[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year":3,"chapter-facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-248":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Facing an Ancient God for a Year",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},967524,1268,"Chapter 248 - 247: Pure Land Episode (Ten)_1","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-248",248,"\u003Cp>Chapter 248: Chapter 247: Pure Land Episode (Ten)_1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“`\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theoretically, that ill-reputed Demigod did have the possibility of being shot dead with a single bullet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if Herrom really died under this revolver, where is the body?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Old Master Knight in front of him, Fu Qian fell into a deep thought for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already observed the surroundings earlier and found no traces of blood or anything of the sort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it had been cleaned up afterward, a Demigod’s corpse wouldn’t leave no trace at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as he had walked all the way here, there was no sense of supernatural power throughout the entire manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, that’s not exactly true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be precise, there was a trace right in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian glanced at the white frost on the ground, then his gaze settled on the top of Knight’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was odd that Knight was indoors yet wearing a black top hat—something felt slightly off about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you drink?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After chatting with Fu Qian for a bit, Old Master Knight seemed to have regained some of his composure by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly leaning to the side, he placed the revolver aside, and took up his wine glass again, even calling out to Fu Qian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need, help yourself,” Fu Qian replied with a gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knight did not insist further, his hands trembling as he gripped the bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he poured half a glass of the golden liquid than he eagerly brought it to his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in the next instant, he remained in the motion of drinking, frozen in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian glanced over and understood the reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All it took was looking up; influenced by the chill emanating from him, the wine in the conical stemmed glass had actually frozen into a lump, rendering it impossible to pour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the wine glass shattered on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knight’s face whipped around, his eyes now a fiery red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why is there ice? Who are you? Did you kill Sean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was hoarse and frantic, his hand once again gripping the revolver, seemingly ready to pull the trigger at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” Fu Qian said calmly, facing the suddenly enraged Old Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were late for tonight’s banquet, so I came to take a look.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Banquet…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Knight first looked confused, then his expression became solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The luckiest part is that there was no chance to poison him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s just that I still can’t think of someone who would do such a thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him fall back into his role, Fu Qian remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was very aware that in this state, the Old Master was almost completely oblivious to his presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this was precisely the moment Fu Qian was waiting for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any hesitation, he stepped forward and took off Knight’s hat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the dim moonlight, the Old Master’s forehead still shone brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between sparse strands of hair, another human face was affixed to the top of his head, its floating features stretched and distorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Current mission updated: erase the remaining traces of Herrom]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this the honorable Demigod Herrom?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the prompt by his ear, Fu Qian nodded while stroking his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was difficult to discern much from that twisted face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the updated mission confirmed that he had located the right target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Herrom really was taken down with a single shot?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“`\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Knight might as well change his name to McCray now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the current situation, it seems that after Herrom’s death, his body must have undergone some special change and finally fused with Nate’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is also the reason why the body was not found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, his face looks lifeless and he hasn’t made a peep until now, showing no reaction to the action of moving his hat away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s likely that Herrom’s spirit has completely dissipated, leaving only a condensation of the remnants of his power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s interesting, the task I gave myself, usually after investigating, isn’t it supposed to be about capturing the criminal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, I’m tasked with eradicating any trace of Herrom, pushing him to the brink of vanishing from the face of the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s exactly what I want!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Fu Qian’s view, whoever killed a character like Herrom would be considered as having done a public service, regardless of whether he was a Demigod or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem is, eradicating traces doesn’t seem so easy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian looked at Nate’s shiny bald head, not as if he could simply cut off the scalp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering the uncontrollable chill emanating from him just now, the two are undoubtedly bound in some special way, far beyond what a bit of surgery can solve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not considering separation, should I just annihilate both together?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention the possibility that Nate might be innocent, Fu Qian believes that doing so would likely fail to complete the task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I need to eradicate Herrom’s traces, which is to say, make him completely disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment, although there are some transcendental phenomena in Nate’s body, compared to the actual remains of a Demigod, there is still a big gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on his unstable performance in switching between the two states, Fu Qian believes it’s very likely Nate’s special protection has helped him suppress most of the pollution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were to die, I might be facing an even more troublesome pile of pollutants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if what Veil said is true, and the Night Watchmen have always been monitoring Herrom, any abnormality could catch their attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that this place is a forbidden zone for Transcendents, any abnormal phenomena would probably instantly reach the ears of the Night Watchmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t act rashly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian silently made up his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Assassin… wine…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, due to Fu Qian’s action of taking the hat, Nate’s face showed the same expression of disgust as Grace’s, and his words once again became incoherent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Help yourself, drinking in moderation is good for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian released his hand, letting the hat fall back upon Nate’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst Nate’s own struggles, Fu Qian quietly left the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems that to complete this task, I’d have to find a way to completely eradicate the pollution of a Demigod’s remains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, based on previous experience, this is obviously difficult; otherwise, Yuan Shan and her team’s underground containment area wouldn’t have ended up in such a state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides that, there is another approach, which is to figure out what happened with this group of Actors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the protection on Nate has been able to suppress the pollution to some extent, it might not be impossible to find a way to completely dissolve it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, I might as well patiently observe and see how this group reacts to today’s “assassin”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I returned to Veil’s residence, it was almost late at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the covered plates on the table, I suddenly realized I had forgotten something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From breakfast until now, I haven’t had anything to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forgetting to eat while immersed in work, what an exemplary performance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian sighed and sat down beside the dining table, casually unveiling a few dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t know if Veil specially instructed, but compared to yesterday, the taste seemed even better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as I started to eat, Veil came out through the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having stayed up all night, she still hadn’t slept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Fu Qian gobbling down his food, her expression softened noticeably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Would you like me to heat it up for you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need, it tastes very good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>",1275,"2026-06-03T07:50:25.893Z","2026-06-03T07:50:30.690Z",1,"novelbin.me","0a2a36bbf0306aca77fa2cc393293e1616ffe5bdd6c6d9e11f4e6568d2660ac1","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-249","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-247",2389,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffacing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-cover.jpg"]