CHAPTER 48: CHAPTER 48: COFFIN

The woman was outside the door, holding a phone in each hand.

One was used for timing.

The other for quick typing.

"Currently interviewing the fifth batch; if anyone is hired, I’ll immediately..."

Cre-eak~

But before she finished typing, the conference room door behind her suddenly opened.

Fang Qingyu smiled and extended his hand toward her.

"Hello, I guess I am the one who got hired?"

The woman stared blankly without much reaction, suddenly incredulous, she poked her head inside for a glance.

Nothing was damaged in the conference room.

A group of people looked as if they were asleep.

Sitting in their chairs.

Very quiet.

And very eerie.

"I won the fight, you can check the surveillance if you don’t believe me."

Seeing the woman’s uneasy expression, Fang Qingyu pointed to the surveillance camera on the ceiling.

Upon hearing this, the woman glanced at her phone.

Only twenty seconds had passed since the record started.

"Congratulations..."

Suppressing the shock in her heart, the woman exhibited strong professionalism, reaching out, she shook hands with Fang Qingyu.

Bodyguard job, secured!

By the time Fang Qingyu left the estate.

It was already evening.

As imagined, the main duty was to ensure the safety of the target for these two hours, while the secondary duty was to prevent anyone from getting close.

However, today he didn’t see the target.

He just knew it was the daughter of the homeowner.

But it didn’t matter who it was, it was all the same to Fang Qingyu.

If this job can be unlocked.

Most appealing, actually, was the working hours.

A day comprised of morning martial arts practice, afternoon as a bodyguard, evening for either hunting Life Ghosts or something else.

The schedule was quite comfortable.

But still depends on what Old Qiao will say.

Fang Qingyu got into the car, heading straight for the bar.

Today, the two were waiting for him there.

"Fourth Brother."

Fang Qingyu was still used to entering from the back door, and standing at the entrance was still the same Xiao Si.

"No, no, just call me Xiao Si; Qiao Ge is waiting for you in the office."

At the mention, Xiao Si’s expression instantly turned anxious, leading Fang Qingyu towards the office.

Though others didn’t know, as Qiao Ge’s close subordinate, he was aware of some things.

"Qingzi is here, take a seat!"

Entering the office, Old Qiao and Lv Chen immediately smiled in welcome.

There were also a few other people whom he didn’t recognize.

"Let me introduce, these folks here are our Commerce Association team for hunting Life Ghosts."

"Xiao Wu, Bigfoot, Mosquito, Vajra."

Old Qiao introduced them with a smile, one by one.

Fortunately, these nicknames were easy to remember; after nodding to each, Fang Qingyu roughly memorized who was who.

"They all spent time in the Elite Class."

After the brief intro, Old Qiao added another phrase.

This revealed their general level of skill.

At least at the Observation Method beginner stage.

"You all recognize this person, right?"

Next, Old Qiao pointed at Fang Qingyu.

Xiao Wu chimed in with a laugh: "The martial artist circle has spread that video like crazy."

"Without practicing Observation Method, able to solo kill a Life Ghost, I’ve only seen two such people in my lifetime."

Mosquito also nodded seriously at the side.

Seeing everyone acknowledge Fang Qingyu’s skill like this, Old Qiao clapped his hands, gathering everyone’s attention on him.

"Since we’re doing this, let’s not waste any time and start tonight’s plan right away."

Old Qiao pulled over an electronic screen from the side.

Opening the map of Qingjian City.

Zooming into the old city and highlighting a section.

"It’s our turn to guard the area between Wan’an Street and Yifu Street in the old city tonight."

"Qingzi is a newbie, according to the rule, he, Old Qiao and Old Lv will stay in the middle tonight; Xiao Wu and Mosquito guard Wan’an Street, Bigfoot and Vajra stay at Yifu Street."

Just like a layered cake.

"Once there’s a sign of Life Ghost, everyone immediately heads to the location."

