The emergence of human abilities was sudden, and there were no precedents or studies to rely on. Everything had to be explored and discovered by themselves.
Therefore, the four individuals who unexpectedly leveled up, decided to postpone their departure time and spend it studying their own changes.
After two hours of discussion, they finally remembered that they needed to have breakfast. Yue Zheng started a fire, Xu Song prepared the ingredients, and the four of them sat around the campfire, discussing the changes in their abilities and summarizing their findings.
After confirming the changes in each person’s abilities, Xu Song made the final summary. As, his mental abilities had also been upgraded, which meant his mental prowess and analytical skills had significantly increased. This made him the obvious choice for statistical work.
“In simple terms, my fire-based abilities have become more powerful and the temperature has increased. The maximum attack range has also extended by about five meters. So far, I haven’t discovered any other changes.”
“As for my mental abilities, although I can’t sense the specific mutations and their exact numbers like the two kids, I can sense the presence of nearby living beings, and the range is slightly larger than theirs,” Xu Song explained, furrowing his brows. This change might have been useful before they had the two children, but with the current group composition, it seemed somewhat redundant.
Yue Zheng considerately put a piece of meat into Xu Song’s bowl and said, “Right now, there are only plants around us. When we encounter other people, you can try to see if you can sense the presence of ordinary individuals.”
“Ordinary people?” Xu Song blinked. “Yes! That might work!”
The two kids could only sense the mutant plants and animals with abilities. If his mental powers could sense all living beings, regardless of whether they had abilities or not, it would be incredibly useful.
“Moreover, your ability is related to the mind. There might be other possibilities as well, but we can only confirm them when we encounter intelligent beings.”
Yue Zheng’s comforting and explanatory words were helpful. After all, mental abilities weren’t as straightforward as fire-based abilities. Many times, unless one personally tried them, they would never know the results.
After summarizing his own abilities, Xu Song moved on to describe Yue Zheng’s changes.
“Your speed has increased significantly from before. If the speed of an ordinary person is measured as 1, then your speed was at 2 when you first gained your abilities, which is twice as fast as an average person. Now, your speed and reaction time have increased to approximately three times that of an ordinary person.”
“In addition to speed, your vision and hearing have also improved, although we don’t have specific measuring tools right now. Your vision, for example, should be similar to that of a regular telescope.”
“Lastly, your space-based ability. Your attack range and area have increased. With your ‘Spatial Slash’ technique (the name they came up with together), you can hit objects up to ten meters away, and the speed of the technique has also improved. And finally…” Xu Song’s eyes sparkled as he looked at Yue Zheng.
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Oh, of course, shooting fire and such was also impressive, but humans had created flamethrowers and bombs that could achieve similar effects. However, teleportation, now that was something else! Although the distance was a bit short, it was still instantaneous movement!
Yue Zheng accidentally discovered this ability while testing his speed limits. At first, Xu Song thought he was seeing things and made Yue Zheng experiment several times before confirming that it wasn’t a visual illusion caused by excessive speed but genuine teleportation.
“This ability can be used in conjunction with your speed ability. When you suddenly use it, it’s incredibly disorienting,” Xu Song sighed, shaking his head in admiration.
“When you actually use it, you have to be extra careful. After all, the effect is completely different when people know it’s teleportation and when it’s used suddenly.”
Yue Zheng patted his head and said, “Also, your fire-based ability is the same. It can achieve the same effect as ordinary fire-based abilities, making others think it’s just a normal one.”
“I wonder how different the color of your fire is compared to other fire-based ability users at the second level.”
“We’ll find out eventually.”
Indeed, as long as there are other ability users in this world, they will meet them sooner or later.
Xu Song turned around and patted the heads of the two kids. “Tiancheng and Tianyou, your sensing range has increased significantly. Tiancheng, the speed at which you can control plant growth has increased by about one-third, and now you can simultaneously control all plants within a three-meter radius, previously it was only about one meter, right?”
Mochen Tiancheng nodded, “I haven’t tried it yet, but before, when I wanted plants to grow, I would touch the seeds with my hands.”
Xu Song nodded, “We’ll have to test Tianyou’s specific abilities when we encounter mutated animals or other ability users.”
Mo Tianyou pouted. He was the only one who hadn’t figured out what was different about his abilities! He promised himself to try it out when they encountered mutated creatures on the road!
After lunch, the four of them finally decided to set off.
It had stopped snowing, and the ground had mostly dried up, allowing them to ride their bicycles.
Xu Song asked Yue Zheng if he wanted to see if Xiao Shu had developed any new abilities, but it seemed that the evolution of plants was somewhat different from that of humans. They only confirmed that the range of Xiao Shu’s jujube attacks had increased, and the speed at which its roots entangled targets had also improved, but there were no other significant changes.
