Lalo was smoking his cigarette in a daze, wondering where Ronnie's little brother was.

I always feel that all opportunities are a joke of God, and the only ending is failure.

"Hey, brother Lalo, do you want to join me?" Milo suddenly smiled, "We are acquainted, and this place doesn't look like a place for friends to have fun."

Lalo nodded quickly. He had no choice. He was just a weak and failed man and could only escape through the cracks.

He followed Milo out of the sewer and suddenly heard something. He turned around and seemed to hear a laugh from the dark and damp depths.

"Shoggoth... Shoggoth..."

The voice seemed to be speaking to him, more like an auditory hallucination of flowing water.

"Sally... Sally..."

Chapter 33 Bloody Banquet (I)

Near noon, a black convoy shuttled through the forest of tall buildings.

An Ran sat in the last row of the stretched sedan, his shoulder-length hair combed close together so that he didn't look like a woman. The double-layer windbreaker he wore barely kept out the cold. Next to him sat his sister An Xiao and the little blonde loli.

The convoy moved smoothly, but the road was particularly deserted due to traffic control. All businesses were closed, and there were only a few passers-by on the street who were watching the fun. The police blocked the road leading to the palace, and no one could get close without the permission of the Tananya family.

But even so, there are still a few who slip through the net, standing at the intersection of the road where they must pass, setting up cameras and preparing to film this swaying scene. They look like a group of college students, and the police not far away can do nothing about it, just because these young people are the children of senior political officials.

Today is the palace banquet, which is the whole world's congratulations to the princess, and it is also the first public meeting between the An family and the Tananiya family. It may change the future business landscape, or perhaps it symbolizes that the executive families are about to end their competition, unite with each other, and usher in the war between aliens and humans in advance.

Except for the head of the family, An Mochen, who was chattering in the front row, no one else spoke. In their memories, their father was always a chatterbox. Mother Xu Yuqing appeared calm on the surface, but in her heart she might want her husband to shut up, but now was a special moment, so she had to keep his dignity.

This was supposed to be the An family's private car, and only family members could ride in it. An Xin, the eldest daughter, sat in the front passenger seat with a cold look in her eyes. The head of the family and his wife sat in the second row, and the third seat belonged to An Ran and his sister An Xiao. This should have been normal, except that the little blonde girl was trembling a little.

Roni woke up in the hotel's utility room and was carried into a special car by a red-dressed waiter without any explanation. Then she saw her most terrifying enemy, An Ran.

At first, she thought that she was betrayed by Naya, and falling into the hands of this man was basically her fate. She once discussed An Ran with the other young Shangs, and someone suggested using the beauty trap. Based on Shang's hundreds of years of understanding of humans, she felt that any male creature had an instinctive yearning for females.

But soon they discovered that An Ran had never been interested in any women, no matter if they were mature and sexy women or pure girls, even the top ten supermodels in the world or ladies from other families who held power and wealth, An Ran never even glanced at them.

So the young people concluded that this highly respected Director An, Mr. An, either had a distorted sexual orientation, or...

Interested in underdeveloped virgin lolita girls!

So Loni was desperate. Was she going to become his plaything? Just when she felt hopeless, An Ran's eyes lit up, revealing Naya's identity.

"I thought even a young Shang should be able to detect my secret, but you are not as good as some other alien species. I feel like I will become a fool if I eat you." An Ran said this with a smile. The other family members were not surprised at all because they already knew that the little blonde loli was a young Shang.

When she got in the car, only Mrs. An's Xu Yuqing looked at her twice. The familiar look made Loni feel uncomfortable. She always felt that she had seen this woman before.

So Ronnie was forced to go to the palace with the An family. She had no choice at all. This monster family, which was more terrifying than she had imagined, did not regard her as an enemy.

According to An Ran, she should have been Naya's food, but for some reason he suddenly lost interest in her. But they couldn't let a Shang run around.

"Are you really Shang? Are you a weasel?" An Xiao looked at the little blonde girl curiously and thought of the plot of the novel.

"Did someone call you a blonde loli on the street, and that's why you look like this?"

Ronnie's face puffed up. If she hadn't been kidnapped, she would have taught this tactless guy a lesson.

Can’t beat Naya, and can’t beat the weakest Third Miss?

She turned her head away and said nothing, trying to reduce her presence as much as possible. The man called the head of the family and An Xin were not interested in her. An Ran also kept his eyes closed to rest. As long as she could blend in and not be noticed, there would always be a chance to escape.

We must tell everyone that An Ran is Naya!

