Heroes Return

In an instant, a fierce battle between humans and dragons erupted throughout the entire Bachelor Mountain. Although the number of dragons was large and they had all been enhanced by the three technologies, they were unable to inflict heavy casualties on the people of Bachelor Temple in a short time.

From time to time, the roars of the dragon being slain and the shouts of the disciples of the Bachelor Temple could be heard from the mountain. Various techniques flashed throughout Bachelor Mountain. The continuous explosions could even be clearly heard by Stein in J City below the mountain.

Lin Jie, Shisan, and others also joined the melee in the temple at this time.

Lin Jie swept his spiked club horizontally, instantly sending several giant dragons flying.

"This isn't a sustainable strategy. Sooner or later, everyone in the Guanggun Temple will be exhausted to death by these giant dragons!" Lin Jie muttered to himself as he watched the endless stream of dragons charging towards him.

"Are you kidding me?! They're not enough to wipe out the Bachelor Temple!" a man using sausages as nunchucks said to Lin Jie. After knocking away a giant dragon, he quickly ate a sausage. Then he used the remaining two as nunchucks: "We're not someone these lizards can handle!"

"Oh," Lin Jie said, his gaze suddenly drifting towards a direction on the back mountain. The next second, the sky was suddenly obscured by a huge black shadow. Not long after, the sunlight disappeared from Bachelor Mountain.

But the changes in the sky did not end there, because the next second, a huge blood cloud began to cover the entire Bachelor Mountain.

Following the blood-red cloud, countless skull-like evil spirits began to float in the air, and Lin Jie could clearly see a large banner swaying in the sky. Instantly, the entire area below Bachelor Mountain was shrouded in a thick fog.

"Black Mountain Demon's Annihilation Array, Blood Demon's Blood Cloud Array, and Underworld Demon's Netherworld Ghost Array!!! Damn! All those retainers from the back mountain actually ran out at this time!" Wu Yu looked at the terrifying scene in the sky and couldn't help but say, "Damn! Can't you guys just stay in your rooms and chant scriptures? You know we treat you pretty well! Speaking of which, we even arranged special rooms for you."

"Shut up! Prepare to die, Bachelor Temple!" An angry voice rang out from the sky.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, a giant snake with eight heads suddenly stood up in the Bachelor Temple. One of its heads opened its mouth and gathered immense power.

However, just as the energy in the snake's mouth was about to explode, two monks who looked as if they were cast in bronze suddenly appeared above and below the snake's head.

The two bronze figures attacked the snake's head simultaneously from above and below, forcing the snake's open mouth to close.

Immediately afterward, a plume of smoke billowed from the snake's head, and the once arrogant and domineering giant snake's head was stunned by the two monks. Then, the monk above increased the force of his blow, and the giant snake's head was knocked off, falling straight to the ground.

As soon as the giant snake's head hit the ground, the two bronze figures simultaneously took out two stools and began to smash the snake's head repeatedly.

The same thing was happening to the other seven heads of the giant serpent. At this moment, the eighteen bronze warriors, working in pairs, perfectly suppressed the giant serpent. Meanwhile, the remaining two bronze warriors nearby were also continuously defeating the dragons and evil spirits that attempted to attack the other bronze warriors.

The battle in the Guanggun Temple right now can only be described in one word: chaos.

"Are you sure this won't destroy the Bachelor Temple?" Lin Jie looked up at the sky and asked the person holding the sausage in front of him.

"Well...maybe...?" the man said, looking at the scene before him. The next second, he'd already devoured the sausage in his hand: "I'm not afraid! Bring it on if you dare!!"

"Speaking of which, given the obvious danger, why did you stay in J City instead of running away? You don't seem like heroes at all, do you?" Lin Jie asked the people in front of him curiously.

"What a joke! My family has lived in J City for six generations. This place is home to me! Of course I'd stay and fight!" the man said, and then charged out.

"I never imagined the Bachelor Temple would have such a huge impact here! Come to think of it, why did I even agree to such a troublesome request from Boredom?" Lin Jie then looked around at the ubiquitous battle; the entire mountain was practically covered in people: "Where the hell am I supposed to find a deserted spot to revert back to zero?!"

Just as Lin Jie was pondering this matter, Stein in J City was watching the changes unfold in astonishment. At that moment, his communicator rang again.

“Mr. Stein, rest assured! Those monsters that suddenly appeared and the phenomena in the sky are not our enemies!” Star Four’s face appeared in front of Stein.

"Tell me what those things are?"

“Those are the people imprisoned behind the Guanggun Temple!” Xing Si said to Stein. “I have reached an agreement with those people. I released them in the chaos, and they will help us destroy the entire Guanggun Temple.”

"Damn it! Do you really think my dragon horde can't wipe out the Bachelor Temple?" Stein roared. "I've poured all my research into this! Do you know that these monsters' help will lower the company's evaluation of my research?!"

