# 1928
# Chapter 1921: One Slash Clears the City
The internet nowadays, no matter which software, was completely dominated by the words "Night Watch." Zhao Zhengbin casually opened a trending video, and it showed footage of Night Watch fighting from various angles. It seemed the "mystery" riots weren't only happening in Cangnan City—that lion's roar had triggered terrifying monsters to appear across the entire nation.
A large number of civilians witnessed the Night Watch's battle scenes. Among the highest trending ones was a video with the IP location tagged to Shangjing City. Zhao Zhengbin opened the video, which seemed to have been filmed during an escape. The entire screen was shaking rapidly, with panicked exclamations echoing from all around. The cameraman hastily turned the lens behind them, where against the dim sky, dozens of monster silhouettes emerged from the city's skyscrapers.
"D*mn, there are this many??" Zhao Zhengbin was stunned seeing the city filled with "mysteries."
The comments in the video had similar reactions to his. Other cities did have "mysteries" appearing, but the numbers were small. Yet just from one frame of this video, at least twenty "mysteries" appeared in the same shot. Under the thunder and lightning-filled clouds, the giants of monsters roared in anger, as if the world was ending.
But right then, at the top of a distant skyscraper, a purple ripple rapidly spread outward, instantly covering the entire city!
The roars of all the "mysteries" in the city stopped abruptly. Those giant silhouettes scattered throughout Shangjing City froze in place like statues. The ridge-backed monster just one street away from the cameraman trembled visibly, its eyes fixed on that building, its fear palpable even through the screen.
"Kneel."
A calm voice echoed throughout Shangjing City.
Those mere two words functioned like an irresistible imperial decree for these monsters capable of destroying the world. Their massive forms knelt simultaneously, prostrating themselves slowly toward that building. This unbelievable scene drew gasps from the fleeing crowd in the video. They halted, staring in astonishment at the distant scene, rooted in place.
The once monster-infested Shangjing City was instantly restored to order, with dozens of monsters prostrating themselves in one direction, as if some invisible force was crushing them down and preventing them from standing. Everyone turned to look at that building, and the videographer quickly zoomed the camera. In the distance, a deep crimson figure stood calmly in the storm, gazing down at the city below. Too far away to make out facial features clearly, but as the Straight Blade at their waist slowly unsheathed, a golden blade light swept across Shangjing like a tsunami. Every "mystery" prostrating itself in the city simultaneously exploded!
Crimson blood mist scattered under the sky. The video image flickered from the blade light and froze for a moment. When the image stabilized again, not only had the entire Shangjing City been cleared, but even the storm had temporarily ceased, as if slashed into nothingness...
Only after several seconds did rain begin falling from the sky again.
One slash, cleared the city.
Yet at that moment, in the image, the Straight Blade at the figure's waist had only been drawn halfway...
As military personnel appeared and continued leading civilians toward the shelters, the video ended there. But until the very last moment, the camera remained focused on that deep crimson figure standing on the rooftop—showing that everyone who had witnessed that single slash was still reeling from the shock.
Zhao Zhengbin felt the same way.
After a long while, he finally came to his senses. He took a deep breath, his eyes full of awe.
This video, less than half a minute long, had been posted for twenty minutes and already amassed over 400 million views. Unlike watching through a screen before, most people had now experienced the terror of "mysteries" firsthand. Because of this, they were starting to grasp the magnitude of what it meant to see one slash instantly annihilate an entire city of "mysteries"...
In Cangnan City, the girl wielding Hongying's spear, known as the "Captain," had needed two shots to kill a single bull-headed "mystery." The "mysteries" in this video looked far more terrifying than the bull-headed ones they'd encountered before, and there were at least dozens of them in just this one video!
From such a distance, commanding all those "mysteries" to kneel with just two words, then merely unsheathing the blade halfway to instantly wipe out the entire city...
Just how powerful was that deep crimson figure standing on the rooftop??
Zhao Zhengbin scrolled through the top comments.
[When I was evacuated into the shelter earlier, I chatted with a Night Watch member. According to him, the person in the video is the Supreme Commander of the Great Xia Night Watch. The building they're standing on is Night Watch headquarters.]
[What??? Is the person above telling the truth?!]
[The Night Watch Supreme Commander?! So that means he's the boss of all Night Watch? No wonder he's so powerful!]
[I live in that area. I see that building every day after work and never thought it was anything special.]
[It's true. That place is strange. I'm a food delivery rider and every time I try to deliver there, the security stops me outside. A few years ago when I was making a delivery, I saw a delivery rider walk out of the building. I was confused about how he got in, but after we turned a corner together, I saw him riding an electric scooter straight into the sky...]
[I also heard something from a Night Watch member. Different colored cloaks have many meanings. Generally, Night Watch members stationed in cities wear dark red cloaks. Only special squads can wear different colored cloaks. Currently, only two people in the entire Night Watch can wear deep crimson cloaks—one is the gray Seraph the exploration team encountered, and the other is the Night Watch Supreme Commander.]
[Is it really the Night Watch Supreme Commander? So that means the gray Six-Winged Seraph, the black-cloaked God of the Mind, the weather-controlling guardian of Sunken Dragon Pass... they're all his subordinates? Just how strong is this Supreme Commander?!]
[The Commander is so cool!!!]
[...]
As Night Watch's existence was completely exposed to the public, and the "mystery" riots gave ordinary people opportunities to encounter Night Watch members, all kinds of information appeared online, gradually unveiling the mysterious veil surrounding Night Watch.
Just as Zhao Zhengbin was frantically searching for information related to Night Watch, a live stream channel was quickly pinned to the top.
"Vanguard Exploration Team broadcast? At a time like this, what can they possibly stream?" Though confused, Zhao Zhengbin still clicked on the live stream.
In the frame, the members of the Vanguard Exploration Team were crowded in another aircraft. Outside the porthole, through the storm, a silver-white fortress of war gradually appeared on the turbulent sea...