"Son, do you still remember this street?" An Mochen was always making small talk. He was a chatty person. Seeing that his eldest daughter and wife ignored him, he had to communicate with An Ran, who was the coldest towards him.

An Ran slowly raised his head and looked out the window, then shook his head: "I've been to Santa Ania before, but I've never walked this road."

"In fact, you came to this city when you were very young. The princess wanted to meet An Xin in person, but she kept refusing. In the end, you wore girl's clothes and boarded the plane. You were really cute at that time. When you put on a skirt and stood next to your sister, you were indistinguishable."

An Mochen laughed and told about the past. This story did not exist in An Ran's memory, he had forgotten everything.

An Xin, who was sitting in the front row, had a blank expression on her face, but no one knew what she was thinking.

An Ran turned her head away, trying her best not to look at her father's face.

"I do not remember."

"It doesn't matter if you don't remember. As long as I remember, it's fine. At that time, the princess really thought you were your sister. Do you know how uncomfortable I felt? I almost laughed like crazy, hahaha." An Mochen smiled frivolously, "In order to cooperate with the performance and be more feminine, you always told me that daddy loved me. I still remember there was a video recording."

An Ran's face turned pale. If there hadn't been other people present, he would have turned into Anya and kicked her.

"Brother, don't be angry. Just think of your father as a dead man." An Xiao, who was sitting upright, hurriedly persuaded him. In fact, he really wanted to watch the video.

"If you don't shut up, you'll always be a bastard in my eyes." An Ran said in a cold tone, "Old man!"

"What did you call me?" An Mochen was stunned, and then he cried, "My good daughter hates me. I am a failure as a father!"

"If you want to be thrown out, please continue. I will give the head of the family the dignity he deserves." An Ran took a deep breath.

He couldn't stand it anymore and was tortured by the conversation with his father. Many people thought that the head of the An family should be a calm and solemn man with fierce eyes, but in fact he was just a crazy and showy guy.

Not only his father, but even his aunt looked the same. An Ran couldn't help but wonder whether the An family bloodline was cut off in his grandfather's generation. Perhaps they were not his grandfather's biological children at all.

In that family, only these two people are outliers.

An Mochen sighed for a long time, like an old father who was helpless with his rebellious children. He really stopped talking, and his back looked a little lonely.

The palace gradually came into view, with neat and orderly queues on both sides, the royal guards eagerly welcoming them, and at the end was a huge silver-white palace.

An Ran warned Loni with his eyes, and the girl shrank back. She knew she couldn't run away because there was still a small tentacle of Naya hidden on her body.

"You will be a member of the red waiters later. You will do whatever Ling tells you to do. You should have seen that woman."

"Hmph." Lonnie closed her eyes.

The moment the convoy arrived, the rotor of the helicopter appeared in sight and the tranquility of the square was broken. These were the other members of the Tananya family. The girl who got off the helicopter ran quickly into the palace. The back was familiar, it was Ottilia.

The difference is that her right arm seemed to be injured.

Chapter 34 Bloody Banquet (Part )

The palace retained its thousand-year-old grandeur. The guard of honor had long been waiting, and the huge hall could not even be filled with guests. An Ran walked casually on the red carpet, ignoring other people's greetings. He looked so out of place, walking slowly around alone with a glass of wine in hand.

Gradually, people stopped bothering themselves and turned to look for other An family members. An Xin knew that her brother didn't like noise and was never active in crowded places, so she had to smile and receive the greetings from the Tananiya family on his behalf. Most of them gathered at the third lady An Xiao's place, and even Ling couldn't spare the time. It was really hard to refuse such a kind invitation.

The banquet has not started yet, and thousands of people gathered together as if it had become a charity party, with the majority of them being unfamiliar faces from Tanzania.

An Ran always maintained a cold expression, which made them give up the idea of ​​contacting him. The chief director was famous all over the world for his aloof personality. Unless someone was of interest to him, no one would take the initiative to talk to him.

"Is it the same at your banquet here?" A familiar voice came from behind.

Otilia quietly walked behind An Ran. She was dressed very low-key, but she looked like a white swan. But the girls present were all beautiful, so it didn't matter if there was one more beautiful girl, and it wouldn't attract attention.

"Shouldn't you be preparing for the upcoming banquet? It's getting late." An Ran looked at her.

"There are still more than ten minutes left. The clothes have been prepared long ago. In fact, the banquet is not that exaggerated. The Pope will recite some prayers and then put a veil on me." Ottilia's tone was calm, and some complaints could be heard faintly. "Many people think it's absurd. There is no point in doing this in this era."

