Chapter 937
Jonathan, the Stable Sister-Pitting Guy
Because of the sudden appearance of the Dragon Emperor, even though he was trapped somewhere and unable to use his abilities.
However, according to information obtained by the Zhongzhou team, Dongfang did not participate in this vortex but remained aloof and independent.
Or to put it another way, the West today is a veritable meat grinder.
That is, cities like Cairo, with their harsh geographical environment and lack of resources, were able to remain unaffected.
If it were still London, England, they probably would have had to take action as soon as they arrived.
The Zhongzhou team flew swiftly across the English Channel.
The smoke of war never stops because of any individual's will.
A war for all mankind against such firearms.
Zheng Zha bluntly stated that the current Zhongzhou team already possesses the ability to influence the world's格局 (geju, a term referring to the overall situation or landscape).
It doesn't even require much effort.
After all, each of them is as useful as a human nuclear bomb.
Putting everything else aside, both the T-virus in Chu Xuan's possession and the Emperor's Banner of Xiao Honglu could directly end this war.
However, everyone still chose to turn a blind eye.
In Chu Xuan's words, the wheels of history keep rolling forward.
Human beings are creatures.
Whether it's the future world in Alien or the past in The Mummy.
War doesn't come uninvited.
It is humanity that needs war.
Just like the Earth civilization in The Matrix.
War can destroy humanity, but every war is also the best breeding ground for technological breakthroughs.
Only after realizing this fact did Zheng Zha completely abandon his plans.
"Really, is there no other way?"
Zheng Zha shook his head as he listened to the little girl's low voice in his arms.
"We are ultimately not people of this world."
"Otherwise, even if Chu Xuan vehemently denies it, I will still take action to suppress him!"
"But now, I just hope the next horror movie won't be too hard, and that we can all survive."
"Otherwise..."
Muttering to himself, Zheng Zha quickened his pace and left the strait filled with gray-black smoke.
Above the smoke of battle was the aura of death that only he could see.
Perhaps it was because of the war.
The once bustling and vibrant cities along the way have become deserted.
After passing over the ruins of another deserted city.
"According to incomplete statistics."
The death toll has exceeded 90 million, nearly 100 million.
"At that time, the global population was only 24 billion, which means that a quarter of the population died in just over five years."
"This was also the period with the highest death toll in human history."
Another voice spoke.
"I don't know whether there will be an outbreak or not, but I do know that after that, various countries began to encourage childbirth."
Isn't that ironic?
"Because besides technology, population is the foundation of a nation."
Standing on the Green Goblin skateboard, Chen Zilong smiled and then seemed to realize something:
"By the way, where's Jonathan?"
"I mean, how's the other Jonathan doing now?"
"Did this guy really do something stupid?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Honglu, who was at the front, slowed down slightly, turned around, and said meaningfully:
"The prophetic magic of the previous world said that the past cannot be changed, and everything we see now can be seen as some kind of unchangeable past."
Especially key figures like these during World War II.
"Although we haven't figured out their relationship yet, I know Jonathan definitely won't die."
Chen Zilong nodded and then asked:
"Actually, I'm more interested in knowing about the mission we failed to complete back then."
"Who do you think O'Connor's son is the reincarnation of?"
"Also, Ziyuan and the others once said that the Dragon Emperor encountered a being who called himself a god on the battlefield, but the last time the brown-haired youth was so rampaging, this world didn't even pop up."
Where on earth did this god go?
On the other side of the skateboard, Zhu Wen pondered and spoke:
"Do you think it's possible that this is the answer?"
At first, Chen Zilong didn't understand what was going on, but then he realized what was happening.
That means Alex was reincarnated as a "god".
This might explain why this nobody was able to escape danger time and time again in the final stages last time.
Before the group could delve any deeper into the topic, they continued...
Li Xiao, who was at the very front breaking through the white clouds, shouted loudly.
"Everyone, we're almost there!"
After saying that, Li Xiao, who was still in mid-air, waved his hand, and the bronze flying sword beneath him disappeared.
After losing their support, Li Xiao and Zhao Yingkong fell straight down.
The act of freefall can be described as both terrifying and indescribably graceful.
Watching the two people, whose air surged just before they landed and then floated lightly to the ground.
O'Connor and the others, who had already received the news, all looked on with envy.
A figure in the distance staggered and exaggeratedly sprinted over, grabbing Li Xiao in a hug.
