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00:00:00My name is Lin Xu, I am an embalmer who works with the dead.
00:00:04But today, I applied to a private museum for a part-time night security job.
00:00:09Because the pay was insane, 10 grand a day!
00:00:16How do I burn it?
00:00:17Burn it. Then the contract goes into effect.
00:00:20Mr. Lin, welcome to private museum number 9.
00:00:24Remember, work a full month and resettle your pay, otherwise...
00:00:28Besides a sky-high penalty fee, any other consequences are on you.
00:00:41What is this?
00:00:42The last night guard.
00:00:44A person?
00:00:45How could a person end up like this?
00:00:47That ruthless boss lady. Signs people, then scares them off just to milk the penalty fee.
00:00:52Even as an embalmer, I have never seen a death like this.
00:00:56It is almost time, I have to go.
00:01:03Hope you can last a couple more days.
00:01:131. The museum is open from midnight to 6 AM. Do not come to work during the day.
00:01:182. If you see the Tang Sankai tomb guardian beast's eyes moving, cover it with the red cloth right away.
00:01:25Do not make eye contact with it.
00:01:273 blood weeping jade hairpin.
00:01:30If you hear a woman crying, pretend you did not hear it.
00:01:34Do not answer any of her questions.
00:01:38Vor, the headless bronze figurine's head is missing.
00:01:40If it asks you for a head, throw at the mannequin head on your desk, then lock the workroom door
00:01:44tight.
00:02:00Let's see who's playing spooky games.
00:02:02I'm an embalmer.
00:02:04Even if a body is in 8 pieces, I still sew it up alone at midnight.
00:02:09I've seen every kind of creepy scene.
00:02:16This crappy museum. Why is everything missing parts?
00:02:28Boss, there are cameras here! This wasn't me! Don't dock my pay!
00:02:34This mess of shards is driving me nuts.
00:02:38My work habit is kicking in again.
00:02:52Not enough support. Gotta set a heavy duty anchor bolt.
00:03:46It's an S class Eldritch entity. We can't handle this. Evacuate!
00:04:12the entire city now
00:04:13this what kind of power is this? still a bit crooked it won't stand need a
00:04:19hanger bracket to secure it
00:04:52perfect now that's craftsmanship even at a crematorium the family would have to bow to me
00:05:09a hundred meter divine spike impales it void chains shackle the eldritch entity
00:05:14with a wave and s-class eldritch entity turns to ash what rank spirit suppressor has power like that
00:05:21deputy captain s-class eldritch entity the eight armed asura did it really vanish for good
00:05:27no an eldritch entities power doesn't disappear it only transfers like when you
00:05:33accidentally killed a mirror wraith and ended up with its power the s-class eight
00:05:38armed asura's power will also pass to whoever killed it
00:05:43so who stepped in and killed the eight armed asura last night
00:05:53who? brother shu big news half the city was on lockdown last night they say it's that statue
00:05:58in the photo an s-class eldritch entity did it now the news is locked down across the whole net
00:06:03my friend shot this and saved it pretty awesome right isn't that the busted bronze statue i fixed
00:06:10last night who photoshopped it and blew it up throw in some lightning effects too fatty he'll
00:06:14believe any gossip quit buying these dumb doctored rumors i've been a mortician for years and never
00:06:19seen a real eldritch incident get back to your day job but seriously it's weird i pulled an all
00:06:24night shift and i'm not even tired i actually feel like i've got energy to burn
00:06:31wait no when did rule five show up
00:06:40don't tell me someone knows i fixed that busted bronze statue and snuck in overnight to add this
00:06:45line so they can pin it on me
00:06:51mr. lin you still alive of course i'm alive otherwise you'd be seeing a ghost
00:06:58you made it through day one in one piece not bad secretary su how come the rules suddenly have
00:07:04one more than yesterday did you guys sneak that in don't ask you just need to follow every single
00:07:11rule no questions asked that's how you live long i've already fixed that bronze statue for the
00:07:16record when i took over my shift that statue was already broken i didn't break it and then fix it
00:07:21don't you capitalists try to dock my pay over this
00:07:24what what you repaired the eight armed asura bronze statue
00:07:42you you actually took the eight armed asura and restored it to perfection
00:07:46of course since i was a kid i've had this weird knack whatever's broken one look is all it takes
00:07:52i
00:07:52instantly know what it looked like when it was whole
00:08:01all these years at the funeral home anybody i linshu restored always gets 100 positive feedback
00:08:08since you fixed it you need to take responsibility for it
00:08:15if it breaks again whatever happens after that is on you
00:08:22come on this thing was broken to begin with i was the one who fixed it
00:08:26why if it breaks again should i take the fall
00:08:33you're not trying to find an excuse to dock my pay are you
00:08:38also let me ask you this now that i fixed it what do i get out of it
00:08:43you've already gotten the perk for fixing it
00:08:47what perk what did i take pretty women are the best at lying is she trying to get something for
00:08:53nothing
00:09:00how about this besides what you've already gotten the boss gave the word for every artifact you restore
00:09:06i'll add 100 000 to your restoration fee hundred thousand per piece secretary sue that's awesome
00:09:13should have just said you'll pay problem solved we can work this out if that's the case don't worry
00:09:19as long as the money's right i can take every artifact in your museum and fix them all up
00:09:24guaranteed the place will look brand new
00:09:40brand new
00:09:40100k a piece 10 pieces is a mill i'm gonna be rich
00:09:52here we go another night shift working the night shift tonight i'll also restore one more artifact
00:10:13what's going on here
00:10:18no wait this definitely didn't crack on its own looks more like it was hacked by a sword or an
00:10:23axe
00:10:24who the heck did this secretary sue no that can't be it she was around me all day in heels
00:10:31staring
00:10:32over my shoulder like a supervisor breathing down my neck she had no chance to do it
00:10:42whatever i'll patch it up first
00:10:53let's try to restore one more piece today but i also need to beef up patrols