She clapped her hands, picked up a glass of red wine from the waiter's tray, and said calmly, "So my birthday party every year has become a place for communication between families. The families don't care whose birthday it is, they just use the opportunity of the party to discuss business. The capitalists only care about profit."

"That's why you always wear a mask when you attend a meeting, because the person present is not you at all." An Ran guessed with a chuckle.

Those young people who had been secretly observing An Ran were stunned. They didn't expect that a girl would successfully contact this man. In their opinion, a woman who could make An Ran smile must be extraordinary. However, they didn't know Ottilia's identity and just treated her as an unknown Cinderella, feeling jealous and resentful.

Ottilia was silent for a few seconds, not caring about the sarcasm of others. The princess never bothered to argue with the weak. In her eyes, those jealous women were weak. Although they were hateful, there was no need to waste resources on them.

The real reason for her silence was An Ran. This man revealed the secret with just one casual remark. No one knew that the princess who attended the banquet in the past was actually fake. Ottilia hated her banquets becoming exchanges for discussing interests. Except for the one when she was ten years old, she wandered around outside every banquet afterwards.

That's why the princess wears a mask.

An Ran knew that he was right, and was not surprised that his simple guess turned out to be the truth. He looked at Ottilia's arm thoughtfully.

Otilia pursed her lips and finally didn't tell a lie to cover it up.

"Yes, I hate my birthday party. I am the protagonist, but I am the least important one." She looked up with resentment, and the huge crystal chandelier was shining with dazzling white light. "The family only cares about business. Many people will be happy on this day because they all get what they want from this party. It's like an auction, but I am the only one who is unhappy."

I have the same feeling, which is why An Ran doesn't like being around crowds. Apart from his family, he is destined to have no close friends. In banquets and other places, he is just a walking resource for them, and everyone wants to create benefits from him.

He hates almost everyone equally, but never shows it. He is a devil, a monster named Naya. Although he is unwilling to come into contact with these people, he is willing to give them the opportunity to come into contact with them so that he can eat up their delicious value and satisfy his own desires.

But many people were forced to retreat by An Ran's gaze. If they had the courage to step forward and talk, they could still proceed to the next step.

An Ran's phone rang at this time and he picked it up. Ottilia tactfully stepped away. The only person who could call him at this time was Sister Tang. Apart from Sister Tang, no one else knew his cell phone number.

"Boss, boss, have you seen the princess?" Sister Tang's voice came from the phone, with familiar music playing in the background.

"I saw it, but I'm not going to tell you." An Ran smiled and put the empty wine glass back on the tray, watching the servant go away, "Chief Tang, there is nothing in the third district that you can't deal with, right?"

"How many super aliens are there in the third area now? They have all run away since you ate so much." Sister Tang smiled, "I have something to tell you. I didn't want to tell you at first, but after thinking about it, I decided to tell you. Wang Feng might come to the first area, maybe he has already arrived."

"What is he doing in District 1?" An Ran frowned and nodded to An Xin in the crowd to indicate that there was no problem.

"I don't know about that. Anyway, Wang Feng is definitely a restless guy. He has a lot of secrets. We have to be prepared in advance."

"I understand." An Ran was about to hang up the phone.

"Wait a minute, don't be anxious, I still have something to say." Sister Tang predicted An Ran's behavior through her personality, and hurriedly added before hanging up, "Last night you asked me about the new main food, the Eternal Cult. According to my investigation, I found a very crucial point."

She paused to give An Ran time to prepare herself, then said slowly:

"Do you still remember the old Master Jiu?"

"You mean to say that Wu Shijiu is a member of this cult?")

"It's not certain yet, but it's very relevant. According to the information provided by Wang Feng, we have made important discoveries through the investigation of Li Fei's remaining forces."

"You can actually just give the answer directly. There's no need to repeat 'I have made a significant discovery'." An Ran kindly reminded herself that she had no patience.

"Master Jiu didn't make the No. 4 serum in the third district. He had been in the first district for several years before he served Deyagus." Sister Tang said quickly, "It's impossible for an old man to make the serum by himself, so before joining the Alphabet Organization, which force did he serve?"

"Keep talking!" An Ran lowered his voice and looked up to notice a few vague gazes.

"Do you still remember Wu Pingping? You should have digested it in your stomach. Her mother is Jiu Ye's niece, so she is Jiu Ye's great-niece. I used all Zero's resources and database to investigate the traces and found that the Eternal Cult of the New Main Eater had an internal conflict. Because of an extreme struggle, this evil cult was exposed to the federal government."

