S-Class Judge: My ability is parasitism.

"Heaven hasn't forsaken me! I never thought I'd wake up."

He woke up after sleeping for more than a year. At that time, the injection of plant gene drugs failed to awaken him, and he was diagnosed as a vegetative state patient.

During the time she spent lying in the hospital bed, Xu Nuo felt as if she had truly become a vegetable, unable to move and without consciousness.

The nurses were terrified when he got out of bed; a person in a vegetative state had actually stood up.

"Hello, am I... really that scary?"

"You... why did you stand up?"

Shouldn't I stand up?

"You're in a vegetative state!"

"Huh? Didn't I participate in the awakening? It was clearly successful, so how did I become a vegetable?"

"You've been asleep for over a year, Dean, Dean, he's awake!" Only then did the nurse realize that she had to inform the Dean of such an important matter.

"What are you yelling about? You're so impulsive." Hearing the noise, an old man with a receding hairline and small glasses walked in.

Seeing Xu Nuo standing in front of him, his eyes widened in surprise.

"A medical miracle! The loser has actually awakened. Immediately notify the authorities and conduct an awakening level test."

After some manipulation, a fragment of dodder gene was detected in Xu Nuo's genes, granting him the parasitic ability of dodder, allowing him to absorb the flesh and blood of others to sustain himself, and classifying him as S-level.

After a while, a burly man wearing a black trench coat and appropriate sunglasses walked in.

"You're Xu Nuo?"

"It's me. And who are you?" Xu Nuo looked at the other person with a puzzled expression.

The burly man suddenly burst into laughter, leaving Xu Nuo completely bewildered:

"Hahaha! My name is Gao Shen, just call me Captain Gao. You're pretty good, kid. You woke up after sleeping for a year. S-rank. The position I gave you is Adjudicator, which happens to be in my team. Your main responsibility is to deal with troublesome Awakened. Your abilities are perfect for the job."

"Captain Gao, how are those beast-type awakened beings doing now?"

Gao Shen's brows furrowed instantly, seemingly troubled by these guys as well.

"These guys are already stronger than us plant awakeners, and they always hunt their own kind, so they're really hard to deal with."

Xu Nuo was also very distressed. These guys, in a sense, were also victims of the experiment. The flaw of the animal gene drug was that it would make people bloodthirsty.

They are simply following their nature and wanting to live. If they don't prey on their own kind, it's hard for them to stay rational. We are all of the same origin, why are we so eager to harm each other?

"Captain Gao, is there really no other way besides killing them?"

Gao Shen shook his head:

"Xiao Xu, would you let these cannibals live under the same roof as you?"

Xu Nuo lowered his head and remained silent for a long time:

"Won't!"

"That's right. From now on, you will become the main force in the hunt. Keep up the good work. I have high hopes for you. S-rank."

"By the way, Captain Gao, you still haven't told me where you work."

"Don't worry, I'm here to pick you up."

After the two got into the car, the vehicle continued to drive towards the suburbs. Over the past year, the surrounding environment had not changed much.

The vehicle eventually stopped in front of a business-style building that looked rather ostentatious, with a sign on the wall that read "Judgment Bureau".

"Alright, this is it. Let me take you to meet the other colleagues. All of us here are Awakened at Rank B or above, and we are fully capable of handling things on our own."

As soon as I entered the office, I saw four people chatting in various poses.

Upon seeing the newcomer, they stopped talking and looked at the newcomer, Xu Nuo.

The only girl in the group waved and greeted them:

"Hi~, my name is Ni Shihua. I haven't eaten yet. I ordered pizza for lunch. I'll go heat it up for you."

Xu Nuo didn't refuse; he was truly hungry after not eating for so long.

"My name is Xu Nuo, thank you!"

"Hehe—you're welcome!"

Team Leader Gao scratched his head awkwardly:

"Sorry, Xiao Xu, I was so focused on talking about work that I forgot you're still hungry."

"It's alright, Captain."

At this moment, a young man dressed in loose clothing, holding a walnut in his hand, spoke up:

"Wow, Captain, you rushed out to pick up this young man, right? We thought something had happened. Introduce him to us."

Gao Shen pointed at Xu Nuo and introduced him:

"This is Xu Nuo, our newest member."

Gao Shen suddenly stopped talking.

Another skinny boy popped up:

"Captain, you really live up to your name! You know perfectly well what we want to hear, yet you insist on keeping us in suspense. Can't you just say it all at once?"

Gao Shen smiled:

"More importantly, he is an S-class."

The room fell silent; this news was going to take everyone a while to process.

"Captain, did I hear that right? S-rank? You might not even get one in a province, right?" The person who questioned him was a middle-aged man who was slightly overweight.

Then, everyone turned their attention to Xu Nuo, seemingly waiting for him to confirm it personally.

"That's roughly what Captain Gao said."

Xu Nuo felt somewhat embarrassed, as if he were a monkey in a zoo, quite a peculiar sight.

At that moment, the pizza was heated up, and Ni Shihua had overheard the conversation.

She placed the plate on the table, sat down opposite Xu Nuo, and pushed the pizza towards him.

"Eat up! S-rank."

Xu Nuo gave an awkward laugh:

"You don't need to call me that, I'm just about to crawl into a hole and disappear."

After wolfing down his food, Xu Nuo lay back in the chair with satisfaction.

"Dude, is it really that serious? It's just a pizza, how long have you been starving?"

"It's only been a little over a year."

"What? A year!"

Xu Nuo wiped his mouth:

"Yeah, I failed to awaken before and slept for over a year. I only awakened after I woke up. Oh, by the way, you still haven't told me your names?"

"Pan Yuan, you can just call me Pan Zi." This person was a slouching man rubbing walnuts.

"Hou Hao, everyone calls me Monkey." This person was the thin man.

"Zhang Wei, just call me Lao Zhang." This was the middle-aged man.

"We all call him Viagra," Monkey said, and everyone burst into laughter.

"Hey you brat, how dare you talk to your elders like that?"

"Brother Wei, isn't this all to help you fit in?"

"I need your help, you little brat! You're driving me crazy! Little Xu, don't learn from that stinky monkey. You're never serious."

Xu Nuo gave a symbolic smile; they really were a bunch of clowns.

Sitting opposite him, Ni Shihua propped her chin up and stared straight at Xu Nuo, making him feel a little uncomfortable.

Is it because I'm too handsome? Perhaps most people would think that, but in reality, I don't have that many viewers.

Besides, this girl is dressed very conservatively, so she probably isn't someone interested in romance.

Xu Nuo shook his head, wondering what he was thinking.

Sure enough, Ni Shihua spoke up:

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Uh, no, I was just thinking about random things."

"Oh, is that so?"