The soldier was bloody all over, his head still bleeding as he sat crouched on the snow, clearly someone who had just desperately returned to deliver news.
The General was so mad that he was clenching his teeth, but in front of so many people, he couldnât do anything.
The good news is that the War Shaman is dead.
That was good news, but also bad news.
ââif even the War Shaman had died in the black fog, why should I go face such an Apocalypse?
But if I donât go and violate my identity, Iâm as good as dead.
How should I deal with the current situation?
Even if I am their leader, a leader who refuses to face the enemy even after being provoked is an unworthy leader.
Unless something unexpected happened...
Unexpected...
What kind of unexpected situation could occur at this point in time?
Do I say I have a stomachache?
ââThat will probably send me straight into the center of the Apocalypse by the rules of this world.
The Generalâs gaze quickly scanned through everyone here.
All of these people are too weak, if my subordinates were here, Iâd at least be able to attempt fighting...
While he was thinking, a bit of commotion could be heard at the gate of the city.
âGeneral! General!â
Someone called out.
Everyone turned back, only to see a group of 20 well-armed soldiers being led by an officer towards them.
They quickly arrived in front of the General, saluted him, then loudly said: âGeneral, please take us into combat with you!â
The General was surprised.
All of the War Shamanâs subordinates within the Tomb of Myriad Beasts are here.
As well as a portion of my subordinates.
Everyone was caught in the Apocalypse and lost sight of one another, they hadnât reestablished contact yet.
They should have taken various different identities within the capital cityâââ
They have no way to easily change their identities and become my subordinates again!
This was one of the most headache-inducing issues.
Who in the world managed to locate them all, then send them to me like this?
The General moved his gaze towards a certain officer.
This was also one of my subordinates, but after entering this world, he became a recruitment officer, simply responsible for hiring talented individuals for the military.
Hiring talented individuals?
The General finally realized.
So this one used the power of the military to locate everyone!
The recruiting officer loudly spoke: âGeneral, you assigned me to recruit talented individuals among the populace, so Iâve found these Combatants who carried unique abilities. All of them are willing to follow your every order!â
The General turned to his subordinates.
The issue of identityâââ
Since this was official military recruitment, it was an official reason to change someoneâs identity.
The rules of the world would not affect this!
Regardless if they were the War Shamanâs subordinates or my own, as long as theyâre soldiers, they will have to listen to my orders in war!
Otherwise, theyâll be tossed directly into the Apocalypse!
What a well-executed move.
ââwho would have thought at this crucial point in time, one of my best subordinates managed to find and rally all of the War Shamanâs subordinates here?
âWhere are the rest of our people?â the General sent his voice to ask the recruitment officer.
âThere wasnât enough time, I still havenât managed to find everyone. These are all the people Iâve managed to locate so farâ the recruitment officer replied.
ââthat was true, with so little time to spare, the fact that he managed to find 20 people was already quite an achievement.
âAhahaha, well done!â
The General laughed.
These are all ancient monsters with ample experience against the Apocalypse. Under my command, even against an Apocalypse illusion, theyâd be able to fight just fine!
At this point, the soldier who managed to escape the black fog had been carried onto a stretcher.
He suddenly raised his fist up high and shouted: âPraise the great General!â
Everyone followed suit: âPraise the great General!â
âPraise the great General!â
âPraise the great General!â
The General nodded.
âââthereâs only one choice right now.
Since I canât violate my identity, and now there are usable men under my command, thereâs nothing else to do but fight.
He patted the recruitment officerâs shoulder and said: âYouâre an office worker, not a Combatant, there is no need for you to go out on the frontlines. You shall remain and continue searching for powerful people for this General!â
âSir, yes sir!â the recruitment officer replied.
The General walked in front of the 20 men and shouted: âCome, accompany this General against that monster!â
âAll other troops, remain and await your orders!â
At this point, he had realized something.
ââ-he definitely cannot allow the people of this world to come with him.
Because that would greatly hinder him in many ways, including in combat due to fear of exposing his identity.
âSir, yes sir!â everyone loudly responded.
The General rode a horse in front, bringing 20 ancient monsters with him.
