[{"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-18":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},1743784,2228,"Chapter 18: Calling Her Boyfriend During a Break, But Unexpectedly...","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>At the summit of the Demon Cave, the sky was clear and the air was fresh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue sky and white clouds stretched out like a painting, mountain streams babbled, and the landscape was lush with green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this beautiful scenery stood in stark contrast to the tragedy about to unfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of women were gathered in the woods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were members of the Time Girl Group, including Zong Yajuan and Gao Yimin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces, usually radiant, were now twisted with ugly expressions of terror and unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here in the tranquil woods, a horrifying sight unfolded before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young woman, Zhao Fen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was tightly bound in a massive spiderweb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The web was like a shackle from Hell, constantly dripping a putrid liquid that had corroded her clothes away to nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Fen’s body was contorted by the web’s grip, her skin brutally split open, revealing shocking, bloody flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes were wide, as if about to pop from their sockets, and shot through with blood, filled with endless terror and despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could only imagine the brutal torture she had endured before her death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her head was bent back at an impossible angle, resting against her back. The bones in her neck had clearly shattered, unable to support its weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damp hair stuck to her face, every strand seemingly soaked in blood, dripping gore onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And her pale white abdomen was swollen, bulging as if stretched by something inside, ready to burst at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is Zhao Fen here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zong Yajuan’s voice trembled with rage. \"Didn’t we say everyone had to move in pairs?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It happened like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young woman named Dai Ju stepped out from the crowd. She kept her head down, her voice weak. \"It wasn’t our team’s turn to patrol today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The signal above the Demon Cave has been restored, and the reporters sent by the platforms have started nonstop twenty-four-hour live broadcasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Fen wanted to use her break to call her boyfriend, but we never expected...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zong Yajuan’s anger intensified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gruesome death of Yu Kailin was still fresh in their minds, yet Zhao Fen had dared to be so careless and act alone. She simply couldn’t comprehend such recklessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that Zhao Fen was dead, Zong Yajuan couldn’t pursue the matter any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This isn’t the time to be assigning blame.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yimin stepped forward. \"Losing two members in a row means there’s an unknown Evil Spirit moving in the shadows above the Demon Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This proves our initial assessment was wrong. The crisis in the Demon Cave isn’t over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From now on, we can no longer split up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are ten members of the Time Girl Group left. We must unite and face this unknown threat together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then can we ensure our safety and prevent anyone else from getting hurt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other members of the Time Girl Group nodded, their expressions grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To hunt and kill two King-level experts without triggering any abnormal fluctuations meant that the Evil Spirit hiding above the Demon Cave was extraordinarily powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any single King-level expert facing such an opponent would most likely be in mortal danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They realized they could no longer act alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even two King-level experts working together could not guarantee absolute safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they were anxiously discussing their next move, a horrifying scene suddenly unfolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Fen’s corpse, once as white as jade, began to twitch violently, her legs shaking as if in a seizure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sudden development made the ten members of the Time Girl Group instantly tense up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all assumed combat stances, the Original Force in their meridians circulating at high speed, ready to face any potential danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be... Zhao Fen isn’t dead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yimin’s voice held a trace of shocked disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared intently at the twitching corpse, her heart filled with unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zong Yajuan immediately refuted the idea. Her sharp gaze swept over Zhao Fen’s body, focusing on her swollen belly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the pale white skin of her abdomen, what was once smooth was now covered in a web of veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These veins writhed beneath the skin as if they were alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The belly itself was also heaving and squirming, as if something was struggling inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s only one possibility...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zong Yajuan’s voice was low and cold, her eyes locked on Zhao Fen’s stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ten members of the Time Girl Group all frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As women, the scene before them made them feel extremely uncomfortable, both psychologically and physically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this was no time to shrink back. They had to face this unknown horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dai Ju stared at Zhao Fen’s contorted corpse and said with a grave expression, \"I suspect there’s something inside Zhao Fen’s stomach. Once it breaks out, it will be extremely dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I suggest we dispose of Zhao Fen’s body immediately, along with whatever is about to be born from it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, a look of determination appeared on her face. She swiftly drew an exquisite Bow from her back. With a light pull of her fingers, the bowstring instantly tightened, forming the shape of a full moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she loosed an Arrow formed from pure Elemental Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tip of this Arrow shimmered with a dangerous energy that could tear through the air, its killing power enough to make one’s blood run cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding air rippled from its passage,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if torn by an invisible force, sending concentric waves spreading outwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the threat of the Arrow, Zhao Fen’s pale belly squirmed even more violently, as if a pair of hands were churning madly inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she were alive, the intensity of such convulsions would have killed her from the pain, her internal organs churned to a pulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Arrow shot toward Zhao Fen like a meteor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that split second, Zhao Fen’s stomach suddenly deflated like a balloon that had lost all its air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As everyone watched in shock, a pale, bluish-white baby appeared between Zhao Fen’s legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its appearance was like the arrival of the coldest winter, causing the surrounding temperature to plummet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its solid white eyes stared fixedly at the members of the Time Girl Group,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>its gaze devoid of any human emotion, holding only a chilling indifference and disregard for life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWISH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Arrow shot by Dai Ju sped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as it was about to strike the Ghost Infant, a pitch-black figure twisted into existence with an unnatural movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rotten, stinking hand, as if reaching out from Hell itself, snatched the Arrow from the air. With a sudden flick, it sent the Arrow flying back toward Dai Ju, even faster than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dai Ju’s eyes widened in utter disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never imagined that an even more terrifying Evil Spirit would appear, one that could catch her Arrow with its bare hand and turn it back against her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole scene was so bizarre and terrifying it sent a shiver down one’s spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watch out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Zong Yajuan was quick-eyed and swift-handed, shoving Dai Ju forcefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she stumbled, the returning Arrow grazed past her hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it would have pierced her skull!\u003C\u002Fp>",1190,"2026-06-06T16:46:31.807Z",1,"novelbin.me","d895904208dd1dbd51c2ae651e3c478c3fba6a2cd2f77ddd2c5bcf650e430a62","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-19","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-17",274,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnational-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-cover.jpg"]