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

In the dimly lit classroom, only the cigarette between Lu Shiyan's fingers gleamed faintly.

Using the dim light, Hoshino stared at the dark mark on Ekaterina's arm.

It was a face that was emitting a silent scream.

Just one glance made her feel cold in her uterus.

"What...what is this?" Hoshino's voice trembled.

Ekaterina lowered her sleeves and said succinctly, "A curse."

"Don't be afraid, little girl."

Lu Shiyan exhaled a smoke ring, a wicked smile playing on his lips.

"Anyone who enters the school grounds will be marked by the hospitable host."

"Of course, that includes you too~"

"ah?!"

Hoshino huddled up in fear, tears welling in her eyes.

She looked at Ekaterina pitifully, her eyes saying, "Tell me this isn't true."

However, Ekaterina extinguished her last glimmer of hope and said coldly.

"Lu wasn't trying to scare you this time."

"If you don't believe me, get a checkup yourself."

Hoshino was truly panicked now.

Her hands trembled as she tried to pull open her collar to peek inside, but she dared not look, as if some monstrous beast was lurking there.

"Then...why did that ghost leave this mark on us?"

Hoshino asked, her voice trembling with tears.

Lu Shiyan raised an eyebrow and lowered his voice mysteriously.

"To throw a party."

"Wait until 4:44 AM, and you'll know what it's up to..."

"Think again about where this is... It's a school, after all, so there have to be morning reading and flag-raising ceremonies."

"Trust me, you will definitely 'like' it."

"I don't like it!!"

As Guo Shuai was about to emerge from the rain-shrouded valley, a roar echoed in his mind.

"Holy shit! Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"

Guo Shuai was startled and almost slipped and fell into the mud: "Who are you trying to scare? Can't you have some manners?"

"Manners? You want me to talk about manners?"

In his mind, Albert roared angrily.

"What did that nickname you were thinking about just now mean?! 'Fei Yangyang'?!"

"This doesn't sound like a proper name at all!"

"That little bastard is really wicked; he's always bullying this old man who's over a thousand years old."

"It's just a nickname, why make such a fuss?"

As Guo Shuai stumbled out, he retorted.

"I don't care! I don't want to! You're not allowed to call me Fei Yangyang!"

Albert snorted like a proud old rascal and said nothing more.

Guo Shuai's lips twitched.

This guy's personality...

How come this doesn't match the bitter and resentful image in the diary at all?

Instead, she seems more like a talkative, arrogant person who's been locked up for too long.

"However... people can all pretend."

Guo Shuai thought to himself, "One should always be wary of others."

He hummed a little tune, shouldered his machine gun, and strode quickly toward the black RV parked in the distance.

"I've done a great job this time, and I even brought back weapons and intelligence. The boss will probably praise me, right?"

When Guo Shuai thought of Jiangnan, his eyes were filled with admiration.

That figure, like a god amidst the sea of ​​fire, that silhouette reduced to ashes with a wave of the hand.

It has become his only faith in this end times.

However, at that moment...

Albert is up to his old tricks again.

"Hey kid."

Why are you following that man?

"Now that you have me, we can totally go it alone!"

"When the time comes, we can establish our own sect and have whatever we want—women, resources, territory—all within easy reach! Why live under someone else's roof?"

Upon hearing this, Guo Shuai immediately became furious.

"Shut up! Don't try to fool me!"

"I haven't settled the score with you yet for treating people differently based on their status!"

"Let me tell you, the boss will always be my boss! I'll follow him until I die!"

"What do you mean by 'treating people differently based on their status'? Don't you dare accuse me!"

Albert panicked.

"While I, Fate Albert, may occasionally tell a 'white lie,' I never joke about important matters!"

"Your boss, after my precise scan just now, the data panel shows he's just an E-level weakling!"

"Although in terms of temperament... I admit he's quite good, and he's good at putting on airs."

