Ghost Compendium-Chapter 428 - 379: A Plea for Help from Afar

Screech—

The piercing sound continuously came from inside the room, and outside, Director Long and the Zodiac Pig, who was wrapped in bandages, exchanged puzzled looks.

Immediately following, the heart-wrenching voice of the Zodiac Rabbit came through: "Ah! Are you trying to kill it! It's broken! It's broken! What are you doing!"

Then Yin Qiming's calm voice was heard: "Don't worry, damage to the limbs won't cause it real harm. After all, this thing is already a Fierce Ghost, remember? When have you ever seen a Fierce Ghost die just because it lost a hand or a foot?"

"But... can't you be a bit more gentle... This is the only material we have!" The voice of the Zodiac Rabbit softened slightly.

Conversations like this had already happened countless times today.

Inside the room, Yin Qiming and the Zodiac Rabbit, along with a group of researchers, were conducting comprehensive studies on the Artificial Ghost, which had attempted to assassinate Director Long but was ultimately frozen by Wu Liang.

Director Long and the Zodiac Pig sighed as they left the institute's entrance, returning to the lounge to sit across from each other.

The Zodiac Pig glanced at the tea at the other end of the table, then looked at his bandaged hands, and his gaze turned playful as he looked at Director Long.

"Alright, alright, don't look at me like that, drink your tea!" Director Long said in exasperation, picking up the tea on the table and handing it over.

The other chuckled, then clumsily held the teacup with both hands and took a big gulp.

"Ah, to have Director Long personally serve us tea, this injury isn't wasted, I thank you on behalf of the ten brothers lying in the hospital."

The injuries he bore were the result of using his abilities to share Director Long's pain.

The extreme pain had directly led to the partial collapse of his physical body, and even with over a hundred personnel equipped with healing abilities from the official medical department, the Zodiac Pig couldn't recover immediately.

The optimal healing speed would still require a week for him to fully recover.

As for the ten brothers he mentioned, they were the ones who voluntarily came forward to help bear the pain as well.

Their injuries were estimated to require a month to heal, during which they would essentially remain in bed receiving care.

It was now the third day since Director Long had woken up.

After regaining consciousness, Director Long took command again, and operations within the official building continued as usual without any major disruptions.

Yet, he couldn't find any solace. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Because Wu Liang had not yet awoken.

Three full days had passed, and every possible medical intervention had been used to examine Wu Liang's unconscious state.

But the results were consistently the same—there wasn't a single injury on him.

Yet, if he wasn't injured, how could mere fatigue render him unconscious for three days without any signs of waking?

No one knew the answer.

All they could do was watch him lie quietly in bed, hoping that one day he would wake up and speak his usual cheeky words that made everyone twitch their mouths helplessly.

"Relax, it's not the first time that kid's had an unusual situation. This time he even disappeared for a year only to resurface. Now that he's back, there should be no major issue," the Zodiac Pig reassured Director Long while putting down the teacup.

However, the hint of unease in his eyes revealed that he wasn't as composed as he seemed.

After all, through Yin Qiming's information, everyone had been made aware of the strength of the Pioneer.

During Wu Liang's three days of sleep, the defenses within the official building had been continuously strengthened, with everyone remaining vigilant to avoid missing any abnormal situations.

No one could guarantee that the Pioneer would not attempt another infiltration and assassination of the official building.

Although Director Long had awakened, any incident involving Wu Liang would be an immeasurable blow to everyone.

The hope was that the Pioneer, after failing the first assassination attempt, would realize Wu Liang had returned and, out of fear of him, would not dare act recklessly.

"Sigh... It's one thing after another!" Director Long sighed, placing a hand on his forehead. "It's not just about Wu Liang; there's also that distress letter that I have yet to figure out how to handle."

This morning, while Director Long was working as usual, he discovered a strange letter had arrived via the international distress channel, which had been silent for a long time.

It was a plea for help from the West.

Since the second Supernatural Calamity descended, communication between Huaxia and the West had been forcibly cut off.

Aside from the specters appearing on land, many also emerged in the ocean.

Countless blockades and magnetic interference from the specters affected the transmission of signals, and as the second Supernatural Calamity progressed, City-Destroying Level and even near Nation-Destroying Level specters in the ocean obstructed various means of communication.

Unlike on land, where it was possible to install specific Supernatural signal towers to establish contact.

Trying to transmit signals across the entire ocean under current conditions was akin to daydreaming.

In such a situation, the official side unexpectedly received a letter of distress from a Western country.

This naturally led to suspicions about whether some Supernatural power was at work.

"You're doubting the letter's authenticity? I don't think a Fierce Ghost would be so foolish, right. If they were going to disguise themselves, they should disguise as someone close to us, not in the name of a Western country. What could they hope to achieve?" the Zodiac Pig shrugged and said.

In today's society, even the methods of a Fierce Ghost are quite up-to-date.