00:10:58whoever did it you'd better hope i don't catch you
00:11:14you'll do small chip easy fix
00:11:39once i finish this one that's another 100k
00:11:54a hundred thousand a hundred thousand
00:12:06a hundred thousand
00:12:07a hundred thousand
00:12:09a hundred thousand
00:12:24what the hell
00:12:25where are my tools where's that big pile of tools they grew legs and ran off
00:12:34who the hell did this
00:12:41found you
00:12:56no one
00:12:57no one
00:12:58whoever trashed the eight-armed asura bronze statue and stole my tools it's probably the same person
00:13:03all right i'll check the cameras that'll make it crystal clear
00:13:14rule six before you restore an artifact make sure you check how the nearby artifacts react
00:13:24who's trying to spook me again i'm just trying to fix an artifact and i gotta ask the other artifacts
00:13:29for their opinion
00:13:30you mean it was the other artifacts that stole my tools
00:13:34all crap
00:13:35what a pile of scrap suddenly grew a mind of its own
00:13:38someone's definitely behind this pray i don't find out who it is
00:13:42check the cameras
00:13:44and everything will be clear
00:13:57what the hell is going on the signals out
00:14:03did someone mess with the cameras too
00:14:13this is the diary the previous guard wrote
00:14:17day one
00:14:18i started working at this private museum
00:14:21on the night shift as a god
00:14:23nothing happened all night
00:14:25easiest money ever
00:14:27day two
00:14:28on patrol i was shocked to find a bunch of artifacts had changed their pose
00:14:32that bronze figurine had its arm raised
00:14:34the eyes in the court ladies painting were staring at me
00:14:37they definitely weren't like that before
00:14:40day three
00:14:41i told secretary sue about it
00:14:43she said i had too much free time at night
00:14:45easy to let my mind run wild
00:14:47if i was bored on the night shift
00:14:49i could fix those damaged artifacts
00:14:50she'd even pay extra
00:14:52a hefty fee
00:14:53day four
00:14:54for the money
00:14:55i started repairing that damaged bronze mirror
00:14:57but they didn't want to be fixed
00:14:59that night
00:15:00a bronze sword suddenly flew out of the display case
00:15:03it grazed my scalp
00:15:04almost stabbed me in the head
00:15:07i realized
00:15:08i shouldn't have tried to fix that thing
00:15:10i stared at the mirror
00:15:11my fingers started to harden
00:15:13they turned white
00:15:14like porcelain
00:15:16i i'm becoming part of it
00:15:19if this diary is right
00:15:20those white porcelain shards at the front desk were actually the last guard
00:15:25put that way
00:15:25it all makes sense
00:15:27including why my tools were stolen
00:15:28but that's freaking nonsense
00:15:33wait no
00:15:34when i was fixing that busted mirror just now
00:15:36i had my face in it for ages
00:15:37i even touched the mirror with my fingers
00:15:40why am i totally fine
00:15:43who
00:16:11who the heck did this
00:16:15before you restore any artifact
00:16:18make sure you take a look at how the other pieces next to it react
00:16:28whatever
00:16:28i'll fix this bronze mirror first today
00:16:30i'll fix this bronze mirror first today
00:16:53and
00:17:17i'll fix this
00:17:19here
00:17:19so
00:17:19let's go
00:17:21This artifact can actually move.
00:17:52Since when did I have reflexes this fast?
00:17:54And this much strength?
00:17:56I'm almost like Superman.
00:17:58No wonder I felt like I had energy to burn all day.
00:18:00So it wasn't just my imagination.
00:18:07What is this freaking thing doing?
00:18:09Can't beat me, so you're ready to surrender.
00:18:32You can do that?
00:18:57This piece of junk...
00:18:59It's really trying to kill me.
00:19:03I quit. Best move is to run.
00:19:31Is this a museum or a haunted house?
00:19:39And it even goes for sneak attacks.
00:20:12Finally, they stopped.
00:20:40Too bad.
00:20:43All broken.
00:20:50Lou, by Duan.
00:20:57You...
00:20:57You smiled!
00:21:03This place is creepy too.
00:21:05This crappy museum.
00:21:07Nothing here is normal.
00:21:25No way!
00:21:26My wound healed overnight.
00:21:29What kind of healing is that?
00:21:30Am I still human?
00:21:43Perfect timing.
00:21:45Looks like you figured it out.
00:21:47This isn't a normal museum, is it?
00:21:49Those busted artifacts move.
00:21:51They steal stuff.
00:21:52They even swing swords at people.
00:21:54How is this a night shift security job?
00:21:57It's literally putting your life on the line.
00:21:59I quit.
00:22:00I don't care how much you pay.
00:22:01I'm out.
00:22:02I'm leaving.
00:22:03Mr. Lin.
00:22:04If you unilaterally break the contract, you'll owe a 10 million penalty.
00:22:0910 million?
00:22:10You could sell me and I still wouldn't be worth 10 million?
00:22:12Worst case, I'll just be a deadbeat.
00:22:15Better than dying here.
00:22:20You think you can just quit now?
00:22:24You restored the eight armed Asura.
00:22:27You saw it yourself.
00:22:29They don't want to be restored at all.
00:22:37If you stay, they'll still hold back.
00:22:40But if you leave, they'll follow you out.
00:22:43You stay here.
00:22:44They're still wary.
00:22:45But if you leave, they'll follow you out.
00:22:49You quit trying to spook me with that.
00:22:52Fine.
00:22:52Then go ahead and try.
00:22:55But if you're willing to stay on starting tonight for every artifact you restore,
00:23:01I'll pay you 10 times as much.
00:23:0410 times?
00:23:05It used to be a hundred thousand per piece.
00:23:0810 times.
00:23:08So that's a million, right?
00:23:12I'm in.
00:23:12People die for money, birds for food.
00:23:14But you have to tell me what the heck this museum really is,
00:23:17why all that junk moves, and whether this place is actually haunted.
00:23:23Mr. Lin, you ask too many questions.
00:23:27Kia.
00:23:28The truth doesn't come cheap.
00:23:30If you want answers, fine.
00:23:32For each artifact you successfully restore, I'll answer one question.
00:23:37Tonight, good luck.
00:23:45What?
00:23:46Rule seven.
00:23:47The Guardian's Gallery is the only safe zone.
00:23:49Not sure if they'll welcome you.
00:23:52Another entry popped up out of nowhere.
00:23:56Guardian's Gallery.
00:23:57So those massive bronze statues are actually called guardians.
00:24:00Then what are those moving things outside supposed to be?
00:24:03Eldritch entity.
00:24:03Eldritch entity.
00:24:04Or something sealed away.
00:24:09As for whether they welcome me, I hold up there all night and no one kicked me out.
