The male supporting character was actually myself.

The small auction at the bar was crowded, but there weren't many high-quality items up for auction. However, for the scavengers, it was the best way to access better quality goods.

Their auction items are all sorts of things salvaged from the ruins. It's a brutal and primitive way of trading. Sometimes, to fight over an auction item, the scavengers shout and get red in the face, even risking a fight.

Seeing this, Chen Luoqi was terrified, shrinking his neck like a quail and not daring to breathe. Any savage here could punch him so hard he'd shit himself; he absolutely couldn't mess with him...

By the time the auction ended, it was getting late, and the setting sun cast a fiery red glow.

"Close all the protective doors early, there might be nuclear bombs flying around again soon." Jiang Chen deliberately stayed behind last, calculating that it was almost time before getting up and quietly instructing the bar owner.

The other party hurriedly agreed, "Okay! I'll lock the door after you three leave."

Lights to ward off monsters lit up throughout the dark pine forest. Jiang Chen gave Rongtuanzi a wink, got on his motorcycle, and sped away from the bar.

"What a fulfilling day!" Chen Luoqi, who had been silent for a long time, tried to ease the awkwardness, since he had indeed gone a bit too far today.

He was worried that this would cause the other person to develop a grudge and completely ruin the goodwill he had painstakingly built up over this period of time.

"Put-put-put..." Before Jiang Chen could reply, the motorcycle he was riding suddenly stalled!

He glanced around. Night had not yet fallen, but only a small portion of the setting sun was still struggling. The dark pine forest was already far behind him. The motorcycle had stalled and broken down in the wilderness, between the dark pine forest and his shelter...

Ha, that would be a good place to drop a nuclear bomb and silence them.

This distance will not have any impact on the shelter, and Chen Luoqi's motorcycle is perfectly normal. As long as he can drive at full speed to get out of the impact range, the armor and protagonist's aura will allow him to survive.

Of course, the script team's flexible arrangements must also be somewhat logical. A nuclear bomb wouldn't be dropped directly on his head with him at such a close distance that Chen Luoqi would have no chance of escaping.

After quickly calculating the approximate location in his mind, Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at the even more expansive wilderness on the right.

"What's wrong? Is the power source running out?" Cheng Xiamu watched the motorcycle slow down and finally stop, then turned off the communication device and asked in a low voice, "Are you alright?"

Chen Luoqi had already gone quite a distance. After thinking for a moment, he cautiously refrained from turning back and instead expressed his concern over the communicator, "Brother Chen, why did you suddenly stop?"

Actually, his heart was pounding wildly and he was terrified that Jiang Chen would turn on him and shoot him dead!

Chen Luoqi's right hand trembled as he touched his phone and the teleportation device, deciding to retreat as soon as things looked bad!

"They're coming." Jiang Chen didn't answer their questions but stopped his motorcycle and looked up in the direction he had predicted, while also giving the little white cat a heads-up.

It's simple to drop a nuclear bomb to kill yourself so the protagonist can escape: just break the motorcycle in the right spot, so you can't leave quickly and you'll be right on the edge of the shockwave. Chen Luoqi can then drive the motorcycle away for a distance and be safe.

Clean, efficient, and without any trace of deliberate self-destruction, the shelter owner was unfortunately killed in an explosion while out with a friend. Out of pity for the shelter, the friend took the initiative to assume the responsibility of transporting goods between the two worlds. How natural and convenient!

The fluffy little ball, already prepared, pulled a button from its fuzzy, round belly and stuffed it into its host's hand. It then hopped over and immediately took the small black box that Chen Luoqi kept close to his body.

The two, who were unaware of what was going on, were a little confused and looked up and around, just like Jiang Chen.

"Holy crap! A nuclear bomb!" Chen Luoqi quickly saw a dazzling white light streak across the sky. His heart skipped a beat, and he reached out to activate the teleportation artifact to escape. In a critical moment, saving one's life is of course the most important thing!

However, when he reached out and touched nothing, he broke out in a cold sweat.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! What happened? I'm doomed..." Chen Luoqi felt around and confirmed that the teleportation device, which he had carefully placed in his pocket with his phone, was gone!

