Ghost Compendium

"You..."

Before the female Awakened could finish her sentence, she noticed a rusty kitchen knife floating in mid-air at her throat, giving her the eerie feeling that speaking again might lead to her throat being cut.

Meanwhile, Mei Xin Mountain was still somewhat reluctant, frantically darting his eyes around to scrutinize Wu Liang beside him, as if trying to spot a flaw in this guy.

No matter how hard he looked, Wu Liang now appeared so relaxed and seemingly full of vulnerabilities, but always gave him an inexplicable sense of impending disaster if he were to approach.

"Reporter comrade... is there really no room for negotiation?"

Mei Xin Mountain spoke through gritted teeth.

Back when he first learned that headquarters would send someone to investigate the 'Promised Land' organization at the Celestial Pool of Tianshan, he was the first to report the current Fierce Ghost balance.

But each report was rejected, and for an entire week, he hammered into the report system until it was practically ruined.

Yet headquarters responded only with—reporter comrade can handle this issue independently.

How could he accept this?

Due to the remote location, all the information headquarters received about the Celestial Pool came from his side; they hadn't truly seen the mountain of Fierce Ghost numbers!

"You only need to rest here for a few days while I convince headquarters, then we can continue this welcome banquet. If you insist on pushing forward, then I have no choice but to..."

Mei Xin Mountain revealed a trace of pain.

If it weren't for this special circumstance, he truly wouldn't want to make a move against a fellow Official Awakened!

In fact, the people who came today to stop Wu Liang weren't just the five Awakened at this banquet; the building had no ordinary people at all!

Except for a small number of Awakened handling supernatural incidents outside, nearly all the Awakened in Di Wu City were hidden in this building.

With just one command, they would swarm forward!

"Hah, no need, I'm picky about food. The taste of this hotel is simply awful. Next time in Chengyang City, I'll treat you." Wu Liang shook his head, once again rejecting the request.

And slowly raised his right hand.

Snap—

Accompanied by a snap of his fingers, Mei Xin Mountain quickly looked around warily, given the strong visual impact of the lightning strike earlier.

Yet several seconds passed, and inside the room, there wasn't the slightest movement, unlike the earlier dramatic thunder and lightning, without even a hint of sound.

Wait... sound?

Why was there no sound at all in the room!

Terrified, Mei Xin Mountain glanced around; the Awakened struck by lightning earlier, along with the female Awakened who released protective shields, were all lying on the ground like corpses, unmoving.

Then, Wu Liang stretched lazily, stood up from the chair, picked up a napkin to wipe away the grease at the corner of his mouth from eating.

After precisely tossing it into the trash can, he said:

"They'll wake up in an hour, but by tomorrow morning, I want to see that off-road vehicle and the necessary supplies, otherwise I'll put all the Awakened in Di Wu City to sleep for a full day."

"At that time, if a supernatural incident occurs in the city, there'll be no one to handle it. I won't need to explain the risk, right?"

After saying that, Wu Liang turned to leave the hotel.

But his threatening words sounded so harsh to Mei Xin Mountain.

This guy was using the safety of the citizens to threaten the entire Di Wu City official division!

Yet before he could gather other Awakened in the building to continue action, Wu Liang spoke again: "Oh, by the way, everyone upstairs is asleep; you're the only one still awake."

Bang—

Upon hearing this, Mei Xin Mountain punched the table hard, gritting his teeth, and said, "What kind of Official Awakened are you! The safety of the citizens..."

"Thanks for the offer, but I don't care. I don't know them, and the decision is in your hands. As long as I see the car tomorrow, everyone can act like nothing happened," Wu Liang shrugged nonchalantly.

Ever since the old man at headquarters saw through his thoughts, he completely let himself loose.

If the other side had banded together like a gang, ambushed him at the divisional entrance, and swarmed him, it might have been quite troublesome to deal with.

Not that he couldn't win.

But if everyone unleashed their Awakened abilities, Wu Liang wasn't sure if there was an ability that could really affect him.

Yet now, allowing them to hide, when everyone's attention is intensely focused on the so-called "signal," then sorry.

The Nightmare's city-destroying level Fierce Ghost ability should lay them all flat if it can't sneak attack all of them, else it's not worth its reputation.

This led to his seemingly casual ability to wipe out all the Awakened.

Watching Wu Liang's figure gradually disappear at the doorway, Mei Xin Mountain's originally rapid breathing and flushed demeanor stabilized.

Glancing at his fallen comrades on the floor, he murmured to himself: "Ha, still attempting to detain him in Di Wu City? In the end, none of us could even touch his clothes. This guy is truly a monster..."

With that, Mei Xin Mountain finally sat down like a deflated balloon, showing a relieved bitter smile.

Perhaps headquarters wasn't actually dealing with them perfunctorily.

This guy might really have the ability to handle issues beyond their imagination.

......

......

The next morning at eight.

Wu Liang yawned, leisurely walking into the official division of Di Wu City, observing a team of Awakened preparing to go patrol, casually waving to greet them:

"Good morning, did you sleep well last night? Better be alert for work."

Upon hearing his greeting, the Awakened team's expression turned as complicated as having swallowed a fly, their eyes shifting from fear to anger, then resignation.

Clearly, they were also in the hotel last night.

"Captain Mei is in the first garage to the left after going in, go get your stuff." One of them sighed and pointed the direction for Wu Liang.

Without waiting for his response, he pulled his team members and left without looking back.

Wu Liang shrugged indifferently, humming an unknown tune, heading towards the direction mentioned.

On the way, no matter who he encountered, the other party would detour far around him, as if something in his vicinity created a magnetic field preventing anyone from approaching.

Finally arriving at the so-called garage.

He saw Mei Xin Mountain carefully wiping the large high-platform, big-bottomed, battering-ram-like beast in front of him with a towel.

Upon hearing footsteps behind him, Mei Xin Mountain spoke without turning his head: "Military-grade off-road Hummer, customized by me in each place. Even in the whole country, you won't find many beasts stronger than it. I treat it like a treasure."

"Now, it's yours."

"Go ahead, Celestial Pool exploration plan, we have no choice but to trust you, right?"