[{"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-228":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},1743922,2228,"Chapter 228 - 227: Didn’t Even See What Attacked","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-228",228,"\u003Cp>Inside the villa,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An indescribable, bone-chilling aura silently began to spread, coming and going without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the sharpest senses could not detect the slightest sign of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura seemed to seep out from some mysterious, unfathomable corner deep within the villa,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and in an instant, it surged like a tidal wave, filling the entire space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the lights that had been flickering due to Gao Liceng’s Mysterious Power,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>miraculously returned to normal at that very moment, becoming bright and clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>behind this brightness hid an even deeper chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This cold didn’t just touch the surface of the skin;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was like a razor-sharp blade of ice, stabbing straight into one’s heart,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>causing everyone present to tremble uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a shudder that originated from the depths of their souls, the most primal reaction to the unknown and the terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The finely decorated walls now served as the perfect canvas for this horrifying atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Streaks of deathly-blue children’s Hand Seals appeared silently upon them, like the brushstrokes of a phantom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They varied in size and shape, yet all of them exuded an air of youth and innocence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Hand Seals looked like the marks left by a baby’s tiny hands and feet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but upon closer inspection, no physical body could be seen crawling or moving along the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that remained was a series of hair-raising marks, looking all the more grotesque under the dim yellow light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Gao Liceng’s senses were overwhelmed by an unprecedented feeling of crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She snapped her head up and saw an intensely cold object, like a solid entity condensed from nothingness,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>lunging at her with the speed of lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, time seemed to freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Liceng felt an irresistible, immense power instantly envelop her head,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>followed by a tearing, excruciating pain and the rapid fading of her consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When everything returned to calm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Liceng’s body had been completely eroded by that Mysterious Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her skin lost its former luster, becoming like the Hand Seals on the wall,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>taking on a grotesque, deathly-blue hue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sh-she’s dead? Just like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Chaoyu’s mouth hung open in disbelief. \"I didn’t even see what attacked her, and she was killed just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were me, I’m afraid I would’ve met the same fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a young girl, with such a righteous heart,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to die at the hands of these evil-doers... It’s truly a shame.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Qi Chaoyu’s tone was thick with resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his mind, if Chu He had acted, his power was surely enough to save Gao Liceng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chu He had just stood there, watching coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was that Ghost Infant from before, the one hanging upside down from the eaves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yumizakura explained simply, \"This entire villa is filled with a mysterious aura you can’t even imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Ghost Infant entered, this aura was like water to a fish, allowing it to conceal its form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If your power is insufficient, it’s hard to track the Ghost Infant’s movements with the naked eye, so it’s easy to get killed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Chu, why didn’t you intervene?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Chaoyu’s lips moved, but he couldn’t stop himself from voicing the question in his heart. The main reason was that it was agonizing to keep it bottled up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just because Gao Liceng was exceptionally beautiful, like the pretty girl next door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was mainly because she was a person with such a righteous heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If society,’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’if the Great Xia Empire,’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’had more people like her, perhaps there wouldn’t be so much chaos.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Qi Chaoyu’s mind, although Gao Liceng had killed people, and with extremely cruel methods at that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Liceng herself was not at fault. Those people got what they deserved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Gao Liceng shouldn’t have died here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because Gao Liceng isn’t dead, why would I intervene? You underestimate her too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this was all the power Gao Liceng had, how could she have given Huang Haibo’s family such a headache,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and how could so many deranged criminals have died at her hands?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He retorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? But Gao Liceng’s head is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Chaoyu said in disbelief, \"Her head was smashed to pieces. How could she possibly still be alive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with the Mysterious Power supporting her from within,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in this state, even a pure Evil Spirit would be incapacitated for a moment, either suppressed or destroyed directly by a stronger power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He waved his hand. \"Just keep watching. You’ll understand soon enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Chu He’s words, Qi Chaoyu said no more. He widened his eyes, trying to see how the situation would develop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he prayed internally, hoping that what Chu He said was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Inside the villa.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excellent! We finally got rid of that bitch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Qiucheng pumped her fist, speaking with excitement, yet her face also showed a hint of regret. \"That mongrel got off too easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She should have been made to suffer endless torture like my father, then die without a shred of hope.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her circle, Huang Qiucheng had become acquainted with many upper-class individuals who had twisted fetishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although these people were purely human, their methods were even more cruel and savage than those of Evil Spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They often tortured innocent girls to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Qiucheng had originally planned to cripple that bitch Gao Liceng and then hand her over to those upper-class people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Liceng was born with cute and sweet looks; those people would have been absolutely delighted,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and what would have awaited Gao Liceng would have been a hellish fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t let your guard down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Haibo’s expression remained grave. \"I keep feeling like this went too smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unreasonably smooth. It doesn’t match my expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could someone who has done so much be killed by us so easily?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the Mysterious Power of the Yellow Paper on Gao Liceng is so terrifying that even I feel a bit of covetous greed for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her head is gone. There’s no way she’s still alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged woman muttered from behind her husband and daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Liceng’s figure stood rigidly in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The upper half of her body was a heart-stopping sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of her head was a mixture of shattered and rotten parts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skin and flesh were peeled away, revealing the intricate bones and displaced brain tissue underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bizarrely, not a single drop of blood spilled out. The surrounding area was as clean as a meticulously wiped mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made one wonder if this was just a carefully arranged, empty human-shaped shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, in the suffocating silence, it began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Liceng’s body, covered in its deathly-blue hue, started an even more horrifying transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The color was no longer a flat shade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It rapidly seeped into every inch of her skin, transforming into a glaring yellow,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>startlingly similar in shade to the Yellow Paper scattered on the floor, dancing lightly in the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The change was so fast, as if colors on a palette were being splattered wantonly, yet they precisely sketched out a chilling image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The edges of her wounds, the parts that should have been a mangled, gruesome mess of flesh and blood,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>now seemed to be pulled by some mysterious force, slowly turning into the edges of finely cut Yellow Paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These edges were jagged, yet they revealed a bizarre sense of order,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>like a scene meticulously arranged under ancient Magic—both cruel and filled with an indescribable artistry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, under the disbelieving gazes of the crowd, that tattered Paperman head actually twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within its hollow eye sockets, flames seemed to flicker, only to be swallowed by a dead darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As this Paperman-like head slowly turned toward Huang Haibo, Huang Qiucheng, and the middle-aged woman,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a grotesque smile slowly bloomed on her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was not a trace of warmth or emotion in this smile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>only endless cold and mockery, as if sneering at the fragility and powerlessness of all things in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An indescribable atmosphere of terror filled the air. Everyone’s heart hammered in their chest, and their breathing grew heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>",1348,"2026-06-06T16:46:32.086Z",1,"novelbin.me","c589e80d138d7036ce47b9360a0835c863ac21f82ba46800c98a9c966fae7d81","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-179","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-178",274,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnational-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-cover.jpg"]