The woman snapped back to reality and couldn’t help but let out an angry roar.

"Roar!"

Next to her in the projection, a lifelike monster on the screen also roared, matching the woman’s momentum.

At this moment, Su Kuangkuan realized he had made a blunder. The couple was just watching a horror movie, when he suddenly burst in at a crucial part of the plot and scared them half to death.

"I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to, I thought you were..."

"Crash!"

Before he could finish, the windows in the hall suddenly shattered. A golden-haired figure crashed in, stumbled, and bumped into a refrigerator, a table, and a pile of pots and pans.

Needless to say, it was Eva, who had arrived quickly after being notified by Su Kuangkuan.

In her rush to reach the scene, the girl chose not to take the stairs but instead used her not-so-mastered Wind Control Technique, resulting in a chaotic mess.

The couple, the homeowners, stared dumbfounded at the scene, mouths agape, too shocked to speak.

minutes later.

"I’m sorry, I’m sorry..."

The two girls were driven out of the house, standing in the dim hallway, not knowing what to do.

Su Kuangkuan pursed her lips in grievance, looking pitifully at the late hour.

She wanted to punish the monster and play the Super Hero, but why did it end with such a result...

Eva was also on the verge of tears, looking even more pitiable.

Just as she was entering, she accidentally hit her head on the refrigerator, not only leaving a big dent but also causing a bump on her own head.

"Kuangkuan, let’s go look somewhere else..."

Finally breaking the awkward silence, the two girls tacitly chose not to mention what just happened and resumed their mission.

"Hahaha, these silly girls, couldn’t they sense any spiritual power fluctuations over there? Just barging in like that, it’s no wonder they got scolded. Being a Super Hero isn’t as easy as they think."

In the car, Brother Hero witnessed the whole incident and couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Seeing the girls’ clumsy moves reminded him of how he used to be when he first started in this line of work.

Shaking his head, Brother Hero has no intention of intervening for now and continues patiently watching the footage.

The two girls searched for an hour, almost running through the entire street.

Later, they even used their wristwatches to contact the Veil team providing intelligence at the Wildfire Tavern, and re-confirmed the details of the information with them.

The latter, being in the intelligence business, knew a bit about the girls’ identities, and with this connection, enthusiastically explained the situation again and even offered to come on-site to help investigate. However, the girls declined.

Even with the Veil team’s professional intelligence analysis, the two still found no abnormal phenomena.

No space fluctuation signals appeared on the building, which could only mean the monster truly hadn’t appeared yet.

"How can this be? If the monster hasn’t appeared, it should still be in the Projection Period. But even then, the Spirit-detecting Compass should react, right? How can there be no response at all? Could this thing be broken...?"

Su Kuangkuan looked confusedly at the compass in her hand. Her brother had told her it required a lot of points and shouldn’t be faulty.

Moreover, even if hers was broken, Eva’s wouldn’t likely break at the same time; the chance of two compasses being faulty at once is extremely low, suggesting the situation might differ from her expectations.

In the car, Brother Hero’s brows furrowed slightly.

Indeed, it’s impossible for the compass to break, and even if the monster is in the Projection Period, there should still be detectable spiritual power. Something unusual must be happening here, and it makes him cautious.

"System, initiate car scan, display full projection map of the vicinity, including underground, don’t miss anything. Filter all communication records on Malt Street this week, set keywords ’Ghost’, ’Monster’, ’Alien Species’, differentiate and report scan results to me one by one."

Brother Hero operated inside the car while the two girls began preparing at the scene.

Previously, due to their reckless actions, they knocked down two doors along with several pieces of furniture, costing them thousands of dollars.

The two knew their inept performance was sure to be noticed by Uncle Hero, who would probably dock their points.

To redeem themselves in this evaluation, they focused extra hard, planning to make up for their blunders.

It’s now 11:40 PM, with 20 minutes remaining until midnight.

To ensure they could discover and capture those alien species first, they’ve deployed their spies across the street.

This is a tool called Reconnaissance Guard, used to monitor a specific area briefly.

However, because it’s a consumable and slightly pricey, few people use it, purchasing it only when absolutely necessary.

The two girls once again leveraged their financial power, lighting up the entire street with a network of surveillance.

Now, don’t talk about finding a few Wandering Spirits; even a rat passing through the sewer can be exposed.

Brother Hero saw this scene with some speechlessness, never imagining someone would spend so many points on a low-level mission. It seems you don’t understand the value of money until you run a household.

That said, these points are personal property and don’t use organizational resources, deployed voluntarily for mission expenses; he can’t say anything.

After all, equipment and tools count as part of personal strength, although the girls’ spendthrift behavior irked him. He resolved if his two sons dare to do this in the future, he’ll make sure their behinds pay the price.

Soon it reaches midnight, but the Spirit-detecting Compass remains unresponsive, and there are already no pedestrians on the street. The cold night wind blows, rustling autumn leaves and lending the street a desolate appearance. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"Kuangkuan, there still seems to be no response. Did you find anything on your side?"

Eva, observing half the street through the Reconnaissance Guard without spotting anything unusual, glanced toward Su Kuangkuan.

Su Kuangkuan shook her head, equally puzzled.

No response, and no abnormal spiritual fluctu ations appeared on her end either.

"Maybe the time hasn’t come yet? Although the intelligence mentions discovery after midnight, it might not be precisely at midnight. Let’s wait a bit longer."

Su Kuangkuan suggested.

"Okay!"

Eva nodded.

At this moment, the street lights suddenly dimmed, and one by one turned off, replaced by small roadside lamps. These lamps were quite dim compared to the previous large street lamps, barely illuminating nearby objects and casting the street in deeper darkness.

"What’s happening? Why are all the lights turning off?"

In the anti-gravity car, Brother Hero straightened up at the sight of this, sensing something unusual.

Meanwhile, the car’s intelligent system responded to his question.

"Mr. Lu, after a search, based on current street traffic volume and ’Energy Supply Policy’ and ’Road Reconstruction Plan’, large street lamps will shut off after midnight, switching to low-power, energy-saving lamp lighting. This planning strategy was established 7 days ago by New York City’s Small Metropolitan Traffic Planning Bureau. It has received one like and zero negative reviews..."