In the dimly lit secret room, the supreme god wearing the red crown still sits upright on the throne, and the four night pearls in the front and back and left and right still exude a faint light, everything is familiar, the only difference is that the walls are white and flawless, leaving no animal totems.

There was a group of children standing below, in their teens, about thirty of them, with innocent, innocent, and ignorant expressions on their faces, and although they faced the gods who were full of aura and enough to shock people's hearts, they did not lose their innocence, they looked at them curiously, and they chattered and argued.

"Look, what's that glittering thing? It's so beautiful!"

"That's supposed to be the stars. ”

"Don't look, you say, the man sitting in front of you—is it the Most High God?"

"But...... I have heard others say that the supreme god holds the sun and moon in the sky with both hands, and even Apophis, who is helpless for the four great gods, was slapped back to the underworld by the supreme god with a palm......"

"That's the all-powerful Supreme God!, I'm sure!" said the young eagle with great firmness in his heart.

The Supreme God, who was bowing his head in meditation, suddenly raised his head and looked towards them.

"Look, look, the Supreme God is coming!"

A child in the crowd shouted, and everyone was excited, hungry for God's gift.

It is said that the Most High God, who never had to leave the throne, stepped down and walked straight to the front of the eagle and stroked his head.

"Kids. Suddenly silence enveloped the chamber, and the Supreme God fell into his own thoughts, as if remembering a memory. "God has an end...... too"

"Do you want the power to protect your loved ones?"

"I want to !!"

The screen quickly switches, and a fierce man appears, he scans the children, warns everyone with his eyes, declares his authority, and all he wants is obedience.

"From now on, you will all be candidates for the Night's Watch, and perhaps until then, you are the chosen ones, but with me, I only recognize the truly strong who can defeat me. Remember to me that you have no past, no future, and no more names. Because only a tough warrior, a person who can survive to the end, is qualified to let others remember him, and a coward, only death is left for him. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" everyone replied.

At this time, the children did not know what kind of future would greet them, and they could only walk on the path arranged by the Supreme God step by step. I thought everything was beautiful, but it wasn't until this moment that I realized that there was no free lunch in the world, and if you wanted to get anything, you had to work hard for it.

At the command of the man, the children began to undergo a series of hellish trainings: from sunrise to sunset, how many fainted and got up and up again under the scorching sun, carried up and down the mountain and up again in the torrential rain, and completed impossible tasks, and daily hand-to-hand combat, armed combat continued after another, fighting to the death just to be able to enjoy the food of victory.

The arduous training day and night was undoubtedly too heavy a burden for these children, and it was not an intensity that they could bear at their age, so that their bodies and spirits were constantly tormented, and many of them cried, bled and collapsed、......

The man, however, just watched from the sidelines, and used force if necessary to make the children understand that all he wanted was the completion of the task and absolute obedience.

In this world, there is no pity, there is no warmth, people do not believe in tears, they hate tears, they resist and beat everything that does not belong to strong warriors, even if they are only children, and it is precisely because they are children that they must implement all this, so that they can understand the laws of the world from an early age.

In the inaccessible wilderness, the crow cries are intermittent and echo over and over again. A gust of wind blew, and the withered yellow grass was blown to a rattle, revealing a smell of decay and lifelessness. Only the roar of wild beasts from time to time in the distance indicates the existence of life, but the existence of this life threatens the existence of another life.

"This is the great wilderness of Hassan, what awaits you next is a race to the death, a wilderness escape, you will cross this endless blank space alone, no weapons, no food, no tools, nothing, only you are alone, all kinds of dangers are waiting for the opportunity, only by overcoming all the difficulties that you are about to face, you will have the right to live. But—"

"The last remaining quota is only the twelve people who came out first, you have no choice to retreat, only by defeating everyone, can you survive. Here, as long as you can live, everything is allowed and everything will be forgiven, this is the survival of the fittest. ”

In this way, a competition between man and nature, man and man, officially kicked off.

"Hello...... Are you willing to work with me, don't underestimate me, I have a lot of strength, and I will definitely not hold you back. ”

"Okay, I'm also very strong, I can definitely protect you!"

"I don't need to be protected, don't be complacent. ”

"That'...... Shall we give us a high-five?"

"Hmm! ”

"Smack!"

The number of children who used to be large has been reduced with the passage of time, some of them starved to death because they had no food, some were poisoned because they were attacked by fierce beasts, and some ended their lives because they were killed by their peers in the process of competition......

Everything is going on brutally, but everything is going on in an orderly manner.

