Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

Among the towering mountains, the winding highway resembled a massive silver serpent, lurking under the cold moonlight.

One after another, military off-road vehicles and heavy transport trucks climbed the mountain road, the orderly formation exuding a murderous aura like a well-organized pack of wolves.

Above the convoy, dozens of armed helicopters, like guardian falcons, were neatly arranged in triangular formations, methodically circling above the convoy.

Half of these vehicles bore the cloverleaf logo, while the other half displayed a light blue sphere.

The former belonged to the Special Abilities Division (SAD), while the latter was the Federal Legion stationed in City 11.

In a jeep in the middle of the convoy, the three members of the Antiterrorism Division's (ATD) 14th Task Force were seated in the back seat and the passenger seat respectively. The driver was SAD's Commander Gong Ran.

Night Shade, the overall person in charge of the operation, leaned against the passenger window, repeatedly listening to a recording on her phone – the recording of Li Chenqiu's distress call to the SAD dispatcher earlier.

"You're saying the person who made this call is Li Chenqiu, who participated in the Ability Assessment Day a few days ago? Can you confirm that?" Night Shade turned off her phone screen and asked Gong Ran beside her.

"Eighty or ninety percent sure. I have a pretty deep impression of his voice," Gong Ran said, a hint of resentment flashing in his eyes.

Night Shade raised an eyebrow. "Why such a deep impression?"

Gong Ran's face darkened. The other party had insulted him so harshly; how could he not have a deep impression?

"It's nothing. It's just that this kid is quite outstanding, so I paid a little more attention," Gong Ran said with an awkward smile.

"Ring-a-ling… Ring-a-ling…"

At this moment, the fixed telephone in the jeep rang. Night Shade answered the phone and simultaneously pressed the hands-free button so that the other three people in the car could hear.

"Commander, this is Xu Xuan, leader of the Second Task Force. I have a situation to report," a male voice came from the other end of the phone.

Night Shade calmly said, "Speak. Your commander is listening next to me."

"Ah… understood, Commander. As per your instructions, we investigated the vehicles and personnel entering and exiting North Yellow Mountain in the past week and discovered a large number of suspicious individuals with unidentified identities.

These people arrived at the City 11 train station via underground trains using temporary passes, and then headed to North Yellow Mountain under various guises such as security guards, tourists, magic troupes… university clubs, etc. Suspected Resurrectors."

Gong Ran, who was driving, frowned and glanced at Night Shade beside him. Seeing that she didn't say anything, he continued to ask, "How many ordinary civilians are on the mountain top right now?"

The other end of the phone was silent for a moment. "A lot. Under normal circumstances, it would be maintained within the range of approximately 2500 to 3100. But today, because multiple high schools are jointly holding a bonfire party, the estimated number is in the range of 8000 to 8300."

Gong Ran's heart leaped when he heard this number, and the entire car shook.

After calming down for a moment, he feigned composure and said, "I understand. Stay on alert. If you encounter suspicious individuals, eliminate them directly without verifying their identities."

"Understood!"

"Beep beep beep…"

The other end of the phone hung up.

Night Shade rubbed her temples tiredly. This matter was bigger than she thought, far more than just clearing out a high-risk individual.

"Little Night, do we need to call for reinforcements?" An older man in the back seat asked in a deep voice.

Before Night Shade could reply, Zheng Kang, another member of the team, shook his head. "Uncle He, it's too late."

He Lu smiled helplessly. "That's true. We have time to wait, but the civilians on the mountain can't wait…"

Bang!

At that moment, the sound of vehicles colliding came from the front of the convoy. Gong Ran slammed on the brakes and brought the jeep to a steady stop.

Then, Gong Ran pushed the door open, got out of the car, grabbed the walkie-talkie, and shouted, "What's going on ahead?"

A buzzing sound came from the other end of the walkie-talkie, then returned to normal. "Commander, there's an invisible barrier on the road ahead, making it impossible to pass!"

"Ah, an invisible barrier?" Gong Ran was slightly stunned and looked at Night Shade for help.

Night Shade pushed the door open, got out of the car, walked to Gong Ran, and asked the walkie-talkie, "Does it feel like a water surface when you touch it, rippling in circles?"

"Yes, yes, yes, just like a water surface!" The person on the other end of the phone replied hurriedly.

Hearing the reply from the other end of the phone, Night Shade's expression instantly turned grave. "It's a Mystic Artifact from the New World, the Heaven Imprisoning Mirror!"

Clang clang!

The other two people in the car pushed open the car doors and got out, their faces equally horrified.

As members of the ATD, how could they not know the name "New World"? The top Resurrector force in the Unpopulated Zone, a behemoth capable of going toe-to-toe with the Federation.

Sensing that the atmosphere was slightly heavy, Night Shade spoke to reassure them:

"Don't be nervous. Being able to use a Mystic Artifact like the Heaven Imprisoning Mirror means that the people who came aren't strong, and even fear us. Otherwise, there's no need to be so secretive. We'll break the barrier of the Heaven Imprisoning Mirror first, and then formulate a plan based on the situation inside."

"That's all we can do."

……

……

After dealing with the Resurrectors at the North Peak Hotel, Li Chenqiu, along with Wu Shan, searched everywhere for small groups formed by Resurrectors and eliminated them, becoming a savior in the eyes of countless survivors, and a nightmare in the eyes of countless Resurrectors.

This situation greatly delayed the time to open the Sealed Artifact Box. After learning of this, Ox-Head from the Underworld and Shen Yuanguo from the New World repeatedly sent experts to kill Li Chenqiu.

But not to mention killing him, they couldn't even find Li Chenqiu's person.

This was also deliberately done by Li Chenqiu, the purpose being to leave people with the impression that he was strong, but not numerous, so as to facilitate subsequent actions and let these Resurrectors safely place the box on the bonfire party's plaza.

"You fools, with so many of you, you can't even find a Chosen One?" Ox-Head kicked the man in front of him to the ground.

The man clutched his stomach and stood up aggrievedly. "Sir, we want to find him too, but this kid has a radar installed in his head. Every time we're about to discover his trail, this kid leaves in advance!"

"Get lost, continue searching!" Ox-Head raised his hand and pointed into the distance.

"I'll go, I'll go!" The man nodded several times and stumbled out of the plaza.

Shen Yuanguo chuckled upon seeing this. "What's the use of absorbing so many Resurrectors? They're just useless fillers."

"What's so funny? Have the people from your New World found him?" Ox-Head sneered.

Shen Yuanguo spread his hands and said matter-of-factly, "We didn't send many people, isn't it normal that we can't find him?"

Ox-Head: "…"

Rumble!!!

Suddenly, a sound like thunder came from the south side of North Yellow Mountain, which was the direction of the ascent and descent.