Chapter 00262: The Fall of the Gods
# The Fall of the Gods
Chapter 262
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 262: The Fall of the Gods
2024-08-19 Author: Half-Injured Unbroken
Chapter 262: The Fall of the Gods
Qian Sen bringing people over so early in the morning greatly confused Li Chengxi.
The back door wasn't the place to talk, and if they waited any longer, the sky would completely lighten, and the old folks who woke up for morning exercises would be out and about.
The humanoid object covered in a black plastic bag was also pushed in by the Section Nine personnel and carried up to the second floor together.
"What's going on? What did you push into my house?"
Qian Sen didn't answer immediately.
A Section Nine staff member beside him yanked the black plastic bag off.
At this moment, a shriveled humanoid object could be seen on the cart.
Its skin and muscles seemed to have atrophied, clinging tightly to its bones.
Seeing something so jarring first thing in the morning, Li Chengxi only felt his scalp tingle, and his stomach felt a little uncomfortable again.
But as his gaze moved down, Li Chengxi saw that this humanoid object had a pair of goat legs…
"Is this….. yesterday's Aidas? Section Nine actually drains people's essence? You sucked her dry in one night?"
Qian Sen was lighting a cigarette and nearly choked to death upon hearing this.
"Don't talk nonsense, it has nothing to do with us."
"Then what happened?"
"Yesterday, we took her back intending to ask some questions, but she seemed very tired, so we had to arrange a sealed room for her to rest first. Then she became like this."
"Huh?"
What the hell, she turned into a dried corpse after a nap?
"Our technicians analyzed that she is currently in a state of suspended animation. Her landing next to you was probably not a coincidence. They recommended we send her back to check on the situation."
"So what you mean by asking for help is having me live with a dried corpse?"
"Let's observe the situation first. If there's no reaction, we'll think of another way."
Well, what do you know.
In the time it took for the two to exchange a few words, Aidas, who was lying on the cart, seemed to have become a little more 'full'.
She even opened her eyes, which startled Li Chengxi.
Aidas struggled to get up from the cart, swaying with every step as she approached Li Chengxi.
The surrounding Section Nine staff had already raised their guns.
But after only a few steps, Aidas's skin regained its luster and elasticity at a speed visible to the naked eye, and her muscle tissue grew back as well.
By the time she stood before Li Chengxi and Qian Sen, she looked no different from the previous night.
"As expected, keeping her by your side is effective."
"What's the principle behind this?"
Aidas didn't seem fully awake yet, saying with sleepy eyes:
"I had a dream. I felt very cold, but it suddenly became warm just now."
Section Nine can't possibly not even have heating, right?
At this moment, Qian Sen snapped his fingers a few times in front of Aidas.
This seemed to wake her up quite a bit.
She looked left and right in a daze, as if surprised to be back here.
"Ms. Aidas, how are you feeling now?"
"Very well, no discomfort."
Qian Sen, on the other hand, didn't look so good.
His dark circles were almost turning him into a panda.
"We have a rough understanding of what happened last night. Ms. Aidas, you are a deity from a multiversal world, am I right?"
Aidas's first reaction was to deny it, but Qian Sen continued:
"In our province alone, we took in a total of over thirty deities yesterday. You are not the only one who was struck down."
Aidas looked shocked as well.
Li Chengxi, who was at the side, asked:
"Can you explain it to me first? I'm getting very confused."
"Alright. The meteor shower you saw yesterday was actually the phenomenon of gods being shot down. According to current statistics, about four hundred people across the country have reported this incident. Those who witnessed the meteor shower are more or less connected to gods. The reason you could see it might be related to the amulet on your neck."
The matter of the Amulet of the Oak of Life couldn't be hidden from Section Nine, and they had no intention of interfering with such a harmless magical artifact.
But this time they guessed wrong.
It had nothing to do with the amulet; it was because Li Chengxi himself was a god that he could see it.
"According to reports from Section Nine branches everywhere, the 'meteors' we've taken in are all deities who were shot down, and none of them can explain why. They just say that they were on Earth when they came to their senses. The alert level has been temporarily lowered, but the scope of the impact may have already spread globally. We and our foreign counterparts are investigating this matter closely."
After explaining what happened last night to Li Chengxi, Qian Sen asked again:
"Ms. Aidas, please believe that we also hope to resolve this matter. Please describe the situation of being shot down in detail."
Aidas's brain seemed to have crashed.
It took her several seconds to recover, and she only reacted after Qian Sen repeated himself.
"Have I really been shot down?"
"Yes. The specific circumstances are unknown, but according to the information we have, you and the other deities are temporarily unable to return to your own divine domains."
"But I don't know anything. I only remember I was observing the mortal world as usual, and then I suddenly lost consciousness."
"As expected…"
Qian Sen clicked his tongue, looking very annoyed:
"All the deities we've taken in so far have said the same thing, providing no valuable clues. Is there any other information, anything at all?"
"I think I saw something before I lost consciousness….."
"Can you recall what it looked like specifically?"
Aidas frowned, carefully recalling the situation at that time.
"It was like a golden, rod-shaped object, but I'm not very sure…"
Was she knocked down by a club?
"Thank you for the information. We will ask the other deities if anyone knows. You might still be very confused, so please rest for now."
After speaking, Qian Sen turned to Li Chengxi again:
"Can you close your shop for a day or two?"
"It was fine when Audel came."
"It's different from last time. This is a global event. As we speak, there could be deities from other worlds wandering around aimlessly outside. We can't take any risks."
"Since they can be communicated with properly, it shouldn't be that bad, right?"
"You don't understand. Deities are too diverse a bunch. If it's a benevolent deity, that's fine, but if an evil god runs loose, the destruction and losses caused will be extremely severe."
After this explanation, Qian Sen even turned his head and apologized to Aidas:
"Please forgive me, I'm not saying you're an evil god, just explaining the situation."
Then he said to Li Chengxi again:
"The reason gods are gods is because they possess a divine realm. Once they are separated from their divine realm and fall into the mortal world, they can be killed as easily as mortals. Moreover, gods are not at peace with each other. If they happen to meet, and they happen to be enemies, you can imagine the impact it would cause."
Li Chengxi was also a god, and he had enemy gods like the Lady of Plagues and the Master of a Hundred Feet.
What Qian Sen said sounded very convincing to Li Chengxi.
"We will fully compensate you for the revenue lost from the temporary closure. Just name a number."
"How about ten thousand to start?"
"No problem."
"No, I was just kidding."
"But I'm not kidding."
"Er…"
"This isn't just a problem for Section Nine. Since last night, the army, navy, and air force have been mobilized and are ready for battle at any moment. Even the nuclear weapons are prepared for launch. My saying this should help you understand the severity of the situation."
Isn't this the prelude to World War III?
"Before we figure out what's going on, we have to stay on high alert like a powder keg. Given Ms. Aidas's special situation, we'll have to trouble you to look after her for the time being. Of course, we will also arrange for personnel to be nearby. If there are any problems, use this pager, and we will immediately come for reinforcements."
Qian Sen stuffed a thing that looked like a car key into Li Chengxi's hand.
On it was a very conspicuous red alarm button.
(End of this chapter)