Tomb Raider: The man is in the Nine Gates, but the system insists it's the Primordial Era.

On the surface, the Southern Archives always worked for the government, but in reality, it still received some protection and favors from the Zhang family.

They can obtain some of the clan's longevity resources, as well as more advanced information about battles.

Zhang Haiqi had adopted so many children because she couldn't stand seeing so many innocent civilians suffering as a result of the war.

This has led to so many families being displaced and people living in misery.

So many young and innocent children have become orphans with no one to care for them.

Most of these orphans wouldn't be alive today if she hadn't taken them in.

But now, these surviving orphans are also heading to the battlefield where life and death are uncertain.

On the side of the crowd.

The expressions of the members of the Nine Gates were also very serious.

Chen Pi and Hei Bei Lao Liu, the two strongest warriors among them, felt a surge of excitement and their faces flushed red when they saw the Zhang family members carrying long swords and the people from the Southern Archives standing behind Zhang Qishan's personal guard.

This group of Zhang family martial artists are employees of the Southern Archives.

Each of them who steps forward is a rare and exceptional expert, a powerful individual capable of standing alone.

But now, in the face of advanced weapons and massive-scale modern warfare, they appear so insignificant and insignificant.

"Chieftain."

"Chieftain."

"Buddha."

"Buddha."

boom!boom!boom!boom!boom!

They were not government officials and held no official positions. Upon hearing the news, members of the Zhang family came one after another from the front door or jumped down from the wall, joining Zhang Qishan's group.

Zhang Qishan glanced one last time at the Nine Gates members, as well as Su Mu, Zhang Qiling, and the others, and nodded: "Let's go!"

The sound of synchronized footsteps accompanied Zhang Qishan as they walked toward the door.

The members of the Nine Gates bowed and clasped their hands in respect: "Old Nine Gates! Respectfully seeing off the Buddha!"

"The Nine Gates! Respectfully bidding farewell to the Buddha!"

"Respectfully seeing off the Buddha!"

"Buddha."

"..."

Zhang Qiling muttered something under his breath, but didn't say it aloud.

Before leaving the Zhang family, everyone in the Zhang family had told him that he was a son of a concubine from the Zhang family, who lived far away in the southwest.

Everyone says that this male relative of the Zhang family is a coward who betrayed the Zhang family, an absolute good-for-nothing, and a deserter.

But at this moment, in the eyes of young Zhang Qiling, his relative Zhang Qishan was far superior to all the self-proclaimed geniuses and elites within the Zhang family.

Only the truly timid and cowardly would spend their entire lives hiding within the Zhang family, never engaging in worldly affairs or getting into trouble.

Young people like Zhang Qishan, Zhang Hailou, Zhang Haixia, Zhang Haiqi, and Zhang Haike are willing to risk life and death to step out of the comfortable and peaceful environment of the Zhang family and face all the problems in the world.

This is a time of national crisis.

Modernized terrorist battlefield warfare.

What is the Zhang family's special and mysterious Qilin blood compared to the millions of battlefields?

No one can guarantee that they will emerge unscathed from the battlefield after venturing deep into it.

Zhang Qiling himself also thought so.

The same applies to Zhang Qishan, Zhang Hailou, Zhang Haixia, Zhang Xiaoyu, Zhang Xiaojin, and others.

But this battle was one that had to be fought.

Zhang Qiling was lost in thought.

He heard Zhang Haike's sigh.

Zhang Haike said quietly, "I'm afraid this battle will really wipe out the entire fortune of our Zhang family."

Su Mu suddenly frowned.

Zhang Qishan going to the battlefield was something he had long anticipated.

But the fact that this battle would completely wipe out the Zhang family was something he had never imagined.

He always felt that even if all of Zhang Qishan's adjutants and personal guards died, it wouldn't affect the Zhang family.

But now it seems that quite a few members of the Zhang family went to the battlefield in this battle.

Moreover, the vast majority of them went to the battlefield voluntarily to follow Zhang Qishan, rather than being ordered or summoned by others.

Su Mu glanced at Zhang Qiling beside him.

If he weren't the clan leader, Zhang Qiling, a young man who has always acted with utmost benevolence and kindness, would probably have followed him to the battlefield upon receiving this news.

Su Mu also thought of something else.

It was probably after this battle that the Zhang family truly lost the right to be a rival to the Wang family.

Given the Wang family's character, the opposing side certainly wouldn't invest too much effort, manpower, or resources in this battle.

So after this battle was over.

Those members of the Zhang family who survived probably saw the reality clearly and willingly continued to follow Zhang Qishan to the very end.

Those who survived will likely refuse to return to the Zhang family, which has been hiding and refusing to move forward.

Zhang Haiqi turned to Su Mu: "Hai Lou is naturally straightforward, so I could guess he would go, but Xia Zai..."

Why would Zhang Haixia, who has been extremely selfish and self-serving since childhood, risk his life to rush to the battlefield?

Su Mu narrowed his eyes: "The battle merits that Xia Zai wants belong to the Southern Archives. This battle will last a long time, but if we win in the end, the Southern Archives will also receive a huge share of the military merits. At that time..."

After witnessing Zhang Qishan's swift and decisive annihilation of the Nanyang warlord Mo Yungao, Zhang Haixia spent countless sleepless nights pondering this matter.

The situation at the Southern Archives was different from that in Changsha, where Zhang Qishan was located.

Without military merits and the ability to lead troops, what would happen when the Southern Archives faced the same crisis as the Nanyang warlord Mo Yungao?

Should we continue to surrender?

Do we still need to rely on Zhang Qishan's (Buddha) assistance?

Or should they continue to be beaten and run away in fear, watching their comrades die tragically before their eyes?

No.

No, not anymore.

Zhang Haixia is exceptionally shrewd; once he's suffered a loss, he'll never let himself fall into the same trap a second time.

That's why the two of them brought all the members of the Southern Archives to join the battle.

This time, I might die or get hurt.

If successful, Zhang Haixia could have a status and position similar to Zhang Qishan along the coast.

At that time, regardless of whether they are from the underworld or the legitimate world, they will all need to pay homage to him, the returning war god.

Instead of someone else targeting the Southern Archives again because they covet the Zhang family's bloodline.

Er Yuehong looked at Chen Pi, who was also somewhat lost in thought, and said, "What, now you know the real difference between us and the Buddha?"

Chen Pi sighed and nodded.

In Changsha, within the Nine Gates, Zhang Qishan was someone they could freely criticize and judge.

And once Zhang Qishan put on his military uniform...

Then the entire city of Changsha, and the entire Old Nine Gates, all need to look up and admire this true war god, "General Jun".

The members of the Nine Gates looked in the direction where Zhang Qishan and the others had left, their faces showing deep emotion.