# 1423
Chapter 1424: Welcome Feast
Upon hearing these words, Wu "Old Dog" paused slightly.
"Me?..." Wu "Old Dog" grinned. "I'd want to be like you too... preferably never having to leave for the rest of my life."
He stood up, cradling the weeds and soil in his hands, and walked to an empty patch of ground in the corner of the asylum. He placed them into a pre-dug pit and carefully buried them.
Watching Wu "Old Dog"'s busy背影, Wu Quan shook his head slightly:
"Strange man..."
Just as he was about to stand up, a low whooshing sound swept overhead. The gusting wind scattered the fallen leaves across the ground.
At the same time, all the prisoners in the Purification Chamber looked up simultaneously. A strangely shaped transport helicopter cut across the tops of several buildings before gradually descending onto a landing pad not far away.
It wasn't unusual for helicopters to visit the island—after all, new inmates were sent here regularly. But this helicopter's design was simply too bizarre, as if someone had cobbled together a piece of scrap metal, looking awkward no matter how one looked at it.
However, this small插曲 didn't attract much attention. Just as Wu Quan was about to stand and return to his cell, he caught sight of Wu "Old Dog" standing beside him, already risen from the ground.
He stood by the unfinished soil pit, gazing toward where the plane had landed, motionless as a sculpture.
"What are you looking at?" Wu Quan walked over to him and asked.
Wu "Old Dog" said nothing, as if his soul had departed.
Before Wu Quan could press further, a figure approached from a distance.
Doctor Li, dressed in a white coat, stopped缓缓 before the two of them. His eyes gazed复杂ly at Wu "Old Dog" as he opened his mouth and spoke in a somewhat hoarse voice:
"Wu Tongxuan... it's time for you to leave."
...
Rumble rumble...
The heavy metal doors slowly opened. Passing through a corridor and a simple landing pad, the view opened up before them.
Wu Quan followed Wu "Old Dog" and Doctor Li as they walked slowly toward the landing pad. The propeller that looked hastily assembled was gradually slowing, but the wind it generated still sent the three men's clothes fluttering. Several figures were methodically unloading something from the transport plane's cabin.
As they drew closer, Wu Quan saw clearly—they were heavy black coffins.
"What happened here?" Wu Quan frowned at the sight, asking.
Doctor Li glanced at him and shook his head. "Don't ask too many questions. Just watch."
Wu "Old Dog" stood before the damaged cabin, gazing at the black coffins being carried out. His back was to the crowd, his expression hidden.
After a moment, everything had been arranged. The black coffins stood in a row before Wu "Old Dog"—seven in total.
"Doctor Li, Commander Zuo sent us to deliver these from the front lines..." A pilot spoke solemnly.
"I understand. You've worked hard." Doctor Li patted his shoulder, then sighed heavily as he looked at Wu "Old Dog"'s back.
Wu "Old Dog" in his blue-and-white striped patient uniform slowly walked past each coffin. His fingertips traced the cold caskets, and in those turbid eyes, an unprecedented sorrow emerged.
BOOM—!
In the clear sky, a dull thunderclap rang out.
Ink-black clouds drifted over from who knows where. Daylight dimmed visibly. In merely a dozen seconds, the clear skies became overcast, as if a storm was about to arrive.
Wu Quan looked up at this sudden weather change, a sense of confusion rising in his heart...
Why did the sky change just like when he was in a bad mood?
Wu "Old Dog" stopped at the last coffin. His fingertips trembled slightly as he withdrew his hand, then clenched into a fist and slammed it against the coffin lid!
THUD—!
Seven explosive sounds rang out simultaneously. All the black coffins shattered violently. Bathed in the pale lightning that tore across the sky, seven bodies wrapped in black cloaks lay静静 on the cold ground.
They were the 【Medium】 squad.
Wu "Old Dog"'s turbid gaze swept across their faces one by one, finally stopping on Boli before him.
Boli's body was covered in grotesque wounds. His pitch-black cloak was already tattered and torn. A faint smile curved his pale lips—this was a sign that he had used "Ghost God Summons."
Wu "Old Dog" stared at him for a long while, then his cracked lips parted slightly, and a hoarse voice echoed across the landing pad:
"Did they... complete their mission?"
The pilot was stunned, then nodded emphatically, his eyes filled with admiration:
"Of course they did. If it weren't for the 【Medium】 squad fighting to the death, using their lives to hold back the Divine Beast horde, Chennan Pass could never have held out until the Great Xia gods and reinforcements arrived... They are heroes of all Great Xia!"
Hearing this answer, a hint of comfort appeared on Wu "Old Dog"'s face. He slowly closed his eyes, and drops of rain began falling from the sky, soaking patches into the blue-and-white striped patient uniform...
The rain grew heavier and heavier.
After an unknown length of time, Wu "Old Dog" finally spoke:
"Doctor Li... could you do me one last favor?"
"Go ahead." Doctor Li replied.
"Have the cafeteria prepare a few more dishes for me, and bring some good wine..." Wu "Old Dog" stood in the rain, saying slowly,
"I need to give my brothers... a proper welcome home."
...
Having the Purification Chamber's cafeteria prepare the meal was just a phone call away for Doctor Li.
Within less than ten minutes, steaming dishes were hastily delivered from the cafeteria.
The transport helicopter had flown away. On the empty landing pad, a simple camp was quickly erected using tarps and iron frames. A large round table was set up with eight stools. As dish after dish was served and wine bottles were opened, amidst the torrential rain, this "welcome banquet" was arranged meticulously by Doctor Li.
Wu "Old Dog" knelt slowly before Boli's body, grasping his hand. A faint light flickered in the depths of Wu "Old Dog"'s eyes.
He leaned close to Boli's ear and whispered softly:
"Everyone... it's time to wake up."
The moment these words fell, the seven cold bodies lying on the ground all sat up simultaneously!
This scene startled Wu Quan who had been watching nearby. He turned to look at Doctor Li in shock. "Does Wu 'Old Dog' also have 【Sovereign of Control】?"
"No, his isn't 【Sovereign of Control】... at least not now." Doctor Li watched the figures gradually standing beneath the canopy and said slowly, "What Wu 'Old Dog' has is the Seventh King's Ruins, 【Formless】.
【Formless】 can perfectly replicate any Forbidden Ruins it has most recently come into contact with, and upgrade the Forbidden Ruins to a level corresponding to his own realm. Besides Forbidden Ruins, God's Ruins can also be replicated, though the completion degree isn't as high as the original...
When you first arrived, he replicated 【Sovereign of Control】 from you, but the completion degree isn't as high as yours. After all, your Forbidden Ruins is directly tied to your lifespan."
"He replicated my 【Sovereign of Control】?" Wu Quan murmured to himself. "No wonder there was such a dramatic weather change earlier."
The emotions of 【Sovereign of Control】 directly affect the weather. When feeling happy and pleased, it's clear skies; when feeling sad and depressed... it's endless rain.