Cthulhu America, I can see the kill line.

"I think you may have made another blunder in recognizing people, Master Liu."

Kong Jiu looked at Liu Kang with a slightly embarrassed expression and declined, saying, "The Mina I'm looking for is indeed related to this emblem, but she's an ordinary human, not some kind of bloodline."

Kong Jiu clearly remembered that Eller had said that all the children he adopted were abandoned human infants and that they did not have any real bloodline.

The Mina he was looking for should be a perfectly respectable human girl. She left Red Rain Fortress at sixteen five years ago, so she should be a twenty-one-year-old human girl now.

However, the Mina described by Liu Kang was a blood descendant who never let go of a black umbrella, had scarlet pupils, and sharp canine teeth, which was completely different from the person Kong Jiu was looking for.

"I hope so," Liu Kang said in a low voice. "After all, the Mina I mentioned is one of the most insane henchmen of the psionic politicians. She is determined to spread psionic energy in this Xinxiang area."

Liu Kang stood up and escorted Kong Jiu to the entrance of the Cantonese restaurant.

"I hope you can fulfill your mission, Kong. Until we meet again."

Kong Jiu bowed to the deity whose eyes gleamed with white light, then turned and stepped into the streets of Chinatown.

"Master, after years of rigorous training, is our martial arts still insufficient to participate in that ceremony?"

Watching Kong Jiu's departing figure, Viper, who was beside Liu Kang, couldn't help but ask softly.

"Never underestimate yourselves, Viper. You are warriors who protect the world of the living, as steadfast as rock and as resilient as bamboo, never lagging behind anyone."

Liu Kang's gaze followed Kong Jiu's gradually blurring figure. "But he's different... He's water, invisible water, flowing downstream..."

"Reaching to the end that I can't even see."

……

After some twists and turns, Kong Jiu was once again walking alone on the streets of Midtown Manhattan.

So close, that subtle pull, like a fragrant breeze from a young girl brushing past him, quietly sprouted from his palm, enticing him in waves.

He was fine when he was talking to others, but once he was alone, that strange guidance appeared blatantly, as if it knew how to assess the situation and deliberately chose to provoke him when he was alone.

But where exactly is it leading itself?

Kong Jiu let his feelings lead him, wandering and turning in this steel forest, but he could never find the source.

Turn left, go straight, cross the street, and then turn right.

After several detours, he realized that he was always going around in circles with a skyscraper.

He subconsciously looked up and was suddenly startled.

Rather than describing it as a building, it looks more like a neat rectangular block.

It stands squarely and almost abruptly in this bustling street, the entire building without a single window, like a solid giant pier cast from a mold.

This enormous creature stands tall in the heart of the bustling city, like a giant looking down at the tiny peacock below.

A skyscraper without windows?

Kong Jiu's heart stirred slightly, and he tried to strengthen the system's detection of internal information.

But the entire building seemed shrouded in mist, and no matter how he probed, he couldn't catch a single clue.

It can't possibly be a completely empty, hollow building, can it?

Kong Jiu's eyelids twitched slightly. He walked around the building and came to the front.

Finally, a small door appeared in front, surrounded by layers of fences with signs indicating the door's location:

33 Thomas Street, Titan Telephone Building.

This is the place that gives off a subtle, irritating feeling.

He approached the guard booth next to the fence, where a burly, dark-skinned man stood in the simple booth.

Kong Jiu used his appraisal skill to investigate and discovered that his strength was comparable to that of the gangsters in the lower city of Hills.

The guard held a rifle, whether it was an electromagnetic pulse or conventional gunpowder-driven weapon, his eyes were covered by goggles, and a microphone was clipped to his neck. His expression was as solemn as a regular sentry, even more serious than the veterans of the Great Vortex War Gang.

Kong Jiu immediately sensed that this place was extraordinary.

What kind of telephone company would hire someone who is comparable to a super-soldier as a doorman?

Kong Jiu hesitated, but still stepped forward tentatively and asked, "Excuse me, is it permitted to enter and visit here?"

The black man gave him a look as if he were an idiot.

Helpless, Kong Jiu had no choice but to ask again, "I'm looking for a lady named Mina. Is she in here?"

"Mina?" This time, she finally looked at him properly.

He raised his hand to adjust his glasses, and Kong Jiu caught a glimpse of flowing blue text reflected in the lenses.

"I'm sorry, your name is not on Ms. Mina's contact list. Please leave."

In just one second, the blue light from the goggles stopped flashing, and the black man unceremoniously told him to leave.

What the hell is this place?

Kong Jiu looked up at the windowless mansion, his brows furrowed.

However, judging from the guard's tone, Mina is indeed here.

It seems we need to think of another way.

"Hey bro, don't be so serious. Want one to relax?"

As Kong Jiu spoke, he pulled a box out of his pocket, revealing half of a white cigarette.

This is not an ordinary cigarette, but a cigarette with added enhancers, a recreational version of enhancers, commonly known as "leaves".

You could say that the fortifier is more business-oriented, while the leaves are more sports-oriented.

I heard this stuff used to be a contraband, but America legalized leaflets a few years ago, and people smoke leaflets much more than cigarettes.

Although Kong Jiu himself did not smoke, he was well-versed in social etiquette and never let this thing out of his sight.

If someone refused entry to a certain gate, or if a street thug brandished a knife, he would hand them a few scrolls, and they would always greet him with a smile, turning hostility into friendship.

To everyone's surprise, the black man glanced coldly at the leaf Kong Jiu offered, raised the muzzle of his rifle slightly, and his eyes suddenly sharpened.

"Please have some self-respect, sir."

His tone was very serious, and his gaze toward Kong Jiu became more wary.

"Oh no, I've got a really dedicated one."

Kong Jiu's smile froze, and he hurriedly put away the leaves, patting his clothes somewhat awkwardly.

Just then, a woman's voice came from behind.

"Huh? What are you doing here?"

Kong Jiu turned around and saw a beret, a gray-yellow trench coat, and a sweet face.

"Viper?"

Kong Jiu looked at the woman who had been holding his hand just two hours ago, without giving him a single kind glance, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Mr. Kong? What are you doing here?" Viper was also clearly surprised, her almond-shaped eyes slightly open.

The black security guard's wariness lessened somewhat as Viperi arrived, and he asked, "Miss Viperi, do you know this person?"

Viper gave the gatekeeper an affirmative answer, and the black man finally lowered the muzzle of his gun, looking at Kong Jiu with more respect in his eyes.

At this moment, Viper looked at Kong Jiu with a probing gaze: "What, you want to go in?"

Kong Jiu nodded hurriedly, his expression earnest.

The two entered the building, which had no windows, through a door opened by the security guard.

"Thanks, Viper. By the way, what's this place all about? The security is so tight that even tobacco isn't smoked here?"

Kong Jiu followed closely behind Viper, looking up at the towering building with its extremely high ceiling, his eyes filled with curiosity.

"Don't you know?"

Viper's almond-shaped eyes scrutinized the man her master had described as "as gentle as water," her tone tinged with disbelief. "Titan Tower is the entrance to the Xinxiang node; this is something all the psionicists in Xinxiang know."

"Huh? Lixinxiang?"

Kong Jiu was dumbfounded, his expression instantly frozen.