Guardian God

With each piercing scream of the Red-clothed Female Ghost, her body gradually shrank, and her flesh and bones degenerated.

In the end, only a tattered crimson dress remained, still emitting weak sobs.

The crowd that had been fleeing in panic had already stopped.

Those who were a little bolder even took out their phones to film what was happening in front of them.

There's nothing we can do. Let alone ordinary citizens, even those in the Action Department who frequently deal with the supernatural have never seen anything like this before.

Lu Bai observed the state of the Red-clothed Female Ghost in front of him and felt that her yin energy had been almost completely dispersed. He then casually threw away the willow branch in his hand and unleashed another palm strike at the red-clad Palm Lightning.

Without a doubt, the Red-clothed Female Ghost in this state was clearly unable to withstand the Lightning Law and instantly turned into a pile of charred fragments.

The residue looked familiar to Captain Mao. He looked at Lu Bai with mixed feelings. "Sure enough, you were the one who killed that Old Man Tour Guide too."

Lu Bai turned around and smiled, "Isn't it because you didn't believe me at first?"

Captain Mao tried his best to suppress his shock and asked expectantly, "Would you like to join the Action Department?"

Sitting in Captain Mao's car, we drove from the quiet villa area halfway up the mountain to the bustling city.

The high-rise buildings around the road gradually became denser and more crowded.

Even though this is a strange world, during the day it is still bustling with traffic, with the feel of a modern city.

The journey wasn't very long, but it was enough time for Lu Bai to think things through.

In fact, this was a week after he arrived at the Deathmatch Arena.

Ever since that night, when he beat the Red-clothed Female Ghost to a pulp in front of numerous Action Department and citizens, everything has changed.

It's important to understand that during the two years following the arrival of the supernatural phenomenon, humanity was utterly helpless against it, forced to resort to human lives to uncover its rules and methods of killing.

Now, a being capable of fighting against the bizarre has suddenly appeared, and it's no exaggeration to take it seriously.

Captain Mao knew immediately that this was not something he was qualified to handle, and he reported the fact right away.

After all, there were simply too many witnesses, making the verification process easy.

After this news was confirmed, it received high attention at the national level.

How exaggerated is the level of importance attached to it?

To put it simply, the day after Lu Bai killed the Red-clothed Female Ghost, a comprehensive propaganda campaign was launched regarding Lu Bai in order to boost national confidence.

That same evening, state media issued a statement.

All news media outlets reprinted this.

This news caused a huge uproar online in a very short time.

The scene of Lu Bai controlling lightning with his bare hands and whipping the Red-clothed Female Ghost with a willow branch was made into a short video and spread across the country at an extremely fast speed.

The people of this world have lived in a strange shadow for far too long.

Human weapons are ineffective against the supernatural; they almost always leave humans passively waiting to die.

Every ray of dawn is precious.

The fact that Lu Bai so easily eliminated the strange entity cannot be considered a glimmer of hope.

This is the sun itself!

People began asking who Lu Bai really was, and whether he was a humanoid weapon specifically developed by the Action Department to deal with strange creatures.

News about Lu Bai has become incredibly popular online.

This was partly due to spontaneous dissemination by the public, and partly due to the influence of the news media.

The purpose, of course, was to restore public confidence and to promote Lu Bai, portraying him as a Guardian God of humanity.

On the other hand, the state took the lead in establishing an agency or department, officially called the "Bureau for the Protection of Services and Research of Lu Bai".

Abbreviated as Lu Bai Service and Research Guarantee Bureau.

Therefore, although Captain Mao extended an invitation in person that night, he ultimately did not join the Action Department, but instead participated in the strange events as an advisor or assistant, as he is doing now.

That being said, Lu Bai Service and Research Guarantee Bureau's work goal was actually very simple and clear: to provide services to Lu Bai and incidentally conduct research.

However, while Lu Bai Service and Research Guarantee Bureau's goal may be simple, the scope of work for his members is quite broad, and the specific tasks are extremely complex.

From major daily routines to minor details like food and water.

Even within the Lu Bai Service and Research Guarantee Bureau, the catering division had a position called "Instant Coffee Observer," who meticulously recorded all of Lu Bai's actions and physiological reactions related to instant coffee.

Even though... Lu Bai just bought a pack to try while shopping.

The vehicle drove steadily in the middle of the road, with a vehicle from the Action Department leading the way on each side.

"Master Lu, we need your help again this time."

Captain Mao kept his hands firmly on the steering wheel, turned around and nodded gratefully to Lu Bai.

Lu Bai stretched. "I don't know much about it, but I heard it's in a university?"

Captain Mao nodded and continued, "Two days ago Keshan University of Arts reported a bizarre disappearance case. A total of six female students went missing. They were not in the same dormitory and had no contact with each other."

We're pretty sure it's the work of the supernatural, but our Action Department has investigated for two days and hasn't found a single clue. We're at our wits' end and have no choice but to ask for your help."

It's worth mentioning that although Lu Bai was designed to be Guardian God of humanity, he wasn't actually that busy this week.

Including the Old Man Tour Guide and the Red-clothed Female Ghost, he only managed to kill four strange creatures this week.

After all, the appearance of strange phenomena is a global crisis.

There are five such eerie creatures like the Old Man Tour Guide with a fixed range of activity around this city, which is already considered a lot.

In a single city, the number of strange occurrences is actually in the single digits; otherwise, with such a bizarre killing efficiency, humanity would have been wiped out long ago.

Such strange occurrences within fixed activity areas are generally safe as long as one avoids getting too close, and do not fall under the category of requiring emergency handling.

As a result, assuming that Lu Bai does not intend to leave the city for the time being, his schedule is much more relaxed than he had imagined.

Half an hour later.

The convoy stopped at the entrance of Keshan University of Arts.

A large number of people had already gathered around the school gate to welcome them.

Among them were school leaders and personnel from the Action Department, but the majority were ordinary citizens who were excited and eager to see Lu Bai in person.

Thanks to official endorsement, even though Lu Bai hasn't taken action often, most citizens have come to regard him Guardian God.

As soon as the car door opened and Lu Bai stepped out, enthusiastic cheers erupted around him. Some even broke through the police cordon and tried to touch Lu Bai to absorb some of his divine energy.

Lu Bai had seen enough of this kind of scene in the past week.

He was neither surprised nor flustered.

He simply smiled warmly at everyone around him.