Long Tianyu

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Remembered previous life

Long Tianyu remembered awakening Flash in the first year of the Apocalypse and surviving until the end of its second year. As his range improved, he became a somewhat well-known assassin and joined a powerful ability-user team. According to these memories, concealed Otherkind killed the team during a struggle over meteorite fragments, and he died after exhausting his power 43.

These memories later proved unreliable. He could not identify the sources of several reports about other people’s deaths, helping the team recognize signs of memory tampering. The Special Affairs Office subsequently theorized that its members had survived into the fifth year, fought alongside Sheng An and the government, and lost their later memories through M’s interference during Time Reversal. Long Tianyu himself recovered an impression of events occurring after his supposed death in Stone City 181 228 259.

Rebirth and the Phantom Squad

After rebirth, Long Tianyu searched for ability users he remembered. Most had not awakened, but he located Zhang Kun and Ke Jiaxue. He had originally wanted Li Wanyun for her spatial ability; unable to find her, he recruited Zhang Kun for storage and treated Ke Jiaxue’s water ability as an additional benefit 43.

He told his recruits about the coming Apocalypse, organized stockpiling, and eventually revealed his rebirth. Their enthusiastic comparisons to fictional protagonists reinforced his belief that he was destined to rule the post-apocalyptic world. The three founded the Phantom Ability Team, with Ke Jiaxue proposing “Ghost King” as his title 42 43.

The team’s finances were far less impressive than its ambitions. Long Tianyu spent his remaining money renting a warehouse, while his teammates exhausted theirs on transport. They stole grain from a national warehouse and planned to empty a government cold-storage facility for meat 43 46.

Capture and government recruitment

The authorities identified Long Tianyu after Zhang Jialiang photographed his use of Flash and reported him. They investigated his personal history, tracked the Phantom Squad, and cleared its route to the cold-storage facility to stage an interception 43 48 52.

Long Tianyu initially escaped the warehouse confrontation, but Sheng An’s forces knew his range and remaining long-distance jumps. He attempted to exploit cheaper short-distance flashes, then lunged at Sheng An. Qi Lingwu stopped him with six precise shots 48 49.

Still convinced that the government needed him too much to kill him, he resisted cooperation. A further confrontation with Sheng An and Qi Lingwu left him believing he had narrowly escaped death, and he agreed to join Group B 53 54.

His resistance continued after enrollment. He tried to recruit Jiang Yu, Zhang Kun, and Ke Jiaxue into an alliance against Sheng An’s authority, then approached Li Xin using a flattering, false account of their past relationship. Neither effort freed him from government supervision 56 57.

Becoming a Group B teammate

Sheng An used a lavish meal to obtain Long Tianyu’s knowledge of prominent past-life ability users. His accounts identified figures such as Xiang Hanshuang and Qiu Yu, while his unfamiliarity with Sheng An and Qi Lingwu became another clue that the reborn survivors’ memories were incomplete 61 62.

He hoped Li Wanyun would become an ally against Sheng An, but her cooperation instead discouraged him from resisting. Sheng An assigned the pair to screen records and recall powerful ability users, Aberrants, and Otherkind. Each mistakenly believed the other was supervising them, so their rivalry drove them to nearly finish several days’ work overnight 63 66 71.

Against the intelligent Otherkind occupying Zhang Jialiang’s body, Long Tianyu risked his life to rescue Gu Qiansheng. A later ambush failed, leaving him wounded and captured until Sheng An offered herself in exchange. Watching Qi Lingwu maintain discipline through the crisis made him acknowledge that he still needed to learn teamwork 89 90 92.

He later secured Zhuang Fan for Group B during a recruitment dispute with Group A. Although Zhuang Fan’s word spirit ability had impressed him, Long Tianyu had not investigated its restrictions or noticed his stutter. He and Li Wanyun blamed each other when those complications emerged 106 107 108 109.

Field missions and the Southwest

Long Tianyu’s Flash became a recurring evacuation tool. He moved Sheng An and Qi Lingwu onto Wu Buyu’s back before a mountain bombardment, helped carry teammates away from a volcanic eruption, and transported the group toward the Time Otherkind’s location 167 204 208.

He also encountered an enemy possessing Flash for the first time: a six-star Otherkind with a hard crustacean shell. Long Tianyu blocked its attack on Li Wanyun and fought it using a steel blade supplied by Li Xin 170.

Death prophecy and resurrection

Qin Xuan prophesied that Long Tianyu would die in acid rain, describing rain eating away at his fallen body. Rather than hide in Jiang Yu’s space, Long Tianyu chose to investigate the danger and its possible connection to M. Sheng An ordered him to remain beside her, with the team maintaining constant protection 253 254.

After the rain appeared to end, he pursued the Mutant Blood-Sucking Mosquito, believing he could not allow it to escape. He encountered a figure with Qiu Yu’s face and was immobilized by Puppet Threads before he could Flash away 279.

His heart stopped, but Jia Guangliang poured healing power into him until it began beating again. Jiang Yu and Song Linwei helped sustain him, while Li Xin shielded the rescue group from acid rain. Long Tianyu briefly opened his eyes and assured his teammates that he would live 262 263.

He regained consciousness in hospital and identified Qiu Yu as his attacker. The others told him that Hao Jingye was M, that Hao Jingye had arranged the attack, and that Qiu Yu had since died protecting Sheng An. Overwhelmed by the developments, he asked whether years had passed; he had been unconscious for only one day 279.

