# 1812
Chapter 1812: Today's God Hunt Will Leave No Remains
Lin Qiye was stunned. "Why?"
"So calling you Lin the Skinflint was right? I'm about to die and you still want me living in someone else's brain working for you? Don't be ridiculous!" Xia Simeng weakly grinned, then suddenly coughed up several mouthfuls of blood.
Her gaze shifted from Lin Qiye to the starry sky above, her eyes filling with longing:
"Me? What I want most is freedom. By chance I became a Night Watch this life... freedom is definitely gone... I want to take a very, very long vacation... next life, I'd rather be a free bird... go wherever I want."
Lin Qiye gazed at those gradually dimming eyes, opened his mouth:
"I'm sorry..."
"Ah, I was just complaining... you only did what you should have... honestly, the vacations you've given me these past few years... combined with what Commander Ye and Commander Zuo gave me... you're already the best commander in my heart!" Xia Simeng struggled to lift her hand, as if wanting to give Lin Qiye a thumbs up, but it weakly fell to the ground.
Her life force rapidly draining away, her eyes closed, a faint smile appearing at the corner of her lips.
"Bye bye... Commander Lin."
Golden embers drifted and scattered in the air. Beneath the crimson-red sky, only the endless sound of waves remained, humming endlessly.
Lin Qiye held Xia Simeng's body in his arms, like a stone statue half-kneeling on the beach, motionless.
"Commander Lin..."
The members of the [Phoenix] squad gathered nearby, their eyes red from crying.
Lin Qiye's chest heaved violently. After a moment, he gently set down Xia Simeng's body.
"The injuries on her body... who did this?"
"It was a guard. He's already dead." Cao Sha paused, his bloodshot eyes lifting. "But it was Poseidon and Hades who ordered the torture squad to interrogate the captain, saying they wanted to extract Great Xia intelligence. But the captain didn't say a single word!"
Cao Sha recounted everything that had happened over the past two days. Lin Qiye's expression grew grimmer by the moment, the coldness between his brows making the other [Phoenix] members tremble involuntarily.
"...I understand."
Lin Qiye slowly stood up, his gaze falling upon the black mass of bodies scattered along the shore. Besides Xia Simeng, nearly two thousand more lay frozen and lifeless... ordinary people who had frozen or starved to death in the Human Enclosure at the hands of the Olympian Gods.
Lin Qiye's hand on the sword hilt at his waist suddenly tightened!
Clang—!!
The blade's cry echoed beneath the heavens.
Lin Qiye thrust the Straight Blade into the earth before the mass of bodies, the blade pointing toward the four Divine Mountains!
Golden "seven" character imprints glowed brilliantly in the darkness.
Lin Qiye strode forward, the deep crimson cloak dancing wildly in the storm. Nearly tangible killing intent ravaged outward!
He took a deep breath, his voice echoing across the four Divine Mountains!
"—By order of the Great Xia Night Watch and all Human Apex!"
"—Today, we hunt the gods and leave no remains! We will tear out their hearts and bones, blood shall dye the Divine Mountains!!"
...
On the Abyssal Divine Mountain.
A deep crimson figure slowly pushed open the heavy palace gates. A chilling aura gushed from within, blanketing the ground with a layer of white frost.
Shen Qingzhu lowered his head, lit a cigarette between his lips, flicked his fingers to ignite it. The faint flame illuminated a corner of the darkness.
He took a deep drag, exhaled clouds of smoke drifting into the hall.
"You heard it too. Our commander is dead set on draining blood today... will you offer your neck yourself, or should I come cut it off myself?" Shen Qingzhu spoke calmly.
Boom boom boom—!!
Pale green flames lit up one after another within the great hall. Countless gray-black ghostly shadows frantically roamed about the hall. Their mournful wails shook one to the bone.
Bizarre patterns lit up from every corner of the great hall, as if gazes from the underworld were fixed intently upon Shen Qingzhu at the gate.
"Overestimating yourself." The voice of Hades, King of the Underworld, rang out coldly. "With me presiding over this Netherworld Killing Array, even a Golden Immortal from Great Xia would be doomed! If you can walk out of this Divine Mountain alive today, I'll cut my own head off and give it to you!"
Hearing these words, Shen Qingzhu's brow arched.
"That's a promise..."
Six gray wings unfurled behind Shen Qingzhu. His gaze instantly turned icy cold as his form transformed into a gray lightning bolt, crashing into this mythological killing array!
The next moment, gray ashes surged from the palace gates like a roaring tide!!
...
On the Wine God Mountain.
Lin Qiye's voice echoed across the Divine Mountain before slowly fading away.
A black cloak fluttered in the wind. The figure lifted his head, a stone xun (Ocarina) in one hand, a faint smile on his lips.
"Hu Jia... acknowledges the order."
He walked up the stone steps slowly. The moment his foot touched the mountain summit, the earth seemed to melt, transforming into dark crimson wine and falling away!
Hu Jia's footsteps halted, but he did not fall with it. Countless drops of dark crimson wine encircled him, swirling through the air. Fierce, monstrous faces emerged from the wine rain, appearing like drunkards driven mad and lost their senses.
At the sight of these faces, a flush spread across Hu Jia's cheeks. His entire body seemed drunk, his mind growing sluggish.
But this intoxicating dizziness lasted only a moment before he came to his senses. A mysterious light flickered between his eyes.
"A mental-type mythological killing array as well... just as I hoped."
The stone xun was gently raised to his lips. The next moment, the melodious sound of the xun echoed across the Divine Mountain...
...
Lin Qiye slowly came to a halt between two Divine Mountains.
He looked up at the sky. Above the four mountains connected to the four stars, threads of karmic connection hung down... Through these threads, he could clearly discern which people were on which Divine Mountain.
Hu Jia was on the Wine God Mountain, the "Drag King" (Zuo Qing) on the Abyssal Divine Mountain. One possessed the [Immortality]心灵之神 (Heart's God) while the other had the Angel of Silence with hellish origin. Lin Qiye wasn't worried about them facing the mythological killing arrays. The other Human Apex facing Lesser Gods wouldn't be a problem either.
But besides these two Divine Mountains, the Sun God Mountain where Apollo resided and the Sea God Mountain where Poseidon was located both had no one to challenge them.
Of course, Lin Qiye could split into two. Send his main body to face Apollo and his Seraph分身 to face Poseidon. But in doing so, the main body would lose its god-slaying ability, and with the Seraph's current depleted divine power state, it would be difficult to exert effective combat strength.
After a moment of hesitation, Lin Qiye seemed to think of something. He reached into his怀 (bosom/clothes) and pulled out an object, placing it in his palm.
It was a game cartridge with a blank label stuck to it.