Chapter 86: The Giant Pit at Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium is the national football stadium of Britain, located in the British capital.

This stadium is recognized as the greatest stadium in the world, costing 800 million pounds, a circular stadium nearly 300 meters in diameter, with stands 52 meters high and a total height of 133 meters, capable of accommodating 90,000 spectators watching the match simultaneously.

At the beginning of July each year, the annual Champions League opens, and this opening ceremony is held at Wembley Stadium in Britain.

With the arrival of night, a grand and magnificent opening ceremony began inside this modern stadium. The entire venue was colorful, and the stadium shining with lights became the focal point.

Tonight, the night sky was exceptionally gloomy and dark, without a single star.

However, the people of Britain are accustomed to the fickle weather of the capital; for the capital's people, whose first act upon meeting someone is to greet with "How's the weather blabla," overcast skies are probably the norm.

So regarding this ominous, gloomy night sky, they felt nothing was wrong.

The stands were packed with people; spectators from all over the world gathered here to attend this rare grand event, with countless fans wearing their respective team colors screaming and clamoring.

The better seats were occupied by the British royal family and nobility, as well as invited high officials and royal members from various countries.

In the center of the field, after the famous British singer Adele performed, the old King of Britain, with his neatly combed white hair, appeared, waved to the spectators from various countries, and then began his welcome speech.

At the back wall of the venue, unnoticed by anyone, a large flock of crows gathered, cawing and circling in the air, seemingly waiting for something. A homeless man leaned half against the base of the wall, his eyes blurred with drunkenness, muttering a few curses indistinctly.

Shortly after, the opening ceremony reached its climax; huge balloons and fireworks launchers rose from all sides of the stage, decorating the night sky. Brilliant fireworks bloomed in the air, and colorful lights illuminated the entire stadium, as if it were daytime.

Just at this bustling moment, suddenly, the ground trembled; the earth shook and the mountains quaked. Before the crowd in the stands could react, a bottomless giant pit suddenly appeared beneath the stadium, and Wembley Stadium, accommodating over 90,000 people, simply vanished into the ground.

Only a pitch-black bottomless hole remained on the ground; viewed from above, it looked as if the Earth had opened a dark, hollow eye.

Crows circled above the giant pit, with only desolate cawing echoing in the air...

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When Yang Yi received the rescue request, she was in the primeval forest of the Greater Khingan Range dealing with a strange creature that was both plant and animal, named the Strangler Vine by the United Nations.

This alien creature looked no different from ordinary vines, but as soon as any animal stepped into its territory and made a faint sound, it would strangle and devour it; after being injured, it would hide underground. It could also release toxins into the air; with just one vine, an area of several dozen meters around it could become a death zone for animals and humans.

One or two vines were not particularly harmful, but the Strangler Vine's reproductive ability was astonishing; it had already run rampant locally, occupying most of the primeval forest in the Greater Khingan Range. Residents living nearby suffered greatly; according to incomplete statistics, four or five thousand nearby residents had died from the Strangler Vine.

It was only because it did not appear in big cities, and the Strangler Vine generally used traps to lure enemies, did not stray far from its territory, and did not attack proactively, that it was not rated as Class A.

After Yang Yi resolved two Class A incidents, before the United Nations issued the rescue request, the Alien Creature Management Bureau urgently upgraded the Strangler Vine, originally rated as Class B hazard, to Class A, and asked Yang Yi to go and resolve it.

Director Zhou's reasoning was also sufficient: "We haven't even cleared the weeds in our own backyard yet; how can we worry about pulling weeds for others?"

The Strangler Vine covered too large an area; Yang Yi and her colleagues killed them for two or three days without finishing. Every day, opening her eyes meant facing these green, snake-like vines; she killed until her eyes turned green.

A supersonic plane picked up Yang Yi and her two old partners, Wei Chang'an and Chen Chen Yushu, as well as the new colleague Zhang Zhang Ningning, and Director Zhou flew them to Britain.

"This incident happened yesterday... Britain conducted drone detection, but once the drones went below 3 kilometers underground, they were subjected to signal interference and could not probe deeper. They tried to measure the depth, but even after throwing down 50 kilometers of rope, it didn't reach the bottom—knowing that the average thickness of the Earth's crust is only 17 kilometers, relevant experts suspect this giant pit leads to a different space.

"To rescue the old King, Britain has already sent in 7 Awakened ones: 3 Class B and 4 Class C, and now there is no news of them. Moreover, it is confirmed that at least 9 Awakened ones were present at the opening ceremony site: three Class B Awakened ones were responsible for close protection of the King, and among the other 6, there were 2 Class B and 4 Class C, all hired by other royal nobles to protect them. There may also be some unregistered civilian Awakened ones among the spectators; now they are all trapped in that giant pit.

"That is the situation!" Director Zhou briefly introduced the Wembley Stadium incident using a computer. "Now the British Prince is temporarily acting as King and has issued a rescue request to the United Nations, asking you to rescue the King and the other 90,000 spectators."

"Such a huge pit, bottomless; anyone who falls in won't survive! Is there still a need for rescue?" Wei Chang'an exclaimed, looking at the giant pit on the screen.

"Regardless, the old King fell in, along with royal nobles from various countries and 90,000 spectators from around the world; the Prince has to make a statement!" Feng Liancheng said. "According to rough estimates, there are also several hundred spectators from our Xia Country..."

"You say this is a time when alien creatures globally are becoming more rampant; why did they go there in the first place?" Wei Chang'an frowned. "Truly worrying!"

Zhang Zhang Ningning said cautiously: "Ordinary people need to live too; they can't just hide at home and never go out... They also have the right to pursue a normal life..."

Yang Yi and Chen Chen Yushu, as usual, spoke very little, silently listening to them while thinking for themselves.

The information obtainable was just this; more news could only be discussed upon reaching the destination.

The supersonic plane flew for about three hours to the British capital; since the British side had been notified in advance, the way was completely unobstructed, and they landed directly at the capital airport.

They took a special car into the royal reception hall of Buckingham Palace and received a warm welcome from the Prince.

Not all princes are young and handsome like in fairy tales; for instance, this British Prince is already in his forties, with a Mediterranean on his head, inheriting the tradition of British men.

The Prime Minister and various ministers surrounded the Prince, all wearing expressions of deep grief, though no one knew how much of that grief was sincere.

The moment the Prince saw Yang Yi, he actively stood up from the sofa, walked a few steps forward, firmly grasped Yang Yi's hand, and said with surprise mixed with appropriate sorrow: "Please, Ms. Yang, save my father the King, and of course, the other 90,000 spectators!"