Battle against M

During the fight to prevent the Fragments from assembling into the Egg, Long Tianyu killed a puppet copying his Flash ability by risking a direct strike. A specially made protective suit reduced the danger, though he still suffered a wound 293.

Personality

Long Tianyu cultivates a cold, composed image, but praise quickly exposes his vanity. Rebirth and an unusually strong ability convince him that he is a fictional-style protagonist, while his teammates’ admiration encourages increasingly grand ambitions. He also refuses to admit weakness, insisting that his gunshot wounds do not hurt even as he trembles and bleeds 42 43 52.

His early arrogance includes contempt for ordinary people and resentment of government authority. He argues that only Superpower People can survive the Apocalypse and repeatedly demands greater status. He is willing to manipulate others to support him, as shown by his fabricated account of a friendly past-life relationship with Li Xin 53 56 57.

Sheng An nevertheless recognizes a decent core beneath his posturing: he trusts his teammates, shares two steamed buns among three people, and targets a national warehouse he believes will be destroyed rather than robbing private individuals. His later actions include risking himself to save Gu Qiansheng and comforting Li Wanyun over Academician He’s sacrifice 54 89 251.

His competitive streak survives his growing loyalty. He bickers constantly with Li Wanyun, envies other teammates’ public acclaim, and still enjoys annoying Qi Lingwu. By the time of Qin Xuan’s prophecy, however, he openly feels safe under Sheng An and Qi Lingwu’s protection 78 226 254 255.

Abilities & Skills

Flash

• Instant relocation: Appears and disappears rapidly, allowing surprise attacks and evasive movement 43 49.
• Passenger transport: Can take other people with him, including Zhang Kun, Zhuang Fan, Sheng An, and Qi Lingwu 48 107 167.
• Variable energy cost: Short-distance flashes consume less power than long-distance jumps, allowing continued movement after his remaining long-range uses become limited 49.
• Detection limits: Infrared sensors cannot detect him during a flash, but can locate him when he lands. Photographs also exposed his activity 49 52.
• Countermeasures: His movement does not make him invulnerable. Qi Lingwu shoots him accurately, surrounding ice blades wound him, and the Time Otherkind reverses an attempted approach to his starting position 49 107 209.

Combat and assassination

• Uses Flash to appear beside a target, bypass defenses, and deliver an unexpected killing strike 43.
• Has substantial experience in life-and-death battles; Sheng An initially considers combat training less urgent for him than for inexperienced recruits 55.
• Fights with blades and close-range strikes, including kicking Lou Mingwei while enduring his lightning 107 170.
• Remains vulnerable to psychic deception: an illusion causes him and Li Wanyun to attack each other while each believes the other is a false image 140 141.

Past-life intelligence

• Supplies names, abilities, reputations, and reported deaths of prominent Superpower People and Otherkind 61 62 70 143.
• Screens records and photographs for known ability users and threats 71.
• His information is limited by hearsay and altered memories; he initially fails to recognize Wu Buyu’s real name despite knowing his famous nickname 68 69 181.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Knife — Used during the illusion-induced fight with Li Wanyun 140.
• Steel blade from Li Xin — Used to block attacks and fight the armored Flash-using Otherkind 170.
• Specially made protective suit — Worn when killing the puppet copying his ability; helps him survive the direct exchange 293.

Relationships

• Sheng An — Group leader and former target of his rebellion. He is attracted to her, but gradually accepts her leadership and trusts her protection 56 62 66 254.
• Qi Lingwu — Initially regarded as a romantic rival and dismissed as an ordinary person. Repeated defeats expose that judgment’s flaws; Long Tianyu later recognizes his discipline and reliability 49 57 92.
• Ke Jiaxue — Original Phantom Squad teammate whose praise reinforces his “protagonist” self-image. She later embraces government service and cries with relief when he survives 42 56 263.
• Zhang Kun — Original recruit chosen for his storage space. Long Tianyu initially considers him one of his most trusted teammates, though Zhang Kun refuses to support his rebellion 43 56.
• Li Wanyun — Past-life acquaintance, constant rival, and combat partner. Their mutual insults coexist with genuine concern: she begs him not to die during his rescue 71 78 107 263.
• Wu Buyu — Frequent sparring partner whose mind-reading exposes Long Tianyu’s schemes. They also cooperate in transport and later attempt to cheat at mahjong together 76 124 204 332.
• Qin Xuan — Prophesies his death and enables protective preparations. Long Tianyu later thanks him enthusiastically and promises to keep him fed 253 256.
• Jia Guangliang — Healer who restarts his stopped heart and brings him back from death 262 279.
• Qiu Yu — Feared past-life Puppet Ability user whose face and threads Long Tianyu remembers from the attack that nearly killed him; the team attributes the arrangement to Hao Jingye 62 279.

Notable Quotes

“The truth is, I didn't predict the Apocalypse. I... was reborn.” 42

“I'm not here to split you two up. I just want to join you.” 255

“I... won't die...” 263

Trivia

• His attempt to attract attention at Capital City Base backfires: he flashes past the welcoming crowd, then realizes he can no longer hear its praise 226.
• Despite claiming to be too frightened to sleep after his death prophecy, he sleeps soundly under guard, disturbing others with snoring, teeth-grinding, and eerie laughter 254.
• In the bonus mahjong scene, he uses Flash to swap Jiang Yu’s drawn tile while conspiring with Wu Buyu to avoid a mission in Country Y. Jiang Yu still wins with Sheng An’s help 332.