00:24:14So I guess they do.
00:24:15If things get weird again tonight, I'll just run straight there, and I'll be fine.
00:24:19I still have no clue how these rules showed up, but it all seems to be true.
00:24:24Since I've got a fallback, time to get to work.
00:24:28Or the headless bronze figurine's head is missing.
00:24:30If it asks you for a head, throw it the mannequin head under your desk.
00:24:34Then lock the workroom door tight.
00:24:36Headless bronze figurine.
00:24:39Should be an easy fix.
00:24:42I'll fix it tonight.
00:24:44Back when I worked as a mortician, I sometimes got bodies from car wrecks with their heads gone.
00:24:49We'd use plaster and polymer clay, and sculpt a head that looked just like them for the family.
00:25:13No original head?
00:25:14I'll make you a new one myself.
00:25:32We did it!
00:25:44I'll take it.
00:25:56So that's what I'm going to do.
00:25:58We did it!
00:26:00We did it.
00:26:01We did it!
00:26:14Wait till...
00:26:38Alright, you want the head, right? The original's gone, but I made you one that's exactly the same.
00:26:51What?
00:27:04Perfect! One million just hit my account.
00:27:11What's going on? So hot!
00:27:22Team A has lost contact! Team B's defenses have collapsed! Team C! All of Team C's vital signs are gone!
00:27:32Where is my body?
00:27:41Give me your body!
00:27:59In the last 72 hours, Eldritch incidents across the city have tripled. The most dangerous one. Codename confirmed, Bronze Head.
00:28:07So far, Headquarters has lost three A-class Spirit Suppressors, seven B-class Spirit Suppressors.
00:28:14Even just the head is already S-class.
00:28:17Not a possibility. It's confirmed. If it finds its body, the consequences would be unimaginable.
00:28:31Target! It's gone!
00:28:33What?
00:28:34Gone!
00:28:36No way!
00:28:37It's not cloaked!
00:28:40Yeah!
00:28:41We've completely lost the Eldritch entity reading! Pull up the last frame!
00:28:49My body! Where's my body?
00:28:54It found a lead on the body!
00:28:56It found a lead on the body!
00:29:14It found a lead on the body!
00:29:25It found a lead on the body!
00:29:26For real?
00:29:27It's gone inert!
00:29:40Lubaiduan, who's that?
00:29:42The smith.
00:29:46So this S-Class Eldritch Entity was made on purpose?
00:29:49No way.
00:29:50Besides this bronze head.
00:29:52Its body is still unaccounted for.
00:29:54Don't forget, that's at least another S-Class Eldritch Entity.
00:29:58Immediately gather everything on Lubaiduan, every bit tied to that name.
00:30:03Find the source of this Eldritch Entity case.
00:30:10I'm the Night Shift Security Guard.
00:30:12They even have me clean the front desk.
00:30:17What's this?
00:30:30Hold on.
00:30:32This woman.
00:30:34This is Secretary Sue.
00:30:36Why does this photo look so old?
00:30:44Year 17 of the Republican Era.
00:30:47Paul.
00:30:50Year 17 of the Republican Era.
00:30:52That would be 1928.
00:30:56That's almost 100 years ago.
00:31:01If this is Secretary Sue, wouldn't she be over 100 years old?
00:31:25Secretary Sue morning.
00:31:28Time to settle up.
00:31:30Settle up.
00:31:32Yeah.
00:31:33I successfully restored the headless bronze figurine last night.
00:31:40You restored the headless bronze figurine?
00:31:43No way.
00:31:44The eight-armed Asura only had cracks on the body.
00:31:47There were fragments to piece together.
00:31:48But the headless bronze figurine's head was completely gone.
00:31:52How could you possibly fix that?
00:31:54I was like, what's the big deal?
00:31:56The original head is gone.
00:31:58Then just sculpt a new one.
00:32:03Looks like I really picked the right person.
00:32:08Don't start praising me yet.
00:32:13You did promise for each artifact I restore, you'll answer one question.
00:32:17So my question now is, who exactly is the person in this photo?
00:32:21And why does she look exactly like you?
00:32:29Year 17 of the Republican era.
00:32:31That was almost a hundred years ago.
00:32:34Uh, this is my grandma.
00:32:37Good genes run in my family.
00:32:38I take after my grandma.
00:32:40What's the big deal?
00:32:41The one million will hit your account on time.
00:32:44I got stuff to do.
00:32:45I'm heading out.
00:32:51You're grandma.
00:32:52Your grandma can fit into the same heels as you, Secretary Sue.
00:32:56The person in the photo is you.
00:33:03A woman who's lived a hundred years.
00:33:05And those eerie broken artifacts.
00:33:08This museum is definitely hiding something big.
00:33:11I doubt this woman will tell the truth.
00:33:14Then I'll look into it myself.
00:33:19This museum's been around for quite a while.
00:33:22There's got to be something online, right?
00:33:34Not a trace.
00:33:36It's right downtown.
00:33:46Got it.
00:33:48A remarkable figure from the Republican era.
00:33:51Figures, same era as Secretary Sue.
00:33:59Damn, it was just there.
00:34:02How did it get deleted in a second?
00:34:09Back under precise blocking and deletion.
00:34:12There's definitely a major force at work.
00:34:14It's covering up everything about this museum and Lubai Duan.
00:34:20Looks like we won't find much online.
00:34:24Guess I'll have to ask that freaking fatty for a lead.
00:34:27He's got street connections.
00:34:28And he hears a lot of gossip.
00:34:39Brother Sue, you've been MIA for days.
00:34:43You turned down all the funeral home gigs.
00:34:45So what money-making hustle are you on?
00:34:50Picked up a night shift side job.
00:34:54Fatty, take my advice.
00:34:56Some things, the less you know, the better.
00:34:58Quit acting all mysterious.
00:35:02Let me ask you.
00:35:04That pic of the eight-armed Asura you sent me the other day.
00:35:07You didn't just Photoshop it to mess with me, did you?
00:35:10Brother Sue, you can make fun of my weight.
00:35:12But don't trash my intel.
00:35:13That pic is 100% real.
00:35:18Brother Sue, check this out.
00:35:21This is another paranormal incident that just blew up.
00:35:24It got wiped from the whole internet right away.
00:35:26Deleted.
00:35:27But your boy Fatty was quick.
00:35:28Grabbed a screenshot.
