“Calamitys Death” Countdown: 72h44m58s

Prosperity Beijing.

Just after ten in the morning, past the morning rush hour, a teenager pushed open the wooden door of a cafe about three kilometers from the Si Ye Hui Headquarters, ringing the brass bell on the door.

“Ding-a-ling—!”

The hurried office workers, who had come and gone, left a mess in the cafe. The owner and barista, who was busy cleaning, looked up at the sound of the bell and saw the teenager entering the shop, a friendly smile appearing on his face.

“The usual?”

The teenager who appeared at the door, dressed fashionably, with a sunny and handsome appearance, but with hair dyed a strange dark green, was a regular at this cafe...

For the past month, he had come almost every morning, sitting by the window in the corner. Most of the time, he would tinker with his incomprehensible code on his laptop, and occasionally he would “date” a woman as beautiful as jasmine.

“Yes, the usual.” The teenager grinned at the barista, revealing neat, white teeth. “A latte with double sugar and double milk, and a pot of flower tea... But I’m not in a hurry, you can clean first.”

After speaking, he walked to his familiar spot in the corner by the window, sat down, took out his laptop and placed it on the table, but didn’t open it. He simply rested his chin on one hand, looking out at the increasingly empty street outside the window, waiting quietly.

While waiting, his fingers lightly tapped on the laptop's casing, and with the soft “tap-tap” sound, his eyes gradually dimmed, and dense, dark green letters vaguely flashed in the depths of his pupils.

Ever since he grew closer to Nameless Book during the Yumen Pass incident, Xu Wu had often met her privately. As the number of meetings increased, “Sunday Roast,” this place not far from the Si Ye Hui Headquarters, became their fixed meeting spot.

Most of the time, Xu Wu would initiate the invitation, but Nameless Book might not necessarily appear.

As a Guardian of the Night Watch, she had many matters to attend to daily and not much time to bother with Xu Wu's persistence.

Although Xu Wu provided her with useful information every time they met, wouldn't it be better to wait until Xu Wu had accumulated and organized the information, then meet once to take it all at once?

On very rare occasions, like today, when Xu Wu received an active invitation from Nameless Book, it meant he would definitely meet that beautiful older sister.

After a long while, it wasn't until Nameless Book, dressed in a professional suit like a corporate elite, appeared across the street that Xu Wu's eyes regained their luster. He stood up, waving continuously across the street, his face beaming with joy.

That sight made the older owner, who was preparing the latte and flower tea nearby, smile meaningfully, secretly sighing: Young people in love are always so wonderful!

“Ding-a-ling—!”

The bell at the door rang again. Watching the beautiful woman, who seemed to have a perpetually stern face and kept people at a distance, walk into the shop, he secretly added another thought: And it’s a sibling-like romance, how interesting!

“Tap-tap-tap...”

The heels of her high-heeled shoes lightly tapped the floor tiles. After Nameless Book sat down opposite the excited Xu Wu, she pulled a USB drive from her handbag, pushed it across the table towards Xu Wu, then adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses and said expressionlessly, “Can you help me edit a video?”

Although the Night Watch was chronically understaffed, logically, editing videos should be something that could be handled by more reliable people...

However, professional matters should be handled by professionals. Perhaps only videos edited by Xu Wu could 100% ensure that no one or urban legend could detect any signs of editing.

In addition, while the power displayed by two Calamity-level entities during combat wouldn't significantly impact inanimate objects like cameras and video data, it placed an enormous burden on ordinary Night Watch agents.

A common similar example is the “Door God” images pasted on doors during Chinese New Year, or talismans made in the likeness of a certain mythological urban legend that can be worn at any time. They protect people by relying on a trace of power remaining in the images and statues...

The Night Watch agents Nameless Book had previously asked to handle these videos were unable to face the terrifying footage of two Calamity-level entities fighting for extended periods while editing, making their efficiency extremely low.

After careful consideration, Nameless Book felt that probably only Xu Wu could complete this task with high quality and efficiency, while ensuring no leaks.

Xu Wu stared blankly at the USB drive in front of him, then at Nameless Book, tilted his head, and pointed to his nose, asking, “Me? Edit videos? What kind of video?”

The mighty Xu Wu, the strongest network urban legend in the world, virtually omnipotent wherever there was a network and electronic devices, was now being asked to do something as trivial as video editing...

Wasn't this a bit of an overkill?

It was like using a laser sword to fight a primitive man.

“Just a Night Watch promotional video.” Nameless Book frowned slightly. “What, is it difficult for you?”

