Sir! Don't close the net!

Li Yili immediately remembered what Nick had said.

The law enforcement agencies have already hunted down many of the chosen ones who secretly infiltrated the wasteland or violated the wasteland's rules.

Not only Nick, but the other members of the engineering team were particularly confident when they mentioned law enforcement. Obviously, the process of hunting down the chosen one was not difficult, but rather quite easy. Otherwise, these ordinary people would not have treated him, a suspected chosen one, with such an attitude.

“Mr. Sole Ruler, I think you should have a good talk with the other party at this time,” Abel waved his hand to clear away the smog that was crowding in. “By stating your identity, you can avoid a lot of conflict.”

“Mr. Promising Future, I don’t have anything to prove my identity right now, and besides…”

Li Yili raised his hand and grabbed suddenly. The gust of wind that burst from his palm made his raincoat flutter loudly, and a cane that was still bleeding stopped in front of Li Yili's forehead.

"There seems to be a habit here of emptying a magazine first."

Li Yili tilted her eyes to the side.

The surrounding industrial smog was not blown away.

“I’ve never heard of such a strange law enforcement agency when I was studying here,” Li Yili said, her fingers tightening around her cane.

At the end of the cane, amidst the swirling industrial smog, a leather raven-head mask silently emerged. It was unclear whose wicked sense of humor it was, but the eerie raven mask was adorned with a top hat.

Li Yili immediately recalled the doctors she had read about during the Black Death era, who wore crow masks and were known for their treatment of the Black Death, a practice that was often misinterpreted as "treatment."

"What a terrible hobby. I'll call you Doctor Crow then," Li Yili sneered. "Bite—"

Rebecca, who had been lying prone on the ground and quietly circled around under the cover of smog, immediately pounced and opened her mouth to bite at the Raven Doctor's neck. However, the Raven Doctor seemed to have already sensed Rebecca's move and raised his left hand, which was hidden in the smog.

A hand-held lamp blocked Rebecca's path.

Just as Rebecca was about to bite the lantern in front of her to pieces, a cold, eerie blue flame ignited, and icy blue light threads spread out along the haze in an instant. Then, in the icy blue light, Li Yili saw the full appearance of the Raven Doctor.

Beneath the ominous raven mask was a long black leather robe, making him appear more like a grim reaper who would collect wandering souls than a doctor.

Perhaps feeling that his attack was effective, Dr. Raven stood still after releasing the blue light.

After thinking for a moment, Li Yili raised her knee and delivered a swift knee strike to the crotch of the Crow Doctor.

The cane and lantern clattered to the ground. Crow clutched his waist, staggered back a few steps, and then collapsed to his knees with his head on the ground and his rear end sticking out, motionless.

Just as Li Yili was about to deliver the final blow, Rebecca's panicked scream rang out.

"Something's wrong with Li Yili!"

Li Yili was taken aback and turned to look over.

The first thing you see is a pair of beautiful, long, white legs.

Chapter Six: Sorry, this room is full.

Standing in front of Li Yili was a girl who looked to be no more than twenty years old, with messy hair, sharp canine teeth, and rough movements, resembling a wild man who had run out of the mountains.

Oh no, she should be described as a curvaceous, wild girl in every sense of the word...

"I feel really bad right now! And it's a bit chilly!" The wild girl stood in front of Li Yili, rubbing her arms vigorously and yelling, "Damn it—that bastard burned off my fur!"

Li Yili tilted her head and extended her left hand toward the wild girl.

"hand--"

The wild girl immediately placed her right hand on Li Yili's left palm. Li Yili subconsciously squeezed the wild girl's right hand and muttered, "It's a little smaller than I imagined."

The wild girl blushed, forcefully pulled her hand back, put her hands on her hips, and roared with bared teeth.

"Is this what happens now?! My fur has been burned off! I feel incredibly insecure right now!"

