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The fishing rod flew out of his hand, tracing an ugly parabola in the air before crashing with a "thud" onto the concrete ground more than ten meters away, breaking in two.

The taut fishing line also lost all its strength.

The silver-white metal box, swinging wildly in the air, plummeted like a kite with a broken string.

"No"

At almost the same time, Anos and Qin Yue let out desperate roars from both ends of the wall of fire.

Everyone was on tenterhooks, their eyes following the box as it sank into the cold, dark sea.

It’s over.

Everyone had only one thought in their minds.

Once that thing falls into the bottomless waters of this dock, trying to retrieve it is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

However, the expected loud "plop" sound of falling into the water did not occur.

The silver-white metal box seemed to hit an invisible layer of jelly just before it touched the water.

Its descent suddenly slowed, and then, without a sound, it was swallowed up by the dark water.

There was no splash.

Not even a decent ripple appeared.

It's as if there's an invisible mouth underwater that opens and closes precisely the moment the box falls.

The whole process was eerily quiet.

The dock fell silent again.

The gunfire stopped.

The flames from the explosion were still burning, but they made no sound.

Everyone, from special agents of Dragon Shield to desperate mercenaries, craned their necks and stared intently at the abnormally calm sea.

one second.

two seconds.

ten seconds.

Nothing happened.

That box, like a pebble thrown into another dimension, vanished without a trace.

"roar"

A furious roar shattered the silence.

The massive body of the "chariot" trembled slightly with rage. Its eyes were bloodshot as it stared intently at Qin Yue, its voice rough and hoarse like sandpaper.

"Dragon Shield! You bastards, you're despicable!"

In his view, this kind of clandestine method must have been the work of the authorities.

Perhaps some space-type awakened being is already lurking underwater.

Qin Yue was also stunned.

She saw it clearly just now; the box fell down by itself.

She's furious to be being verbally abused by the other side.

"Despicable? I think you guys just messed up."

She gripped the stun gun tightly and coldly retorted.

"They messed up the acting, so they throw dirty water on us?"

Anos also snapped out of his shock. His face turned ashen, and he pointed at Qin Yue, his voice shrill.

"Stop talking nonsense! Hand over the stuff!"

"Otherwise, nobody will leave this dock alive today!"

Qin Yue scoffed.

"Hand it over? If you want it, go get it yourself."

The anger between the two sides was reignited, tensions rose, and a new round of conflict was imminent.

And at the heart of this chaos, at the source of the storm.

Li Haotian was squatting on the ground, picking up his fishing rod, which had broken into two pieces, with a pained expression on his face.

"Hey, it cost nine yuan and ninety cents, I just bought it..."

He muttered to himself, his face contorted with pain.

Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw several white things floating belly up on the sea not far away.

These are sea fish that were stunned by the explosion.

Li Haotian's eyes lit up.

He ran over in a few strides, ignoring the dirty water on the ground, and scooped up a few sea fish that were still twitching slightly, skillfully throwing them into the old fish basket next to him.

There are still words in his mouth.

"Thank goodness, no air force."

"I've got my midnight snack for tonight."

His actions were so smooth and natural, as if he were picking cabbages in his own backyard.

That greedy yet satisfied look perfectly embodied the image of a "fisherman who never misses a shot."

After doing all this, he clapped his hands, straightened the crooked, tattered straw hat on his head, and crouched down, preparing to sneak away while the two big shots were arguing.

"boom"

Just then, a grenade, which someone had fired off haphazardly, exploded on a pile of shipping containers not far away.

The violent shockwave kicked up a cloud of dust.

"They're fighting again! They've started fighting again!"

Li Haotian seemed to be terrified. He let out a strange cry, grabbed his fish basket, and crawled behind a cover using both hands and feet.

He crawled up in a disheveled and pathetic manner, looking like a frightened groundhog.

Qin Yue's eyelids twitched as she watched.

This guy...

She can't understand it at all now.

If you call him a master, his cowardly, petty, and calculating nature is simply unbearable to watch.

If he's just an ordinary person, how do you explain that amazing "flying box retrieval" skill?

And then there were those unbelievable "coincidences" before.

The bullet veered off course, the gantry crane collapsed, and the "tank" sank into the air...

One thing is luck, two things are coincidences, but when so many things come together, it's definitely not a coincidence.

This man must be hiding a huge secret.

Qin Yue took a deep breath, suppressed her doubts, and refocused her attention on the battlefield.

"Second and third groups, take turns providing cover! Keep a close watch on those Awakened ones!"

"Sniper! Free fire! Prioritize eliminating enemy heavy firepower!"

At her command, the Dragon Shield defenses were reorganized.

Meanwhile, Anos had completely gone mad.

The item is lost, the mission has failed, and going back means certain death.

The only way to survive is to kill all the Dragon Shield agents in front of you and then flee far away.

"kill!"

The two sides once again engaged in a fierce battle.

This time, without the box as a target to avoid harming, both sides became even more unrestrained in their attacks.

Fireballs, earthen walls, bullets, lightning...

The entire dock became a battlefield of carnage.

Li Haotian, clutching his fish basket, squatted in the corner of the container, shivering.

Looking at the scene outside where people were fighting to the death and lights were flying everywhere, he used all his strength to shout at the top of his lungs.

"Stop hitting him! Stop hitting him!"

"Officer! Help! I was just passing by!"

He shouted until he was hoarse, his voice filled with genuine emotion, his face showing nothing but fear and innocence.

After shouting, he still felt it wasn't enough. Holding the bucket, he rolled over in a standard tactical maneuver and rolled behind another, more distant cover.

The entire process was devoid of any superfluous movements, filled with a yearning for life and all the reactions an ordinary citizen would have amidst gunfire.

Qin Yue glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, and her lips twitched.

She couldn't be bothered with this drama queen anymore.

The most urgent task is to resolve the immediate battle.

Li Haotian rolled to a safe area, poked half his head out, looked at the battlefield that had turned into a complete mess, and nodded in satisfaction.

Great, nobody's paying attention to him now.

Without further hesitation, he clutched his "trophy," crouched low, and slipped away silently along the shadows of the dock.

He walked slowly, and even had the leisure to casually steal an unopened pack of cigarettes from the pocket of a mercenary's corpse as he passed by.

A few minutes later, he was completely removed from the noisy battlefield.

Behind them, the sounds of gunfire and shouts continued.

Before me lay the dim yellow streetlights of the dock exit and endless darkness.

Li Haotian stopped and placed the fish basket on the ground.

He slowly tore open the pack of cigarettes he had smuggled, lit one for himself, took a deep drag, and then slowly exhaled.

Amidst the swirling smoke, the terrified, innocent, and mercenary expression on his face gradually faded.

Instead, there was a cold, emotionless calm.

He pulled out his old, worn-out mobile phone from his pocket and glanced at it.

On the screen, a newly popped-up system message was emitting a faint glow.

[Note: Your personal delivery, "God-Stripper (Prototype)," has been signed for by "Alien • Deep Diver 07" and is stored in the nest's storage space.]

After reading the message, Li Haotian put his phone back in his pocket.

He raised his head and looked at the wrecked dock behind him, a hint of amusement in his eyes.

He flicked the ash from his cigarette.

"You're making such a big fuss just to deliver a package for me?"

"This is a bit inefficient, guys."

He muttered to himself, then picked up the fish basket from the ground and turned to walk into the darkness.

"However, considering how hard you've worked..."

"I won't settle the delivery fee with you."