# 1927
Chapter 1927
Atmosphere.
"Didn't even kill a single one?"
Vishnu, who was situated at the center of the sun's rays, slowly opened his eyes, his expression somewhat grim.
The Chaos dragon Leviathan silently glided across the surface of the blue planet, its shadow cast over the territory of Great Xia, like a floating black spot. At this altitude, Vishnu could perfectly merge his Great Dream Pupil Realm into the sunlight and silently infiltrate a small portion of Great Xia.
This was a method he had contemplated for a long time—the fastest way to slaughter the population of Great Xia.
But he hadn't expected that even with such secrecy, it was resolved the moment it happened. Vishnu had expended tremendous effort, yet he couldn't even kill a single ordinary person.
How could their reaction be so fast??
The sneak attack had failed, and Great Xia's population was entering shelters at an alarming rate. It was no longer possible to kill Great Xia's population through trickery... besides breaking through Great Xia's military blockade head-on and entering their territory, he had no other choice.
Vishnu slowly stood up from Leviathan's back, his gaze fixed on Great Xia's location on Earth. After a long while, he sighed...
Breaking through Great Xia's military blockade and entering Great Xia's territory—how could that be easy?
Although he currently commanded the strength of an entire divine kingdom, if he encountered Great Xia's forces head-on, his chances of victory were extremely low... His only path was to exploit Great Xia's vast territory, where Great Xia's forces couldn't possibly cover every border. He would break through at a single point and rush into Great Xia.
Your Great Xia forces are indeed powerful, but it's impossible for all forces to gather at one location. As long as I attack a weakly defended position, charge the pass with all my forces, by the time your other Great Xia forces arrive, the casualties within Great Xia will already be irreversible...
A murderous intent flickered in Vishnu's eyes as he carefully studied Great Xia's outline. In his vision, the prosperity level and population of every city were clearly visible.
"Here... seems good."
Vishnu's gaze landed on a certain corner of Great Xia, his eyes narrowing slightly.
...
BOOM—!!
A bolt of lightning flashed through the dark, oppressive clouds, and a low rumble of thunder sounded across the sky.
"Estimated three hours until the first phase of 'Operation Winter' is fully completed."
On the rooftop of Night Watch headquarters, Min Junliang glanced at the tablet and spoke solemnly.
On the tablet was an outline of Great Xia's map, with densely marked shelters scattered across it. On the other side were entry statistics for each shelter—the progress bar had already exceeded 90%, meaning that except for some remote areas, the civilians in other cities and towns had been completely evacuated.
If someone were to walk down any street in Great Xia at this moment, they would only see empty buildings. Within a short nine hours, the people of Great Xia had essentially vanished from the surface.
"Have all the 'Mysteries' uprisings across the regions been resolved?" Lin Qiye asked calmly.
"Not all of them. There were too many 'Mysteries' causing uprisings. Besides the local Night Watch garrisons, the Special Secret Department, the four teams [Phoenix], [Spirit Medium], [Demon], and [Knight] have all been dispatched to various regions to suppress the 'Mysteries.' Add to that several Human Apex, these 'Mysteries' won't cause too much trouble."
"Very good."
Lin Qiye exhaled slowly. "In that case, this first wave of the attack only has one final step left..."
"Final step? What is it?" Min Junliang asked, bewildered.
Lin Qiye didn't answer. He glanced at the sky overhead and turned to walk down from the rooftop.
"Notify Shen Qingzhu, Wang Mian, and Hu Jia to head to Sunken Dragon Pass. The other Chief Gods and Human Apex forces will continue to hold their original positions and ensure the safety of the people during 'Operation Winter.'"
Min Junliang was slightly stunned. "Commander, if we're going to face the Cthulhu Faction head-on, is three Chief Gods enough?"
"It's enough." Lin Qiye said calmly. "This is our first battle with the Cthulhu Faction, and also our first official appearance in the public's eye... If we want to completely dispel their fear, this battle must be won decisively.
We must use absolute overwhelming force to tell all the citizens of Great Xia... what the Night Watch is."
Min Junliang came to a sudden understanding and immediately nodded. "Understood! I'll arrange it right away!"
As Min Junliang left, pale lightning flashed across the sky once more, and howling wind and rain swept through the empty city, billowing that deep crimson cloak.
"The war has begun."
Lin Qiye stood on the rooftop of Night Watch headquarters, took one last look at this empty city, and turned to walk into the tossing wind and rain...
...
Cangnan City, Shelter.
Shortly after Zhao Zhengbin and the others entered the shelter, more people were transported in, and the dormitory area gradually became lively.
Fortunately, the dormitory area here had three types of rooms: for 2, 3, or 4 people. Families were assigned units to stay in. Although the sleeping space was rather cramped with bunk beds, at least they were separated from strangers, and the soundproofing was unexpectedly good.
Zhao Zhengbin and his mother entered a room for two, which was only about four square meters. Besides the bunk bed and a few small cabinets, there was nothing else.
In this underground shelter capable of accommodating a million people, this place was like a small compartment in a corner of a beehive. Every trip from here to the shelter's main hall required walking for over ten minutes, passing through at least forty turns. Fortunately, the floors and walls all had room number signs; otherwise, Zhao Zhengbin would never have been able to remember such a complex route.
Due to the large flow of people in the shelter, meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as daily necessities, were all delivered to their door by designated personnel at scheduled times. The cafeteria was for those with special eating needs during particular times, which helped avoid excessive crowding.
Zhao Zhengbin explored the shelter for a while, but after three full hours, he had only covered a small portion of it. From the map, the entire shelter resembled a skyscraper standing in the underground, with ten levels, fifty entrances and exits, and thirty halls, each capable of accommodating nearly a thousand people.
Several giant screens hung in the center of each hall, cycling through comedy films, presumably to help ease the emotions of the people staying in the shelter.
However, someone was adjusting those screens now, seemingly attempting to connect to the internet. A large crowd of curious onlookers had gathered around.
"Hey hey hey! Did you all see those videos online?!"
"I saw them! I thought only our Cangnan was facing those monsters, but apparently it's happening all over the country!"
"Yeah... It seems like Night Watch is everywhere too, we keep seeing footage of them everywhere."
"..."
Hearing the discussions around him, Zhao Zhengbin seemed to remember something and immediately pulled out his phone.