“I’m sorry, but now is not the time to worry about that!” Xing Si said, “You must have seen those soldiers dressed as city management officers, right? I heard that mysterious army has been operating in District C for over a hundred years!”

"Damn it! It seems I've been completely underestimated by you!" Stein said angrily. As soon as he finished speaking, the giant dragon, which had been motionless in the sky and was over 500 meters long, launched an attack on the bachelor.

A breath of dragon's breath, powerful enough to level an entire mountain of bachelors, spewed from the dragon's mouth.

"The Buddha's Dharma is boundless!" Facing the approaching dragon's breath, Master Wuyu immediately made a pushing motion forward. The next moment, a powerful golden light surged from his body. Moreover, at this moment, Master Wuyu truly gave people the feeling of the Buddha descending to earth, his entire body bathed in golden Buddhist light. And at this moment, his monk's robes also defied gravity.

A powerful dragon's breath was forced to stop under the golden light of Master Wuyu.

The collision of the two powerful beams did not result in an explosion. Instead, they seemed to cancel each other out and vanished simultaneously. The giant dragon that had been flying towards the mountaintop was forced to change its direction and fly away under the Buddha's light.

After making a large circle in the sky, the dragon flew back again. The second dragon breath was aimed directly at it at this moment, and the incompetent master obviously could not immediately unleash the power he had just used.

However, at the same time, the unscrupulous master jumped into the air.

"Heavenly Net!" A giant net appeared in the unscrupulous master's hand, and it instantly covered the dragon's head, tightening its grip on the dragon's mouth.

Even the dragon's terrifying power couldn't break free from the giant net.

Immediately afterward, Master Wuyu also leaped high into the air. His fist was once again enveloped in golden light. He clasped one hand together and clenched the other fist, directly punching the dragon's brow.

"Subduing Dragons and Tigers!"

A tremendous roar overwhelmed all other sounds on the entire Bachelor Mountain. Under the heavy blow of Master Silent, the enormous dragon was sent crashing backward.

At the same time, the dragon let out a huge roar.

"Lure this guy away!"

Seeing that the dragon had broken free of the giant net, Masters Wuyu and Wuliang charged straight at it.

"Damn it! There are still so many dangerous old devils in the temple!" Wuliang said as he ran, "But oh well! He's here anyway! There shouldn't be any problems."

Chapter 17

Looking at the churning blood-red clouds in the sky, Lin Jie was certain that a terrifying force would soon sweep in. Therefore, he began searching for a secluded spot.

After all, suddenly transforming into Zero in the midst of such chaotic battle would likely bring him a lot of annoying trouble in the future. However, since Lin Jie had promised the Bored Master to help the Bachelor Temple in the form of Zero, he didn't intend to break his promise for the time being.

But now, where in the entire Bachelor Temple is there any place that is not occupied?

Just then, Lin Jie couldn't help but look at the room where they had stayed before. It must be empty now, since they had all gone out to take refuge. With that thought, Lin Jie ran towards the small courtyard in the distance.

In just a few seconds, Lin Jie slipped into a room.

Just as Lin Jie entered the room at lightning speed, a cry of surprise suddenly reached his ears.

“Lin Jie!” Tian Xiaoshu said, looking at Lin Jie.

"Damn! Why didn't you leave here, big sister?!" Lin Jie looked at Tian Xiaoshu in surprise and said, "What are you doing here, a girl who has absolutely no fighting ability?"

“Um…you’re here, so I…” Tian Xiaoshu stammered.

"Why didn't you run with us when we were evacuating the crowd? It was obvious there was danger here!" Lin Jie said to Tian Xiaoshu. "If it had been a dragon that came in, you would have been dead for sure!"

"I'm not afraid at all!" Tian Xiaoshu said, her face slightly flushed, after hearing Lin Jie's words. "Besides, aren't you here? Why should I be afraid when you're here?"

"You really dare to court death!" Lin Jie couldn't help but say, "Just for such a stupid reason?"

"Um...actually, there's something I want to give you!" Tian Xiaoshu said to Lin Jie as if she had mustered up her courage, "We've finally met again, and there's something I absolutely have to give you!"

"You really haven't changed at all! You'd risk your life for something." Lin Jie said, scratching his head. "I'm in a hurry. What do you have to give me? Is this the first time? At least wait until I've sorted out the situation outside."

"What are you talking about!" Hearing Lin Jie's words, Tian Xiaoshu took out the cloak from her box and stuffed it into Lin Jie's arms, feeling embarrassed: "I was actually planning to give this to you."

"This is!" Lin Jie looked at the cloak that Tian Xiaoshu had taken out with some surprise. Although there were some differences, it was almost the same as the one Lin Jie had worn in the past.