“Let me reiterate, your hair wasn’t burned off, it was… removed,” Li Yili said, raising her finger and sliding it down Rebecca’s snow-white neck.

Perhaps because she was always protected by thick wolf fur, Rebecca's skin was as pink and delicate as silk.

Rebecca was startled and looked down. After a brief silence, she slowly squatted down, wrapped in her robe. But perhaps because the fat she had accumulated as a werewolf had gone to where it should, the robe that had fit her well as a werewolf now seemed a bit small on Rebecca. It was fine when she was standing, but as she squatted down and pulled, the tattered robe not only perfectly outlined Rebecca's current body like a second skin, but also made a subtle tearing sound, giving the feeling that it would burst open at any moment.

"What are you still shy about now? Don't you usually walk around naked in front of me? Fine, as an apology for plucking your feathers, this crow doctor will send you his clothes..."

Li Yili turned her head to look in the direction of the incapacitated Crow Doctor, but the Crow Doctor had disappeared without a trace, leaving only a cane lying alone on the ground.

“Dr. Crow left you a stick, why don’t you make do with it?” Li Yili bent down to pick up the cane, looked it over, and frowned slightly.

Just now, this cane was dripping blood, as if it had struck many people, and he could indeed feel liquid when he blocked it. But now, the cane is as clean as new...

Li Yili loosened his fingers; his hands were clean.

The blood seemed like an illusion.

“Hey—smell this stick. No matter if it’s a man or a woman, they won’t be able to run far after being hit by it,” Li Yili turned around and handed the stick to Rebecca’s face, who was still squatting on the ground. “If you don’t want your clothes to blow off and you to walk naked down the street in San Die Quan, you’d better let go.”

"What are you shy about?"

"I... I'm just a little cold," Rebecca slowly stood up, pulling her robe with her left hand and snatching the cane from Li Yili's hand with her right, then turned her back to Li Yili.

Rebecca's hesitant and timid demeanor made Li Yili wonder if Rebecca's brain had been evaporated along with her wolf fur, even though this series of reactions was consistent with Rebecca's current state. However, Rebecca's action of bending down to smell her cane dispelled Li Yili's doubts.

"Hmm? Hmm! Hmm—"

Rebecca, holding her cane, turned to look at Li Yili, her expression somewhat stiff.

"I can't even smell your scent anymore. My nose seems to be... broken."

Li Yili frowned slightly, reached out and grabbed Rebecca's wrist, trying to tear off Rebecca's robe. Rebecca was startled for a moment, but after realizing what was happening, she immediately blushed and kicked Li Yili's body hard. However, no matter how much she struggled, she could not stop Li Yili's actions and could only weakly utter a sentence.

What are you doing—

“It’s not that your nose is broken, it’s that you’ve turned into a human,” Li Yili released Rebecca’s wrist. “Although I don’t know the principle behind it, the problem comes from that lantern.”

So even if he was hit hard in the groin and lost his cane, he still had to take the lantern with him.

"I... I can't stay like this forever, can I—"

Rebecca held her cane and looked up at Li Yili pitifully.

“Who knows~ but you’ll probably go back to how you were before soon,” Li Yili frowned slightly, glanced at the unchanging smog around her, and pulled Rebecca’s wrist to lead her forward.

Rebecca struggled for a moment, then lowered her head and muttered a few words under her breath.

Li Yili frowned as she moved forward, stomping her feet on the ground.

Although the industrial smog was thick, it was still just smog. Although it was indeed strange that a wall appeared in a place that should have been a large hole, it was impossible to move the entire Triassic Circle.

However, judging from the current smog situation, most of the alleys in the San Die District are unlikely to be spared, but there is one place that will definitely be unaffected.

"Bang-"

Li Yili smiled and moved her foot away. A round metal manhole cover was embedded in the cement ground.

"What's this?" Rebecca asked curiously, peering over the window.

“A sewer, an underground public facility that discharges sewage and rainwater,” Li Yili bent down and felt along the edge of the manhole cover.

