Chen Shushu, who was still conversing, also noticed the person brought in by the inspector.
A tall, slender young man in black, with an unremarkable appearance.
It was those deep green eyes that stood out, like a lake in the depths of a mountain forest, very beautiful.
As a connoisseur of beauty, Chen Shushu couldn’t help feeling a bit regretful.
With eyes like these, if they were born on a slightly more attractive person, they would probably be stunning.
Yu Yu led the person to the designated place, then turned to look at Su Shiyu, a friendly smile playing at the corners of his mouth. He said, “This is where the testing takes place. Unexpectedly, there are quite a few people today, Mr. Su. If you’re in a hurry, we can help you apply for a special channel.”
The attempt to please was quite obvious.
Su Shiyu replied, “No need.”
After waiting for a while and seeing that these two were still lingering, he suddenly said, “From following me last night until now, don’t you need to rest?”
Yu Yu’s smile froze, while Zhang Xiaoming scratched his head, feeling embarrassed.
Their tracking skills were usually reliable, so how were they discovered?
Yu Yu wanted to explain something, but Zhang Xiaoming stopped him and said, “It’s a misunderstanding, all just a misunderstanding. We were just following orders and regulations, absolutely no other intentions.”
The two of them returned somewhat embarrassed to the lobby of the Ability Center.
“This Su Shiyu is very alert,” Zhang Xiaoming remarked.
Yu Yu said, “After all, he comes from a background in wilderness cleanup teams. Without being cautious, it’s hard to survive until now.”
“It’s difficult to recruit someone like him,” Zhang Xiaoming sighed, “The usual methods won’t work. We’ll need to offer enough benefits to persuade him. I’ll talk to the captain when we get back, see if we can give him a high-ranking position straight away when he joins, and then lure him in.”
“It also depends on his test results,” Yu Yu pondered, “If his potential is not enough and he’s limited to clearing low-level aliens, then it’s not really useful.”
—-
In front of the testing room, the ability users were still chatting animatedly.
They were all newly awakened ones, their expressions filled with excitement.
After all, in the apocalypse, awakening an ability meant the possibility of rising from the bottom of society to the top and enjoying top-tier resources.
“I think I’ve awakened in the ‘Nature’ ability, leaning towards the strength direction, but I’m not sure of the specific subdivision,” said a burly man with scars on his face, patting his chest with his palm. From the sound of his chest muscles being patted, one could tell he was quite strong.
“Interesting, I think I’m also in the ‘Nature’ category. But my ability is quite unique, so I can’t say for sure right now,” said a jovial young man with blonde hair, laughing heartily.
Abilities were divided into seven major evolutionary categories : “Life”, “Death”, “Soul”, “Fate”, “Space”, “Rule”, and “Nature,” each with its own rarity within the different categories.
The number of ability users in the “Nature” category had always been the highest, far ahead of the other six categories. Basically, out of every ten ability users, five belonged to the “Nature” category, leading to intense internal competition. Many low-level ability individuals couldn’t even apply to special departments and could only work in factories in the inner city.
Ability users in the “Fate”, “Space”, and “Rule” were relatively rare, but their functionalities were strong, making them easily sought after by different departments.
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Ability users in the “Life” and “Soul” categories were rare. Each appearance usually sparked fierce competition.
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“I think I’m in the ‘Soul’ category .” Chen Shushu scratched his hedgehog-like head, smiling somewhat shyly, attracting both envy and sidelong glances from others.
“I’ve heard that the activation methods of ‘Soul’ abilities are all very personalized”, a bangs-wearing, big-eyed, cute girl curiously blinked her eyes. “Big brother, can you tell us about how your ability is activated?”
Chen Shushu looked at the girl.
Before meeting Shen Jie and Zong Lian, this type of cute girl was his personal aesthetic preference. It was hard for him to resist.
But now…
He couldn’t just shout “I am 1” or something similar in front of the girl.
No, wait.
Chen Shushu thought about the true attributes of Zong Lin and Shen Jie.
Perhaps he should shout “I am 0” now.
He thought with a mix of melancholy and determination, his gaze wandering around the Ability Center, trying to find the figure of the white-haired youth.
To no avail.
Yesterday, at the survivors’ camp, he had been searching. Where had Zong Lian gone?
Su Shiyu stood in the shadows.
When he had helped clear infections from the severely ill at the camp before, he had casually taken out a scalpel, now spinning it on his fingertip, appearing sharp and dangerous.
At first glance, anyone would think he had awakened an offensive-type ability.
Ability users entered and exited the testing room in batches.
Due to different results, some wore smiles while others bore bitter expressions.
The testing here was actually the first screening. Ability users with sufficient potential would be invited to join the Ability Training Institute, where their situation would be made public. The City Defense Bureau, Observation Center, and Cleansing teams would select talents from there.
The “Feather of Creation” ability could only evolve by continuously clearing the infection. This required a large number of infected people, and it would be much more convenient and less troublesome to have a suitable identity to use the ability.
“Testers number 21 to 30, please enter for testing.”
Soon, it was Su Shiyu’s turn. His number was 27.
Chen Shushu was in front of him, the first to be tested in this group, number 21.
The testing room was spacious, with a tortoise shell suspended in the center that required two people to handle.
A young ability user with closed eyes sat next to the tortoise shell.
He was an observer of the “Fate” category, responsible for today’s testing as the testing officer.
The fledgling ability users approached one by one, extending their hands to release their abilities onto the tortoise shell.
The tortoise shell emitted different colored halos according to the different abilities, with variations in brightness as well.
The last person from the previous group of testers hadn’t left yet. Pressing his palm against the shell, he exerted his ability with all his might. The shell emitted a faint orange light.
