Chapter 96: “temporary Captain”
Noon,
Dajing City time 12:51 PM.
Even though autumn had arrived, the midday sun was still scorching and dazzling.
However, for Dachang City, this vast and prosperous metropolis seemed to have fallen into an apocalypse, with the entire city shrouded in a dark green smog.
And as time passed, the smog grew thicker and the situation worsened, with no signs of improvement.
Everyone in the city was filled with unease, and the few who knew the truth were filled with fear.
Because they knew that the source of all this was not natural weather, nor was it a chemical factory leak.
It was a ghost!
An incredibly terrifying ghost!
If it cannot be contained, this ghost will kill millions!
A temporary command center outside Dachang City.
“Continue to summon all persons in charge around Dachang City. We must try to enlist the help of even civilian ghost wielders and attempt to break through this green haze together.”
“Have you contacted Yang Jian? Make sure he protects Professor Wang Xiao Ming’s safety. Also, continue to expand the blockade radius, and delete all negative news about Dachang City online. We absolutely cannot let supernatural events appear in the public eye so early.”
Inside a military tent, during a temporary meeting, Vice Minister Cao Yanhua was methodically arranging the next actions.
Although he was overwhelmed, with his clear thinking and handling skills, the area around Dachang City quickly stabilized.
Suddenly, the latest news transmitted from a huge electronic screen in the center of the tent made Cao Yanhua’s expression change drastically.
“What? Zhao Kaiming, Ye Feng, and He Chuan are all dead?!”
Seeing this news, Cao Yanhua’s face turned extremely grim. He began to browse the more detailed report in his hand, and his expression grew darker the more he read.
Currently, there are only nine ghost wielders in Dachang City.
The three who died were not weak. To be wiped out during a simple patrol is unbelievable.
Just how terrifying is this ghost?
Everyone in the tent thought this in unison, and the atmosphere in the room fell into a deathly still.
No one spoke.
After all, no one dared to bear such immense responsibility and offer their suggestions.
Because one wrong move could lead to a city, millions of people, dying at the hands of a fierce ghost.
Even more dire circumstances, coupled with restless hearts.
These two factors were constantly pressuring Cao Yanhua to devise countermeasures.
He pondered for a moment, then looked at his assistant and asked:
“Up to now, how many persons in charge and civilian ghost wielders have arrived?”
Because of the real-time changes in data and the sheer volume of matters Cao Yanhua needed to handle, he had specifically assigned an assistant to compile this information.
“Eleven, plus General Li, a total of twelve people,” the assistant replied immediately.
“Good, go now and have General Li lead these people to try again. Once they can break open the starving ghost’s ghost domain, have them assist Professor Wang Xiao Ming immediately,” Cao Yanhua issued the command.
When the starving ghost first broke out, Li Jun, along with four persons in charge, had tried and failed.
Now that there are twelve ghost wielders in total, he, Cao Yanhua, refused to believe the ghost domain couldn’t be broken.
After the command was issued,
In just half a minute, Li Jun, who had been stationed at the green haze, received the order.
In a short while, several persons in charge arrived with civilian ghost wielders from their respective cities willing to work for Headquarters.
Looking at the diverse crowd gathered before him, Li Jun said with a stern expression:
“You should all have received the order from above. I hope you will all work with me. When I activate my ghost domain, those with ghost domains should immediately activate them to assist me.”
“If I fail, I will use ghost fire to mark the weakest point in the green haze, and the rest will be up to you.”
With that, Li Jun gave the eleven people in front of him a standard military salute and delivered his final mobilization speech:
“Thank you for your contributions to the country!”
Although he was usually silent and reserved, for the safety of the millions of citizens in Dachang City, he spoke these words from the bottom of his heart.
The solemn atmosphere, coupled with Li Jun’s sincere and simple demeanor, touched some of the ghost wielders before him, but most of them sneered inwardly, indifferent.
Some might have joined Headquarters out of their own beliefs, but most civilian ghost wielders assisted Headquarters primarily for their own benefit.
If they could avoid using their abilities, they could live a few days longer.
As for the lives of the citizens of Dachang City,
What did it have to do with them?
With the appearance of the ghost fire ghost domain, everyone’s emotions began to become tense.
However, whether it was the counter-invasion of the ghost domain or the ghost’s attack, the green haze showed no change. The green haze, with its three layers of ghost eye strength, was enough to stop a large number of ghost wielders.
Even Li Jun was no exception.
If there weren’t people like Fang Shiming or Jiang Shan using their Ghost Domains for a counter-invasion, no matter how many ordinary Ghost Wielders there were, even dozens or hundreds, they would never be able to step into Dachang City.
Seeing another failure,
Li Jun frowned, and after reporting the result, he stood in place, smoking one cigarette after another. The rest of the people also had grim expressions and remained silent.
“What is that in the sky? A celestial phenomenon?” one Ghost Wielder asked doubtfully.
Upon hearing his words, the many Ghost Wielders standing in place raised their heads in succession, looking towards the silver light that pierced the sky.
In the clear, cloudless sky, that silver light appeared even more dazzling, like a rainbow spanning the sun, reflecting in everyone’s eyes.
At the same time,
Jiang Shan’s figure suddenly appeared outside the meeting tent.
“Huh? Is that… Jiang Shan?”
Although Cao Yanhua had seen Jiang Shan’s file, the information on Ghost Wielders at Headquarters was as numerous as ox hair. The reason he could still recognize Jiang Shan at this moment was entirely because Zhao Jianguo had mentioned him many times in front of him.
At this moment, Zhao Jianguo, sitting at the end of the table, suddenly stood up, disregarding his loss of composure.
Sensing everyone’s gaze, he immediately took out the file he had prepared for a long time, placed it on the table, and said to everyone:
“Everyone, please take a look. This is the file of the little brother at the door. I have applied to Headquarters, hoping that the Starving Ghost Incident this time can be led by Jiang Shan.”
As soon as this was said,
the people present at the meeting started discussing animatedly, and some even looked at Zhao Jianguo with grim expressions.
They were holding this temporary meeting precisely because Li Jun’s strength was insufficient to solve the problem, so they were preparing to find a “temporary captain” to resolve this matter.
Due to Fang Shiming’s trip to Dahai City, some high-level officials in the Circle of Friends decided to let Jiang Shangbai gain some seniority, paving the way for him to become the “true captain” in the future.
Although this incident was classified as S-class and involved countless lives,
in the eyes of the high-level officials in the Circle of Friends, regardless of whether they could solve this incident or not, the most important quota for handling S-class incidents must remain in the hands of the Circle of Friends.
And most people present knew this clearly,
that Jiang Shangbai from the Circle of Friends would definitely become this “temporary captain,” and he was even on his way.
But what did Zhao Jianguo’s words mean now?
