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"Adapted from priest's novel of the same name, Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire on jjwxc.net"

"Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire"

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"Episode 1 Demon, Sheng Lingyuan"

A trip is simply about moving from one place you're bored of

to another place other people are bored of.

And you'd be stuck in heavy traffic if you tried to travel during holiday,

so why not follow our live stream instead?

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The primordial forest at Chiyuan Canyon is simply breathtaking!

Let us first take a stroll in this popular cave.

The job is not that bad; I guess everything has its pros and cons.

Working a nine-to-five job is tough as well, isn't it?

At least we can be free with our time. Right, everyone?

Yes, I'm bored of working nine-to-five, so I came here to take a stroll.

Why did it suddenly get dark?

Something is over there!

What's that?

Where's my signal? I've lost connection to the internet.

Run!

Let's move into the cave.

These are the videos our field agents retrieved.

Looks like it's our time to shine again.

Hold your horses, we have a newcomer today.

I wonder who it will be.

This is where I'll be working? Magnificent!

Center of Management and Prevention of Abnormal Phenomena and Special Species.

The Center is tasked with maintaining social prosperity and stability,

identifying and dealing with abnormal phenomena,

and monitoring fluctuations in abnormal energy throughout the country.

May I ask where the Technology Department is?

Just head toward that direction.

Let's see what kinds of special species they have here.

"Human"

Duh, of course I know they're humans.

Can you show me something new?

"Mortal"

Wandering around on your first day at work?

And I had to come here to pick you up.

Get over here to complete the enrollment process. Sign your name and get your card.

Well, I'm a newcomer after all, Xiao.

Can the company offer me a household registration after enrolling?

Can I buy a house in Chang'an?

You can, but do you have the money to buy a house?

If it wasn't for my card debt, I wouldn't be working for you.

Employee no. 3-1101, Xuan Ji. Is his card ready?

It's ready.

Are you done signing?

Where are we going? Is the enrollment process over?

Yes, welcome to the Center.

The Aftermath Response Team has an urgent task at hand.

What?

You said the Aftermath Response Team has little work to do

and only deals with inessential tasks,

yet now there's an urgent task right after I join.

Impressive, Xiao, what a good liar.

We've got trouble at Chiyuan.

I'm not talking about the tour spot at the canyon.

The Chiyuan I'm talking about is an unknown energy field

that we're monitoring closely at the center of the canyon.

Something dangerous may be sealed there.

Greetings, Manager Xiao.

So, some ancient trees at Chiyuan Canyon suddenly mutated

and started hunting people?

Yes. We've rescued the backpackers, but I'm not sure how much they've witnessed.

The Aftermath Response Team is responsible for comforting them.

You'll be in charge.

Wait...

What do you mean I'm in charge?

Hey!

Because you'll be leading the team.

Take your employee card. We'll be leaving in three minutes.

"Xuan Ji" "Acting Captain"

Greetings, Captain Xuan!

We welcome our new leader to the Aftermath Response Team!

Hi!

Captain Xuan, you had to do field work on the first day of your job.

Are you adapting well to it?

I'm not trying to be nosy, but now that you're in the team,

we're practically family now.

You can ask for our help at any time.

That's very kind of you.

I'm no expert in this field, so please take good care of me.

What should I call you?

Oh, right, I forgot to introduce myself.

I'm Bi Chunsheng. I used to be a field agent,

but I was transferred to this team after an injury last year.

Bi, are you knitting that for your family?

My mother used to do that all the time, but she's not as good as you.

You flatter me.

This is for my husband.

I have extra wool, I could make you a beanie later.

That's too kind of you.

Not at all, we're family, after all.

You don't look like a local.

It must be tough trying to make a living in foreign land.

You can ask me anything about work or procedures.

If it's equipment related, ask Qianru.

That girl over there, Ping Qianru.

She doesn't talk much, but she's good at computer equipment.

We always rely on her to fix the printer at the office.

And me!

Captain, I'm Luo Cuicui.

We're lucky to finally have you here.

You're young and talented, plus Manager Xiao spoke highly of you,

you must be someone special.

You are the special ones!

Xiao tricked me into leading this team. Something must be off.

Our department seems busy. Do we do field work often?

Not really.

We usually just let the field agents handle the monsters,

and help them take care of the aftermath.

I'm surprised about the urgency today.

Usually, the field agents are careful not to drag normal people into the mess.

They need to watch out for the 15-People Limit, after all.

