Slay the Gods: The spokesperson for Zhulong, starts with the God-killing Gun

Chapter 428 Corpse (Page 12)

Tokyo, the temporary stronghold of the Shangxie Society.

Lin Qiye pushed open the conference room door, and the air was filled with the strong smell of coffee and the ink of paper.

Jinian was sitting at the end of the long table, resting her chin on one hand and twirling a pen in the other.

Their gaze fell on the holographic projection in front of them—a topographical map of the entire Japanese archipelago, densely marked with red dots, each dot representing an area affected by the Red Moon pollution.

"How does your Shangxie Society plan to destroy this human circle?" Lin Qiye asked bluntly.

Ji Nian sighed, twirled the pen between his fingers, and then slammed it down on the table: "I'm also troubled. This continental shelf is too big; it's difficult to destroy it all at once with pixelated explosives!"

She stood up, the hem of her black trench coat swaying slightly, and beckoned to Lin Qiye with her finger: "Come with me."

As soon as Jinian pushed open the door to the next room, a wave of noise rushed towards her.

Inside the room, a dozen or so core members of the Upper Evil Society were gathered around a huge tactical table, engaged in a heated debate.

—A scholar wearing thick glasses is frantically typing on a keyboard, with complex formulas scrolling across the screen;

—A scientist in a white coat is holding a test tube, and the liquid inside is changing color strangely.

— Engineers were gathered around a huge mechanical device, sparks flying, seemingly adjusting some kind of energy amplifier.

The most eye-catching feature was the holographic projection in the center of the tactical table—a 3D model simulating an explosion, with the entire Japanese archipelago covered in a layer of pixelated energy, before... it shattered!

Baili Pangpang followed behind Lin Qiye, peeked out, and immediately widened his eyes: "Holy crap! These people are actually discussing how to destroy the world, that's insane!"

Commemorating the shrug: "The daily life of the Shangxie Society".

Lin Qiye frowned: "Have you come to a conclusion?"

Ji Nian shook his head: "The problem is that the core of the human circle is the 'Yata Mirror,' and the Yata Mirror itself is a divine artifact that cannot be destroyed by ordinary explosions."

Lin Qiye pondered for a moment, then suddenly spoke up: "Then why don't you just destroy the artifact itself?"

Ji Nian rolled her eyes dramatically, her expression a mix of playfulness and helplessness: "It's not like I don't want to, but I can't do it! Unless..."

Before she could finish speaking, a scholar at the tactical table suddenly looked up, pushed up his glasses, and the lenses reflected a fanatical light: "Unless there is a divine weapon that can cut through everything—the Kusanagi Sword!"

"I have."

The room fell silent instantly.

All eyes were on Lin Qiye.

Lin Qiye remained silent for a moment, then slowly drew a sword from his waist—

The sword was jet black, with a cold, sharp edge. Ancient runes were wrapped around the hilt, which faintly exuded a chilling aura.

——The sword of Ame-no-Murakumo!

The next second, the members of the Evil Society were in an uproar!

"The Kusanagi Sword?! Really?!"

"Holy crap! Isn't this the legendary sword of Susanoo?!"

"With it, we can sever the causal chain of the Yata Mirror!"

Jinian's pupils contracted slightly, then a smile appeared on her lips: "Lin Qiye... you always manage to surprise me."

After the initial excitement, a series of problems arose.

One scientist frowned: "The Kusanagi Sword can indeed cut through divine weapons, but the problem is... who will use it?"

Another engineer shook his head: "This sword requires divine power to wield; we mortals simply cannot lift it."

Ji Nian looked at Lin Qiye: "Can you use it?"

Lin Qiye shook his head: "I can only swing it with difficulty, but I can't exert my full strength."

Everyone fell silent again.

Just then, a young researcher in the corner of the tactical table suddenly raised his hand and said timidly, "Um... if we can't use human power, can we use 'external force'?"

Everyone's eyes turned to him.

He swallowed hard and continued, "For example... fixing the Kusanagi Sword to a pixel bomb, and using the impact of the explosion to forcefully drive the blade to strike?"

The whole place was quiet again.

Then——

"genius!"

"That's brilliant!"

"The pixel bomb has enough energy to simulate a divine impact!"

Ji Nian slammed his hand on the table, his eyes gleaming with excitement: "It's settled then!"

She turned to Lin Qiye, a sly smile playing on her lips: "This plan will be called—The Sword of Extreme Evil!"

Lin Qiye stood in front of the tactical sand table, his brows furrowed as he glanced at the model of the Japanese archipelago covered by red dots.

"I don't really understand your motives for destroying the human race," he suddenly said, his voice unusually clear in the noisy conference room.

The argument stopped abruptly, and all eyes turned to him.

Ji Nian looked up from in front of the holographic projection, her fingertips lightly tapping the table: "Oh? What don't you understand?"

Lin Qiye looked directly into her eyes: "If Amamiya Haruki really gathers all nine Calamity Blades and forges a divine artifact, he can create an independent space within it to take everyone away. At that time, there will be no one in the Yata Mirror, so naturally, it will be unable to generate the power of faith. Why bother destroying it?"

His voice was calm and rational, as if he were stating a very simple fact.

There was silence in the conference room.

Suddenly, Ji Nian smiled.

She put down her pen, slowly stood up, and the hem of her black trench coat swayed gently.

"First, whether Haruki Amamiya can successfully forge the divine artifact is still uncertain." She held up one finger. "Second—"

Her eyes suddenly sharpened: "Who said our goal is only to save those 'living people'?"

Lin Qiye's pupils contracted slightly.

