"...The bastard who suggested this is truly a top-tier genius."

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However, far away in Chang'an Lintong, the Great Qin Army had already swept through this area, and the Awakening Training Camp had been set up as Director Long had anticipated.

Today is the third day of classes.

After calling roll, the instructor, who's an official Awakened, noticed that a small fry he had high hopes for was missing, which left him a bit puzzled.

The young man named Zeng Hu had an exceptionally strong Awakened Ability, and he was brimming with enthusiasm, not fearing to face supernatural events, which made him quite a promising talent.

If it weren't for his overly hasty actions, with his abilities, he might not even fall behind when facing a Red-clothed Fierce Ghost alone, at least not in a short time.

This is the rising star of the awakening era and also a sad reflection of the era.

Like him, young prodigies who had awakened only a few days ago but already possessed impressive combat power due to their strong abilities found the capabilities of others in the camp, by comparison, utterly ordinary. Inevitably, pride swelled overboard a little bit.

The disparity in Awakened Abilities had already started to gradually divide people into different social classes.

So the instructor had a real headache with this kid.

"Zeng Hu! Where did that little guy go? Did anyone see him? It's almost noon, and he hasn't gotten up yet?"

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The other youths gathered on the open ground silently lifted their heads to look at the night sky that had remained pitch-black for over ten days.

Where's the damn sun coming from?!

A moment later, a timid figure in the crowd slowly raised a hand, and everyone turned their eyes upon him.

He was a small-framed boy, and facing so many people staring, he shrank his hand back a bit and his face even flushed a little.

The instructor noticed his discomfort, so he walked over, crouched beside him, and asked softly, "Ling Hu, do you know where Zeng Hu went?"

This kid was also one of those he had high expectations for, but only in terms of Awakened Ability. Personality-wise, he was worlds apart from Zeng Hu.

His full name was Ling Hu Li, and due to being beaten and scolded by a drunken father since he was a child, his personality was overly timid. Even though he received a powerful Awakened Ability strong enough to easily destroy an entire building, he was still too afraid of using his powers!?

How do you even reason with that?

Oddly enough, starting on the first day he entered the training camp, Zeng Hu's best relationship in the class was with this seemingly timid peer.

So it was reasonable that Ling Hu Li would know Zeng Hu's whereabouts.

"Um... Brother Hu said he was going out of the city to find the rumored big ghost... I tried to stop him... But Brother Hu said he would surely return victorious and told me not to tell you, Instructor." Ling Hu Li regretted it a bit after saying that.

He felt that if the instructor found Zeng Hu halfway and forcibly dragged him back, with the latter's fiery temper, he might yell at him or even possibly take a swing.

But Ling Hu Li really didn't want to see Zeng Hu leave the city.

During this period of the Supernatural Calamity, no one dared to guarantee what the situation was like with the Fierce Ghosts outside the city. What if there were more than just Red Robe levels?

He wanted his friend to stay alive.

Even if it meant barely scraping by within the city.

"What?! That brat went outside?!" The instructor was completely stunned.

He now felt like his secure job was hanging by a thread.

If a promising young Awakened sneaked out of the city on his watch and something went wrong, how would he explain it to the official responsible for the Chang'an region?

There's no time for training now!

Without looking back, the instructor grabbed the walkie-talkie, yelling and rushing out of the base: "Help me contact the city defense's Awakened, and inform them there's an eighteen-year-old newly Awakened sneaking out. His ability allows him to phase through matter! The city's defensive installations might not stop him!"

Yes, that's what's unique about Zeng Hu's Awakened Ability!

He can completely ignore physical attacks, and even when a Fierce Ghost lunges at him, he can activate his Awakened Ability to make the ghost pass through his body without touching him at all!

Then give him a weapon that can harm the ghost's true body—like the strange blood He Zhan once managed to procure.

He totally has the ability to contend with or even exorcise a Red Robe level Fierce Ghost!

But facing those spiritual body-type Fierce Ghosts who can also ignore physical attacks, how should he handle them? That's what the instructor is concerned about!

"Hurry and bring that brat back! I'm going to lose my job!"

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"Hah! The city defense's Awakened, and they're supposedly official Awakened too, yet only this much vigilance? Heh, no way you could stop me! No wonder I am who I am!"

At this time, the youth already exploring the deep forests outside the city was strutting with immense pride.

Before the supernatural revival, he was the best among his peers since childhood, whether in terms of academics or sports; he even excelled enough at his hobbies to compete in tournaments.

Even within the entire city, he was definitely considered one of those "ideal kids" from other families.

During the first Supernatural Calamity, even at the age of 13, he saved many lives with his research into the behavior patterns of ordinary Fierce Ghosts around him, daring to face them alone and hold his own before even acquiring Awakened Abilities.

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