"Little Bunny—open the door—open it quickly—"

"Why are you singing?"

"Shhhh ”

“......”

"Hee-hee, look at you!"

Seemingly attracted by the song, a rabbit poked its head and popped out of its hole.

"If you don't see this catch, I'll say it will be useful!"

“......”

"Wow, we finally have meat to eat today, it's fun to think about!"

"Whew......"

The picture suddenly froze, and they saw a lost Steppenwolf appear in front of them, staring at them fiercely, opening their bloody mouths, waiting to bite the prey in front of them.

"Get out of here, get out of here!

"Woooooooooo......oo Don't come here...... I'm afraid ......"

"What are you crying about, coward. ”

"Woo...... Woo...... You're a coward! I'm not afraid. ”

"Don't be afraid, I'm still here. ”

The picture passed away in an instant, and it was the little boy and the Steppenwolf who fell to the ground, both defeated.

"Woooooooooo......oo Are you okay, don't scare me, you've shed a lot of blood......"

"Hey...... Hey...... Don't cry, I said it...... I...... Will definitely protect it...... Your ......"

At this time, the image of the first time the little boy saw the Supreme God came to his mind, "Do you want to gain the power to protect your loved ones?" he clenched his fists.

"We ...... Will we still be able to live...... Woowoo woo ......"

"Yes...... Definitely...... Trust me......"

"Wake up...... Wake up...... Don't leave me ......"

No one noticed that a short figure stood on a cliff not far away, with a tattoo of a poisonous snake on his shoulder that stood out in the sunlight.

It's all over, it's just beginning, and the remaining twelve people are only ushered in more harsh and ruthless training and torture, for one purpose, to mold them into the toughest stoppers in the night—the night watchmen.

Countless days of exposure to the sun, wind and rain passed quietly through my fingers, and the devilish training day after day, year after year, finally came to harvest. The training and grinding have carved marks on the children's faces, and they have also left countless scars on their bodies that belong to warriors.

Under the moon, in a pool of blood, the body of an old man lay down.

"Why...... Why...... Why!"

"Colluded with the messengers of the underworld, causing the death of 300 innocent people, and then he was punished. ”

"But...... But he's my grandfather...... Woowoo woo ......"

"But we are the night watchmen. ”

"Don't forget, the night watchman doesn't need tears. ”

In the dim moonlight, the person who couldn't see clearly froze in place, then wiped his face, and resolutely turned away without looking back.

"Eagle, why do you want to take it?"

Suddenly, a person stepped out of the shadows, said jokingly, raised his left hand to his neck, and made a gesture of obliteration.

"If there is no killing in the night, how can there be a daytime guard, or is the priest starting to plan to get involved in law enforcement?"

"You're still that idiot. ”

With that, the man grinned and disappeared into the darkness again.

In the wild, where no one is around, the eagle dug a pit and buried the old man's body, while burying the amulet he wore with him.

"Forgive me for my selfishness, because there will be no more rabbits in this world, and you have to learn to become Steppenwolf. ”

In the secret room, the Supreme God stood in front of the throne, looking down at the remnants who knelt on the ground below, they were the twelve survivors who had walked on the line of life and death, their faces had long lost their former innocence, and the years had left vicissitudes on them.

From this moment on, they will wear black masks and hold jade pendants to perform the duty of vigil, and from this moment on, they will always be carved on the walls of the secret room as the images of the twelve divine beasts, living and dying with the Empire, as if the chains of fate had long been seared into their hearts, whether they are alive or dead, the shackles will always be there, and if they choose to escape, they can only let the chains stain their blood by pulling.

The twelve night watchmen looked up at the Most High God sitting on the stone chair, and raised their temples with their right fists.

The following slogan was recited in unison as if it were an oath, and the firm voice broke through the palace, through the clouds, through the confines of time, and spread far, far away:

"I make this oath in the name of God

From this night onwards, I will keep watch with the long night

Incognito, do not compete for honor

Loyal to the country and loyal to the king

Fulfill your duties until you die

I am the magistrate behind the gods, the night watchman of the Empire

Resist wind and sand

Crossing the dangers of the holy river

Protect the prosperity of the empire

I will forge a sword in darkness with blood and glory

Pierce the sky of heresy and usher in the dawn of dawn

Tonight, night and night."

The picture after that is constantly jumping, fleeting, overlapping and hazy, and the vows of "this is the case tonight, all the night" and "this is the case tonight, every night and every night" linger in my mind over and over again, unwilling to disperse.