How could that be? I was just touching it a second ago. Could it have been accidentally knocked off when I touched it just now?

There's no time left...

In the blink of an eye, almost the instant he saw the nuclear missile launch from the horizon, he completed all his actions, his mind working a thousand times faster than usual. Anyway, he wouldn't lose it after it fell; those ridiculously thick, iron-soled armor plates were airtight, he was sure he could find it.

The most important thing now is to save your life!

"Put-put... Clang!" Chen Luoqi twisted the accelerator with all his might, trying to go as far as he could as possible. If he was lucky enough to blow up Jiang Chen, he could take over the shelter.

However, just as his motorcycle roared to life and picked up speed, for some reason, the rugged and imposing motorcycle suddenly broke in two!

The handlebars went out of control and veered off course, swinging towards Jiang Chen's location.

With a loud bang, Chen Luoqi was thrown to the ground, rolling several times and lying dazed and confused less than two meters away from Jiang Chen and Cheng Xiamu.

"A nuclear bomb..." Cheng Xiamu looked through his mask at the dazzling white line appearing on the horizon, tearing through the sky and heading towards his location. His legs went weak, and he sat down on the ground, trembling and muttering, "It's over, I'm going to be blown up. Waaah... I don't want to die!"

The extremely short time felt like a scene from a movie being stretched out. She trembled and cried, a sense of resentment rising in her heart. She had just graduated from university and her wonderful life hadn't even begun. She hadn't even officially held her future boyfriend's hand yet. How could she be killed by a nuclear bomb with such regret?

Driven by intense emotions, Cheng Xiamu stood up and hugged Jiang Chen's waist. The cold armor separating the young body offered her no warmth, and she could only tremble with sobs as she said, "Jiang Chen, my second uncle said that we were destined to be together in our past lives. I don't know if it's true. But after meeting you, I feel that if I could spend the next few decades of my life with you, it would definitely be a very happy thing."

I wanted to work hard with you for your dreams, I wanted to take you to see where I live, but now... it's no use saying anything now. If I could die with you, I think I wouldn't be so afraid..."

The fluffy little dumpling bounced over after getting the little box and overheard the confession. She immediately covered her face and pretended to be shy, saying, "Oh, host, I'm still a child. Can you two go back and be lovey-dovey alone?"

Jiang Chen hadn't expected such an unexpected gain. He turned around and shielded her behind him, smiling gently, "Then it's settled. You'll help me expand the shelter from now on; I'll also visit the place where you live. Stay close behind me, this nuclear bomb isn't high enough to kill us."

The protagonist didn't even have a chance to escape; he should really thank the script team for successfully detonating this completely illogical nuclear bomb. As the first protagonist in history to be killed by a nuclear bomb that the script team had arranged to kill the male supporting character, Chen Luoqi should become famous on the forums, right?

Apart from Jiang Chen, who was confident, Chen Luoqi and Cheng Xiamu were clearly in despair.

The dazzling ball of light behind the mask grew larger and larger. Chen Luoqi, who was dizzy from the fall and unable to get up for a while, closed his eyes in despair and waited for death to come.

Cheng Xiamu hid behind Jiang Chen and hugged him tightly, which seemed to reduce some of her fear.

"boom!"

The intense sound waves rippled through the air right before Jiang Chen's unwavering gaze. The nuclear bomb, which hadn't yet landed, clearly didn't want to kill the protagonist, so it self-destructed at the highest point of its parabola.

"Host, use the props quickly!" The fluffy little ball huddled between the two, a tiny, timid creature covering its ears and shouting.

After Jiang Chen used his soul weapon to cut Chen Luoqi's motorcycle in half and helped him turn around and fall back, he created an invisible protective net around himself and Cheng Xiamu.

For safety's sake, he popped out another button, which immediately exploded into a wisp of smoke that enveloped his location.

One-time use B-grade item - Net at the Edge of the Abyss.

Used in the most critical moments when no prior preparation is made, it can withstand all damage and make the protected target invincible for 30 seconds.

