Gao Wu: After holding back for eighteen years, my words are divine.

Guo Shuai felt as if lava had been poured into his left eye socket.

The burning sensation shot straight to his brain along his optic nerve, almost causing him to faint on the spot.

"Uh... ah..."

He gripped the corner of the table so tightly that his fingernails almost broke.

However, just as he was about to collapse, the excruciating pain quickly subsided.

A tingling and itchy sensation followed.

But Guo Shuai was horrified to discover that his body was losing sensation!

That Eye of Calamity is not only merging with his nerves, but also devouring his soul!

It wants to possess!

The danger detection system is frantically alarming, its warning light is almost black!

"Trying to control me?!"

Guo Shuai struck his own demonic orb, using the intense pain to forcibly regain a sliver of control over his body.

"I'm not afraid of death, why would I be afraid of you?!"

"I will never let you do whatever you want!!"

Guo Shuai is incredibly ruthless.

Since willpower is insufficient, then stimulate it with more extreme pain!

He staggered and grabbed a torture device hanging on the wall next to him, then tightly put it around his neck!

This is not enough!

He then grabbed a thick hemp rope that had been used to hang countless people, tied a knot in it, and hung it on the rusty iron hook above his head.

Then, he stuck his neck in.

Kick the stool away.

Clang!

A strong feeling of suffocation instantly overwhelmed me!

The barbs on his neck pierced his flesh, and the suffocating pain caused his brain to suffer from severe oxygen deprivation.

But it was precisely because of this extreme stimulation of being on the verge of death that the tingling sensation of being possessed was forcibly suppressed!

"Cough...cough cough..."

Half a minute later.

The strange itching completely disappeared, and a cool sensation came from my left eye.

Visibility has been restored!

It's even clearer than before!

He succeeded!

He mastered this Class A artifact!

but…

Guo Shuai couldn't laugh.

Because he was still hanging in mid-air, his face had turned a deep liver color, his legs were kicking wildly, and his eyes were about to roll back.

"Am I...am I really going to die like this?"

"I wasn't killed by a monster... I wasn't possessed... and I ended up hanging myself?"

"Is this what they call...dying midway through life?"

Guo Shuai was filled with absurd despair.

Just as his vision began to blur and he thought he was about to see Lao Yang.

A dark figure jumped down from the cellar entrance.

The man didn't even look, casually grabbed a boning knife from the table next to him, and flicked his wrist.

Whoosh!

A cold glint flashed.

pat.

The rope was cut instantly.

Guo Shuai fell heavily to the ground, clutching his neck.

"Cough cough cough!!"

After finally catching his breath, he looked up and met a pair of dark eyes.

Jiangnan.

Just then, Guo Shuai's newly fused left eye, the [Eye of Calamity], instinctively activated automatically!

A stream of dark golden data instantly covered Jiang Nan's figure.

[Analyzing the target...]

[Target: Human Male]

[Health Points: 100%]

[Special Ability: None]

[Paper combat strength: E-]

[Weakness: With your current setup, you have weaknesses all over.]

Overall assessment: Just an ordinary human being, slightly stronger than a complete weakling.

[System suggestion: The estimated win rate is 73%. Should we immediately devise an automated battle plan to eliminate them?]

Upon seeing this string of information, Guo Shuai, who was kneeling on the ground, was completely dumbfounded.

His eyes almost popped out.

"Huh? No superpowers?"

"E-level combat strength?"

"Ordinary human beings?"

Guo Shuai roared inwardly, "Are your damn eyes a knock-off?!"

Who is this man in front of me?

That was enough to burn the BOSS to ashes with just one finger!

What a ruthless person who set the entire monster wheat field on fire like a cigarette!

You're saying he's an ordinary person?

Then I'm still your dad!

And this damn 70/30 split!

"So that means he killed me seven times in three seconds?!"

Guo Shuai was terrified, breaking out in a cold sweat, fearing that those damned eyes might actually activate some kind of "auto-battle" for him.

Wouldn't he have died on the spot?

"Turn it off! Turn it off right now!"

He forcibly shut down the Eye of Calamity with his mind and secretly swore an oath.

I must find an opportunity to see if it can be repaired later; the error is just too outrageous.

