The passageway ended not outside of the Israeli residential area but in a sewer. A functioning sewer. The sewer was filled with thick black sewage which was accompanied by a choking putrid smell, so bad it made one scowl. 

The trio went in the direction of the sewage flow and they moved quickly. Xia Lei looked up once in a while to use his X-ray vision on their surroundings.

Half an hour later, he stopped under a manhole cover. He spotted traces of sewage on the metal ladder, and these traces were still fresh, meaning someone had recently climbed up from here. 

Xia Lei looked up. Above him was a house with a few rooms and a yard. He saw no one, only an off-road vehicle. 

“Let’s go up.” Xia Lei grabbed hold of the ladder and climbed upwards.

“Wait,” said Tang Yuyan. “Do you know what’s up there? If you just climb up like this… What if we get surrounded again? We won’t get a chance to escape.” 

Xia Lei did not explain himself. He reached out and pushed the manhole cover open. 

Light came streaming...