[{"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-370":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},966946,1268,"Chapter 370 370: 370: The Prosthetic Eye (Part Three)_1","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-370",370,"\u003Cp>Chapter 370: Chapter 370: The Prosthetic Eye (Part Three)_1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the police car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who the hell was that person?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t until Rachel had been dragged a good distance away that she finally snapped back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, as she spoke, she couldn’t help but remember the scene from before, a feeling of having escaped death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t know, but extremely dangerous, definitely don’t provoke!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Min sighed softly beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She understood her old friend’s temperament very well and worried that Rachel might want to recover her pride now that she had come back to her senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course I know that, but… damn it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel was clearly in a bad mood, but she trusted Li Min’s judgment a great deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frustrated and near the point of madness, she reached out and messed up Li Min’s hair into a disheveled mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mess up your own hair.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Min pushed her hand away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And what’s with this look? Haven’t seen you in over a year, and your outfit is getting more and more extravagant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I like it, what’s it to you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being the young person she was, Rachel’s spirit revived, and she grunted through her nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It looks good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of the instructive approach of a mature adult, Li Min nodded in approval of her rebellious style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First go to my place. How long are you planning to stay this time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the laughter, Rachel looked at Li Min expectantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A month or so. I’ve hit a bottleneck now. Since you mentioned how magical that gathering was before, I’ll stay a little longer to find a solution.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s great!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel could be heard to be excited about her good friend staying for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rest assured, I guarantee you won’t be disappointed…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So there’s such a thing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it seemed far-fetched, the mission had appeared, and there was no point in staying any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian tossed his handcuffs aside, straightened himself out, and swiftly got into character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The requirement was to be done before midnight, looking at the current nightfall…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian peaked outside and finally decided to swipe a watch from one of the policemen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reliability of technology is indeed trustworthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel had used a relatively mild mental shock, akin to a hypnotic effect, and she had measured the force extremely well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two policemen were now almost in a deep sleep, and probably wouldn’t have any residual effects upon waking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such a situation, the consequent trouble would undoubtedly be minimized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quarter past nine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After comparing the police officers’ watches, Fu Qian confirmed he had two and a half hours left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He should make it in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bag Fu Qian had carried with him was confiscated by the two officers. He casually took it back, opened it, and gave it a thorough check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a simple search, he indeed found a sealed document bag inside with a delivery address attached to it. The name on it was none other than XJ Cargo Company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mission was truly unique, as if striving to maintain his own persona, having him do things that a business traveler should do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just that in the middle of the night, it’s hard to imagine any company being open for business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This seemingly normal anomaly actually looked even more eerie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While grumbling to himself, Fu Qian continued to search within the police car and quickly found a map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He compared it with the nearby road signs, swiftly pinning down the target location on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance wasn’t too far; given his current speed, he could say walking there wouldn’t pose a problem, so Fu Qian wasn’t in a hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the two individuals from before, Li Min was clearly a step away from reaching the Middle Tier, and the one who arrived later, Rachel, also possessed considerable strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could only say that the Transcendents in this area were a bit active.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the help of the map, Fu Qian even found a rattling bus, then, like an ordinary overtime worker, he leaned against it to nap while enjoying the dull nightscape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The streets at this hour were quite deserted; below the stately and intricate old-style architecture, one could occasionally spot small groups of homeless people gathered together, as well as staggering drunks belting out songs, followed promptly by the loud scolding of the police.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this was a city that put great emphasis on image-building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including the bus Fu Qian was on, which was also exceptionally quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With about ten people in the entire carriage, not a single sound was made; even the breathing was soft and delicate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the couple seated in front of Fu Qian, who clearly looked enamored with each other, were only exchanging glances filled with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian was appreciating the civility in the atmosphere when, in the next moment, the couple shattered the serenity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a crisp sound, the woman seated inside said nothing and directly slapped the man, echoing loudly in the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike most people, the man didn’t react with a buzzing head after the slap; instead, he was quick to jump up from his seat and swiftly retaliated with a backhand slap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the sound alone, this counter-strike was more than twice as powerful; his girlfriend’s head shook violently from the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once-quiet interior of the bus suddenly buzzed with life as piercing screams erupted from the remaining passengers, who hastily distanced themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, the man’s retaliation was far from over; after the first hit, he delivered another slap to the other side of her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman’s mouth corner was struck, drawing blood, yet instead of showing any fear on her face, she smiled radiantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the slapping, her lover held her face tenderly, as if admiring some masterpiece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, he put all his might into another slap, adding a bit more color to his “masterpiece”, even counting it out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smack smack smack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the relentless onslaught, his girlfriend quickly began to sway and lurch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This inexplicable act of violence naturally provoked outrage from everyone on the bus; however, faced with the ferocious man, no one dared to approach, only desperately shouting for the driver to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the driver in front remained unflustered, not even turning his head, which left the passengers even more bewildered and helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And two rows of seats away from the scene of the fight, Fu Qian observed everything without moving an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that he had any particular fondness for what was happening; he purely sensed that something special was growing amidst the succession of slaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ninety-five, ninety-six, ninety-seven…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the vicious slaps neared the hundredth, the previously unresponsive driver finally made a move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply left his seat, letting the bus speed on through the night, then picked up a fire extinguisher and walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screams of the passengers condensed into one loud cacophony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver completely ignored them, carried the fire extinguisher straight to the couple, and stopped next to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, the slapped victim was already disfigured, barely able to stand upright by clutching the collar of her attire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And precisely when the hitter counted to one hundred, the driver lifted the fire extinguisher high and smashed it down amidst a chorus of screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost simultaneously, Fu Qian exerted strength beneath his feet, and the bus was directly folded in half from the middle, splitting into two.\u003C\u002Fp>",1243,"2026-06-03T07:50:25.894Z","2026-06-03T07:50:30.690Z",1,"novelbin.me","54569b3d0eba26415204ce57990ad02e07812b54d0193787b4cb4381114c23e8","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-371","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-369",2389,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffacing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-cover.jpg"]