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Li Haotian casually tossed the creaking shared bicycle aside in a dark alleyway a few kilometers from the dock.

The car crashed into the wall with a loud, jarring bang.

He took his phone out of his pocket and dialed Su Wan's number.

Where is it?

On the other end of the phone, Su Wan's voice sounded so anxious it was as if she was about to cry.

"I'm near the location you sent. Where are you? I saw flames and heard an explosion. Are you alright?"

Li Haotian stretched his hand, which was holding a cigarette, out of the alley entrance and flicked off the ash.

"Drive forward 300 meters, turn right at the intersection, and stop when you see a trash can."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Less than two minutes later, a black Porsche Panamera drew a silent arc and came to a precise stop next to the trash can at the alley entrance.

The car door popped open.

Su Wan jumped out of the driver's seat, her face full of anxiety and panic.

She spotted the figure in the shadows of the alley at a glance—a man wearing a yellow reflective vest and a tattered straw hat.

His appearance was as if he had just run away from a construction site overnight.

"You..." Su Wan opened her mouth, but a thousand words were stuck in her throat, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

Li Haotian swayed as he walked out of the alley, carrying a fish basket containing several fish.

A fishy smell mixed with a faint smell of gunpowder hit me.

He opened the car door and casually tossed the fish basket, which reeked of fish, onto the back seat.

Several sea fish were still struggling helplessly inside.

"drive."

Su Wan gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands, her knuckles turning white from the force.

"The entire East City Wharf... was blown up!" Her voice trembled uncontrollably. "It's all over the news, you..."

Li Haotian yawned, slumped in the passenger seat, and adjusted to a comfortable position.

"It's nothing, don't panic." He closed his eyes. "Let's go home first, or the fish will go bad if we don't clean it soon."

Looking at his nonchalant demeanor, and then at the fish still jumping around in the back seat, Su Wan felt her worldview being repeatedly crushed.

In the midst of a battle of gods, you not only escaped unscathed but also managed to catch a few fish.

She took a deep breath and slammed on the gas pedal.

The engine let out a low growl, and the car merged into the traffic like lightning, disappearing into the night.

The car sped along, and the carriage was eerily quiet.

Su Wan wanted to speak several times, but seeing Li Haotian's closed-eye-resting expression, she swallowed her words.

Until the car smoothly entered the Cloud Top Villa area.

Back at the brightly lit villa, bodyguard Liu Hu immediately came to greet him.

When he saw Li Haotian's "battle-damaged" skin, his eye twitched noticeably.

"Mr. Li, you..."

Li Haotian ignored him and headed straight for the kitchen with the fish basket.

"Find a pot, add ice, and grow it."

He placed the bucket on the counter and gave the instructions.

Liu Hu stood there, stunned. He looked at Li Haotian, then at the bucket of fish, and didn't react for a moment.

Li Haotian ignored him, took off the cumbersome reflective vest, threw it on the ground, and walked upstairs shirtless.

"I'm going to take a shower first, I smell really bad."

He went into the master bedroom's bathroom and closed the door.

Su Wan looked at the mess he left behind and the several bewildered fish in the kitchen, and felt a wave of dizziness.

She held her forehead and waved to Liu Hu.

"Do as he says."

Liu Hu nodded blankly and resignedly went to find a basin and ice.

Su Wan took out her phone; news notifications were still popping up like crazy.

[Breaking News! Violent Explosion at Abandoned Dock in Dongcheng, Suspected Gang Shooting!]

[The bodies of several foreign armed personnel were found at the scene; Dragon Shield has cordoned off the area!]

[Witnesses report seeing fireballs and earthen walls; supernatural forces have reappeared!]

Every news item felt like a heavy hammer blow, striking her nerves.

The person who started all this is currently upstairs, concerned about whether his fish are fresh or not.

The sound of running water filled the bathroom.

Li Haotian stood under the shower, letting the scalding hot water wash over his body.

His eyes were closed, and a faint smile played at the corners of his lips.

I had a great time tonight.

He enjoyed the feeling of having everyone under his thumb.

Just then.

A very faint rustling sound came from the drain of the bathtub.

The sound was like rats gnawing on a pipe, or like some kind of slimy creature crawling.

Li Haotian turned off the shower, and the sound of water stopped abruptly.

