Teammates and Abilities

The static on the television immediately startled Yu Xiaoxiao, who had been lightly sleeping.

In the span of just one second, Yu Xiaoxiao had transitioned from sleep to a ready stance, dagger in hand. Her gaze was fixed on the television, prepared to slice through it, and anything else, if any anomaly appeared.

"Zzzzzzzt!"

The old television, full of static, was a product of forty to fifty years ago, rarely seen by people born in this era.

Yu Jing motioned for Yu Xiaoxiao to remain calm. Amidst the static, a clear image slowly began to emerge. The screen showed four people, corresponding to Jiang Pengyu's room, with the perspective seemingly captured from a corner within the room.

The four people discussing in the image appeared to make a decision. Three of them left the room, leaving behind a single, seemingly experienced man in his thirties.

At this moment, a human silhouette slowly materialized in a corner of the room's wall. The silhouette grew more distinct as time passed.

Finally, a woman with four limbs, whom Yu Jing had seen before, gradually emerged from the wall. Her body was prostrate on the floor, dusted with a bit of dirt, as she slowly approached the lone man in the room.

"Should I go down?" Seeing this, Yu Xiaoxiao immediately assumed a ready stance.

Yu Xiaoxiao wasn't concerned about the safety of the man in the image. It was simply because she saw the true form of the ghost exposed on the television screen, and Yu Xiaoxiao wanted to seize this opportunity to kill it.

"The surveillance footage playing on the television is fake. Jiang Pengyu wouldn't leave his teammate alone in a room. From the fact that they chose to share a room with four people initially, it's impossible for them to willingly let a teammate be isolated..."

Although Yu Jing reasoned this way, his gaze remained fixed on the television. After all, the visual was incredibly realistic... The woman had now silently approached the man who was restlessly sitting by the window.

"Knock knock!"

Just then, the door to Yu Jing and Yu Xiaoxiao's room was actually knocked upon.

Due to the plant tendrils spread across the walls acting as sensors, Yu Jing opened the door without a word. Standing outside the door was Jiang Pengyu's team. All four of them were present, including the thirty-year-old man who was in danger in the image, confirming Yu Jing's suspicion that the television footage was fake.

"What, you two are both here?"

Jiang Pengyu looked at Yu Jing and Yu Xiaoxiao inside the room with some confusion.

"Did you two also see the television footage?" Yu Jing asked back.

"Yes, in the footage, you, Yu Jing, were left alone in the room, and a woman invaded from outside the window. Because the situation was very dangerous, we decided to come up and rescue you. We never expected it to be fake television footage."

Jiang Pengyu scratched his head and gave a slightly awkward smile.

From an ordinary person's perspective, they would undoubtedly be grateful to Jiang Pengyu for risking danger to come to their rescue. However, Yu Jing could tell that Jiang Pengyu and his three companions had also seen through the falsity of the television, and their arrival was merely an attempt to find an opportunity to cooperate.

"Come in and talk."

Yu Jing didn't completely shut them out. Cooperation was absolutely necessary under the current circumstances. After Yu Xiaoxiao didn't verbally object, the four of them entered the room. Yu Xiaoxiao leaned against a corner of the room alone, her chilling dagger held in her hand.

Yu Jing suddenly said, "The survival rate will naturally be higher with six people cooperating. Do you have any ideas?"

Yu Jing's statement surprised Jiang Pengyu slightly, and he then responded in agreement, "Cooperation is naturally good, after all, we're all complete rookies when it comes to dealing with ghosts. Our idea is just to start with the old woman here. Do you have any thoughts, Brother Yu Jing?"

"From the current situation, the entity hiding here doesn't intend to make a move yet. Let's act together tomorrow. By then, perhaps more newcomers will enter this area to compensate for our current shortage of numbers... Let's introduce ourselves to each other now and get a basic understanding of our respective abilities."

"No problem, let's start with the four of us."

From the conversation, it was evident that Jiang Pengyu was trying his best to align with Yu Jing, and a significant part of it was also to leave a good impression on Yu Xiaoxiao. Winning over a powerful combatant was very important.

"I, Jiang Pengyu, come from a small family in District Three, inheriting a body-tempering technique. I'm not exactly a direct descendant in my family, but I consider myself somewhat capable and was recommended by my family to come to the Dihua Ability Institute. My current physical abilities are about twice that of an ordinary person; I could easily break through this wooden inn with a single punch."

As Jiang Pengyu finished his introduction, a thin man standing beside him, barely over 1.6 meters tall, gave an awkward smile. He introduced himself somewhat sheepishly to everyone:

"My name is Men Qian. I'm a newcomer to the Medical School of the Dihua Ability Institute, hailing from a small medical institution in Central District One. Because of my connections with the Dihua Ability Institute Hospital, I was recommended to study here... To be honest, I'm terrified of these unnatural things. I was often bullied as a child, and I'm particularly bad at fighting. My ability is ultra-fast precision surgery."

After the short and timid young man finished his introduction, Jiang Pengyu patted his shoulder.

"Brother Yu Jing, you might not know that the Dihua Ability Institute's Medical School only enrolls 1/4 the number of students compared to other departments each year. This guy is a recommended student. Fortunately, I pulled him into our team early to establish a relationship. If we survive this time, we'll often need to rely on the disciples of the Medical School in the future."

"Healing abilities? To what extent?" Yu Jing asked with some curiosity, as the plants within his body could also self-repair.

"Simple external wound repair is not a problem. I can complete limb reattachment surgery in seconds, but the speed of head reattachment will be slower, taking several minutes. After all, nerves are a very difficult problem to solve. Of course, I cannot achieve limb regeneration; the severed limbs must be intact."

At these words, even Yu Xiaoxiao, leaning against the wall, cast a look of interest. The idea that severed limbs could be repaired in mere seconds, and even severed heads could be reattached, was truly incredible.

Next, the girl wearing a jacket that tightly wrapped her body spoke. She was of a type that was considered good-looking, but her appearance was clearly inferior to Yu Xiaoxiao's. She also appeared quite delicate.

"Zhang Xingyue, a disciple of the Art School. I'm not comfortable revealing my family background. I specialize in hypnosis and some forms of mental perception, but I'm very inexperienced with mental projection. However, I'm quite good at controlling individuals."

What Yu Xiaoxiao disliked the most was this woman named Zhang Xingyue, who was full of schemes.

Finally, the thirty-year-old soldier uncle with dark circles under his eyes gave a brief introduction. Compared to the others, this soldier, who had climbed his way up over the corpses of his comrades, had no special abilities but possessed more combat experience than anyone else.