Then they saw Wu Liang smiling as he walked towards them, arrogantly beckoning with his index finger, "Let me see the value of the official forces now."

Faced with his earlier situation, the Zodiac Ox didn't call Director Long out, which could only prove two things—

Either Director Long was too caught up in something or something happened to the other party that prevented them from showing up.

No matter the situation, Wu Liang was somewhat unhappy now.

Meanwhile, other people and the Zodiac Rabbit, along with the one who claimed to be the Zodiac Ox, walked out side by side.

The other three must be Zodiac members unfamiliar to him, right?

If you want to understand what's happening in the real world, naturally you have to experience it firsthand to be sure.

If I remember correctly... Zodiac should be a position only Symbionts can hold.

If nothing unexpected happened, these people should also be Awakened thanks to the world's gifts.

The officials aren't supported by Director Long alone; the Zodiac Department, as the backbone of the officials, cannot fail!

If Director Long is really occupied by something right now, how can these people take over the bigger picture?

Wu Liang was willing to check the capabilities of these right-hand aides for him.

So the first thing he did was block the sound transmission of the Zodiac Rabbit and even said provocative words.

"Who exactly are you? Human or ghost?" Another woman, aside from the Zodiac Rabbit, frowned and said among the five people.

In theory, all humans in Huaxia should have already understood the precautions on entering the official alert range.

Once encountering a human behaving abnormally, all would default to suppressing as a humanoid Fierce Ghost.

But this guy in front... isn't he simulating too well?

There wasn't even a trace of Fierce Ghost energy felt from him!?

Even half a year ago, a quasi-Nation-Destruction humanoid Fierce Ghost was immediately detected by her.

Could this guy actually be a true Nation-Destruction level Fierce Ghost?

"Whether I'm human or ghost... you'll find out soon." Wu Liang showed a very harmless smile.

The next second, he beckoned towards the Zodiac members in front of him.

[Modify Reality]!

...

...

About twenty minutes later, outside the official building, besides the combat personnel lying around.

There was also a small human hill stacked with five people.

Wu Liang sat at the top of the hill, pressing down on the Zodiac Rabbit's back, saying, "Alright, you can speak now, where did Long go?"

"You bastard, you beast! Do you realize how worried everyone was about you disappearing for so long? And the first thing you do when you're back is hit me! Wu Liang, you bastard, you have no conscience! I... phew... wait a bit... I'll curse you after catching my breath." The Zodiac Rabbit panted heavily as she yelled.

Although Wu Liang didn't recognize her immediately, he came in swinging for a five-on-one, which was unexpected.

But even more surprising was that their group couldn't resist at all against Wu Liang!

The opponent was just like a strict teacher training students, pointing out the shortcomings of their abilities after each attack.

Initially, the other Zodiacs thought it was provocation, which only fueled their anger and made them fight harder.

But gradually they noticed something was off.

Because Wu Liang really had no intention to kill, and he laughed while teasing them during the fight.

Most shockingly, they found Wu Liang's guidance was indeed correct!

Whether it was pointing out ways to improve and strengthen each Zodiac's Fierce Ghost abilities, he could even guide their Awakened Abilities.

This guy seemed like an all-around expert, proficient with any kind of ability.

Of course, they couldn't guess that it was because Wu Liang could [Modify Reality].

[Modify Reality] allowed him to understand a lot about the utilization of certain abilities from unconventional perspectives.

The classic example being when he escaped Da Yi's hand, using reverse thinking.

Who could have guessed Wu Liang would use the Law to forcibly reduce himself to Residual Thoughts!

"You all... don't look at this jerk with such enlightened expressions!" The Zodiac Rabbit said angrily as she saw her teammates gazing thoughtfully at Wu Liang, "He wasn't smiling out of comfort when he hit you just now! He definitely found you genuinely funny!"

"I wasn't, don't talk nonsense pfft hahaha..."

Wu Liang couldn't hold it in.

Because the Zodiac Rabbit wasn't wrong.

He just found it funny to see these Zodiacs.

Guidance was merely a side job.

Saying that, he raised his hand and snapped his fingers lightly.

Snap—

"Hiss, what just happened to me?" "Why are we lying down?" "It seemed like I just had a nightmare..."

Chirping voices arose around them as the combat personnel on the ground rubbed their heads and stood up.

Wu Liang gracefully jumped off the human cushion stacked with the five Zodiacs.

As soon as he landed, the five quickly broke free from the constraints with incredulous eyes turned towards Wu Liang.

"What... what exactly did you do?!"

They realized with astonishment that all traces of battle and fatigue were gone.

As if whatever happened earlier was just an illusion, like they were waking from a nightmare now.

Wu Liang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I just healed your injuries and fatigue. Of course, you have to fix the broken floor yourselves, and don't deduct it from my salary." Suddenly, his expression turned serious as he asked, "By the way, is my position still there? The officials haven't paid my salary in a long time."

"..."

At this moment, the minds of all Zodiacs went blank.

What kind of situation is this now, why does this guy always come up with such irrelevant questions!

Second Supernatural Calamity! Apocalypse! Which one isn't more important than that lousy salary of yours!

The Zodiac Rabbit, accustomed to Wu Liang's peculiar thinking, said helplessly, "Everyone, this is the 'official hero' we were searching in vain for a year ago—Wu Liang."

Then she quietly whispered to Wu Liang, "Brother Long's condition isn't good right now, it's great you're back, go and check on him, come with me."

Saying that, the Zodiac Rabbit stood up and loudly scolded the combat personnel around.

The main point was that today was merely a surprise defensive check, and Wu Liang was invited to evaluate their official defense powers.

Today's situation made the other party disappointed, hoping these combat personnel could enhance their training and adjust their defenses.

Finally, she instructed them to repair the damage caused.

Seeing the Zodiac Rabbit, usually known for her childish behavior, speaking solemnly about these matters, Wu Liang felt a rush of mixed emotions.

This year must have seen many changes.

Otherwise, these things should have been managed by the Zodiac Pig.

Fundamentally speaking, the Zodiac Rabbit fits better in the research institute as a technical supporter.

Speaking of which... where's the Zodiac Pig? Why haven't I seen that uncle?

After arranging things with the combat personnel, the Zodiac Rabbit pulled Wu Liang along towards the inside of the official building.

Without paying any attention to the chatter about Wu Liang from the four Zodiacs following behind, she explained to him while walking:

"In the year you disappeared, almost all of humanity completed their Awakening, so it's no longer appropriate to use the term Awakened for frontline combat personnel, now they are uniformly called 'Ghost Hunters'. During this period, we experienced over a hundred City-Destroying level battles and two quasi-Nation-Destruction level battles."

"Due to the mass production of the Immortality Elixir and the resolution of life defects, the Symbionts significantly increased in number becoming formidable forces, so the Zodiac Department was merged into the Ghost Hunter organization."

"Various tech and Supernatural Object hybrids are also being heavily researched, like the turrets on top of the building."

"Clearly, everything seemed promising, but a few days ago Long started having problems."

"He began falling into an unresponsive coma, and his Awakened and Fierce Ghost abilities would sometimes unintentionally spill out causing damage."

The Zodiac Rabbit paused at this point.

Then, looking at Wu Liang with a complex gaze, she somewhat uncertainly stated, "After countless nights of research, we inferred that he——"

"Had a second awakening."

Wu Liang: "Huh?"

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