Ling Yi stared at the text, his fingers pausing on the keyboard.
The first day of the National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao).
Nine o'clock in the morning.
Three thousand people.
He closed his eyes, and the fragmented memory flashed through his mind one last time in its entirety.
Exam room... Green cesium gas... Students collapse, mutations occur, screams erupt, blood flows, chaos ensues.
Then... a huge Rift tore open the sky above the city, and countless black monsters poured out of the Rift.
The entire Dafeng City was plunged into apocalypse.
He opened his eyes.
Countdown to the National College Entrance Examination: 68 days.
Sixty-eight days later, if he doesn't stop all of this, Dafeng City will become a living Purgatory.
"Chu Ran."
Ling Yi turned around and looked at her.
Chu Ran's face turned deathly pale; she had clearly seen the summary as well.
"I saw it."
Her voice trembled. "Three thousand people... they're going to turn three thousand students into monsters."
"No," Ling Yi's voice was calm and firm. "I won't let that happen."
Chu Ran looked up at him.
In those eyes, there was no fear, no panic, only a rational, almost indifferent rationality.
"What... do you plan to do?" Chu Ran asked.
Ling Yi stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the dark night sky outside.
First, we need more energy to Summon more helpers.
Secondly, it is necessary to ascertain the location and distribution of all the Kami Cult's strongholds and personnel in Dafeng City.
He turned around and looked at Chu Ran.
I need your help.
Chu Ran looked at him and remained silent for three seconds.
Then she nodded.
"Good."
For the next two weeks, Ling Yi led Revive.
During the day, he is an ordinary senior high school student at Dafeng City No. 3 Middle School.
Attending classes, doing exercises, eating, and sleeping—everything was as usual.
His grades remained consistently in the top ten of his grade, no more, no less.
He was still wearing that faded school uniform.
His presence remains so low as to be negligible.
No one knew that this quiet boy would transform into a different person every night.
From 2 a. m. to 5 a. m., he is a hunter.
Using the newly unlocked energy detection function of the system, he searched for the strongholds and lone members of the Kami God Cult in every corner of Dafeng City.
Every operation was meticulously planned.
Reconnaissance, planning, and ultimately completing the mission with minimal cost.
In two weeks, he cleared out three strongholds of the Kami Cult and killed twenty-seven members.
The data on the system panel!
[Jiga Progress: 38/10 (Overachieved)]
[System Level: Lv2]
[Available Energy: 12680]
[ Summoning Space: 2/20]
Lv2, expands the Summoning Space to 20 slots, and adds a new ability: [Energy Body Tempering ].
Energy Body Tempering, as the name suggests, is the process of consuming energy to strengthen the host's physical body.
For every 1000 energy points consumed, physical fitness level can be increased by one level.
Strength, speed, defense, stamina, and Perception are all enhanced.
Ling Yi has undergone three Body Tempering, and his current physical abilities are five times those of an ordinary human.
This means that even without Sharing the White Bone Demon's abilities, his basic combat strength far surpasses that of ordinary people.
Of course, he didn't let anyone know any of this.
At school, he remained the same quiet and reserved Ling Yi.
The only Changes was that he began to pay attention to the people around him, whether consciously or unconsciously.
His energy detection capabilities allow him to Perception super-energy fluctuations within a 200-meter radius.
On campus, he detected three faint supernatural signals.
They were all students, and their rank was very low, only First Tier.
They meant no harm, and may not even be aware that they possess superpowers.
Ling Yi has not contacted them for the time being.
It's not the right time.
Besides the superpowers, he also noticed another anomaly.
Four new testing devices have been installed at the school gate.
It's not a camera, but a device similar to a security gate, standing on both sides of the sidewalk.
Every student has to walk through the middle when entering the school.
The device looks almost exactly like a regular security gate, but Ling Yi could sense a faint super-energy emanating from its interior.
It uses the same frequency as those cameras with pale blue cesium indicator lights.
Super-powered detection device.
The official superpowered organization has laid a tight net across the campus.
What are they looking for?
Are they looking for members of the Kami Cult, or for all the hidden superhumans?
Or both.
But he knew that every time he entered or left the school, he had to recall the White Bone Demon to his Summoning Space and suppress the Sharing superpower within his body.
The [Energy Body Tempering, unlocked at Lv2, has an additional effect.
It can contain superpowers within the body, preventing them from leaking out.
This prevents him from triggering an alarm when passing through the detection equipment.
But what about Chu Ran?
The surge of superpowers within her was far stronger than Ling Yi's.
If she walks past these devices, she will definitely be detected.
That's why he doesn't let her go out.
It wasn't just because of the injury, but also because if Ling Yi's rhythm were exposed, it could very well be disrupted.
Friday afternoon, the last class.
Zhou Yun handed out the Chinese language test papers for next week's exam on the podium.
"The class average score for this exam was 98, an improvement of two points compared to the last one."
Her voice was as clear and stern as ever.
"However, a few students' grades have fluctuated abnormally, and I need to speak with you individually."
Upon hearing the words "abnormal dialing, "Ling Yi slightly raised his head.
Zhou Yun's gaze swept across the entire class, finally landing on him.
" Ling Yi, you got 132 in Chinese this time, 15 points higher than last time. The composition was out of 60 points, and you got 57."
All the students in the class Earth Reincarnation look at it.
Ling Yi remained calm and said, " Elder Zhou, I've been reading a few more books lately."
What book?
"A Collection of Classical Chinese Prose"
Zhou Yun looked at him with a hint of inquiry in her eyes.
A score of 57 on an essay is an extremely high score for a high school student.
But what concerned her wasn't the score itself, but rather that Ling Yi's writing style had suddenly changed.
The last essay was written with mature and skillful writing, like it was written by a middle-aged person in their forties or fifties.
This time, the writing style was much more restrained. Although it was still excellent, it showed more of the sharpness and vigor that a young person should have.
It's as if it's the same person who deliberately adjusted their writing style.
"Come to my office after school," Zhou Yun said.
"Okay, Elder Zhou." Ling Yi nodded.
After school, in Zhou Yun's office.
Zhou Yun poured him a glass of water, then sat opposite him and looked at him.
" Ling Yi, don't overthink it. I just want to know how you've been lately."
Ling Yi's attack wasn't the strongest, but it was among the strongest.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I'll definitely get into a top university.
Zhou Yun didn't want anything to happen to Ling Yi at this critical juncture.
"You 'Changes a lot lately, not just in your grades, but also in your overall demeanor."
"Before, how should I put it, you were like a stagnant pool, but recently, you seem... to have come alive."
Ling Yi his water glass and remained silent for two seconds.
Zhou Yun was one of the few people in this world who cared about him.
She didn't know Ling Yi's secret, Ling Yi pseudonym, or what he did every night.
She was just an ordinary teacher who genuinely hoped her students could achieve good grades.