Coffin

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

One was used for timing.

The other was being used for rapid typing.

"Interviewing the fifth batch. If anyone is accepted, I'll immediately have them..."

Creak~

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

Fang Qingyu smiled and extended his hand to her.

"Hello, I should be the one who was accepted, right?"

The woman stared blankly, showing no reaction. Suddenly, not believing it, she stuck her head inside to take a look.

There was no damage to the facilities inside the conference room.

A group of people looked as if they were asleep.

Sitting in their chairs.

It was very quiet.

And very eerie.

"I was the one who won. You can check the surveillance if you don't believe me."

Seeing the woman's strange expression, Fang Qingyu pointed to the surveillance camera on the ceiling.

The woman heard him and glanced at her phone.

Only twenty-some seconds had passed since the recording started.

"Congratulations."

Suppressing the shock in her heart, the woman displayed great professionalism and extended her hand to shake Fang Qingyu's.

Bodyguard job, secured!

By the time Fang Qingyu left the manor, it was already evening.

It was pretty much as he had imagined. The main duty was to protect the target's safety for these two hours, and the secondary duty was to prevent others from getting close.

However, he didn't see the target person today.

He only knew it was the daughter of the homeowner.

But no matter who it was, it was the same to Fang Qingyu.

If this job could be unlocked.

What he was most looking forward to was actually the work hours.

After a full day, he could practice martial arts in the morning, work as a bodyguard in the afternoon, and hunt Life Spirits or whatever else at night.

The schedule was quite comfortable.

However, he would have to see what Old Jiao had to say later.

Fang Qingyu got into the car and headed straight for the bar.

The two of them were waiting for him there today.

"Fourth Brother."

Fang Qingyu still preferred to enter through the back door. Standing at the entrance was still that Xiao Si.

"No, no, no, just call me Xiao Si. Brother Jiao is waiting for you in the office."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Si's expression immediately became flustered, and he led Fang Qingyu towards the office.

Others might not know, but as Brother Jiao's personal subordinate, he knew a thing or two.

"Qingzi is here, have a seat!"

Entering the office, Old Jiao and Lu Chen greeted him with smiles.

There were also several other people he didn't recognize.

"Let me introduce you. These few are our merchant association's team for hunting Life Spirits."

"Little Five, Big Foot, Mosquito, Vajra."

Old Jiao introduced them one by one with a smile.

Fortunately, their nicknames were easy to remember. After Fang Qingyu nodded to the group, he had a rough idea of who was who.

"They all spent time in the Elite Class."

After the introductions, Old Jiao added.

This way, he gave a general idea of their strength.

At least they had gotten started with the Contemplation Method.

"You all know this person, right?"

Old Jiao then pointed at Fang Qingyu.

Xiao Wu smiled and chimed in, "The entire martial practitioner community went crazy over that video."

"Someone who can solo a Life Spirit without practicing the Contemplation Method. I've only seen two people like that in my life."

Mosquito also nodded seriously from the side.

Seeing everyone acknowledge Fang Qingyu's strength, Old Jiao clapped his hands forcefully, drawing everyone's attention to him.

"Since that's the case, let's stop wasting time and get straight to tonight's plan."

Old Jiao dragged over an electronic screen from the side.

He opened a map of Qingjian City.

He zoomed in on the old district and drew a section.

"Tonight, it's our turn to guard the area between Wan'an Street and Yifu Street in the old district."

"Qingzi is new. According to the rules, I'll stay in the middle with Qingzi and Old Lu tonight. Xiao Wu and Mosquito, you two guard Wan'an Street. Big Foot and Vajra, you stay at Yifu Street." It was like a layered cake.

"Once we detect any Life Spirit fluctuations, everyone immediately heads to the location."

"Yes!"

The others had clearly gone through this scenario many times before.

"OK, let's go. Qingzi, you come with me!"

With that, everyone left the office briskly.

Fang Qingyu followed Old Jiao closely.

"Take this radio."

Old Jiao handed him an earpiece.

"Got it."

Fang Qingyu took it and put it on.

They exited through the back door and set off in three cars.

Getting into the car, Lu Chen took the driver's seat.

Old Jiao and Fang Qingyu sat in the back.

"I didn't expect your strength to reach 300KG so quickly, so I didn't have time to tell you many things."

"Let me introduce you to the most important thing for hunting Life Spirits."

As he spoke, Old Jiao took out a bead from his pocket.

However, it was different from a Life Pearl.

It was a fist-sized, clearly visible bead with a bright, flowing light.

"Its full name is Barrier Breaker Type I Field Generator."

"Its function is to isolate areas that have the aura of a Life Spirit. Only those who have entered the initial stage of the Contemplation Method can activate it to enter. Cultists can enter anytime."

"Inside is the same as the outside world, but within the field, no matter how the fight goes, it won't affect the outside."

"Is this... a modern item?"

Fang Qingyu looked surprised.

"I'm not sure. That's just what they call it. And it's a one-time use item. A Level 1 costs 100,000," Old Jiao said, scratching his head, not understanding the item's principle either.

"Understood."

Having experienced various extraordinary baptisms, Fang Qingyu's ability to accept things had greatly increased.

"However..."

"This thing also has a nickname."

Fang Qingyu asked curiously, "What is it?"

"Coffin."

Old Jiao said calmly.

"Once the field is activated, unless all the Life Spirits inside are dead, the person who opened the field absolutely cannot come out. Even if you die, as long as your body is still inside, the field cannot be easily broken from the inside."

"But in the Life Spirit data, the last sentence said that if you encounter a Life Spirit you can't beat, you should run?"

Fang Qingyu frowned.

Old Jiao and the others were all from the Elite Class, so they must have seen it.

"That sentence means if you encounter an Overlord-level Life Spirit, the others shouldn't hesitate and should just run."

"You too."

Old Jiao nodded calmly, looking directly into Fang Qingyu's eyes.

"..."

Fang Qingyu stopped talking.

Before, he had thought Life Spirits were just fodder for Martial Practitioners and cultists.

Even if he couldn't win, he could still run.

He hadn't expected...

The hunt for Life Spirits.

was far, far more brutal than he had imagined.

"Don't be too pessimistic. We're guarding low-risk areas, so only Level 1 Life Spirits usually appear, and they rarely go out of control."

The car sped down the street.

Seeing Fang Qingyu's continued silence, Old Jiao tried to comfort him.

"Pessimism is the least of my worries."

Fang Qingyu turned his head, a hint of curiosity in his voice.

He had never feared Life Spirits, as he had absolute confidence in himself.

"I was just wondering, all those people, are they willing to stay inside and wait to die?"

Old Jiao heard this and chuckled, about to respond.

Suddenly, a voice came through the radio to the three of them.

"Boss, about 300 meters inside the Ziling Pedestrian Street entrance, we've detected Life Spirit fluctuations."

"Turn around!"

Old Jiao commanded immediately after hearing this.

Tires screeched on the asphalt as Lu Chen sharply turned the steering wheel.

Less than 5 minutes later.

The car stopped outside the pedestrian street.

Crowds pushed past under neon signs, with various food stalls lining both sides of the street, exuding a strong sense of bustling life.

"Let's go."

Old Jiao, who had been sitting in the security room drinking, seemed like a different person.

Without any wasted words, he grabbed his guitar case and led them out of the car.

The three of them moved quickly through the crowd for about 300 meters.

Amidst a sudden roar from a nearby shop.

Old Jiao turned back and pulled Fang Qingyu.

"Let's go!"