[{"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-194":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},1743950,2228,"Chapter 194: Who Could Kill Ootakemaru in Such a Short Amount of Time?","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-194",194,"\u003Cp>In the western part of Xinwudao City, a gaunt, elongated Evil Spirit was moving at astonishing speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It flitted about like a phantom, and every ordinary person in its path was utterly defenseless,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as fragile as tofu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with the terrifying Shy One’s frenzied impacts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>one person after another was instantly torn to pieces. Blood splattered and chunks of flesh flew through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene was too gruesome to watch, and the stench of blood filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the eastern part of the city, an Evil Spirit resembling a human centipede slithered and squirmed through the streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body was constantly growing longer, the Mysterious Power it emitted becoming ever more tyrannical, and the danger it posed increasing by the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few short hours, the oppressive aura emanating from Si Haowen was no less potent than the Shy One’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who likes me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come and be my fans.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am your light, your warmth, your role model.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Si Haowen muttered incessantly, a strange, pale smile plastered on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men, women, old, and young baring their teeth and claws on his body used all their hands and feet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>scrambling forward at a speed that seemed utterly at odds with its bloated, massive form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ve found one! We’ve found someone here who likes us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s hiding under a table in the coffee shop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make him join us. I can smell so many people who like us... The coffee shop! Go to the coffee shop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figures of men, women, old, and young on its body cried out impatiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Si Haowen’s gaze fell upon the elegantly decorated coffee shop,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and his long, enormous body moved swiftly in that direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the coffee shop, many customers were indeed hiding under tables and against the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they realized the Evil Spirit was invading, accompanied by the shrill, piercing sirens that blared ceaselessly from the sky,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they had immediately sought shelter and sealed the coffee shop’s doors and windows shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the seemingly sturdy walls were smashed to smithereens with ease by Si Haowen,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>sending up clouds of dust, stone, and debris flying everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Si Haowen entered the coffee shop, even more piercing screams erupted from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dense barrage of strange projectiles shot down from the sky,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>trailing cold, black mist and making the very ground of Xinwudao City tremble violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brilliant yet bizarre \"flowers\" bloomed one after another, then unleashed a terrifyingly low temperature that swept out in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the surrounding buildings seemed unable to withstand the erosion of this Mysterious Power,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>soon showing signs of decay before collapsing with a great crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These attacks were all aimed at the Shy One and Si Haowen as large numbers of Martial Artists entered the fray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They cordoned off the streets to prevent the two terrifying Evil Spirits from spreading outward,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while simultaneously taking swift action to rescue the civilians trapped in crisis and extreme panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reinforcements have finally arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they’re just a disorderly mob, fit only to become fodder for Si Haowen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He stood on the rooftop, gave the scene a cursory glance, and then, losing interest, sat down on the edge of the roof,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his legs dangling over the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gusts of sea breeze howled in from the distance, rustling Chu He’s dark hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people, upon seeing the horrific scenes on the streets below, had already chosen to attack the Shy One directly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but without exception, they were all brutally killed by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone even brought out a powerful, mysterious weapon and, after charging it for a full ten minutes, unleashed a strike that nearly tore space itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It blasted the Shy One’s head, shoulders, and chest to smithereens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Shy One reassembled itself in a matter of seconds,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and then crushed the Martial Artist who had used the powerful, mysterious weapon to death with its bare hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavy object plummeted from the sky, landing hard on the rooftop behind Chu He with a dull thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He didn’t even turn his head, simply stating calmly, \"The White-Red Empire sending just you alone\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>is far from enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you don’t want to die, you can join the Great Xia Empire and be a watchdog.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know who you’re talking to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a hoarse voice, filled with endless fury and authority, came from behind Chu He.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t care who you are.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All you need to know is that if you try to make a move on me, you will certainly die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He’s voice remained flat, as if nothing in the world could move him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re courting death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person standing behind him was clearly enraged, their tone filled with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This newcomer was none other than Ootakemaru of the White-Red Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was tall and powerfully built, as magnificent and vast as a mountain, appearing as though he could touch the very heavens just by standing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His robust physique had hard, defined muscle lines, every inch of him exuding an unparalleled sense of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His facial features were highly distinctive, with a massive demonic mask that looked even more ferocious and terrifying in the sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When anger surged through him, his white hair and purple eyes instantly transformed, his pupils turning red, a chilling sight to behold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was seen wielding the Great Tonglian and Little Tonglian, two of the Three Bright Swords,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and with a single stride forward, he brought them down in a mighty slash toward Chu He’s seated form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Chu He remained seated, his figure suddenly beginning to twist and swirl\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>like a mysterious vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two swords in Ootakemaru’s hands felt as if they had stabbed into empty air,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even though, to his eyes, he had clearly pierced Chu He’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is called the Void Scripture. It’s quite profound and powerful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He’s distorted figure instantly appeared behind Ootakemaru.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the sky grew dark and overcast,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>lightning crisscrossed within the clouds, and a torrential storm began to pour down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the falling rain was actually blazing fire, a bizarre and unnatural sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rain of fire and the torrential downpour intertwined, with lightning constantly streaking through,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>instantly engulfing the entire building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He had read in historical texts that Ootakemaru could shroud mountains in black clouds\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and possessed the Divine Power to control storms, lightning, and fire rain. He was known as the Ghost God Demon King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Ootakemaru’s face had become green with fangs, fully revealing his terrifying form as a Ghost God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A red, compound eye had also appeared on his lower torso, adding an extra layer of indescribable weirdness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This area was like the scene of a natural disaster, with the intertwining storm, fire rain, and lightning creating a hair-raising spectacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SCHLICK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ootakemaru couldn’t even pinpoint Chu He’s exact location before the world began to spin around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the swirling black clouds, the storm, the lightning, the fire, and the rain—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this entire horrifying, cataclysmic scene vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunlight once again scattered down from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither the strange flying objects in the sky\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>nor the reinforcing Martial Artists from the White-Red Empire understood what had just happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene had appeared and disappeared so quickly; it was simply too strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「White-Red Empire Defense Command Headquarters.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What in the world happened? How did Ootakemaru’s signature attack end so quickly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Martial Artist on the front lines just sent in the latest battle report! Ootakemaru... Ootakemaru has been killed! His head is on the ground!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible! Ootakemaru is a Deity! Who could possibly kill him so quickly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bustling Defense Command Headquarters was thrown into a state of utter shock.\u003C\u002Fp>",1288,"2026-06-06T16:46:32.086Z",1,"novelbin.me","5bf5397f6b8c2a974ebb9cb794fc608d0ad0a716d9e7e4a8bd30373013c985ab","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-195","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-193",274,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnational-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-cover.jpg"]