The people in the conference room frowned at the idea of revealing the hiding place of one anomaly to another. Could it lead to an alliance between them?
"Don't worry, the situation in Jiangyang City is not so bad that we can't handle it!" Yan Wei reassured her colleagues, guessing their concerns.
"I am the guarantee for our operation!" the stunning woman declared firmly, making everyone flinch a little, but also gaining some confidence.
The strength of the Slayers' Headquarters was formidable, and their decisions were almost never wrong. If the experts sent by the headquarters were this confident, then the local Slayers in Jiangyang shouldn't be afraid to act either!
"Team Leader Yan, please assign the tasks!" Li Chengfeng, representing the local Slayers, spoke up for his colleagues.
"Alright!" Yan Wei turned to the electronic screen behind her, which displayed the headshots of each member of the task force.
"Since we want to cater to their preferences, we need to classify the anomalies that have appeared in Jiangyang City but have not been resolved!" Yan Wei pointed to a female Slayer's headshot on the screen. "Zhu Hanyan, please collect the information and classify it according to the region and the characteristics of the anomalies. Submit it to me before tomorrow's meeting!"
"Understood!" Zhu Hanyan was inclined towards auxiliary support as a Slayer, and her anomaly weapon was a pair of black-rimmed glasses that enhanced her memory. She could remember everything she saw, read, or heard.
Because her weapon had almost no combat power, she was unable to grow much stronger and could only assist with logistics in dangerous situations.
"Next, I will name each member and arrange them into six teams of three, according to their complementary abilities." Yan Wei had already learned about the abilities of every member of the team on her way to Jiangyang City. She divided the teams based on how their abilities could match.
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After reciting a list of names, Yan Wei explained, "The main task of the teams listed above is to guard the anomaly points, monitor them 24/7, and report any activity immediately. The rest of you will stay armed and on standby at the branch, and are not allowed to act on your own, for timely support."
Li Chengfeng was about to object, not wanting to be stuck waiting at the branch, but Yan Wei's next words dispelled his doubts.
"Vice Captain Li, you are not included! Your strength is considerable and you are capable of acting independently." Yan Wei was indeed an expert, able to assess Li Chengfeng's abilities in such a short time.
He was no match for werewolves due to his weak physical body, and had no advantages in close combat. However, General Qilian's sword had great power, and its long-range sword energy was a nightmare for ordinary anomalies!
"I, Vice Captain Li, and the others will act independently and be dispersed throughout Jiangyang City. This will not only allow us to search for anomalies but also provide timely support to each guard team!" Yan Wei pointed to the five Slayers she had brought with her. They hadn't spoken a word and their faces were all serious and cold.
"Above is the basic task arrangement. Tomorrow, the operation will begin officially. Please take care of your affairs tonight! Dismissed!"
It was a very cold statement, but none of the Slayers present showed any unusual expression.
This was a tradition of the Slayers' Bureau. Before any mission, they would give the Slayers time to take care of their affairs, because combating anomalies was a matter of life and death!
Late at night, the lights were still on at the Jiangyang City Slayer Branch, but there weren't many people working.
Still working overtime, Zhu Hanyan looked distressed as she worked on her report forms. Before becoming a Slayer, she was just a little office clerk, doing reports day in and day out. She never thought that even after becoming a Slayer, she would still have to do reports. What a waste of being a Slayer!
"Xiao Zhu, how's it going?" Li Chengfeng was still in the department, carrying two cups of coffee as he walked over and handed one to Zhu Hanyan.
"Thanks, Li-ge." Zhu Hanyan took the cup and took a sip of bitter coffee. "I'm almost done, but I never thought that there would be so many visible anomalies in Jiangyang City. What about those that we haven't found yet? There must be a lot of them."
"It's unavoidable. Some anomalies are very tricky, so we can only put them aside for now. For others, they appear and disappear without a trace. We can't even catch a tail," Li Chengfeng said.
Li Chengfeng could actually accept the current situation in Jiangyang. He had been borrowed by the Jiangyin Bureau before and had seen the human hell firsthand. Compared to that, Jiangyang society was still functioning normally and doing quite well!
"So we have to find a breakthrough, namely the werewolf!" Li Chengfeng said softly, "If we succeed, it will be like the story of the clam and the snipe fighting, and we will benefit!"
"And...what if we fail?" Zhu Hanyan asked timidly, after all, she was still a newcomer and couldn't understand the decision-making process above her.
"Then people will die! What can't we lose as Slayers?" Li Chengfeng's smile was tinged with bitterness, but it also revealed his determination to slay all anomalies!
Zhu Hanyan looked at him in a daze. After coming back to her senses, she immediately returned to working on the intelligence forms.
It seemed like there was nothing she couldn't lose, after all, her boyfriend who was willing to die to save her had been eaten by the anomaly, and his body was gone without a trace...