# 1418
Chapter 1419: The Birds Back Then
Seeing this, Tang Yusheng beside him turned to look at Li Kengqiang, his gaze seemingly asking whether they should have the pilot stop talking.
Currently, Lin Qiye and the others were still under house arrest. Letting them know too much about the outside world would only bring more variables.
To his surprise, Li Kengqiang simply stood quietly to the side, with no intention of interrupting.
"Temple of Heaven invasion?! How's the situation over there?!" Lin Qiye asked in a deep voice.
"...It's not good." The pilot said bitterly, "At the beginning, to buy time, many Great Xia gods used their lives to block the gods of the Temple of Heaven... Huanglong Zhenren fell, Yang Jian is at death's door, Sun Wukong severely wounded, Nezha severely wounded. The Great Xia gods have already suffered over a dozen casualties of various degrees.
Now the main forces of the Great Xia gods have basically gathered at Chennan Pass. The Heavenly Court itself has also moved there. Daode Tianzun made his move, and the two mythologies have fallen into fierce battle, but... The casualties and combat strength consumption of the Great Xia gods at the start were too severe. Plus, some gods still need to guard other passes to prevent the Olympian Gods from taking advantage of the chaos, so we're still short-handed. Currently, we're still at a disadvantage."
His voice was like a thunderclap that ripped through Lin Qiye's mind. The latter's thoughts suddenly went blank.
"A Jin..." Lin Qiye murmured.
The others frowned deeply. An Qingyu was silent for a moment, then pointed at the damaged helicopter behind them.
"What exactly did Commander Zuo order you to transport?"
Hearing this, the pilot snapped back to attention and immediately rushed into the smoke-filled cabin, forcefully dragging out a heavy coffin.
"Quick! Give me a hand!"
At his call for help, everyone quickly moved all the coffins out of the cabin—a total of seven, lying quietly on the beach.
Looking at the seven coffins, Baili Pangpang's eyes were full of confusion:
"Who are the people in these coffins?"
The pilot was about to speak when a hoarse voice came from behind him.
"...They are the 【Mediums】."
Lin Qiye walked slowly to one of the black coffins, his fingertips tracing the heavy coffin lid, his lips pressed tight.
In his spiritual perception, Bu Li's pale corpse lay quietly inside this coffin... The black cloak was already torn and tattered.
"【Mediums】..." The word instantly reminded everyone of those seven mysterious figures who rode the Thunder God's pillars and flew through the air in black cloaks.
"That's right." The pilot nodded repeatedly. "Commander Zuo gave a death order—whatever it takes, we had to deliver their bodies to the Purification Chamber within 48 hours... to a man named Wu Tongxuan."
Wu "Old Dog"?
Lin Qiye immediately remembered the disheveled man in the Purification Chamber, wearing a patient uniform, chatting with the little grass.
"The battle at Chennan Pass is just too intense... There are large-scale divine battles everywhere, plus massive beast tides. Six aircraft from the mobile transport team escorted us through the battlefield, but only we made it out. We didn't expect a bug to crawl on board." The pilot's eyes were filled with self-blame and fury,
"The plane is destroyed too... Our mission, most likely, cannot be completed."
Lin Qiye looked at the seven silent coffins before him, his fists clenching tightly...
"Qingyu." he said in a deep voice.
An Qingyu quickly understood Lin Qiye's meaning. Without hesitation, he moved a pile of tools out of the air-raid shelter.
"Give me ten minutes." An Qingyu glanced at the sky. "Ten minutes from now, I guarantee you can take off with them toward the Purification Chamber. It won't delay you for long."
In the stunned eyes of the two pilots, four more arms burst out from behind An Qingyu, and he began rapidly repairing the heavily damaged transport helicopter!
During the flight, many parts of this transport aircraft had been eaten by the bugs and thrown into the sea. But this kind of material deficiency was no problem for An Qingyu. Silver spider silk spurted from his palm, covering the gaps in the fuselage like a solution, then quickly solidified. Neither its hardness nor heat resistance was inferior to the original special material.
His six arms flew rapidly, hammering and repairing the fuselage, reshaping the tail rotor. Second by second, under everyone's gaze, this damaged transport helicopter slowly restored its original appearance.
"Done." An Qingyu dusted off his hands, speaking calmly. "Though it looks a bit ugly, supporting you to fly to the Purification Chamber is absolutely no problem."
The pilot:!!!
Lin Qiye and the others helped them load the coffins into the cabin. The two pilots returned to the cockpit to operate the controls. This strangely shaped helicopter actually rose steadily into the air, without any sign of breaking apart!
One pilot gave a thumbs up to the 【Nightfall】 members below, then quickly turned direction, racing toward the Purification Chamber.
When the aircraft became a black speck disappearing into the horizon, Lin Qiye took a deep breath, turned around to look behind him. At this point, the generals had already vanished. On the island at dawn, only Lin Qiye and his group remained standing.
"Seven Nights..." An Qingyu looked at Lin Qiye's knuckles, white from gripping so hard. His expression was complicated. "Give the order, Seven Nights."
"That's right, Seven Nights. As long as you give the word, we'll charge right out of this hellhole!" Cao Yuan said in a deep voice. "Whether it's punishment or disciplinary action from Commander Zuo, with things falling apart like this outside, how could we possibly stay here peacefully..."
"I'm ready too!" Ghost Jiang Er nodded seriously.
Baili Pangpang gazed at Lin Qiye, silent, also waiting for his answer.
Lin Qiye's gaze swept across everyone, and he was deeply moved. He sighed lightly: "This scene is somewhat familiar..."
"What?" Cao Yuan asked, confused.
"Do you remember, when we escaped from the Purification Chamber?"
Hearing this, everyone froze for a moment, then looked at each other. Smiles appeared on their faces.
Lin Qiye, Cao Yuan, Baili Pangpang, An Qingyu.
Except for Jiang Er in the black coffin, they had all escaped from the prison reputedly the most secure in Great Xia. Back then, they were still young. That leap over the high wall gave birth to today's 【Nightfall】 squad.
Fate was like a cycle. Unconsciously, they seemed to have returned to the starting point once again.
"Of course I remember." Baili Pangpang, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke. A nostalgic smile appeared on his face. "Back then, we were like fearless birds. No matter how high the walls, they couldn't cage us within..."
"That wall back then couldn't stop us from spreading our wings and soaring. This time... will be the same." Lin Qiye took a deep breath. An unprecedented determination flickered in his eyes!
He turned his head, gazing at the rising sun along the horizon of the sea, and slowly spoke:
"Everyone, please follow me... Let's charge through once more!"