A House Full of Aliens!

How was Wang Ji supposed to put this?

Before this, he had seen himself as the chosen one.

He had quietly gained a system and superpowers. In countless urban fantasy novels, someone in his situation was supposed to be the chosen one.

Even without a system, he would have considered himself the protagonist of this world—the so-called chuunibyou teenager.

Even though he had once been an ordinary person.

But what ordinary person didn't think they were the protagonist?

After a series of internal struggles and suppressing his excitement, he spent the first three days quietly. He committed no evil, did not get carried away and expose himself, and simply passed those three days in peace.

The most illegal thing he did was distribute a hack for free. The most malicious thought he had was deliberately not resisting when his IP address was traced, nor resisting when he was arrested, enjoying the thrill of challenging the rules... That was all.

Even in the detention center, he had felt a faint pride: I made a mistake, but I accepted punishment. I won't use my superpowers to resist, but I can leave whenever I want...

His first reason for deciding to go abroad was to obtain an actual Super Serum or its formula. That suspected A Country Captain Super Serum was the only technological item he knew of on Earth that could enhance physical fitness.

Find it, obtain it, and improve his physique and abilities.

The second reason was, indeed, to establish dominance.

Honestly, even if it sounded cliché, with his current abilities, he had the possibility of establishing dominance.

Without even factoring in his potential or future abilities, he had previously believed he could sweep through the vast majority of countries and regions on Earth, including A Country's upper ranks.

Of course, if the other side had superheroes too, he would still have room to advance or retreat. He had that confidence.

And if A Country did not work, there would be other countries.

Wanting a better life and higher status was only natural.

He would not act rashly. He could obtain a great deal of information from the internet, and he could also obtain information from ordinary people's Dark Data. That way, many secrets would no longer be secrets in his eyes.

And so on and so forth. In such a vast world, he could practically move about as if no one were there.

He would be fully capable of planning from afar and advancing or retreating as he pleased.

As an ordinary person, he had felt no psychological pressure at all. He had even thought himself rather patriotic, since after gaining superpowers, he had not caused trouble in his birthplace.

Of course, those had only been his thoughts before his horizons broadened. He had not known that Earth was about to suffer an alien invasion, nor had he known that someone could really blink through space—or rather, teleport.

That was far stronger than his current Speed Hack...

There was no shame in a Speed Hack losing to a Teleportation Hack.

Still, if staying underwater in the deep sea for too long had not drained his health, they would never have caught him.

That red-haired woman, Du Qiangwei, was the one using the Teleportation Hack. They called it Wormhole Jump. Wang Ji roughly understood the idea, but he did not know the specifics.

So his plan had already been set. Of course he had to go abroad.

And yesterday, the reason he had been willing to jump into the sea and flee even if he could not board a plane was indeed because those two aliens had come to catch him. Of course he had to run!

Who knew whether aliens would slice him up or use him for breeding after taking him back?

He was indeed suspicious by nature and would not take risks.

He even had reason to suspect that he had been controlled by aliens.

"Wait... who did you just call aliens?" Du Qiangwei could not help asking.

She sat below Wang Ji, while Jess sat above him. Together, they had kept both hands on Wang Ji's arms the entire time—there was no other meaning to it; they were genuinely afraid he would run.

If that guy had not needed to come up for air while swimming in the sea yesterday, and if the armed helicopter had not fired two warning shots into the water some distance beside him, with Jess firing several shots as well, then even though she could perform Wormhole Jump at high speed, catching him would have been out of the question.

If he got away before they finished talking, then at his speed of 3,600 kilometers per hour, he would reach Bear Country in an hour or two.

Of course, Wang Ji was unlikely to maintain that speed for so long, but if he wanted to hide, they would definitely never find him again.

Considering how determined he had been yesterday to go abroad and make a life for himself, they had no choice but to be rude.

But... aliens?

Du Qiangwei said speechlessly, "You aren't saying I'm an alien, are you?"

Everyone watched the scene and listened to Wang Ji's words, each lost in thought.

