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Back at his residence, Li Xiao first heated up the leftovers in the microwave. After eating and drinking his fill, he went to the garage to feed Xiao Ke. Looking at the 2/10 progress bar, he rubbed the dog's head with satisfaction.

Constantine's plan was undoubtedly dangerous, and he felt it necessary to improve himself.

He happened to have two free attribute points, and he planned to use them all to enhance his physique.

Thinking of this, Li Xiao silently recited it in his heart.

"System, give me some points!"

[Free attribute points deducted x2]

[Constitution: 7+2]

Current physical condition: 9

A surge of heat spread rapidly throughout my body, as if boiling water were pouring into me.

The gaps between the bones were cracking, the muscles in the body were like dough being rolled out, becoming stronger and thicker, the originally thin meridians began to thicken, and every cell in the body was cheering.

Li Xiao felt like he had inexhaustible energy, and he punched the garage wall hard.

Boom!

The peeling paint crumbled down, leaving a faint white mark on the cement inside the wall.

pain!

Li Xiao gasped and rubbed his knuckles; his skin wasn't broken, just a little red.

This was a punch he threw with all his might, yet it managed to leave a mark on the wall.

Before his physical stats were enhanced, this punch would have definitely broken his finger, but now it's completely intact. Li Xiao's heart stirred, and a golden light screen appeared before his eyes.

[Host: Karl El]

【Strength: 11】

[Physical Fitness: 9]

[Agility: 6]

【Spirit: 11】

[Current Skill: Super Hearing lv1 (0/3)]

[Items obtained: Black Mask's gold ring, Mole Man's tear crystal, Snake Man's scales.]

After going upstairs, Li Xiao called back home. Her mother's excited, tearful voice came through the phone. Li Xiao quickly comforted her. Since marrying into a Chinese family, apart from the difference in skin color, her mother had been almost like a middle-aged woman from Dongda University, nagging on and on. But Li Xiao enjoyed this kind of care.

Li Xiao declined his parents' offer to send him money and set his alarm for 8 a.m. the next day. He slept soundly that night.

Ding Ding Ding!

When the alarm clock rang, Li Xiao got up with renewed energy, washed up, changed into sportswear, and walked out of the bedroom, searching around the room for the items he needed.

Li Xiao put on a baseball cap and went out.

Seattle is getting hot today. The water stains on the ground, dried by the sun, emit a strong smell of urine. On the left side of the road, a homeless man sits on a fire hydrant, exposing his hairy belly to the sun. In his oozing pus-filled navel, live maggots the size of rice grains are wriggling.

What Li Xiao found most unbearable was that he actually picked up maggots, put them in his mouth, and chewed them like he was cracking sunflower seeds.

Li Xiao felt a churning in his stomach, then quickly looked away and left.

As Li Xiao passed through the archway of Zhonghua Gate, it was just past 8:30. Upon arriving, he noticed that all the shop signs here were in Chinese: Visa Processing, Anqing Wonton, Mamba Tattoo... If it weren't for the Southeast Asian workers replacing neon lights on the roadside and the English "Kingst" sign on the road, Li Xiao would have almost thought he had returned to China.

Wandering the desolate streets, a metal statue caught his attention. Li Xiao walked towards it. It was a bronze figure leaning on a cane, looking straight ahead with deep affection towards the east. The base was engraved with the words "Investigate things to bring peace to the world".

Li Xiao bowed deeply.

After leaving the statue, Li Xiao turned and walked into an alley next to a Cantonese-style preserved meat shop, where Constantine was leaning against the wall, catching a zip-top lighter in his hand.

"Pretty punctual."

Li Xiao glanced at him; he was still wearing his overcoat as always, but there was a canvas bag at his feet with the zipper open, revealing a transparent raincoat, a flashlight, pliers, and other items inside.

"You've prepared quite a bit," Li Xiao said, walking to the manhole cover and stamping his foot. "Is this how you enter?"