"Wu Pingping's father was named Wu Jifu, who was executed by the cult. As a member of the cult, he had another name, Milo Wu Carleto. I don't know if this clue is useful to you, Boss. Maybe we can dig deeper secrets and even find out the hidden sorrow of the Tananiya family." (

Chapter 35 Bloody Banquet (III)

An Ran hung up the phone, and a heavily made-up woman came over. She was quite confident of her looks and waved towards her.

Perhaps it was Otilia who gave her the confidence to think that even a girl with underdeveloped appearance could interest An Ran. As a woman who had won the beauty pageant three times in a row, she naturally had more capital to win. But she stopped two meters away from An Ran, fearing the indifferent look in her eyes.

"Mr. An...Mr. An, do you have any impression of me?" The woman spoke hesitantly because of nervousness.

An Ran glanced at her coldly. The woman's friends hiding in the crowd sighed and groaned, which meant that there was no hope.

"I don't want to tell you with actual actions that bad things will happen if you take a step forward." An Ran lowered his eyes.

“Hmm, sorry, I was just looking at you alone.” The woman’s face turned pale. “I thought we were the same.”

A figure emerged from the crowd and stood beside the woman. She was a good friend of the woman. She raised her glass towards An Ran to help. "Let me introduce myself. I'm Annemarie von Judit. My family is a loyal business partner of the An family. This is my friend. I'm drunk. Please forgive me, Master An."

After saying that, she drank it all in one gulp, chuckled and pulled the woman away. The two of them blended into the crowd with panicked backs, and they were just pretending to be calm.

An Ran didn't care too much and continued to observe everyone present. This was a habit he had developed over the years. There were always aliens hiding in the crowd.

It’s nothing to say. There should be alien species at a banquet related to the An family. The An family is a family made up of monsters, so aren’t the branches of the An family monsters too?

He carefully counted the number of alien species present. If the An family and the red-clothed waiters were counted, there were at least thousands of them. The young people from the branch families also had the An family blood flowing in their bodies. With the power of blood, they were all half-monsters. Nuolu was a good example.

An Ran also smelled a more unique scent, which was completely different from the bloody, violent and empty scent brought by the red-clothed waiter, and was much softer.

The air was filled with the luxury of perfume and wine, and everyone was intoxicated. The young girls of the Tananiya family were full of vitality, their eyes were passionate, and the men responded. The An couple were talking to the queen, a woman with great momentum. An Xiao was busy receiving greetings from the elders, and An Xin was leading the conversation. Everyone was busy doing things and did not notice the strange smell in the air.

The smell was soft, not pungent, and not offensive, but An Ran smelled a hateful emotion in it.

"Something sad is going to happen at this banquet." An Ran sighed as he stood in the corner of the hall.

Following the sound of elderly footsteps, the Queen in the center walked out of the crowd. She personally received the Pope who had not yet been eliminated. In fact, the Pope was only a symbol in today's era. Behind the Queen was at least the Tananya family, whose power had infiltrated the Executive Palace and the Supreme Council.

The Pope was a thin, old man on the verge of decay, and could hardly support the weight of his clothes.

He stood on a high platform at the front of the hall, wearing a crown made by the Tananiya family. It was not as exquisite as the one worn by the queen, but it was also a work of art. In this situation, everyone finally showed some respect, and only a few people showed disdain.

Among them was the chief councilor of the First District Administrative Palace. As a former agent, the chief was not used to this kind of feudal etiquette, but the other party was the Tananiya family after all, the largest chaebol and executive family in the First District. After weighing the pros and cons, he felt it was better to give face to the Queen.

As the Pope recited the hymn, the guard of honor immediately switched from elegant music to solemn and magnificent hymns, and the declining nuns sang hymns, just like the students in the choir in front of the church singing happy songs on Christmas evening, but more compact and in tune.

Everyone is full of anticipation, because next up is the Princess's appearance. She will wear a veil and receive seven blessings from the Pope, symbolizing growth in age, continued prosperity for the First District, and the inheritance of the Tananya family.

The princess appeared from the left, surrounded by court maids, causing everyone to rush to her, but what they got was disappointment.

The princess, wearing a full-face mask, walked before the Pope. Her clothing covered her face tightly, and apart from her outline, one could tell that she was a young girl, but no other details could be observed.

An Ran knew that the princess was fake.

The real Ottilia had already slipped away to hang out. She hated this boring banquet and just wanted to have an ordinary birthday.

Just like any other kid.

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