Facing all her little brothers’ earnest concern, Jill Young could only explain patiently: “I’m just going to scout things out—secrecy and stealth are the top priorities. It doesn’t matter how many fighters I bring. And even if we do get exposed, the Zade Family isn’t the emperor of America. Sure, they’ve got tons of firepower in private, but officially they’re just businessmen. Are they really going to send a hundred thousand troops and lock down the city with thunder and fire just to catch me? The US President’s still alive, you know!”
None of this is a problem. The Chosen One’s powers have patched up Eternal Night Holdings’ weaknesses, stacked up their trump cards, and boosted their mystery—now every rival thinks twice before making a move.
Strategically, you look down on your enemy; tactically, you take them seriously. That’s the right attitude for war. Know yourself and know your enemy, and they don’t know you—then you’ll never be defeated. It’s the simplest, most honest war proverb.
Jill Young was totally unfazed: “Then I’ll just hijack another ‘Goddess of Dawn,’ slap on a Flame Tide Overdrive, smash the plane’s lock system, and crank it up to hypersonic, riding the ozone layer all the way home. Who’s gonna catch me? If they really won’t let up, I’ll just fly straight for the multinational navy. Let’s see if they dare shoot. If they do, I’ll ram the plane right into the Black Death Emperor’s head—then let’s see who dies first when he goes berserk!”
So after thinking it over, Jill Young made a snap decision: sneak in quietly, no shooting. First, fix Jonathan’s problem. Then, once we’ve figured out what the Zade Family’s really up to, we’ll talk about full-on war.
But thinking it over, maybe she’s got a point. The Pacific’s so tense now, every heavyweight country is staring each other down near Midway Island. If Jill Young really flew there, no matter how much hate there is, nobody would dare chase her too far—nobody wants to risk an international incident.
So, even though Jill Young’s battle cry had everyone in Eternal Night fired up—“War! War!! War!!! Death match with the Zade Family!”—Jill Young herself stayed perfectly calm.
Ever since she learned that Aunt Susan Soo’s death was tied to the Zade Family, Eternal Night has treated them as a potential enemy, planning and strategizing over and over.
What’s the biggest challenge in fighting the Zade Family?
But wherever you are in the world, every Chosen One knows—the powder keg is set. All that’s missing is a fuse and a hand to light it. Then—boom—the world turns upside down.
The biggest problem comes down to two words: unknown. Even after so many tangled run-ins with the Zade Family, everyone’s still spooked by their mystery.
The Zade Family is deep and secretive, like some ancient beast hiding in the dark. All you ever see is a claw or a tail—just a hint of their movements. You only feel their blood-red eyes and their breath like a storm, but you can’t see the whole picture. Even Donald Zade, a Zade Scion, can’t see the whole family for what it is.
It’s not their output that scares you—it’s that you don’t even know how big their output really is. It’s not the reach of their power that’s scary—it’s that you have no clue how far it actually stretches.
Think you’ve hurt them?
Maybe you’ve just fallen into a trap and haven’t even noticed.
Think your people are loyal?
Maybe they’re already sending out everything you say and do—even what you eat and wear—straight to the enemy’s computer, scrolling across their screen.
The rules of power struggles and personal duels are the same—if you don’t know what hurts your opponent, what tricks they’ve got, or where they’re deadly, you might as well not fight at all.
“So—” Smack! Jill Young slapped the blackboard and told all the eager little brothers and sisters up front, “Now’s not your time. Nobody’s coming with me. You all stay here and guard the house!”
“But going alone is way too dangerous,” Li Yuncong said, worried. “Who knows what level of black-tech the Zade Family’s got, or what kind of Chosen One they’ve recruited as henchmen. Black-tech is bad enough, but Chosen One powers are all over the place. If you run into someone who counters you, you won’t even have backup!”
On Yang Qi’s orders, Senior Brother has been hanging around all the city’s hotspots lately. He chats here, jokes there, looking like he’s just goofing off, but he’s actually running nonstop psychic screenings, digging up spies and agents hiding in Eternal Night Holdings. What happens to those spies next? Well, that’s up to Yang Qi—she can crush them or mold them however she likes.
None of this is a problem. The Chosen’s powers have patched up Eternal Night Holdings’ weaknesses, stacked up their trump cards, and boosted their mystery—now every rival thinks twice before making a move.
But here’s the catch: Jonathan Black’s genes are about to collapse, and nobody can fix him except the Tiberius Laboratory! That’s a massive weak spot. If the Zade Family grabs hold of it, there’s almost nothing we can do!
Absolutely, absolutely cannot let the Zade Family find out about Jonathan Black’s condition!
So after thinking it over, Yang Qi made a snap decision: sneak in quietly, no shooting. First, fix Jonathan’s problem. Then, once we’ve figured out what the Zade Family’s really up to, we’ll talk about full-on war.
In a little classroom, Yang Qi sat grandly at the lectern while Glasses Girl played the role of teaching assistant, explaining with her slideshow.
“The Zade Family started with the military-industrial complex. We don’t know exactly how deep their influence runs in America, but there’s proof that their reach into the bureaucracy is wild—especially in the military and police. So, our biggest enemy on this trip is this—” The slideshow showed a map of the United States, crisscrossed with a web. Glasses Girl pointed at it: “The Human Feature Recognition System.”
“During the Cold War, the Soviet Union cranked out tons of top-tier spies. To deal with that, America rolled out a massive surveillance network early on. Then, with all the drama over the years, they kept upgrading it—now it’s super advanced. There are HD cameras everywhere, and the software behind it is crazy powerful.”
