Starting from the destruction of the Land of Light

They helped Luo Xi back onto the spaceship. The automatic cruise mode allowed the spaceship to fly along a specific route and was not easily detected by other equipment.

"I want some water." Luo Xi lay sprawled on the bed, kicked off her shoes, and stared at Zhang Chen with dazed eyes. "Iced, thanks."

Zhang Chen took off his coat and casually draped it over the chair. "Have some warm milk, it'll be better for your stomach."

"Have you forgotten that I'm an alien?" Luo Xi reached out and made a grabbing motion in mid-air. "My body is different from yours, so you don't need to worry that my stomach will get upset from a small glass of ice water."

"That won't do either." Zhang Chen slowly walked into the insulated box, took out two cups of milk, opened one for himself, and handed the other to Luo Xi. "That's all, nothing else."

"How domineering!"

Luo Xi pouted, but still sat up and reached out to take the milk.

Looking at Luo Xi, who showed absolutely no signs of drunkenness, Zhang Chen raised an eyebrow. "...You seem to really dislike me being alone with Zhong Linwan. Are you jealous?"

"I just wanted to remind you that we don't have all the information we need about that girl yet." Luo Xi blinked, then took off her glasses and placed them on the bedside table next to her.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen's lips curled into a slight smile, he slowly shook his head, and turned to walk out of the room. "You're just being hypocritical."

"...Don't forget, you said it yourself, 'That girl has the shadow of other forces behind her.'" Luo Xi called out as she watched Zhang Chen's departing figure, but Zhang Chen showed no intention of stopping.

After staring at the doorway where Zhang Chen had disappeared for a while, Luo Xi let out a soft hum and then lay straight down on the bed.

"Bad guy..."

Once inside the driver's seat, Zhang Chen took out his phone and looked at it.

I just wanted to casually browse some news, but I didn't expect to receive a lot of unread messages on my phone.

The number that sent the message was virtual, but judging from the content, Zhang Chen already knew who sent it. Only three people could contact him through this phone: Luo Xi, Zhong Linwan, and Wang Jingjing, with whom he had exchanged contact information.

"The Kirieloids..."

Looking at the invitation message on his phone, Zhang Chen's smile faded considerably.

His original plan was to celebrate properly and then sleep in, since he hadn't had a proper rest in a while. After resolving the matter, Zhang Chen just wanted to sleep soundly, but Wang Jingjing's news clearly disrupted his plans.

The threat from Bogaru was resolved, but the sudden appearance of the Kirieloids made Zhang Chen tense up again.

If this Earth truly is inhabited by an ancient, dark conch shell, just as I remember it, then this creature's threat is definitely no less than that of the dark forces in the universe.

At least, the dark forces in the universe will never bother to interfere in matters on Earth before a victor is decided. But the evil god sleeping in the ocean is a different story. It is like a sharp blade hanging over everyone's head, which could fall at any time and destroy all life on Earth.

The most critical issue now is that Zhang Chen has no information whatsoever about the ancient forces on this Earth.

There is no GUTS team here, no Crash King, and certainly no Daigo and Rena.

In a sense, the information in Zhang Chen's memory is unlikely to be effective on this earth. It's like a jigsaw puzzle that has been pieced together incorrectly. Only by rearranging it and putting it back together in the right positions can the information in Zhang Chen's mind have a real effect.

To find a suitable position, we must start with Director Liu and Wang Jingjing, both Kirieloid people.

After all, at this time on Earth, they were the ones who knew the most about the ancient civilization.

Since the plan has been disrupted, it's time to get down to business.

"I'm going out for a bit," Zhang Chen called out towards the bedroom. "Do you want anything to eat? I can bring you some when I get back."

Luo Xi's soft voice came from the bedroom. "I want to eat grilled squid."

"Is the squid tentacles still a whole piece?" Zhang Chen continued to ask.

Luo Xi's voice came again. "One whole piece, buy several skewers, and add extra chili."

"Okay." Zhang Chen responded and walked to the teleportation platform to activate the projection device, allowing the spaceship to project himself onto the ground through a special teleportation system.

Driving into the city center, the ruins in the city center were still under maintenance.

The daytime battle was over, but it left behind a scene of devastation. The only good news was that the invaders were successfully killed and there were no casualties in the battle. Of course, this was thanks to Luo Xi's secret operation. When King Black was destroying the city, she stepped in and rescued the people who were about to be in danger according to plan.

The damaged buildings are currently being assessed. The government will fairly tally all the losses, and then a foundation established by the United Nations will provide reasonable compensation.

This foundation was jointly established by all countries in the world. After all, no one knows when a monster will appear next to them, so a suitable buffer institution and a large amount of reconstruction funds are very necessary.

Zhang Chen didn't care about the damaged high-rise buildings. Being able to exchange these material possessions for the lives of Bogaru and the Pedan aliens was a worthwhile deal for anyone. He considered it as paying money to save Bogaru's life.

The car slowly pulled into the TV station's parking lot. As soon as he got out, Wang Jingjing was already waiting there.

"Have you been waiting long?" Zhang Chen walked over, took out a piece of chewing gum from his pocket, ate one himself, and then waved it at Wang Jingjing. "Want one?"

"Thank you." Wang Jingjing didn't stand on ceremony, took a piece from the box and put it in her mouth. "I came down as soon as I received your reply, it hasn't been too long. But the station director is really looking forward to meeting you after seeing your 'performance'."

"Is that so?" Zhang Chen smiled indifferently and got into the elevator with Wang Jingjing.

The interior of the TV station was the same as when I last visited. Because it was the middle of the night again, there weren't many staff members. The dimly lit building felt very empty and incredibly quiet.

The elevator stopped on a high floor, and the only sounds on the entire floor were the footsteps of Zhang Chen and Wang Jingjing.

Upon arriving at the office door, Wang Jingjing first raised her hand and knocked on the door before pushing it open and stepping aside to invite Zhang Chen in.

"Ha, look who's here."

As soon as Zhang Chen entered the office, he saw Director Liu, who was behind the large desk, stand up with a big smile on his face, as if he had seen a long-lost friend.

"Mr. Zhang, please have a seat. Xiao Wang, go and fetch my tea cakes."

"Hmph, why are you being so polite all of a sudden this time? I can't accept that." Zhang Chen smiled meaningfully, but he still pulled out a chair and sat down.

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