Starting as an infant, with parents who are blond-haired delinquents?

He quickly sketches his surroundings on drawing paper. His control over these things is astonishing, not only in controlling armor or magical artifacts.

He can control everyday instruments, brushes, and paintbrushes steadily and quickly leave ink marks on the paper within a short period of time.

He recorded the reservoir scene he had drafted half an hour earlier.

The last painting in the "Record" series was left by Zhang Chaoqiang for the fishermen who, despite their "rich harvest," were still not entirely satisfied as dusk fell.

Achieve the [Record] and gain the [Learning by Copying] skill.

[Learning by imitation]: Things inside the body can enhance one's learning sensitivity.

"..."

This description is becoming increasingly vague and abstract. What exactly does it mean to be something inside the body?

What constitutes something within the body? Zhang Chaoqiang subconsciously touched the mountain-sealing seal left by the golden armor in his spinal cord.

Zhang Chaoqiang, who was originally in the learning stage regarding the Fengshan Seal, actually gained some insights into it after obtaining the [Imitation and Learning] skill.

As the description says, the "sensitivity" has been greatly enhanced!

After a moment of distraction, Zhang Chaoqiang flipped his hand and activated the device, muttering to himself. He then released the device towards a car in the middle of a traffic jam that was trying to cross the solid line to take a shortcut and overtake.

Transforming the car from dynamic to static, Zhang Chaoqiang gritted his teeth and persevered. It took him five seconds to bring the car to a complete stop, which took all his strength.

The car regained power in less than five seconds, amidst the driver's repeated cries of "The accelerator failed?"

At this moment, Zhang Chaoqiang was covered in sweat, but he had gained a satisfactory result. He was now only a step away from truly mastering the Mountain Sealing Seal.

He continued to observe the changes, and now his glare had completely reached level 99.

The traffic police officer made a mistake in his hand gestures...

With the final change completed, this project is now considered a skill-based project.

It also officially ushered in its second change.

【Blinding Gaze】: Your gaze can cause substantial damage, but be careful with the duration; each use should not exceed 5 seconds.

For every second that exceeds this limit, 100 growth points are required as a price.

"..." Okay, this is the second time Zhang Chaoqiang has felt unbearable.

He wants to test the specific effects and power of this [Blinding Eyes], and he should use it with caution.

Never mind, Zhang Chaoqiang hurried home. He needed to consider how to use it on the way to assess whether the transformed [Angry Eyes] could have an effect on the Hook.

As he jogged along, Zhang Chaoqiang quickly abandoned his thoughts upon seeing the surrounding green belts. Then, he spotted traces of eco-friendly paper on an open cement ground.

This environmentally friendly paper can degrade quickly and does not release toxic or harmful gases when burned.

Therefore, Zhang Chaoqiang relaxed.

【Blindingly Bright】

Before the eco-friendly paper could react, my eyes started burning.

But it doesn't emit lasers like Homelander or Cyclops; it seems to be a conceptual range ability.

Twenty meters is too far, ten meters won't do either.

At a distance of five meters, with a loud bang, the eco-friendly paper instantly curled up due to the high temperature, its color gradually turning from white to black, and it burst into flames in the second.

3-4-5, Zhang Chaoqiang quickly blinked to turn off the blinding effect, afraid of wasting his growth points. Now that his growth points had reached the next stage, it would be a loss if they were inexplicably reduced.

He noticed that after the scorching heat subsided, the burning of the eco-friendly paper on the ground stopped abruptly, leaving a large area in the middle with burnt holes.

Zhang Chaoqiang understood that the burns observed through visual means were not permanent, and that the burning would stop once he stopped observing them.

For the time being, its lethality is indeed quite good, after all, it is still considered a disengaging technique.

Most importantly, it probably has a more significant function.

Along the way, he kept in mind the 5-second usage interval, packed some cooked food along the way, and arrived home around eight o'clock.

Before his parents could even question Zhang Chaoqiang's strange behavior, his transformed eyesight allowed him to see things more clearly.

He could see the tattoo on Zhang Huolong's arm more clearly, though it was shrouded in a thick layer of fog.

To prevent Zhang Huolong from being injured by his blinding gaze, Zhang Chaoqiang used a slight blinding gaze on Zhang Huolong when he was not paying attention, aiming at the layer of mist that only he could see.

With a sizzling sound exactly like before, less than a fifth of a second later, Zhang Chaoqiang immediately looked away.

He remained with his legs crossed, making no sound.

After going back and forth several times to make sure his father wouldn't get hurt, Zhang Chaoqiang's gaze turned unusually ruthless.

He sat upright next to Zhang Huolong, and the two of them, watching TV, did not notice Zhang Chaoqiang's obvious gaze.

The faint sound was easily drowned out by the television.

The fog gradually burned, initially resembling a fiery sunset with surging scorching air, but each time it was about to spread, the 5-second time limit expired.

"..."

Inch only, right?

Zhang Chaoqiang was very patient, like a locust, slowly wearing away the fog bit by bit, like a skillful craftsman meticulously carving a masterpiece.

