With the crisis in Cangnan finally behind them, Lin Qiye successfully completes a grueling year of training and trials at the Night Watchers’ academy on Jinan Mountain, officially earning his place among their ranks. Reunited with Squad 136, he returns to the front lines alongside his trusted companions, ready to face the growing threats lurking in the shadows.
But peace proves short-lived. As the mysterious Church of the Ancient Gods begins making its moves once again, an even greater danger emerges—a powerful Western deity whose arrival threatens to upset the balance of the world. Drawn by the looming catastrophe, humanity’s strongest defenders gather in Cangnan, aware that a conflict unlike any before is approaching. Beneath the surface, unseen forces are already at work, and a devastating storm capable of reshaping the future is steadily closing in.
