What?! My anime figures have all come true!

a few days later.

Inside a cubicle of an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of Shanghai.

The air was thick with the smell of dust and rust, and only a few rays of faint moonlight shone through the broken windows, barely illuminating a small area of ​​the room.

Clang!

A piercing metallic clang shattered the deathly silence of the room.

A tall, thin man wearing a hoodie kicked an empty soda can that had fallen to his feet.

The poor little empty can tumbled a few times in mid-air before crashing into a metal wall in the distance with a crisp, jarring sound.

"Damn it! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!"

The hooded man couldn't help but curse.

"Are these cops dogs?! How come their noses are so sensitive?! They can find me no matter where I go!"

He hasn't had time to use his abilities these past few days.

Every time he prepared to commit a crime, his hideout would be raided by an official task force and a large police squad, forcing him to live a life of hiding like a stray dog.

FBI OPEN THE DOOR! (China Version)

This relentless pursuit, where he could be precisely located wherever he went and had virtually nowhere to hide, nearly drove him to the brink of collapse.

There was no chewing gum tracking device stuck on him.

"This is unbelievable!"

The hooded man suddenly stopped and slammed his fist on the wooden crate next to him, making a dull thud.

Just as he finished venting his anger and was breathing heavily with his chest heaving, an indifferent voice rang out from the deepest shadow of the room.

"Calm down. It's not that they have a keen sense of smell, it's just that the wind has shifted."

The hooded man suddenly turned his head to look at the shadow.

"What do you mean, Old K!"

In the shadows, the man referred to as "Old K" by the hooded man did not appear. Even in the face of the hooded man's somewhat aggressive tone, his voice remained calm and composed.

"A new face has arrived on the countermeasures team. She's supposedly been transferred from the capital. Even Liu Yaowen is very polite to her."

"A new face? Who?"

The hooded man frowned.

"I don't know the unit's code name, I only know that the other party's surname is Huang and that she is a woman. But for Liu Yaowen, that fox, to treat you so seriously and to catch you by the tail so quickly and efficiently... I suspect that they have hired a Celestial Master."

"...A Celestial Master?"

Upon hearing this, the hooded man touched the hood on his head and then asked in return.

"What's that?"

Old K: ……

"A superhuman with abilities similar to divination."

The hooded man couldn't understand the complicated explanations, so he simply used similar terms to explain them.

"..."

The hooded man remained silent for a long time after listening, then his voice suddenly rose, filled with absurdity and anger.

"Are you kidding me?! This is practically cheating! The official team can do this? I've been working so hard to hide, and they just find some charlatan to do a quick calculation and it's over? What's the point of playing?!"

They're not even going to use salt anymore, they're just going to start spinning right away, huh?!

You should be declared the winner!

"I quit!"

The hooded man was panting heavily, his tone resolute.

"Let whoever wants this job do it! No matter how much money you make, you have to be alive to spend it! If I keep being chased by those guys, I'll get myself into trouble sooner or later! I'm going to..."

"The last order."

Old K, who was in the shadows, interrupted him.

At the same time, a thin file bag was thrown out of the shadows and landed precisely at the hooded man's feet with a "thud".

"……Um?"

The hooded man stared at the file folder on the ground, then looked at the deep darkness. His chest heaved a few times, but he finally suppressed his anger and resentment and bent down to pick it up.

He roughly tore open the file bag and found only a piece of paper and a photo inside. By the dim light, he looked at the target information printed on the paper.

Name: Chen Xiao

Age: 22 years old

Address: Building XX, Jinjing Yayuan Villa District

Note: Has explicitly refused admission to "Shenzhou Nova Academy", meets the mental requirement but has not yet awakened, and lives alone.

The photo shows a young man with delicate features but a somewhat melancholic look in his eyes. The photo appears to have been taken outside a coffee shop window.

When Chen Xiaogang refused his childhood sweetheart's advice, how could he not look melancholy?

"ha?"

After reading the message, the hooded man was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. The laughter echoed eerily in the empty warehouse.

"Refuse to enroll? Hahaha! Are there still idiots like this these days? Giving up a secure job... no, a golden job! Giving up a golden job and the chance to awaken superpowers? Did a donkey kick your head or did a genie grant your wish? Does he really think he's someone important?"

He pointed at the photo and sneered at the mysterious figure in the shadows, "Old K, you guys are even targeting this kind of trash now? This guy can be considered a 'New Star Academy student'?"

"A goal is a goal."

Old K's voice remained completely still.

"He's missing from the list, but the 'needs' haven't changed. His mental state is up to par, meeting the criteria. And... he lives alone, making it easier to take him down. Once you finish this job, your mission is completely over, and the final payment will be doubled. After that, whether you want to go to the Alabacia Federation to be a supervillain or a superhero is up to you; I guarantee no one will stop you."

"federal……"

The hooded man murmured the word to himself, a hint of longing and greed flashing in his eyes.

That small government controlled by various giant corporations, where superheroes and villains shine like stars, and where order and chaos intertwine, is more suitable for a superpowered individual like him who doesn't want to be restrained to act recklessly.

Compared to being hunted by the authorities like a rat in China, that place was simply paradise.

He looked down at Chen Xiao's photo and information again, and the young man who had given up on a "bright future" seemed even more ridiculous in his eyes.

But the hooded man quickly realized that he still had a problem to solve.

"Old K, if I activate my ability now, that actor will find out. I'm afraid the cops will kick the door down before I even make a move... You have to help me with this."

"That's natural."

The mysterious man calmly agreed to the hooded man's request.