Then he hugged Zheng Zha, who had just folded his wings.
This figure is none other than Jonathan, a key character throughout the Mummy trilogy.
He slapped Zheng Zha's back hard with both hands and shouted at the top of his lungs:
"My God! You've finally arrived! Any later and I would have been blasted into antique pieces by the German shells!"
Do you know how I've spent the last two years?
Saito put away the broom, looked the person up and down, and laughed as he cursed:
"How are you getting across when you can't even see your toes when you look down?"
After saying that, the two of them smiled and hugged each other.
As the archaeologist of the Central Continent Team, Saito Hajime has a very close relationship with the main character of The Mummy.
"Long time no see, everyone."
Both Li Xiao and Zheng Zha were momentarily dazed when they saw that O'Connor hadn't changed at all.
Then it dawned on me that the protagonist was someone who had already cultivated internal energy.
While immortality is out of the question, extending lifespan is certainly achievable.
Li Xiao took a broom directly from his spatial bag and threw it over.
He said with a smile, "I hope you can use the gift I gave you when we first met."
O'Connor looked at Saito and Cheng Xiao's brooms, then at his own, and he understood immediately.
However, before this person could even try, Evelyn, who was standing next to her, snatched it away without saying a word.
"Let's try again later, let's welcome them with a feast first!"
As she spoke, the female lead hugged Zhan Lan.
The two were whispering as if they were talking about some secret.
These two women haven't seen each other for two years; heaven knows what secrets they might be keeping.
But that's how friendships between women are—mysterious yet friendly.
"Let's go, my old friends. Bruce has already made preparations. I don't think you're in a hurry to go back, are you?"
Zheng Zha nodded with a smile.
Zhan Lan also withdrew her mental scan and gave everyone an OK sign.
It was at this point that others realized the entire town had completely changed.
The original streets and houses have now been replaced by rows of small white buildings.
The people coming and going were mostly researchers and scholars.
They followed O'Connor and the others into a manor.
Zheng Zha's face stiffened, but before he could turn around and leave, a figure wearing a yellow bodysuit and holding nunchucks rushed over.
Then, under the watchful eyes of the Zhongzhou team, he knelt down before Zheng Zha with a thud.
"master!"
This sound was extremely crisp and loud.
Seeing that his master didn't react, Bruce looked like he remembered something and prepared to kowtow.
Seeing this, Zheng Zha quickly grabbed the other person's shoulder with one hand and lifted him up. Looking at the regretful expression on Little Bruce's face, Zheng Zha's lips twitched.
However, the craftsman still threw out a broom as a greeting gift.
Then, with Bruce looking completely bewildered, he patted the man on the shoulder.
Jonathan quickly stepped forward from behind, and the two began to plot.
Bruce's eyes lit up instantly after learning about the broom's abilities.
"Master, Master, wait for me! And Master Li Xiao too..."
Upon hearing this, Li Xiao, who was behind Zheng Zha, immediately quickened his pace.
After the banquet, both hosts and guests enjoyed themselves immensely.
In the end, Li Xiao, the master, had no choice but to give away a lightsaber as well.
After finishing his meal, Zheng Zha looked around.
"By the way, where are Eric and Adebay?"
"Why don't I see the two of them?"
Zheng Zha hadn't thought much about asking the question.
But seeing O'Connor and Evelyn suddenly fall silent, the captain was taken aback before he realized what was happening.
"What, has something happened again?"
Zhan Lan asked, "They're not here, so where did they go?"
Evelyn gave a wry smile.
“After you left, Eric was still young and needed to study, so we sent him to school in London.”
"But not long after, war broke out. London was relatively safe, but just half a month ago it was bombed and Eric disappeared."
“My husband and I originally wanted to go there ourselves, but Adebe stopped us and went with his men.”
As of today, there has been no news from either of them.
"If we hadn't received news of your impending arrival, the two of us might have already left today."
Zheng Zha frowned: "No news? Have they gone missing?"
O'Connor's expression was grave: "That's most likely the case. At the start of a war, disappearances are the most normal occurrence."
"However, we gave him all the protective jade pendants we were wearing, so there shouldn't be any safety issues."
"I'm just worried..."
The couple fell silent as they spoke.
It was at this moment that Zhan Lan suddenly looked in the direction where Jonathan was sitting.
He pointed directly at this person: "He should know something."
