The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

For several days after the task was registered, no one accepted it.

It's possible the mission details were unclear, or perhaps a face-to-face meeting for revenge was unreliable. In any case, no information was received from Lin Xiyue.

Feeling aimless yet unable to stay idle, she decided to record videos of herself making cat food. This way, she could document her luxurious life and share her cat's story.

Once she had the idea, she quickly found a video website, registered an account, and started recording her first video.

....................................

Lin Xiyue went to the market and bought a bunch of ingredients, happily thinking that her family's wealth would be pleased to eat them.

boom--

A loud thud of a heavy object falling to the ground rang in my ears, so loud that it caused a momentary ringing in my ears.

It's a weekday, and the hottest time of day, and Lin Xiyue is the only person around here.

Despite it being the height of summer, the loud bang and the deserted streets around them inexplicably instilled a sense of fear.

Lin Xiyue looked up at the scorching sun that seemed distorted by the heat, calmed herself, and slowly approached the source of the sound.

The closer they got, the more strange things became apparent.

The sudden appearance of water stains on the ground, the faint smell of blood in the air, and the surrounding silence.

All of this demonstrates that this situation is unusual.

I felt like I might have encountered another alien race. I was so weak and helpless, it was really too dangerous.

Lin Xuyue thought for a moment, then opened the system panel and took a look at the lottery interface.

System, didn't you offer any discounts on this 10-pull?

[I'm a legitimate system, so not only are there no discounts on ten-pulls, but there's also no pity system.]

?

? ?

???

When I type a question mark, it's not that I have a problem, but rather that I think you have a problem.

Okay, stop asking questions. While we don't offer a guaranteed minimum, we do support in-game purchases.

? _?

Does this comply with national laws? Isn't it illegal?

[It's not illegal, because there's no law against it. Just tell me, do you smoke or not?]

...Draw! Ten draws!!

[Ding~]

[Congratulations on receiving 3 Item Cards, 4 Ability Cards, 2 Life Cards, and 1 Thank you for your patronage.]

Wait, why is there a "thank you for your patronage" message? That's going too far!

[Don't you get a "thank you for your patronage" sign in supermarket raffles? That's normal. You should check what you can actually use first; if something really goes wrong, you'll be too late.]

The system said with a hint of helplessness. It even advised Lin Xiyue to quickly check what was useful and skip this part.

Left with no other choice, Lin Xiyue could only say, "Then please help me see if there's anything that can be used for self-defense or has strong offensive capabilities."

[Beep(づ ●─● )づ]

[Ability Card: Summon. Randomly summons a recently encountered person with special abilities. Cooldown: 15 days.]

Oh, is that all? This is too much of a luck-based process, isn't it? And what capable people have I encountered lately, like that uniformed guy who came to do the testing last time?

[I've looked through them all, and this is the only one that works. Just tell me if you want it or not.]

"To make...use".

A flash of white light appeared, and when Lin Xiyue opened her eyes again, she didn't see anything.

Where is the stuff? System, surely the powerful beings I've encountered aren't just thin air?

"Meow~"

A familiar meow came from below. Lin Xiyue was startled and looked down to find that it was Fugui!

"But why are you here? Oh my god, it's dangerous here, let's get out of here!"

Lin Xiyue hurriedly ran towards Fugui, preparing to carry it away first.

Before he could even touch the cat, it darted away as if it had spotted something. Lin Xiyue, with her small frame, couldn't catch him at all.

"Hey! Wait for me! (〃′o`)"

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In places unseen by ordinary people, the dark shadow rapidly expanded outward from a house, and in just a few days, it had already occupied half of the city.

These black mists did not harm humans; in fact, they saw weak alien races hiding in the city being swallowed up as well, thus indirectly protecting humanity.

However, this is not reassuring, for those who are not of our kind are bound to have different intentions.

Moreover, most alien races do not possess much intelligence to communicate with; they mostly just devour the nutrients they need.

Inside the venue

A group of staff members studied the case carefully but couldn't find any pattern, and they were sweating profusely with anxiety.

Although the black fog has not caused any harm to people at present, it is a huge hidden danger. If left unchecked, it could suddenly erupt one day and become a huge disaster for the whole city.

Unfortunately, they have not yet found a way to contain it.

"Has it been reported?"

"It's been reported to higher-ups. They said they'll send a team down to help us."

"That's good. Let's not rest these next few days. Even if we can't find a pattern, at least we'll record everything. We'll try our best to provide as much help as possible when the team arrives."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

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