00:35:39Wait, isn't this the head I molded last night to scale for the headless bronze figurine,
00:35:44the one I made?
00:35:45How is it exactly the same?
00:35:51Shocked, huh?
00:35:52I heard this bronze head went around killing people.
00:35:55Kept yelling it was looking for its body.
00:35:57A lot of people died.
00:35:59So Secretary Sue wasn't lying to me.
00:36:01Turns out leaving the museum meant big trouble.
00:36:04Then what happened?
00:36:05Where did that thing go?
00:36:07Bet you don't know this part.
00:36:10The authorities sent in operatives from the Spirit Suppression Bureau.
00:36:13They took care of that head for good.
00:36:16Contained it.
00:36:20Spirit Suppression Bureau.
00:36:24What kind of agency is that?
00:36:27Brother Xu, you asked the right guy.
00:36:31The Spirit Suppression Bureau is a top secret special unit set up by the authorities.
00:36:36They handle the surge of unexplainable by science supernatural incidents nationwide.
00:36:41I heard supernatural incidents are spiking lately.
00:36:45The Spirit Suppression Bureau is short-staffed.
00:36:47They are recruiting people with special skills nationwide.
00:36:53Since the Spirit Suppression Bureau handles supernatural cases and they contain that bronze head,
00:36:58then in their internal archives there must be intel on Private Museum No. 9 and Lou Bidouan.
00:37:03If we can get into the Spirit Suppression Bureau, we can definitely get some intel on that museum.
00:37:11Fatty, do you know anyone in the Spirit Suppression Bureau?
00:37:14I want in too.
00:37:18Damn, Brother Xu, are you out of your mind?
00:37:20That's an official special unit.
00:37:22It's full of people who can leap across rooftops, big shots who slay demons.
00:37:26How would I even know someone like that?
00:37:28Didn't you say they were recruiting gifted folks left and right?
00:37:31They are, sure.
00:37:32But the bar is crazy high.
00:37:34As long as you can prove you have a special ability
00:37:37and pass the Spirit Suppression Bureau's assessment,
00:37:40you can get in on an exception.
00:37:53A special ability?
00:37:56Does this count?
00:38:02Does this count?
00:38:05We brother Xu,
00:38:06you really have a special ability?
00:38:10Fatty,
00:38:11help me sign up.
00:38:32Inside that bell,
00:38:34feels like something alive is watching us.
00:38:37I couldn't breathe the second I got here.
00:38:40What the heck is this Spirit Suppression Bureau exam about?
00:38:49Welcome to the Spirit Suppression Bureau tryouts.
00:38:52I'm the chief examiner for this test.
00:38:54By G,
00:38:55deputy captain of the Spirit Suppression Bureau.
00:38:57The Bureau's rules for new recruits are simple.
00:39:00The strong stay,
00:39:01the weak get cut.
00:39:03See that bell?
00:39:05Inside,
00:39:05there's an A-class eldritch entity trapped.
00:39:08Codename,
00:39:09Face Eater.
00:39:10Damn.
00:39:11Are you insane?
00:39:12An A-class eldritch entity can level half a city
00:39:15and you just put it here?
00:39:18Quiet.
00:39:19During the assessment,
00:39:20the Spirit Suppression Bureau will only lift part of its seal,
00:39:23letting out just a tiny bit of eldritch aura.
00:39:26If you can withstand D-class eldritch aura,
00:39:29you can become a trainee spirit warden
00:39:31with the Spirit Suppression Bureau.
00:39:33If you can withstand C-class eldritch aura,
00:39:36you can be certified directly
00:39:37as a full C-class spirit warden.
00:39:40If someone performs exceptionally
00:39:42and can withstand B-class eldritch aura,
00:39:44they can be certified straight
00:39:46as a B-class spirit warden.
00:39:49Deputy captain,
00:39:50can I ask something?
00:39:51What rank of spirit warden are you?
00:39:54Our deputy captain,
00:39:55By G,
00:39:55is an A-class spirit warden.
00:39:57In the entire Spirit Suppression Bureau,
00:39:59few make it to this rank.
00:40:01They're few and far between.
00:40:02For rookies like you,
00:40:03if you can handle D-class eldritch aura
00:40:05from the start without peeing your pants,
00:40:07that's already a miracle.
00:40:13A-class spirit warden.
00:40:15From the sound of it,
00:40:16A-class is pretty much the ceiling,
00:40:18the big shots.
00:40:26I wonder what level I can pass.
00:40:30The assessment starts now.
00:40:53My face!
00:40:56My face hurts so bad.
00:40:58My face hurts so bad.
00:41:20Looks like I'll have no problem
00:41:21passing this assessment.
00:41:28Seriously?
00:41:29That's over the top.
00:41:33Keep going.
00:41:34Open it to C-class.
00:41:49I-I saw it!
00:41:51There are faces in there!
00:41:52So many faces!
00:41:54Get out!
00:41:55Get out of my head!
00:41:57Don't eat me!
00:41:58Don't eat me!
00:42:12That's as far as you can go!
00:42:13Hurry!
00:42:14Get out!
00:42:14Don't hold me up!
00:42:15I'm taking on a higher difficulty!
00:42:18Set the difficulty straight to B-class.
00:42:22Take the difficulty straight to B-class.
00:42:26You sure?
00:42:28Of course!
00:42:35Deputy Captain,
00:42:36are we really cranking it up to B-class?
00:42:38With me here,
00:42:39nothing will go wrong.
00:42:51Give me your face.
00:42:52Give me your face.
00:42:52Your face is in perfect shape.
00:42:54Let me have a bite.
00:42:55I'm starving.
00:43:17That newbie really doesn't know their place.
00:43:20C class and B class spirit suppressors are worlds apart.
00:43:23The Spirit Suppression Bureau has been recruiting rookies for years.
00:43:26Hardly anyone has ever passed the B class assessment right off the bat.
00:43:31No wait, look at that rookie quick!
00:43:52Oh no, the seal has been broken, it's going after the rookie.
00:43:56Everyone fall back!
00:44:18Get out of the way!
00:44:22I don't sense any danger.
00:44:25It should hold, right?
00:44:29Crap!
00:44:30This rookie's nerves are shot.
00:44:32That A class eldritch entity scared him senseless.
00:44:34He can't even dodge on instinct.
00:44:36He isn't dodging.
