Aside from Wu Zhi, whose circumstances were unusual, Hao Jingye was the only person in the Special Affairs Office who had yet to awaken a superpower.
Everyone else was a Superpower Person, including Gu Cheng. He had awakened a speed-type ability while they were away from Capital City.
It was easy to imagine how hard that had hit Hao Jingye when he returned.
Ever since before the apocalypse, he had been eagerly awaiting a superpower. His disappointment at failing to awaken one on the day the apocalypse arrived was still vivid in his mind.
This was an opportunity.
Of course-
It might also be a crisis.
Whether or not he would become a Superpower Person in the future, as long as he didn't know, he could keep hoping forever. But if he learned he would become Otherkind...
They would worry, and he probably wouldn't know how to face them either.
Jiang Yu's gaze was conflicted.
Hao Jingye lifted his chin and flashed a brilliant smile. "I want a superpower too! Then I can fight shoulder to shoulder with all of you!"
His tone was light, as though simply making the attempt would let him awaken a superpower.
Li Xin and the others looked even more conflicted.
Sheng An said, "Even if you're going to try, you need to wait until my superpower recovers. We'll talk tonight."
With that, she walked out.
Qi Lingwu immediately followed.
Academician He slapped his forehead. "Then I'll keep an eye on Old Yan and see what superpower he has when he wakes up!"
Everyone soon dispersed to attend to their work.
Hao Jingye: "..."
The bleak atmosphere vanished without a trace.
His shoulders slumped, and he muttered, "Could you show a little respect for someone who might be about to die?"
Jiang Yu smacked him