"Cut! Cut! Cut! This take won't do!"

"Hey, comrade... you damn... no wait, could you smile a bit? Your current expression looks less like you're protecting the public and more like you're going to bust some bandits... it's just so..."

Inside a photography studio located somewhere in the Beijing Headquarters building.

Wu Liang faced the camera with lifeless eyes, speaking lines and declarations.

He finally decided to take on this task. After all, if humanity really reaches the final stage and needs to enter the Peach Blossom Spring created by mom, the more heroic he looks in front of the public, the more trust he can earn.

But... at most, he just looks a bit helpless. How can that be compared to going on an anti-bandit campaign!

Moreover, the fact that even the photographer couldn't help but curse proves that the psychic-level repulsion has a significant impact on normal people.

At least from the start of the shoot until now, they've changed three photographers in just one hour.

The first two left with their fists clenched, itching to punch him dead.

"Really quite punchable, right? Don't worry, buddy, it's just your subjective judgement. I'm not that punchable in the photos. Why don't you show the draft to other colleagues?" Wu Liang shrugged his shoulders.

The photographer in front, who was just swapped in, also seemed to have the urge to come over and tear him apart.

Finally, Director Long stood by, comfortingly patting the photographer's shoulder, and advised him to show the draft to other headquarters colleagues first.

In the meantime, it could also verify whether capturing Wu Liang's image would activate the soul curse.

The moment the photographer left the room, the rest of the assisting staff also hurried out like refugees, leaving only Wu Liang and Director Long there.

"Haha, you're now like a walking, bipedal bomb-clearer." Director Long joked with Wu Liang.

"Enough with that. You should see how big the soul curse problem is. If you weren't in this room, they would want to pick up anything to bash me after just a few seconds of locking eyes with me."

His words made Director Long nod in agreement, unable to refute.

Indeed, its effect on ordinary people is significant enough to cause social unrest.

If Wu Liang walks down the street without any cover, the entire street might be filled with various violent acts trying to kill him.

Bam—

Before the two could continue their conversation, the studio door was violently kicked open.

A petite figure stormed in, cursing and scolding as she ran, "Heard you two are shooting something here? Fun stuff like this and you don't call me? Seriously... huh?!"

Whoosh—

Upon seeing Wu Liang, Zodiac Rabbit's skin was instantly covered with various strange patterns, indicating her Fierce Ghost ability had activated.

Before she realized what was happening, she instinctively cranked up her spiritual lock to the max aiming it at Wu Liang.

Thunk—

However, with Wu Liang now having the spiritual power of ten City-Destroying Level Fierce Ghosts, Zodiac Rabbit's spiritual lock was like a hammer trying to strike a diamond, only causing her hands to go numb from the backlash.

She now felt her head was hammered, dizzy as she plopped to the ground, the patterns on her body dimmed immediately.

"Ugh... what were you... wait! What was I doing? Why did I attack you?" Zodiac Rabbit grimaced, rubbing her head as she stood up.

She looked at Wu Liang in confusion, instinctively clicking her tongue, "Tsk, have you become more annoying than before? Why am I so tempted to hit you?"

Faced with such a situation, both Wu Liang and Director Long could only sigh helplessly.

It seems the Awakened and Symbionts are more adverse to seeing Wu Liang than ordinary people. Otherwise, everyone's various abilities would go berserk, leading to a real disaster.

"Rabbit, cover your eyes. I'll explain Wu Liang's issue to you shortly."

"Hmm? Why cover my eyes to cosplay with you? I'm not blind... ugh!" Zodiac Rabbit was still complaining when Director Long forcibly tied a red cloth across her eyes.

After covering her eyes, she understood why.

The earlier vexatious impulse to wish Wu Liang dead right in front of her eased considerably.

After Director Long explained Wu Liang's situation, Zodiac Rabbit described seeing the photographer at the door and catching a glimpse of the draft notice.

"The you in the film isn't all that different from usual, just lacking expression and a bit lifeless, but there wasn't that strong urge to punch you to death." Zodiac Rabbit said truthfully.

With that, Director Long was relieved.

It seems the soul curse activation condition has to involve seeing Wu Liang in person.

This way, they can announce the second Supernatural Calamity through the internet and share the video with various governments as usual.

Director Long and Zodiac Rabbit then discussed the script, expressions, and all aspects for announcing the notice while Wu Liang sat in the corner, pulling out the Ghost Compendium from his mind and turning to the last page.

Since they had to inform the public about the second Supernatural Calamity, having a more precise timeline would be better.

Compared to Zodiac Snake and Jiang Min's predictions, Wu Liang was more accustomed to checking the Ghost Compendium records.

However, when the numbers appeared, his pupils suddenly contracted, revealing a shocked expression—

[34]!

The countdown decreased again!

Recall that before departing for the Tianshan Mountain Range, the Ghost Compendium countdown decreased once suddenly, marking [203].

Due to time flow differences in the Tianshan Mountain Range, about three months passed in external time, adding on the time for executing the Promised Land cleansing plan after exiting.

By any estimation, only little more than a hundred days should have passed!

Under normal circumstances, there should still be eighty to ninety days left! Why is it now 34 days?

"Long... we're really running short on time. The officials have a heavy task this time." Wu Liang sighed deeply before turning to Director Long, who was arguing with Zodiac Rabbit.

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

Director Long understood this kid.

Though sharp-tongued and annoying, when he got serious, it indicated the situation was dire.

"We need to find Sister She and predict the future right away. From a special channel, I sensed that the second Supernatural Calamity is coming... probably only a month left."

This sentence hit Director Long and Zodiac Rabbit like a thunderbolt out of the blue.

They instinctively muttered in unison, "Huh?"

This timeline... is extremely tight!

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