"You guessed right." Constantine put on rubber gloves, took out a folding crowbar, pried it in along the edge, and then pressed down, but the manhole cover didn't budge.

"It's a bit rusty. Don't worry, let me try again." Constantine wiped the sweat from his nose, moved the stick a little to the left, pressed himself up, his face instantly turning pale, and then hung there motionless.

No, is it really that unreliable?

Li Xiao was a little dumbfounded; how did he end up suffocating himself?

He carried him to the corner and sat him down. Seeing Constantine's blank stare, Li Xiao pinched his philtrum and pressed down hard.

With a loud scream, Constantine let out a pained cry, and his eyes regained their movement.

"Shit, you almost knocked my front teeth out. By the way, can I have something to eat?" Constantine gave a weak, bitter smile, reaching into his pocket. "From yesterday until now, all I've eaten is that little bit of toast."

"There's also a hot dog." Li Xiao took the food out of his backpack.

Constantine's eyes lit up, and he grabbed the hot dog and wolfed it down, sucking the butter off his fingers and exclaiming, "Oh my god, this hot dog is so authentic! The sour and salty cucumber strips with cream are absolutely delicious! Li Xiao, you have to tell me where this shop is!"

Li Xiao didn't respond to him. Instead, he grabbed a crowbar and shoved it against the edge of the manhole cover. With a creaking sound, the manhole cover was completely lifted off.

A damp, putrid stench hit him. Li Xiao waved his hand to disperse the billowing fumes, then bent down to look inside. It was pitch black, with only the sound of dripping water.

"I've scouted the area; this is the only way in. The other entrances have been taken over. Last time I jumped into a trap they set and almost killed me." Constantine handed over a plastic shoe cover. "If you don't want to step in stinky mud, I suggest you put these on."

Li Xiao stood on one leg, putting on shoe covers: "I'm curious, how do you manage to get these things when you can't even afford food?"

"You have to maintain a respectable image when you're out in the world, otherwise the ladies won't let you into their private areas." Constantin said, smoking a cigarette and putting on a headlamp. "I used my strength to 'seduce' a fat woman with a meter-wide ass, and she allowed me to search through her collection."

No wonder these shoe covers are knee-deep. But with his small frame, won't he be lifted up by a single plop?

The image flashed through Li Xiao's mind, and he felt a chill run down his spine.

"Alright buddy, it's not deep here, you can just jump in. I'll go in and take a look first." Constantin put on his raincoat, grabbed the edge of the manhole cover, let go, and jumped in.

"Oh shit, I fucking think I've jumped into a cesspool!"

With a thud, Constantine's cursing came from below: "You can come down now."

When Li Xiao landed, mud and water sprayed in all directions, instantly splashing Constantine all over. He wiped the dirty water off his face and secretly raised his middle finger.

[Child of Krypton, you have arrived at the Well of Hell]

[Eternally burning, scorching lava flows beneath your feet]

Please continue your exploration with Hellstalker.

Li Xiao felt his feet sink into the mud. He pulled them out with a little effort. Looking around, he could only tell from the water flow that there was more than one passage in the dim environment.

"This smells absolutely awful," Constantine said with a sour face, turning on his flashlight and scanning the surroundings to reveal three cast iron pipes covered in wet grease.

"Where to go?" Plastic bags and unidentified flocculent matter floated in the muddy soup, and the stench of fermenting sludge kept wafting into his nostrils. Li Xiao felt a little better after putting on a mask.

"Left, don't lose them." Constantine pointed to the pipe on the left, then straightened his back and led the way, with Li Xiao following closely behind with his head down.

"The destination this time is the sewage pumping station in the south, where the federal government frequently dumps caustic soda to drive out homeless people. Only the most ruthless drug addicts dare to congregate there."

"From what you're saying, there are quite a few people hiding here?"

