Chapter 50 - 49: Outrageous Superpowers and the Shelter

"Great! Successfully made contact."

Su Qiangwei’s voice resonated in Ma Ran’s mind, "Being able to send your voice through means you’re still alive and conscious, right?"

"I haven’t really focused on researching [Unity] these days, mostly been training [Yukong]."

"Heh... although you’re a bit stronger than me now, you can’t fly, can you?"

"Ah, off-topic, my bad."

"Let’s get straight to the point!"

"We have no idea what’s happening over in the A3 District right now. For the time being, we can only rely on superpower one-way communication."

"Ma Ran, Ma Ran, are you listening?"

"Sigh... the [Unity] ability can only transmit messages one-way, can’t converse with you directly, it’s really frustrating..."

At this point, it seemed like Su Qiangwei received some sort of warning, as her tone suddenly became serious, "From now on, try to stay quiet and listen to me."

"It’s been four and a half hours since A3 District lost contact."

"The entire A3 District is covered by electromagnetic waves similar to ’Class A Radiation’, all electronic devices are completely out of order, and even nearby satellites can’t capture any information from this area."

"The situation is dire, and we have no clue what’s happening in there; the intel is very limited."

"From the moment you lost contact until now..."

"Nanyang, Shiyan, Sui Province, and Jingmen have deployed four elite support teams, totaling seventy-four people."

Upon hearing this, Ma Ran furrowed his brows.

These reinforcements aren’t weaklings.

Once they’re parasitized by the Nightmare Spores, the strength of the Nightmare Mother will increase to a new level.

After pondering for a moment, Ma Ran’s brow relaxed and he calmed down.

The scale of the rescue team is slightly larger than expected.

But...

It’s only seventy-four people, no big deal, the situation is still under control.

If I don’t make any rookie mistakes, I can rescue the vast majority of people from A3 District!

"After entering the A3 Area, all contact was lost."

Su Qiangwei’s voice carried a hint of worry and anxiety, "Not only did they fail to relay any intel, but none of them have returned safely from A3 District."

"The chief said, your primary task now is to ensure your own safety!"

"One hundred and fifty meters northeast of the armory, lift the manhole cover, walk five hundred meters along the sewer, and there’s a nuclear-grade shelter."

"If you still have your Supernatural Phenomenon Researcher certificate, you can swipe it to enter directly."

"If you happened to lose it, the password is SJHP79234781FRCS."

"I’ll repeat it once, the password is SJHP79234781FRCS!"

"Honestly, with your intelligence, repeating it isn’t necessary at all, but Old Huang kept nagging beside me."

"Hope I didn’t waste your precious time."

"..."

After a brief silence, Su Qiangwei’s voice came through again.

"Ma Ran."

"If it were you, you probably wouldn’t go to the shelter, right?"

"What help we can offer doesn’t mean much to you."

With a tone of stating obvious facts, the girl said with certainty, "You’re the type who loves attention, surely you’ll find a way to save everyone."

"I know you too well."

"Anyway, I’ve delivered the message."

"No matter what you decide, it’s your choice."

"If it’s you, you should have the ability to make the right decision."

"So..."

"Make sure..."

"Not to betray my trust in you!"

"Stay alive for me!"

At this point, Su Qiangwei awkwardly changed the subject.

She said to herself, "You went to A3 District just a few days ago, and that place has already lost all contact."

"There’s no such coincidence in the world, right?"

"So..."

"Is it [Limited Foreknowledge]?"

Su Qiangwei took on the role of a detective, her melodious voice dancing with the tune of wisdom, "You foresaw the disaster coming and decided to act alone due to certain considerations."

"Based on the current situation, the sudden incident in A3 District isn’t something that can be resolved by numbers."

"We’re too weak now to be of any help."

"So, I don’t blame you.

"But..."

"I’ll catch up soon."

"By then, you can relax and become a full-time prophet!"

"Oh dear... exhausted!"

"The energy drain from the [Unity] ability is just too much!"

"I’ll contact you later!"

The mental connection, hence, was severed!

After listening to Su Qiangwei, Ma Ran had only one thought.

[Myriad Transformations], this thing...

Is it really a superpower?

What exactly are its limits?

Does it truly not adhere to the superpower laws?

Su Qiangwei’s existence makes the ’gain without loss’ rule seem like a joke!

Could it really be, as she said, that obtaining [Myriad Transformations] also means losing worries?

The fact Sister Die didn’t hammer Su Qiangwei on the spot shows her temper is pretty good at this point...

In his previous life, when Ma Ran became a Civilization Guardian, Su Qiangwei had already perished in battle and turned into a corpse.

So all along, Ma Ran’s understanding of her abilities was limited to the textual descriptions in archives.

After truly experiencing it firsthand, Ma Ran realized just how absurd [Myriad Transformations] actually was!

Proper superpower users are more like Sister Die and Brother He.

In the early awakening stage, using [Unity] for a few words remotely, flying several hundred meters with [Yukong], mental energy would deplete, leading to the "cost" phase.

Yet, Su Qiangwei could use copied abilities to incessantly chatter in Ma Ran’s mind, like a fangirl discussing idols with her girlfriends.

If typical superpower users rely on Master Heaven’s favor to eat.

Then people like Su Qiangwei are pursued by Master Heaven, feeding them!

The vibe is completely different from others!

When you think about it, the potential of Earth prodigies like Su Qiangwei isn’t exactly scarce.

Unfortunately...

Up until Earth’s demise, none of them could fully mature.

They either died in battle early on or betrayed their home planet under the so-called "great tide", underwent gene modification, embraced alien civilization, and changed citizenship.

Ma Ran shook his head, suppressing the chaotic thoughts.

He grabbed paper and pen from the daily goods store and wrote down the password, handing it to Song Chu.

"You should know the way to the armory."

"From the armory’s starting point, walk one hundred and fifty meters northeast, lift the manhole cover, follow the sewer for five hundred meters, there’s a shelter."

"Here’s the access password."

Hearing this, Song Chu, who was just about to take the paper, suddenly froze.

He slowly retracted his right hand, his eyes filled with frustration, looking dissatisfied, "What do you take me for?"

"Do you see me as someone who fears death?"

"Like a mouse, hiding in a safe place."

"After you solve all the troubles, shamelessly claiming I fought alongside you and experienced all this?"

Ma Ran paused, then suddenly smiled.

He reached out, patting Song Chu’s shoulder, "You’re overthinking it."

"I meant for you to be the bait."

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