The smoke rose instantly, followed by the aftershocks of the explosion. The ground began to tremble violently, and the dazzling light could be felt even by hiding behind a mask with eyes closed.

The protagonist's aura that erupted from Chen Luoqi at the same time was comparable to the brilliance of a nuclear explosion.

Clearly, even the chosen one would have to pay a heavy price to withstand the threat of a nuclear bomb. The intensely burning halo only saved his life from the impact of the nuclear bomb, but the shockwave from the ground still caused Chen Luoqi to cough up blood with a pain in his chest.

Nuclear attacks come and go quickly.

After the mid-air self-destruction, wave after wave of impacts followed. The thirty-second protection time passed in the blink of an eye, and the final impact was absorbed by the Soul Artifact. Jiang Chen only felt mentally exhausted.

Luckily, we had prepared a prop in advance; the nuclear bomb arranged by the script team was really powerful!

"Finally, it's over! Oh ho ho, host, look at the protagonist! He must have burned his protagonist aura to survive. Now his protagonist aura isn't even that bright anymore." The fluffy little ball bounced out and suddenly remembered something, asking, "Host, you clearly got the time-traveling artifact, why did you have to waste the item and tough it out? You might as well have traveled to another world!"

It slapped its thigh in regret, "That was a B-grade, limited-time invincible item..."

Jiang Chen said meaningfully, "The radiation after a nuclear explosion will be very strong. Our armor can withstand most of it, but the rest depends on the radiation-resistant and radiation-absorbing agents. We need to hurry up and avoid disaster, so just in case, it's better to go into the medical pod for a check-up."

Cheng Xiamu's head was buzzing, and he nodded blankly with lingering fear. In fact, he had no idea what the other person had said. Being able to survive after being hit by a nuclear bomb at close range felt like a dream, and his legs were floating.

The little white cat then belatedly realized, "I understand! The reason why our host didn't travel through time is because he's wearing armor that's contaminated by radiation, and he's worried that going to another world would have a negative impact, right? Waaah... I'm so touched! Our host is handsome and kind-hearted, truly the best person!"

"Cough cough!" After a while, Chen Luoqi, who had barely survived the nuclear explosion thanks to his protagonist's halo, coughed and slowly got up. His voice was hoarse as he said, "I think I suffered internal injuries from the shock. Brother Chen, I need to get treatment right away!"

His motorcycle was cut in two by the Horcrux and completely broke down. Jiang Chen's motorcycle, which had been forcibly taken offline by the script team, was surprisingly not destroyed and could be started again with a twist of the screw when the protagonist's life was threatened and he urgently needed to use it.

"Xia Mu and I also need to hurry up with our treatment. Wait here for a moment, and I'll send someone to pick you up when I get back." He hopped on his motorcycle and gestured for Cheng Xia Mu to get on as well. With a roar and a cloud of dust, they quickly disappeared into the distance.

Chen Luoqi didn't know whether it was from anger or injury, but he felt a dull pain in his chest.

What else can we do?

Damn it, human life is utterly worthless in the wasteland!

After the nuclear explosion, the intense radiation would last for several hours. The armor Chen Luoqi was wearing was just a cheap, hastily assembled piece. It was clear that the two cheapest anti-radiation drugs were not enough to resist the effects of the intense radiation on his body. So, while he waited in utter boredom, the protagonist's aura silently burned to help him withstand the fatal damage.

"Fortunately, the nuclear explosion obviously scared away the monsters in the vicinity, otherwise they would probably have died long ago if they had been surrounded and waiting for rescue..." Chen Luoqi took a long time to recover, and searched for a long time in the narrow gap between his body and armor, but he still couldn't find the precious little black box.

He felt increasingly desperate.

What if I lose the time-travel artifact and can't go back? Should I stay in Jiang Chen's shelter and submit to him like everyone else? Once I'm no longer of use, will Jiang Chen abandon me and kill me?

No, no, I absolutely cannot let him know that the time-traveling artifact is missing...

The uncertainty and anxiety about the future made Chen Luoqi not too happy when he saw the rescue team arriving late at night. He was worried about what to do after returning to the shelter.

