793 Undocumented Alien (1/2)

Zhang Zian, Wang Qian, Li Kun, and Jiang Feifei opened the door. ”Don't move!” they all shouted in unison.

The group of little boys was scared and in shock. Electrician Wu's grandson immediately pulled his hand out of the fish tank.

”You… who are you people? What are you doing? Who gave you the keys? Thieves? Are you guys thieves? Let me tell you, we're not afraid… The adults are in the house!” one of the little boys, a cute fatty, screamed out sternly.

The other little children echoed along with him. ”If all of you don't leave, we'll call the adults!”

Zhang Zian did not bother with them. He looked over at the fish tank that was behind them.

The kids might have disturbed the water from taking turns putting their hands in the water. It caused the water in the fish tank to appear murky, like looking at flowers in the mist or staring at the moon in the water. Zian could only distinguish the outline of the reef rocks.

When the little brats saw that Zhang Zian and company weren't going to leave, some were about to cry, some wanted to call for help, and the others were at a loss for what to do.

Fortunately, the two old men, Electrician Wu and Welder Zhao, who were panting heavily, had finally climbed upstairs. The little brats immediately felt at ease and gathered around them to complain.

”Grandpa! Thieves have broken into our house. Quick, call the police!”

”Grandpa Wu! Wu wu!”

”Grandpa Zhao, I'm scared… I want mummy!”

The house was a mess and the neighbors next door had heard the noise and come over to check on the situation, but Electrician Wu and Welder Zhao persuaded them to go back after some repeated apologies.

Seeing that the children were all okay, Electrician Wu and Welder Zhao were finally relieved. The two of them had rushed up six floors in one breath without taking a break, and because of their old age, they were still unable to catch their breath after some time had passed. They looked at the boisterous children with both love and hate.

Welder Zhao usually had to go up and down six floors, so his physical condition was much better than Electrician Wu's. He caught his breath first and asked, ”How… is it? The thing in the water… is there any movement?”

Zhang Zian was already cautiously approaching the fish tank.

He swept his gaze across the window and said, ”Bobbit Worms are generally nocturnal, but it's daytime now and the sun is strong, so it should be resting in its hiding place. It will not come out under normal circumstances… but now that it has been disturbed by the children, I'm not sure if it will…”

In just a short while, the whirl of sand that was stirred up had gradually sunk back down and the visibility in the tank slowly recovered.

Before Zhang Zian's voice died off, a dark-brown colored shadow rolled up the sand and shot out from inside the reef rocks like a spring. It bit onto a small fish that had swum by and retracted back with great speed.

All the adults present had witnessed the scene; they were stunned with shock.

”Grandpa, what's that?”

Some of the kids had seen it too, so they asked with terrified and trembling voices.

Zhang Zian was the closest to the fish tank, so he got the clearest look of it. It had five feelers on the top of its head; its segmented body looked smooth; its strong mouthpart was like a pair of steel clamps; and it had a very ferocious bite. If it was not a Bobbit Worm, what could it be?

After witnessing the scene, Welder Zhao, who was pretending to be calm, had completely vanished. It was almost like electricity had run through him––his back felt weak and numb and he didn't have to touch his back to know that it was all cold sweat.