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On a rainy night, in the seaside city of Yi Country—Huanshi County.
Waves undulated ceaselessly against the beach near the county town.
As the white foam receded, a calico cat lazily moved forward, rolling and stretching in the moist sand.
Whoosh.
Suddenly, a black shadow burst out from the sea, flashing past above it.
The shadow landed and came to a halt on the nearby sand.
By the moonlight, it was clear that it was a dark blue fish-shaped flying ship.
The hatch slowly opened.
A few haggard-looking men and women in dirty, disheveled clothes jumped down.
"This is the coastline of Yi Country; we must leave as soon as possible. I've already contacted the organization's temporary personnel here; someone from the Security Department will be here to meet us soon," Barton said, looking exhausted.
"Let's go; this is no place to talk. We're not safe yet," Karan added.
The four of them immediately quickened their pace towards the town.
Not long after they left,