"His mental state was very volatile, and his facial expressions were also off."
Upon hearing this, Jonathan, who had been drinking with his head down, suddenly trembled and dropped the bottle.
When he looked up, he realized that everyone was looking at him.
"Uh, how could that be? I don't know anything about it!"
“I just came back from Germany, which has nothing to do with London. I haven’t seen my dear nephew for the past two years.”
After saying this, Jonathan, fearing others wouldn't believe him, pointed directly to the sky:
"Oh, really, I swear in the name of Jesus I really know nothing."
However, Jonathan clearly overestimated his credibility.
Even so, O'Connor and Evelyn still didn't believe a word of it.
The two of them had already stood up and started looking for something they could use.
"Please sit down, both of you. There's no need for such trouble."
As Zhan Lan spoke, she sent two drops of liquid, enveloped in her mental energy, into Jonathan's mouth.
Unbeknownst to them, a vial of medicine had appeared in front of Zhan Lan.
The label on the potion was written by a potion professor from a magical world.
Truth serum!
Jonathan was clutching his own neck, his face contorted in pain.
"Ouch, what are you feeding me? It hurts, it hurts so much..."
A group of people just watched Jonathan's performance.
After a while, the actor realized that he seemed to have overacted.
Zhan Lan smiled slightly and said, "Alright, you can ask now. Jonathan can only tell the truth now."
O'Connor was equally blunt: "So where is Eric?"
Jonathan replied casually, "Of course it's the Qin state in the east."
After saying that, the person realized what had happened and covered their mouth in disbelief.
Because what he wanted to say and what he actually said were completely different.
O'Connor and Evelyn's faces darkened instantly upon hearing this.
"Qin State? Isn't Eric studying in England?"
Jonathan straightened his back: "Britain my ass! Eric didn't even go to London back then. He just asked me for the token and went to Qin."
The parents' faces darkened even further.
O'Connor forced himself to speak: "Then the letters from England over the past two years."
Jonathan: "I wrote it."
"The money we sent?"
"I accepted it."
"What about Eric's grades?"
"I made it up."
"Those progress awards?"
"I bought it."
Upon hearing this, O'Connor suddenly chuckled.
"what!"
It turns out that people can actually laugh when they're speechless, just like O'Connor is doing now.
This person would rather face the Scorpion King again than see Jonathan.
Evelyn stood up, took a deep breath, and slowly took off her dress coat.
The female protagonist looked up at the ceiling of the banquet hall.
She murmured, "Brother, don't worry."
"I will visit you every year on this day. If something really happens, I will ask Zheng Zha and the others to bring you back to life."
Seeing this, before the two could make a move, Zheng Zha and Zhan Lan, both amused and exasperated, each stopped one of them.
"Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive!"
"Qin is good too, at least there is no war."
"It's just a bit far away."
"No, Zheng Zha, you two let go! I won't be able to live with myself if I don't kill him today!"
Zheng Zha frantically gave Cheng Xiao meaningful glances.
He instantly understood and raised his hand, firing a Death Energy Bullet that struck Jonathan in the forehead.
This person also collapsed to the ground.
However, he quickly stood up again.
Zheng Zha then let go.
"Alright, you can fight now. You definitely won't die."
O'Connor and Evelyn rushed at the flames on Jonathan's forehead without saying a word.
Little Bruce yelled "Ah!" and attacked as well.
It's clear that this person doesn't like Jonathan either.
After half an hour.
With a bruised and swollen face, his hair all pulled out, and his skin completely ruined, Jonathan crawled out of the room, wriggling on the floor.
A slug is perched on this person's head, spitting and playing.
After the farce, little Bruce couldn't resist going to experiment with his flying broom.
After Evelyn and O'Connor calmed down, they, along with a dozen or so prepared scholars, disappeared at the entrance of the ruins with Saito and Chu Xuan.
Zhu Wen looked at Jonathan's miserable state and didn't know whether to laugh or cry:
"What kind of thing is this?!"
Chen Zilong shrugged: "Isn't this normal?"
Zheng Zha nodded: "That's quite normal, because every time we've been here, Jonathan has always gotten beaten up."
"It's fair to say that if it weren't for the fact that this person still had some use, Evelyn would have already put aside her own family for the greater good."
Li Xiao stood to the side, looking utterly helpless.
Only two words can be left: Excellent! (End of Chapter)