[{"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-240":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},1743952,2228,"Chapter 240 - 239: This Time, Let’s Make Them Hurt","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-240",240,"\u003Cp>The man in charge of this Border City’s Defense Team was named Liu Qiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Liu Qiang’s enthusiastic invitation, the group boarded a spacious off-road vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Shan Lihui, she was left behind at the Defense Team’s camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was safer there, and it was too inconvenient to bring along someone who was trapped in a strange, unending slumber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The White Elephant Empire now has several so-called Deities,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These Deities possess two kinds of power. One is ordinary Divine Power,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"and the other is Supreme Divine Power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The reason I brought you here is so we can go to the White Elephant Empire, kill those so-called Deities, and acquire some Divine Power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On one hand, it’s to help you and Gao Liceng improve your strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the other, it’s to see if Divine Power can save Shan Lihui.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He explained from inside the vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiang listened, secretly shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the head of the Border City Defense Team, he was naturally no stranger to the so-called Deities of the White Elephant Empire or the Supreme Divine Power Chu He mentioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Liu Qiang, such beings were completely out of his league—so far beyond him he dared not even think about them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a single Deity or Divine Child could uproot his entire Defense Team,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wiping them out completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He really is the number one expert on Blue Star.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’When he talks about killing the White Elephant Empire’s Deities and acquiring Supreme Divine Power,’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’his tone is so casual, as if he were just going to the market to buy some groceries...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...and then chopping them up with a kitchen knife. It sounds so simple and effortless.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiang yearned for such power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll do my part in what’s to come,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nalan Fengshan said solemnly, clenching his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this was about whether Shan Lihui could obtain that Supreme Divine Power and awaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for increasing his own strength, Nalan Fengshan had little desire for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Liceng, on the other hand, was eager for a fight. She had never encountered experts from other Empires and was keen to see how her strength measured up against theirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A piercing alarm blared, echoing across the entire Border City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they drove, all the shops on both sides of the street were tightly shuttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the citizens had already retreated to safety to hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a Border City like this, such a scene was commonplace for the residents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when the alarm sounded, they didn’t panic or lose their composure in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, they acted in an orderly and efficient manner, quickly making preparations and clearing the streets in a short amount of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The main problem is that the Great Xia Empire has far too few cornerstone powerhouses,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If only we had more people like Mr. Chu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiang said with a sense of helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an era like this, what mattered was the clash of top-tier powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the face of a significant power gap, so-called strategies were rendered useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take an expert like Chu He, for example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What good would it be to devise a brilliant, heaven-shattering plan against him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could obliterate everything with a single palm strike, smashing it all with devastating force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, even if the White Elephant Empire’s Deities didn’t come,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a Divine Child alone could inflict a devastating blow upon them here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiang knew very well that the White Elephant Empire didn’t dare to get serious and go for the kill against the Great Xia Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason they constantly caused trouble by probing and testing the limits was precisely because they feared Chu He’s existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time, then, let’s make them hurt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also knew that allowing the situation in the Border City to continue like this was not a long-term solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t possible for him to stay here forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, all the vehicles screeched to a halt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Directly ahead lay a range of lush, forested mountains and a few rare plains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scenery here was actually quite beautiful, and the sunny weather was pleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a shame that the scene about to unfold would be rather bloody and brutal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds, even thousands, of Defense Team members leaped from their vehicles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waves of worshipful gazes fell upon Chu He in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To these Martial Artists, Chu He was like a deity in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this young man had cultivated his Martial Arts Power to the pinnacle of perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even those strange Evil Spirits and so-called Deities were no match for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In safer locations within the surrounding forests, numerous cameras and live-streaming devices had already been set up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These reporters came from various Empires and factions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The friction between the White Elephant Empire and the Great Xia Empire was common knowledge across all of Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, for the sake of ratings,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>many media organizations had dispatched fearless reporters to the battlefield to broadcast live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they could capture footage of the two sides clashing, they would make a huge profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To these reporters, since it wasn’t their own Empire involved, they hoped the fighting between the White Elephant Empire and the Great Xia Empire would be as intense as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the two sides went to war, these reporters could make a single score big enough to set them up for ten years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, who’s that? He looks so familiar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hand me the binoculars, let me see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on? Isn’t this supposed to be a routine skirmish? Why would someone like him be here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know him? Quick, tell me who he is! He looks really familiar, but I can’t quite place him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s Chu He, isn’t it? Are you an idiot? You don’t even recognize a guy like him? Nowadays, on this entire Blue Star... especially in our line of work, there shouldn’t be anyone who doesn’t know him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, right, it’s Chu He.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just really didn’t expect someone of his stature to show up at the Border City on such an ordinary day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry, go live! Point the camera at Chu He!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think we’re about to make a killing this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When it comes to traffic and popularity, Chu He is one of the biggest names on Blue Star.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just this group of reporters; others hidden in various corners all grew excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He naturally noticed the reporters, but he paid them no mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were just irrelevant bystanders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether they would get caught up in the coming battle would depend on their own luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since these reporters had come here to broadcast such a scene, they must have been prepared to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He noticed the ground was riddled with craters and pits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These marks were all caused by the White Elephant Empire’s use of uncanny shells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He estimated they were using uncanny shells that weren’t particularly powerful but were designed to harass and cause trouble,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>creating problems for the Great Xia Empire’s Defense Team members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will protect you from the sidelines, ensuring you face no threats.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, go all out. Every person they sent to invade our Great Xia Empire...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...kill them all. Leave no one alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gao Liceng, Nalan Fengshan, and Yumizakura, the three of you will join the battle as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today, we’ll ensure that this swarm of maggots from the White Elephant Empire never returns.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Chu He’s arrival,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiang naturally didn’t dare to issue commands on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He noticed this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he simply spoke up and took command directly, without any ceremony or hesitation in taking the authority from Liu Qiang.\u003C\u002Fp>",1275,"2026-06-06T16:46:32.086Z",1,"novelbin.me","14331322f2f883c0b829516b4b5e13215c783a95ff76e6bfb51f95c63ed57758","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-196","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-195",274,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnational-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-cover.jpg"]