Taking action

Qiu Yu was provoking Sheng An!

Jiang Yu could not hold back. "Of course there are more than two."

Qiu Yu gave her a cold glance, her expression indifferent. "Do the remaining ordinary people have any value?"

She clearly knew Group B's situation very well!

Aside from the four of them, Group B currently consisted only of Team 0, represented by Qi Lingwu, and Song Linwei. They were all ordinary people, neither reborn nor Superpower Persons.

Qiu Yu clearly had not counted them.

"You-" Jiang Yu was furious.

Although she had a storage space, it was not an ability. Besides, she had spent a long time as an "ordinary person" in her previous life. She knew Qiu Yu's superior attitude all too well.

Some Superpower Persons were just like that. They did not treat ordinary people as human beings at all, even believing they were a waste of resources and that only Superpower Persons deserved to survive the apocalypse.

But no one in this world was truly the main character. Once the apocalypse arrived, how many Superpower Persons would there be?

Anyone could end up as just another ordinary person among the masses.

She was about to launch into a tirade.

Qiu Yu looked at her, and their eyes met.

Jiang Yu's gaze gradually turned vacant. Then she slowly raised her hand, clearly about to slap herself.

Sheng An reached out and caught Jiang Yu's hand.

Jiang Yu abruptly came to her senses. Her face went pale, and she looked at Qiu Yu in horror.

She...

Sheng An also looked at Qiu Yu, her gaze utterly calm.

"Jiang Yu is a national resource, a talent the nation values, and one of our hopes for the apocalypse. I will report your use of your ability on her."

Qiu Yu's expression darkened slightly.

Then she sneered. "I was only joking with Ms. Jiang."

Sheng An raised an eyebrow. "But my teammate Jiang Yu seems to have been frightened by you?"

Jiang Yu froze.

Then she caught Sheng An's gaze and immediately understood.

"Oh, goodness, I was scared to death just now! My head hurts so much, and my chest hurts too! What do I do? Am I dying? Does this mean I can't attend this afternoon's classes?" Jiang Yu wailed.

Song Linwei appeared from somewhere, his face full of anxiety. "I'll contact the Medical Team right away. Hang in there, Yu!"

His reaction made it seem as though Jiang Yu was already at death's door.

"Ow, it hurts-"

Jiang Yu howled.

Clearly, she was determined to howl her way into half a day off!

Sheng An found it amusing.

Qiu Yu's expression grew colder and colder. Finally, she stared fixedly at Sheng An, forcing the words from her throat. "Sheng An, you're still so protective of your own... so unlikable."

Sheng An leaned back in her chair, her hands behind her head. At those words, she smiled, her phoenix eyes curving-

"I think I'm quite likable. Gentle and kind, too. They all like me. If you think I'm unlikable, perhaps you're the problem."

She looked at Hao Jingye and the others. "Right?"

Hao Jingye nodded firmly. "Yes."

Song Linwei said, "Yes."

Jiang Yu found time between groans to nod. "Yes."

That left only Li Xin...

This woman was gentle and kind? Likable??

Li Xin nearly thought he had misheard!

But Hao Jingye, Song Linwei, and the others were all looking at him. Even Li Xin knew this was the time to present a united front against an outsider. Gritting his teeth, he squeezed out, "Yes."

Sheng An spread her hands. "See? You're the problem."

Behind Qiu Yu, a tall, burly man frowned and tried to speak.

Qiu Yu raised a hand, and he immediately shut his mouth.

Clearly, she held absolute authority in Group A.

The Puppet ability really was formidable.

Qiu Yu took a deep breath and stopped trading verbal blows with Sheng An. She had never been able to outargue her.

Ever since they were children, she had never beaten Sheng An.

Thinking of the past, Qiu Yu briefly went distant. Then her expression grew even colder. "Sheng An, what does winning an argument prove? I've awakened an ability, and you haven't. This time, I won."

A Superpower Person's arrogance was on full display.

Hao Jingye frowned. "Does being a Superpower Person make you so special? Once the apocalypse comes, Sister Sheng may awaken one too."

Qiu Yu smiled. "You've dealt with so many Aberrants. Do you still not understand what makes Superpower Persons who awaken before the apocalypse special?"

