Everyone looked over together.

They saw a young man pull up the projection interface on his watch, and the image displayed was that of the man just now.

"Lu Lin Haohan, Star Alliance Awakener, Body Technique Master, ranked 21st in Huaxia’s combat power, 26th globally! Codenamed ’Brother Hero’, he once single-handedly killed a Fourth-level Alien Species in the Silof Region and serves as a combat professor at the Anti-Demon Joint Academy. Who would have thought he’d appear here!"

With the man’s introduction, everyone got an understanding of the identity of the man earlier.

"Ranked 26th globally, doesn’t that mean he’s stronger than our Hurricane Captain? I wonder if they know each other; I’d love to see them in the same frame."

Everyone began discussing excitedly again, turning the street into a scene of chaos once more.

On the other side, Su Kuangkuan’s group had already left the area. They had applied an Expulsion Technique to themselves to shield normal people’s perception, walking into a sparsely populated alley.

"Uncle Lu, you were nearby all along. We thought we lost you. It’s already 10 o’clock, and there’s still two hours until 12. Let’s hurry to Malt Street and get ready!"

Su Kuangkuan said cheerfully.

And just as the onlookers had discovered, the man referred to by the girl as Uncle Lu was indeed a Star Alliance Awakener, Lu Lin Haohan from the Star Palace, one of the Three Great Sanctuaries, also known as Brother Hero.

Brother Hero appeared to be just about 27 or 28 years old, not much older than Su Kuangkuan and Eva, but in fact, as Zhang Xiaoman’s former close friend and playmate, Brother Hero was actually over 35 years old, so Su Kuangkuan calling him Uncle Lu wasn’t inappropriate.

This time, Brother Hero officially accepted Su Fu’s commission to help look after the two kids. If it were an ordinary new recruit’s first mission, they wouldn’t have such a privilege. The team leader might at most be an Enlightenment Level captain; having a Control Level expert accompany throughout the mission was clearly unrealistic.

Hearing the task being mentioned, Brother Hero couldn’t help but smile wryly and said:

"You guys, you still remember you have a task. I thought if I didn’t remind you, you’d forget. How was today? Did you have fun?"

"Had so much fun!"

Su Kuangkuan blurted out instinctively but immediately caught herself seeing Uncle Hero’s meaningful smile, hurriedly waving her hand:

"Ah, no, not fun... or maybe... anyway... just... okay, Uncle Lu, you know we hardly get to go out. Although we shopped a bit, we definitely won’t forget the task. Uncle Lu, you mustn’t tell my dad! Otherwise, he won’t let me go out again... ah no... won’t let me go out for missions again..."

"Yes, Uncle Lu, don’t tell my mom. We agreed earlier..."

Eva chimed in.

Seeing their worried expressions, Brother Hero couldn’t help but laugh heartily.

"Haha, alright, alright, you two needn’t worry. Your Uncle Lu won’t go back on his word, but once the task starts, you can’t be careless. You have to stay fully alert, or else don’t blame me for telling your parents."

The two girls, hearing this, finally relaxed and ran forward to act cute.

"Uncle Lu, look, I even brought some small gifts for Cheng Rui and Chengxiang."

The Cheng Rui and Chengxiang she mentioned were Brother Hero and Baozi’s twin sons, who were already 10 years old and at the age to start school. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

After chatting, they called for a military reconnaissance-type anti-gravity car specially configured by the organization for missions, heading towards the western area of New York City.

Malt Street is a western street in this city, sparsely populated. It was once mostly inhabited by tenants near the suburbs, but as anti-gravity cars became more common, rental properties slowly lost their market, either being sold at low prices or transformed into small private business offices.

Their mission this time was here. According to intelligence, after midnight, a bizarre mural distortion phenomenon would occur, a major characteristic of Wandering Spirit activity. They can attach to murals, photos, and other images to move, and if someone approaches, they may even use it to launch attacks.

Brother Hero had scouted the area during the day and found no traces of Wandering Spirits. Coupled with the task intelligence description, he planned to bring the two girls to check again after midnight.

"Girls, let me test you; do you know why the strange phenomena here only occur after midnight?"

On the dim street, the three were making their way to their destination, with Brother Hero releasing his divine sense to perceive the surroundings while asking the two girls.

"I know! I know!"

Su Kuangkuan quickly raised her hand.

"Anomalies occur at specific times probably because no real Alien Species has descended here yet; it’s just a projection for now. The projection appears due to space fusion, emerging at specific times. As the projection’s frequency increases, the Alien Species will truly arrive in one of these projections. Right? Uncle Lu, am I right?"

The girl’s character was livelier than her brother Su Changqing’s, not as elegant and composed as the latter.

"Hmm, not bad, but remember, nothing is absolute. Although it’s likely just a projection for now, we can’t rule out it being caused by certain Alien Species’ innate habits, so you can’t be careless during the mission—all tasks must be carried out with full strength, even if it’s just a low-level Wandering Spirit."

"Yes! Got it, Uncle Lu, we won’t disappoint you!"

The three continued forward, stopping at a certain junction.

Brother Hero projected the watch display onto his palm, looking at the marked red dot, and said to the two:

"The target location is here. There doesn’t seem to be anything unusual yet. We have over an hour until midnight; let’s prepare and set up in advance. From now on, I won’t be helping—finding the monster yourself is part of the test."

Brother Hero’s face had turned serious, and while speaking, he handed them each a small vial.

"This is a container made from Dark Spiritual Material, used to seal Pure Spirit Body entities. I’ll be grading you on this mission; if you can capture the target alive, you should receive a grade above A-level."

Su Kuangkuan and Eva took the vials and carefully placed them in their small storage rings. Ever since Zhang Xiaoman returned from the Dark Star Alliance with a large purchase of materials and Dark Spiritual Artifacts, along with establishing a long-term buying channel, there hasn’t been any shortage of certain low-level tools.

Moreover, these two girls, one being the Star Alliance Inspector Su Changqing’s younger sister, and the other Wildfire Department Deputy Minister Anna’s adopted daughter, are among the elite of the Super Second Generation, so a small storage ring is naturally no problem.

The two followed the organization’s instructions, first casting a Spirit Detection Technique on themselves, causing their eyes to glow with a silvery-white light, greatly enhancing their perception of Peace Power. They could also see through obstacles and determine whether there was a potential threat behind them.

Next, the two girls quickly tapped the screen on their watches, and soon a white Daring Suit spread over them from the starting point on their wrists, dressing them neatly.

This was a feature provided by the watch after an Upgrade from the World Tree, using highly advanced Dark Spirit technology far beyond current tech.

After doing all this, the two girls looked around but could no longer see Brother Hero’s figure; only the two of them remained on the dark street.