[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done":3,"chapter-national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-12":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","National Guardian's Gone and We're Done",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1743778,2228,"Chapter 12: To Be Able to Make This King Act Personally, You Count as a Decent Toy","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-12",12,"\u003Cp>Neither the eldest, Zong Yajuan, nor the lively Yu Kailin noticed the fleeting anomaly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had long grown accustomed to the Demon Cave’s tranquility and held a deep trust for every part of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since the twelve women of the Time Girl Group were stationed in the Demon Cave, they had held a small meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering the vastness and security of the Demon Cave, they decided to split into six teams of two, taking turns on daily patrol duty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, it was the turn of the eldest, Zong Yajuan, and the youngest, Yu Kailin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Kailin’s lively and active nature made the mature and steady Zong Yajuan the perfect partner for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Kailin was like a cheerful fawn, skipping and hopping along the forest path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even took out her Bluetooth earbuds and played her favorite songs. The upbeat melody seemed to dance with her steps, adding a bit of life to the mountain forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would occasionally stop to strike a few youthful, energetic dance poses before continuing on her way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Yu Kailin arrived at the final sealing point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sealing point was located in a deep canyon. A long set of Chains stretched across the cliff, covered in yellowed Talisman Paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Runes on the Talisman Paper were written in an elegant, flowing script, profound and difficult to comprehend, and they contained a kind of mystical power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Kailin walked closer for a careful look, then clapped her hands and said cheerfully, \"The Chains are broken, but it doesn’t look like there’s anything else wrong. We can call it a day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait... The Chains are broken?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had just turned and taken two steps when she froze, a look of horror spreading across her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked back at the Chains. They were indeed broken. One half dangled from the cliff, while the other had vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the Talisman Papers that had been stuck fast to the Chains had also fallen off, clearly having plunged into the bottomless canyon when the Chains snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sense of foreboding washed over Yu Kailin. She patted her chest, trying to calm her racing heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clearly remembered that her second and third sisters had come to patrol just yesterday and hadn’t found anything unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Chains were forged from refined steel and infused with special materials capable of suppressing Evil Spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the Runes on the Talisman Paper were drawn with the blood of Fifth Grade or higher Martial Artists as ink, their power not to be underestimated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could someone have sabotaged this in secret?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought flashed through Yu Kailin’s mind, but she quickly shook her head, trying to cast it aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On their very first day in the Demon Cave, all twelve members of the Time Girl Group had conducted a thorough inspection of the entire area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the sealing points had been intact, merely looking a bit faded and worn from exposure to the elements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this sudden development left her feeling uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RUSTLE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound was like a fallen leaf gently touching the water’s surface, or perhaps the stir of an undercurrent. Yu Kailin whipped her head around, her movements swift and agile. Without a thought, she had already drawn the sword from her waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body became like a volcano on the verge of erupting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elemental Power within her churned like boiling magma, gathering its strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that brief moment, Yu Kailin was certain something had darted past in the shadows, making that faint sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a noise could only have come from a powerful Martial Artist or one of the legendary, terrifying Evil Spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The members of the Time Girl Group, despite having countless resources under the careful arrangements of Queen Ji Shengyue, had almost no real combat experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Kailin herself had never seen what an Evil Spirit truly looked like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, every last Evil Spirit in the Great Jing Empire had already been purged by Chu He and sealed away in this Demon Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Kailin took a deep breath, trying to calm her nerves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She told herself that perhaps the Evil Spirits weren’t as terrifying as the stories claimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They may have once run rampant, but that was in an era before Martial Arts had truly flourished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when she felt a faint gray mist begin to spread from the woods, gradually thickening as the surrounding temperature plummeted, her unease surged once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chill seemed to press in from all directions, seeping straight into her bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Kailin’s body began to tremble involuntarily. She gripped her longsword, its tip pointed warily around her, her heart pounding at every tiny sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gripping her longsword tightly, Yu Kailin suddenly swung it all around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharp Sword Qi swept through the forest like a hurricane, slicing the surrounding trees in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her King-level prowess was on full display, yet her heart remained filled with fear and unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re a far cry from him. A far cry from Chu He.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hoarse, deep voice echoed from the shadows, like a summons from Hell itself, making her scalp tingle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Kailin gripped her longsword, cold sweat trickling down her forehead. \"Who... Who’s playing tricks?\" she yelled. \"Get out here, or this young lady will tear you to pieces!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surroundings remained deathly silent. Only the gray mist grew thicker, threatening to swallow her whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despair filled Yu Kailin’s heart. ’Why hasn’t Zong Yajuan shown up yet?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Didn’t she feel the fluctuation of my Elemental Power?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the ground began to squirm as if it were alive. A putrid stench rapidly filled the forest, so thick it seemed to devour the sunlight, and the light in the woods dimmed abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An indescribable terror rose in Yu Kailin’s heart. She felt as though her very skin was trembling in this atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, she felt a strange sensation on her foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down, she saw a rotting hand covered in deathly pale skin emerge from the ground, gripping her small leather shoe tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, more of those rotting hands appeared on her fair calves, arms, shoulders, stomach, and even her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They burrowed up from deep underground, greedily clinging to her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RIP! The rotting hands suddenly moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Lolita dress, a piece of defensive equipment that was supposed to have a suppressive effect on Evil Spirits, now seemed incredibly fragile before the Evil Spirit’s power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dress was torn to shreds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, her body, as flawless as white jade, was completely exposed in the dim forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To make this king act personally, you’re quite the toy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A raspy, sinister voice whispered in Yu Kailin’s ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up and saw a rotten man’s face emerge from the ground. His face had long lost any human color, leaving only a gray, decaying pallor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the man pulled himself out of the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was just as rotten, yet abnormally strong and powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled the stunned Yu Kailin directly into his embrace, and his decaying parts pierced her body like sharp arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Kailin felt a cold, malevolent power surge into her. Her body began to tremble uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the power of an Evil Spirit—so strong and terrifying that it made a mighty King-level master like her seem utterly fragile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You ignorant little thing, how dare you offend this king.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rotten man murmured, his voice filled with pleasure and satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grotesque smile appeared on his rotten face as he savored Yu Kailin’s despair and struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Kailin broke down. She couldn’t imagine she would meet such a fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She struggled to resist, but the putrid power had already corroded her entire body, leaving her unable to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could only watch helplessly as the rotten man unleashed his power upon her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the rotten man suddenly shuddered, and a surge of decaying energy was forcibly crammed into Yu Kailin’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt as if her body was being torn apart, the pain unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Kailin tried to scream, but the rotten man swallowed her cry with his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his rotten mouth, tore Yu Kailin’s face to shreds, and then swallowed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the entire process,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Kailin could only manage a faint whimper, which was ultimately drowned out in the putrid-smelling forest.\u003C\u002Fp>",1382,"2026-06-06T16:46:31.807Z",1,"novelbin.me","538457136e298ff6cdea1223dadd196dc5f33ad35bf94bd8a583b2093ef3c797","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-13","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-11",274,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnational-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-cover.jpg"]