00:44:37Even with teleportation, the deputy captain can't save him.
00:44:40He can't even dodge on instinct.
00:44:50He can't even dodge on instinct.
00:44:54He can't even dodge on instinct.
00:45:17He can't even dodge on instinct.
00:45:18He can't even dodge on instinct.
00:45:19He can't even dodge on instinct.
00:45:21He can't even dodge on instinct.
00:45:22He can't even dodge on instinct.
00:45:23He can't dodge on instinct.
00:45:27He can't dodge on instinct.
00:45:31He can't dodge on instinct.
00:45:33He can't dodge on instinct.
00:45:35He can't dodge on instinct.
00:45:57So, that's an A-class Eldritch entity, the Face Eater, and a rookie blew both the bell
00:46:02and the entity to bits, with just one hit.
00:46:13We are doing a rookie test, right?
00:46:15He erased the A-class test with one punch.
00:46:21I don't remember this museum having anyone this strong.
00:46:35Lin Xu, congrats.
00:46:39You passed the new recruit assessment, you're officially part of the Spirit Suppression Bureau.
00:46:46The Bureau's top brass unanimously decided to certify you as an A-class Spirit Suppressor.
00:47:02A-class Spirit Suppressors are the backbone of the Bureau.
00:47:06Starting today, you'll get the Bureau's highest level perks and priority access to all intel
00:47:11and resources.
00:47:12Hold it, with A-class clearance I can investigate private museum number 9.
00:47:17Lin Xu, I need to give you a heads up about something.
00:47:20Your power is unusual.
00:47:22It doesn't look like something you trained up, more like you took it straight from an Eldritch
00:47:26entity.
00:47:28What do you mean?
00:47:29In our world there's a hard rule.
00:47:31The power of Eldritch entities never vanishes into thin air, it only transfers.
00:47:37Even if an S-class Eldritch entity is put down, its power still won't disappear.
00:47:41It goes straight to whoever killed it.
00:47:48Eldritch power doesn't vanish.
00:47:50It just transfers.
00:47:52You just killed an A-class Eldritch entity, the Face Eater.
00:47:56By that rule, you've now inherited the Face Eater's power with the power you already had.
00:48:01Our assessment of your actual combat ability is at least top tier A-class.
00:48:07Killing an Eldritch entity lets you gain its power.
00:48:15Ever since I restored the Eight-Armed Asura and the Headless Bronze Figurine, my body started
00:48:20to change.
00:48:27But here's the thing.
00:48:29I didn't kill any Eldritch entity.
00:48:31I only restored them.
00:48:34Captain Bai, what you're saying is way over my head.
00:48:37I don't really get it.
00:48:38To be straight with you, I used to work as a mortician.
00:48:41You know, in this line of work you deal with the dead every day.
00:48:44I probably by accident got something on me.
00:48:49Since you don't want to say more, the Spirit Suppression Bureau won't force you.
00:48:54Every powerful operative has their own secrets.
00:48:57As long as you use your power to fight Eldritch entities, you're our ally, Lin Xu.
00:49:02On behalf of the Spirit Suppression Bureau Special Operations Unit, I hereby approve you joining
00:49:08the unit.
00:49:09Welcome aboard.
00:49:15Looking forward to working with you.
00:49:26Commander!
00:49:27Deep in the city's western underground waterway, we're detecting a high-intensity Eldritch
00:49:31surge.
00:49:32Energy levels are spiking.
00:49:33It has exceeded the A-class threshold.
00:49:35Pull up the on-site feed now.
00:49:42Tentative code name.
00:49:44Rust-Eaten Iron Centipede.
00:49:45Two teams have gone down.
00:49:46Municipal maintenance crews.
00:49:48They came under attack.
00:49:49Heavy casualties.
00:49:51We must stop it underground now.
00:49:53Do not let it reach the surface streets.
00:49:56Notify Deputy Captain Bai-Jai at once.
00:49:59Have her lead the Special Operations Unit.
00:50:01Head to the underground waterway immediately.
00:50:03Suppress the target.
00:50:16Suppress the target.
00:50:18Normally, new recruits go through at least two weeks of training before joining field
00:50:23ops.
00:50:26But it's urgent right now.
00:50:29On top of that, I obviously can't treat you like just another rookie.
00:50:33Hope you understand.
00:50:36I get it.
00:50:39Bro, this is the real deal.
00:50:41We're facing a legit A-class Eldritch entity.
00:50:45This isn't like shooting targets in a test.
00:50:47Don't freeze up later.
00:50:51Stop.
00:50:53It's right ahead.
00:50:56Get ready to fight.
00:50:58Die.
00:51:15Get ready to fight.
00:51:15Fire him up!
00:51:18Nu-u-u-u-u.
00:51:32Get back!
00:51:34Got it!
00:51:40Strike!
00:52:08Don't take it head-on!
00:52:10It hits way too hard!
00:52:19Damn!
00:52:20A full-power strike from an A-class Eldritch entity, and it couldn't even break through
00:52:25his defense.
00:52:29He... is he really a rookie?
00:52:40I'm done.
00:52:41Trying to leave?
00:52:43My turn!
00:52:47Get up!
00:53:16He's a freakin' rookie!
00:53:19Why do I feel like...
00:53:23He's even more vicious than an Eldritch entity.
00:53:34Still snarling.
00:54:02Shatter!
00:54:26The smith, Lupai Dwan.
00:54:33Lupai Dwan, that Guardian Bronze statue, the A-Class Eldritch entity in this underground waterway, what exactly does it have
00:54:43to do with him?
00:54:52It's Lupai Dwan again.
00:54:55Captain Bai, you know Lupai Dwan?
00:54:58Come back to headquarters with me. You'll see when we get there.
00:55:20Check this out.
00:55:29This is the head from Fatty Wang's photo. It's exactly like the one I sculpted.
00:55:38I had no idea what the headless bronze figurine's original head looked like. Is that a coincidence or what?
00:55:45What's wrong? Have you seen this before?
00:55:48No, no. I just think the bronze head's design is way too creepy.
00:55:55It was a mysterious spirit suppressor who took this S-Class Eldritch entity down in one hit. Same as that
00:56:02A-Class Iron Centipede just now. On its body the same name is carved as well.
00:56:09Captain Bai, who exactly is this Lupai Dwan?