“Of course, no problem!” Xu Wu patted his chest. “Just a mere promotional video, leave it to me.”

As he spoke, he picked up the USB drive from the table. The moment his fingertip touched the USB drive, he completed reading the data within it.

After seeing the terrifying footage of over twenty hours through that data, Xu Wu’s mouth twitched violently, his hand holding the USB drive trembled, and cold sweat immediately appeared on his forehead.

Just a minute ago, he thought the “promotional video” Nameless Book mentioned was something akin to a “recruitment short video.” Now he realized he was wrong...

Terribly wrong!

“......”

Black Emperor and Disaster, two Calamity-level entities, fighting...

You call this a Night Watch promotional video?!

Promoting the Night Watch's martial prowess and Black Emperor's astonishing combat power? Xu Wu thought.

Although in those videos, Disaster “died” over fifty times in various ways, clearly leading to the conclusion that they were faking it, even if it wasn't a true life-and-death struggle, the clash of powers between two Calamity-level entities could still affect those with insufficient strength, whether human or urban legend, through the video footage.

It was like how some videos could make people's blood boil, some could bring tears to their eyes, and some could cause psychological contamination and physical discomfort.

No one or urban legend understood this better than Xu Wu.

“You just said it was no problem, right? Then get to work! Time is tight. After editing the video, it needs to be sent to Black Emperor for processing...” 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

“Oh, and edit it well. At least to the extent that no one below the Calamity-level, and most Calamity-level entities, can detect any editing traces... That shouldn’t be a problem either, right?”

“Once this is done, I have other things I need you to do.”

Just as Xu Wu was stunned, Nameless Book’s voice drifted over.

Xu Wu, “...” Sorry, Elder Sister, I did speak a bit loudly just now. Can I say it again?

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Over an hour later, Xu Wu, who had expended a large amount of Ling Neng and finally finished editing the video, felt completely drained. He leaned back on the cafe sofa, his face slightly pale, his forehead covered in fine beads of sweat.

“It’s done...” he said to Nameless Book, his voice trembling slightly.

“Mm.” Nameless Book nodded, picked up the USB drive from the table, put it into her handbag, and calmly said, “You worked hard, but your task isn’t over yet... After I hand the edited video to Black Emperor for processing, I’ll still need to trouble you to distribute the processed video.”

As she spoke, she stood up, about to walk out of the cafe.

Just then, Xu Wu suddenly made an unexpected move.

“Wait, don’t go yet!”

Looking at Nameless Book’s turning back, Xu Wu furrowed his brows, pondered for a few seconds, sat up, reached out, and firmly grabbed Nameless Book’s wrist.

After that Eclipse Society Elder Council member visited his lair and proposed that the Elder Council was interested in trading with him, he began investigating the Psychic or urban legend suspected of being world-destroying factors, based on the information provided by the Elder Council...

After some investigation, he indeed found out some things.

For the past few days, he had been hesitating whether to tell Nameless Book the information he had gathered. After meeting Nameless Book, he finally made up his mind and made his choice.

Suddenly grabbed by the wrist by Xu Wu, Nameless Book paused, turned around, tilted her head slightly, and observed Xu Wu for a moment. As if finally understanding something, she nodded, tidied the strands of hair falling by her temples, sat down next to Xu Wu, and expressionlessly pulled out a handkerchief.

Although Xu Wu's power was a huge potential threat to her power, Xu Wu was also someone she was actively trying to win over.

After asking someone you want to win over to do something, offering some appropriate comfort seems to fit the general procedure?

Thus, under Xu Wu’s shocked and bewildered gaze, she gently wiped the sweat from his forehead with her faintly sandalwood-scented handkerchief, then put the handkerchief away again and stood up once more.

“Is that all? If there’s nothing else, I’ll get busy.”

Xu Wu, “???”

What was that? What was “all”? Although it felt quite nice, did I say this is what I wanted?

Thinking this, before Nameless Book's wrist could slip from his grasp, he quickly used the subtle connection between their powers to send a message to Nameless Book.

Thus, a phantom light screen unfolded before Nameless Book’s ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) eyes, and chat-box-like lines appeared in her vision...

Xu Wu: “The Eclipse Society Elder Council seems to be planning something related to world-destroying factors. I’ve recently collected some reliable information, and I think it’s necessary to tell you...”

“...” Nameless Book looked at Xu Wu, hesitated to speak, then allowed him to hold her slender wrist and silently sat back down in her original seat.