The laboratory was in complete disarray, a chaotic scene that was almost unbearable to witness.
Instruments on the tables were tossed carelessly, papers and files scattered across the floor, the entire space heavy with the tension left by the recent battle.
The head of the biochemist David lay on the ground, discarded like a broken toy, his face frozen in the final moment of terror, as if silently telling the story of the horrors that had just unfolded.
On the floor, four Xenomorph corpses lay in every direction, their bodies covered with the marks of fists.
These powerful extraterrestrial creatures, once the source of fear for countless people, now lay discarded like garbage, their blood and fluids corroding the floor, releasing a pungent, choking stench.
The man responsible for this destruction stood in the center of the lab, his figure lonely under the dim lighting.
His body was stained with Xenomorph blood, but he seemed entirely unconcerned.
He lowered his head, focusing intently on the Reincarnation Watch strapped to his wrist.
Strange confusion filled his eyes.
"Er Niu… dead?!"
"Spent so many points to strengthen his werewolf lineage, and he's dead?!"
Er Niu's sudden death left Da Qiang feeling inexplicably unsettled.
Da Qiang could handle up to five Xenomorphs at the same time.
Only when facing ten or more, or creatures of the Xenomorph Queen's level, would he be in real danger.
Er Niu's body was not as abnormal as Da Qiang's.
Yet with the power of his werewolf lineage, even surrounded by five Xenomorphs, he should have been able to escape thanks to his extraordinary vitality.
"Could it have been the Xenomorph Queen?"
"Wouldn't that idiot try to run!? What a fool!" Da Qiang's anger reached its peak, erupting like a volcano as he swung a punch at the wall.
"Bang!" The sound was deafening as his fist broke through the solid wall, sending stones and dust flying in every direction.
Breeding a teammate required at least three cycles of horror film reincarnation.
Someone like Er Niu, who was loyal and predictable, was an incredibly valuable asset to Da Qiang.
"And he just dies like that?!"
"What a useless piece of trash! We shouldn't have raised him!"
"If he gave me the reward points he used, my Uglou would be stronger."
The death of Erniu brought mixed feelings—some worried, some rejoiced.
In the captain's cabin of the Covenant Ship, Mengyao raised her hand as she saw the news of Erniu's death. She was so happy that she planted a kiss on the white-haired old man next to Black Girl!
The old man was stunned!
Just a moment ago, she had seemed like a devil, and now she was suddenly so shy and delicate?
Something seemed to activate within Mengyao. She leaned close to the old man's ear and whispered a few words, then turned to Black Girl and instructed, "Your mission is to rescue Daniels. Understand?"
Black Girl glanced at Captain Oram hanging by a thread in the medical bay and swallowed. "Y-Yes, I understand."
With everything set, Mengyao took the white-haired old man and headed straight for the distant cabin.
"You must remind your father when you go back today!"
"Recently, scams where people seduce lonely elderly to marry them for a green card have become very common in the neighboring state. You must be vigilant!"
"Did everyone hear that?!"
A white volunteer lady in the community repeated the warning earnestly, while a group of middle-aged people playing on their phones on the grass nodded without much care.
Marvel Yujin, wearing a mask and sunhat, handed out pamphlets and muttered to himself:
"Sometimes I think, I wish I were a woman. Getting residency is so easy for them. Why do I have to hide like this?"
After distributing the pamphlets, Yujin approached the white volunteer lady.
He received thirty dollars from her, nodded in thanks, and said, "God bless you!"
With thirty dollars earned, Yujin immediately headed to the other side of the street.
After giving three dollars as a queue fee to a ragged black man, he joined the line.
About ten minutes later, he reached several small food carts.
"God bless you!"
"God bless you!"
"God bless you!"
He greeted everyone politely, and the Korean volunteers handing out relief meals seemed to really enjoy the blessing. They gave him much more food than anyone else.
Holding a large plate of food, Yujin turned into a nearby alley.
He smiled at the scavengers lying there. "Time to eat again! Brothers!"
A very skinny local guy glanced at the food on Yujin's plate and sneered. "This is all we get today? The Koreans are so stingy! Even half of what the white folks give would be more than this!"
Yujin plopped down and picked up some kimchi, eating it with rice. "Do you think I want to eat it? There's nothing else today, that's all."
"I, the gold medal lecturer, won't eat it anyway." The skinny guy said, digging out a bottle of cola from an abandoned fridge. "You're really hungry! Haven't had good stuff before!"
"Back in the day, my buddy used to eat and grab as he walked down this street!"
He looked proud. "Even the milk was just for bathing in the end! There was so much food, we couldn't finish it all!"
"Finish it? Ha! It was all almost expired stuff." Yujin spat out a salty leaf of kimchi. "I can't take it anymore. When will this ever end? Living like this isn't living at all."
"Isn't it fine? At least there's food and drink." The skinny guy pulled a piece of chocolate from his sock. "You don't have a place to stay? If you can't handle it, go find a restaurant kitchen and carry some trays."
"I'm not going there. That's not for humans, you don't understand."
As they were talking, there was a loud bang at the entrance of the alley! Both of them jumped.
"What's happening?"
Following the sound of car alarms, the two brave guys peeked out of the alley.
When they cautiously stepped out, the scene left them completely stunned.
A truck was crushed flat, metal fragments and broken glass scattered everywhere.
"Wha—what the hell!?" The gold medal lecturer took two steps back in shock, staring at the truck.
From the wreckage, a figure slowly rose, clad in red and yellow steel armor.
The man's body was encased in a suit of advanced steel armor.
The surface of the armor shimmered with high-tech light.
Though parts of it were dented and scratched, it could not hide the powerful aura radiating from him.
His movements seemed a little clumsy, clearly affected by the impact, but he still stood strong.
He pressed his steel-gloved hands against his head, checking his condition.
Seeing this man, Yujin's eyes went wide.
He could hardly believe what he was seeing.
The guy who had smashed the truck to pieces—wasn't he the Iron Man he had seen countless times on the movie screen?
Tony Stark shook his head and muttered to himself, "Looks like I need to study the ice formation beyond eighty-five thousand feet a bit more."
After saying this, he noticed the two people staring at him.
"Guys, forget all of this," he said.
Just as he was about to take off again, the gold medal instructor immediately blocked Iron Man.
"Hey! Hey! Wait a second! Wait!"
He pointed at the truck that had been flattened like a metal pancake, which had nothing to do with him.
"You have to pay me for this! Man!"
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