"But he doesn't even have any special abilities; he's just an ordinary person! What makes him so devoted to you?"

"..."

Guo Shuai rolled his eyes, not believing it at all.

"An ordinary person? Hah."

"You blind fool, what do you know?"

Guo Shuai was convinced that this guy was trying to trick him into revealing information, or that he was simply blind.

What's more, the scarecrow was still in the cellar before it died.

Having never witnessed the boss unleash his power, they naturally didn't know what "divine might as a prison" meant.

I can't be bothered with you.

Guo Shuai blocked out the voice in his mind and quickened his pace.

Seeing that the other party was ignoring him, Albert didn't bother to make a fool of himself.

But he fell into deep thought.

"Strange... Could it be that I really misjudged him?"

"That man... he did have a scent that made my heart pound."

"But why are all the data panel values ​​low-level?"

"Interesting...really interesting."

……

As he spoke, Guo Shuai had already walked to the front of the RV.

"Guo Shuai!!"

Wang Meng, who had been lingering by the car door, saw a figure and rushed down, grabbing Guo Shuai in a hug.

"Haha! Bro, you're finally back! I was so worried about you!"

Immediately, Wang Meng noticed the machine gun hanging around Guo Shuai's neck and the rifle on his back, and his eyes lit up like light bulbs:

"Holy crap! An NG-7 machine gun?! A fully equipped M4?!"

"You went to buy supplies? Where did you get them?!"

Guo Shuai scratched his head, smiled, and shook the rain off his clothes:

"Hehe, lucky me, I found it."

"Brother Wang, can I get in the car first? It's freezing in this rain, and I'm covered in mud."

"Oh, right! Look at my brain!"

Wang Meng slapped his thigh and was about to take off his coat.

"Quick! Take off your wet clothes and wear mine first! Don't catch a cold!"

"This...this isn't quite right, is it?"

Guo Shuai was a little embarrassed.

"Hey, what's wrong with that! We're brothers! What's mine is yours!"

Wang Meng began unbuttoning his shirt with a hearty and uninhibited manner.

"Brother Wang~"

"Brother Guo~"

The two grown men gazed at each other deeply in the rain, and the atmosphere gradually became somewhat tense and ambiguous.

"cough."

Just then, the car door opened.

Jiang Nan, wearing a shirt and looking indifferent, walked down, interrupting this "brotherly affection."

He glanced at Guo Shuai's equipment but didn't show much surprise.

Instead, he took out his notepad and got straight to the point.

What's the situation?

Upon seeing the boss, Guo Shuai immediately dropped his playful grin and became solemn and respectful.

He stood up straight, ignoring the rain on his face, and recounted what he had seen and heard at the school gate.

Including the annihilated Sakura Country team, the eerie rain monster, and the talkative "Fate Albert" in my mind.

He reported everything in great detail.

Jiangnan listened quietly, nodding occasionally.

When Jiang Nan heard the name "Fate Albert," a playful glint flashed in his eyes.

That mad wizard who kept a diary is still alive.

interesting.

After listening to the report, Jiangnan wrote on a sticky note:

This mission was completed well.

The gun was handed over to Wang Meng to handle.

The search for the terminal cell tower will be postponed for now.

After finishing writing, Jiangnan turned around and got into the car.

"Hey? Boss?"

Guo Shuai paused for a moment, pointed to his left eye, and asked hesitantly.

"Don't...don't you need to worry about 'him'?"

He was naturally referring to Albert, the one who parasitized his eyes and was once the creator of an S-class BOSS.

This is an ancient monster that has lived for over a thousand years. Although it looks a bit silly now, what if it turns on you?

Jiangnan paused its pace.

He didn't turn around, but instead stood with his back to Guo Shuai, raised the notepad in his hand, tore off a note, and let the wind blow it in front of Guo Shuai.

Guo Shuai quickly caught it.

The note contained only one line of text, written in sharp strokes, exuding an unparalleled air of dominance and contempt:

Would you care about a stray dog ​​that you carelessly kicked to death on the roadside?