"Um, didn't your old outfit make the news when the World Government found it?" Tian Xiaoshu said, "Back then, I was worried you wouldn't have suitable clothing for your next mission, so... so..."

"Oh, I see! Thank you so much!" Lin Jie said, putting on the cloak that Tian Xiaoshu had made for him. "Now I can use it."

"Lin Jie! Are you planning to continue working as a bottom?" Tian Xiaoshu asked with some surprise upon seeing Lin Jie's actions.

"Just this once, this time I agreed to that bored monk's promise." Lin Jie said somewhat unhappily, "If it weren't for this reason, I wouldn't have gone out wearing such chuunibyou outfits again."

"Hey?"

"Alright! You should go hide here first, after all, what's the point of fighting?" Lin Jie said, taking out a piece of cloth. The next second, Tian Xiaoshu disappeared from Lin Jie's sight.

After taking a deep breath with his eyes closed, Lin Jie slowly opened them, and two beams of red light flashed in his eyes at that moment.

"I really don't want to use this identity anymore!" Lin Jie said calmly, and the next moment his whole body was shrouded in black mist. A black longsword emitting a red glow reappeared in his hand.

After Lin Jie returned to his zero form, an unparalleled feeling arose in the hearts of everyone on Bachelor Mountain at that moment.

Not only humans, but even dragons were severely affected at this moment.

The once chaotic and noisy Bachelor Mountain suddenly fell into an eerie silence, as if it had been struck by some extremely powerful spell.

Almost the entire Guanggun Temple fell into a brief silence at this moment.

The swastika-shaped Buddha seal and powerful Buddha light flashing on the Arhat formation in the square lost their effect at this moment. Because the people who set up the formation were all in a daze.

The dragons he was currently defending against did not launch another attack. Even the strange man beside the formation, who was constantly releasing ferocious energy, gave up this best opportunity to take revenge on the Bachelor Temple.

At that moment, the strange man was looking around with a contorted expression, because he sensed that he would be killed in the next second. Although he didn't die in the second second, that feeling never disappeared.

Numerous dragons, as if terrified by the terrifying divine power, flew out of Mount Guanggun and began to circle endlessly in the sky. In an instant, those who had been on the verge of life and death suddenly lost their opponents.

However, these people did not show any signs of relief or joy. They sensed that something far more terrifying than the enemy they faced was about to appear.

The spirits that were originally shrouded in mist suddenly seemed to sense their impending doom, letting out painful and fearful roars.

At that moment, the crimson clouds in the sky roared angrily, and then a hideous and terrifying giant face emerged above the clouds.

At this moment, Professor Stein in J City also panicked, and his body suddenly began to tremble for no reason.

"What happened? What's going on? Why do I suddenly have this feeling? This isn't scientific!" Stein muttered, his face contorted. "What's going on? And those dragons should be completely mindless for easy control! Why did they also break free from my command out of fear!"

In fact, just as he was wondering about this, all the dragons on Mount Guanggun gradually flew into the sky and began to roar continuously.

"Who on earth dares to hinder my revenge!" The giant face formed by the blood cloud in the sky roared down at the Guanggun Temple below.

The next second, a man dressed in a black robe shot straight into the sky.

Everyone on the entire Bachelor Mountain saw this figure in black robes at that moment, and all they could feel was shock!

Although five years have passed, almost everyone present knows who this person is!

"He...he...he's back!!!" A man even sat down on the ground, trembling as he pointed at the figure in the sky and said in astonishment, "Zero zero zero...it's zero."

This moment was undoubtedly the most inspiring for everyone on the entire Bachelor Mountain! Because they had actually seen that living legend again today.

Interestingly, for some reason, not a single person present doubted that the Zero before them was an imposter. The powerful aura he exuded earlier still lingered in their minds.

At this moment, everyone looked up at the legend in the sky.

The moment Zero appeared, the nerves of everyone in the world who were watching this battle were once again on edge, already gripped by the immense power contained within the Bachelor Temple! At this moment, the leaders of every major power couldn't help but recall the humiliation and fear they had felt when Zero looked down upon them.

"Crack!" The Minister of Defense of the World Government crushed the communicator in his hand to pieces at that moment! His jaw almost dropped to the ground.

Seeing this figure rushing towards the blood-red clouds in the sky, he couldn't help but recall the figure that had once stood in front of him, the figure that had stood at the forefront of humanity, staring at an enemy that was almost impossible to defeat.

The Minister of Defense's shoulders trembled the moment he saw the man. For no apparent reason, his intuition told him that this person could not possibly be a fake.

"Notify all Sky Shield units to provide full support to J City! We can't worry about anything else now!!" The Minister of Defense slammed the broken walkie-talkie in his hand to the ground and began roaring at the people around him.

"But!" the adjutant reminded him of the decision made by the World Government's top brass.

"No buts! Now, carry out the orders immediately!" the Minister of Defense told him.