"Yes, people who have lost their jobs, had their credit frozen, and tripped up by Alice's threads are basically all holed up here, but don't worry, we're unlikely to run into them." Constantine lit a cigarette with the filter in his mouth. "This godforsaken place is too complicated, much of it is uninhabited, and nobody knows what's hidden inside."

The two trudged forward, their steps uneven, the network of pipes here intricate and complex; without someone familiar with the area to guide them, it would be easy to get lost. Suddenly, Constantine stopped in his tracks.

His expression was terrified, and his finger trembled as he pointed forward. Li Xiao looked over in confusion and was immediately startled.

Not far ahead, a massive object, as thick as a person, blocked most of the way. When the light shone on it, the entire object was covered in mud, but the distinctive scales of a snake could be seen underneath.

This was actually a frighteningly thick python.

Even with Li Xiao's strong mental fortitude, he was still taken aback. Who would have thought that such a huge creature was lurking in the sewer?

"Fuck! An Amazonian anaconda! It must have escaped from some rich person's house. What should we do? Should we go back?"

Constantine forced a bitter laugh, shrinking back. Just then, the snake began to flick its tongue and slither, moving slowly but with a suffocating sense of oppression.

Li Xiao felt a tingling sensation in his hair and reached for the stun gun at his waist, but a hard object in his pocket bumped into it.

Snake scales!

Li Xiao reached into his pocket and pulled out the scale, which looked pinkish-white like a white snake, but was as big as his palm.

Unexpectedly, when Li Xiao took out the scale, the snake's pupils dilated like a cat seeing a mouse, and its tongue flicked in and out to catch the scent.

[Child of Krypton, you have encountered the legendary Abyssal Dragon]

As the most powerful monster in Hell, the Abyss Dragon can devour everything and turn it into its own nourishment. Quest: Defeat/Slay the Abyss Dragon

[Reward: 2 Free Attribute Point]

Slaying dragons, huh?

Li Xiao looked at his own body; he wasn't even big enough for this giant to swallow in one gulp.

At this moment, the large snake, carrying a distinctive fishy stench, swam over, its eyes fixed on the scales in Li Xiao's hand.

It seems the snake is very interested in the scales and completely ignores the two people.

Li Xiao took a few steps back, then threw the snake scales behind him with all his might, like throwing tiles.

The anaconda swam frantically, heading straight for the two of them. Constantine closed his eyes in fright, while Li Xiao gritted his teeth and glared angrily.

As expected, the anaconda brushed past them, its attention completely off the two of them. Li Xiao felt as if he had been hit by a train, his whole body burning with pain, while Constantine, being thin and frail, suffered less damage.

Oh, and we also need to defeat it.

Thinking of this, Li Xiao aimed at the snake's tail and kicked it with great force, sending it slamming into the wall.

hiss!

Li Xiao glanced at the giant snake's head, then quickly stood close to the wall.

The giant snake glanced at it, then slithered away.

You have defeated the Abyss Dragon.

[Reward: 2 Free Attribute Point]

call!

The two men gasped for breath and started running frantically, stomping mud everywhere. Finally, the exit was right in front of them, and they crawled out in a disheveled state, only then letting out a long sigh of relief.

Li Xiao raised his flashlight and looked inside. It was a brick-built arched passageway with old wiring nailed to the walls that occasionally emitted static electricity. The sewage underfoot was up to his ankles.

"Damn it, this filthy sewer has all sorts of things. I'd heard there were crocodiles here before, but who knew there were anacondas too? This is really bad luck." Constantine spat as he cursed.

"Let's hurry up and leave, in case they smell it and come looking for us."

Li Xiao rubbed his lower back; he had almost been squeezed like a sardine in a can, and it still hurt.

"Oh, by the way, I'll let you in on a heads-up." Constantine flicked his long-extinguished cigarette butt into the water. "This time, a tough character has appeared at the drug fair. I only found out this afternoon. Do you want to hear about it?"