Information Gap

The rain began to fall again.

As the [Abyssal Court Heavy Domain] was lifted, the sky full of rain once again filled the ten-meter vacuum.

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

The Hungry Ghost, which had once annihilated the Cherry Blossom Country team and struck fear into the hearts of Transcendants, was now like a flattened sticker, stuck to the muddy ground.

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

Without any wasted words, he directly reached out and pinched the edge of the paper cutout.

Riiip!

A crisp sound like tearing silk.

The Hungry Ghost was torn from the ground by Jiangnan as if it were scrap paper, casually crumpled into a ball.

"..."

In Guo Shuai's mind, Albert, who had been so arrogant just moments ago, fell completely silent.

"Hey, Old Man."

Guo Shuai was mentally gloating, his tone filled with undisguised pride.

"Speak up? Who said my Boss was a weakling just now? Who said we were going to die?"

"A bet is a bet, hand over your signature skill!"

"Hmph..."

After a long while, Albert finally let out a humming sound of surrender.

"This God... admits defeat."

"I didn't expect that this man, who doesn't even have any supernatural ability fluctuations, actually wields such a terrifying power..."

"I misjudged him."

"Listen carefully, Kid. This ability is a forbidden technique I invented back in the day to resist... oh no, to study bizarre creatures. It's called..."

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

A few seconds later.

Guo Shuai's voice was filled with excitement.

"Really?!"

"This thing... is too monstrous?! But I like it!!"

Although he didn't know what it was specifically, seeing Guo Shuai's excited expression, practically drooling.

It was clear this hidden ability was extremely valuable.

At this moment.

Jiangnan ignored his frenzied subordinate. He patted the other person, the meaning obvious.

Call them over.

"Yes! Boss!"

Guo Shuai ran back to call them.

Rumble!

Not long after, the RV crushed gravel and skeletons on the slope as it stopped at the school gate.

Jiangnan got into the car and looked at Liu Yuqing.

She also saw the ball of black paper in Jiangnan's hand. Habitually, she pushed up her glasses and activated [Appraisal].

The next second, her sleepiness vanished.

[Item]: Void Stomach

[Level]: A-Class

[Type]: Material

[Information]: The core organ of an A-Class Ghoul "Hungry Ghost," possessing unparalleled elasticity and toughness.

It contains a built-in micro-folding space, making it extremely suitable for crafting spatial storage equipment.

[Remark]: This item, which had the potential to evolve into an S-Class Ghoul, never understood until its death why the rainwater was so heavy.

"Good stuff!"

Liu Yuqing wrote the appraisal information on paper and handed it to Jiangnan, her eyes full of admiration.

"Boss, this is top-tier material for crafting spatial equipment! Brother Wang Meng can definitely make something good out of it!"

Jiangnan glanced at the information and nodded slightly.

An A-Class Ghoul, A-Class material.

This means Jiangnan has likely secured the top spot on the Novice Rankings for the third and fourth days.

Therefore, he no longer needs to deal with these ghastly things.

Jiangnan put away the materials and looked up at the eerie school building not far away outside the car.

Behind the second-floor window, a humanoid figure was vaguely moving.

But he had no interest in dealing with those people.

Whether they were survivors or transcendent individuals from other factions, as long as they didn't block his path, they were all the same to him.

Jiangnan turned and closed the door, issuing an order on the main control panel.

[Go to the red dot's location.]

Since the obstacles were cleared, there was no need to waste more time.

The red dot for that Terminal Signal Tower was displayed somewhere inside the school. Getting the map open sooner was the main business.

Class 3-2.

Lu Shiyan and Yekaterina did not go downstairs.

The two stood in the shadow of the curtains, using their Night Vision Goggles and Supernatural Abilities to silently watch everything happening downstairs.

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

Lu Shiyan lowered the Night Vision Goggles, his brows tightly furrowed.

"Judging solely by his build and skin tone, he's a typical Asian."

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

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

"This indicates that this person absolutely cannot be the Cherry Blossom Country's commander, Muraguchi Nissuu."

"Since he's not from the Cherry Blossom Country, there are only people from home on Weird Island..."

Lu Shiyan stroked the stubble on his chin.

"Then there are only two choices."

"Either it's that Stocking Bandit."

"Or... it's that mysterious former number one, No Need to Say More, who just dropped out of the rankings."

"I lean more towards the latter."

Lu Shiyan exhaled a smoke ring, his eyes complex.

"That aura, capable of tearing A-Class 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 ghost middle school... the terrifying thing has never been the 'Hungry Ghost' guarding the gate."

"They're going in now, I'm afraid they're going to suffer a big loss."

Beside him, Yekaterina had been silent.

Her beautiful eyes seemed glued to Lu Shiyan. Even after he got into the car, her gaze was still fixed on that vehicle.

"Yekaterina?"

Lu Shiyan noticed his companion's strangeness. "What's wrong? Did you fall for that arrogant guy?"

Yekaterina didn't answer.

Her golden vertical pupils tried to see through the internal structure of the car.

However.

The moment her gaze touched the front of the Black RV.

Buzzz!

A hideous Scarecrow ghost face suddenly appeared on the car body, revealing a sinister smile at her gaze!!

"Ngh!"

Yekaterina's face instantly turned pale. She instinctively took a few steps back, clutching her chest, almost falling to the ground.

She quickly closed her vertical pupils, gasping for breath, cold sweat beading on her forehead.

"What's wrong?"

Lu Shiyan quickly supported her, his expression tense.

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

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

"It gives me an extremely terrifying feeling... That's the pressure of an S-Class Superior!"

"The shell of that car... it's very 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 for a car cover?

What kind of family background is this?!

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

Lu Shiyan's brows furrowed, his gaze becoming unprecedentedly solemn.

They currently didn't have the Shelter System tablet.

They had no idea that Jiangnan hadn't made it onto the Novice Ranking, but had instead appeared on the BOSS kill list.

"Could they not be newcomers? Are they those veterans or the 'Chosen of God' from above?"

"That's not right... According to the intel, Weird Island should only have newcomers arriving right now."

"Forget it."

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

"No matter who they are, as long as they aren't here to kill us, that's fine."

"Let's just wait for tomorrow's rankings to be settled. Everything will become clear then."

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

"Our most important task right now is to prepare for the '4:44 AM' crisis."

"Mhm."

Yekaterina sat on the ground, recovering for a while.

"You've worked hard, Lu."

"Remember to have those students from the Cherry Blossom Country in the classroom take care of their wounds. The smell of blood is too strong, and that 'principal' won't be happy."

"It will be troublesome if they attend class with injuries."

"Understood."

Lu Shiyan nodded.

He picked up the unsmoked Huazi from the ground again. Not minding that it was dirty, he blew off the ash and lit it once more.

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

Hoshino was hugging her knees. Seeing the terrifying uncle approach, she immediately shrank her neck like a quail, terrified.

"Mr... Mr. Lu?"

Lu Shiyan looked down at her from above and Exhaled a Smoke Ring.

Then, he said Expressionless.

"Hey, Little Girl."

"Take off your clothes."

Hoshino: "Eh?! Eh?! Eh?!"