Terrible news! My deskmate's first chapter is gone!

"What on earth happened...?"

"How could it be so sudden..."

Seeing that even Lin Fan couldn't stop the ink from turning into ink, Assam's heart sank completely.

And so, time passed little by little, and Assam's body gradually began to shrink.

Half of his face was gone, but fortunately he felt no pain, so he didn't scream.

However, watching one's body disappear little by little, the mental torment and fear are no less than the physical pain.

"hateful!"

"Am I, Lin Fan, really just this kind of man?!"

Lin Fan let out a roar of resentment, the fat on his face trembling slightly with the roar.

At this moment, the aura of composure emanating from him was golden!

The surface of the Radiant Light is faintly covered with countless silver stars.

They are currently scaling up and down at an unusually high rate.

"Lin Fan, do you really intend to attempt to become the 'protagonist' right now?" Wang Qingqing was shocked by Lin Fan's action. "You've only reached 100% progress today. There's no way you can gain the recognition of the 'protagonist' right now!"

"How will you know if you don't try?"

"If I fail, it just means that I, Lin Fan, am nothing more than this kind of man!"

Lin Fan's childish remarks left Wang Qingqing speechless.

The current situation is like this company only hiring undergraduates, and you, a junior college graduate, insist on submitting your resume to this company!

The team currently consists of four members: Lin Fan, Wang Qingqing, Assam, and Tyson Bolt.

Lin Fan is undoubtedly the strongest, having reached 100% of Tier III. He has reached perfection on the path of the extraordinary, and no more misfortune will attack him in the future.

The second strongest is Tyson Bolt, whose "security guard" identity seems to have some kind of hidden connection with his "emperor" identity, like an Easter egg.

When they act together, if Lin Fan's progress increases, Tyson Bolt's progress will also increase to some extent.

In this situation, Tyson Bolt's progress has reached Tier III 20%. To catch up with Chen Xi's progress, she is using the Averted Misfortune Bead that Lin Fan obtained in the safe zone to temporarily sever the connection with the Misfortune Zone and not increase her progress for the time being.

The third strongest is Wang Qingqing. Lin Fan also had his share of good fortune, as he found a magical stream during his journey.

Simply lying on it and letting the stream wash over you will increase your progress, but this only applies to Tier I Transcendents.

It is suitable for some identities that are very difficult to upgrade to Tier I, but its location is in the Black Tower, so it can only be used by ordinary people who have been swallowed up and awakened.

For example, someone like Wang Qingqing, a "gambler," can't keep using chips to level up, and there's no casino here to help her level up.

This stream exists specifically for these people.

Her status changed from Tier I "Gambler" to Tier II "Gambling King", but her extraordinary characteristic remained [Chips].

The "gambler" identity, perhaps due to the overly powerful mechanism of its extraordinary characteristics, resulted in very insignificant improvements, only increasing the win rate by 1% and strengthening the physique.

Previously, when Wang Qingqing activated the "chips," she only had a 49% chance of winning. Now, it's 50%, meaning she's truly evenly matched with everyone!

The remaining fourth strongest team is Assam.

He didn't know why, but he just couldn't advance to Tier II.

Wang Qingqing reached Level II in less than an hour of rinsing in the stream, while Assam remained at Level I even after a whole day of rinsing.

Left with no other option, everyone had to evacuate.

With what has just happened, Lin Fan has come to realize that Assam is different from everyone else.

Forcibly becoming the "protagonist" was a last resort for Lin Fan. [He who can transform freely] allows Lin Fan to unleash the ultimate power in any field.

Even the ultimate power of the "Redemption" realm cannot stop Assam from disappearing.

"Aaaaaaah!"

Lin Fan roared as he concentrated his power. He wanted to forcefully gain recognition as the "protagonist." In Lin Fan's view, the protagonist could do anything!

Snapped!

Suddenly, a hand grabbed Lin Fan's arm.

Lin Fan instinctively glanced at it out of the corner of his eye and saw a thin arm that was only a third of its original size.

It is Assam that is gradually disappearing!

Lin Fan pushed him away without thinking:

"Don't try to persuade me, and don't bring up cost-effectiveness; I... just want to save you!"

Lin Fan spoke loudly, which moved Assam somewhat, but he still shook his head:

"Give up, Lin Fan. This is for your own good. You can't save me. Forcing it will only hurt you. It was all destined."

"As the ink-like process deepened, a memory appeared in my mind—or rather, a sealed memory was unlocked."

"And that's why I understood the meaning of my existence."

"I am not from your world."

"Isn't that obvious? Aren't you from Giant Capital City in a parallel world?"

Lin Fan replied matter-of-factly, his power growing stronger and stronger, showing no sign of stopping.

Assam smiled, the fear on his face gone, replaced by a look of relief.

The world I'm describing is not the same as the world you understand.

Assam didn't offer much explanation, instead displaying a serious expression:

"As you suspected, there are only 405 identity serial numbers, and my 'Treasure Hunting Expert' is serial number 405!"

"I don't know what the 'Cleaner' with serial number 405 is, nor do I know who has this identity or its power, but I am now very clear about the meaning of my existence."

"Without my existence, the 'Cleaner' would gradually and truly replace serial number 405!"

"And the purpose of my existence is to hold this position and prevent this from becoming a reality!"

"To everyone else, the 'cleaner' is an enemy!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan slowly paused the increase in his power:

"Judging from your situation, it seems that 'cleaners' have completely replaced 'treasure hunters' now?"

Assam shook his head:

"No, quite the opposite! This is a signal that the 'treasure hunters' are starting to reclaim position 405!"

"Someone has upgraded their 'Treasure Hunting Expert' to Stage III, so my mission is over!"

"what?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Isn't an identity supposed to be unique?"

"Where did this second 'treasure hunting expert' come from?"

Lin Fan looked puzzled.

Assam smiled again, this time not at Lin Fan but at everyone, waving as if saying goodbye after school:

"It is indeed unique, but I am fake. I am a 'treasure hunter' who doesn't belong to this world, which is why I couldn't level up before."

"I am a defense mechanism that was stripped away by some important person."

"That's about it. Well then... goodbye, Lin Fan, Qingqing, Tyson."

"This is the meaning of my existence; I feel this journey has been worthwhile!"

Assam used the last moments before his mouth disappeared to deliver his farewell speech.