The whole nation: You're put to survive on a desolate planet, you'll be running an alien b

At the end of the alley.

Li Haotian released his grip, letting the scarred man slide to the ground like a lump of mud.

He looked down at us with the same gaze he would give a frog twitching on a lab table.

"Who...who exactly are you?"

Scarface coughed up blood, his voice trembling uncontrollably, and his gaze toward Li Haotian was filled with incomprehensible fear.

His pride and joy were nothing but a joke in front of his opponent.

The other party didn't even use much force; it was just a simple grab and a kick.

My wrists are ruined, and I don't know how many bones in my chest are broken.

Is this something an ordinary person could do?

"Me?" Li Haotian tilted his head.

He slowly walked up to Scarface, squatted down, and looked directly into those terrified eyes.

"In the game, I'm just a miner who mines every day and avoids bosses like the plague, always meek and submissive."

A playful expression appeared on Li Haotian's face.

"Why do you still want me to suffer in real life?"

He reached out and patted Scarface's cheek lightly, but it made the latter tremble.

"Dude, your brain is a good thing."

"Level 3 and you dare to take on murder jobs? Who gave you the courage? Fish Leong?"

Scarface's pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints.

miner?

LV3?

These words made him understand something instantly.

"You...you're a player too! And your level is much higher than mine!"

"Pfft." Li Haotian burst out laughing.

He shook his head and stood up.

"Finally realized it, not too stupid after all."

He grabbed Scarface by the collar with one hand like he was lifting a chick, easily lifting his 160-170 pound body off the ground.

Scarface made a hoarse sound in his throat, struggling weakly with his limbs, but he couldn't budge the hand at all.

"Someone like you, Wang Feilong actually considers you a treasure?"

Li Haotian carried him step by step to the large garbage can in the corner of the alley that emitted a sour smell.

"It seems he really has no one left to rely on."

"Go back and tell Wang Feilong."

Li Haotian tossed his arm and, as if throwing away a piece of trash, tossed the scarred man into the trash can.

"Bang!"

A muffled thud followed, accompanied by the sound of various bottles and jars shattering.

"Wash your neck clean and wait for me."

Li Haotian clapped his hands in disgust, as if they had been stained with something dirty.

"The time for the ultimatum has come."

He stopped looking at the faint groans coming from the trash can, turned around, and walked out of the dimly lit alley.

Back on the brightly lit street, Li Haotian acted as if nothing had happened, taking out his phone from his pocket.

He even had the leisure to buy a skewer of grilled squid from a roadside vendor.

The call went through.

"Feed? Li Haotian? How...how's it going on your end? I saw your spending records. Did you get into a conflict with someone?"

Su Wan's voice, filled with barely suppressed anxiety, came through the receiver.

Through her bank card transaction records, she learned that Li Haotian had gone to the Tianhao Hotel, a place that made her instinctively uneasy.

"Yes, I had a meal."

Li Haotian took a bite of squid and mumbled something indistinctly.

"I ran into two old acquaintances and we caught up."

"An old acquaintance?" Su Wan's voice grew even more tense. "Is it Chen Xue? And Wang Feilong's men?"

"More or less."

Li Haotian finished the squid in a few bites and threw the bamboo skewer into the roadside trash can.

"I've finished eating. I just did some stretching to help digest."

"Are you...are you alright? They didn't do anything to you?"

"What could possibly be wrong with me?"

Li Haotian smiled.

"They're the ones who're in trouble."

He paused, his tone becoming indifferent.

"Wang Feilong hired a level 3 strength-based player to ambush me, but I threw him in the trash can."

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone.

Su Wan's breathing seemed to stop.

"Level 3... player?"

She finally found her voice, a voice filled with shock.

"What you're saying, is it true? You've taken a player who has awakened their abilities..."

"I threw it in the trash can, right?" Li Haotian interrupted her.

"This kind of trash isn't even worthy of being my warm-up."

"I also got some interesting things out of him."

Su Wan's breathing became rapid.

"What?"

"Tomorrow, Wang Feilong will gather all the players he has recently recruited at the 'Royal No. 1' club in the west of the city."

Li Haotian spoke in a relaxed tone, as if to say that the weather would be nice tomorrow.

"Royal One?"

Su Wan's voice instantly rose, tinged with panic.

"Are you sure this is Royal No. 1? That...that's Wang Feilong's real lair! The security is military-grade; even a fly would have to be identified to get in!"

"I know."

"You don't know!" Su Wan retorted urgently, "It's not just his desperados there, but more importantly, it's his safe house! Who knows how many traps and backup plans are inside!"

"He's gathered all the players there; he's clearly preparing to confront you! You absolutely mustn't go!"

"Why can't I go?" Li Haotian retorted.

"He's gathered everyone together, which saves me the trouble of searching for them one by one. Isn't that great?"

"This isn't a game!" Su Wan's voice trembled with tears. "Li Haotian, wake up! If you die in real life, you really die! Those players aren't street thugs; they have superpowers!"

"Superpowers?"

Li Haotian scoffed.

"With those stats you just got from the game, with only a point or two of enhancement?"

"You call that a superpower?"

"In the face of absolute power, that's nothing more than a circus act."

He stopped and looked at the endless stream of car lights on the street.

"Su Wan, do me a favor."

"What?"

"Please help me find all the information about this Royal One, the more detailed the better. Architectural drawings, security arrangements, personnel composition."

"Also, find out as much as you can about all the players Wang Feilong has recently contacted, including their game IDs, real-world identities, and awakened abilities."

Su Wan fell silent.

She knew she couldn't persuade him otherwise.

Once this man makes a decision, nothing can change his mind.

"Okay." She took a deep breath, her voice regaining its composure.

"I'll get on it right away. But you must promise me that you won't do anything rash before you get the information."

"rest assured."

Li Haotian hung up the phone.

He looked up at the night sky to the west of the city.

There, the lights are not as dazzling as in the city center, but it is like a dark lair where a giant beast lurks.

Royal One.

He took out his cigarette case and lit one.

Amidst the swirling smoke, his gaze deepened.

Wait?

Why wait?

Hunters don't give their prey much time to prepare.

He stubbed out the cigarette he had only smoked halfway through and casually tossed it into the trash can.

Then, he walked to the side of the road, reached out his hand, and flagged down a taxi.

"Driver, where to?" the driver asked, sticking his head out.

Li Haotian opened the car door and got in.

"West of the city, Royal Number One."

Upon hearing this, the driver's hand on the steering wheel visibly paused for a moment.

He looked at the ordinary-looking young man suspiciously in the rearview mirror.

"Young man, what are you going there for? It's not a good place."

"Know."

Li Haotian leaned back in the back seat and closed his eyes.

"Just going to check the entrance, just passing by."

Seeing that he didn't seem to be joking or causing trouble, the driver hesitated for a moment before stepping on the gas.

"Hold on tight."

The taxi merged into the traffic and sped off toward the west of the city.

The night is still long.