Da Ze City Junior High School, teachers' office.
A middle-aged man in shabby clothes hunched his back, standing before a young man dressed as a teacher.
His face full of unease and nervousness, he said: "Teacher Li, Xiao Su already knew his mistake. He's still a child, it was just a moment of impulse…"
He turned his head and said: "Xiao Su, hurry and admit your mistake to the teacher!"
Beside him, the inexperienced boy, his face covered in bruises and wounds, his arm wrapped in bandages, bit his lip tightly and whispered: "It was clearly them who started it first… and I was the one cursed at, the one beaten.
Why should I admit I was wrong…"
"Xiao Su!" the middle-aged man shouted sternly.
The boy trembled, clenched his fists, and finally lowered his head: "...Teacher, I'm sorry, I knew I was wrong. I shouldn't have fought in school, violating the school rules…"
"Teacher, look, he admitted his mistake…" the middle-aged man said anxiously.
"…Sigh." Teacher Li, who had remained silent, put down his phone and let out a sigh.
He had not paid attention to what the two had just said.
Because.
It stank too much.
Sweat, body odor, the smell of dust…
As a Transcendent with outstanding physique, his senses were extremely sharp.
He could clearly smell the foul stench exuding from the middle-aged man.
This was the unique stench of "ordinary humans," because their bodies were too weak, filled with too many impurities, tainted with too much filth, so they constantly gave off this odor.
Unlike Transcendents.
Because their bodies adapted and self-cleansed more strongly, and with senses that were extremely sensitive, they could not tolerate filth, and instinctively maintained cleanliness…
They were the perfect new humans.
So why had these pitiful old humans not been eliminated yet?
And this student…
Awakening such a laughable talent like an eraser—wasn't it natural for him to be mocked and bullied?
And he still dared to resist.
Sure enough, trash ought to roll out of the school, and obediently stay in the garbage dump.
Teacher Li said: "The school has already made its decision.
You are expelled."
"…Teacher?!" The middle-aged man widened his eyes in disbelief, his body shook, and he fell to his knees with a thud.
The child had already awakened the worst possible talent.
If he was expelled from school, it would be equivalent to being branded with a stain.
He would never be able to find a proper job again, only to sink to the bottom of society with ordinary people…
Clearly, the child had already become a Transcendent…
"Teacher, I beg you, he truly knew his mistake. Please, don't expel him!" The middle-aged man wept bitterly, knocking his head on the ground with force.
The boy beside him was also frightened by this scene, and tears streamed down his face.
However, Teacher Li released his spiritual power, directly restrained the two, and threw them out of the school.
Turning back, he saw the bloodstains on the office floor and frowned.
"Disgusting."
…
After school, Teacher Li pushed open his door and returned home, just about to put down his things.
But in the living room, he saw a figure wearing a black wolf mask sitting there.
Even though the figure had already entered his vision, he could not sense its presence.
Thinking he was under attack, his heart jumped, and he instinctively wanted to strike.
In an instant, a sharp blade was placed against his neck.
The black wolf figure said: "You are quite good. Are you interested in joining the Wolf Pack, and becoming a true 'Wolf'?"
"Wolf?" Teacher Li was confused.
Not long after, he understood the meaning of the Wolf Pack.
There was no need for brainwashing.
He already agreed with the Wolf Pack's ideology.
After a bit of introductory training, he became a "Wolf Cub."
Wolf Cubs were the lowest rank within the Wolf Pack organization.
Aside from basic missions, they knew nothing about the inner workings.
However, after Teacher Li became Evil Wolf, he quickly exercised initiative, selecting quite a few promising students in Da Ze City's schools for the Wolf Pack.
Through various means, he guided them into the Wolf Pack.
This loyalty and merit allowed him to be promoted quickly.
He became a qualified "Evil Wolf."
At that time, he received an "Insignia."
This insignia ensured secrecy during missions, and also served as a token allowing him to enter the Wolf Pack's organizational base.
There, he received further training, and his loyalty to the Wolf Pack deepened greatly.
