As the words left Lv Bai’s mouth,

the world around seemed to fall into a brief silence.

In the next second, the talisman paper shot into the sky, disappearing into the night.

It didn’t keep people waiting for long.

A dazzling, almost blinding, bright blue lightning bolt descended from the sky, hitting precisely where the Plague Doctor stood.

Immediately after, a violent thunderous roar echoed through the heavens and the earth.

But there was no massive shockwave sweeping around; all the destructive power seemed confined to the area where the Plague Doctor stood.

Perhaps due to a difference in systems, the exorcism methods in Maoshan Daoist Skill couldn’t affect the strange entities like the Plague Doctor.

However, the Thunder Technique was different.

Thunder, being the utmost yang and firmness, is the most dominant natural force in the world.

It is the nemesis of all sinister, ghostly, and eerie things.

Because in essence, they all belong to the same category of shadowy things.

Even if beings like the Plague Doctor aren’t covered in the scope of Maoshan Daoist Skill, they still cannot escape being countered by the Thunder Technique.

Lv Bai seized the opportunity, following up with [Bursting Qi].

His eyes shot a radiant light, and righteous energy enveloped him.

"Calling upon the mighty Duke of Thunder, let the thunder shake the void, summoning countless bronze soldiers to disappear without a trace, those gods and evil spirits who do not submit..."

He grabbed a handful of glutinous rice and scattered it before the altar: "Duke of Thunder, show your spirit, divine soldiers urgently as per the command."

Rumble!!!

Thunder emerged out of nowhere.

The connecting heaven-and-earth lightning illuminated the night city as if it were day.

The already dazzling and piercing lightning, upon his further spellcasting, raised an earth-shattering roar.

At this moment, the lightning was so blinding that it temporarily blinded many people, forcing them to close their eyes and bow their heads.

The deafening thunder lasted for dozens of seconds before finally subsiding.

When the people and staff present opened their eyes, the location where the Plague Doctor had been was empty, annihilated by the Thunder Technique, with not a trace of debris to be found.

The oppression and coldness naturally brought by the appearance of the Plague Doctor were also entirely dispersed, with not a hint of eerie aura remaining.

"This..."

"Is it... over?"

"Have we... survived?"

"Master Lv!!!"

"Ahhhh! Master Lv!!"

Shock, disbelief.

The scene left everyone present with their hearts stirred and spirits longing.

Many of the emotionally fragile citizens cried tears of joy, hysterically shouting Lv Bai’s name.

But compared to these emotionally overwhelmed civilians who narrowly escaped death, the Death Fighters mingling in the crowd were the ones most shocked.

The Yapi who had previously suggested testing wore an expression as rigid as a statue, struck so deeply that he didn’t know what to say.

Swift Horse unconsciously opened his mouth wide, as if he could easily fit two duck eggs inside.

They knew full well what it meant to be a Death Fighter.

This first round of the Ability Pool was just at the Golden Level, after all.

It’s simply unfathomable why Lv Bai, despite being the same type of Death Fighter, could create such a huge spectacle.

No matter the perspective, it’s something they could not accept.

The crowd continued to burst into cheers, with people sincerely grateful to Lv Bai for rescuing them.

If not out of respect and awe for Lv Bai, aware that being overly intense was somewhat inappropriate, someone might have already tried to hoist him into the air.

Lv Bai calmed the surging energy around him and was about to signal everyone to quiet down, as there was no need for such fuss.

However, before he could turn around, he suddenly felt an indescribable weakness filling his entire body, followed by an overwhelming drowsiness sweeping over him.

This wasn’t due to some new eerie incident, but purely because his body was under too much strain.

Be aware, even though the introduction of Maoshan Daoist Skill didn’t detail it, the influence of five weaknesses and three shortcomings on Xuan Sect members is still present, albeit in a way tolerable by Death Fighters.

Moreover, even though Maoshan Daoist Skill is a Color Level ability, achieving this level of impact requires considerable consumption from its user.

Not to mention that Lv Bai, while performing Thunder Technique under overload, found it not powerful enough and added [Bursting Qi]for good measure.

With multiple factors compounded, it’s already quite remarkable that he didn’t faint during the process of using the Thunder Technique.

As soon as he relaxed, he swayed twice on the armored vehicle and uncontrollably fell backward.

Seeing this, Captain Mao, closest to him, hurried to support him.

"Master Lv? Master Lv?!"

He called out several times, but Lv Bai gave no response, leaving Captain Mao flustered.

Pressing the communication button, he completely forgot to control his volume: "Where are the medical staff? Quickly come over!"

After eradicating the Plague Doctor with Thunder Technique, Lv Bai was already the focal point of all the people present.

Now, with this unexpected turn, every single person around was seized by panic.

On one hand, Lv Bai, as the Guardian God of humanity, was a symbol of hope for many people.

On the other, it was clear that he had ended up like this to protect them, resulting in this "misfortune."

Unless they were worse than beasts, any decent person couldn’t help but be concerned about Lv Bai’s condition; it moved everyone.

"I! I’m a doctor!"

"I am an expert from Keshan emergency services, let me through, the Guardian God must be okay."

"Everyone fucking move back, stop making noise, let’s think of a way to get the Guardian God to the best hospital."

...

Even as far away as the conference hall of the action department,

Upon witnessing such a sudden change, everyone was at a loss.

Especially the bald director of Lv Bao Bureau, previously unperturbed, he now felt genuine admiration after seeing Lv Bai take down the Plague Doctor and save the whole city.

Such a great person.

Having someone of this nature stand up during humanity’s dark hour is truly the nation’s blessing.

Yet, ironically, when such a person faced mishap, he could no longer sit still.

He quickly stood up and said, "Minister Zhang, our Lv Bao Bureau has a specialized medical expert team, I request immediate authorization to lead a team to Keshan City."

"Quickly! Quick..."

But much to his surprise, Minister Zhang seemed like he hadn’t heard the bald director speaking, not responding at all.

His eyes were fixed on the images on the big screen, visibly anxious: "Immediately assemble national medical experts to go to Keshan."

Fearing that it wasn’t secure enough, he quickly added: "Connect me to the Ke Mountain Military District, and send a helicopter there immediately! I’ll take responsibility for any issues, just hurry!"

He then agitatedly circled twice, knocking on the table.

"Also, tell Mao Siyu to quickly take control of the scene, inform him! If anything happens to Master Lv during this time, I’ll hold him accountable!"