Upon hearing that, Wang Ji gave Du Qiangwei a strange look, then eyed her sideways with an expression that said, Do you think I'm an idiot?

"No... I'm an Earthling!"

Du Qiangwei grew flustered under that Er Ha-like look of wisdom. She hurriedly said it, finding the situation rather amusing too.

Wang Ji still shot her that wise sideways glance—I've read plenty of books. Don't try to fool me.

Du Qiangwei laughed. "Have you watched too many movies? Or do you really have persecution delusions? I really am from Earth!"

This time, Wang Ji stopped looking at her. Instead, he held out a palm toward Du Kao, seated at the head of the opposite side, and raised his brows without saying anything.

Du Qiangwei immediately fell silent... She had always considered herself a pure Earthling and had never hesitated over it. She had forgotten about that.

She was also startled...

"You can read A Jie's and Rose's Dark Data? So yesterday, you thought they were both aliens and refused to take the gamble? You even believed staying here would be more dangerous?"

Du Kao finally spoke. He had long since seen why Wang Ji had reached that conclusion, and he was genuinely surprised. This Super Soldier who seemed to understand nothing had such high-level abilities.

Though he might not be able to read all Dark Data, merely being able to read some of it was already extraordinary.

There was no need to mention A Jie. Whether in his actions or thoughts, his Dark Data would identify him as an alien, because A Jie was a clone of an alien.

Du Qiangwei, on the other hand, could indeed be considered an Earthling. She had been born and raised on Earth, and her mother was an Earthling too.

But she had an alien father: Du Kao himself.

So Wang Ji had most likely read in Du Qiangwei's data that her father was an alien... Did that even require thought?

Being chased by two aliens, who claimed they meant no harm... Who would believe that?

Especially someone half-afflicted with persecution delusions. Who knew what else he had imagined?

Wang Ji smiled and nodded. He could hardly say that he still did not believe them now.

"So the little fellow trusts me more than he trusts you because he can tell that I really am an Earthling." Chief Huang Ze chuckled, finding it genuinely interesting.

Huang Ze could naturally sense the difference in Wang Ji's attitude toward him. Even after they had begun earning Wang Ji's trust, Wang Ji still trusted only this old man.

Whenever anyone else asked him something, the little fellow merely brushed them off.

"Hahaha! This child! Fine... We aliens shouldn't explain too much. No matter how much we explain, he may not believe us.

Once he learns more in the future, he will naturally understand everything. Right now, he is simply muddled and ignorant."

Du Kao laughed generously. "But before that, we still need to confirm something. Do you want to defend your home and country, then join the Super Soldier Company? Enter the Super God Academy to study?"

Everyone looked over, while Wang Ji glanced at his own arms.

Jess and Du Qiangwei knowingly released him. He regained his freedom.

"I will not shrink from defending my home and country." Wang Ji did not run. Instead, he answered directly, "But if I sense that something is wrong, don't blame me for leaving without saying goodbye.

If everything is right, I will devote my strength to the nation and its people. It is my duty."

His expression was calm, and his words were exceedingly frank.

He did not care whether others found them offensive, nor did he care whether anyone believed him.

"Good." Huang Ze nodded and said only that one word.

"Hehe, that's good. Still, I hope you can place more trust and expectation in more things and people. You must hold hope for this world." Du Kao smiled.

"Why do I feel like... you had everything under control? Did you have some way to break free and escape earlier?"

At that moment, Leina, who had not spoken until now, rested her chin on her hand, tilted her head, and smiled at Wang Ji.

Wang Ji shook his head. "No..."

Of course he did!

A whole house full of aliens! He had nearly been scared to death when he first arrived!

That Leina, Du Kao, Lian Feng, A Jie, Du Qiangwei... They were all aliens!

He might have been ignorant and inexperienced, but did that mean he should not have his suspicions?

Honestly, the reason he could sit here looking so composed, harmless, and unruffled was naturally because he had a backup plan.

Or rather, if he had not considered that old Earthling chief, he would have already formed an Instant Explosion Mine...