"Wow...it feels really impressive," Rebecca nodded as if she understood, then shrank back.

"The reason why the wasteland doesn't stink is because of these sewers. It's also thanks to these sewers that a lot of sewage exceeding the standards can be mixed with domestic water and discharged together. Hmm, this is the place."

Li Yili nodded, gripped the edge of the manhole cover and applied slight force. The heavy warning sign clattered as it was moved out. Just as Li Yili was about to go down, she met a pair of brown eyes.

She was a girl with a low ponytail and freckles on her face.

The freckled girl was probably surprised that someone would lift the manhole cover at this time, and Li Yili turned her head to look down into the manhole.

Just as he had expected, the strange industrial smog was confined to the ground, while the dirty, smelly sewers became an undisturbed safe zone.

As for why it's described using the term "safety belt"...

Because he saw many pairs of eyes and heard a lot of talking.

Clearly, the sewers have become a new resting place for homeless people without a fixed address.

It's unlikely that homeless people would be bored at night and hold parties in places like sewers; it's probably due to industrial smog or some other weird stuff.

Reminded by the person beneath her, the freckled girl realized what was happening, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.

"Sorry, we're full."

Chapter Seven: Hello, I'm here to buy goods.

Before Li Yili could speak, the freckled girl noticed the abnormality first.

Although she was carrying a little girl on her shoulder and looked like a child trafficker, Li Yili's expression remained quite calm even in the smog. From lifting the manhole cover to making eye contact with her, her movements were decisive but not hasty.

The freckled girl looked behind Li Yili, and her pupils dilated violently the moment she saw the cane in Rebecca's hand.

"you……"

Before the freckled girl could finish speaking, Li Yili had already nodded and was about to put the manhole cover back on.

"Wait, wait a minute..."

The freckled girl quickly reached out and held the manhole cover in place, a move that startled the others beneath her, who all shouted to stop her.

"Carly, are you crazy?!"

"This place is already full!"

"If Carly wants to go out by herself, that's fine too."

"It seems your friends don't want to wait."

Li Yili turned her head slightly, and before Carly could speak, she put the manhole cover down, then stood up and looked around.

The industrial smog showed no signs of dissipating, but during the day, he did not see the unusually thick smog behind the checkpoint, indicating that this situation would likely continue until dawn.

Not long after the smog appeared, a "crow doctor" emerged. Who knows what else will appear next? The reactions of these homeless people hiding in the sewers have already said a lot.

Since this sewer is already full, the other sewers are probably also at full capacity.

There are so many homeless people in the San Die area that the sewers of the entire San Die district can't be flushed away, and they even clog the sewers.

Li Yili glanced at Rebecca, who was wrapped in a robe and looking around nervously.

He himself didn't seem to care, but Rebecca seemed quite frightened by the hair removal. As for the girl hanging on his shoulder, although she was still alive, he couldn't let such a little girl breathe in smog all night.

Just as Li Yili was hesitating about whether to commit a home invasion robbery, the manhole cover that had been closed was pushed open again, and Carly slowly moved out, then pulled the manhole cover back up. As the manhole cover was closed, Li Yili heard the low cursing of a homeless man in the sewer.

"Um, that..."

Carly clasped her hands together in front of her, her brown eyes darting left and right, and fine beads of cold sweat appeared on her forehead. She trembled as if she would faint at any moment, but Carly still managed a forced smile.

"Excuse me, are you tourists who just arrived in the wasteland today? My name is Carly. I know the Triple Circle very well. Just one loaf of bread is all you need, and I can take you wherever you want to go."

“Actually, I’m a human trafficker. I heard that there are many homeless people in San Die Quan who have disappeared and no one cares about them,” Li Yili pointed to Aditi, who was still hanging on her shoulder, and then nodded to Rebecca, who was nervously looking around behind her. “I’m here to buy goods.”