The heavy rain lasted all night.
Wuquan also watched silently by the side the whole night.
He watched Wu Laogou pour gulps of liquor into his mouth, watched him chat and laugh with the seven cold corpses, watched him punch the tarmac and create hideous cracks, watched him cry bitterly in the heavy rain, watched him sit on the bench in a daze like a sculpture that had lost its soul until dawn...
The rain had gradually stopped, but the faint light of dawn still could not penetrate the thick dark clouds, and the sky and the earth were extremely dark.
The rain dripped down the edge of the tarpaulin. The dishes on the table were already cold. Wu Laogou, who had been sitting quietly on the stool, finally came back to his senses and stood up staggeringly...
"The party is over..."
Wu Laogou looked at the barely touched food on the table and muttered to himself, "It's time for us to set off."
Squeak——
Several stools were pushed back, and seven bodies slowly stood up, their tattered black cloaks fluttering in the breeze.
Old Dog Wu turned and walked out of the simple tarpaulin, followed closely by seven figures. The mirror-like surface of the water reflected their black shadows and pale faces.
Doctor Li, wearing a white coat, walked out of the fasting center.
He first glanced at Wuquan next to him, then looked at Wu Laogou with red eyes, and spoke in a complicated tone:
"Are you leaving now?"
"Yeah." Wu Laogou said calmly, "The situation at Chennan Pass is still very tense. We can't waste time here."
"Wu Tongxuan, are you...really ready?"
Wu Laogou looked at Doctor Li quietly without saying anything. He just slowly closed his eyes.
The next moment, pressure from the human ceiling level suddenly descended!
Wu Quan felt the terrifying force pressing on his shoulders, and his eyes narrowed slightly. He never thought that this seemingly crazy and insignificant mental patient had actually reached this point without realizing it!
Feeling Wu Laogou's presence, Doctor Li relaxed a little.
"When did you break through?"
"Half a year ago, I had already crossed the threshold." Wu Laogou turned around and glanced at the simple tarpaulin that was swaying in the wind. "Last night, I broke through the 'heart barrier'..."
Dr. Li nodded and subconsciously wanted to say congratulations, but he didn't say it out loud.
"I brought you your stuff."
Dr. Li took out a black box from behind him and handed it to Wu Laogou.
"When you first came to this hospital, I asked someone to keep them. For so many years, I have been waiting for the day to return them to you."
Wu Laogou opened the box and saw a straight knife, a coat of arms, and a neatly folded black cloak quietly placed in the center of the box.
"……Thanks."
When Old Dog Wu looked at these three things, a look of nostalgia emerged in his eyes.
He put away the emblem, hung the straight knife at his waist, and with a light wave of his black cloak, it fluttered over his blue and white striped hospital gown.
After putting on these three things, Wu Laogou's back suddenly straightened up, his originally messy and lazy temperament disappeared, and his eyes became as bright as stars.
He seemed to remember something and said to Dr. Li, "Aren't you going with us?"
"Me?" Doctor Li smiled and shook his head. "I'm just a doctor. How can I go to the front line?"
Old Dog Wu narrowed his eyes and looked at him strangely, as if he didn't believe what he said.
"How are you going to get there? Do you need a helicopter?"
"……Need not."
Old Dog Wu shook his head, and among the seven shadows behind him, one of them slowly raised his hands. A violent hurricane gathered under their feet and quickly soared into the air!
The black cloak on Wu Laogou fluttered under the dark clouds. He turned his head to take a last look at Dr. Li and the fasting house where he had stayed for several years, and spoke calmly:
"Leave."
Song——!!
Eight black figures rode on the hurricane and flew out, disappearing at the end of the horizon in the blink of an eye!
Doctor Li looked at their leaving figures, sighed deeply, and turned to walk into the fasting center.
He took two steps before turning around and saying to the figure in the corner:
"Why don't you keep up? Do you want to escape from prison too?"
Wuquan came to his senses, looked at him speechlessly, and quickly followed.
As the heavy metal door slowly closed, this isolated fasting house fell into silence again.
…
“Rustle, rustle…”
"This is the No. 4 defense line of Chennan Pass! The group of lizards has launched a new round of attacks! Requesting support!"
"Defense Line No. 3 received, a heavy firepower unit has been dispatched!"
"This is Line 5. We don't have any extra manpower, but Mr. Lu has received the message and is heading over there."
"There aren't enough people on Line 2 either... All the night watchmen stationed here died at the very beginning. When will reinforcements from other passes arrive?"
"This is Jialin Pass. All our night watchmen have assembled and are about to rush to support Chennan Pass."
"This is Shenlong Pass. Our first batch of night watchmen has set out..."
"This is Xuehan Pass..."
The roar of the helicopter propellers echoed on the tarmac. Eighteen figures wearing dark red cloaks and holding black boxes were rapidly gathering into the cabin against the strong wind.
This is the A-level war pass, Jialin Pass, which is more than 600 kilometers away from Chennan Pass.
As the last night watchman rushed into the cabin, the helicopter slowly rose and rushed everyone to Chennan Pass for help. On the other many helipads between the inner wall and the outer wall, planes loaded with heavy thermal weapons also took off one after another.
Hongying sat up straight and looked through the porthole.
"What are you thinking about?" Wen Qimo, who was sitting next to her, asked.
"I was wondering... what's going on at Chennan Pass." Hongying sighed, "I heard from them that the gods from the Indian Temple of Heaven have descended on Chennan Pass, and all the night watchmen stationed there have died... I don't know how long they can hold out."
"Don't worry too much, it will be fine." Wen Qimo comforted, "The Great Xia gods have already rushed over, and there are still many human ceilings. Even if they catch us off guard at the beginning, as long as we delay a little longer, the initiative will definitely return to our hands... Don't forget, this is Great Xia, we have the advantage of playing at home."
"He's right." A girl carrying a large black box on her back nodded and said, "Before boarding the plane, I heard the news on the encrypted channel. The situation over there has been stabilized for the time being. The Great Xia God has resisted the first round of attacks from the Temple of the Gods. The gods above are basically being watched closely by the Heavenly Court, and it is difficult to break through the Heavenly Court's defense line.
The main problem now is that Chennan Pass has suffered heavy casualties, and facing a large number of divine beasts is very difficult. However, as long as reinforcements from other passes continue to arrive, the situation should improve. "
After listening to her analysis, Hongying nodded, "That's good... By the way, I think you look a little unfamiliar..."
"I was transferred here from Shenlong Pass a few days ago." The girl stretched out her hand generously, "My name is Molly."