They quickly disappeared into the black fog.
Other than them, the others remained around the vicinity of the black fog, preparing to face the enemy.
Only Gu Qing Shan was being carried away on a stretcher by two soldiers through the city gates.
As they reached the front of the city gates, the recruitment officer from earlier rode a horse alongside them.
He had his horse matched the pace of the stretcher and asked Gu Qing Shan.
âHow bad are your wounds?â he asked.
âIâll surviveâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
The two of them nodded and said nothing else, instead started sending their voices.
âOur collaboration this time was quite decentâââ I didnât think youâd be able to force him into a corner so well, I almost couldnât make it in timeâ the recruitment officer said.
Gu Qing Shan helplessly said: âHe wanted to get rid of me firstââ Iâll be honest, originally I wanted to observe a bit before deciding on a game plan, but now I can see that these monsters had better be eliminated as soon as possibleâ
The recruitment officer nodded: âIâm of the same mind. Since the Apocalypse is already here, might as well let them throw their lives into itâ
The two of them remained silent for a bit.
Apocalypse vs monsters.
It didnât matter which of these sides were eradicated.
And it was a good opportunity to see what kind of Apocalypse they were fighting against.
Gu Qing Shan asked: âOther than you, where is another âother meâ?â
The recruitment officer replied: âWe didnât just kill this recruitment officer, but another monster as well. He had already taken that monsterâs form to investigate, when necessary, heâll act as a hidden blade or somethingâ
âAh... then... thereâs nothing to worry about right now...â
Gu Qing Shan calmed down, then muttered: âCollaborating with âmyselfâ, this is quite a nice feelingâ
The recruitment officer replied: âHm, I didnât think Iâd run into another of âmyselfâ here eitherââ- itâs mostly that this tomb is too miraculous, allowing people from numerous Space-Time to appear at once. I assume that quite a few parallel world Combatants are all searching for the secrets of the great tombâs deepest chamberâ
âWhen the Tomb of Myriad Beasts fused 99% of the fragments, this great tomb appeared. Say, what kind of other things do you think would emerge if other Samsara fragments were also fused?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
âThatâs tough to say, Iâm also pondering this matter...â
...
While chatting, time passed quickly.
After entering the city, Gu Qing Shan was brought to a rehabilitation ward.
After a priest whose expertise was in healing arrived, Gu Qing Shanâs flesh wounds were all healed up.
âAfter this illusion is over, you two will most likely be teleported back to where you previously were, while I would remain on top of the Wraithâs corpseâ Gu Qing Shan said.
âYouâre really riding its body inside?â the recruitment officer was shocked, âBut itâs a living monsterâ
Knock knock knock!
A sound of knocking.
âItâs meâ
Shan Hai Qi Xia could be heard from the other side of the door.
The recruitment officer grabbed a sword from the void of space and looked at Gu Qing Shan.
âAn allyâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
He then opened the door.
Shan Hai Qi Xia walked in, then was shocked to see the recruitment officer.
Subconsciously, she had already wielded the purple bell in her hand and quickly said: âGu Qing Shan, heâs a subordinate of the Beast King Godââ-â
âHeâs not, relax, let me introduce you two, this is meâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
âNice to meet you, Iâm Gu Qing Shanâ the recruitment officer slightly smiled.
The recruitment officerâs outer appearance slowly changed, turning into another Gu Qing Shan.
Compared to the regular Gu Qing Shan, he was basically the exact same, but from his physique, there was a bit of belly fat.
Gu Qing Shan also noticed this and appeared confused.
âHey, whatâs up with your stomach?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
The other âGu Qing Shanâ appeared troubled and replied: âItâs because of my [Order], the one Iâm carrying is [Worlds Apocalypse Online â NEET[1]]â
âNâNEET?â Gu Qing Shan raised his eyebrows.
âYup, other than when Iâm cultivating, I have to be a NEET every moment of the day in order to grow strongerâ
That âGu Qing Shanâ put a hand on his belly and muttered: âStaying in one place for too long and eating too much eventually led to thisâ
[1] In Chinese, the slang for NEET is âdried salted fishâ, please keep this in mind