Jinian walked to the sand table and pointed to the center of the Japanese archipelago: "Have you forgotten what the 'fuel' for activating the Yata no Kagami is?"

Lin Qiye's expression changed instantly.

“When the mist descended… billions of souls were forced to sacrifice themselves, falling into the Yata no Mirror to serve as fuel.” He spoke slowly and deliberately, his voice low.

A faint smile appeared on Jinian's lips: "That's right."

The lights in the conference room suddenly dimmed.

The holographic projection switched, and an image appeared—

Deep within the dark mirror, countless pale figures huddled together, their bodies pierced by scarlet threads, suspended in the void like marionettes.

Their expressions were pained and numb, their eyes were empty, and their lips moved silently, as if they were screaming but could not make a sound.

The "fuel" of the Yata no Kagami.

—The souls sacrificed a century ago.

Lin Qiye's fingers clenched unconsciously.

Baili Pangpang's face turned pale: "This...this is..."

The voice of remembrance was calm to the point of being cold: "When the mist descended, these souls fell into the Yata Mirror, becoming the 'fuel' that kept the human world running. Their souls were drained, their consciousness was obliterated, and in the end, only empty shells remained, wandering in eternal darkness."

She looked at Lin Qiye: "You think we destroyed the human circle to save the living? No, we did it to let these lost souls... find release."

The meeting room was completely silent.

Lin Qiye remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking: "...Release them, and then what?"

Ji Nian chuckled softly, "Letting them enter the cycle of reincarnation is just a convenient thing to do, so why not?"

Her gaze swept over the red moon mark on the sand table, and her voice turned cold: "It's better than letting them remain trapped in the Yata no Kagami, eventually being completely corrupted by the red moon and turning into mindless monsters."

A scholar from the Shangxie Society adjusted his glasses and added, "According to our research, souls thoroughly corrupted by the Red Moon will become 'vengeful spirits,' and may even invade the mortal world, becoming new sources of pollution."

Another scientist nodded: "Destroying the Yata no Kagami is the only way to sever the connection between the Red Moon and the human world."

Lin Qiye took a deep breath: "So... your goal from the very beginning was to liberate these souls."

Commemorating the shrug: "And incidentally, save the world."

The crimson moonlight shone on the scorched earth, and the distant mountains looked particularly menacing in the blood-red light.

Jinian stood before a giant, heavily modified mining cart, her black trench coat fluttering in the night wind. Her fingertips tapped lightly on the cart's thick steel plates, producing a dull thud.

"Time is running out." She turned to look at Lin Qiye. "Are you sure you want to split up?"

Lin Qiye nodded, the black-boxed straight sword hanging at his waist, the scabbard still bearing traces of undried blood: "Amamiya Haruki needs time to forge the sword, we must hold off the zombie beast tide. And... Zhang Yun hasn't been found yet."

Baili Pangpang squatted to the side, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, muttering indistinctly, "Sister Jinian, is the stuff you gave me reliable or not?"

Shen Qingzhu pushed up her sunglasses and said coldly, "You talk too much nonsense."

Ji Nian smiled slightly, raised her hand and snapped her fingers: "Load the goods!"

"boom--!!!"

Behind the camp, a massive machine slowly drove up, its tracks grinding against the ground, making everyone's feet go numb.

Caterpillar 797

Standing 7 meters tall, this steel behemoth resembles a moving mountain. Measuring 14.5 meters in length and 9.1 meters in width, its height exceeds 15 meters when the cargo bed is raised. Weighing a staggering 288 tons, this behemoth is powered by a V24 engine, its 3400 horsepower roaring like the low growl of an ancient beast.

At this moment, on the front of this behemoth is a crystal-clear monument—the Heart of Purification.

A faint blue halo rippled across the surface of the crystal, as if it were alive and pulsating slightly.

Baili Pangpang dropped a blade of grass from his mouth: "Holy crap! Such a big vehicle?!"

An Qingyu pushed up her glasses, and a series of data was reflected on the lenses: "Theoretically, the traction of this vehicle is enough to drag down a small bridge."

Cao Yuan scratched his head: "This thing... can it be opened?"

Ji Nian patted the car body and laughed, "Not only can it be driven, it can also 'pull monsters'."

She pointed to the Heart of Purification: "This forbidden artifact can release special energy fluctuations that attract the hatred of all the corpse beasts within a ten-kilometer radius. You just need to drive them away, and the rest... is up to Haruki Amamiya."

Lin Qiye frowned: "How do I do it?"

Ji Nian pointed to the driver's cab: "Shall we go up and give it a try?"

Inside the Caterpillar 797 cockpit.

Baili Pangpang plopped down in the driver's seat, excitedly touching the steering wheel: "Hahaha! This is way more exciting than driving an armored vehicle!"

Shen Qingzhu sat in the passenger seat with a cold face: "Idiot, can you even drive?"

Baili Pangpang: "Nonsense! I'm the Akina Mountain Speed ​​King!"

An Qingyu sat in the back seat and silently fastened her seatbelt: "According to statistics, Baili Pangpang's accident rate is 87.3%."

Lin Qiye, holding onto the car door with one hand, looked at Ji Nian: "Are you sure this thing can attract corpse beasts?"

Ji Nian shrugged: "Why don't you try and see?"

She took two steps back and waved: "Good luck to you."

“Buzz——!!!”

The V24 engine roared deafeningly, spewing thick black smoke from the exhaust pipes as the Caterpillar 797 slowly started.

Baili Pangpang floored the accelerator—

"boom--!!!"

The steel behemoth suddenly leaped out, almost throwing An Qingyu, who was in the back row, out of the water!

An Qingyu: "..." (Silently grabbing the handrail)