Screams, collisions, trampling; the frightened guests shoved each other, causing someone to fall. Red high heels and black leather shoes trampled over his face, and black spiders crawling on the ground ignored his terrified gaze, burrowing into his nose, throat, and eye sockets.

Everyone went mad, running out as the swirling cacophony overhead gave way to utter chaos.

"Seal the scene!" The second-in-command's eyes widened in anger, "Where is the person? Find the person for me!"

Yu Lan noticed a tall figure mixed in the crowd, clad in a Gothic-style grey-black formal gown, with long twin ponytails. Most striking were her teasing pale red eyes.

Unlike the chaotic and dreamy atmosphere of the sea venue, the girl seemed to be attending a merry banquet.

"She is..."

Yu Lan was stunned momentarily, but then Xiao Xinzhu broke free from the chaos, quickly came to her side, and grabbed her hand.

"The situation is too chaotic, let's leave here first."

Yu Lan quickly nodded, and the two girls left before the lions could seal off the sea venue, until the commotion of Night Rose Sea faded into the distance.

Xiao Xinzhu opened the task list, and indeed, the task to investigate the 'Cyan Divine Lion' failed because the key person was killed.

"The task failed." Xiao Xinzhu looked displeased.

"The clues about the Black Box are broken."

Yu Lan: "This is a bit too coincidental, we were just planning to investigate the Cyan Divine Lion, and someone killed that guy before we could."

"Is it a coincidence, or is someone secretly obstructing us?"

"Did you see what that person looked like?" Xiao Xinzhu asked.

Yu Lan opened her mouth, then her spirit suddenly jolted, deep within her mind, a bizarre spider stared steadfastly.

She withdrew her consciousness in a panic, gasping heavily, as the attacker's appearance quickly faded into obscurity.

"Didn't see, I didn't see that person clearly either, just remember she was about this tall."

Yu Lan gestured, roughly at a meter seventy in height.

"Can be certain it's not someone from the Light Chasing Garden."

"Anyway, let's go back and discuss this matter with them."

Yu Lan nodded.

...

In the swaying phantom of the night, under the city's neon blue and purple garment, dark currents surged.

By the dawn of the next day, the first ray of sunlight diluted the mist as it entered the undeciphered basement, dispersing the fog and deceit enveloping the city from the day before.

Her eyelashes quivered twice, and the glaring sunlight caused dizziness. Xu Xiaoyou leaned against Chen Po, reached her hand to support her forehead, and slowly opened her eyes.

"Awake?" A drawn-out tone drifted in.

"Fourteen hours, twenty-seven minutes, forty-five seconds."

"What nonsense are you babbling?"

"It's certain that the Assassin's Creed detection artifact lasted at least this long."

"Cannot rule out the possibility that they just used that artifact and are heading this way."

"What if they're just recharging and haven't made any moves?"

Xu Xiaoyou turned her head, seeing Angelina sitting by the window.

"No way, Lu Shuhang is aware of my current situation, he knows that stalling even a second would greatly increase his uncertainty, he will definitely act if he gets the chance."

Her silver hair cascaded as her long legs stretched lazily downward, hands tossing an apple, then taking a bite.

"Enduring in this basement, are you?"

Xu Xiaoyou ignored Angelina's tone, whether mocking or sarcastic, holding her aching head as she sat up, pondered a while, then got up to get herself a cup of hot water to wash up.

Angelina raised an eyebrow and tossed over a Black Box.

Xu Xiaoyou caught it with her palm, examining it for a few moments; just like its name, it was a square, a black square with a metallic texture.

Xu Xiaoyou rotated it a few times in her hands, and no matter the angle observed, she could not find any seams or man-made markings on its surface, its black glaze outer shell was seemingly natural, with a sharp angular texture resembling Obsidian.

"Is this the Black Box?"

"Where did you find it?"

"A RoboCop surnamed Song gave it to me."

"Wow, it's RoboCop."

Angelina shrugged: "I've told you, my current identity is a member of the Revolutionary Army, and I work alongside several awakened RoboCops in the transport team."

"Every Revolutionary Army member has a Black Box to evade Hera's surveillance, especially the transport team, getting a Black Box from them is not hard."

Xu Xiaoyou gazed at the Black Box in her hand.

She was pondering what could be different about the 'Black Box' in the main quest from the one in her hand, leading to such elaborate transport arrangements...

"Are you posing?"

Seeing the golden-haired girl unmoved for half a day, Angelina frowned and asked.

Xu Xiaoyou stared with deadpan eyes: "I'm hungry, ever since you left me here yesterday, you haven't brought me any food."

Angelina looked at the apple in her hand, hesitated: "I've eaten."

"No problem, why would I mind you?" Xu Xiaoyou smiled with relief.

"Yet I mind you."

Xu Xiaoyou looked downcast.

A few minutes later, she raised her head:

"Anya, how much savings does your character have?"

Anya's mouth twitched.

Scene transition, a luxuriously decorated corridor, Xu Xiaoyou, in a new outfit, slowly walked forward, the air lingering with a faint scent of Cologne, the emerald walls inlaid with gold powder embroidered with elegant branch patterns, a red velvet silk rug stretched from underfoot to the end of the hallway, where a solid mahogany door stood, exuding a reserved aura.

Xu Xiaoyou knew that beyond that door lay the Heaven of indulgence sought by countless people; her spirit invigorated and body relaxed not because she rested well last night, but because the perfume drifting from the ventilator was at play.