# 1945
Chapter 1945: I Came to Kill
After a brief silence, the Ancestral God's voice rang out beside the Fate Monk:
"If the future is as you described, then our deaths are already inevitable... Since that's the case, if our deaths can create value and become the turning point that changes everything, we are willing to do so.
How... do you need us to cooperate with you?"
Upon hearing this answer, the Fate Monk's expression relaxed slightly. He parted his lips, and his voice echoed within the Ancestral God Temple.
As the Fate Monk's words fell, an Ancestral God frowned and spoke up:
"Isn't the price of this scheme too great? Does that Lord know about this?"
"As long as we can kill【Chaos】, any price is worth paying." The Fate Monk said calmly,
"As for Lin Qiye, he doesn't need to know about these things... Standing under the sunlight and becoming Great Xia's spiritual pillar—that is his duty as Commander. These dark, shadowed matters will be handled by me."
The Ancestral Gods exchanged glances. After a moment, their voices rang out:
"Very well, we will cooperate."
"Thank you all, for dedicating yourselves to the creatures of this world." The Fate Monk pressed his palms together and deeply bowed before the twelve Ancestral God statues. "Besides this, I have one more request... After I leave, if Lin Qiye returns here and asks about this matter, please keep it secret for me."
"...Alright."
Having obtained the Ancestral Gods' affirmative answer, the Fate Monk bowed once more, then turned to walk out of the Ancestral God Temple.
...
"Since the Fate Monk can't make it, let's begin."
At the Great Xia Night Watch headquarters, Lin Qiye sat down at the conference table and spoke calmly:
"The Cthulhu Faction sent Vishnu to invade Sunken Dragon Pass with the goal of slaughtering half of Great Xia's population. From a strategic perspective, we may have won the first battle against the Cthulhu Faction... But I hope everyone won't become too complacent due to this success.
The common people can have blind confidence, because this kind of cohesion will reduce the possibility of panic and chaos. But we must always remain vigilant, because in this war, we may not have taken even half a step toward victory...
Based on my understanding of【Chaos】, the so-called Vishnu vanguard was probably just cannon fodder that He pushed out for His personal amusement."
The first part of Lin Qiye's opening remarks at the conference completely stunned everyone in the room.
In truth, the glorious victory at Sunken Dragon Pass—winning against a Chief God with fewer forces—had been spread and glorified across the internet. It had indeed caused some Night Watch members, like the common people, to develop an inflated sense of confidence. Lin Qiye's words directly shattered this illusion, bringing them back to reality and restoring their composure.
"Everyone here is Great Xia's top combat power. I'm sure I don't need to repeat how formidable our enemies are..." Lin Qiye slowly stood up, walked to the map of Great Xia projected in the center of the conference room, and pointed to a certain region,
"Based on intelligence from the future Wang Mian, we can confirm that the Cthulhu Faction's main assault will begin in 95 hours and 16 minutes... Apart from millions of【Black Goat】juveniles and the remaining polluted divine corpses, there are five Cthulhu Faction deities at full strength, plus both【Chaos】and【Black Goat】will personally intervene.
The direction of attack will be at the three passes of the southern defense line: Jialin Pass, Shanhaiguan, and Banruo Pass.
This time, They are serious."
Hearing this, the expressions of everyone present darkened.
Setting aside the two pillar gods【Black Goat】and【Chaos】, just the remaining five Cthulhu Faction deities, the polluted divine corpses, and the millions of【Black Goat】juveniles were enough to make their heads ache.
Millions of【Black Goat】juveniles—even if they mobilized all Night Watch personnel, it wouldn't be enough to make a dent!
"In terms of combat strength and numbers, we are at an absolute disadvantage, so we can only compensate through other means." Lin Qiye's finger swept across the projection, and a series of markers were drawn out,
"The good news is that the future Wang Mian provided the exact timing, attack direction, and numbers for each wave of the Cthulhu Faction army's assault... Based on this, we can pre-arrange our defensive formations according to the enemy's assault rhythm and utilize our home-field advantage.
Now, let's begin finalizing the overall strategic deployment for this defense..."
Inside the conference room, everyone listened intently as Lin Qiye laid out his arrangements. After he finished the general framework, several other strategic experts added detailed refinements. By the time this strategic meeting concluded, the distant sky had already begun to glow with the first light of dawn.
After a night of deliberation, everyone looked haggard, yet no one showed signs of drowsiness. Their eyes were filled with worry and gravity. The moment the meeting ended, they hurried out with their respective notes.
As the conference room nearly emptied, Shen Qingzhu walked to Lin Qiye's side and asked:
"...Is dispatching only fifty Night Watch to the front lines really enough? Our opponents have millions..."
"Against【Black Goat】juveniles, numbers won't help. Sending tens of thousands or just a few dozen makes no fundamental difference, unless we reach the tens of millions level... Below the realm of'Klein,' across the walls of the passes, they basically can't be harmed.
The task of these fifty Night Watch is to disperse across the three war passes, responsible for activating forbidden spells and magical arrays. They won't engage the【Black Goat】juveniles directly until the three war passes are breached... But if it comes to all three passes being overrun, no amount of Night Watch reinforcements would help—they'd just be sending more people to their deaths. It's better to have them guard the various shelters and protect the civilians, avoiding mass panic."
Lin Qiye's reasoning was crystal clear.
Shen Qingzhu sighed deeply. "But in that case, the one who'll be worked the hardest will still be you... Four days to set up forbidden spells strong enough to hold back millions of juveniles across three passes—even at your peak, you wouldn't be able to handle it, let alone in your current state..."
"But this is the only way we have, isn't it?" Lin Qiye replied calmly.
Shen Qingzhu fell silent.
"The biggest problem now is how to deal with【Black Goat】and【Chaos】..." Lin Qiye slowly closed his bloodshot eyes, one hand vigorously rubbing his temple. "Even if Master's two swords are both unleashed, plus Mother and myself, we can only barely take down one【Black Goat】at most... What about【Chaos】?"
"【Chaos】will be handled by me."
A voice came from outside the door.
Lin Qiye and Shen Qingzhu turned to look. They saw the Fate Monk, draped in a mud-stained cassock, slowly walking toward them.
"Handled by you?" Lin Qiye was stunned. "【Chaos】's strength is the greatest among the three pillar gods. The Ancestral Gods don't have enough time to recover, and you're only at the Human Apex level... What do you have to deal with Him?"
"That's not something you need to worry about." The Fate Monk said calmly,
"In any case, everything else will proceed according to your arrangements...
【Chaos】, I will kill."