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Li Haotian sat up from the gaming pod.

Without pausing, he grabbed the phone next to him and dialed the number.

"Su Wan, put down everything you're doing."

Su Wan's capable voice came from the other end of the phone: "Sir, please give your instructions."

"Help me look something up. It's a dungeon in the game 'Gods' called 'The Lost Titans'."

"Send me all the information, both public and private, as long as you can find it."

"clear."

After hanging up the phone, Li Haotian leaned back in his chair, his fingers lightly tapping the armrest.

Kyushu, the national team.

The place they've set their sights on is definitely not some ordinary instance.

A few minutes later, my phone vibrated; an encrypted file had been sent to me.

Li Haotian quickly browsed through the pages.

An S-rank epic dungeon involving an ancient, now-extinct mechanical civilization.

In addition to the usual equipment and materials, there's one more thing as a first-clear reward.

[Titan Heart Fragment].

Upon seeing these words, Li Haotian paused for a moment.

This thing was a strategic resource that top guilds fought tooth and nail for in their previous lives. It could be used to upgrade the core of a guild's headquarters and even to enchant certain special equipment.

More importantly, the technology of the mechanical civilization may have unexpected benefits for the genetic evolution of his alien army.

We have to get involved in this mess.

But we can't just move on like this.

He lay back down in the game pod and logged into his alternate account – "King of Fishing in the East China Sea".

I opened the game forum and my fingers flew across the virtual keyboard.

A new post has appeared in the general discussion forum.

[Title: Holy crap! Guys, come quick! Is this a new monster? Coordinates (2557, 4198), a bunch of iron lumps have spawned!]

[Content: I was passing by a mine and found a bunch of robot-like monsters. Killing them only drops scrap metal. Is there some kind of hidden quest? Pictures included!]

Below the post was an extremely blurry screenshot taken by [Alien • Worker Bee].

In the image, a monster that looks like a stone man has been photoshopped with some metallic sheen.

After posting the message, Li Haotian switched back to his main account and re-entered the game.

Desolate planet, lava canyon.

He didn't summon any powerful alien units, only three of the lowest-tier [Alien Worker] units, and flew towards the coordinates he had just made up on the forum.

Those three worker bees looked like the most common large black mosquitoes in the game, harmless to humans and animals, purely cannon fodder used for mining.

After flying for more than ten minutes, a huge group of weathered rocks appeared before us.

Before they even got close, the sounds of violent explosions and energy collisions could be heard.

Li Haotian found a hilltop to hide on and looked at the battlefield from the perspective of the worker bees.

Indra and his five-man team were blocked by two enormous mechanical guards, each twenty meters tall.

The two guards were made entirely of an unknown alloy and wielded enormous energy battle axes. With each swing, they cleaved a molten trench in the ground.

The attacks from Indra's squad only sent up a shower of sparks when they landed on them.

【-twenty four】

【-twenty four】

[-155 Critical Hit]

A series of damage numbers, resembling scraping marks, floated up, making Li Haotian laugh.

His [Alien Hellfire] can deal over 80,000 damage in a single shot, the contrast is too obvious.

"Are they forging iron? It's making quite a racket, all clanging and clanging."

Li Haotian muttered something and cleared his throat.

He spent one survival point to buy an area megaphone.

The next second, a lazy voice echoed throughout the entire battlefield.

"Hey, isn't this the top-ranked guy? What's he doing here picking a fight with two tin cans?"

Indra's squad all paused in unison.

They turned around abruptly, only to see a player dressed in beginner's clothes standing on a distant hilltop, accompanied by three black mosquitoes used for mining.

ID: Alien.

The expression on Indra's face beneath his helmet must be quite something.

The archer codenamed "Eagle Eye" immediately aimed his bow at Li Haotian.

Li Haotian completely ignored the other party's hostility and continued shouting through the megaphone.

"Brother, your fighting style is wrong."

"These mechanical lumps have energy deflection shields on their outer shells. If you use spells and arrows to attack them, the damage is reduced by 90%, which is a complete waste of your mana."

"Burning it with fire is a waste of resources. Its core energy source is a thermonuclear reactor. You're just charging it."

Indra stopped moving.

The mages and archers around him exchanged bewildered glances.

Clearly, everything Li Haotian said hit their sore spots.

"The joints need to be disassembled, understand? See that hydraulic cooling vent behind its knee? And that main power transmission pipe in its shoulder?"

"The professionals have arrived; do you need technical guidance?"

Li Haotian's true colors were revealed, and his voice was full of the cunning of a businessman.

"Transparent pricing, on-site training, 50,000 survival points per session, guaranteed to teach you until you learn, money-back guarantee if ineffective!"

The battlefield fell silent instantly.

Only two mechanical guards were still tirelessly wielding their battle axes.

The shield warrior behind Indra seemed to want to say something, but Indra raised his hand to stop him.

A few seconds later, Di Shitian's calm voice rang out.

"Can."

[Ding! Player 'Mythical Emperor' has transferred 50000 Survival Points to you.]

The money has arrived.

Li Haotian chuckled.

"Boss, you're so generous! Watch closely, I'll show you what professionalism really means for free."

A thought suddenly occurred to him.

The three [Alien Worker Bees] hidden on the hilltop instantly transformed into three almost invisible black shadows and charged towards one of the mechanical guards.

They didn't launch any attacks; instead, they precisely slipped into the gap between the mechanical guard's knee joints at an extremely tricky angle.

The next second, the mechanical guard, who was taking a step, suddenly froze.

Its right leg seemed to be stuck and could not bend.

The enormous body lost its balance and crashed to one side.

The other mechanical guard seemed to sense its companion's abnormality, turned around, and its huge electronic eyes flashed red.

The other two worker bees were treated in the same way.

One of them crawled into the shoulder joint, while the other directly blocked the main energy vent on its back.

"Click—"

After a piercing metallic scraping sound, the mechanical guard stopped moving, and the energy light on its entire body began to flicker erratically.

It took no more than ten seconds.

Two formidable weapons that even the national team couldn't handle were reduced to two piles of scrap metal.

Everyone in Indra's team fell silent.

They watched in disbelief as the three "black mosquitoes" slowly flew back to Li Haotian's side.

Li Haotian put away the megaphone and slowly walked down from the top of the hill.

"How's it going, boss?"

"My skills, are they worth 50,000?"

Indra gave him a deep look but did not answer the question.

He pointed ahead to a huge hole emitting a ghostly blue light, which was blocked by mechanical guards.

"This is the ruins of the 'Lost Titans,' we need to go inside."

"We invite you to explore together."

Li Haotian immediately waved his hand, looking troubled.

"Oh, this isn't a good idea."

He rubbed his hands together, revealing a snobbish expression.

"Judging from your team, just like in those TV dramas, you're probably a government-affiliated unit, right?"

"This is definitely an important mission. As someone outside the system, wouldn't it be against regulations for me to get involved?"

The assassin behind Indra visibly twitched at the corner of his mouth.

Indra took a deep breath, seemingly trying his best to suppress his emotions.

"It will be handled according to the mercenary terms."

"You're considered an unofficial expert; all output will be distributed according to your work."

Li Haotian's expression changed instantly.

The embarrassment on his face vanished, replaced by a bright smile.

"The boss is so generous!"

"Let's go! For the Alliance!"

He was chanting nonsensical slogans as he strode toward the entrance to the ruins, more enthusiastic than anyone else.