00:56:14According to the Spirit Suppression Bureau, the only public info we can find for now, Lupai Dwan was a remarkable
00:56:20figure active in the Republican era. Rumor has it he was a master craftsman. With hands said to bend yin
00:56:27and yang, bringing dead objects to life. However, his life story and how he died, these key records are all
00:56:34locked down.
00:56:34Locked down? You don't even have clearance!
00:56:37Not just me, even the Commander-in-Chief can't check them directly because all intel on Lupai Dwan has been
00:56:44filed under the code name Spirit Suppression Project No. 9 in SSS-Class Top Secret Files.
00:56:50What? Spirit Suppression Project No. 9?
00:56:52That's right. It was the highest level secret setup in the early years after the founding. I've already asked the
00:56:58head office in the capital for partial access.
00:57:00But whether it's the A-Class Rust-Eaton Iron Centipede, or this Bronze Head, they clearly both trace back to
00:57:06Lupai Dwan and are inseparable from him.
00:57:08Either way, we need to move fast to dig into everything about Lupai Dwan and Spirit Suppression Project No. 9.
00:57:14Approval process. It'll probably take a few days. Lin Xu, I know you're in a rush, but it's extremely complicated.
00:57:21Just hang tight for a few days. Once the paperwork comes through, I'll let you know right away.
00:57:34Private Museum No. 9.
00:57:37Spirit Suppression Project No. 9. They both have No. 9 in the name. And both are tied to Lupai Dwan.
00:57:43There are countless connections. Could it be, that one full of broken Eldritch Artifacts Private Museum No. 9 has another
00:57:49identity too?
00:57:50Lin Xu, did you hear me?
00:57:58Okay, I'll wait.
00:58:02Okay, I'll wait.
00:58:16artifact first thing tomorrow i'll threaten to stop the restoration and i gotta make secretary
00:58:21sue tell the truth if she dares to pull that grandma from a hundred years ago nonsense on me
00:58:27again i'm freaking done with this job
00:58:53last
00:58:57figures earlier today in the underground waterway the one we ran into that a class eldritch entity
00:59:02the iron centipede turns out it really was the one that broke out of this museum but why would
00:59:08something in the museum that's just a tiny display become over 10 meters long outside
00:59:13the stuff in this museum does move and can hurt people but in size and strength compared to the
00:59:17a class and s class eldritch entities outside it's night and day what the hell is going on
00:59:32one two three
00:59:41ten
00:59:55over 30 in total empty pedestals marked as missing
01:00:01doesn't that mean there are at least 30 some more like the iron centipede out there
01:00:06eldritch entities as terrifying as the bronze head roaming around killing people
01:00:28let's fix it tonight
01:00:37pretend you didn't hear it i'm good at that
01:00:51can you see me
01:00:53rule number one for morticians never get distracted on the job
01:00:57why are you ignoring me
01:01:00can you help me
01:01:02answer me
01:01:14all set
01:01:26i hear it these artifacts actually feel alive there's faint breathing
01:01:38who
01:01:40who's sighing
01:01:45why did i just feel like the museum was sighing
01:01:54this damn museum not only does every artifact move
01:01:57could it be
01:02:00even the building itself is alive too
01:02:21secretary sue i've restored another artifact
01:02:24much appreciated
01:02:26much appreciated
01:02:27the one million restoration fee will be transferred as agreed to your card
01:02:34you'll get every cent
01:02:58you'll get every cent but it's not just about the money
01:03:02how are they connected
01:03:03you how do you know about spirit suppression project number nine
01:03:07that's not your concern
01:03:08now tell me the truth
01:03:15this private museum is actually a tomb
01:03:20A tomb? Private Museum number 9. It's number 9. Spirit Suppression Project.
01:03:30A tomb? So whose tomb is it? And Lou Bidouan? Who exactly is Lou Bidouan? What role does he play?
01:03:38Mr. Lou. Because I lied to you last time, to make it up to you, I already answered two of
01:03:44your questions just now.
01:03:46What this museum is, and its connection to the Spirit Suppression Project. But just now, you fired off five more
01:03:54questions.
01:03:56Secretary Su, don't try to game the system here.
01:03:59Rules are rules. If you want to know whose tomb this is, who Lou Bidouan is. Tonight, keep working on
01:04:08the repairs.
01:04:21Spirit Suppression Project number 9 is this museum. And this is a tomb. Then in here, who's actually buried?
01:04:40The file you requested to view got approved.
01:04:49Finally got it.
01:04:53What's going on?
01:04:57When I first got it, I reacted the same way.
01:04:59This file is incomplete. Or rather, it was deliberately scrubbed out.
01:05:03The higher-ups understand why we're investigating.
01:05:06There have been mass outbreaks of Eldritch entities lately.
01:05:09They also know this likely ties to Spirit Suppression Project number 9.
01:05:12But, the top brass got in touch with the participants from Spirit Suppression Project number 9 back then.
01:05:18They were extremely adamant.
01:05:20They do not want this file released to the Spirit Suppression Bureau at all.
01:05:23So, what the higher-ups can show us is just the scraps that weren't completely blacked out.
01:05:28The participants in Spirit Suppression Project number 9?
01:05:31That was from the early PRC. Maybe even the Republican era.
01:05:36If those participants are still alive, they'd be extremely old.
01:05:47Lived for over a hundred years.
01:05:50Still, not impossible.
01:05:51I happen to know as Secretary Sue.
01:05:53He's over a hundred?
01:05:58Body is the Pact.
01:06:03Self-sacrifice to the Seal.
01:06:05Permanent Suppression.
01:06:11What the heck does that even mean?
01:06:18Wait.
01:06:21Fourteen people.
01:06:23Why fourteen people?
01:06:26If the base depicts Lu Baiduan as one of the Guardian Statues,
01:06:30then that's the one mentioned in the files.
01:06:32The Spirit Suppressor who chose Self-Sacrifice to the Seal.
01:06:36But the museum only has twelve intact Guardian Statues.
01:06:40Plus the one that collapsed into rubble.
01:06:42That makes only thirteen.
01:06:44Where did the fourteenth person go?
01:06:48Lin Xu.
01:06:50I suspect Lu Baiduan is one of the fourteen participants in Spirit Suppression Project
01:06:55Number 9.
01:06:57Lately, so many high-level Eldritch Entities have emerged and they are all connected to him.
