Samsara Space: They're all begging me to heal them one more time.

The sandstorm gradually subsided, but the nauseating stench of blood in the air grew even stronger.

The "wall of flesh and blood" summoned by Zhang Yuan was slowly writhing.

It had just devoured the team of military-tech soldiers who dared to charge forward, as well as two Reincarnators from the Blue Team.

There was no fierce fighting.

Compared to a rule-level ability like [Lust and Flesh Catastrophe], ordinary kinetic weapons and exoskeleton armor are like toys.

Even though the Blue Team Reincarnator used all his life-saving tools, he was still dragged into the flesh by countless tentacles that stretched out from the ground, becoming nourishment for Zhang Yuanxin's new pet.

"Good boy/girl."

Zhang Yuan gently patted the fleshy wall that was still burping, and then it quickly withered, disintegrated, and turned into a pile of black ashes.

One-time use summons. Although disgusting, they're environmentally friendly because you don't have to clean up the battlefield.

Zhang Yuan straightened his cloak, stepped over the ashes, and walked towards the still-smoking Kangtao Floating Vehicle.

V and Panan stood aside, watching this scene, both of them looking somewhat pale.

"That's also...technology?" Panan swallowed hard, his hands gripping the sniper rifle were sweaty.

"No, that was a miracle. Or... black magic."

V took a deep breath, pressing his temples which were still throbbing. "Johnny, you just said that was the power of 'lust'?"

"Shut up, V."

Johnny Silverhand's voice was unusually serious. "Don't ask, don't look, don't think. That guy in the fox mask is a monster. If you don't want to become that kind of rotten flesh, you'd better listen to him."

……

Inside the AV cabin.

Anders Herman, the chief engineer of the Relic project, was huddled in the corner of his chair, clutching a smart submachine gun tightly in his hand, his whole body trembling.

He saw everything that was happening outside.

Those Compton agents killing each other, those military technology soldiers being swallowed alive...

"No...don't come any closer!!"

Herman screamed and pulled the trigger as the man wearing the golden fox mask entered the cabin.

Ding ding ding ding...

Dozens of bullets were fired, but they struck the sacred, translucent light shield in vain before falling to the ground.

"Dr. Herman, as a top bioengineer, this greeting is far too rude."

Zhang Yuan sat elegantly in the seat opposite him, crossing his legs:

"I'm here to save you. After all, people in military technology aren't as gentle as I am."

"Who are you?! Are you one of Arakawa Hanako's people? Or Yoriyuki?!"

Herman roared hysterically, "No matter who you are, I will never hand over Relic's data! That's my bargaining chip!"

"Champions?"

Zhang Yuan chuckled softly. He leaned forward slightly, the golden eyes on his mask flashing with an eerie light:

"Doctor, you've got one thing wrong. You're not the house; you're not even a gambler."

"You're just... a custodian."

Zhang Yuan slowly raised his right hand, his palm aimed at Herman's chest.

[God's grace, divine authority's oppression].

boom!

As the divine authority burned, a terrifying pressure belonging to the absolute superior descended upon the cramped cabin.

Hermann's psychological defenses crumbled instantly. As a materialist scientist who championed science and rationality, he simply couldn't comprehend the principle behind this palpable pressure.

Hermann slumped in his seat, trembling. "What kind of power is this? A force... a force field? No..."

"Hand over the stuff. Otherwise, I don't think my little pet would mind... an extra meal." Zhang Yuan's voice was as cold as ice.

Recalling the Cthulhu-like carnage outside the cabin, Herman shuddered and quickly pulled a chip emitting an eerie green light from his pocket.

【Original Sin Chip - Greed】

"This is the thing that made my men kill each other..." Herman stammered. "I discovered in the lab that it could amplify the desires of living beings infinitely. I originally intended to use it to control the buyers..."

Zhang Yuan smiled slightly and took the chip from Herman's hand.

[Original Sin Chip Detected: Greed.]

[Limited to the current world, you have gained the passive skill [Golden Rule]: When you kill an enemy or make a deal, you can additionally plunder a portion of the enemy's "residual value".]

(This manifests as an increase in the drop rate of rare items, materials, and equipment.)

[Limited to the current world, you have gained the power: Forced Expropriation.]

Description: Greed is a bottomless black hole. After using the power, a high-energy target can be locked in, forcibly establishing a "debt connection".

Effect: Treats the energy within the target's body (whether it is electricity, magic, or energy generated by other original sin chips) as "illegally obtained" and forcibly extracts it.

"This is a skill that's perfect for capitalists."

Zhang Yuan put away the chip with satisfaction, then looked at Herman again:

"Now, send me the original design blueprints for Relic 2.0, the chip in V's brain."

"Yes...yes..." Terrified, Herman dared not disobey in the slightest and immediately transmitted all the data stolen from Kangtao to Zhang Yuan's terminal through his personal link.

……

A few minutes later, outside the cabin.

"This is yours, V."

Zhang Yuan stepped out of the cabin and tossed a data chip to V.

V hurriedly caught it: "What is this?"

"The blueprint for the 'cage' of that evil spirit in your mind, and... the key to open that cage."

Zhang Yuan walked up to V, his tone becoming like that of a professional doctor:

"I just analyzed Herman's data. Your situation is not unsolvable."

"The reason Relic is devouring you is because it's looking for a vessel. Johnny Silverhand's consciousness data is too massive; your brain is just a temporary hard drive."

"We can perform an operation."

Zhang Yuan pointed to V's head and began to make grand promises:

"Using the [Greed] chip in my possession as a gravitational source, combined with the flesh-reshaping ability of the [Lust] chip, we can reshape a body for you in this world. A body specifically designed to house Johnny Silverhand."

"What we need to do is not remove the tumor, but... separate the family."

"Separate families?" V was stunned.

Johnny in her mind also fell silent.

If you have your own body, who would want to live inside a man's brain?

"But this requires massive resources, top-notch technology, and... an absolutely quiet surgical environment."

Zhang Yuan patted V on the shoulder, revealing the true intentions:

"Only the 'Heavenly Kingdom Armed Forces' can provide these."

"V, you have no right to refuse me now. Military technology wants your life, Arasaka wants your brain. Only I want to give you freedom."

"For this surgery, you need to survive, you need to become stronger, and you need to help me clear the obstacles."

V gripped the chip tightly in his hand.

He glanced at Panan behind him, then thought of Johnny, who was unusually quiet in his mind.

Indeed, this is the only way.

The confusion in V's eyes disappeared, replaced by a flame called "enlightenment".

He took a deep breath, nodded solemnly, and extended his hand to Zhang Yuan:

"Boss."

"From today onwards, my life is yours. As long as I can get this street performer bastard out of my head... I'll kill whoever you want."

Upon seeing V's loyalty, Zhang Yuan finally revealed a genuine (triumphant) smile and warmly shook V's hand in response.

"Welcome to the company, Senior Executive Officer V."

"Now, take Panan and Herman back to camp. Ah-Qiang will meet you there."

"As for me..."

Zhang Yuan turned around and looked towards the depths of the bad soil.

The sky there was turning gloomy, like a huge black curtain.

"Some disobedient neighbors seem ready to overturn the table."