In the small living room, where only the television could be heard, the sounds of mushy kisses could often be heard. It was a peaceful night, so quiet, but undercurrents were brewing beneath the surface.

Zhang Chaoqiang was not infected... he believed he was not infected.

He was certain that by slowly grinding, he could eventually burn out the wire hook.

Reason told him that he should immediately seek help from the two investigators and Old Chen.

We'll force them out ourselves and then wipe them out in a coordinated attack.

But what about those who are infected, whose lives are affected to some extent?

The demonic beast's sense of smell gave him a strange confidence, and his newly acquired [Imitation Learning] and the nearly mastered Mountain Sealing Seal were itching to be used...

With his arm pressed tightly against Zhang Huolong's, his eyes burning, Zhang Chaoqiang slowly broke through the fog barrier of the hook, as if spot welding. After persisting for more than ten times, he watched as the fog was burned away.

As the fog dissipated, the ghostly hook emerged from the tattoo on the arm. The hook, which had been burned and broken free, was like a phantom, emitting a hoarse duck-like quack, startling Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei on the sofa.

"Ghost!"

Without warning, Zhang Chaoqiang used the Mountain Sealing Seal, which he hadn't mastered yet. Interestingly, this so-called strange beast didn't seem very powerful; at least, it didn't pose any threat to him.

The Mountain-Sealing Seal that had landed on Jie Gou was rapidly disappearing, eventually merging into his body. Zhang Chaoqiang could control the other party for a short time, so without thinking, he directly pulled the illusory figure into his own body…

Chapter 89 Recovery

at home.

Zhang Huolong was still savoring the strange scene from earlier. By the time Zhang Chaoqiang had forced the beast out, his father's arm had returned to normal.

In reality, he remained normal. The possession by the hook did not seem to bring about any significant changes to him; it only affected the surrounding environment and the people around him.

Zhang Chaoqiang sat on the sofa, seemingly watching TV, but in reality, he was engaged in a fierce battle with the Jiegou inside his body.

On one hand, he used several sealing seals to suppress the rampaging hooks, preventing them from escaping.

On the other hand, he tried using "imitation learning" to see if he could learn anything from it.

I learned from Lao Chen's words that strange beasts are different from demonic beasts; they do not have a crystal core as a storage center for their spiritual power.

If a martial artist can absorb the crystal core of a demon beast and gain some insights, they can then learn some martial arts techniques related to that beast.

The beast has no crystal core, but its body represents the entire structure of spiritual energy. Zhang Chaoqiang doesn't know if he can really use it to learn something new.

He seemed to hear the roar of the hooks that he had sealed off from his body. Although the monsters' sense of smell didn't allow him to communicate directly with them, he could at least sense and understand their emotions.

Jie Gou's emotions are panicked. It likes water and wood, fears fire, and Zhang Chaoqiang is able to find and seal it.

! !

Zhang Chaoqiang tried to absorb the alien beast, but the effect was not obvious. However, thanks to his study by imitation, he successfully gained surprising benefits from it.

[Diffusion]: To spread things.

After a long time, Zhang Chaoqiang acquired a martial arts skill.

Perhaps this cannot be called a martial art; compared to ordinary skills, it is more like a mechanism-based enhancement effect.

This mechanism might be a unique ability of the Jie Gou, Zhang Chaoqiang thought, perhaps we can start by studying it.

Since it can spread stupidity, it can certainly spread other positive influences as well.

At that moment, he seemed to understand how to use the power of the Jade Hook. The Jade Hook, which was shrouded in the Mountain Sealing Seal and unable to move, subconsciously used diffusion to spread its perception ability.

Clang.

Zhang Chaoqiang felt a strange lightness in his body, and suddenly, his dependence on his phone...

The appeal of short videos to me has greatly decreased.

The sweet joy that cheap milk tea once brought him has also vanished.

Only when one's "normal state" spreads can it cover up other abnormalities in the body.

Zhang Chaoqiang chuckled, thinking he hadn't been affected at all...

Then, using the ability of the hook to expand his perception, he saw through the window that the dark clouds in the low sky covered the area around Ping Shui Street.

This represents the location of those affected.

"Super Strong, did you just see a really strange ghost, like a duck...?"

"No, Mom and Dad, you should use your phones less, it'll make your eyes blurry!"

After saying that, Zhang Chaoqiang immediately headed to the places shrouded in dark clouds.

He drove along the reservoir, commercial street, and squares in the surrounding area.

After dinner, the anglers stubbornly continued their fishing battle at the reservoir.

Zhang Chaoqiang used the fishing hook to spread his normal energy to them. The anglers and fish recovered their original state, but the result was still the same. They were out of the game before, and they would probably still be out of the game after recovering. They would still be out of the game.

He walked through the still chaotic, congested streets, dispelling the low-hanging clouds. The drivers became more organized, and under the orderly guidance of the traffic police, the traffic jam was quickly cleared.

Then came the surrounding streets and the Baijia Plaza; he recklessly used the power of the hook to restore everything to its original normal state.

As it grew weaker, Zhang Chaoqiang finally understood that spreading plagues or other negative effects could give it power, which explained why it had been more difficult to deal with in the past few days than in the previous two weeks.