After all, Xiao Shu’s mutations were somewhat unique. In addition to physical changes, it has also evolved intelligence.
Just the thought that it might evolve to the point of speaking like humans made Xu Song’s scalp tingle and sent shivers down his spine. The little tree was already strange enough as it was. If it suddenly started talking… he would either be scared to death or completely dumbfounded!
The bicycle team continued northward, bypassing potential dangers with the help of the two long-range humanoid radar detectors. They chose the safest routes and steadily made their way towards their destination.
When Xu Song and the others had traveled from City Y to City S, it had taken them a whole month to arrive. However, after leaving City S, it only took them about ten days to pass through Province Z and reach Province L.
As they looked at the road signs hanging on the former highways, they couldn’t help but feel melancholic.
“When we left City Y, we were driving a car, but we didn’t even travel as fast as we do now on bicycles.”
“The road conditions are much worse now, and cars would actually be slower.” Yue Zheng smiled and reassured him, “Having a vehicle is still better than walking. It’s faster, and it saves some energy.”
Xu Song nodded with lingering fear, looking at the exaggerated road conditions around them. “You’re right. The roads nowadays are so bad that even riding a bicycle feels bumpy. If we were really driving a car north, it would definitely break down.”
The former highways, under the combined effects of earthquakes and plant roots, could hardly be found intact anymore.
The asphalt on the road has cracked into small pieces. Riding a bicycle on it for a long time makes your legs and back ache. If you were driving a car, it would probably shake your stomach.
As the four of them traveled, they encountered people fleeing, but eight out of ten of them had intentions of carjacking, stealing food, or looting supplies. Over time, Yue Zheng and the others decided to avoid people altogether.
All four of them now possessed detection skills, making it difficult to find other survivors in this post-apocalyptic land. However, evading people was still relatively stress-free.
“This is the canal here. If we continue at our current speed, we will pass Longshan in a few days. Then we can bypass it by taking this route,” Yue Zheng pointed out the path on the map, and Xu Song nodded in understanding.
“We can’t know for sure how many mutated animals and plants are on Longshan. After the mutation, the number of mutated flora and fauna is definitely not small,” Yue Zheng expressed his concern.
“If we don’t take the mountain road, we’ll have to detour north, and we’ll still have to pass the canal.”
Xu Song and Yue Zheng couldn’t forget how dangerous the river was. Even with their second-level superpowers, they wouldn’t dare challenge it by entering the water.
Xu Song stared at the map for a long time and gritted his teeth before looking up. “Let’s go along the edge of Longshan.” He pointed at Mo Tiancheng. “If there are suitable plants, Tiancheng can find some seeds.”
After Mo Tiancheng’s enhancement of his abilities, his communication with plants greatly improved. Not only could he control the growth and fruiting of crops, but he could also simultaneously control about three plants and direct them in attacks according to his intentions.
Along the way, the group encountered an extremely aggressive mutated ivy. Xu Song burned all the vines on the ground with a burst of fire, and Mo Tiancheng controlled the roots underground to grow new vines. They bloomed, bore fruit, and collected a small bag full of seeds.
Mo Tiancheng’s pockets were now filled with various seeds, mostly vine-related ones that served as excellent auxiliary tools. In the backpacks placed in front and back of his bicycle, there were also many crop seeds collected by the group along the way, which they used as food.
“There are a few sparrows over there. They intend to eat us,” Mo Tianyou suddenly pointed to a nearby bush.
Both of these children had already displayed almost all their evolved abilities. Mo Tianyou could now sense the strength, approximate level, and simple thoughts of mutated animals. For example, these sparrows wanted to eat Yue Zheng and the others because they were hungry.
“Tiancheng,” Yue Zheng nodded in response to the sound, signaling Mo Tiancheng.
The two kids cheered together as Mo Tiancheng took out a seed and threw it to the ground. The seed rapidly grew into thin and flexible branches that made a “whooshing” sound as they quickly penetrated into the forest.
With a fluttering sound, the evergreen vines entangled five or six large sparrows and brought them back.
Xu Song approached and swiftly killed them one by one, while Yue Zheng stood up to collect bird feathers and drain their blood.
Plants controlled by superpowers quickly withered and died soon after fighting and bearing fruit. Those used for fighting might not even produce seeds.
Once the battle ended and the controller’s consciousness left, the plants would wither rapidly. Therefore, Xu Song and the others had to handle the captured mutated animals immediately.
The family of six’s daily life in the apocalypse😆😆
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Powerhouse family strolling through the apocalypse…hahahaha! Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🌳🦗