Lou Wei quickly returned to the Countermeasure Bureau headquarters.

It was said that the Prophet had given a new prophecy related to the safety of Blue Star.

Therefore, Lou Wei naturally had to rush back to learn further information.

Upon his return, an important meeting was rapidly being organized.

All S-Class Espers of the Countermeasure Bureau were included, even Cheng Muxue and Fang Ze.

Three months had passed, and these S-Class Espers of the old era could finally breathe a sigh of relief, no longer being constantly locked down by a massive workload.

Fang Ze had just returned from the United States, handing over all his work to others.

Cheng Muxue had also just relaxed for a short while; before she could even see Ye Yao, she was called in for the meeting.

“Sigh, I finally managed to get a bit of time and was just about to see that little one, but then I was called for a meeting again.”

Cheng Muxue muttered softly, her voice full of resentment.

Her personality wasn't as steady and mature as the other S-Class Espers; even with her powerful strength, she would still complain under her breath.

As the youngest S-Class Esper in the Countermeasure Bureau, everyone was quite indulgent of her.

Considering how efficiently she worked, there was no need to care about such minor issues.

Of course, another factor was that Ye Yao seemed very close to this 'Auntie'.

Even if some old-fashioned people felt it was slightly inappropriate, they wouldn't speak up to correct it.

Besides, the meeting hadn't officially started yet, so a little idle chatter wouldn't hurt.

Fang Ze, on the other hand, didn't have as many thoughts.

Triggered by Cheng Muxue's words, he subconsciously spoke his inner thoughts.

“I just want to rest soon.”

His eyes were glazed over, devoid of light, and his face was masked in exhaustion.

It seemed he had been working non-stop for a long time, looking very much like an ox about to work itself to death.

Cheng Muxue was even a bit worried he might suddenly drop dead during the meeting.

However, S-Class Espers were like oxen that couldn't be broken by overwork.

Sudden death was unlikely.

Fang Ze felt that there shouldn't be anyone more tired than him.

Other colleagues were either working domestically, responsible for only one region or one specific matter.

But what Fang Ze had to do was guide a newborn nation through its infancy.

It wouldn't have been so bad if it were just when the old-era regime of the US had first collapsed.

Fang Ze would have had some strength left to prop it up.

But later, the global awakening of Superpowers occurred, and humanity entered a new era.

The impact this had on a newborn nation was ten times greater than Sequence Zero's killing spree in the US.

Fang Ze had put in a tremendous amount of effort just to restabilize the turbulent society.

Counting the time since he first took over the US, he had been a nuclear-powered beast of burden for four whole months before escaping that misery.

But on second thought, there seemed to be one person even more tired than him.

The name Lou Wei appeared in Fang Ze's mind.

His current pressure was probably the greatest.

Not only had he angered Ye Tong, but his relationship with Ye Yao had also dropped to freezing point.

It was said that for the past three months, he had been swallowing his pride to join Sequence Zero and operate alongside Mu Luo and the others.

All just to let Ye Tong completely vent her anger.

Anyway, Fang Ze found it a bit difficult to get along with that Mysterious Wriggling Man, Mu Luo.

Lou Wei must be physically and mentally exhausted after these three months.

The thought that he wasn't the most tired one made Fang Ze feel a bit more balanced.

In the end, there was still someone ahead of him carrying a heavier burden.

This must be what they say online: 'With great power comes great pressure.'

Cheng Muxue didn't have all these messy thoughts.

She just wanted to see Ye Yao as soon as possible.

Maybe she could hug, pet, and cuddle her.

As long as she could be close to her, perhaps all the exhaustion from this period would quickly vanish.

“The meeting is about to begin.”

At that moment, Lou Wei entered the meeting room and officially took his seat.

A young girl with a quiet temperament simultaneously sat in the seat that was the center of attention.

The legendary Prophet, Tu Sheng—the one who could predict °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° world-ending disasters.

It was also she who found the wandering Ye Yao.

Without her existence, Ye Yao would likely have grown wild outside and become the prophesied World Destroyer long ago.

After that, Tu Sheng's Superpower shattered, and she could no longer use prophecies to guide the way.

Everyone could only feel regret for this.

Fortunately, Tu Sheng welcomed a rebirth after the arrival of the new era; her restored prophetic abilities gave the Countermeasure Bureau the confidence to change the future.

Now that Tu Sheng had given a new prophecy again, the Countermeasure Bureau could make ample preparations to face the crisis.

Inside the meeting room, the lights were dim and the air was heavy.

The Prophet Tu Sheng slowly stood up, her temperament quiet yet carrying an invisible sense of pressure.

Her eyes were hollow, as if gazing into the abyss of distant time and space.

“The trajectory of the stars... has been distorted.”

She spoke, her voice ethereal like the wind, carrying a non-human airiness.

“Shadows from beyond the planet are approaching Blue Star—an ancient, unspeakable threat sleeping in the rifts of the universe.”

Tu Sheng's fingertips lightly touched the table, as if tracing an invisible star map.

“Blue Star will face a catastrophe... a devastating storm will strike from deep space, consuming all life. My Superpower tells me that time is running out.”

The prophecy came to an abrupt end.

In fact, Tu Sheng didn't have to be so cryptic.

But after hearing her'spoiler', Ye Yao had a little idea, which led her to deliver the prophecy in the form of a riddle.

As it turned out, even without being so clear, the people in the meeting room could imagine the severity of the matter.

The meeting room fell into a dead silence.

Fang Ze's sleepiness vanished instantly, his face turning pale as he realized he might have to become a nuclear-powered beast of burden again.

Cheng Muxue clenched her hands, her resentment replaced by worry.

A flash of gravity crossed Lou Wei's eyes—this prophecy confirmed his deepest fears.

“Is it not a Spirit of Vengeance?”

Tu Sheng had said a while ago that the Spirit of Vengeance was not unique; there would be vengeful spirits chasing the World-Ending Ability like moths to a flame.

Blue Star could face one troublesome Spirit of Vengeance after another at any time.

Their Spiritual Power reduction ability was a headache, but the Countermeasure Bureau now had ways to counter them.

But the question was, what did'shadows from beyond the planet' mean?

An alien civilization?

Or some kind of crisis from the starry sky?

The good news was that this crisis did not come from Ye Yao or Ye Tong.

The bad news was that it was a brand-new crisis, and the Countermeasure Bureau had zero experience with it.

At this point, Tu Sheng added another sentence.

“They... were attracted by the space duel between Lou Wei and Ye Tong a while ago. Their ultimate goal is very likely related to that event. Please be extra careful.”

As she said this, she glanced at the silent Lou Wei, as if she were reminding him.

Now Lou Wei was a bit stunned.

Although he had been putting pressure on himself and always simulating some unrealistic crises, he didn't expect it to manifest to this extent.

Lou Wei had just been worried whether the fluctuations leaked a while ago would attract a crisis.

And now, a crisis had indeed descended.

Lou Wei: “My bad.”