Then a red talisman drawn with black and red 'pigment' floated in front of the hooded man. Before he could even take it, he smelled a nauseating stench and almost slapped the talisman on the ground.

"Ugh...Frog! What is this thing?! It stinks!"

"This is a talisman that can block official 'divination' and can last for up to half an hour, which is enough to satisfy your perverse tastes."

As he spoke, Old K made the sound of glass bottles clinking together, as if he were searching for something in a bag full of medicine.

Then a glass vial containing a scarlet liquid was thrown at the hooded man, causing him to fumble around as he pinched his nose to put away the red talisman.

"Phew...what, there's a free gift too?"

The hooded man picked up the medicine bottle and examined it carefully in the moonlight streaming in through the window.

"Is this blood?"

"No, this is the latest ability enhancer developed by the Federal Albans Corporation. Its potency is ten times stronger than that of other drugs on the market. Even an ordinary person who drinks it can gain the strength to easily lift a tank in a short period of time."

Old K explained.

The only problem is that the extremely scarce raw materials make it extremely expensive.

As for the side effects...

That kind of thing is not important.

Of course, the hooded man didn't understand the value of this thing, but he knew that some people really liked this so-called "enhancer".

"Hmph! I would never use this thing! I'd rather save it for auction on the federal black market. Those superheroes probably need it more than I do."

The hooded man snorted coldly, put away the medicine bottle, then crumpled Chen Xiao's information into a ball and stuffed it into his pocket, a cruel smile appearing on his face.

"I've given you the item; how you use it is your business, not mine."

"Alright! This is the last order! I'll treat this freebie as a way to stretch my muscles before I leave. Get me out of here as soon as you're done, Old K, don't try anything funny!"

"rest assured."

Old K's voice remained steady even from the shadows.

"I know the rules. I wish you... a successful operation. See you in the Federation afterwards."

See you in the Federation!

The hooded man licked his slightly chapped lips, his eyes gleaming with longing for freedom and a new stage, before turning and disappearing into the darkness at the other end of the warehouse, as if he had never been there.

The abandoned warehouse returned to its deathly silence, with only the cold moonlight still shining down.

A short while later, the mysterious man who hadn't left took out another document, which contained much more detailed information about Chen Xiao, even detailing his family situation back in his hometown.

"Is he truly a self-degrading reptile, or a young dragon hiding in the pond... Chen Xiao, as Chen Shifeng's grandson, your cousins ​​have all achieved great success in their cultivation, yet you alone have chosen to remain hidden in the hustle and bustle of this era of great strife... I don't believe that someone caught in the middle could be so mediocre."

"Of course, if you really are just an ordinary person, that's fine too... let me avenge your grandfather's 'arrow revenge' from back then!"

After speaking, the mysterious man's body trembled slightly, and he let out a terrifying laugh that could cool the air.

…………

"hiss--!"

Chen Xiao, who was watching TV, suddenly shivered.

"What's wrong, Brother Xiao?"

Feeling Chen Xiao's body suddenly tremble, the girl who was nestled in his arms watching TV looked puzzled.

"No, it's nothing..."

Because the momentary palpitation was so brief, Chen Xiao assumed it was because he had been sitting on the sofa for too long.

However, the girl in his arms was not reassured.

Considering the recent supernatural crime incidents in Shanghai, although Chen Xiao acted nonchalant in front of Shiina Mahiru this afternoon, anyone would be afraid of something that could potentially endanger their life...

Thinking this, the girl immediately climbed off Chen Xiao. Her fair skin above the knees rippled with the hem of her thin skirt, appearing and disappearing like an absolute territory.

To maintain balance while standing on the sofa, the tiny toes at the tips of the feet would sometimes come together and sometimes spread apart with each step.

"Sister Qiong?"

This time, Chen Xiao looked puzzled.

"Call me Qiong, don't add the word 'sister'!"

The girl puffed out her cheeks as if she were angry.

At the same time, her identity is about to be revealed: Kasugano Sora, the two-dimensional younger sister who had the title of "[Hate that my sister is not Sora]" in Chen Xiao's previous life.

Then Kasugano Sora opened her arms, gently hugged Chen Xiao's head, and patted his back softly.

Her long, silvery-white hair, as smooth as silk, cascaded down, like moonlight pouring down on Chen Xiao, carrying a faint fragrance that wafted into his nose. Two tufts of hair stood playfully on her forehead, adding a touch of childlike innocence to her cool demeanor.

A pair of greyish-silver eyes narrowed slightly, shimmering with an almost imperceptible gentle ripple.

Beneath her delicate, straight nose were thin, pink lips that were not very bloody. Just moments ago, they had been slightly red from pursing their lips in anger, but now they secretly curved their lips into a smile, exuding an irresistible sweetness.

But rather than comforting Chen Xiao, it would be more accurate to say that she treated Chen Xiao's head like a catnip ball, practically purring contentedly from her lips.

"I'm not a child."

Chen Xiao, who was being patted on the head and back, was both amused and exasperated.

However, the feeling of being cared for by his "little sister" made him unable to push her away, and he also dared not turn his head to look at Qiong Mei, even though she didn't have much to offer.

because……

Do not look at what is improper.

"I don't believe it, I could clearly feel my brother trembling."

Qiongmei pouted and retorted.

"trembling……?"

Chen Xiao also realized what was happening at this moment.

Although the analogy isn't quite right, he did have a similar sense of fear just now, like when he once did something reckless in the dorm (replacing cola with vinegar) and ended up being attacked from both sides by his roommates.

This is the first time Jack has fought two monsters at the same time.