After Han Sen was summoned for questioning, the Feathers did not look for him again.
Mister Tiger was in constant fear, though. He did not dare see Han Sen, as he was afraid the Feathers would find out.
Mister Tiger did not reveal the secret, which made Han Sen like him. But this was a sensitive time, and he couldn't do anything about it.
Because they couldn't leave Gran City, it was pointless for Qiao to learn about xenogeneics. The chances of them appearing in the city were low, so they had to leave.
Han Sen practiced the Dongxuan Sutra in the hopes of generating a geno armor for the Dongxuan Sutra.
There was no follow-up to Jadeskin, so Han Sen couldn't practice it even if he wanted to. If he really wanted to practice it, he would have to research the follow-up himself. He wasn't in the mood to do that just yet.
Han Sen searched for information about the Nine-Life Cat on the internet, but most of it was just a legend. There was no mention of the existence of such a race in the universe, and no one knew where they lived. Even if he wanted to find them, he didn't know where to start. For now, all he could do was increase his strength.
With Han Sen's current power, he could deal with Barons. He was one of the top elites in Gran City, but when compared to the geno universe, he was still too weak.
Han Sen wasn't sure he could deal with the female Feather called Xina.
When it was time to eat, Qiao was tired. She didn't even want to talk. She couldn't hunt xenogeneics right now, and she was having a hard time.
While they were eating, the doorbell rang. The auntie went to open the door, and Lan Se came in.
"Qiao, you guys need to be careful. Don't go out," Lan Se quickly said to Qiao when she came in.
"What happened?" Qiao raised her head and looked at Lan Se with confusion.
Han Sen and Bao'er looked at Lan Se, unsure of what had happened.
"Many outsiders have come to Gran City, and they don't look like ordinary outsiders. I'm afraid something bad is about to happen," Lan Se said.
"It looks like something big is going to happen. I was wondering why those two Feathers would come to a small place like Gran City to steal our xenogeneics. And then, they were killed. This is so weird. Something is going on, but what is going on?" Qiao asked quietly.
"No matter what it is, it's not something we can get involved in. Our superiors have given us orders to not provoke the outsiders. If something happens, I'm afraid we won't be able to do anything about it. So, you guys should just stay at home," Lan Se said.
Joe said listlessly, "Han Sen can't leave the city now. Even if we want to do something, we won't have the chance."
After Lan Se left, Han Sen went into deep thought. Clearly, something had happened in Gran City, but he didn't know what it was that had attracted so many outsiders.
"It is a shame I don't have a network here. I don't know what is going on. If I did, I might be able to get something good out of this." Han Sen wondered if he should capture an outsider and ask him what was going on.
But when he thought of Xina, the female Feather, Han Sen gave up on the idea. If she found out something was up, it'd be a great loss.
Two days later, when Lan Se returned, she didn't look well. She warned Qiao and Han Sen not to go out unless necessary.
Qiao asked Lan Se what was going on, and Lan Se told them that many strange things had happened in Gran City. Many people had died.
There was an abandoned mine in the west side of the city, and a big hole had appeared there. The hole was so deep that you couldn't see the bottom. At night, the sound of a woman crying could be heard. There was also a weird light coming out of the hole.
Many people were attracted to that place, but as long as they went there at night, not a single person returned alive. No one knew if they were alive, or if they were dead, no corpses were found.
It was fine to go there during the day, but you couldn't hear the woman crying, and you couldn't see the weird light either.
The security department sent a mini drone to explore the hole, but there were only rocks a few hundred meters down. They couldn't see the bottom. When the drone went one thousand meters, it would disappear. It was impossible to find it again.
The security department seemed to have received an order from their superiors to leave the place. They told the citizens of Gran City to stay away from the hole.
The outsiders who had come to Gran City seemed to be very interested in the place. They were all going there, and fewer of them were in the city.
Two more days passed, and more strange things happened. Many of the buildings near the big hole suddenly collapsed, and the steel bars and other metal objects inside fell into the big hole.
The nearby cars, billboards, and the like, as long as they were made of metal, seemed to be attracted by something and moved in the direction of the big hole.
Even West Gran City, which was quite a distance away from the big hole, was affected. In the suburbs near West Gran City, metal items like pots, bowls, forks, and kitchen knives were all faintly rolling towards the west, as if there was a magnet there.
Although the pull wasn't strong, it still caused a lot of fear in the city.
Han Sen was curious about the big hole, but he couldn't think of a way to take a look.
In a corner of the dark world, Littleflower was sitting on a bronze chair. There were many fruits on the table in front of him.
"Holy Son, try this. It blossoms every 30,000 years, bears fruit every 30,000 years, and ripens every 30,000 years. It's especially sweet and refreshing …" A red ferocious beast placed a fruit in front of Flowery with a fawning expression.
Littleflower looked at the red fruit. He looked sad and said, "Jade King, I really can't eat anymore. Can you help me eat it?"
"You have to eat even if you can't. Saint Child, you are still growing so it's fine to eat more. There's also this 100,000-year-old Void Fruit … and this Dragon Saliva Fruit …" On the other side, the alluring woman placed a peeled fruit next to Xiao Hua's mouth with a smile.
"Ugh … Auntie Mei … I really can't eat anymore …" Littleflower burped. He stroked his round belly and spoke in a troubled voice.
"If you can't eat, then move around. You can eat more when you are digested.
Old Vulture, it is your turn to teach the holy son, "Auntie Mei said to the weird bird next to her.
"Holy Son, let's start."
Old Vulture flapped its wings. It carried Littleflower to the plaza outside. It put Littleflower on the ground and flapped its wings again. Many black feathers turned into a mysterious rain of arrows. They were all aimed at Littleflower.
Littleflower held his round belly. His small body swayed left and right to dodge. His small face looked depressed.