“Lieutenant Liu, I’ve heard much about you.” Her voice was as calm as a still pond, without a single ripple.
“Previously, the City Defense Force shelled our Area A and sent drones to scout my building. Today, you brought men here to their deaths—our fates are truly intertwined.”
Liu Sen’s face was deathly pale, and cold sweat poured down his forehead. “You... do you know whose man I am?! If you dare touch me, Colonel Yan won’t let you off! The City Defense Force won’t let you off!”
“Colonel Yan?” Su Wan chuckled softly and squatted down, looking him straight in the eye. “Do you really think you’ll live to go back and see him?”
Liu Sen’s pupils shrank violently. His lips trembled as he tried to say something, but no words came out.
Su Wan didn't waste any more breath on him. She reached into the pile of weapons seized from the scarred-face man and picked up a peculiarly shaped metal device.
It was a disc-shaped instrument about the size of a fist, its surface covered in intricate patterns, with a lavender crystal the size of a thumb embedded in the center.
The scarred-face man had already confessed that this thing was called a “Cloak-Breaking Pulse Generator.” It was special equipment from the Deep Blue Research Institute, specifically designed to deal with Aberrants skilled in stealth, such as the Shadow-Stalker Beast.
Its principle involved the directional emission of energy pulses at a specific frequency to disrupt certain biological fields within the Shadow-Stalker Beast, forcing it out of its invisible or latent state.
Once forced to reveal itself, the Shadow-Stalker Beast’s combat power would drop significantly, making it much easier to capture.
However, this device had a fatal limitation.
Every use required the input of a dynamic activation code, and the code changed every twenty-four hours, known only to the holder.
And the holder of this batch of equipment was Liu Sen.
Su Wan held the pulse generator before Liu Sen and said flatly, “Tell me the activation code.”
Liu Sen looked at the familiar device, the expression on his face shifting rapidly.
He knew he was finished today.
The Night Owl squad had charged in and vanished without a sound, and the Level 3 “Severance” Ma Jun...
It was said he had been killed on the spot by this woman.
He was just an ordinary man with a broken leg; what room did he have for resistance?
Hide the activation code?
Would that have any meaning?
Even if he refused to speak until death, this woman would have plenty of ways to torture him and force it out.
He even thought of a more terrifying possibility. Since this woman could silently kill Severance, her methods for dealing with him would surely be worse than death.
“I... I’ll talk...” Liu Sen finally lowered his head, his voice raspy.
“The activation code is... Deep Blue-0713-Destruction-Twilight.”
Su Wan frowned slightly. “What kind of nonsense is that?”
“It’s the rules of the Deep Blue Research Institute...” Liu Sen said with a bitter face.
“The activation code for each batch of equipment is a phrase, and it must be changed after every use.”
“This time, that’s the code. It must be entered exactly as it is, and even the casing cannot be wrong.”
Su Wan handed the device to the C1 robot. “Verify it.”
C1 took the pulse generator, its slender mechanical fingers tapping rapidly on the input interface.
A moment later, the lavender crystal in the center of the device suddenly lit up, emitting a low hum, and the indicator light turned a steady green.
【Verification successful. Cloak-Breaking Pulse Generator activated. Standing by.】
Su Wan nodded in satisfaction and looked at Liu Sen. “Very good.”
She stood up, her gaze sweeping over the five men from the scarred-face man's squad.
The men shuddered, and the scarred-face man turned even paler, wondering how this deadly woman would deal with them next.
“You lot,” Su Wan spoke in a tone that brooked no argument. “If you want to live, sign this contract.”
The C1 robot stepped forward, a stack of special papers emitting a faint glow sliding out from its body.
It was the same Rental Contract that had made Lei Lie hesitate for a long time before.
“Sign it, and you will be official tenants of ‘Terminal Station.’ I can provide you with an absolutely safe residence and even pay you for your labor.” Su Wan paused, a meaningful smile playing on her lips.
“But if anyone harbors ill intent, tries to betray me, sell me out, or act against ‘Terminal Station’...”
She didn't finish her sentence, merely lifting her hand slightly.
The Level 1 Ability User next to the scarred-face man suddenly felt his neck tighten, as if an invisible hand were clutching his throat!
His eyes bulged in terror as he struggled desperately, but he couldn't make a sound. His face turned bright red, and veins popped on his forehead!
Three seconds later, that force suddenly released.
He clutched his neck, coughing violently and gasping for air, his whole body shaking like a leaf.
The scarred-face man and the others felt their scalps go numb. Liu Sen, watching from the side, unconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
“Once you sign the contract, we are on the same side. I will not restrict your freedom. If you don't want to live here and wish to return to the Outer City, that is also fine,” Su Wan said indifferently.
“If you are unwilling...”
“I’m willing! I’m willing! Lord Landlord, I’m willing!” The scarred-face man barely hesitated before throwing himself in front of C1, tremblingly pressing his handprint.
What was there to consider? They all knew that refusing to sign the contract would surely mean death!
The other four also scrambled forward, fearing they would be killed if they were a step too slow.
Liu Sen watched as the Night Owl mercenaries, who used to throw their weight around in the Outer City, signed the contract so urgently. Not wanting to be left behind, he signed it as well.
Nonsense, everyone else had signed. If he stubbornly refused, who else would die but him?
Better to live like a dog than to die a hero!
Considering the string of things he had done, even if he went back, he would definitely not have a good ending. He might even end up in a state worse than death!
It was better to lay low here and work for this Landlord of unfathomable strength. As long as he clung to this powerful figure, he would have good days ahead.
The contracts turned into streaks of light and vanished, and the information of the six people was simultaneously entered into the system.
In Su Wan’s consciousness, six faint points of light instantly appeared—those were their soul imprints. Any malicious thought would be clearly perceived.
“Very good.” Su Wan nodded in satisfaction and turned her gaze toward Lei Lie.
“Lei Lie, take charge. Take these few with you, and Liu Sen as well, and go catch that Shadow-Stalker Beast for me.”
Hearing this, Liu Sen looked at his still-bleeding broken leg, his face full of questions.
Sensing his thoughts, Su Wan directly exchanged a hemostatic and analgesic potion from the system and tossed it to Liu Sen.
“Drink it. It’ll be good for your leg. This one costs fifty thousand Star Coins; it will be deducted from your pay!” Su Wan glanced at the dumbfounded Liu Sen and turned away.
Fifty thousand for one? If this wasn't highway robbery, what was?
One had to know that even as a Lieutenant in the City Defense Force, his monthly salary was less than ten thousand Star Coins!
But after drinking the potion, Liu Sen soon felt that this fifty-thousand-coin potion was truly worth every penny!
At the very least, it didn't hurt as much, and the bleeding had stopped!
Su Wan also arranged for someone to take Liu Sen to the medical station for a simple bandage on his injured leg.
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