"Xiao Bai, what do you think of the protagonist's halo? Can we make a move now?" Jiang Chen asked in a low voice while Cheng Xiamu was undergoing a medical examination in the medical pod, after taking a shower and drying his hair.

The fluffy ball sighed and shook its head. "No, it's not working yet, even though there's not much left after burning. The protagonist who can travel between worlds is really tough; even nuclear bombs can't deplete his aura..."

"Then let's find some time to return the cheat code to him. We can't let it drag on too long and get noticed by the script team. The script is being updated again now, and we're just one step away from the final push, so let's be careful."

"Okay, meow~"

So when Chen Luoqi, who was badly injured and in despair, returned to the shelter and took off his armor after going through several rounds of disinfection, his already soaked clothes were shaken and his phone and small black box were thrown to the ground with two loud thuds.

"Holy crap!" He ignored his injuries and lunged forward to grab her, the sense of security he felt in that instant almost bringing tears to his eyes.

Jiang Chen and Cheng Xiamu had already eaten a sumptuous dinner. At this moment, he was lounging on the sofa, playing with a nuclear bomb model made from a bullet casing. He urged with concern, "Our physical conditions are quite different after all. The medical equipment here might not be suitable for you. For your safety, you should hurry back and find a hospital for a check-up."

"Well then, Brother Chen, I'll head back first." Chen Luoqi thought to himself, even if you let me heal my injuries here, I wouldn't dare. What if you use some high-tech methods to tamper with things? My life would be completely in your hands.

Just as he was about to press the button, he suddenly remembered that he had abandoned the other person and run away when they encountered a nuclear bomb, and hurriedly apologized, "Brother Chen, when we encountered a nuclear bomb, I... I was too nervous and scared..."

Jiang Chen waved his hand casually, "I understand. That's the law of survival in the wasteland. If you can escape, there's no need to stay and wait to die together. Don't worry about such trivial matters. We can continue trading after you recover."

Chen Luoqi didn't know whether what the other party said was true or false, but there was no point in saying anything more now, so he forced a smile, nodded to the other party, and pressed the button to disappear into the lobby.

"biu!"

Upon returning to normal, he felt excruciating chest pain and, without even washing up, limped out of his hotel room in his soaking wet clothes. He went downstairs, hailed a taxi, and headed straight to the hospital.

"Tsk tsk, this constellation is truly a once-in-a-century sight!" The old man lay in his rocking chair, fanning himself as he gazed at the starry sky.

The star that previously represented the chosen one suddenly shone brightly, becoming several times brighter than before. After a violent burning explosion, the entire star dimmed, leaving only a faint light barely maintaining its brightness.

"You can cure an illness, but you can't cure fate. Fate is actually determined by the choices you make at every crossroads. If you still refuse to stop when you've reached this point..." The old man shook his head and clicked his tongue, "You're really digging your own grave!"

Chen Luoqi lay on the hospital bed, staring blankly at the IV drip.

Although he coughed up blood, after a thorough examination at the hospital, the doctor said it was just some minor injuries and that he would be fine after some IV fluids and rest. Recalling the moment of the nuclear explosion, he felt incredibly grateful that his protective armor had shielded him from all the damage, which was how he survived.

The wasteland is definitely too damn dangerous. I must never leave the vault again, or I'll be dead if I encounter another nuclear attack!

Hit?

The thought flashed through his mind, and the "knowledge points" he had seen in the novel before came to mind once again.

"Hey beautiful, let me ask you a question." Taking advantage of the nurse checking the IV drip, Chen Luoqi asked with a lewd grin, "What kind of reaction will occur when cephalosporins and baijiu (Chinese liquor)..."

"Disulfiram-like reaction," the nurse patiently explained, adding with concern, "Now that it's summer, many people enjoy barbecues and beer, and occasionally we get brought in for emergency treatment. When we ask, they all say they took cephalosporin antibiotics before and thought they'd be fine after a day. But everyone's body reacts differently, and drug metabolism rates vary, so we can't be careless!"

"Um, what dosage would definitely be fatal?"

Hearing his question, the nurse became wary and retorted, "Why are you asking this? You can't afford to take any chances, not even the slightest bit!"