Then, he looked down at Jiangnan from above, immediately lowered his head, and dared not look directly into those eyes.

"Thank... thank you for saving my life."

Jiangnan ignored his inner thoughts and simply stared quietly at the guy with his head down.

Clearly, the other party had developed a deep fear of him from the bottom of their heart.

well.

This is exactly the effect I wanted.

Jiang Nan took out a notepad from his pocket, quickly wrote a line, tore it off, and threw it in front of Guo Shuai.

Then he picked up Fate's diary from the table, turned around, and climbed the ladder.

Guo Shuai picked up the note from the ground with trembling hands.

From today onwards, you will live with Wang Meng and follow his orders in everything.

Upon seeing this sentence, Guo Shuai's eyes instantly lit up with excitement!

This is more than just an order.

This represents... acceptance!

He successfully joined the team of the big shots!

"Thank you, boss! Guo Shuai will obey orders!"

Guo Shuai bowed to Jiang Nan's back with a fist salute. Although the posture was a bit childish, his eyes were incredibly devout.

……

Back on the ground.

Wang Meng was standing guard by the car when he saw Jiang Nan get on, followed by Guo Shuai, who looked disheveled but had bright eyes. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey boss, is this kid alright?" Wang Meng asked with a smile.

Jiang Nan nodded and walked straight to the car door.

"Boss, where do we go now?"

Jiangnan stopped and turned back to hand Wang Meng a note:

I'm not going anywhere.

First, apply a protective coating to this leather piece on the car.

I need to do some research, so don't bother me unless it's absolutely necessary.

After saying that, he threw the magic skin to Wang Meng, then got into the car with the diary.

Seeing this, Chen Tong and the other two women quickly followed.

The car door closed.

Only Wang Meng and Guo Shuai, two grown men, remained outside the car.

Wang Meng looked at the cold-feeling human skin in his hand, which was somewhat creepy.

However, as a B-level mechanic, he could only sense the aura of top-quality materials at this moment.

"This is good stuff..."

Wang Meng sighed in admiration, then looked at Guo Shuai.

"Guo Shuai, now that the boss has spoken, we're brothers from now on."

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

Guo Shuai immediately came over and greeted him graciously, "Brother Wang."

Hearing "Brother Wang" made Wang Meng incredibly happy.

He used to be just a chubby, social butterfly in class, but now he's actually become a junior leader.

But he didn't get cocky. Instead, he patted Guo Shuai on the shoulder and said earnestly:

"No need, you were too harsh on yourself just now, I heard everything."

"You're still injured, so stay here and keep watch to prevent any foolish monsters from coming near."

"Alright, Brother Wang! I've got this covered!"

Guo Shuai was deeply moved and immediately ran to the nearby high ground, activated his danger perception, and vigilantly scanned his surroundings.

Over here, Wang Meng took a deep breath and began to activate his supernatural ability.

"Mechanic, activate!"

As his supernatural powers surged, a large, silver-white, futuristic-looking wrench appeared out of thin air in his hand.

What looks like a wrench is actually a mechanic's indispensable tool, an all-purpose repair device.

Its only ability is modification!

With the right materials, everything can be repaired and everything can be modified!

Wang Meng laid the huge S-grade magic skin on the hood of the RV.

He gently tapped the car body with the wrench in his hand.

Ding!Ding!Ding!

A miraculous scene unfolded.

The once incredibly tough human skin melted like liquid under the white light.

It then quickly penetrated into the black alloy armor.

The originally matte black body began to show streaks of dark gold!

The front of the car even faintly revealed a hideous scarecrow face, exuding an aura of fear.

The whole process was smooth and quick, and it was completed in less than five minutes.

[Modification complete!]

[Acquired Trait: Fear Aura (S-Rank)]

"Done!"

Wang Meng wiped his sweat and clapped his hands in satisfaction.

Guo Shuai, who was standing to the side, was stunned.

"Wow, that's fast! Brother Wang, what kind of superpower is that?"

"Hehe, a B-level mechanic, it's nothing special." Wang Meng waved his hand modestly.

"No wonder you became the boss's confidant; this ability is incredibly useful!"

