The job change is a bizarre and calamity; the nation begs me to tone it down.

Gu Xu stood at the bottom of the steps, hands in his pockets, staring at the temple in front of him for a long time before letting out a sigh of vicissitude: "Ah, this is the second time I've come to this place."

"No, including our military headquarters and the Beichuan City Transition Hall, this is the fourth time I've stood in this place that feels so destiny-filled."

Su Qiong leaned against the car door and nodded: "So how are you planning to make a splash this time?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Xu's face darkened.

This is also why he has been speechless.

His only profession, "Calamity Lord of the Old Ones," sounds cool, but each advancement quest is ridiculously difficult.

The first two times were fine.

The old corridor, with its striking red and white colors, is not particularly difficult to navigate.

However, the dark side of the Silver Moon Realm during the third time almost cost him his life. If his future self hadn't returned to help him, it would have been truly dangerous.

Thinking about this, Gu Xu became even more depressed.

Others can easily change jobs by grinding monsters, running around the map, and killing a few wild boars.

He changed jobs... and was constantly flirting with death.

"I just don't know if the difficulty of this fourth job advancement quest will be too outrageous."

Gu Xu stroked his chin: "If the system asked me to tear apart a few gods, I might have to consider putting up a banner in protest at the entrance of the main hall."

"Sir, if we're going to put up a banner, please make sure it says 'The Calamity Army is recruiting; excellent benefits offered!'"

Jiang Shu made a serious suggestion from the side.

"Get lost! Go buy your grilled cold noodles, and remember to add two eggs!"

Gu Xu cursed irritably, then took a deep breath and strode into the class change hall.

……

Meanwhile, in the land of cherry blossoms, in Kumosaka Castle.

Since the last time the demigod Yamamoto Furukawa of the Sakura Kingdom attempted to launch a sneak attack on Sherlock Holmes' territory.

After being slapped by Wang Cang, he was so scared he almost peed his pants.

This place was forcibly ceded to Sheikh as compensation to settle the matter.

Shenxia, ​​of course, did not stand on ceremony and immediately dispatched troops to settle here, quickly setting up an ironclad defense line around Yunban City.

However, this place can hardly be considered a feng shui treasure land.

As night fell, the warning lights on the outer perimeter of Yunban City flashed with a cold light.

Countless Sheikh soldiers patrolled back and forth on the defensive line.

Everyone's eyes were fixed intently on what was ahead.

Less than three kilometers from the defensive line, a thick, black mist, as dark as ink, lay dormant on the earth.

The mist seemed to have a life of its own, slowly creeping along the edges.

In the occasional gaps in the thin mist, one or two unsteady figures could be vaguely seen wandering back and forth.

That was not a living person.

Or rather, they were once living people.

However, when the rules of the secret realm were triggered, he failed to escape in time and was left forever in this secret realm called "Izumo: Ghost Realm".

Meanwhile, in the command center of the outer defense line.

A lieutenant colonel adjutant, sweating profusely, was reporting a freshly printed test report to the garrison commander in front of him.

This garrison commander was none other than Xu Yunshan, one of the ninth-level saints of Shenxia.

Xu Yunshan sat in a large leather chair, holding an enamel thermos cup with a few bright red goji berries inside.

For a saint, it's like soaking goji berries in a thermos.

This is the most basic respect for life.

"Sir, something's not right."

The adjutant frowned and said, "In the past two days, although the black mist ahead hasn't shown a clear trend of spreading outwards, the monitoring equipment shows that the energy fluctuations inside the secret realm are subtly but continuously increasing!"

Xu Yunshan paused, slowly blew on the goji berries on the water's surface, and took a sip: "Have they encountered this situation before in Japan?"

"Sir, we've encountered this before!"

The adjutant immediately flipped through the documents in his hand. "According to data preserved in Japan, this energy expansion and eruption in the Izumo Ghost Realm has consistently maintained a pattern of once every three to five years. However..."

The adjutant swallowed hard. "The last outbreak was two years ago!"

"According to their data, there shouldn't be any energy surge right now. Even if there's going to be an outbreak, it shouldn't be until next year at the earliest!"

Xu Yunshan snorted coldly and shook his head.

He put down his thermos: "These data reports from the Japanese are worse than a primary school student's make-up summer diary; you can't believe them at all!"

Xu Yunshan stood up, his sharp gaze piercing through the huge transparent bulletproof glass as he looked at the black mist in the distance.

"Pass on my orders! Continue to closely monitor the enemy's energy fluctuations, 24/7, without blinking an eye. Report to the highest command headquarters back home immediately if anything seems amiss!"

As he spoke, Xu Yunshan added, "At the same time, prepare all evacuation plans."

"If what's inside suddenly explodes unexpectedly, don't turn back and try to hold it off; we need to make a run for it!"

The adjutant hesitated for a moment: "Sir, this...this isn't quite right, is it? We've only been in charge for a few months, it'll be embarrassing to withdraw now."

"Do you value your reputation or your life?"

Xu Yunshan looked at his simple-minded adjutant as if he were an idiot: "This is the Cloud Realm of Ghosts! Once those chaotic things inside really break out, do you think our defenses can hold them off?"

"Do you really think we're all made of steel?"

"Don't forget, those two high-ranking saints from the Sakura Kingdom stubbornly went in back then, and in the end, they didn't even leave behind an urn of ashes. Our withdrawal now is called a strategic retreat!"

The adjutant pursed his lips, feeling extremely resentful.

"Sir, I really think those scum from Japan are truly insidious and disgusting."

"I felt there was something wrong when Yamamoto Furukawa ceded this place to us."

The adjutant gritted his teeth in anger: "This is clearly a trap! Why did our higher-ups agree to take on this dirty and exhausting work?"

It's like your neighbor insisting on giving you a Ferrari, only to find it's full of time bombs when you drive it home.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yunshan walked back to his chair and sat down, a mysterious smile appearing on his face.

"You wouldn't know this, would you?"

Xu Yunshan calmly took a sip of goji berry water: "That's called short-sightedness. Yes, you think this place is a huge pit, and our garrison really can't handle it."

He pointed to the ground beneath his feet: "But in our Sheikha, there are people who can handle this kind of mess."

The adjutant was taken aback: "Who?"

"Gu Xu, Commander Gu!"

A hint of admiration flashed in Xu Yunshan's eyes: "Don't you even consider what kind of existence that person is?"

"He's a formidable character who can single-handedly take on four alien demigods. Most importantly, the abilities he wields are practically the bane of these bizarre, secret realms!"

Xu Yunshan paused, his tone becoming extremely emotional: "What we need to do now is not to fight this secret realm to the death, but to help Commander Gu protect this piece of meat."

"When Commander Gu gets bored in Longjing, he can come over and take a stroll to deal with things."

"Once he makes his move and sweeps this strange realm clean, Yunban City, along with this large buffer zone, will be completely ours!"

Xu Yunshan slapped the table and finally concluded, "This deal is incredibly worthwhile! This is a fantastic location!"