Chen were to rank his favorite places, Prison 18 would be number one.

Number two would be Forbidden Zone 002, where there's a group of old fellows who genuinely care for him.

Third place would be the Dragon Lake outside the Baopu Building. He could sit on the broken bridge in the sunshine and chat with the Old Master about the Federation and life. The Old Master hadn't seen the future, but he treated him as his own.

Now, the Old Master is gone, and they haven't protected the Li Clan; even the Baopu Building and Dragon Lake have become history.

Coming to the Inner World, there's been much joy and much gain, but experiencing the great changes of the times, there's been more regret. The war continues.

The fireplace at 78 Victor Avenue was smashed and dug open, all the way to the ground.

Xiao San shone his flashlight and looked, excitedly saying: “Perfect. Uncle Qing Ji, help open the Shadow Gate. Go to the villa on Mingguang Street in City 23; you've been there before.”

Qing Ji nodded and opened the Shadow Gate.

Qing Chen looked inside and saw that the villa was the same as 78 Victor Avenue; the sewer pipes had been connected.

Xiao San walked into the Shadow Gate and whistled. A golden giant Mantis poked its head out of the sewer and came to Xiao San's legs, rubbing affectionately!

Xiao San laughed: “We haven't seen each other for a day; don't pretend you miss me so much. Call your children out; it's time to work!”

Xiao Jin looked at Qing Chen sideways, and Xiao San patted its head.

“Don't stare at the Boss like that.” Xiao Jin shrank back.

Xiao San instructed: “First, explore the underground of the Royal Capital; don't miss any corner! The Boss is here; don't embarrass me!” Xiao Jin turned its head and made a chirping sound towards the sewer.

The next moment, countless Mantises crawled out of the underground tunnels of City 23, forming neat and orderly lines, passing through the Shadow Gate, and entering the fireplace like human soldiers marching in formation.

Under Xiao Jin's deliberate cultivation, these Mantises have bred different types of soldiers.

Some are enormous, like lambs, with incredibly sharp mouths.

Some are as small as ants, without offensive capabilities, but able to penetrate anywhere. When Black Widow saw this, her scalp tingled!

The Mantis swarm had appeared in the northern cities before. When they appeared, the core members of Shendai were destroyed. Now, this terrifying swarm of Mantises has come to the West Continent through the Shadow Gate!

In fact, compared to the giant race currently in Cultivation, the Mantises are better suited for street fighting.

Qing Chen has been keeping them, intending to send them to the Royal Capital to give the Roosevelt royal family a great gift.

He looked at the marching Mantises expressionlessly, waiting for them to disperse to all corners of the city.

This Mantis swarm was managed in an orderly manner by Xiao San. The neatness of the formation was as if they were waiting for Qing Chen's inspection.

For a moment, Qing Chen felt a mix of emotions. It's a good thing he didn't take the Forbidden Artifact Ant Queen; otherwise, he wouldn't know how uncomfortable it would have been.

The Mantis army marched several kilometers. Just as they were about to directly penetrate the city center, they found that there were metal nets blocking their path in the sewers. Some large Mantises tried to bite through the nets with their mouthparts, but found it difficult, taking about two to three hours to break through one net.

Xiao San stood in 78 Victor Avenue, looking at Qing Chen and said: “Boss, the West Continent seems to have been prepared for the Mantis swarm. Many intersections in the sewers have alloy nets set up to block them. The large Mantises can't get through, making it impossible to directly penetrate the core of the city from underground.”

Qing Chen wasn't surprised. The Mantis swarm had appeared in Shendai before. As long as the Roosevelt royal family wasn't stupid, they would have been prepared.

Black Widow explained: “There have been many Biological Contaminations in the West Continent. These metal nets weren't specifically designed to prevent our Mantises; they've always been there to prevent Biological Contamination caused by the death of certain Metahumans.”

“The West Continent has more experience in this area than we do,” Qing Chen said to Xiao San. “Use the small Mantises to scout the terrain first; keep the large ones to bite the metal nets. Black Widow, share your intelligence with Xiao San. After the Mantis army breaks through, directly assemble them towards the residences of those nobles.”

Xiao San: “Got it!”

Black Widow: “Received.”

Time passed by second by second. The smallest scouts of the Mantis army infiltrated, even penetrating to the vicinity of the royal palace.

Even the sewers here had surveillance cameras, observing everything underground.

Xiao San changed his strategy, sending only a few Ling-sized Mantises to infiltrate, acting as if nothing was amiss.

They were so small that they looked like normal insects, completely indistinguishable from Biological Contamination. They didn't attract the attention of the palace guards.

At this time, a tiny Mantis suddenly discovered a crack in the sewer wall, with a cold wind blowing from inside. It quickly crawled inside.

Return Countdown 00:20:00. Return Countdown 00:10:00.

Xiao San initially thought it was an ordinary crack in the building, and sending the Mantis in was just a casual move. However, the deeper the crack went, the more shocked he became.

This deep crack seemed to have no end, and it became increasingly cold.

The next moment, the scouting Mantis discovered a light ahead. It quickly rushed out of the crack, vibrating its wings in mid-air, and observing its surroundings in astonishment.

Return Countdown 00:01:00.

At this time, Xiao San suddenly turned to Qing Chen: “Boss, the small Mantises infiltrated the core of the city and discovered an underground crack leading to the depths of the ground. There's an empty military base there, with many buildings. Among them, there's a strange villa, looking like a haunted house, with mysterious red symbols painted on it.”

Xiao San hesitated: “There are seven golden coffins inside.” Qing Chen suddenly turned to look at him!

Return.

On Whale Island, Qing Chen walked through the long corridor inside the war fortress, while Xiao San rushed over to continue reporting.

Qing Chen confirmed: “Are you sure there are seven golden coffins in the underground palace?”

“Absolutely sure,” Xiao San nodded. “Boss, what do you think is in those seven golden coffins?”

Qing Chen knew what it was!

In the memory of the third Black Knight, the Silver Duke had mentioned seven Fate Weaver Demi-Gods who had fallen into silence relying on the Death's Cup, lying in golden coffins waiting to awaken.

It's unknown how long that military base has been built. It's extremely sealed, but after hundreds of years, the Earth's crust moves, and even houses develop cracks in their walls, let alone a huge military base?

Now, the Mantis swarm has finally found a way to infiltrate. Qing Chen also knows that the Silver Duke used emotion to steal the Forbidden Artifact Death's Cup from a Princess of the Roosevelt royal family.

Logically, the Silver Duke should be dead, and the Death's Cup should have been completely lost to history, and the Roosevelt Kingdom would no longer be able to awaken these seven ancestors.

But Qing Chen has always had a vague unease, always feeling that not completely killing this old thing is still a hidden danger.

If the Roosevelt Kingdom really awakens these seven Fate Weaver Demi-Gods, East Continent is likely to suffer a great loss.

Qing Chen looked at Xiao San: “Can your Mantis swarm directly destroy that place? Or directly kill the people in the golden coffins?”

Xiao San shook his head: “The crack is very small, only the smallest scouting Mantises can get in. They don't have much strength and probably can't open the golden coffin lids. Even if a golden coffin lid is made thinly and exquisitely, it weighs at least seven or eight tons, or even more than ten tons. This is indeed not something the Mantises can pry open.”

Qing Chen thought for a moment and said: “Where is that underground base? After thinking for a moment, it should be directly above the palace. But that underground base has only one passage, and you didn't see any other passages. Use the Mantis to scout the way next time you travel.”