Hotel Isolated Deep in the Mountains

On the plane.

Li Dan closed his eyes and pretended to sleep. Ashley, his little secretary, had originally planned to come along, but considering the possible danger this time, he decided against it.

He had handed all his remaining assets over to Ashley to manage before leaving, treating it as a small test.

Money was nothing more than a number to him now.

Before leaving, he made sure everyone was settled.

Before they parted, Angelique told him she wanted to return to Hell and take back her territory from Pinhead. Li Dan agreed.

He had already had his eye on Pinhead and Hell.

Before that, Li Dan needed to contain more anomalous objects. Otherwise, what would he use to attack Hell?

He was also interested in Pinhead's and Hell's territory's ability to mass-produce monks.

Li Dan now had an idea. Since he could not win through quality in the short term, he could win through quantity.

He was not lacking in high-end combat power. What he lacked were favorable terrain and enough monks.

But with Angelique acting as an insider, Li Dan was still confident.

Other than that, all that remained was the Cloverfield Files.

When Li Dan first asked for the files, the Holy See had actually refused. They even warned him not to investigate such things; they were dangerous.

Left with no choice, Li Dan could only sneak in and make a copy himself.

After getting off the plane.

Li Dan did not hurry straight to the hotel. Instead, he found an inn to stay at, then opened the thick Cloverfield Files, preparing to investigate them first.

The first page recorded something called Deep Green Trace.

In the last century, an anomaly appeared in a place called Saltmist Town on North America's eastern coast.

For the first time,