Superpower Out of Control!

Asia, inside a building above ground.

This was one of the Nine-Tailed Fox's original strongholds, and it is still in use today as a rendezvous point in Asia.

When not receiving orders, A-Class Personnel, Taotie, will wait here on standby.

Taotie brushed his teeth and washed his face in the public area as usual. As one of the two survivors among the six superpowered individuals, he lived a leisurely life, going out when he had something to do and staying put when he didn't.

While Taotie was brushing his teeth, his toothbrush was stained red with blood.

Taotie was stunned for a moment. He rinsed his mouth and found that the blood was flowing from his gums, and from more than one place!

"What happened?"

Taotie wiped his mouth with a tissue, but the blood kept flowing out!

What's wrong with me?

Taotie quickly covered his mouth, and at that moment, he suddenly felt a tremor in his brain and his whole body felt hot and itchy!

This feeling!

Destroy! Destroy!

"Damn it... what's going on?!"

"Why, why can't I control myself?!"

The Taotie's unusual behavior quickly attracted the attention of the organization.

The researchers who were originally in charge of the Candy Box Experiment offered an explanation for his condition. "His current situation is very similar to that of the person who ate two candies back then."

"In the early stages, people who ate two candies began to bleed, followed by the loss of their teeth and hair, while exhibiting an extremely high destructive urge."

"But Taotie's situation is somewhat different. His current symptoms are limited to bleeding from his body and mental instability."

"This is a disease that will definitely be caused by eating candy, but the specific onset time varies from person to person."

"Moreover, the more frequently the ability is used, the faster the onset of the disease will be. We predicted this a long time ago."

"Why wasn't it reported at the time?!"

"We hadn't had time to report it yet."

"And then what?!"

"After that, we lost the Candy Box, and the experiment was naturally abandoned."

"Dr. Zhang Yunhua, who was in charge of the project at the time, wrote a document about this condition, which he called Superpower Out of Control."

"Superpower Out of Control?"

"Yes, once they enter a state of Superpower Out of Control, they will use their abilities uncontrollably, and their desires and extreme emotions will be brought to their peak."

"Isn't there a cure?"

"Dr. Zhang Yunhua, who was in charge of this project, unfortunately passed away in the previous base riot. We are currently doing our best to try."

Asia.

Inside an underground air-raid shelter base.

A group of women and men were working methodically, their movements orderly and uniform, like machines.

Inside a laboratory, a group of people in white coats are communicating with a beautiful woman on a screen.

"Your Queen, we have intercepted an encrypted communication from the Nine-Tailed Fox."

The woman on the electronic screen stretched and said, "Hmm... tell me, what's the content?"

"It's about the Candy Box. People who consume the candy will develop a condition called 'Superpower Out of Control' after a certain period of time."

"This condition can trigger a person's destructive urges, while also causing extreme emotions and uncontrollable bleeding."

"However, Your Queen, this report appears to be written by me."

The Queen Bee on the screen seemed surprised. "Oh, you wrote this? What's your name?"

"My name is Zhang Yunhua, and I was in charge of conducting the Candy Box Experiment."

"... Interesting. Tell me, what else have you discovered about this Superpower Out of Control?" the Queen Bee asked.

Zhang Yunhua told the Queen Bee all the information he knew, and the Queen Bee fell into deep thought.

"Superpower Out of Control..."

Have any of our people experienced this?

"No, Your Queen."

The Queen Bee on a huge chair, her ten thin, bony fingers moving up and down as if she were thinking about something.

"Superpower Out of Control..."

"This doesn't happen to my people because their minds are enslaved and controlled by me, and they have no autonomous emotions, so it doesn't trigger Superpower Out of Control."

"But whether physical symptoms will appear is still uncertain, but this is not necessarily bad news."

The Queen Bee she spoke.

"I think I have a way to deal with the Nine-Tails."

"Children, go to the warehouse and get the candy. Find some random people on the street and we'll give them candy."

