Buzz!
The unstable Abyssal Teleportation led straight to the City of Evil, returning them to the basement hidden on Fly Street and belonging exclusively to the Smiling Black Hole fan club.
While William and the others were away, the fan club members had remained seated around the formation without making any unnecessary movements, ensuring the stability and secrecy of the Abyssal Teleportation.
When William returned, everyone said in unison, "Congratulations, Teacher!"
William merely raised a finger to his lips, signaling them not to make a fuss and to go about their own business.
William then used the teleportation gate once more, moving everyone directly from the basement to the café, as if nothing had happened over the past few days—as though they had been in the City of Evil all along.
William sprawled across the soft sofa, ordered his favorite freshly squeezed milk coffee, and happily sucked it down through a straw.
"It's finally done! And it only took five days. The three of us are amazing... It really wasn't easy along the way. The Fourth Calamity was such an inferiority-ridden fellow, hiding layer after layer inside himself and burrowing so deeply.
"We had to pass through the Fatal Video Tape, the external laboratory, and the inner fortress in succession before we could see his true form between the gaps.
"Luckily, I investigated thoroughly in advance. Otherwise, failure at any one stage would have ruined everything."
As William spoke, he cheerfully shook his head, as if he could not stop savoring the special experience.
Yi Chen, seated across from him, was not particularly excited. Instead, several questions had been building up in his heart. "Why did you choose the Fourth Calamity? Don't tell me you picked him just because he was so lowly."
"Well now~ Mr. Yi, take a guess.