[{"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-153":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},1743872,2228,"Chapter 153: The Light Shines in the Darkness, but the Darkness Does Not Accept the Light","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-153",153,"\u003Cp>In the boundless, vast expanse of the sky,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a brilliant radiance, the likes of which had never been seen, silently began to bloom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if the universe’s gentlest secret had its mysterious veil lifted by the soft morning breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden light, like a magnificent and meticulously woven satin,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>poured down from the clouds, transforming the entire sky into a splendid tapestry of a golden dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the first ray of light gently touched the earth, all of creation seemed to hold its breath in quiet anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the finest specks of dust\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>trembled within the light, filled with expectation for the miracle about to occur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this critical, highly anticipated moment, a long, thin fissure split open in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Angel, treading upon a golden staircase, slowly descended into the mortal world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She possessed long, golden hair that could eclipse the sun itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each strand seemed to tell an ancient, sacred story,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>dancing gently in the breeze like the most delicate of ribbons, tracing graceful, enchanting arcs through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her deep, bright eyes held an endless tenderness and compassion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wore an iridescent robe, every inch of its fabric seemingly imbued with a vigorous life force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It swayed gently with her steps, emitting a soft glow that complemented the surrounding golden dawn, a beauty that was simply breathtaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But most striking of all were the pair of pure, immaculate wings on her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were broad and powerful, and each beat seemed to dispel the world’s gloom, bringing with it hope and light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her figure was tall and graceful, like a fairy stepping out of a painting, each step a study in boundless rhythm and beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was a rare and absolute beauty, her features as exquisite as nature’s finest masterpiece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every line was perfect—neither too harsh nor too soft—making her unforgettable after a single glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, time seemed to freeze as the entire world was immersed in this sudden, wondrous beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Angel’s descent filled every creature gazing up at her with an unprecedented warmth and strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pope slowly bowed his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLICK, CLICK, CLICK...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only after hearing the Pope’s voice that the reporters snapped out of their daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They began frantically mashing the buttons on their camera equipment, desperate to capture this moment for eternity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was utterly stunned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene was the very image of deities descending to the mortal world, perfectly matching their every imagined fantasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the reporters responsible for recording the live broadcast\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>couldn’t help but break into blissful smiles, influenced by the aura radiating from the descending Angel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Angel’s bare, jade-like feet stepped upon the void. With each step she took through the air, layers of golden ripples spread outwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the Angel came to a stop above those struggling at death’s door. With a gentle wave of her hand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>rich, fragrant raindrops began to fall, scattering down upon the terminally ill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the reporters immediately aimed their cameras at the dying patients, trying to capture every single detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reporters, along with everyone else present, were desperate to know what this Angel from the heavens intended to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the Angel really save these people who looked to be on their very last breath?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a reporter exclaimed, holding a camera on one shoulder and pointing with his other hand at a patient on a stretcher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patient was so thin he was nothing but skin and bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each difficult gasp\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was like the pull of a rickety old bellows, seeming ready to fall apart at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were sunken and had lost all the light of life, staring listlessly at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as the golden rain, brimming with vigorous Life Force, fell from the sky, he showed no reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drops quickly landed on his clothes, soaked into his skin, and seeped into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The viewers in the live stream,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all the reporters,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the devout crowd gathered in the square all stared with wide eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unwilling to miss the slightest change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all desperate to know:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>could this Angel truly save these people from the brink of death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patients’ families were tense to the extreme. Some covered their eyes tightly, while others even began to sob quietly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not daring to watch what would happen next, afraid that their last glimmer of hope would be extinguished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the face of the skin-and-bones patient suddenly flushed with an unhealthy red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his whole body began to twitch as he took huge, ragged breaths,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if trying to suck all the surrounding air into his lungs at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As more and more raindrops filled with vigorous Life Force fell into his body,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his withered, wrinkled flesh began to fill out at an astonishing speed, becoming full and regaining a healthy glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This entire process took only a few short minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, the man’s eyes grew brighter and brighter, and he actually sat up on the stretcher by himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a young man who looked to be in his thirties. Thick, dark hair had grown back on his head. Staring at his own powerful hands, his face was a mask of disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man opened his mouth wide, trying to swallow as many of the raindrops as he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already knew he had been brought back from the brink of death to a state of full vitality,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and it was all thanks to the raindrops falling from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I can drink more, maybe I can truly secure my hope of survival.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man then grew even stronger, his face beaming with a blissful smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My God, this is a miracle! If I weren’t seeing it with my own eyes, I’d suspect someone was using some advanced new technology to fake this footage!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Angels really exist, does this mean humans will never have to die? That we’ll no longer have to fear disease?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at the other one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some reporters focused their live feeds on the healed man in his thirties,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while another group turned their cameras toward a woman who had been impaled by a steel rebar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman had been extremely unlucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rebar had entered through the lower half of her body and exited through the top of her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was stained with blood and other mixed substances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an injury like that, not even the world’s top hospitals could guarantee her survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman’s mouth was wide open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would only manage a breath after a long pause, and even then, it seemed as if she couldn’t swallow the air she’d just taken in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Large drops of rain quickly fell upon the woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp steel rebar began to melt at an incredible speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Encased in the raindrops, the molten steel separated from her body and fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the woman’s severe wounds began to heal rapidly. She took a sudden, deep breath\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and sat up on the stretcher in astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman was utterly shocked. She was alive again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to patron \"GoHomeToEat8\" for the 388 Book Coins, and to patron \"Jun Moxiao VS Zhuo Yifan\" for the 100 Book Coins. Thank you to both patrons! I wish you happiness and good fortune every day. Thanks!!!\u003C\u002Fp>",1254,"2026-06-06T16:46:32.086Z",1,"novelbin.me","f21a464520625227e5d88044dedb326fa759241d1789359f851df161e320df86","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-204","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-203",274,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnational-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-cover.jpg"]