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　　TL: Zhao

　　Editing: Krisaia

　　"Is that going to work?" The president had considered the possibility, but decided to remain silent as it would require a person to go on a one-way trip.

　　"On the off-chance that you even do manage to make your way there with our help… Let's ask Li Huaibei here if a sage can be killed by a nuclear bomb." Bai Ze sank back into her chair, unimpressed by the idea.

　　"If it detonates in close range, then maybe I'll be hurt. But if you give me some time, then it won't be very hard to escape," Li Huaibei answered.

　　'What? Seriously?' The president was dumbfounded, finally understanding what guardians were capable of. It then dawned upon him what a terrifying threat the gates must be for a group of supernatural beings to be scratching their heads about what to do.

　　"What should we do then? Sit here and do nothing?" Pan Junwei smashed the table — he could not stand feeling so powerless.

　　"Mr. president, I think that we should first figure out their motive. Surely they haven't come out of the gates for a leisure trip around our world. What could they be after…" Bai Ze jumped off her seat as walked to the giant screen.

　　"They have a specific destination in mind. Look at this," Bai Ze said as she picked up a laser pointer.

　　"This is the point of convergence of the gates. You'll notice that the ghosts aren't uniformly dispersed. There's noticeably less of them on the seaside and more around the coast."

　　"Yes. They're headed for where it's most densely populated. These creatures feed on the spirits of living beings, after all," Qian Mian said.

　　"It's not just any city though. Look here, and here. If they really wanted to get to the coast as quickly as possible, then why are they so out of place?" Bai Ze pointed out.

　　"This… Shangbei!?" Pan Junwei immediately noticed that the unusual path of the ghosts suggested that they were headed for Shangbei.

　　"I don't know if that's their final destination, but they're headed there, that's for sure." Using the laser marker, Bai Ze traced a line going from the gate to Shangbei.

　　"What could they possibly want?" The president asked.

　　"I don't know." Bai Ze shrugged her shoulders and sat down. Unlike the others, she was not so eager about sealing the gates, since her idiot master was still inside, and she did not want to cut his path of retreat off.

　　* * *

　　While Bai Ze busied herself with her calculations, Li Yiming lit up a cigarette for himself inside his car.

　　He had just killed an elderly man who was trying to scam him. Li Yiming was driving his vehicle at a slow pace until the old man rushed toward the front of his car and dove to the ground, moaning in pain. Without a second thought, Li Yiming decided to press on the gas pedal, and gruesome sounds of bones cracking as the tires rolled over the body ensued. As he peeked at the b.l.o.o.d.y scene in his rear-view mirror, his fingers briefly trembled again.

　　"Can I get an ad thrown out?" Li Yiming stopped his car at a TV station and walked into the advertising department.