Yellow Robe

Originally, Jiang Mian's abnormal characteristics weren't obvious. If she concealed them carefully, she'd be no different from an ordinary person.

But now...

If she had awakened an ability like Wang Chen's, one that specifically enhanced the Five Senses, he would definitely be able to easily discover her unusual nature.

Did she have to fake a Heart Disease condition?

Earlier at school, the School Doctor and Teacher Lin had already jumped to the conclusion that she had heart problems. She definitely had to maintain this disguise.

After all, the pain she felt just now had been too intense. She couldn't possibly pass it off as heart palpitations caused by "lack of rest."

"This will have to do for now... At least the Old Class Teacher believes it, and I don't need to go to school."

Jiang Mian sighed and lay down.

One lie required more lies to cover it up. She just hoped to graduate quickly and, at the same time, move somewhere else to live...

She now had time to familiarize herself with the city's environment, prepare for "Hunting," and figure out how to earn money to support herself...

There should be some hidden, weak Calamities in the city. After all, the Mist was pervasive, and the city walls always had loopholes.

Thinking of this, a certain profession seemed quite suitable?

The next day.

"Hello? Food Delivery!"

In a High-end Residential Area in South City, Jiang Mian adjusted her mask and knocked on the door of a fifteenth-floor apartment.

In the month she had transmigrated, she had already worked intermittently for a period to understand the situation in West City.

Now, she was just changing locations to Return to Old Profession.

Calamities craved the flesh and blood of the Awakened, but they wouldn't refuse ordinary people either. Perhaps for them, it was like a pre-meal tasting?

West City, on the other hand, was filled with factories. Although densely populated, it was also a mixed bag.

Ordinary people, thugs, Awakened... all sorts of people were there. It was mainly the Awakened in the gangs, whom even the Security Officers didn't want to provoke easily.

For certain Low Sequence Calamities, this place was difficult to act in and hard to conceal themselves, making it an unsuitable hiding spot.

Every time Jiang Mian went out, she could feel many ill-intentioned gazes.

Although her current physical fitness was incomparable to before, if she encountered a low-level Awakened, or a whole van full of Bread, she would definitely have to use [Ignite] to escape.

This would increase her risk of exposure.

So she chose the relatively affluent South City area. Perhaps there would be more opportunities here?

"Tsk."

Jiang Mian suppressed the annoyance in her heart. The frequency here was indeed higher than in West City.

Although she had already earned some money and could afford an extra meal, she hadn't encountered any sign of a calamity, and the burden on her core was growing heavier.

Should she consider finding another direction?

Before, she had heard from other riders that the "Special Materials Processing Bureau" in the city seemed to be recruiting.

At first, many people wanted to try, after all, it was the easiest way to get into a formal establishment with good benefits, as long as you were brave.

As a result, many people found out after going there that they were recruiting outsourced, temporary workers.

Not to mention the significant pay cut, there were no subsidies, and they had to do more work than the formal employees, purely to be treated like beasts of burden.

But Jiang Mian didn't care much, after all... the "special materials" they processed were corpses.

Simply put, the "Special Affairs Bureau" performed a function similar to a crematorium in her previous life, mainly responsible for the centralized incineration and processing of all kinds of corpses:

Including city residents, those who died in battle outside the city, and all killed Mist Creatures and calamity remains.

It was just that Jiang Mian didn't know if she could get in with her current conditions. What if they rejected her just by looking at her appearance?

She was considering this matter when the "Kacha" of the door opening brought her attention back.

The door opened a crack, and a woman in a bathrobe with slightly messy hair poked her head out.

Her face was still flushed, seemingly disturbed, and she asked impatiently:

"What is it?"

Jiang Mian lifted the bag in her hand and held it forward:

"Food Delivery, your Milk Tea."

The woman glanced at the bag and the note on the order, and her brows immediately furrowed:

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"Milk Tea? I didn't order it! You've got the wrong delivery!"

Before she could finish speaking, she pulled her head back and prepared to close the door.

"Who is it?"

Jiang Mian heard a deep male voice from inside the house.

"Food delivery, it's the wrong order."

It was the woman's voice, and she sounded a little nervous.

"Oh~"

Jiang Mian understood immediately. So Fei Yangyang had ordered it. It looked like she could have another meal. In this world, Milk Tea was quite expensive, a rare commodity.

However, the moment she opened the door, she seemed to have smelled an unusual scent, like... Stinky Tofu?

The corners of her mouth curled up, and strands of invisible scorching power flowed into the room through the crack in the door.

"Heh heh, finally... found you..."

Inside the room.

The man impatiently pulled the woman into his embrace.

He glanced towards the door, and suddenly a strangely sweet scent seemed to appear.

'Same Kind...'

Never mind what this sweet little Same Kind wanted to do, Although he really wanted to eat her, the lifespan of his current "skin" had reached its limit. He should change it first, and by the way... take a small taste.

"Aiya, look how impatient you are~"

The woman playfully hit his chest and unbuttoned her top.

The man's breathing suddenly became rapid, and his movements became a little forceful, causing the woman to make strange sounds, her eyes growing more hazy.

What she didn't notice was a subtle, almost imperceptible change in the man's eyes, not desire, but... appetite.

Just as the two became more intimate and prepared to deepen their connection, the man suddenly grunted and released the woman, his hands uncontrollably scratching the skin on his chest.

"A Wei? What's wrong?! Fire... you're on fire?!"

The woman started to look confused, but when she saw orange-gold flames suddenly erupt from the man's chest, she was instantly terrified.

She frantically tried to find something to pat out the flames, only to discover that these strange flames couldn't be extinguished.

In just ten seconds, the man went from a complete person to nothing but a charred husk of skin.

Only then did the woman react, her hands trembling as she picked up the phone.

"Hello... Public Security Bureau?"

Outside the door, the dark gold in Jiang Mian's eyes gradually faded as she felt the feedback from her skill.

She waited for the elevator, taking a sip of her milk tea, and inwardly assessed:

"Three-tenths full."

Her [Ignite] could affect any target within a ten-meter radius.

Although Calamities were usually hidden and couldn't sense each other's presence, once they activated their abilities, they could discern the other's Calamity identity, which was why she could sense it so easily.

At First Order, most Awakened were still short-ranged. Her range was already quite large, and since it was instantaneous, she was practically invincible among peers of the same order.

It seemed pretty good, huh?

She retracted her previous assessment. Her ability to absorb from a distance was just like gaining experience points in a game. As long as she killed, she would receive feedback, which was undeniably convenient.

The one inside the room was likely Calamity Sequence 97, the [Skin Painter].

Although they weren't skilled in direct combat, their abilities were extremely bizarre.

They could read and copy a target's memories through intimate contact, eventually replacing them and donning the victim's "skin."

When she saw that woman earlier, she had already made a guess.

It wasn't until the Calamity began to activate its own ability that she confirmed it and activated [Ignite].

With a "ding," the elevator arrived on the first floor.

Finally, business was starting. Jiang Mian's mood improved significantly, and she walked out of the elevator with a slightly lighter step.

The woman inside had probably already called the police. She wasn't worried about being suspected, only because...