# 1981
Chapter 1968: Luring and Killing【Chaos】
This was the first time the [Devil] squad had laid eyes on the legendary Ancestral God Temple. Although they had heard the name of the Ancestral Gods numerous times at Night Watch meetings, it was only now, seeing this mythological relic from prehistory with their own eyes, that they realized how narrow and conservative their imaginations had been.
Even if it was merely the simplest stacking of stone blocks together, it emanated an indescribable sense of oppression at all times. Standing before this magnificent stone city, the weight of history and cultural sediment seemed to flood and scour every thinking soul.
As the [Devil] squad descended from the aircraft, the eleven other Golden Immortal representatives followed closely behind. Everyone gathered at the entrance of the stone city, the atmosphere heavy and沉闷.
Fang Mo turned his head, exchanging glances with Luan Lie and the others. The latter gave a slight nod.
"...Let's go in."
Fang Mo took the first step into the Ancestral God Temple, and everyone followed behind him.
The moment they set foot inside the stone city, a majestic, deep voice rang out from the distance:
"Who dares, set foot upon the Ancestral God Temple?"
These brief words froze everyone in place. An unprecedented sense of oppression weighed upon their hearts, preventing them from advancing another step.
At this moment, Fang Mo took a deep breath and spoke calmly:
"I, Fang Mo, have come here by the command of the Fate Monk."
Hearing these words, the Ancestral God Temple fell silent for a moment. The stone blocks blocking the path slowly shifted aside, revealing a road leading deeper within.
The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, following Fang Mo through towering stone blocks until they finally arrived at that elevated stone platform.
The instant they saw the twelve Ancestral God statues, an irrepressible urge to prostrate themselves in worship rose in their hearts.
"Is this it then..." Luan Lie let out a long sigh.
"Captain, according to Fate Monk's mission to escort people here, haven't we completed it already?" Su Yuan asked in confusion. "What comes next? It shouldn't be this simple, right?"
Fang Mo gave a slight nod, his expression somewhat complicated.
"Next, I will, for the last time in my capacity as captain of [Devil], issue the next mission..."
Upon hearing the words "for the last time in my capacity as captain of [Devil]," everyone froze. Before they could make sense of what those words meant, Fang Mo's voice rang out again.
"The next mission... Lure and kill the Walker's【Chaos】!"
Lure and kill【Chaos】?!!
The moment these four words fell, everyone in the [Devil] squad was stunned, disbelief then flooding their faces!
"Kill【Chaos】? How is that even possible?" Su Yuan was the first to shake his head. "We haven't even reached Human Apex yet—how could we possibly fight【Chaos】?? That's a pillar deity of the Cthulhu Faction that even Commander Lin couldn't kill!"
"Of course we can't kill【Chaos】ourselves, but here... there exists a method to kill It." Fang Mo pointed at the ground beneath their feet, speaking seriously.
"A method? What method?"
"...This, you暂时 don't need to know." Fang Mo paused for a moment before answering.
The crowd exchanged glances, their faces still full of confusion. Lu Baoyou, who had always remained on the periphery of the group, suddenly spoke up:
"What do you need us to do?"
Fang Mo organized his thoughts and said, "Within this Ancestral God Temple exists a method to annihilate【Chaos】... but to realize this method, two problems must be solved. First, how to stably activate it before【Chaos】can interrupt; second, how to lure【Chaos】into the Ancestral God Temple...
The former we will handle. The latter may require your assistance.
In a few minutes, the Ancestral Gods will conceal the Ancestral God Temple within the void, then施展 spatial divine power, forcibly dragging【Chaos】into a long-distance teleportation trajectory, with the destination being here... but【Chaos】's power is immense. It may possess the ability to interrupt the spatial teleportation midway.
Once It does, It will forcibly break free from the trajectory. According to calculations, after breaking free, Its landing point will be at any location within a fifty-kilometer radius around the Ancestral God Temple.
Your mission is to complete this final fifty-kilometer lure, bringing It here."
Fang Mo paused. "Of course, this is only the worst-case scenario... Perhaps【Chaos】cannot break free from the spatial teleportation's power and gets directly trapped within the Ancestral God Temple. In that case, your involvement won't be necessary."
Li Zhenzhen contemplated for a moment.
"You mean... we're like insurance?"
"That's correct." Fang Mo nodded. "Within this Ancestral God Temple exists something called the 'Earth's Anchor,' which has a natural suppressive effect on the气息 of Cthulhu Faction beings. Once it absorbs an excessive amount of 'Earth's Anchor' within a short period, the气息 it emits will cause extreme aversion in all Cthulhu Faction lifeforms."
"A provocation of sorts toward Cthulhu Faction lifeforms?"
"Yes."
"So, if【Chaos】breaks free from the spatial teleportation confinement and lands outside the Ancestral God Temple, our mission is to use ourselves to bear this气息, then become the bait for luring and killing【Chaos】in this final fifty kilometers?" Lu Baoyou understood Fang Mo's meaning.
"...Yes."
The members of the [Devil] squad fell into silence.
Using themselves as bait to lure and kill【Chaos】... This was the true mission that Fate Monk had entrusted to the [Devil] squad.
No wonder why, before their departure, Fate Monk had repeatedly emphasized the danger and the extremely high mortality rate... What they were about to do was essentially provoking【Chaos】with their own lives!
The vast disparity in strength between the two sides destined that the [Devil] squad could only be the fleeing party. Among the remaining six members, how many could survive after infuriating【Chaos】??
"Since I must work with the other Golden Immortal representatives to complete the final preparations within the Ancestral God Temple... This final mission will be entirely delegated to Vice-Captain Lu Baoyou for command."
Fang Mo's gaze fell upon Lu Baoyou, who stood at the periphery. The latter's brow furrowed slightly.
"Lu Baoyou, haven't you always wanted to compete with me for the captain's position? This time, [Devil] is yours... Whether [Devil] can lure【Chaos】here concerns the very survival of all Great Xia. Whatever methods you must use, you will complete this mission!"
The last few words, Fang Mo's tone was solemn and serious. He stared into Lu Baoyou's eyes, as if trying to convey something.
Lu Baoyou glanced at him indifferently. After a moment of silence, he nodded:
"I understand."
With those words, Lu Baoyou turned to look at the remaining four members of the [Devil] squad, speaking calmly: "From now on, I will command the [Devil] squad. Before the mission officially begins, if anyone does not wish to execute this mission... you may submit an application to me and withdraw from [Devil] squad."
Hearing these words, Fang Mo froze.
He stared at that calm face of Lu Baoyou, his expression complicated...
Lu Baoyou's gaze swept across the remaining few people, lingering longest on Li Zhenzhen, as if waiting for their responses.
Li Zhenzhen turned to exchange a glance with Fang Mo, her lips pressed together, and spoke resolutely: "I won't withdraw!"
"I won't withdraw either!" Su Yuan spoke up immediately.
"No withdrawal!" Han Chuang shook his head.
"I won't withdraw either... If I can bet this life of mine to kill one【Chaos】, then this life would have been worth it!" Liu Jun's eyes shone with light.
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Ahem, the original plan was to finish in May, but I still underestimated the amount of ending storyline... Based on the current progress, the official ending will most likely be delayed to June.
The remaining plot has many twists and turns, with a large amount of content. Sanjiu needs to slow down and reorganize the outline one more time, to give this story a perfect ending. Additionally, I have to attend a meeting in Hangzhou in the next couple of days, so for the next few days, I'll probably only be able to post two chapters~~(〃'▽'〃)