The only sound in the entire bathroom was that eerie rubbing noise.

He dried himself off, wrapped a towel around his neck, and leisurely walked to the bathtub.

He crouched down and stared at the silver drain with great interest.

Click.

The metal cover of the drain was pushed open from below by a force and fell to the side.

A small, completely black, wet head slowly emerged from the dark, gaping pipe.

It was an alien that was only the size of a house cat.

Its body structure is somewhat similar to that of the Raider, but it is more slender and covered with smooth, eel-like skin.

This is Alien: Deep One 07.

This unit was specially customized for this "underwater operation".

The Deep One shook its head, shaking off the filth.

Its eyeless head turned precisely toward Li Haotian, and then opened its layered mouthparts.

It made no sound, only a slight gurgling in its throat.

"vomit."

With a sound like gagging, a silver-white metal box covered in a viscous liquid was spat out of its mouth.

*Splat*

The box fell into the pristine white bathtub with a dull thud.

The box was intact, without even a scratch.

The core target that those people outside fought to the death for, fighting tooth and nail, was delivered to Li Haotian in an extremely bizarre and unhygienic way.

After doing all this, the Deep One shook its head and retreated back into the sewer.

The metal cover was replaced from below, fitting perfectly.

The entire process was quiet and efficient.

Li Haotian looked at the box in the bathtub and whistled.

SF Express: Delivering on its mission.

He was just about to reach out and grab it.

"Bang!"

The bathroom door was suddenly pushed open.

Su Wan stood at the doorway, holding a cup of hot milk, and saw the scene in the bathtub.

The worry and concern on her face froze instantly.

Then, it shattered inch by inch.

She saw the silver box covered in an unknown slime.

She saw the silhouette of the dark, indescribable creature slowly disappearing into the sewer.

"ah--!"

A scream loud enough to blow the roof off echoed throughout the entire villa.

The cup in Su Wan's hand fell to the ground and shattered.

Milk was spilled all over the floor.

Hearing the commotion, Liu Hu downstairs rushed upstairs.

"fine."

Li Haotian's calm voice came from the bathroom.

"There was a cockroach in the bathtub, which startled Ms. Su."

Liu Hu stopped abruptly at the top of the stairs, his expression strange.

cockroach?

What kind of cockroach must it be to scare Ms. Su like that?

in the bathroom.

Li Haotian looked at Su Wan, whose face was pale and who was trembling all over, with an innocent expression.

"Isn't this a bit of a reaction unnecessary?"

He grabbed a bath towel from the side, wrapped the metal box with disgust, and lifted it out of the bathtub.

"What's dirty won't make you sick."

Su Wan leaned against the door frame, panting heavily, feeling as if her heart was about to jump out of her throat.

She pointed in the direction of the sewer, her voice trembling uncontrollably.

"What...what was that just now?"

"Cockroaches," Li Haotian lied without batting an eye, "a mutated variety, with a rather unique appearance."

Su Wan didn't believe a single word of it.

She watched as Li Haotian hummed a little tune, carried the box out of the bathroom, and skillfully placed it on the carpet in the bedroom.

Then, he wiped his hands with a towel and then wiped the sticky substance off the box.

Click.

The box was opened.

Inside, a sophisticated instrument with a futuristic feel lay quietly.

It has a streamlined metal shell, a complex internal structure, and an energy core at its center that emits a faint purple light.

It was the prototype of the [God Stripper].

"Tsk tsk."

Li Haotian looked at his spoils with satisfaction, a look of joy like that of a bountiful harvest on his face.

"Let's call this wave 'zero-yuan purchase'."

Su-Wan walked over, supporting herself against the wall, and looked at the contents of the box with a complicated expression.

"Is this what they stole?" she asked in a low voice. "Who are you going to use it against?"

In her view, this thing was definitely some kind of terrifying weapon.

Li Haotian shook his head.

He reached out and gently stroked the cold metal casing of the instrument, his eyes flashing with an almost manic light.

"Stripping?"

He laughed, a laugh that sent chills down Su Wan's spine.

"The vision is too narrow."

"It's pointless to take things apart from others."

He raised his head and looked at a point in the void.

"system."

"Scan out the complete structural diagram of this thing for me."

"If... we reverse engineered it, do you think... it could become a 'divine enhancement device'?"