Boom——

A violent explosion sounded from the direction of the Fierce Ghost Battlefield.

This was the final City-Destroying Level Artificial Ghost being suppressed by the Nightmare. After enduring a righteous beating from a group of Official Awakened and other Fierce Ghost Minions, it couldn't hold on any longer and turned into a sky full of fireworks to entertain everyone.

Simply put—it got beaten to pieces.

"Whew... Damn, we actually managed to take down so many Red-clothed Fierce Ghosts, and even two City-annihilating Ghosts! And we didn't lose a single person!"

The commander wiped the sweat from his forehead and remarked.

This kind of record is so exaggerated that it's unimaginable during normal times; a few Red Robes would already keep them busy.

If those two City-Destroying Level Fierce Ghosts hadn't been suppressed by the Fierce Ghost summoned by Monkey throughout, they might have killed everyone on the beach, including our Awakened, in an instant.

"Yeah, yeah, it's truly a blessing that no one was lost. We really should thank these Fierce Ghost friends; they were the main force in this battle!"

The person next to the commander couldn't help but say.

Upon hearing such words, the commander also nodded in approval and prepared to go over and express his thanks.

However, turning around, he realized that although the person who just spoke was wearing the Shenhu City Official Awakened combat uniform, he didn't seem to recognize him.

No, wait a minute! All the Awakened who came to this beach were brought by me! Who is this person!

"Uh... friend, who are you?" The commander asked cautiously.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Shenhu City Official combat uniform on the stranger Awakened slowly turned into a comfortable T-shirt, and the tactical mask on his face disappeared, revealing a handsome and somewhat eerie face.

He grinned and said, "Oh, I'm the Fierce Ghost friend called out by the boss. Hurry up and thank me, I've been waiting, didn't you just nod?"

Saying that, the Puppet Ghost put on an expectant expression, blinking its eyes and causing the corner of the commander's mouth to twitch.

This was the first time the commander had a normal conversation with a Fierce Ghost, and he didn't expect to be hit with such shameless shock right off the bat.

"Well... thank you all indeed, from a certain point of view, this crisis actually concerns the survival of Shenhu City. Thank you for your hard work, and thanks to Comrade Monkey as well." The commander took a deep breath and sincerely expressed his gratitude.

"Hehehe, no need to thank me, the boss will handle the situation on the other side, don't worry."

The Puppet Ghost laughed heartily and patted the commander's shoulder, reassuring him not to worry about the news live broadcast, as it knew full well how capable Wu Liang's mouth was.

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"This... I..." Qin An looked at Wu Liang in front of him, whose hands were still dripping with blood, and was at a loss on how to respond to his question.

As a fellow reporter, he could clearly sense that the impassioned speech earlier had issues.

Wu Liang had skillfully shifted the issues that both the officials and he himself needed to address back onto himself and even onto the audience watching the news broadcast.

This was actually a kind of sophistry.

But in the current situation, facing such sophistry, he indeed found it difficult to refute anything because Qin An clearly understood—he did harbor a certain amount of jealousy.

Imagine, when you see something that terrifies you the most become a significant aid in someone else's hands, who wouldn't want such power to overcome fear?

In fact, who among the vast majority of ordinary people hasn't fantasized about what it would be like to have awakened abilities?

Deep down, every ordinary person longs to become Awakened.

They want to escape the current state of being constantly threatened by supernatural events; they wish to break free from the exhausting life of working 24/7; they long for unparalleled Awakened Abilities.

Wu Liang's words just now were no less than a pointed extraction of that little secret hidden in everyone's hearts, brutally tearing the veil of secrecy with blunt language.

"You fear my power; why not fear nuclear weapons before the Supernatural Calamity? Why not fear the guns in the army's hands?" Wu Liang continued when he saw the silence written all over Qin An's face.

His voice was like a siren, alluring and compelling people to ponder the content he was outlining.

"Because subconsciously, you know those are powers used to protect you, and those who are favored always have nothing to fear."

"So, since my power is also used to protect social order and fight against evil organizations, why would you worry about it affecting you? Does everyone have something to hide?"

Having said that, Wu Liang casually wiped the blood from his hands onto his black trench coat.

Sure enough, black hides red well.

After hearing his words, Qin An's expression softened slightly, and the oppressive feeling brought by Wu Liang seemed to lighten.

He took a deep breath and cautiously asked, "Then how can you guarantee that this power is solely used to protect us?"

This time when asking, Qin An's tone was much weaker, even carrying a hint of deference.

Wu Liang looked up at him, then glanced at the cameras of the live broadcast equipment, and smiled, "Then let's have the official heads promise you. If you don't trust even their words, it's best not to expect Official Awakened to come to the rescue when supernatural events occur."

Simultaneously, sitting in Director Long's office watching this unfold, the Zodiac Pig couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Unable to hold back, he patted the table and said, "This guy must have been in some sort of MLM before! In just a few words, he completely absolved himself, and now the issue is on your shoulders."

Saying this, the Zodiac Pig couldn't help but recall the time when Wu Liang took the position of Monkey, where he also eloquently argued until everyone was convinced.

Director Long wore an all-too-familiar smile.

In fact, he quite agreed with Wu Liang's previous rhetoric.

With just a few short sentences, he effectively linked the power he had, involving Supernatural Fierce Ghosts, with the protection of the people, aligning it with the military's firearms and national defense nuclear weapons, thus greatly dispelling people's fears.

Then having himself come forward to vouch for him was akin to giving a dose of confidence under the premise of alleviated fear!

Originally standing at the heart of a public controversy, he just walked out while ignoring the raging storm.

His black trench coat was merely stained with a few bloodstains.

"Hehe, let's go, get ready to work."

"Hmm? What task?"

"Holding a press conference, of course. We can't let our official 'Supernatural Calamity' down."

After saying this, Director Long stood up and prepared to head out. The quicker the press conference, the better, since Wu Liang, this time, has dealt with [Pioneer], a major unofficial problem.

He was well aware that Wu Liang wasn't concerned about how the public viewed him.

If some change were to occur, even if Wu Liang were to one day turn into a Supernatural Calamity bringing disaster, Director Long wouldn't be surprised.

Therefore, avoiding such changes as much as possible is needed to ensure that "one day" never arrives.

Both the officials and the public need this maverick to stand on humanity's side.

Since Wu Liang asked him to vouch for him, well, then vouch he shall, after all, who could deny a buddy...