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

If you ignore the wriggling worm's body and just look at that face and that outfit—

Isn't that Ebisu?

Ebisu, one of the Seven Lucky Gods of Japan, is the god of fortune who oversees fisheries and commerce.

However, the real Ebisu is a smiling, chubby old man holding a sea bream in his arms, looking very kind and approachable.

And this thing in front of me—

Gu Xu thought that if the genuine Ebisu saw this counterfeit, it would probably throw away the sea bream on the spot and jump into the sea itself.

A blood-red panel appeared before Gu Xu's eyes.

[Secret Realm Boss: Izumo Ghost Embryo - Land of the Dead - Fallen God Ebisu (Phase 1)]

[Level: 95 (Lord-level)]

[HP: 1900000000/1900000000]

[Status: /Divine Corruption/Netherworld Miasma/Unclean Realm]

[Introduction: It was once one of the divine incarnations enshrined at Izumo Taisha Shrine. However, eroded by endless years, its divinity was completely corrupted, transforming it into the most loyal guardian dog of the Izumo Secret Realm, the Land of the Dead. Its body is a mobile plague factory; all the land it passes through turns into the filthy soil of the underworld. That perpetually smiling face is not welcoming you—it is merely imagining how delicious it would be to devour you. (Note: This god of fortune hasn't "blessed" anyone in a long time, except itself.)]

[Entry 1: Yellow Springs Filth Body (Conceptual Level) – Its body itself is a moving, foul-smelling domain. All creatures within a 500-meter radius of itself will continuously suffer from the [Corrosion] effect, losing 2% of their maximum health per second. Simultaneously, the effectiveness of all healing skills within this area is reduced by 80%. (Note: It is recommended to write your will before approaching it.)]

[Entry 2: The Smile of the God of Fortune (Conceptual Level) – Its smile isn't an expression, it's an attack. Each time it "smiles," one random attribute of all hostile targets within range is permanently reduced by 5%. This effect stacks infinitely and cannot be recovered by any means. Until the end of the battle. (Note: A smile makes you ten years younger. Its smile makes you ten years younger.)]

[Entry 3: Devouring Fish (Active) - Opens a gigantic maw, summoning thousands of "Rotting Sea Bream" formed from filthy energy to launch an area-of-effect attack. Each sea bream carries a high concentration of Underworld Toxin; those bitten will suffer a double negative status effect of [Nerve Paralysis] + [Visual Deprivation]. (Note: The sea bream in Ebisu's arms were never meant for display.)]

[Entry 4: Unclean Rebirth (Conceptual Level) – As long as it remains within the range of the Impure Land of the Underworld, its body can regenerate infinitely. Even if shattered into pieces, it will re-form from the Impure Land within 3 seconds. To kill it, you must first destroy the Impure Land domain beneath its feet—or, overwrite it with the rules of a higher dimension. (Note: It is invincible within its own territory.)]

Level 95.

Lord level.

All four entries are at the conceptual level.

After looking at the panel, Gu Xu remained silent for two seconds before speaking, his tone filled with genuine disappointment: "I mean... I originally thought you were the big brother of this secret realm."

"I never expected it to be you, you worm."

In the center of the courtyard, on the chubby face of the fallen god Ebisu, two slit-like eyes slowly opened.

The cloudy yellow eyes rolled and landed on Gu Xu.

Then it laughed.

The enormous mouth stretched out to both sides, and the keratinous folds sizzled and rubbed together, making a sound that sent chills down your spine.

【The God of Fortune's Smile】Activated.

A red notification popped up in front of Gu Xu's eyes.

[Conceptual-level reduction effect detected - In progress - Calamity Domain rule overwrite - Decision passed - Effect invalidated.]

"this one?"

Gu Xu pursed his lips.

The worm's smile froze for a moment.

Clearly, it didn't expect its concept-level entry to be blocked so easily.

Gu Xu pulled both hands out of his pockets.

He glanced at the five servants of calamity behind him—the Bride of the Wicked's wedding dress was fluttering, Twitch was rubbing his bone cane, the purple nebula of the Eye of the Old One was spinning faster, the Gravedigger stood silently, and the Deathbringer hovered high in the sky.

Five pairs of eyes stared at the worm.

That look in their eyes was like five people who hadn't eaten for three days seeing a plate of freshly cooked braised pork.

Gu Xu raised his hand and casually pointed his index finger at the level 95 Lord-level BOSS.

"Wife, brothers."

"Get them!"

"Teach it how to be a person."

……

The moment Gu Xu led his five underlings into the secret realm, the outside world did not become quiet.

On the contrary, the excitement has only just begun.

Inside the temporary base, Su Qiong stood at the entrance of the command tent, arms crossed, her gaze fixed on the now-closed rift in the secret realm.

Her expression was calm, but those who knew her knew that the calmer Su Qiong was, the more unsettled she was.

In layman's terms, this means she's worried, but doesn't want others to see it.

Jiang Shu, who was standing next to her, didn't have so many thoughts running through her mind.

The chief of staff of the Calamity Army sat cross-legged on an ammunition box, a tablet computer pressed against his face, his fingers swiping the screen as fast as if he were playing mahjong.

She was browsing forums.

Internal forum of the military.

It's called an internal forum, but it's really just a large chat group disguised as a military forum.

The topics of conversation usually range from "Is the braised pork in the cafeteria today made with leftovers from yesterday?" to "Did the commander of the neighboring legion secretly get a perm?"

But tonight, the entire forum had only one topic.

Gu Xu.

And that slap.

When Jiang Shu opened the forum homepage, she almost thought she had entered the wrong place.

Because the entire homepage, from top to bottom and from left to right, is filled with posts about Gu Xu.

It was densely packed, like pasting up Spring Festival couplets, a huge expanse of red, with each title marked with an exclamation mark, and an enhanced version with three to five exclamation marks.

The title of the first post is:

[Shocking! Commander Gu slapped a Japanese demigod flying! The whole thing took less than twenty seconds! Any brothers on the front lines who can tell me what happened?!]

There are already over a thousand replies to this post.

Jiang Shu clicked in and glanced at it.

"Holy crap, I was on duty watching the live satellite feed just now, and I thought I was seeing things, so I rubbed my eyes three times! And then... a slap! Just one slap! That was a demigod, guys!"

"Don't ask anymore, asking will only make me feel better."

"The point isn't the slap itself. The point is that after slapping him, he stood on Yamamoto's face and spoke. I can't even imagine that scene!"

"To be honest, my previous understanding of Commander Gu was limited to news-level knowledge such as 'taking down four demigods.' But after seeing this slap today, I suddenly feel that his previous achievements may have been underestimated."

"You guessed right upstairs. I have a comrade who participated in the East China Sea Battle. He said that Commander Gu's state at the time could be summed up in four words—'strolling leisurely'."