01:07:02This definitely means that Spirit Suppression Project Number 9 has gone terribly wrong.
01:07:08We have to find the project's real location.
01:07:11Only by investigating the site can we address this at the source and end the city's Eldritch Entity Crisis.
01:07:17I've known the address for a while, but what's inside is way more complicated than you think.
01:07:28I gave Li Xiu move out now.
01:07:30In a recently excavated ancient tomb on the outskirts, abnormal Eldritch fluctuations have erupted.
01:07:36The Spirit Suppression Bureau's advance team is trapped underground.
01:07:40Their status is unknown.
01:07:42You two are ordered to lead a team there for immediate rescue.
01:07:45Copy that.
01:08:00The magnetic field's a mess.
01:08:02The Eldritch Entity's jamming is too strong.
01:08:04The scanner can't locate the advance team.
01:08:09Turn off your flashlights.
01:08:11Let me handle it.
01:08:41Over there.
01:08:41After 9 o'clock.
01:08:43About 300 meters out.
01:08:44They're being swarmed.
01:08:53Crap!
01:08:54I can't hold on!
01:09:19Captain Bai, Lin Xiu.
01:09:22You finally made it.
01:09:26Look at the wall.
01:09:36Wait, no.
01:09:36The patterns and flow of these runes actually match the ones in the museums.
01:09:40Don't haul under those guardian statues the golden lines they stand on.
01:09:43They come from the same source.
01:10:01The size and shape of this groove match those in the museum.
01:10:04The exhibit pedestals marked as missing exactly the same.
01:10:08This isn't a tomb at all.
01:10:10It's a museum that used to house artifacts.
01:10:13Lin Xiu, look at this!
01:10:18You locked me up for 50 years.
01:10:20Now I'm going to destroy everything you worked for.
01:10:24What does that mean?
01:10:38The damaged artifacts missing from the museum.
01:10:42Why are they scattered here?
01:10:43This person is definitely deeply tied to private museum number 9.
01:10:48Maybe even to those artifacts lost overseas.
01:10:52Deputy Captain, these two items, can I borrow them for a while?
01:10:55Borrow these two artifacts?
01:10:57That's right.
01:10:58I can really use them.
01:11:00But I can't explain right now.
01:11:02You did a great job on this rescue.
01:11:04I can make the call.
01:11:05And let you take these two items.
01:11:09Thanks.
01:11:40Perfectly back in place.
01:11:42Get the lost artifacts back.
01:11:44Return the originals.
01:11:46How hard is that?
01:11:48Pretty much like restoring broken artifacts, right?
01:11:50Call it a million per piece.
01:11:52Two would be two million.
01:11:54Most importantly,
01:11:55Secretary Su still has to answer two more questions.
01:11:59As long as I recover or fix enough artifacts,
01:12:02it won't take long.
01:12:05With a full picture on private museum number 9.
01:12:08And I'll get to the bottom of it.
01:12:20Gone again.
01:12:29This guy Lin Shu.
01:12:31As soon as he clocks out at night,
01:12:33his trail just goes cold.
01:12:35I've been tailing him the whole way.
01:12:38But whenever I get near this old street,
01:12:40he just vanishes into thin air.
01:12:42I can't find a single trace.
01:12:47The moment he joined the Spirit Suppression Bureau,
01:12:50he immediately used A-Class Clearance
01:12:52to dig into Spirit Suppression Project number 9.
01:12:55With that kind of terrifying power,
01:12:57he somehow knows nothing about the Eldritch Rules.
01:13:01Lin Shu.
01:13:02Who the heck are you?
01:13:09One, two, three.
01:13:14Eleven, twelve.
01:13:19Including this shattered one.
01:13:21That makes 13 statues.
01:13:22The files spell it out.
01:13:24Fourteen Spirit Suppressors.
01:13:26Body is the Pact.
01:13:27But the fourteenth person...
01:13:29Who are they?
01:13:30Where do they go?
01:13:50And they still have the nerve
01:13:52to cause trouble.
01:13:53One, two, three.
01:14:00One, two, three.
01:14:01One, two, three.
01:14:01One, two, three.
01:14:25I get it.
01:14:26You, you guardians keep burning through your bodies and power to suppress all the eldritch artifacts in this museum.
01:14:32Your body's cracking because your power was drained dry.
01:14:35That collapsed statue might have died for good when its power ran out.
01:14:41Were you protecting me just now?
01:14:58Blacksmith Lu Bai Duan Martial Artist Zhou Tiezhu, Potter Ni Wing.
01:15:03Weaver Yun Jin Yang Zither Master Zhuang Lixian, Calligrapher Mo Chenkyo, Stone Sculptor Shibuyu, Lacqueror, Zhu Xuming Jade Carver, Behan
01:15:12Carpenter Ban Lusheng.
01:15:16Casting Painting, Carving, Weaving, Lacquer Art, Zither Music, Calligraphy, Stone Carving, Jade Carving, Carpentry, Pottery.
01:15:24Lu Bai Duan is a blacksmith, so the ones in this museum, the bronze artifacts were all cast by him.
01:15:30Wouldn't that mean?
01:15:31The ceramics were fired by the potter Ni Wing.
01:15:35The painting on the wall is court ladies adorning their hair with flowers.
01:15:39It was painted by the painter Dan King-Zi.
01:15:42The blood-weeping jade hairpin was carved by the jade carver B. Hen.
01:15:46Then does that mean all the artifacts in this museum were made by them?
01:15:59I wish to turn to stone and stand guard for a hundred years.
01:16:03To those who come after, do not mourn.
01:16:06We have no regrets.
01:16:33Speed up the repairs.
01:16:34We're running out of time.
01:16:36Something's off.
01:16:38Those notes that popped up on the museum night shift rules earlier were all printed text.
01:16:43But this time the writing is sloppy and rushed.
01:16:47Clearly handwritten.
01:16:48Even the color is off.
01:16:50It looks like it was written in blood.
01:16:53What the hell are you?
01:16:59Damn.
01:17:03This book is actually alive.
01:17:06It can even understand me and answer my questions.
01:17:16Since you can talk.
01:17:18Alright then.
01:17:19Let me ask you.
01:17:20Who exactly created you?
01:17:28Someone who wanted those who came after to survive.
01:17:33Then tell me.
01:17:34What exactly is this museum?
