Soon, Xiao Canong gathered the entire Red Lotus Team in the conference room.

Everyone realized that an important announcement was forthcoming, and couldn’t help but feel a bit excited.

Only Honglian had a vague sense of foreboding.

Because she felt the captain was quite happy at the moment.

"Everyone, you’ve been with the Dimensional Limit Mechanism for five days now, and I assume you’ve already learned some basic concepts about Ability Users, as well as the daily work of the agency," Xiao Canong clapped his hands, signaling for everyone to quiet down. "According to the plan, you’ll continue with courses related to abilities training, including how to enhance your own abilities and how to fight using your abilities effectively."

"However, abilities have never been just knowledge from textbooks. Investing energy and time will undoubtedly yield returns! As someone who’s been through it, I can tell you that real-life combat is the best training ground!"

"And just now, I received the latest intelligence from the information team that traces of a suspected Wanderer have been found in the High-tech Zone of Jiang City. So, the Execution Team’s first official mission will target this suspect!"

"Ah?" Wang Baihu was instantly shocked, "Taking new recruits to catch a Wanderer? Captain Xiao, isn’t this... too dangerous?"

Little Pigeon’s expression was also tense.

The expressions of the four new recruits varied.

"Isn’t a Wanderer just an Ability User who can traverse multiple worlds? Whether one person is difficult to deal with depends on what abilities he has," said earring boy Han Yuhao, eagerly rubbing his fists. "When it comes to abilities, I am confident I am as good as anyone!"

What to do, what to do — going into real combat so soon?

Jiang Siqi’s expression was blank, but her heart was in turmoil.

She had been immersed in the agency’s learning for days, truly shocked by the details the organization exposed. Turns out, what was advertised online before was just the tip of the iceberg; the relationship between superpowers, Ability Users, and world erosion was far more complex than she imagined.

Without a doubt, she wanted fame and also wanted to be a hero protecting Jiang City, but now that she hears about facing cunning Wanderers face-to-face, she’s overwhelmed.

"Look at our NO.1, huh, really staying calm," Han Yuhao glanced at Jiang Siqi. "Not bad courage!"

This guy is nuts!

"Captain, if we’re injured, will we be unable to work normally and still get paid?" Office guy expressed some concern. "I know the agency offers sick leave and injury compensation, but it’s not as stable as regular wages, especially since we’re knowingly taking on work with injury risks, it shouldn’t be treated like a usual illness."

This guy named Li Xing has issues with his mind, Jiang Siqi thought internally. What does he mean by willingly getting hurt for work? Why not aim to avoid injury?

Of course... heroes never give up even when badly beaten by villains, that’s one of their shining qualities. But... getting hurt in reality truly hurts.

"Hahaha..." Xiao Canong laughed, "You’re right, the rules here are not detailed enough. If you are injured during a mission, you will receive normal wages during your hospitalization period, as well as an allowance. I’ll add this to the rule descriptions later."

"Thank you, Captain, for the clarification!" Li Xing suddenly became enthusiastic.

"Captain..." Jiang Siqi raised her hand somewhat woodenly. "Our team is missing one person, isn’t it?"

Including herself, there were five recruits on the hiring day, but today only four reported for duty. That high schooler named Lin Jia clearly skipped work.

"He’s not from Jiang City, he took a leave yesterday to return home, expecting his family to agree for him to move to Jiang City, which may take a few days," Xiao Canong said.

Does that mean he quit school!?

The boss seemed to have guessed her thoughts, "The Dimensional Limit Mechanism has its own school, getting a graduation certificate is easy."

Is this really just a matter of supplementing the certificate! Jiang Siqi shouted in her heart. Can’t stand it; when she gets home she will definitely post on her social media, and hang all her quirky colleagues out for public critique!

Then Elorie asked, "Is this person a criminal?"

"It’s uncertain yet, but based on my experience, Wanderers are definitely criminals," Xiao Canong chuckled. "It’s simple logic; once anyone finds out they can traverse two worlds, the first thought is personal gain. Selling? Smuggling? That’s too troublesome... The most direct method is to use one world as a safe haven and recklessly pillage and plunder in another world."

She nodded and said no more.

"What about you? As the team leader, aren’t you going to share your opinion?" Xiao Canong looked at Honglian, who had her arms crossed.

"I want to ask, how do you know this person is a Wanderer?" She slowly voiced her doubts, "If it’s machine-determined, then the alarm would go off, and an erosion event would follow. If this suspect is the man who last appeared at the TV station, I doubt your expression would be so relaxed. Since neither is true... I’m very curious about this person’s true identity."

Indeed.

As far as team leaders go, her discernment is indeed stronger than others, noticing the slight flaw in his words right away.

Also, whenever her opinion accumulates to a certain degree, "you" becomes "you," which he quite appreciates.

Xiao Canong squinted slightly, "I’m not fond of relying solely on machinery, so I have my own intelligence channels. Moreover, I said he’s a suspected Wanderer. You have to catch him to make a judgment."

"Then I hope you fully consider the potential risks of this mission."

"Don’t worry, I am always quite cautious. This operation is not only a test for your team; it’s also an examination for other execution teams, the intelligence team, and logistics team newcomers," Xiao Canong said in one breath. "Additionally, I’ll have Zhang Yingzi and Wang Qianduan support you; they have rich combat experience and even singly facing a Wanderer, they have a chance of victory. Are these considerations enough?"

Honglian’s expression softened a bit, "So it’s a group operation... I have no more issues."

"Now let me explain the basic situation of the mission." The captain pasted a photo of the foreign male suspect on the whiteboard, "This person is the suspected Wanderer, appearing in the area at—"

"Ah!" 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Elorie suddenly let out a cry.

Everyone turned to her in unison.

"What’s wrong?" Xiao Canong asked with a smile.

"No... nothing, are you going to capture him?" she stammered.

"Not just us; you have to act together. If there’s any issue, now is the time to voice it."

Elorie hesitated but eventually bit her lip and lowered her head.

Of course, Xiao Canong knew what she was thinking, because she clearly recognized this as the demon she had been hunting. If the demon is a Wanderer and someone is specifically targeting them, then what’s the other side of the agency doing? Or maybe... Elorie comes from a world without the Dimensional Limit Mechanism?

These were topics piquing his interest.

After presenting the target’s details, Xiao Canong ordered the whole team, "Get ready and head out, good luck!"

...

Two hours later, at 3:10 p.m., a medium van and a small sedan stopped at the entrance of Five Rings Mechanical Garden, one following the other.

According to information team analysis, the photos taken of the suspect were located between the High-tech Zone Five Rings Factory and Venus Hotel. The hotel side has already been scouted; this person indeed rented a room there but isn’t currently in it, so the Execution Team plans to try their luck at the park.

The van carried seven agents, all members of the Red Lotus Team. The sedan had two people, Zhang Yingzi and Wang Qianduan, ready to hold the line.

Two other execution teams respectively served as encirclement and support tasks, to prevent the target from escaping everywhere.

Due to the recruitment bringing in a considerable number of newcomers, the manpower for this mission was quite adequate.

Honglian had never fought such a well-resourced battle.

In the past, when it came to capturing Ability Users, often it was just her and Wang Baihu in action, with Little Pigeon in charge of liaison support.

This time, just their team’s numbers almost matched those of three teams from the past!