[{"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-140":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},1743856,2228,"Chapter 140: Not a Single Bizarre Aura-Detecting Device Worked","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-140",140,"\u003Cp>\"What are all of you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He was utterly astonished and couldn’t help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Chu, we all know you’re a person of great ability, the strongest expert in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You traveled thousands of miles to come to our small, poor, and remote city,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all to help us avenge our deep-seated hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We don’t have many skills. We just toil in the fields day in and day out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But we, too, understand the pain of having our homes and country violated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We would never believe the rumors spreading outside, and we certainly don’t think this disaster was caused by you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We all know those are just rumors deliberately spread by the White Elephant Empire to sow chaos among our people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The members of the Defense Team have already explained it to us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, we understand this isn’t the first time the White Elephant Empire has done something like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’ve suffered losses and taken hits before, but like a dog that just won’t learn, they keep coming back to provoke us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this is the first time they’ve ever harmed us on such a massive scale.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them, an old man with round-rimmed glasses, a cane in hand, and a full head of white hair, spoke with a voice that was surprisingly robust and full of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Chu, regardless of whether you succeed in avenging us on this journey,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>our only wish is for you to return safely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burden of avenging the dead citizens and Guard members of our Qingping City now rests on your shoulders alone, Mr. Chu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, all we can do is offer hollow words of ’thank you for your trouble’ and ’take care’.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the old man finished speaking, he resolutely tossed his cane aside, his knees slamming heavily onto the hard ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dull thud was like a heavy hammer striking everyone’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, all the villagers on the mountainside, old and young alike, followed his example and knelt in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of foreheads hitting the ground rose and fell, merging into an unyielding torrent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A seven or eight-year-old girl, her voice hoarse, spoke every word as if weeping blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes glinted with a determination and sorrow that belied her age. \"Big Brother Chu He, I beg you, avenge my mommy and daddy...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their cries cut through the air like sharp blades, piercing straight to the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Chu, please avenge my husband! Avenge my children!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Chu, we’re entrusting everything to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people knelt on the ground, their words choked with sobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Gang, the City Lord of Qingping City, a leader who was normally so dignified and imposing, was now also kneeling before Chu He.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure, seen from behind, looked both tragic and resolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Members of the Defense Team, former officials—every single one of them knelt, vesting all their hopes for the future in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He calmly gazed at everyone kneeling on the ground, then gave a gentle wave of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, a gentle force irresistibly lifted every single person back to their feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without looking back, Chu He started walking toward the White Elephant Empire’s border.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as his figure was about to disappear from view,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a voice drifted back on the wind, reaching everyone’s ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice said, \"I will not fail your expectations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the figure vanished from sight completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the border of the White Elephant Empire, the smell of gunpowder, thick with the promise of imminent battle, was impossible to conceal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Massive military tents stood like a steel forest upon the barren land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And those strange weapons, named Ghost Tanks, were like envoys from Hell, silently awaiting their moment of slaughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These monstrous creations not only possessed defensive capabilities far beyond conventional tanks,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but could also rampage across the battlefield, ignoring any obstruction from humans or Evil Spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their appearance marked a new era in the form of warfare, causing countless empires to covet them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this land shrouded in darkness, the White Elephant Empire’s one hundred thousand-strong army was assembled and ready, a suffocating, dark mass of troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center of the camp, however, music and dancing filled the air. The sounds of revelry and cheers were interwoven,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if it were a warm-up for the coming battle, or perhaps a display of extreme confidence in their own power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the entire Blue Star, as the super Empire with the largest population, the one thing they didn’t lack was manpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after large-scale cultivation initiatives, over ninety percent of the entire White Elephant Empire’s population were Martial Artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the majority of them were Low-Tier Martial Artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it really alright for us to be singing, dancing, eating, and drinking like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Xia Empire has already assumed a battle formation over there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if they launch a surprise attack while we’re drunk and our heads aren’t clear?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside an extremely luxurious tent sat several young people, both men and women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all had the typical features of the White Elephant Empire and were dressed in splendid, colorful, and ornate clothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the women asked, her voice tinged with worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s there to be afraid of?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you really think the Great Xia Empire would dare to get serious with us, the White Elephant Empire?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides that Chu He, you can’t find a second Emperor Realm expert in the entire Great Xia Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the Great Xia Empire is the only Empire on all of Blue Star that opposes using Evil Spirits to cultivate and increase one’s strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This has caused the cultivation of all Martial Artists in the Great Xia Empire to become extremely slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Xia Empire can no longer keep up with the changing times, and it’s all thanks to that Chu He.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knows, in this war, we might just conquer the Great Xia Empire outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When that happens, the territory of the White Elephant Empire will expand explosively once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ll have a chance to compete for the title of the number one Empire on Blue Star.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side sat a young man tightly wrapped in a black robe, his handsome features a mix of evil charm and wild arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man’s lips were a startling purplish-black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swirled a glass of red wine in his hand, drained it in one gulp, and then poured himself another full glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Asura, it’s better to be a little more cautious. Chu He is, after all, the number one expert on Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when DeHart faced Chu He, he had already activated his peak state,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but he was still dealt with easily by Chu He.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, the White Elephant Empire wouldn’t have sent all of us here at once to lead the troops.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man sitting in the very center of the table finally spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he spoke, the arrogant expression on the face of the wild, black-robed young man subsided slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commanders, someone is rapidly approaching our camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this person is deliberately releasing their aura to attract our attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time we detected them, they were already less than a kilometer from the camp.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An intelligence officer hurried in and said, \"None of the strange tools we installed to detect auras were triggered. This means the person’s strength has reached an unfathomably profound level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that Chu He is here?\" the young woman asked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White Elephant Empire had long since installed no fewer than a hundred of those strange aura-detecting tools near the Great Xia Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether the enemy used Evil Spirit attacks or sent powerful Martial Artists,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it should have been impossible to evade these strange aura-detecting tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, according to the White Elephant Empire’s intelligence officer,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this person had somehow evaded the strange aura-detecting tools and was now only a kilometer away from the White Elephant Empire’s camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Thank you to boss Book Friend 20240626190358232 for the 100 Book Coin donation! Thank you, boss! May your nights be filled with pleasure!!!]\u003C\u002Fp>",1343,"2026-06-06T16:46:32.086Z",1,"novelbin.me","c724b9875469d806cd220ff0b393a4ebb3a1094adf2ec42c7def68918f9d4c2c","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-141","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-139",274,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnational-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-cover.jpg"]