# 1916
Chapter 1916
【Chrono Outlaw】 could ignore the paradox of time, traveling through time and space to change history. The two factors that determined the cost in years of life were: first, the span of time traveled, and second, the impact of the changed history.
With Wang Mian's current lifespan, traveling back just five days would not consume too much of his life. This meant that what he had come back to do would inevitably change the course of history to a great extent, even affecting the fate of all humanity.
"It's about the Cthulhu Faction." The aged Wang Mian paused for a moment. "All I can do is give you some warnings in advance... and顺便 deliver a message for someone."
"A message? To whom?"
"Fate Monk."
"Who asked you to deliver it?"
"Also Fate Monk."
Hearing this answer, Lin Qiye's face showed surprise. "The future Fate Monk... asked you to deliver a message to the current Fate Monk?"
"Yes."
Lin Qiye nodded slightly. "Wait here for a moment."
Lin Qiye walked out of the ward and quickly made several phone calls. In no time, Fate Monk, Shen Qingzhu, and Wu "Old Dog" arrived on this floor one after another.
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Qiye also had Wang Mian come over.
Hearing that the future Wang Mian had traveled back in time to come here, everyone showed surprise in their expressions. Only Fate Monk remained expressionless, as if he wasn't surprised by this at all.
"You planned this long ago?" Lin Qiye noticed Fate Monk's expression and asked.
"Yes." Fate Monk nodded,丝毫不避讳 the Wang Mian standing before him. "With our current combat power, our chances of winning against the Cthulhu Faction were already quite low. Add to that the fact that we have Great Xia and large numbers of civilians to protect, putting us in a passive position—in this situation, Wang Mian's 【Chrono Outlaw】 is our only eye of foresight...
Whenever we encounter some extremely unfavorable predicament, we have Wang Mian travel back in time to reveal in advance the timing and methods of the Cthulhu Faction's attack. This can turn passive into active and increase our chances of victory."
"If you put it that way... wouldn't we never lose?" Wu "Old Dog" asked in confusion.
"It's not that simple. Don't forget, the Cthulhu Faction still has a 【Key to the Gate】." Fate Monk paused. "Originally, this plan was just one of my ideas, because if the 【Key to the Gate】 intervened, Wang Mian's time reversal would have a high probability of failing... I didn't expect him to actually succeed."
"The specifics, let's discuss in person."
Lin Qiye pushed open the ward door, and several people walked inside.
Wang Mian saw his frail, aged self on the hospital bed, and the Wang Mian on the bed saw him... The two exchanged a glance but didn't have any conversation, not even a change in expression.
As the God of Time and the wielder of 【Chrono Outlaw】, this wasn't the first time Wang Mian had encountered his future self... He had long prepared himself to face everything calmly. This was his destiny.
"Please speak." Lin Qiye said solemnly.
The few people in this ward were all core members of the Night Watch. Even if they knew how the future would unfold, no matter how despairing that future might be... it would not shake them.
The Wang Mian on the bed nodded slightly,
"Eight hours and twenty-four minutes until everything begins. At that time..."
Wang Mian's hoarse voice echoed through the ward as everyone listened intently, afraid to miss any key information. As time passed, their brows couldn't help but furrow tightly...
Ten minutes later, the ward fell silent again.
"That's all?"
"Before I reversed time, only these events occurred... Whether they had other methods after that, I don't know."
Lin Qiye exchanged glances with everyone, all seeing the solemnity in each other's eyes.
"I understand. This information is very helpful to us." Lin Qiye nodded slightly. "By the way, Fate Monk is right here. What message did you want to deliver to him?"
The aged Wang Mian paused for a moment. "Before I came, he instructed me—this message can only be said to him alone..."
Lin Qiye was startled. He glanced at Fate Monk's back, then still said to the others:
"Let's go... We should step out."
As Lin Qiye and the others left, only the aged Wang Mian and Fate Monk remained in the ward.
"You can speak now. He won't listen from here." Fate Monk said calmly.
The aged Wang Mian lay on the hospital bed, his eyes fixed on the man before him in a mud-stained cassock. His expression was somewhat complex...
...
Outside in the corridor.
"The Cthulhu Faction's movements are far faster than anticipated." Lin Qiye spoke with a heavy tone. "I thought that destroying those 【Black Goat】 larvae would buy Great Xia some time... I didn't expect that just a few days later, they're already ready to make their move."
"The Primeval Gods still need at least two months to recover. They shouldn't be in such a hurry..."
"Maybe they want to catch us off guard?" Wu "Old Dog"试探性地 suggested.
"No, the leader on their side now is 【Chaos】. That fellow's thinking can't be measured by normal human logic."
Wang Mian retracted his gaze from the ward and spoke solemnly. "This war has already been fought in the river of time... What should we do next?"
One black and one gray cloak stood on either side of Lin Qiye. Wu "Old Dog" and Wang Mian's gazes both turned to him, awaiting the command from this man who represented Great Xia's Night Watch—the order that would inevitably change the world.
Lin Qiye walked slowly to the window, gazing at the bustling Shangjing City before him. The crimson cloak fluttered gently in the wind like a dancing flame of blood.
He placed one hand on the sword hilt at his waist, the golden "七" character gleaming brightly,
"...Prepare for battle."
...
Ten minutes later, the Night Watch emergency high-level meeting convened;
Fifty minutes later, the Great Xia high-level collective meeting was temporarily convened;
One hour and forty minutes later, the Great Xia military urgently mobilized all troops, deploying them to various cities across the nation;
At the same time, an urgent document bearing identical content appeared on the desks of Night Watch teams in every city of Great Xia.
The people going about their daily lives in an orderly manner had no idea that a storm sweeping across the world was already madly brewing in the shadows...
Cangnan City.
"Operation Frozen Winter execution document?"
Hongying opened the envelope on the table. A line of bright red text immediately caught her eye. Upon seeing the official seal stamped beside this heading, her expression immediately became solemn.
This type of red-document with an urgent seal—in her entire tenure, let alone during the entire history of the Night Watch—had occurred only a few times at most. The moment they saw these words, the young generation seated around immediately held their breath, sitting up straight with proper posture.
Hongying's gaze carefully scanned all the content on the document. After a long while, she slowly set it down...
Her eyes passed through the glass door of the office, falling on the roads outside filled with pedestrians and vehicles. In her gaze appeared an unprecedented solemnity and seriousness.
"So it's finally here..."