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

The rain started falling again.

With the removal of the [Abyssal Realm], the rain once again filled the ten-meter vacuum zone.

Jiangnan lowered his head, looking at the black silhouette at his feet that had completely turned into a two-dimensional paper cutout.

The Hungry Ghost who once wiped out the entire Sakura Elementary School team and struck fear into the hearts of superhumans.

Now it looks like a flattened sticker stuck to the muddy ground.

Although it was still wriggling very weakly, it had clearly lost all threat.

Without any further ado, he reached out and pinched the edge of the piece of paper.

Hiss!

A sharp, tearing sound, like tearing silk.

The starving ghost was torn off the ground by Jiang Nan as easily as a piece of waste paper and crumpled into a ball.

"..."

In Guo Shuai's mind, the once arrogant Albert had fallen completely silent.

"Hey, Old Deng."

Guo Shuai mentally conjured up a smug expression, his tone brimming with undisguised pride.

"Say something! Who just called my boss a noob? Who said we'd die?"

"A bet's a bet, so hand over your best skills!"

"snort…"

After a long while, Albert finally let out a groan of defeat.

"This god... is willing to accept defeat."

"I never imagined that this man, who didn't even show any signs of supernatural abilities, would possess such terrifying power..."

"I misjudged him."

"Listen up, kid. This ability is a forbidden technique I invented back in the day to fight... no, to research strange creatures. It's called..."

Albert's voice became deep and mysterious in Guo Shuai's mind.

A few seconds later.

Guo Shuai's voice was excited.

"Really?!"

"This thing...it's so weird! But I like it!!"

Although I don't know exactly what it is, judging from Guo Shuai's excited expression, he's practically drooling.

Clearly, this hidden ability is extremely valuable.

at this time.

Jiang Nan ignored his erratic underling and patted him on the shoulder, his meaning clear.

Call them over.

"Yes, boss!"

Guo Shuai ran back and called out.

Rumble!

Not long after, the RV, having crushed the gravel and bones on the slope, came to a stop at the school gate.

Jiangnan got on the bus and looked at Liu Yuqing.

The other party also saw the wad of black paper in Jiang Nan's hand, and habitually pushed up his glasses, activating the [Appraisal] function.

The next second, she was wide awake.

[Item]: Void Stomach Bag

[Level]: Grade A

[Type]: Material

[Information]: The core organ of the A-grade eerie "Hungry Ghost" possesses unparalleled elasticity and toughness.

It has a built-in micro-folding space, making it ideal for making storage equipment.

[Note]: It had the potential to evolve into an S-class monster, but it never understood why the rain was so heavy until its death.

"nice one!"

Liu Yuqing wrote the identification information on a piece of paper and handed it to Jiang Nan, her eyes full of admiration.

"Boss, this is top-tier material for making space equipment! Brother Wang Meng will definitely be able to turn it into something amazing!"

Jiangnan glanced at the message and nodded slightly.

Grade A eerie, Grade A material.

This means that Jiangnan is very likely to have already taken the top spot on the [New Player Ranking] for the third and fourth days.

So now he no longer needs to deal with these ghostly things.

Jiangnan put away the materials and looked up at the gloomy teaching building not far away.

Behind the second-floor window, there were faint shadowy figures moving about.

But he had no interest in dealing with those people.

Whether the other party is a survivor or an extraordinary individual from another faction, as long as they don't block his way, it's all the same to him.

Jiang Nan turned around and closed the door, then issued commands from the main control panel.

Go to the location marked with a red dot.

Now that the obstacle has been removed, there is no need to waste any more time.

The red dot for that terminal signal tower indicates it's located somewhere inside the school; opening the map as soon as possible is the most important thing.

……

Class 2, Grade 3.

Lu Shiyan and Yekaterina did not go downstairs.

The two stood in the shadows of the curtains, silently watching everything that was happening downstairs with the help of night vision goggles and their supernatural abilities.

"Can't see her face clearly..."

Lu Shiyan put down the night vision goggles, his brows furrowed.