In the Superpower Out of Control, candy is given to ordinary people, granting them superpowers.

Then they'll figure out a way to make them lose control. When superhumans appear out of control all over the world at the same time, the Nine-Tailed Fox will definitely not sit idly by.

They will definitely send someone to deal with the Superpower Out of Control person.

In this way, the Nine-Tails' forces can be dispersed throughout the world.

If there were more people with Superpower Out of Control, Kurama would be overwhelmed with work.

After that, it became much easier for the Queen Bee to have her people break through the Nine-Tailed Fox's headquarters in one fell swoop.

As for why not just let her Soldier Bee or Worker Bee be used as bait?

There are two reasons for this: the Queen Bee has already reached the limit of the number of people she can control, and she cannot control any more than that.

Moreover, these people all have their own jobs; some are responsible for scientific research, some for intelligence, and some for facility operation.

The number of Soldier Bee and Guardian Bee capable of fighting is limited, so using them as bait would be a waste.

Why not just pull in some completely unrelated people as bait?

No matter what, the Queen Bee suffered no loss. As for candy, she has plenty of it right now; there's plenty in her warehouse.

"Your Queen, how much candy should be distributed?"

Upon hearing the Worker Bee's question, the Queen Bee estimated, "First, send out a hundred seeds, making sure not to throw them all in one place. Spread the net wide, so the Nine-Tailed Fox can run slowly."

"Ideally, it would take ten days to half a month for one trip. I don't believe they can handle it."

Within Asia.

A desolate, wild mountain area.

A figure sped past, crossing half a province in a very short time, and arrived at a hunting-prohibited area.

It was an unidentified creature with a human upper body and a horse lower body.

"Little Pony Express, delivered on time!"

The man and horse placed two bags on the ground, which contained many fruits and vegetables.

Many animals emerged from the forest, and upon seeing the man and horse, they all excitedly ran over, frolicking and rolling around it.

The centaur smiled and looked at them, "How come you all seem to have grown so much in the time we haven't seen each other?"

"Am I just imagining things?"

That's certainly not a centaur's illusion. A golden monkey standing upright is nearly 1.8 meters tall, taller than a person!

Do you think this is normal?

But the men paid no attention until a gunshot suddenly rang out in the distance.

Bang!

Upon hearing the gunshot, the man's expression suddenly turned cold.

"You guys eat first, I'll be right back."

With that, the centaur vanished from the spot in an instant!

Boom!

A terrifying gust of air exploded out, and a figure shot out like a rocket, moving through the forest like a bolt of lightning!

On the other side of the mountain, a hunter wearing a leather coat was holding a homemade gun and aiming it at a rabbit.

"Tsk... that little rabbit runs really fast..."

As the hunter stood up, intending to find another place to lie down, he suddenly heard a rumbling sound from beneath his feet!

Um?

"An earthquake?"

Boom boom boom!

The rumbling of the earth grew louder and louder, but the hunter suddenly remembered something!

No, it doesn't seem like an earthquake!

This is it!

"Old Jin, don't go to Beishan, Beishan is very eerie!"

"If you hear a rumbling sound, remember to quickly find a place with good feng shui."

"Why?"

"That way, you might even bring blessings to your descendants after you die."

"Heh, I refuse to believe it."

This was what a hunter had told him before. He hadn't believed it and had come, but nothing happened.

He caught a pheasant that time and brought it home.

This time, he came again.

"I..."

As the hunter turned his head, a pair of horse hooves suddenly appeared behind him!

Boom!

Blood splattered!

The hunter's body shattered in an instant, his bones and flesh scattering everywhere, turning him into a bloody mess.

He was simply kicked by a centaur running at high speed.

The blood-stained hooves landed, and the faces of the rider and horse were cold. At that moment, a pack of jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards came rushing over, drawn by the scent.

"Eat up, don't leave any food."

Number 0 18: Wasteland Walker (Centaur)