Unfortunately, he still had not seen the White Wolf King, only several "Head Wolves."
Head Wolves were second only to the White Wolf King within the organization.
They were at least A-rank Transcendents, possessing great strength, and qualified to wear wolf-head masks.
Teacher Li had seen nearly ten Head Wolves within the organization, which made him extremely excited.
One had to know, the Council ruled the world at present.
Yet the Wolf Pack was growing in the shadows, already possessing such terrifying power!
One day, the Wolf Pack would surely overthrow the Council, bringing a new order to the world!
And as one of the chosen, he might also have the chance to become a lofty Head Wolf!
Just imagining this possibility made Teacher Li very excited.
That day, he used the Stealth Insignia.
Taking advantage of the night, he captured a student he had long targeted, brought him home, and threw him on the bed.
Grinning viciously, he stripped, preparing to ravage him thoroughly before sending the student for modification by the Wolf Pack…
At that moment, a presence appeared out of thin air in his house, and his insignia vanished.
When he panicked and rushed out of the bedroom, he saw a black-haired boy holding a snow-white long blade, slashing toward the empty corridor.
What was this?
Slashing at air?
So thought Teacher Li—when his head was separated from his neck.
…
"…Disgusting."
Jiang He took off his mask and could not help but gag.
He had just tested the effect of the "Extreme · Time-Cutting Blade," successfully severing Teacher Li's "past remnant image," projecting the "past wound" into the "present," and killing him—
This had been a complete C-rank Transcendent, yet was slain as easily as chopping vegetables!
Such was the power of an S-rank Artifact!
After that, Jiang He tested the effect of the "Extreme · Ever-Changing Mask."
He successfully absorbed all of Teacher Li's power with the mask, completely digesting his memories along with it.
Only…
These memories were somewhat nauseating.
Jiang He merely skimmed through them, yet already felt mentally polluted, nauseous.
"It seems the Ever-Changing Mask's ability isn't as invincible as I imagined."
"Not even speaking of the disgusting aspect… if I absorb too many memories, it could easily cause mental pollution, affecting my own thoughts and memories…"
At this moment, the drawback of a Transcendent's outstanding memory showed itself.
Jiang He shook his head hard, trying to suppress the Evil Wolf's disgusting memories, but could not erase them.
Those images appeared in his mind just like spiritual pollution.
What should he do?
As Jiang He suffered a headache, Old Jiang's voice seemed to echo in his mind—
"Erase it, simple as that."
Right!
Jiang He's eyes lit up.
Without hesitation, he used his specialty, "Trait Erasure."
He directly erased the Student profession, retaining the specialties and skills of the Student profession.
The sacrificial cost was the majority of the memories he had absorbed from Teacher Li!
In an instant, the vast majority of nauseating memories vanished along with the Student profession.
Jiang He let out a sigh of relief, his eyes brightening.
"Huh, this seems like a pretty good combination—"
"Memory absorption + memory deletion.
Not to mention higher costs like 'thoughts' or 'emotions.' If it's just 'memories,' this lower-level cost can be used freely!"
"Free respecs!"
As Jiang He rejoiced, the Craftsman God asked from the side.
"How is it, did you find the base's location?"
"Mm."
Jiang He nodded.
These were the key memories, which he had not erased as a cost.
The memories he erased were only…
Jiang He's gaze swept over, seeing the boy on the bed, stripped bare.
Even though he had erased the nauseating memories, he still felt some physical discomfort, and guessed the memory's content.
He shivered, then with a thought, wrapped the boy in a bedsheet.
He said: "Let's send him back first.
Then we'll head to the Wolf Pack base."
"…Alright." The Craftsman God, although he had not used the Ever-Changing Mask, also guessed the memory's content.
Goosebumps rose all over his body, and his face darkened.
He used his spiritual power to lift the boy, send him back home, then followed Jiang He to leave Da Ze City together.
"Not just the White Wolf King… this dark organization, the Wolf Pack, must be completely eradicated!"