Hao Jingye's heart sank.

It seemed all their earlier conjectures were true!

Abilities awakened before the apocalypse were exceptionally powerful. Even newly awakened users possessed power on par with future high-level Superpower Persons.

The apocalypse had yet to arrive, but their current projections still indicated-

Those who awakened when the apocalypse arrived would not measure up to those awakening now.

The reason remained unknown, but it was most likely a fact.

Yet, for some reason, Hao Jingye felt certain Sheng An would not lose. She had not awakened an ability, and they did not even know whether she could.

He simply had an inexplicable intuition-Sheng An would be no less capable than anyone else.

It was a strange intuition, and he did not voice it.

Sheng An had finished eating. She set down her chopsticks, entirely unaffected by Qiu Yu's words.

She calmly wiped the corner of her mouth, stood up, and said evenly, "It's too early to say who's won. You should think about how you're going to explain yourself to the higher-ups."

Whatever her reasons, the higher-ups would not be pleased that Qiu Yu had used her ability on Jiang Yu.

Qiu Yu clenched her hand into a fist.

Sheng An glanced at the others and raised an eyebrow. "Finished eating?"

"Finished!" They quickly set down their chopsticks.

"Then let's go." Sheng An stepped away and calmly headed outside.

The others immediately followed.

Qiu Yu's face was grim.

Behind her, the tall man who had already been itching to act could no longer restrain himself. He roared, "Stop!"

In that instant, a bolt of lightning struck toward Sheng An.

Song Linwei happened to turn around. His pupils contracted, and he shouted, "Watch out!"

Sheng An sprang up, sliding nimbly over a dining table and dodging the lightning.

Where the lightning struck, a crater instantly appeared, thick smoke and dust rising from it in a terrifying sight.

Had that strike hit Sheng An, it would undoubtedly have severely injured her.

Everyone froze.

He was a lightning ability user!

In that same instant, Sheng An vaulted over the table and slid to the other side.

Bracing her hands on the table, she hooked both legs around his neck and flipped him hard. The man hit the floor with a thud, his face contorting from the impact.

But Sheng An did not stop. She exerted force with her hands.

With a crack, she broke the man's arm.

"If you don't know how to use it, don't use it." Sheng An's voice was calm.

"Ah-" With his arm twisted out of shape, the man screamed.

A ball of lightning instinctively appeared in his other, uninjured hand, crackling and sizzling.

Sheng An planted one foot on him and clamped her other hand around his throat, her gaze icy. "Go ahead and see whether you can electrocute me before I crush your throat."

Her grip was far from gentle. Those powerful fingers around his throat brought an unmistakable threat of death.

The man was terrified. Even his cries of pain abruptly stopped.

Sheng An glanced at his other hand and sneered. "If that hand doesn't know how to use an ability either, I don't mind breaking it too."

Almost instinctively, the lightning in the man's hand vanished. His face was pale, his eyes terrified.

Behind Qiu Yu, another person panicked. "Let go of Lou Mingwei!"

The members of Group A glared at Sheng An, their expressions ugly.

Refusing to back down, Jiang Yu glared right back at them.

Song Linwei's face was also filled with anger.

Li Xin turned into a Metal Person, his gaze guarded.

The two sides faced off.

Hao Jingye said furiously, "Group Leader Qiu, your subordinate violated the rules by using his lightning ability against Group Leader Sheng. The cafeteria cameras recorded everything. What is this? Are you trying to eliminate anyone who isn't on your side?"

"She injured Lou Mingwei too!" Geng Leqian retorted from the other side.

Song Linwei took a deep breath and spoke slowly. "I've read the Special Affairs Office's regulations. The very first rule prohibits attacking others without authorization. Group Leader Qiu, your subordinate has violated the rules."

Qiu Yu clearly had not expected this either. Her expression was now extremely ugly.

Sheng An still gripped Lou Mingwei's throat, looking down at him. Her words seemed directed at him, yet also at everyone present-

"Superpower Persons aren't invincible. I haven't even drawn my gun yet."

"You're welcome to find out whether you can kill me before I execute you."