01:17:36Who's buried underneath?
01:17:38The 14th Guardian.
01:17:39And where are they?
01:17:45Galaska.
01:17:46Galaska.
01:17:46Who is she?
01:17:47Do you mean Secretary Sue?
01:17:51Hey!
01:17:51Don't play dead on me!
01:17:53Is she Secretary Sue or not?
01:17:55Why do we have to keep restoring the artifacts?
01:17:57Spit it out, will you?
01:18:00Hey!
01:18:01The Seer's death tomb.
01:18:02Old buddy.
01:18:03You there?
01:18:05You there?
01:18:09Damn.
01:18:10You bail right when it matters.
01:18:19Go ask her then.
01:18:22Fine.
01:18:23Then I'll take this her to mean Secretary Sue.
01:18:31Secretary Sue, morning.
01:18:34Looks like you didn't restore anything new last night.
01:18:38I didn't restore any damaged artifacts last night.
01:18:41But I did something even harder than restoring them.
01:18:45What is it?
01:18:46I brought two back of the artifacts the museum lost.
01:18:50A bronze wine vessel and a half-jade pendant.
01:18:52I've already put them back on their original display stands.
01:18:55What?
01:18:56You actually found the artifacts the museum lost out there.
01:18:59So, did you run into that person?
01:19:03That person?
01:19:05Which person do you mean, Secretary Sue?
01:19:10Do you mean the one who left an inscription on the secret room wall?
01:19:14Anyone who can make Secretary Sue who's lived a hundred years this nervous has to be a deadly threat.
01:19:19I did.
01:19:22He asked me to give you a message.
01:19:24You locked him up for fifty years.
01:19:27Now, he's going to destroy everything you've worked for.
01:19:32Mr. Lin, I don't know where you picked up that line.
01:19:35But if you actually ran into that person with your skills, there's no way you'd make it back alive.
01:19:40Damn, I'm being underestimated.
01:19:42She has no idea how strong I am now.
01:19:45All right.
01:19:47I won't keep you in suspense.
01:19:52Secretary Sue, you tell me, should I call this thing Museum Night Shift Rules or the Seer's Death Tone?
01:20:04You...
01:20:04You actually talked to it?
01:20:06What did it say to you?
01:20:07It told me to stay alive, keep restoring.
01:20:10It also said, if I have any questions, I should come straight to you.
01:20:16Secretary Sue, let's be straight with each other.
01:20:19I know what you're after, which is to have me keep restoring artifacts in this museum.
01:20:22I can agree to that.
01:20:23I'll keep putting my life on the line for you.
01:20:25But only if you answer all my questions.
01:20:27No more secrets or lies.
01:20:35Even it is willing to guide you.
01:20:38Looks like it really has accepted you.
01:20:41I promise you.
01:20:43What do you want to know?
01:20:44If I know it, I'll tell you.
01:20:46First question.
01:20:47Those incomplete artifacts in this museum, what exactly are they?
01:20:52And one more thing.
01:20:53When I restore these artifacts, why do I suddenly get so much power out of nowhere?
01:20:58Mr. Lin, haven't you already joined the Spirit Suppression Bureau?
01:21:02The Spirit Suppression Bureau has an iron rule.
01:21:05You should know it by heart by now.
01:21:07An Eldritch Entity's power doesn't disappear, it only transfers.
01:21:11That's right.
01:21:12In this world, Eldritch Entities are immortal.
01:21:15To wipe out an Eldritch Entity for good, the only way is to seal it.
01:21:19When you restore those incomplete artifacts, that is basically resealing them.
01:21:24To seal it, is to kill it.
01:21:26So, when you restore an artifact completely, at that moment, the Eldritch Entity is resealed.
01:21:31The power drawn from it naturally shifts to you, the Restorer.
01:21:35That's why you keep getting stronger.
01:21:39All right.
01:21:41Then let me ask you this.
01:21:42Since these damaged artifacts are all terrifying Eldritch Entities,
01:21:49Why do the ones lost abroad have world-ending power, but inside this museum they are stuck as tiny lifeless
01:21:55objects?
01:21:56And most can barely even twitch.
01:21:58Also, even my own power in here versus outside is massively different.
01:22:02It feels like in here my power is cut down by more than half.
01:22:05Because, this is the fundamental reason Private Museum No. 9 was built.
01:22:12Inside this museum, all power from Eldritch Entities must be absolutely suppressed.
01:22:18Once that power is suppressed.
01:22:21Lin Xu, have you ever really thought about it?
01:22:24This museum, why does it have only five major galleries?
01:22:29Bronze Gallery, Jade Gallery, Calligraphy and Painting Gallery, Ceramics Gallery, Terracotta Warriors Gallery.
01:22:39Because the layout of these five galleries follows the Supreme Taoist Formation, the charts of the true forms of the
01:22:46five peaks, to the letter, the museum itself, is a massive heaven-sealing grand array.
01:23:35The Supreme Taoist Formation, the
01:24:08Those guardian statues you saw, are the power source of this array. For a hundred years, they're neither alive nor
01:24:15dead, turned into bronze statues, and they've been burning themselves non-stop, to power this array. Keeping the countless eldritch
01:24:23entities in the museum firmly suppressed.
01:24:30Lin Shu. Now you know everything. The guardian's power is running out. This array won't hold much longer.
01:24:41So, the previous ruins are scrapped. Starting tonight, you're no longer fixing just one artifact a day. Instead, at least
01:24:50ten a day.
01:24:52Ten a day? Damn! That's freaking risking my life! He'll rip me to shreds!
01:24:56Don't worry. I and all the guardians, even if it costs us our last reserves, and even this museum itself,
01:25:03will do everything to protect you. And help you.
01:25:06Lin Shu. We're out of time. That person is about to arrive. You have to give it everything. Move as
01:25:11fast as you can.
01:25:12Finish restoring as soon as possible. Every artifact in this museum. Only by restoring non-stop can you keep getting
01:25:20stronger. Until you fully inherit the legacy power of all twelve guardian statues, and become the strongest spirit suppressor alive.
01:25:27Only then can you take their place, and end this century-long nightmare for good.
01:25:41Ten a day, right? Fine. Since this whole mess landed on a mortician like me, I'll take everything in this
01:25:51tomb, one by one, and lay it all to rest, nice and clean.
01:25:57The End
01:25:58The End
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