“The Human Feature Recognition System is fast, efficient, and scarily accurate. It’s not some dumb machine—it can spot faces, body shapes, movement styles, even habits. It’s on 24/7, sending instant alerts and pinpointing any marked target. Doesn’t matter if you’re driving, riding, or running—your face gets lit up on their digital map.”
“If they want, they can hack every smart device in America—phones, tablets, dashcams, whatever. Anything with a camera and Wi-Fi turns into another eye on their digital map.”
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This digital map doesn’t just help CIA agents track terrorists—it helps the Zade Family hunt down anyone they want gone. Once they’re on your tail, you’re in deep trouble.
Glasses Girl’s explanation left everyone staring at each other. For all the Chosen’s flashy powers, when it comes to their home planet, Earth, they know less than they do about other worlds. Nerdy Li Yuncong, office lady Luo Yuxi, and shut-in Chainsaw Girl all exchanged glances—they’ve fought monsters and demons, but never dealt with spy games like this.
A surveillance network covering all of America, endless agents and police resources—how do you even deal with that? Nope, us nerds have no clue. Any actual spy experts here? Everyone glanced around, then all eyes landed on Senior Brother. That grinning guy’s been stirring up trouble lately, always messing with spies and counterspies. Now he looks like a textbook undercover agent!
Senior Brother jumped: “Hey, don’t look at me! I’m just a psychiatrist, just a doctor, just a tech guy who sits around the office!”
Well, true—he’s all bark and no bite… Wait, got it! Everyone turned to Paladin. The old guy used to be a mercenary in America, so he should know some secrets.
Paladin raised his hand and smiled wryly: “Before I became a Holy Knight, I was actually a teacher—a P.E. teacher, at an elementary school. My only run-in with cops was getting a ticket from traffic police. That’s it.”
Everyone instantly deflated. We just took down the world-ending demon king, and now we can’t handle a ‘mere’ real-life America? What’s up with that!
“So—” Smack! Yang Qi slapped the blackboard and told all the eager little brothers and sisters up front, “Now’s not your time. Nobody’s coming with me. You all stay here and guard the house!”
“But going alone is way too dangerous,” Li Yuncong said, worried. “Who knows what level of black-tech the Zade Family’s got, or what kind of Chosen they’ve recruited as henchmen. Black-tech is bad enough, but Chosen powers are all over the place. If you run into someone who counters you, you won’t even have backup!”
Facing all her little brothers’ earnest concern, Yang Qi could only explain patiently: “I’m just going to scout things out—secrecy and stealth are the top priorities. It doesn’t matter how many fighters I bring. And even if we do get exposed, the Zade Family isn’t the emperor of America. Sure, they’ve got tons of firepower in private, but officially they’re just businessmen. Are they really going to send a hundred thousand troops and lock down the city with thunder and fire just to catch me? The US President’s still alive, you know!”
“So at most, they’ll send some henchmen for a small-scale ambush—and small-scale ambushes? Not to brag, but that’s my specialty! Maybe someone out there can beat me, but kill me quietly in one shot? If Zade Senior could do that, he’d rule the world already! I’m not some wimp who keels over at the sight of kryptonite, so don’t worry about that.”
Chainsaw Girl still wanted to guard her: “America’s across the ocean. What if there’s a big showdown and no plane or ship can get you out—what’ll you do?”
Yang Qi was totally unfazed: “Then I’ll just hijack another ‘Goddess of Dawn,’ slap on a Flame Tide Overdrive, smash the plane’s lock system, and crank it up to hypersonic, riding the ozone layer all the way home. Who’s gonna catch me? If they really won’t let up, I’ll just fly straight for the multinational navy. Let’s see if they dare shoot. If they do, I’ll ram the plane right into the Black Death Emperor’s head—then let’s see who dies first when he goes berserk!”
"Uh..." Everyone was speechless. Paladin even shivered, still haunted by that time in the Pacific World. That was when he realized this white-haired witch was truly nuts.
But thinking it over, maybe she’s got a point. The Pacific’s so tense now, every heavyweight country is staring each other down near Midway Island. If Yang Qi really flew there, no matter how much hate there is, nobody would dare chase her too far—nobody wants to risk an international incident.
Right now, nobody dares make a move. Nobody wants to stir things up.
Except the Black Death Emperor. He’s still striding east, slow and steady, setting everyone’s nerves on edge with every step.
If not for Jonathan Black’s urgent situation, Eternal Night would be focused entirely on this. War or peace, and who’s fighting whom—this could shape a century of national destiny and change the whole era’s global order. Every day, people are spamming the World Observatory site, every minute someone’s losing their mind over it.
But wherever you are in the world, every Chosen knows—the powder keg is set. All that’s missing is a fuse and a hand to light it. Then—boom—the world turns upside down.
Right now, it’s the most suffocating, nerve-wracking moment.
“Your Majesty, take a look at this!” Liu Xiaoying, who’d been fiddling with her tablet, suddenly spoke up and caught everyone’s attention. She looked shocked and stunned—everyone knew something bad was up: “Something huge just happened on the Observatory website!”
“What is it? Put it up.”
“Yes!” Liu Xiaoying tapped her tablet, streaming the screen to the big display. Everyone stared—at the top of the forum was a video, now ranked number one.
Its uploader was one of the top eight on the Heavenly List—[God].
Its name: [GIVE_YOU_A_WAR].