It’s gone.

The special escort ship, revered by the natives as the South Heavenly Gate, is gone.

"Check the surveillance—!!"

Gao Cheng let out a sharp cry, and the surveillance was pulled up immediately.

Starlight projected down from the celestial curtain, illuminating the ground and restoring the scene after Gao Cheng went offline.

The female demon effortlessly disposed of two wild creatures but suddenly detected an unidentified viral invasion. She knelt on the ground, vomiting, trying to expel the mutated cells. In the end, she disintegrated at the genetic level, collapsing into a heap of black sludge.

Then the black sludge on the ground suddenly surged like a massive wave, transforming into a giant hand that seized the escort ship. In less than a second, the entire ship was dragged into a deep abyss of the black hole.

"...???"

Gao Cheng watched the recreation of the scene, bewildered, cold sweat dripping from his forehead, instantly sobering him up.

"...Erase the surveillance, clean it up."

"Phew."

The mystic robe scattered on the ground suddenly stood up, swirling like a black wind, wrapping up all the drunken concubines, servant maids, and boys in the hall, cleaning up everything completely.

Gao Cheng swiftly donned the black robe, not caring about the bloodstains left on it, pulled out a piece of jade scroll from his sleeve, wiped the blood off the jade,

"Connect me to the control department."

Call someone! Call someone! Call someone!

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Before dawn, a series of meteors fell down, encircling the immense black hole and creating four huge craters.

These meteors resembled golden eggs, but each was three zhang in size. When the eggs cracked open, a person emerged from each. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

This time, four men emerged—not men, nor humans, merely figures with a hollow appearance, empty shells. Like the female demon before them, their faces were barren, without a feature.

Below the neck was encased in steel-like muscles and robust flesh, formed not merely by relentless workouts but by injected substances. They resembled humanoid fierce beasts encased in a shell of plates.

Naturally, due to the self-regulation of the Heavenly Dao, some fatal weaknesses had been removed, cough, cough, those who know, know...

As the faceless dolls emerged, the black viscous slime within the eggs enveloped their bodies like tight-fitting suits, forming a black outer skin.

The eggshell shards adhered magnetically around the dolls from head to toe, forming a thick armor like golden sacred clothes, fully concealing their bodies. The final product was giant, golden Divine Soldiers, standing two zhang tall with a waist of eight chi, in a style reminiscent of the Central Plains.

Indeed! As everyone knows! These Golden Armor Divine Soldiers are the Star Guardians of the Immortal Palace, powerful combat beings cultivated from the original body of the Immortal Venerable. They are humanoid combat weapons belonging to the control department, the gatekeepers of the South Heavenly Gate!

Well, basically the park’s security...

"Buzz——" With a sound, the resplendent light flashed from beneath the golden helmet masks, suddenly awakening their Divine Sense. They clenched their fists, moved their arms, as if awakening from a long slumber, adapting to their long-missed forms.

Along with the buzzing of electric currents, a vague voice entered their minds, becoming clearer,

"Sequence verification, CD-SSC-Deneb-319, Control Central, temporary security system, authorization activation.

Security protocol update, pest handling, ship retrieval, threat assessment, Seventh Level."

"Seventh Level?"

The Star Guardian Divine Soldiers collectively looked up towards the massive crater.

A Seventh Level pest? A species-extinction-level biological disaster? It can’t be! Within the framework of the Three Great Sects, reaching such a rating would mean a foe at the level of the Three Venerables?

"The target has strong communication interference capabilities and may impact unmanned vehicles and ships, causing the loss of at least one special escort ship, with complete damage to surveillance signals.

This pest handling is decided onsite by temporary workers, visually confirmed, and executed independently. Successful completion of the task can lead to signing a full-time contract. Authorized to open fire, unlock weaponry, and lift genetic restrictions..."

Well, it seems it’s no joke.

The Divine Soldiers understood clearly that any pest warranting the company to offer official contract conversion as a reward cannot be ordinary, but it doesn’t incite fear.

After all, before ascending to the South Heavenly Gate and proudly becoming Star Officials and working as company security, which of them wasn’t a mighty Martial God? Remarkable warriors! They’ve treaded through countless battles of blades and fire seas, countless tribulations, and fought their way through. What haven’t they seen in this world!

Let’s do it! Fight hard! From a bike to a motorcycle! Become the general manager! Tomorrow will be better!

At that moment, the four Golden Armor Divine Soldiers extended their hands, immediately manifesting glittering swords, spears, maces, and hammers! In an instant, Qi Power surged to the max, breaking through to the Peak of Divinity Transformation! With no hesitation, they strode forth, stepping in synchrony, the sounds echoing like war drums, charged into the abyss!

Then, everything fell silent.

Not only did the thunderous drumbeat disappear, but the communication in the void vanished, as well as the whistling wind during their descent.

In just an instant, everything vanished, no sound, no noise, all things, the universe, everything submerged in darkness, like stepping from reality into a dream.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Then, the sound of three impacts on the ground reverberated in the darkness.

Suddenly, as their feet touched solid ground, the Divine Soldiers stood up immediately...

Wait! Three sounds!?

The Divine Soldiers quickly exchanged glances, confirming amongst themselves, realizing that the one wielding the broadsword from the leftmost position was missing.