Yeah! I'm Super Strong!

At that moment, inside the Military Base in Ninghang City.

Bai Yu was using the base's testing equipment to measure her physical abilities. To her astonishment, every reading was more than fifty percent higher than it had been during her last test.

"How is that possible?"

Confusion showed on her face.

She couldn't believe her physical abilities had improved so dramatically overnight.

"Bai Yu, what are you doing?"

Liu Qian suddenly pushed the door open and looked at her curiously.

"Nothing."

Bai Yu shook her head, then asked, "Why are you still awake this late?"

"Ugh... How am I supposed to sleep with everything that's going on?"

Liu Qian let out a long sigh, her voice full of frustration. "I became someone's target out of nowhere. Talk about bad luck!"

"Have you asked your aunt? Maybe she knows something," Bai Yu suggested.

"I did. She told me not to worry," Liu Qian replied. "She said the Ninghang City Investigation Bureau is doing everything it can to track down whoever's behind this."

"Come to think of it, there did seem to be two more Investigators at the Safe House." Bai Yu recalled seeing unfamiliar faces at the Military Base that day.

"I hope they find them. This is the worst luck~" Liu Qian sighed. "I'm not cut out to be a public security officer. Why did I ever take a post in Ninghang City... I was such an idiot!"

"Try not to dwell on it. Once they catch the person behind this, you'll be safe," Bai Yu said softly.

"Ugh~ I'm so jealous of those Investigators~" Liu Qian clasped her hands, her voice full of admiration. "If only I had powers like them~ Then I wouldn't have to spend every day hiding~"

"Powers..."

Bai Yu fell silent.

Just then, a figure drifted quietly into the room and asked softly:

"What makes you think being an Investigator is easy?"

"Miss Li Hongyou?"

Both women turned toward Li Hongyou, who was hovering in midair.

"Is something wrong this late at night?" Bai Yu asked.

"I came to inform you," Li Hongyou said, looking at Liu Qian. "If we encounter a threat we can't handle, I'll evacuate you immediately. Those are the Investigation Bureau's latest orders."

"Just me?" Liu Qian hurriedly grabbed Bai Yu's hand. "If it comes to that, can you take Bai Yu too? She's my best friend!"

"One extra person? No problem." Li Hongyou shrugged. "Not that I expect anything unusual to happen. They're just a bunch of Zombies."

"May I ask..."

Bai Yu stepped forward and looked at her earnestly. "Are you strong?"

A confident smile curved Li Hongyou's lips.

"Yeah. I'm super strong."

White Sea City, Third District.

"F-rank Anomaly alert! Everyone, stay sharp!"

"Quick! Everyone to the shelters, now!"

"A monster! There's a monster!"

"Run!"

Under the public security officers' direction, White Sea City's residents filed into nearby shelters.

Not far away, a monster made entirely of rock was charging down the street, destroying everything in its path.

Two Investigators had reached the scene, but neither could stop the hulking creature.

"Damn it! My flames can't hurt it!"

The younger Investigator fired fist-sized fireballs from his fingertips, but they struck the rock monster without seeming to bother it at all.

"Ma Hao! Aim for its eyes! I'll hold it off!"

The older Investigator shouted and charged at the rock monster with a specially made shield raised before him.

"Stop right there, monster!"

He put all his strength behind the shield and slammed it into the monster's right leg.

BANG!

The impact shattered the rock monster's right leg!

"Nice one, Master!" Ma Hao shouted excitedly.

But before he had finished speaking, the shattered leg snapped back together in an instant, as good as new!

At almost the same moment, the monster swung a massive fist, sending broken stone flying as it smashed toward the shield-bearing Investigator!

BOOM!

The terrifying force hurled the Investigator dozens of meters. He crashed through a house and vanished beneath the rubble.

Ma Hao stared in horror and muttered, "How is that possible..."

After taking down the shield-bearing Investigator, the rock monster ignored Ma Hao. Instead, it strode after the fleeing crowd.

No... I have to stop it!

But...

My flames...

Ma Hao stood frozen, torn by fear.

His flames couldn't hurt the monster at all. They couldn't even leave a mark!

Right!

That monster must be immune to fire!

Against it...

I'm no different from an ordinary person!

I—

"I can't do it!"

Trembling, Ma Hao dropped to his knees and squeezed his eyes shut. His will to fight was gone.

The moment he closed his eyes, the ground shook violently!

Then a thunderous cheer erupted from the crowd.

"We're saved!"

"That terrifying monster... golden flames burned it to ash!"

"She's incredible! Is she an Investigator too?"

"The Investigation Bureau must have sent someone stronger when those two Investigators couldn't handle it!"

"Is she a knight? She looks so cool!"

"Look! She has a pair of glowing rabbit ears!"

"..."

"Huh?"

The noise jolted Ma Hao out of his daze.

He slowly opened his eyes. In the distance, the rock monster had become a pile of rubble.

Beside the rubble stood a Female Knight clad in white-and-gold armor. Golden flames danced around her as the crowd cheered.

"Who is she?"

Ma Hao stared in disbelief. "Wasn't that monster immune to fire? How could she..."

"It wasn't immune to fire. You just haven't mastered your power yet."

A voice spoke beside him.

Ma Hao turned. A man wearing a Slime Mask had appeared at his side without him noticing, supporting the middle-aged Investigator who had been sent flying.

"Master!"

Ma Hao hurriedly took his injured teacher from the man and anxiously checked him for injuries.

"He only passed out. His life isn't in danger," Bai Xuan explained calmly.

"Thank you!" Ma Hao said quickly. Then he couldn't help asking, "Were you serious just now? I couldn't beat that monster because I don't know how to use my power yet?"

"Yes."

"Then... could you teach me? Please!" Ma Hao pleaded.

Bai Xuan wasn't good at teaching others to use superpowers. But if a few words could help an Investigator regain his confidence, he was willing to say them.

Bai Xuan wasn't good at teaching others to use superpowers. But if a few words could help an Investigator regain his confidence, he was willing to say them.

Teaching someone...

Better not.

"I have to figure it out myself..." Ma Hao fell into thought.

Just then, Xilin returned to Bai Xuan's side and reported quietly, "Master, the Rock Golem has been eliminated."

"Good. Let's head back."

Bai Xuan turned back in confusion. There, dressed in medical scrubs, was Liu Qian...

"Someone's hurt over here! Get them to the medical station!"

"Huh?"

Bai Xuan turned back in confusion. There, dressed in medical scrubs, was Liu Qian...