When the two got home, they realized that the fireworks had been left in that alley.

"Looks like you were really scared. I didn't even notice the fireworks on the ground," Yan Shi said with a smile.

My home was definitely the safest place I could be; I felt completely relaxed curled up in bed.

Zhuang Zhao brought over a cup of hot cocoa.

"A survivor."

"By the way, what did you see? The puppet bird."

"He looked at the puppet bird and said 'I've been waiting for you,' and then he crushed the puppet bird that had fallen to the ground. There was a broken voice coming from the earphone, something like 'Human, you have to struggle, so that I will love you more,' which felt very yandere and perverted."

"This is terrifying. I don't know if it's a corrupted human or an arrogant alien. I need to eat something sweet, or I'll definitely have nightmares when I go to sleep."

There's also a mille-feuille in the refrigerator.

"Then can you bring it to me so we can eat together?"

"Hurrah."

Each person has a small spoon, and the sweet strawberry mille-feuille slowly melts away bad moods.

After Yan Shi finished eating, he lay down to sleep. Zhuang Zhao took a shower and was looking at the refrigerator, thinking about what to eat for dinner. Quan Hou and Han Yan came over together, followed by Tong Ying and Zhong Ling, and finally Bu Qingbu Ke.

Zhuang Zhao knew that Yan Shi was going to call people over, but he didn't expect so many people to come.

Seeing that Yan Shi was still fast asleep, Zhuang Zhao closed her bedroom door and described to everyone the scene of meeting the alien species, as well as the inexplicable feeling she had.

“None of the warlocks or aliens have bandages around their right eyes. There’s no reason for ordinary people to do that. They’re either warlocks or aliens hiding their identities, or they’re a type of alien species. They’re definitely dangerous guys who are hostile to humans,” Han Yan said with certainty.

He knows many people and is associated with the Han family of talismans, so he is well-connected among both sorcerers and aliens, and the information he has is quite accurate.

Otherwise, the Marquis wouldn't have paid him any attention.

"Why do you think the alien species would unite? Didn't we say before that the alien species are in a competitive relationship? There's no reason for them to cooperate," Tong Ying asked.

"The only possibility is that a ruler has emerged—a king."

"Was it that easy for the king to appear?" Tong Ying's face darkened; it felt so casual.

“Under normal circumstances, the king is the strongest one who emerges from the battle of the alien species. However, there are abnormal situations. If there is an alien species with overwhelming strength, the other alien species may directly submit.”

How did your ancestors know these things?

"Just a guess."

"After fighting for over a hundred years, we can at least make some general guesses, and I think it's quite valuable for reference," Han Yan added.

“We also met that man with the bandage around his eyes, but he didn’t say anything. I didn’t like him at the time, so I stuck an ear on him. Before the ear was discovered, I heard someone call him Wang,” Bu Ke said.

The ear Bu Ke mentioned is a magical tool that can hear sounds within a radius of three meters; her family specializes in making such tools.

"That's terrible. Putting aside the king's strength, zombies with cohesion are very difficult to deal with. They can wear people down, especially in a closed city like District Seven."

"For some reason, the proportion of mutant zombies in the king's zombie horde is higher, and even the ordinary zombies are well-trained. According to ancient records, no besieged city has been spared."

"Take it easy, our current combat strength is not the same as it was in ancient times."

"I'll go back and report to the clan. If the king appears, we definitely can't afford to fight a war of attrition." Han Yan was unusually serious.

Apart from Zhong Ling and Tong Ying staying behind to discuss the usability of the poisoned blood with Quan Hou, everyone went home before Yan Shi woke up.

When Yan Shi woke up, it was just time for dinner. During dinner, Tong Ying mentioned her teammates from Team 404.

“Yuan Xinle and Bian Liang made up again. It just so happens that someone in Bian Liang’s family works in the alien management department. Knowing that we are going to deal with 301, he specially brought us a detailed introduction to all the aliens in 301. So Yuan Xinle happily made up with him.”

"How do you plan to deal with 301? Targeting individuals or dismantling the whole organization?" Yan Shi asked curiously.

"It doesn't matter what happens to 301, we have to get rid of those who are targeting us. The problem now is how many people will target us because of Sun Yang after we get rid of Luo Qianying and Sun Yang. We want to find someone to replace Sun Yang first. When Sun Yang dies, he will immediately take over and appease the underlings who want to avenge Sun Yang."

"That's too much trouble. Just let Sun Yang die without anyone knowing."

“Sun Yang is very afraid of his life. Don’t let his alien appearance fool you; he’s always surrounded by his underlings when he goes out, making it hard to find an opportunity to strike.”

Has Su Yaozu come to see you recently?

"I came here once when Zhong Ling was bitten last time."

"I think you could try to subtly ask him about it; it seems like he doesn't quite agree with Sun Yang."

"That's true. I'll discuss it with them later."

After seeing Tong Ying and Zhong Ling off, Yan Shi discussed New Year's Eve plans with them.

"You two can go ahead, I'll be in the lab tomorrow night and won't be back."

"It's no different from usual when it's just the two of us," Yan Shi said dejectedly.

"Let's invite everyone over during the day to have some fun," Zhuang Zhao suggested.

"Forget it, they still want to spend time with their own circle. How about we go out tomorrow? KTV? Arcade? Or amusement park or something? I heard there's a temple fair here, going to the temple to pray for good luck wouldn't be bad either." Yan Shi excitedly planned.

"Anywhere is fine, anywhere is fine."

"Let's go to the temple fair first, and make arrangements later." Yan Shi tapped the board, holding his phone and studying the temple fair.

"I wonder if the aliens will come out and cause trouble tomorrow? There will definitely be a lot of people outside tomorrow."

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