Guo Shuai exclaimed sincerely.

"Yours is pretty good too, now you even have that A-grade artifact."

Wang Meng pointed to Guo Shuai's left eye.

Mentioning this, Guo Shuai's expression turned somewhat strange, and he awkwardly laughed:

"Um... Brother Wang, I feel like my eyeball is defective, or maybe it's broken."

"Huh? Bad? What do you mean?" Wang Meng asked curiously.

"How about... I try it on you?" Guo Shuai asked tentatively.

"Sure, come on then." Wang Meng stood up confidently.

Guo Shuai took a deep breath and reactivated the Eye of Calamity.

The dark gold data stream reappeared.

[Target: Human Male]

[Health Points: 100%]

[Paper strength: F+]

[Special Ability: B-Rank Mechanic]

[Weakness: Old leg injury limits mobility.]

Overall rating: A weakling with powerful support abilities.

[System suggestion: The estimated win rate is 91%, just crush his dog head.]

"Well…"

Guo Shuai was stunned when he saw the data.

Although the reviews were a bit harsh, this one is clearly much more reasonable!

Even the old injuries on his legs are visible!

"Brother Wang...do you have an injury on your leg?"

Guo Shuai asked.

Wang Meng slapped his thigh: "Amazing! That's right!"

"When I was a kid, I worked with my dad repairing cars. I got hit by a jack, and although it healed, I could never drive fast."

"You have amazing eyesight!"

"call……"

Guo Shuai breathed a sigh of relief. "Looks like it's not broken."

But since it's not broken...

Why did the scan of the boss just now show "no superpowers" and "ordinary person"?

Guo Shuai was horrified upon closer examination and suddenly slapped his forehead.

"I see!!"

"It's not that my eyes are bad! It's just that our boss is too strong!"

"So powerful that even an A-grade artifact couldn't fathom his true strength! It could only see the very surface of his disguise!"

"That's right! That must be it!"

Guo Shuai's eyes were filled with admiration: "Even the owner of the eyeball was outmatched by the boss, how could he possibly see through him?"

He shared this conjecture with Wang Meng.

Wang Meng was also shocked after hearing this, and then nodded in deep agreement.

"As expected of a big shot! Unfathomable!"

So, the two grown men sat on the wasteland beside the car and began to wildly imagine the power of Jiangnan.

The more they talked, the more excited they became, and the more they felt they had found the right person to be with, even developing a revolutionary friendship that felt like they had known each other for a long time.

……

Meanwhile, inside the car.

Compared to the two enthusiastic fans outside the car who were trying to figure things out on their own.

At this moment, Jiangnan was lying on the large Simmons bed, with his legs crossed.

He wrapped one arm around Chen Tong's slender waist, fondling its amazing softness, while holding the diary in his other hand.

Carefully determine the information you need, after daily settlements, shelter visits, trials...

Jiangnan threw it directly into the trash can.

This diary was no longer of any value to him.

only...

He's a bit irritable now!

Because this scarecrow actually consumed a full 16 characters of his name!

That is, 16 days!

384 hours!

"Damn it..."

Jiangnan was quite angry and needed to vent.

He pulled Chen Tong into his arms and rolled over to press her down on top of him.

"ah!"

Chen Tong exclaimed in surprise, looking at Jiang Nan's face, which was both fiery and still so handsome it made one's legs go weak, and instantly understood what was going on.

Her face was as red as a ripe apple, her eyes were glazed, and her arms obediently wrapped around Jiangnan's neck.

"Yes...yes..."

"Jiangnan classmate..."

……

At the other end of the carriage.

Liu Yuqing and Yu Shishi had already noticed the commotion over there.

The two of them huddled together in the corner of the sofa, pulled a blanket over their heads, and pretended to be two ostriches.

soon.

The car was filled with rhythmic swaying and a kind of blush-inducing low moan.

However, the soundproofing is excellent, so people outside can't hear it at all.

Outside the car.

Wang Meng and Guo Shuai were still chatting enthusiastically, dreaming of dominating the wild world in the future.

They had no idea that their boss was engaged in another "fierce battle".

Until the eastern sky turned a pale white and the sun rose.

This long and absurd night finally came to an abrupt end.