Night Visitor

"Knock, knock, knock!"

When Xu Feng looked through the peephole and saw three martial artists in combat gear standing outside his door, he was momentarily stunned.

This was immediately followed by tension and panic, then confusion and vigilance.

"Go stay in the bathroom!" Xu Feng turned his head and said to Xiao Dan, who was busy with her homework.

Xiao Dan jumped off her stool and ran into the bathroom without asking a single question.

It was clear the child had experience with this.

Xu Feng had no time to overthink; he glanced at the combat saber hanging behind the door, took it down, and leaned it against the wall by the door where he could grab it instantly.

At the same time, he slipped a throwing knife into his sleeve before asking in a loud voice, "Who is it?"

"Hello, we are martial artists from the Sky Moon Martial University security team. Did you hear any gunfire just now?"

The martial artist outside was not as fierce as Xu Feng had imagined; instead, he asked quite casually.

Xu Feng was slightly taken aback. Gunfire?

He recalled the events carefully and then confirmed, "I didn't hear anything. Has something happened?"

"Please open the door; we need to verify your identity. This is my martial artist ID."

The young martial artist outside held up a document to the peephole.

Xu Feng examined it closely and confirmed it was indeed an ID from Sky Moon Martial University.

Only then did he open the alloy door just a crack. "Hello, has something happened? Here is my electronic ID."

As he spoke, Xu Feng extended his wrist through the gap to show his communication bracelet, the screen flashing a QR code.

"Beep!"

The martial artist didn't do anything that would make him nervous.

He simply scanned the bracelet with a palm-sized device before saying, "It's nothing major. Someone reported hearing what sounded like gunfire in the nearby wilderness area.

We're just checking around. You're Mr. Xu Feng, right? If you encounter anything suspicious, please report it to the base immediately. The number is..."

The young martial artist smiled as he spoke, then waved to the two people behind him. The three of them left together, heading toward the next house to knock on the door.

Xu Feng watched for a while, seeing them knock on doors all the way down the street until they disappeared, before he closed the door and frowned.

"Gunfire? Someone has firearms? I really need to be careful lately. Xiao Dan!"

"What is it, Dad? What happened?" Xiao Dan poked her head out from the bathroom and asked.

"It's nothing, keep doing your homework. Just a routine check."

Xu Feng replied simply and lay back down on the bed.

Xiao Dan patted her chest and let out a sigh of relief.

"I'll take you to school tomorrow," Xu Feng said suddenly.

"Ah? That's so embarrassing. Everyone goes to school by themselves," Xiao Dan pouted.

Xu Feng laughed. "You're ten years old, do you even know what 'embarrassing' means?"

"Ah? Then what do you call embarrassing?" Xiao Dan asked, resting her chin in her hands.

Xu Feng thought for a moment and said seriously, "If you go to school alone, get caught by bad guys, and never come back—that is what I call embarrassing."

Xiao Dan froze.

She had never heard anyone define it that way before.

Xu Feng leaned against the headboard, holding a saber technique manual in his hands, and looked at Xiao Dan. "So, make sure you never get embarrassed, understand? Do you still remember the rules I taught you?"

"I remember," Xiao Dan said, sitting obediently on the stool and counting on her fingers. "First, never act on impulse.

Second, never go to the trading area or the wilderness area alone.

Third, never talk to strangers.

Fourth, if a boy touches me, I must stop him immediately and scold him loudly.

Fifth, fifth..."

She pursed her lips and thought for a long time, finally looking at Xu Feng pitifully. "Dad, I forgot."

"Fifth," Xu Feng sat up straight, "the greatest courage is not putting yourself in a dangerous situation. That is the famous saying of Sheriff 'Too Much Pull'."

"Mm-hmm, I've got it." Xiao Dan gave a sweet smile.

"Go back to your homework." Xu Feng smiled, reassured, and went back to his book.

On the street of the shantytown.

On a rooftop, Luo Feng and the other two were watching the thermal imaging feed from a drone.

"So, there is a child in Xu Feng's house, right? Then there's no problem. Judging by the conversation between the father and daughter, everything is fine."

One of the martial artists said, sounding a bit bored.

However, the young man named Luo Feng pondered for a moment. "Those who can still live in this location after several incidents are either lunatics who don't fear death or experts with the confidence to back it up."

"Based on his identity information, this Xu Feng doesn't belong to either category."

"What choice does a poor wretch have? He might want to move to the residential district, but does he have the money?"

The other man snorted, stood up, and said, "Let's pull out. Whoever killed that Copper-Winged Bird might have left long ago."

Luo Feng shook his head slightly. "Regardless, this person is worth watching. Mark him."

"Suit yourself."

The other two nodded listlessly, feeling he was making a mountain out of a molehill.

Luo Feng sighed.

Every line of work had colleagues who couldn't be bothered to care about anything.

Everyone knew clearly that this matter was indeed strange.

After all, they had only found the carcass, but couldn't determine the method of the kill.

Furthermore, the nearby surveillance devices had neither detected traces of mutant creature activity nor picked up any massive sounds.

Besides, if someone were truly hoarding firearms, why would they kill a mutant creature so blatantly?

That Copper-Winged Bird clearly hadn't threatened anyone.

No matter how one looked at it, the situation reeked of oddity.

Thinking of the recent tensions in the Wumeng Mountain Region, he shook his head.

The alien races that humans had driven deep into the mountains of the Wumeng Mountain Region seemed to be stirring, and the higher-ups judged that a small-scale conflict might erupt nearby.

But if the martial artists around him all held this attitude, how were they supposed to deal with a sudden attack?

Thinking of this, Luo Feng took a deep breath.

He was clearly the one working seriously, yet he seemed completely out of place compared to the others.

This made Luo Feng very unhappy.

But unhappiness was just unhappiness.

He had no right to demand that others be like him.

After all, that intelligence was only a prediction.

Until things actually happened, he was just "worrying about the sky falling."

"Fine, let's pull out."

Standing up and speaking coldly, Luo Feng was the first to jump off the roof.

After the two martial artists exchanged glances, expressions of disdain appeared on their faces.

The next morning.

When Xu Feng pulled Xiao Dan through the shantytown and entered the residential district of the military base, he finally realized for the first time just how high the danger level of this world truly was.

Military armored vehicles were parked everywhere along the roadside.

Fully armed martial artists and soldiers could be seen everywhere.

Not to mention the giant weapons and anti-aircraft guns covered by camouflage netting in the corners of the plaza.

On a tall building in the distance, there was even something that looked like a satellite dish.

The original owner's memory clearly recalled that the thing had once fired a brilliant white beam of light, illuminating half the sky.

Immediately following that was a roar and tremor like a giant mountain crashing to the earth.

It was said that this was one of the most powerful lethal weapons currently mastered by humanity: the "Laser Cannon."

It could kill lord-level mutant creatures and alien races in a single shot.

Thinking of this, Xu Feng looked down at Xiao Dan. "What class do you have today?"

"Basic Martial Artist Knowledge," Xiao Dan said without hesitation.

"Then tell me, what are the realms for martial artists? And what are the realms for mutant creatures and alien races?"