Dachang City, the Paranormal Forum's headquarters building.
Deep blue spatial ripples spread like ripples across water, and Lin Cheng's figure solidified from a phantom outline.
The moment he stepped into his own territory, a mixture of coffee, cigarette smoke, and intense agitation hit him.
The entire headquarters command center was like an engine running far beyond capacity.
Dozens of communication devices beeped, while red warning lights flashed frantically across the large screens.
"Boss Lin!"
Liu Xiaoyu, who had been staring fixedly at the large screen, whipped her head around.
At that moment, Liu Xiaoyu looked more like a ghost than a vengeful ghost did.
Her usually neat short hair was a tangled mess, and the dark circles beneath her eyes were so deep that they looked like smoky eye makeup.
Her eyes were bloodshot and her face deathly pale. Clearly, she had not slept for over twenty-four hours.
Nearby, Jiang Yan hurried past with a stack of files in her arms.
She had long since kicked off her high heels and changed into flat slippers, and was directing several logistics staff as they moved Golden Corpse Bags.
"What's the situation?" Lin Cheng wasted no words and went straight to the main control console.
"Bad. Very bad!"
Liu Xiaoyu forced herself to focus and delivered her report quickly.
"Ever since the incident in Dajing City yesterday, supernatural events have suddenly erupted all across Asia, seemingly out of nowhere."
"Within the southeastern defensive line you designated, more than a dozen suspected B-Rank or even A-Rank supernatural events have already appeared in the prefecture-level cities around Dachang City!"
"Yan Li and Zhou Deng were dispatched last night."
"Yan Li is handling a ghost-induced looping-path incident on the outskirts. He still hasn't returned, and communications have been intermittent."
"Zhou Deng barely managed to contain