Chapter 273: Chapter 272: Third-Kind Encounter

"That girl has indeed been targeted."

Chen Xuan and Lin Qing arrived at the underground parking lot, and as soon as they got into the car, Liu Shuyue spoke.

This outcome was not unexpected for him. Since the Dimensional Limit Mechanism detected their hacking activities last time, they couldn’t sit idly by. "Did many come?"

"Yes, at least twenty people, five of whom have strong Spiritual Qi sensing abilities." Being right beneath the hotel, Liu Shuyue could use the Celestial Mist Skill to cover all three floors, keeping all enemy actions under her surveillance.

"Your approach is truly unexpected," Lin Qing admired, "So many people failed to notice that the Wanderer they dream of day and night is actually right next door to 3101."

Chen Xuan humbly smiled, "They are looking for people. An unoccupied room would naturally be overlooked."

His method of hiding was straightforward.

He simply entered room 3102 in advance, used an Invisibility Talisman, and lay on the floor to sleep. The door wasn’t even closed but left ajar, making it clear it was an empty room.

Staying at a hotel requires booking and payment.

He neither booked nor paid, which means not being in the hotel—Chen Xuan exploited this blind spot to hide perfectly.

And to be absolutely safe, Lin Qing was arranged to accompany him in the room.

She sat openly on a chair to make sure nobody could touch the sleeping Chen Xuan. Similarly, she too was in an invisible state, using optical camouflage throughout.

Facts proved that this "Empty City Strategy" was highly effective.

Moreover, even if discovered, Chen Xuan had the trump card of instantly teleporting back to the shop, making him fearless.

"Let’s leave here first," Chen Xuan started the car, somewhat clumsily driving out of the underground garage—this Mini car was borrowed from Beitian Academy. His former workplace was nearby, so he didn’t need a car. Now he finds having a car in Jiang City still quite convenient.

"Honglian’s intelligence indeed revealed a lot. Her position in the agency sub-division is as a team leader for the Execution Team, and she has six Ability Users under her. She doesn’t stay at the agency herself and returns home daily when not working overtime. I not only got her phone number but also her residence location."

He said while driving.

Lin Qing became instantly excited, "Let’s contact her quickly! If we could win over Honglian, we can have a genuine ally within the agency!"

An ally not swayed by interests, truly devoted to belief. And this ally could strike a hard blow to the agency at any moment, deeply unsettling the enemy’s power.

To Lin Qing, Honglian was such a person.

But Chen Xuan wasn’t so optimistic, "It’s quite hard to make her an ally."

"Why?" Lin Qing was puzzled.

He shrugged, speaking frankly, "From Jiang Siqi’s chats I can tell, their team leader is quite loyal to the agency. She often has minor complaints about Xiao Canong’s leadership style and has vented to Jiang Siqi more than once, but to immediately persuade her to betray the agency... I think she might be more inclined to arrest us."

"I know, that’s why we should tell her the truth. Once she realizes the dangers of the agency and what disgraceful things Xiao Canong does behind the scenes, I believe she will hold onto her inner justice!"

"That’s the challenging part..." Chen Xuan sighed. The premise of telling Honglian the truth is that both parties establish a basic trust, or she already harbors dissatisfaction towards the Dimensional Limit Mechanism and just needs a small trigger to prompt change. Previously, he had only understood Honglian’s defiant image as a leader of rebels from Lin Qing’s descriptions, but after chatting with Jiang Siqi today, he realized Honglian hasn’t reached that level yet.

Even Jiang Siqi felt her leader was a young woman in her early twenties who was responsible, serious, and had a slightly cool demeanor.

Of course, she didn’t exactly say that.

But Chen Xuan could imagine the image within her words.

"Maybe in twenty or thirty years, Honglian will become the person you remember, but now clearly not... at least it’s hard to persuade her with the Wanderer’s identity."

Lin Qing fell silent for a while; she trusted Chen Xuan’s decision-making. After a moment, she asked, "Do you think maintaining the status quo is better? What about the Demon meeting on March first?"

This is clearly a good opportunity to shake Honglian’s beliefs.

"No, I mean, hoping for an ally is unrealistic, but it might be feasible to approach her with another identity."

"What identity?" Lin Qing asked curiously.

"The mysterious and foresighted World Ability Center." Chen Xuan said word by word.

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Returning home from work, Wang Baihu just arrived at the gate of his courtyard, and the silver-gray wrought iron gate automatically slid open. The intercom also transmitted the guard’s greeting, "Welcome back, young master."

"Thanks, Uncle Li." He casually replied, stepping into the front yard.

Just this yard alone was nearly a thousand square meters, fully equipped with landscaping such as lawns, rockeries, and streams. Anyone visiting his home would genuinely praise its grandeur. But to him, this distance was useless except for offering mosquitoes a buffet, for in summer, staying ten seconds longer in the front yard would result in another bite on his body.

Walking a few steps, a black figure suddenly leapt over.

"Squawk!"

Next, a soft tongue brushed his face with a pia.

Wang Baihu helplessly pushed away the dark shadow, but it persistently blocked him, circling ahead to squat down, its purpose clear.

"You’re a dinosaur, not a dog, how can you be so submissive?"

He couldn’t imagine how the "Dragon King" that once ruled the wilderness leading a dragon pack could adapt so quickly to a "domesticated" life, showing such affection, even to the point of creeping him out, as if it had already understood human weaknesses.

Frankly, Wang Baihu felt like he had been seen through.

Though verbally disdainful, deep down he was quite happy.

This dinosaur was precisely Guagua, the Wanderer from the 109th breach point, possessing abilities, though the specific effects were not disclosed. The Dimensional Limit Mechanism had already ruled out its threat to humans, returning it intact to Jiang City’s division. Captain Xiao suggested letting agents individually care for it, but obviously, a meat-eating dinosaur couldn’t be kept in an office building, right?

Besides, among those with the means to keep such a large "pet," only the Wang family’s young master fit the bill.

So naturally, it moved into Wang Baihu’s home.

"Alas, what should have come didn’t, yet what shouldn’t come did." He sighed, climbing onto the creature’s back, "Since you want to carry me, then let’s go."

"Squawk!" Guagua stood up, swiftly traversing the front yard and darting into a two-story mansion.

Crossing the entrance, it deliberately pawed the carpet to rid its claws of excess dirt.

This intelligence... could only be said to rival humans.

Every time Wang Baihu saw this routine, he was impressed. Guagua’s effortless navigation through the house and being loved by all family members owed entirely to its good hygiene habits. It even cleaned its mouth at the streamside every night to ensure no food residue stayed between its teeth. Thus, even though it liked licking people, Wang Baihu didn’t resist too much as it at least didn’t smell.

After it brought him home, Guagua squatted expectantly. Wang Baihu took a handful of beef jerky from the shoe cabinet by the entrance and put it into its mouth, satisfying its expectation and then it swung its tail and left.

Afterward came the family dinner, a meal filled with deliciously prepared dishes by professional chefs. The family gathered around the long table, speaking and laughing while eating, which was routine for Wang Baihu. He was the third child in the family, having an elder brother and sister who doted on him, not to mention his parents who frequently inquired about his agency life and if he encountered dangers.

Growing up in such a family, Wang Baihu naturally had no complaints.

He knew he was born different... unlike most colleagues who joined the Dimensional Limit Mechanism after being harmed by Ability Users, he joined simply to avoid competing for the family business with his siblings.

For Wang Baihu, life was like a simple game.