# 1936
Chapter 1928: The Battle That Must Be Won
Outside the atmosphere.
【Chaos】, who had been watching the Great Xia battlefield with great interest, suddenly raised an eyebrow and looked toward the nearby void.
Under the pitch-black deep space, a beautiful woman dressed in a starlit silk robe was walking across the starlight toward here.
"Oh?" 【Chaos】 sounded somewhat surprised. "How did you find me?"
"The moment you triggered the 'Mystery' rebellion, we knew you were hiding in the shadows... However, I didn't expect you to be this far away." Nyx spoke in a deep voice. "What are you doing here?"
"Nothing special. I'm just watching."
【Chaos】 shrugged helplessly.
Nyx said nothing more. She simply stood quietly not far from 【Chaos】, her eyes locked on His figure.
"What? You dare to watch me alone?"
"Not just me."
The moment Nyx finished speaking, a faint sword intent appeared before 【Chaos】, as if an invisible sword had quietly pressed against His brow...
【Chaos】 wore an expression of sudden realization, then looked toward a certain direction of Great Xia and said with a cold smile,
"No wonder you dared to come alone... So there's a Great Xia Sword Immortal backing you up. But even if you two join forces, what confidence do you have that you can erase me here?"
"Feel free to try." Nyx's expression remained impassive.
As the sword intent at His brow grew increasingly fierce, 【Chaos】's eyes narrowed slightly...
In the boundless deep space, the atmosphere instantly froze!
...
【Where's Commander Lin? I can't see him anymore?】
【It seems he entered that black hole... Commander won't lose, right?】
【What are you talking about? Commander Lin is so powerful, how could he possibly lose??】
【But Vishnu in Indian mythology is indeed a Creator God level existence. If we're being honest, the other gods combined wouldn't be his match...】
【Didn't you see Commander Lin slash Vishnu and injure him just now? That proves his strength isn't weaker than Vishnu, right?】
【Being not weaker than him is one thing, whether he can kill him is another...】
【I don't care, I unconditionally trust Commander Lin! If even Commander Lin loses, what do we do?】
【Yeah, I'm a Great Xia person too, I unconditionally trust Commander Lin!】
【Please protect us!! {#folded hands} (attached a photo of Lin Qiye as Six-Winged Seraph)】
【...】
In the depths of the幽暗 darkness, Vishnu had twelve golden wheels orbiting around him, spinning rapidly like a barrier of light that protected him tightly.
Vishnu's gaze swept across the desolate surroundings as he coldly spoke:
"The last time you caught me by surprise was because my divine power had been drained... This time, you won't succeed again."
Before Vishnu could finish speaking, the darkness above his head was slashed open, and a streak of golden light, like paint flung across a black canvas, instantly hacked down onto his crown!
A golden wheel rapidly blocked above Vishnu, sending dazzling sparks flying. Just as Vishnu was about to speak, the second streak of golden light shot in from another direction, followed by the third, the fourth...
Twelve golden flying wheels struggled to fend off the light images hacking down from different directions in the darkness. Vishnu furrowed his brows and looked around, trying to find Lin Qiye's figure among them, but found nothing... He was like a caged bird trapped on a black canvas, struggling toward some direction, yet appearing to be constantly standing still.
As the thirteenth streak of light slashed down, a gap was torn open in the golden wheels orbiting Vishnu. He quickly sidestepped to avoid the light, and just as the light was about to pass by, a figure emerged from within it!
The golden fist struck toward Vishnu's face. The latter instinctively raised his arm to block, but terrifying force surged into his body like a tsunami. A visible shock ripple spread outward, and Vishnu's body was sent flying backward through the air dozens of meters!
At the same time, a streak of golden light slashed down vertically from the sky!!
A fierce glint appeared in Vishnu's eyes. His hands suddenly clapped together, forming a complex seal. The next moment, enormous Sanskrit characters unfurled in the darkness beneath him!
Vishnu's lips parted slightly, and a guttural syllable erupted from the tip of his tongue like thunder!
DONG——!!!
The slashing light was forcibly shaken out of the darkness, revealing Lin Qiye's form. He landed on the ground less than a hundred meters from Vishnu.
Lin Qiye clutched his chest and sprayed a mouthful of blood, splashing crimson across the dark world.
Vishnu slowly stood up on the other side. On his half-crushed, bloody face, his eyes burned with sharpness and savagery: "Good... Since you're determined to kill me, you must be prepared for a life-or-death struggle... Do you dare fight a Supreme God with your life on the line?"
"...Why wouldn't I dare." Lin Qiye wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and slowly straightened his body. There was not a trace of hesitation in his gaze,
"Anyone else out there can lose, but I absolutely cannot lose... The moment Night Watch was exposed to the light, I had no path left to retreat."
Lin Qiye understood clearly that after Night Watch was exposed, they became the protective umbrella for all Great Xia citizens. They carried too much hope and trust on their shoulders, and as the Supreme Commander of Night Watch, he was the tallest pillar supporting everyone's faith!
Once the Supreme Commander of Night Watch was defeated, even if Night Watch won every other battle elsewhere, in the eyes of the public, they would still have lost...
Though it sounded unreasonable, this was reality. The public's trust in an organization was often placed on individual leaders.
This was why Lin Qiye would rather risk his own life to face Vishnu in battle rather than let Nyx intervene... After all, in everyone's eyes, Nyx was an outside god. If even the Supreme Commander of Great Xia's Night Watch didn't dare to fight personally and instead let an outside god protect them, it would be impossible to unite people's hearts.
This battle could only be won by Lin Qiye himself, in his堂堂正正 capacity as Supreme Commander of Great Xia's Night Watch, thereby establishing Night Watch's image firmly in everyone's hearts, granting the people confidence and courage to survive this "severe winter"!
And similarly, once the public believed Night Watch had lost, panic would spread through all shelters at an alarming rate... By that time, perhaps there was no need for the Cthulhu Faction gods to invade—their fear alone would lead them to destruction.
Win, and the masses would unite as one, faith would be bestowed upon them, and they would grow stronger with every battle!
Lose, and they would lose the people's trust, with all previous efforts rendered futile...
So from the very beginning, Lin Qiye had no choice. He had to pour out everything he had and win this battle!