Test Officer: “Rank Nine ability of the ‘Nature’ category, ‘Power Enhancement.’ Evolution potential: D.”
“Next, number 21.”
Confidently, Chen Shushu stepped forward and then slapped the shell.
The shell immediately emitted a dazzling silver light, like a conspicuous light bulb.
“‘Soul’ category, Rank Seven ability, ‘Bullets’. Evolution potential: SS.”
Even the test officer couldn’t help but slightly open his eyes, revealing pure white eyeballs inside.
Although it was not uncommon for newly awakened ability users to have Rank Seven abilities, the evolution potential of SS for this small hedgehog head in front of them was extremely rare.
It was known that individuals with SS-level potential, if they could grow successfully, could at least reach Rank Four. Chen Shushu was still a rare “Soul” attack-type ability user, a rare top one.
Under the astonished and envious gazes of those around him, Chen Shushu couldn’t help feeling a bit elated.
If only Zong Lian were here, he thought.
The young man’s words “You’re too weak” from before still lingered in his mind.
He really wanted to prove himself, he wasn’t weak at all!
Following Chen Shushu, the other ability users who came forward for testing seemed somewhat overshadowed.
Finally, it was Su Shiyu’s turn.
The small snowy owl on his wrist chirped “hoo-hoo-hoo,” and Su Shiyu gently stroked the feather on his wrist to quiet it. Although the sound of the little snowy owl could only be heard by him.
He focused his attention and gave the command to “release the ability.”
After a moment of delay…
The calm turtle shell suddenly emitted a dazzling green light, illuminating the entire testing space!
Observation Center Tower.
The sealed room at the top.
Zhu Wu You suddenly opened his eyes.
“The Savior…has really appeared…?”
—-
Western business district. Near the commercial district adjacent to the Ability Center.
Shen Jie was on a date with Zong Lin.
Compared to when they were still in the ambiguous phase, the time they spent going out actually decreased a lot. On one hand, it was because they had limited time to spend with each other, and they wanted to stick together without anyone in the way. On the other hand, it was because both of them stood out in appearance.
Zong Lin wanted to protect him and didn’t want him to be exposed to public opinion.
And due to the agreement he signed with the institute, he needed to reduce the possibility of being exposed to the gaze of the aliens, to prevent becoming a weak point for them to threaten Zong Lin— but obviously, his information has already been disclosed by a mole, and the city had to take special protective measures for him.
In fact, it was safest to stay with Zong Lin as much as possible.
Whether to reveal his identity or not didn’t matter anymore.
The western business district was bustling. Both ordinary people and superpower users traded and entertained here. There were many high-level ability users among them. Although the superpower users’ appearances attracted people’s attention, most of them had become accustomed to it.
They went to clothing stores, picked out a few new outfits for each other. Then they went to the bookstore and bought a few sets of books that Shen Jie liked—mostly anthropology studies and cooking-related.
Finally, the two stopped at a doll machine store. The entire store was decorated in pink, and there were mostly girls lingering here.
But Shen Jie spotted a Samoyed doll and insisted on grabbing it.
For this, he directly spent one hundred coins.
Zong Lin looked at his beloved concentrating on playing the game. Although seven years had passed, Shen Jie still occasionally showed some childishness that made people can’t help but smile.
Very… cute.
Although the doll machine’s claw was suspiciously loose, with the concerted efforts of the two, the doll was finally grabbed up.
Shen Jie rubbed the Samoyed’s head a few times, then lifted his eyes to look at him, holding up the doll, his eyes swirling with a smile. “Does it look like you?”
Zong Lin silently looked for a while, then nodded silently, “…Yeah.” After all, they both had white heads.
As they passed by the cinema, Shen Jie grabbed his hand and they went in.
It was still the same cinema as seven years ago.
They sat in the back row of the cinema.
Although today’s movie wasn’t a romance, but a well-known pre-apocalyptic zombie movie—those who made it probably didn’t know what the real end of the world would look like. Or how it would suddenly come without giving people any preparation time.
In the movie, a zombie suddenly jumped out from the darkness.
There was a small scream in the cinema instantly.
Some girls hid in their boyfriends’ arms out of fear, while some boys hid in their girlfriends’ arms. There were also those who weren’t very scared but still sought refuge in their partners’ embrace.
Zong Lin only felt warmth in his arms.
Shen Jie blinked at him from within his embrace.
How does it feel to be the savior and destroyer of the world at the same time? Special interview with Shen Jie coming soon.
Omgggg!!! They are so cute!! Stang SJ×ZL for clear skin! If something happens to them I will skin everyone within the city alive.
Thank you for the chapter!!
At least he now has the ability to be there as both…exoskeleton for the plus one!
Zhu Yu : Saviour !!!
Aliens : Terminator !!!
Zong Lin : Baby !!!
perfect summary😂
lolll don’t forget
Chen Jiahua: Sister-In-Law !!!
and
“Zong Lian”: Mum !!!
lol kinda aggrieved the author be leading us on and getting us sussy of whether they’ll be a kid but in the end the tag is still non-existance xD
🥺🥺🥺🥺
First child: I didn’t get an identity or an apartment or testing…
Second child: Pets feathers. Oh.
World: the Savior is here…
Absent parent: Busy, busy, busy…cuddling.
First child: I didn’t get an identity or an apartment or testing…
Second child: Pets feathers. Oh.
World: the Savior is here…
Absent parent: Busy, busy, busy…cuddling.
Sorry for the double, server keeps jinxing me 😳
Shen Jie being the saviour n the destroyer. Ohh the system hasn’t realised what its host capable yet, can’t wait to see it reactions 🤭🤭