"Judging from his physique and skin color alone, he is a typical Asian."

He turned his head and glanced at Hoshino, who was trembling in the corner, then looked at the domineering figure downstairs, and shook his head.

"The little girl looked at him with complete unfamiliarity and fear."

"This proves that this person could absolutely not be the commander of the Sakura Kingdom, 'Muraguchi Hikaru'."

"Since they're not from Japan, the only people on the Mysterious Island are family..."

Lu Shiyan stroked the stubble on his chin.

"Then there are only two choices left."

"Or it's that 'stocking-clad thug'."

"Either... that mysterious former number one who just dropped off the list [no need to say more]."

I prefer the latter.

Lu Shiyan exhaled a smoke ring, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

"That aura of tearing A-level monsters apart like paper, the name 'Stocking Bandit' doesn't sound like someone with that kind of ability."

"But unfortunately..."

Lu Shiyan glanced at the black RV that was starting up and sighed.

"This awful middle school... the scary thing is never the 'starving ghost' guarding the gate."

"If they go in now, they're likely to suffer a great loss."

Beside her, Ekaterina remained silent.

Her beautiful eyes seemed glued to Jiangnan.

Even after the other person got into the car, her eyes remained fixed on it.

"Ekaterina?"

Lu Shiyan noticed his companion's unusual behavior: "What's wrong? Have you taken a fancy to that arrogant guy?"

Ekaterina did not answer.

Her golden, vertical pupils tried to see through the car's internal structure.

however.

The moment her gaze fell upon the hood of the black RV.

hum!

A hideous scarecrow face suddenly appeared on the car body, grinning wickedly at her!

"Hmm!"

Ekaterina's face turned deathly pale instantly. She instinctively took a few steps back, clutching her chest, and almost collapsed to the ground.

She quickly closed her vertical pupils, gasped for breath, and cold sweat beaded on her forehead.

"What's wrong?"

Lu Shiyan quickly helped her up, looking anxious.

"That...that car has a problem..."

Ekaterina's voice trembled as she pointed to the RV that had already driven deep into the campus.

"It gave me an extremely terrifying feeling... that was the oppressive aura of an S-rank superior!"

"The car's exterior... was most likely made from the skin or corpse of an S-class monster!!"

"What?!"

The cigarette butt in Lu Shiyan's hand fell to the ground.

Using the skin of an S-class monster to make a car cover?

What kind of family background is this?!

"It seems these people... are not simple."

Lu Shiyan frowned, his eyes becoming more serious than ever before.

They currently do not have tablets for the shelter system.

They had no idea that Jiangnan had made it onto the BOSS kill leaderboard instead of the newbie leaderboard.

"Could it be someone who isn't a newcomer? Or one of the veterans, or one of the 'chosen ones' from above?"

"That's not right... According to the intelligence, only newcomers should be arriving on Strange Island right now."

"never mind."

Lu Shiyan took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart.

"It doesn't matter who they are, as long as they're not here to kill us."

"Let's wait for tomorrow's rankings to be finalized; everything will be clear then."

He glanced at the clock on the wall, which pointed to four in the morning, and his expression became solemn.

"Our most important task now is to prepare for the crisis at 4:44 a.m."

"Um."

Ekaterina sat on the ground and rested for a while.

"Thank you for your hard work, Lu."

"Remember to have the students from Japan treat your wounds properly. The smell of blood is too strong, and that 'principal' will be unhappy."

"It would be very troublesome to attend class with an injury."

"clear."

Lu Shiyan nodded.

He picked up the half-smoked cigarette from the ground, not caring that it was dirty, blew off the ash, and lit it again.

Then, he turned around and walked towards Hoshino in the corner.

Hoshino was hugging her knees when she saw this scary old man walking over, and she immediately shrank back like a quail in fright.

"Mr. Lu...?"

Lu Shiyan looked down at her and exhaled a smoke ring.

Then he said it expressionlessly.

"Hey, little girl."

"Take off your clothes."

Hoshino: "Ehhhhhh?!!"