The hatch of the gaming pod slowly closed.

A pale blue light enveloped Li Haotian.

The next second, his consciousness descended into the depths of the desolate planet's nest, opening a pair of cold, silver vertical pupils.

He opened his friends list, and the glittering account 【Myth_Emperor Shitian】 was at the top.

A message was sent.

"Hey bro, are you there?"

"Your order of 'Firebug' has arrived."

Almost instantly, the other party replied, concise and to the point.

"coordinate."

With a thought, Li Haotian created a virtual screen in front of the other party.

In the image, an alien creature, the size of an armored vehicle, covered in dark red armor and with a huge cannon barrel on its back, is lying on the edge of a lava pool.

It is [Alien: Hellfire].

Li Haotian raised his chin and ordered, "Perform a talent for the top-ranked guy."

Upon receiving the command, the alien cannon on its back emitted a blinding red light, and the heat wave blurred the surrounding scenery.

A loud bang.

A plasma beam with a diameter of more than half a meter shot out, instantly turning a hundred-meter-high rock mountain in the distance into a sky full of lava.

Li Haotian sent a picture of himself leisurely drinking tea.

"The power is alright, right? It's rated as a mobile plasma cannon with a self-destruct function, no exaggeration."

The other side remained silent for a full ten seconds.

Name your price.

"I said it's not for sale."

Li Haotian crossed his legs.

"But it's not like we can't talk about it; I can rent it to you."

"We can charge per transaction, or you can get a premium monthly membership. Since we've done a few transactions together, I'll give you a 10% discount."

The other party fell into a deathly silence.

Another silence followed.

"I'll consider it."

Li Haotian turned off the communication.

That's exactly the effect he wanted—to reveal his hand one by one, letting these so-called top players know who's at the top of the food chain.

He stretched and logged out of the game.

The door to the gaming pod slid open silently.

In the living room, Su Wan stood straight, looking somewhat nervous.

"Boss, everything is going according to plan."

"Um."

Li Haotian yawned as he walked to the sofa and plopped down in it.

He picked up the remote control and pressed the switch on the giant screen on the wall.

The screen was divided into three sections, which were the real-time monitoring data transmitted back by the "worker bees" he deployed in three locations.

In the top left corner of the image, flames are seen shooting into the sky from the Chengnan Tianhua Biopharmaceutical Factory.

Explosions and intense gunfire rang out continuously, and the intensity of the battle could be felt even through the screen.

"Qin Yue is making quite a scene."

Li Haotian picked up a grape and popped it into his mouth.

"The budget is burning through!"

The top right corner of the screen is much quieter.

Inside the No. 7 air-raid shelter in the north of the city, a group of "cleaners" dressed in black trench coats moved silently through the metal passage like ghosts.

Their movements were swift and decisive; with a swift stroke, all the guards were killed before they could even raise an alarm.

"The people from the Scorpion Clan are quite professional."

Li Haotian commented.

"Much better than those bald bastards from last time."

His gaze finally settled on the largest screen in the middle.

The underground parking garage of the "Venus" high-end private plastic surgery hospital in the west of the city.

The "doctor" wearing gold-rimmed glasses was pushing a medical waste cart and walking briskly toward an inconspicuous black van.

His face wore a morbid excitement.

"That idiot bishop actually led those mad dogs from Dragon Shield to the pharmaceutical factory."

He muttered to himself, his voice full of smugness.

"Once I arrive at 'Eden' with the core data of 'Number Zero' and the final results of the 'Godhood Transplantation,' this organization will be under my command!"

He opened the car door, preparing to put the cart he was carrying into it.

Suddenly, the door of another car next to us opened.

Two "patients" dressed in hospital gowns and sitting in wheelchairs blocked his way.

"Make way."

The doctor frowned impatiently.

The two "patients" slowly raised their heads.

Their faces showed no sign of illness, but their gazes were icy.

One of them grinned, revealing a set of white teeth.

"Doctor, our boss has made an appointment for you."

"Expert number".

Another person added slowly.

"I specifically instructed that your surgery be scheduled for tonight."

The doctor's face turned deathly pale instantly.

He instinctively reached for the alarm button on his waist.

late.

Two hands, like iron clamps, gripped his wrists tightly, rendering him unable to move.

"impossible!"

The doctor screamed in terror, his previous composure completely gone.

"My plan was flawless! How...how could you have found this place!"

One of the "cleaners" ignored his shouts.

He pulled an encrypted communicator from his pocket, pressed the speakerphone button, and threw it at the doctor's face.

A woman's voice, cold yet languid, came through the communicator.

"doctor."

It's a poisonous scorpion.

"Mr. Li is very interested in your research."

The doctor's eyes narrowed sharply when he heard that name, as if he had heard the name of some devil.

The scorpion's voice continued, with a mocking tone.

"He booked a lifetime VIP hospital room for you in the South American mining region."

"Meals and accommodation are included, along with 24/7 security service."

"Oh, right, he also specifically told you to remember to give a five-star review after you've experienced it, dear."

"No!"

The doctor completely broke down. He struggled frantically, but was held firmly to the ground like a fish out of water.

"Tell him! Make him come out! I want to see him! What is he?!"

The sound from the communicator abruptly stopped.

Two "cleaners" dragged the doctor away expressionlessly, like dragging a dead dog, and shoved him into the back of a van.

Li Haotian saw this scene from inside the villa, picked up the remote control, and turned off the live stream.

The living room returned to silence.

He stretched and let out a satisfied burp.

"Alright, that's a wrap."

He turned to look at Su Wan, who was staring in disbelief.

"Su Wan, go and inform Liu Hu."

"Take out the fish you caught at the dock last night from the refrigerator, the biggest one."

Su Wan was stunned for a moment before she realized what was happening.

"Boss, now?"

"Hmm, extra food tonight."

Li Haotian stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the myriad lights of the city below the mountain.

"Perfect timing, let's have a whole fish feast to celebrate."

He paused, his voice becoming very soft.

"Remember to tell Liu Hu to make sure to clean all the internal organs out of the fish's belly."

"Don't leave any at all."

Su Wan's heart skipped a beat, and she nodded heavily.

"Understood, boss."

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