"!!"

As Guo Shuai looked at these words, he felt a surge of excitement rush to his head!

Domineering!

That's so damn awesome!

To compare a millennia-old great wizard, an S-class creator of bizarre mysteries, to a stray dog ​​on the street?!

And it was a stray dog ​​that was "kicked to death at will"!

"The boss truly lives up to his reputation!!"

Guo Shuai was so excited that he was trembling all over. He even wanted to kowtow to Jiang Nan right now and shout "Awesome!"

however.

Some are happy, some are sad.

"asshole!!!"

In Guo Shuai's mind, Albert was completely enraged, and his roar made Guo Shuai's head ache.

"Stray dogs?! Who are he calling a stray dog?!"

"This arrogant mortal! What right does he have to look down on me, a god?!"

"Boy! Relinquish control of your body! I want to fight him one-on-one! I'll show him what a wizard's dignity is!!"

When has he, Fate Albert, ever been insulted like this?

Guo Shuai sneered inwardly:

"You? Don't overestimate yourself."

"You're not someone to mess with. You'd better behave yourself if you don't want to die."

"snort!"

Albert was furious.

"I think he's clearly scared! His sudden decision to postpone our trip is definitely because he's afraid of that monster in the rain!"

"I think he's just a coward!"

"Shut up!"

A flash of anger crossed Guo Shuai's eyes, and he shouted in his heart:

"You're not allowed to slander the boss! He must have had a long-term plan for doing this!"

"If you dare say another bad word about me, I'll gouge your eyeballs out and stuff them into the ass of those zombies outside! I mean it!"

"..."

This physical insult is clearly extremely effective.

Albert choked for a moment, and could only let out a cold snort in the end:

"Facts speak louder than words! You just wait and see, kid!"

……

The argument raged outside the car, but inside, all was quiet.

Jiangnan sat in front of the monitor, his gaze fixed intently on the entrance to the valley shrouded in rain.

"A monster hidden in a raindrop...?"

"Water-based, teleportation, physical immunity."

"Indeed, we are currently in a skills vacuum."

"And for me, who lacks means of large-scale control, they are a somewhat troublesome opponent."

If you force your way in, you might be able to save your life thanks to the intimidating power of the S-rank magic skin.

But killing that thing hidden in the thousands of raindrops is very difficult.

"but…"

"Today is the only day left."

"I hope you'll still be as arrogant as you are today tomorrow."

Jiangnan stood up, took off her clothes, and returned to her warm bed.

Chen Tong snuggled into his arms like a docile kitten, rubbing her cheek against his chest.

Jiang Nan held that soft, warm body in his arms, closed his eyes, and Ding Nuannuan fell asleep.

He is waiting.

Waiting for that time to come.

Tick.

Tick.

The hour and minute hands coincide at that highest point.

[Ding! It's midnight.]

Daily settlement completed.

[Word limit refreshed: +1 (Current balance: 6323)]

Current location: Valley (edge) in the rainy night

[Check-in successful!]

The system notification sound arrived as expected, as melodious as heavenly music.

[Congratulations, host! You have obtained the Word of Power: Abyss Realm (Rank A)!]

【Word of Power: The Abyss Realm (A)】

Function: Creates a gravity courtyard with a radius of 10 meters centered on itself.

Anyone who enters this area with murderous intent will immediately be subjected to your targeted super-weighted pressure.

Super-heavy pressure: 100 tons.

Features: Counterattack triggered, stackable, unlimited duration, ineffective against those without murderous intent.

Range: 10 meters in radius (centered on itself).

Consumption: 6 characters.

Initiation method: Kneel on one knee, press the palm to the ground, and whisper: "This courtyard is too deep, stop here."

......

On the large bed, Jiangnan suddenly opened his eyes.

Raindrops? Teleportation?

Before the 100-ton king, I will make this torrential rain kneel before me!