How to get superpowers?

Ma Tianming from the Physical Education department: "How do we trade? I need to get the water first before I tell you how to get an ability. What if you go back on your word after I tell you?"

Ma Tianming from the Physical Education department: "To prove I'm telling the truth, I'll show you some photos."

[Ma Tianming from the Physical Education department sent you photos]

The photos showed two guys with their arms around each other's shoulders.

Besides that, there were a few photos that looked recently taken, showing a tall guy talking to some students.

Ma Tianming from the Physical Education department: "The one in the red short-sleeved shirt is Zhao Tao. You should have seen the videos he posted before, so you can recognize him... The other one is me. These photos can prove that he and I are roommates and we're really close. There's no way I'd lie to you!"

Shen Yi looked at Ma Tianming's message, deep in thought.

He was very skeptical of Ma Tianming's message.

If Ma Tianming really knew how to get an ability, why didn't he get one himself first?

Unless the method was very difficult, or he was just trying to trick him!

But even if he guessed that Ma Tianming had more than a 50% chance of lying to him, he still had to try.

After all, in this apocalypse, abilities were definitely important for survival!

Of course, Shen Yi wasn't going to be stupid enough to deliver the water himself.

That would be too foolish.

Shen Yi from the Foreign Languages department: "If I'm not mistaken, you guys are in the gymnasium, and it's not far from me."

Shen Yi from the Foreign Languages department: "How about this? We each walk halfway. We can trade in the garden outside the male dormitory building. I'll give you the water then, and you tell me the method."

Ma Tianming from the Physical Education department: "Uh, the method you suggested is reasonable, but the risk is too high!"

Shen Yi from the Foreign Languages department: "So you want me to deliver the water to you? Then forget it! You're afraid of danger, and I damn well am too!"

Ma Tianming from the Physical Education department: "No, no, no, brother, I have another method!"

Ma Tianming from the Physical Education department: "You're in the dorm building, right? Can you go to my dorm? I have a drone in my room, and it's a long-endurance one. You can hang the water on the drone, and neither of us has to take any risks to complete the trade."

Shen Yi from the Foreign Languages department: "What floor is your dorm on?"

Ma Tianming from the Physical Education department: "5th floor, 509! No one's in the dorm, so you might need to pick the lock."

Shen Yi thought for a moment.

This method could indeed work.

His original plan was to have Xu Wanting go downstairs to trade, while he stayed out of sight.

That way, if anything happened, he wouldn't be worried.

But if there was a drone, he wouldn't need to put Xu Wanting at risk.

After all, Xu Wanting was still quite obedient at the moment.

After thinking about it, Shen Yi replied to Ma Tianming.

Shen Yi from the Foreign Languages department: "I'll contact you after I get the drone."

Ma Tianming from the Physical Education department: "No problem!"

Ma Tianming from the Physical Education department: "Brother, remember to hurry! I haven't had water for over twenty hours, I'm so thirsty..."

Shen Yi from the Foreign Languages department: "Oh? Didn't your roommate Zhao Tao awaken a lightning ability? Why didn't he go find water? There should be water in the supermarkets, right?"

Ma Tianming from the Physical Education department: "Don't even mention it! His lightning can only electrocute birds or pop soda cans, it's super weak!"

Shen Yi from the Foreign Languages department: "Alright, I'll be in touch."

After indirectly confirming that Zhao Tao's ability was very ordinary, Shen Yi also fell into thought.

Were all abilities this weak, or was Zhao Tao's ability just that weak?

Was it a problem with the person, or with the ability?

Regardless, he should go get the drone first.

With that thought, Shen Yi looked at Xu Wanting, who had already gotten dressed and was proactively cleaning up trash, and asked, "Is your body affected much? Can you still walk?"

"Yes, it's a bit painful, but it doesn't affect me much."

Xu Wanting replied immediately.

She didn't want to appear too weak, as that might displease Shen Yi.

"Okay, then tidy yourself up, and we'll head to the fifth floor." Shen Yi had initially wanted Xu Wanting to go alone, but he figured she might not be able to pick the lock.

He would have to go himself after all.

Going to the fifth floor wasn't too risky.

"Okay, okay..." Xu Wanting froze for a moment, secretly regretting her words.

If she had known, she would have said she was too injured to walk just now!

She really didn't want to go out.

Although this cramped dormitory wasn't exactly safe, it was at least much safer than the fifth floor, which was shrouded in the black fog.

Shen Yi also got dressed and tidied up his gear.

There wasn't much gear, really.

His only effective means of attack was the folding fruit knife Xu Wanting had brought.

It wasn't even reliable for killing mutated animals or plants!

However, it could be used for self-defense against people!

In the apocalypse, people were sometimes more dangerous than monsters...

"Let's go."

After packing up, the two of them left the dormitory.

This was the first time Shen Yi had stepped out of his dorm since the eerie black fog descended!

As for how he'd gone to the bathroom before, it was simple: he'd used plastic bags or similar items to collect waste and then thrown it directly out the window.

In the apocalypse, there weren't so many formalities.

"Um, Shen Yi, what are we going to the fifth floor for?" Xu Wanting nervously clutched Shen Yi's arm.

Now that they had finally found a stable place and didn't have to worry about food or drink, she really didn't want to go out and take risks.

Wouldn't it be better to just wait safely for rescue to arrive?

Yes, even now, Xu Wanting still harbored hopes for national rescue.

It should be said that most people still held out hope for rescue.

After all, even today, the water and electricity hadn't been cut off, and the network signal was normal. The only action the authorities had taken was to issue a message telling people to be careful.

This made some people suspect that the government was intentionally controlling the internet, creating an illusion of normalcy... After all, people had died, and the authorities had made no statement, which indicated that there were significant problems.

"Don't talk, just follow me," Shen Yi didn't explain much to Xu Wanting.

His reason for bringing Xu Wanting was simple: if there was real danger, having another human shield would make him safer.

Although he felt it was a bit cruel, this was the only way Shen Yi could think of to increase his survival rate.

If possible, he didn't want Xu Wanting to die.

After all, in the apocalypse, having another person to chat with was also good.

Occasionally, it could even help resolve some issues...

Walking down the silent corridor, Shen Yi was extremely cautious.

He guessed that the fifth floor should be relatively safe.

Otherwise, Xu Wanting wouldn't have been able to come up so easily.

When he reached the stairwell, Shen Yi saw that the corridor on the fifth floor was filled with dense black fog.

He was finally about to encounter this eerie black fog!

He took a shallow breath and stepped down.

Xu Wanting tightly gripped Shen Yi's hand, following him nervously.

As he stepped into the black fog, Shen Yi instinctively held his breath.

But he couldn't hold it for long before he had to breathe.

The black fog immediately entered his body...

However, his body showed no abnormal reactions.

At most, he felt the smell wasn't very pleasant.

As for the effect of making people thirsty, it wasn't that immediate.

It made sense, if it instantly made people unbearably thirsty, then more than ninety percent of the world's population would have already died.

While sighing in relief, Shen Yi began searching for dormitory room numbers in the black fog.

The visibility was low, but not extremely low; he could still see things within a few meters.

"507... 508... 509, this is it!"

Shen Yi tugged at the dormitory door; it was locked.

But it wouldn't stop him.

These old-fashioned dormitory doors were traditional wooden doors. The locks hadn't been replaced for years, making them easy to pick. In fact, he didn't even need to pick them; with just a meal card, Shen Yi could open the locks on an entire floor!

He had learned this skill in high school.

Shen Yi spent a few tens of seconds, and with a creak, he opened the lock.