Containing monsters? Call me 749 the God of Slaughter!

Upon hearing the notification sound in his mind, Li Haotian's pupils constricted sharply.

system!?

Do time travelers really have this kind of thing?

Before Li Haotian could think it through, the thing moved.

It leaped from the sink, its slender arm aimed straight for Li Haotian's throat, its fingernails black and sharp.

Li Haotian instinctively raised his thermos to block.

clang!

The metal cup was scratched with three deep marks, which made his hand go numb.

The monster's strength is astonishing!

He staggered backward, rushed out of the bathroom, and tried to close the door behind him.

But the monster was faster, crawling out along the door frame like a gecko, its movements so bizarre they were unlike anything human.

The dormitory space is not large.

Two bunk beds, four desks, and a wardrobe—there's practically no room to maneuver.

The monster lunged, and Li Haotian ducked to avoid it, then grabbed a chair and smashed it down.

The chair slammed into the monster with a dull thud.

The monster merely swayed and continued to approach.

In his panic, Li Haotian suddenly remembered the system notification he had just received.

weakness!

What was the weakness again?

Salt!

Yes, it's afraid of salt!

Li Haotian rushed toward Wang Hao's desk and pulled open the bottom drawer.

There was a transparent plastic bag inside, containing half a bag of salt.

Wang Hao has a strong palate and always keeps a bag of salt on hand.

The monster had already pounced on them.

Li Haotian grabbed the salt bag, turned around, and suddenly tossed it up!

White salt grains were splashed out, most of them landing on the monster's face and chest.

"Hiss! Aaaaaah—"

The monster let out a sharp scream, and its skin that came into contact with the salt immediately emitted white smoke and festered as if it had been corroded by strong acid.

It frantically scratched its face and retreated quickly.

It really works!

Li Haotian's heart pounded wildly. Pressing his advantage, he threw all the remaining salt at the monster.

The monster howled and retreated toward the bathroom, seemingly trying to escape back into the mirror.

We can't let it escape!

Li Haotian thought of the system notification that abilities could be extracted after a kill, and a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.

He rushed over and used all his strength to knock the monster to the ground, then grabbed a chair and slammed it onto its head.

The monster's struggling strength is weakening; the salt is taking effect.

Thirty seconds, a minute... the monster's movements slowed down more and more until it finally stopped moving completely.

Li Haotian collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

Sweat soaked through his pajamas, and there were several bloody scratches on his arms.

[Successfully killed F+ level abnormal life form: Drowned Corpse]

[Extracting abilities...]

[Ability Acquired: Underwater Breathing (Beginner)]

[Effect: Allows for independent breathing underwater, current maximum duration 30 minutes, cooldown 12 hours]

[Experience points +50]

[System Feature Unlocked: Weakness Scan (Limited to 3 times per day)]

A series of notification sounds rang out again.

At the same time, Li Haotian felt a cool sensation in his head, as if he had been injected with some kind of special substance.

He looked at the monster's corpse on the ground.

The thing was rapidly drying up and decomposing, eventually turning into a pool of black water and a little ash, leaving not even bones behind.

Only a faint swirl mark remains on the mirror surface, slowly fading away.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the corridor.

Li Haotian suddenly looked up at the dormitory door.

The footsteps stopped at the door, followed by the sound of a key being inserted into the lock.

No, it's not a key, it's the buzzing of some kind of electronic device.

The next second, the latch popped open.

Three people dressed in black uniforms pushed open the door and entered.

Two men and one woman, none of whom had any markings on their clothes.

The leader was a man in his thirties.

He had a buzz cut and a cold, hard face.

He held a device the size of a tablet computer, with flashing dots on its screen.

His gaze swept quickly across the dormitory, paused for a second on Wang Hao's corpse, and then landed on Li Haotian.

When he saw the swirling marks on the bathroom mirror that were about to disappear, his eyes narrowed.

"The crisis is over. Dispose of the bodies," the man said to the people behind him.

Then he went into the dormitory, stood in front of Li Haotian, stared into his eyes, and asked, "Are you Li Haotian?"

Li Haotian nodded, his throat dry.

What happened to you just now?

"Something... crawled out of the mirror."

The man glanced at the instrument screen; the glowing spots on it had disappeared.

"Is it resolved?"

"Yes."

"How did you solve it?"

Use salt.

The man raised an eyebrow, seemingly somewhat surprised.

"Interesting. How did you know its weakness?"

This question made Li Haotian's heart skip a beat.

He hesitated for a moment, then mumbled, "I don't know, it's like... a premonition."

The man stared at Li Haotian for a long time.

He stood up and said to the female team member behind him, "Suspected Awakener, take him back."

The female team member walked over; she was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with a neat ponytail, a pretty face, but sharp eyes.

"Can you stand up?"

Li Haotian pushed himself up from the floor, his legs still feeling weak.

Who are you?

The man had already turned and walked towards Wang Hao's bed, saying without turning his head, "Bureau 749, specializes in dealing with the kind of things you just encountered."

The female team member took out a pair of specially made handcuffs from her waist and explained, "Standard procedure, don't be nervous, come with us."

Li Haotian looked at Wang Hao's corpse.

Two other men in black were wrapping the body in a silver bag, their movements chillingly practiced.

He suddenly remembered the abnormal life form mentioned in the system notification, and the nonchalant attitude of these people.

This world seems to be hiding many secrets!

"I'll go with you." Li Haotian did not resist.

The handcuffs were cold.

As the female team members escorted him out of the dormitory, he glanced back.

The swirling marks on the mirror surface completely disappeared, leaving only an ordinary mirror surface that reflected the busy figures of the people in black.

There were two black vans parked downstairs, without license plates.

Li Haotian was taken to the second car, where a female team member sat opposite him, remaining silent throughout.

The car started and drove out of the campus.

The streets were deserted in the early morning.

Li Haotian stared at the streetlights flashing past the window, his mind still replaying the scene of the monster crawling out of the mirror and the system's cold notification sound.

Bureau 749...Awakened...Abnormal Life Form...

He originally thought he had transmigrated to an ordinary parallel world.

But now it seems that the waters of this world are much deeper than he imagined!

The car did not head towards the police station, but instead drove towards the western suburbs of Jiangcheng.

Half an hour later.

The car stopped in front of what appeared to be an abandoned factory compound.

The gate opened automatically, and the car drove into the underground passage.

After passing through three heavy metal gates, we finally stopped in a place that resembled a garage.

"Get off the bus," the female team member said.

Li Haotian followed her into the elevator, which descended at least five floors.

After the door opened, a spacious and bright hall came into view.

The room was predominantly white, with people in white coats and uniforms coming and going, and incomprehensible data and maps scrolling across the screens on the walls.

Everything was just like those so-called secret agencies in the movies of Li Haotian's previous life!