"Got it!"

The others have clearly done this plenty of times before.

"Okay, let’s head out; Qingzi, follow me!"

With that, the group swiftly left the office.

Fang Qingyu closely followed Old Qiao.

"Take the radio."

Old Qiao handed over an earpiece.

"Alright."

Fang Qingyu took it and put it on.

The group exited through the back door, split into three cars and departed.

Once in the car, Lv Chen was the driver.

Old Qiao and Fang Qingyu sat together at the back.

"I hadn’t expected you to reach 300KG Power so soon, so there’s a lot I haven’t had a chance to explain."

"Let me first introduce the most important thing about hunting Life Ghosts."

Saying this, Old Qiao took out a pearl from his pocket.

However, it’s different from the Life Pearl.

Rather, it’s a clearly visible pearl, the size of a fist, with light flowing around it.

"This is officially named Barrier-Breaking Type I Force Field Generator."

"Its role is to isolate areas with Life Ghost aura; martial artists need to be newcomers of the Observation Method to activate entry, while Believers can enter at any time."

"Inside is like the outside world, but whatever happens in the force field won’t affect the outside."

"This is... a modern item?"

Fang Qingyu listened with a face full of astonishment.

"Not sure, anyway, that’s what it’s called, and it’s a one-time item; a level-one one costs 100,000 each." Old Qiao doesn’t understand the item’s principle, scratching his head.

"Understood."

Having gone through various Extraordinary events, Fang Qingyu’s ability to comprehend has greatly increased now.

"However..."

"This thing also has a nickname."

Fang Qingyu asked curiously: "What?"

"Coffin."

Old Qiao stated calmly.

"Once the force field is opened, unless all Life Ghosts inside are dead, the person opening the force field absolutely cannot leave; even if you’re dead, as long as your body remains inside, it’s not easy to breach the force field from inside."

"But I read in the Life Ghost data, the last sentence advises running if you encounter a Life Ghost you can’t beat?"

Fang Qingyu frowned.

Old Qiao and the others are from the Elite Class, surely they’ve all read this.

"That sentence means if you encounter a higher-tier Life Ghost, others should not hesitate and run straight away."

"You too."

Old Qiao nodded calmly, looking straight into Fang Qingyu’s eyes.

"..."

Fang Qingyu stopped speaking.

Previously, he assumed Life Ghosts were just fodder for martial artists and Believers.

That he could at least run if they were unbeatable.

Didn’t expect...

The act of hunting Life Ghosts.

Is far more brutal than he’d imagined.

"Don’t be too pessimistic; we’re guarding low-risk zones, usually only dealing with level-one Life Ghosts, it’s rare to see a rampage."

The car sped along the street.

Seeing Fang Qingyu in silence, Old Qiao offered words of comfort.

"Not too pessimistic."

Fang Qingyu turned his head with interest.

He’s never been afraid of Life Ghosts because he has absolute confidence in himself.

"I’m just wondering, with so many people, are they all willing to stay inside and wait for death?"

Old Qiao shook his head and chuckled, wanting to speak.

The trio’s ears suddenly received input from the radio.

"Boss, detected Life Ghost fluctuation about 300 meters inside the entrance of the Ziling Pedestrian Street."

"Turn around!"

Upon hearing it, Old Qiao immediately commanded.

Tyres screeched on the asphalt, and Lv Chen jerked the steering wheel.

In less than 5 minutes.

The car stopped outside the pedestrian street.

Throngs of people squeezing past neon signs, various street food stalls lined the path, the atmosphere thick with the scent of life.

"Let’s go."

Old Qiao, originally lounging in the security room with flirtation on his mind, seemed like a different person.

Without any nonsense, taking the lead with a guitar case, he got off the car.

The trio moved rapidly through the crowd, covering about 300 meters.

Amid a sudden roar from a nearby store.

Old Qiao turned to hold Fang Qingyu back.

"Let’s go!"