15-People Limit?

It's a strict rule about not harming normal people.

But sometimes it's unavoidable.

Take this case, for example.

The backpackers knew the area was off limit, yet they still entered it.

They brought this on themselves.

But, we still can't let the public know about the supernaturals.

That's where we come in.

After all, the Aftermath Response Team will take care of everything,

including the retrieval of corpses,

damage compensation, disseminating rumors, and promoting scientific values.

Don't worry, captain, this will be a normal task.

Normal task, huh?

The trees at Chiyuan suddenly went on a rampage,

and the sacred ring showed itself without my permission.

Too many weird things happened today.

There's another thing you need to keep in mind.

The report we received said that there were five backpackers,

but we found a sixth person.

It's like he appeared out of nowhere.

By the way, when we meet up with the normal people,

how do we go about deceiving-- no, promoting scientific values to them?

Well, we either do it with tools or supernatural powers.

You'll see.

I think we were being chased by a large anaconda.

It looked super weird.

It had a yellowish brown skin that looked like bark.

I was so scared!

There's no anaconda in the tourist spot.

It was just a vine on a tree.

You just happened to be caught in an earthquake

that uprooted some trees, so the vines were flinging around.

That's why you thought it was moving.

I don't think it was a vine.

It was moving fast, like it was chasing us, and...

Don't worry, kid, that was just a vine.

You're safe now, don't worry.

Yes, I think it was just a vine I saw.

Bi is a supernatural? Is her power hypnosis?

Yes, her power is a blend of Strength and Mind types, leaning toward Mind type.

There aren't many supernaturals in our department, and they're all here.

Oh, I didn't realize. That means you're also...

No, I can't be compared with them.

My power is Plant type. My fingers and toes have characteristics of plants.

You mean...

They would grow non-stop.

If I don't cut them off in time, they'd wreck several pairs of shoes a year.

You might want to seek medical treatment.

Hello, Captain Xuan, I'm Li, an intern at the Chiyuan Branch.

The victim you wanted to see is at the Dependents Lounge.

Come with me.

He's unharmed, so we let him stay there for now.

This is his ID card. He said he lost his phone.

Sheng Lingyuan?

Captain, let me talk to him.

Wait!

That was a fake ID made with illusion.

What's going on?

Hey, you aren't an ordinary person, are you?

Watch out!

I'm sorry for showing my skin. The clothes...

It's made with illusion.

Indeed. Come in.

Is everyone at the Aftermath Response Team this powerful?

Captain Xuan has Fire type power?

Aren't those with Fire power all working with the elite field team?

May I know who you are and what we can help you with?

"Puppet"

That is not his true self.

You're a pure-blooded fiend, why are you mingling with the humans?

I'm sorry, I'm the one asking questions here.

Is "Sheng Lingyuan" your real name?

I don't remember.

Where did you come from?

Underground.

What do you mean underground?

I was in a coffin underground when someone woke me up.

The coffin has rotted, so I guess I must have been a poor man.

Woke you up? Who?

The person was speaking gibberish,

and I wasn't fully awake back then, so I don't know.

I just felt it was noisy outside.

I met those people after I left the coffin,

so I made similar clothes with illusion

and picked up a few words from their language

so as to draw them away from the tree monster's territory.

That's how we ended up here.

Oh, you must be a saint then.

You just woke up from an eternal slumber,

yet you started helping people despite not knowing their language?

Weird, why isn't this fiend rushing to meet up with whoever woke him up

and is just idling around instead?

What are you? Come out of the puppet!

"Puppet"

It's not working again? Damn it!

"Demon"

"Demon"

Someone is summoning demons with forbidden arts!

No wonder he said the person was speaking gibberish.

That must have been some sort of spell.

You're pretty smart, young fiend.

That was a good dispel technique.

Who taught you that?

Captain Xuan!

Captain Xuan, what's going on? Are you okay?

Evacuate... Evacuate everyone in a 10km radius of this hospital, right now!

Send everyone on active duty here.

And call the HQ... Contact Manager Xiao!

Do as he said. Our leader has connections.

I think it's my turn to ask questions now, right?

The fiends and humans have been in a feud for generations.

Even after their defeat, the fiends would still avoid the humans.

Why are you, a young fiend, mingling around with humans?

Nonsense, the feuds are history.

Now all the races are mixed together.

Which era are you from?

Young fiend, if you don't let me go, you'll get hurt.