Blue Star, Federation Year 177, June 15th. Modu.
【Time remaining until the multiverse civilizations' Landing: 39 hours 51 minutes 22 seconds.】
The countdown continued its slow crawl, while every platform online had already exploded, with discussions everywhere about the talents that had just awakened.
In less than nine minutes, people had already begun uploading videos.
Lin Qun watched a five-second video in which a man bare-handedly pried apart the iron bars of his own window, the metal as fragile as two bamboo chopsticks in his grip.
In another video, a group of Thugs appeared. In just twelve seconds of footage, they charged into the street. The one leading them shot fire from both hands, burning down the rolling shutter of a supermarket ahead while howling excitedly like a wolf, "Hahaha, I'm a C-Class fire-control talent! Damn it, hand over all your supplies! I'm a superpowered being, I don't give a damn who you—"
The next second, a gunshot rang out with a bang, and his head burst open violently. Screams erupted, sirens rapidly closed in, and the footage cut off abruptly.
Lin Qun browsed online.
Quite a few people had still made their talents public.
He noticed that F-Class and E-Class talents were basically all very weak, usually just partial body enhancements, or even things that seemed to have no real use like vision or hearing enhancement, while D-Class and C-Class were full-scale Physique and Strength enhancement, even some unbelievable fire-control and water-control abilities. Beyond that, fewer people revealed their talents, and information was extremely limited.
But based on his own situation, Lin Qun inferred that the higher up the tiers went, the more formidable the abilities probably became—low-level talents were physical changes, higher-level ones were Superpowers, and beyond that should be all sorts of top-tier superpowers, conceptual superpowers...
During this time, WeChat was also flooded with a constant stream of messages.
People were talking in work groups, university groups, and Residential Community groups, either sharing their own situations or asking about others'.
In the Unit group chat, the boss who was usually so high and mighty was unusually humble today, proactively sending out a voice message: "Colleagues, I only awakened an F-Class talent. Did... did any of you awaken a talent above D-Class?"
The implied meaning was obvious—he wanted to find someone powerful to latch onto.
Unfortunately, this boss had always exploited everyone mercilessly in the past, treating unpaid overtime as routine. Whenever someone actually had a family emergency, he never granted leave, and some had even missed their last chance to see a family member because of it.
At this moment, even those who usually loved flattering him the most fell silent.
Putting up with you before was for the sake of a livelihood and a job, not because you actually deserved any respect!
In Lin Qun's Residential Community group chat, messages were flying everywhere.
"Did anyone's awakening succeed? I awakened an F-Class talent, am I doomed?"
"Awakened, I awakened! I'm a D-Class talent! Strength enhancement! Strength enhancement!"
"Bro, what D-Class talent do you have? Which building are you in? Can my little sister come find you?"
"It seems like most people are awakening E, F, and D-Class talents. C-Class and above seem to be one in a thousand, and B-Class and A-Class are even rarer, one in ten thousand..."
"I'm curious, is there really such a thing as an S-Class talent?"
"I'm the building manager of Building 3. Has everyone awakened yet? Orders from above say everyone needs to report their awakened ability to me so it can be uniformly coordinated!"
In the WeChat group for Lin Qun's Building 5, someone from building manager Fan Wenchuan's side sent a message saying they'd found someone who had supposedly awakened a B-Class talent to protect everyone, and asked everyone to privately send in their own abilities. She wanted to organize the residents.
Some people excitedly announced their abilities everywhere, while others simply watched coldly from the sidelines, staying silent.
Lin Qun was one of the latter. With the situation still unsettled and unclear, revealing his own ability rashly would be unwise, and he had no interest in joining the excitement anyway.
From what could be seen so far, below D-Class was almost entirely standard physical enhancement, while above D-Class came all sorts of bizarre superpowers. The higher the awakened talent, the more one could almost predict it belonged to a Powerful Figure, someone with a better chance of survival on the future Global Battlefield. Of course, that was still the future.
Lin Qun noticed that just as individuals had Levels, talents also had Levels. For instance, his own Card Drawing Ability was currently First Order, and others were likely the same—needing to be raised in Level before becoming powerful. Gaining a superpower didn't mean instant invincibility.
That C-Class awakened person in the short video was proof of that.
Able to breathe fire, sure, but he still couldn't withstand a single bullet!
Getting carried away the moment you gained an ability—that was either idiocy or sheer foolishness.
Lin Qun took a deep breath. The person whose body he'd transmigrated into had also had it rough, always struggling to earn a living, with hardly any friends. At a time like this, there wasn't even a single person checking in on him with concern. There was, however, one blind date contact in his WeChat, someone he'd met just two days before the transmigration. From the memories, she was a beauty, though they hadn't gotten very far yet. The other party's only message got straight to the point: "Lin Qun, do you have any spare supplies or medicine?"
Lin Qun glanced at it and didn't even bother replying, quietly sorting through the information he currently had.
Based on the information available, his talent was without a doubt the most unique—Super S-Class—and it was closely tied to his identity as a Transmigrator.
This was his biggest secret, one he absolutely could not tell anyone else.
Moreover, even being Super S-Class, he still needed to level up—raising his Personal Level, raising his talent level—in order to bring out its true power.
This would be his Trump Card for survival!
The countdown hadn't ended yet; there was still some time before the Global Battlefield opened.
A moment later, Lin Qun snapped back to himself, took a deep breath, activated his ability, and used his innate ability to begin his first card draw.
Using his ability felt like a strange sensation, as if a current of electricity had passed through his head—the so-called card draw seemed to be taking place inside his own brain.
But he quickly finished drawing, and the personal interface in front of him suddenly began to change.
A card slowly appeared.
On it was a beauty with sharp, distinct features carrying an obvious mixed-heritage look, dressed in a form-fitting outfit that gave off a sense of capability and sharpness.
The instant he saw her, Lin Qun's gaze suddenly contracted.
If he remembered correctly...
Wasn't this the Headshot Girl "Newman" from The Boys?!
Sure enough.
The text below the card read.
【Name: "Bang"】
【Type: Skill Card（Innate Type）】
【Description: Use this Skill Card to gain the superpower of Victoria "The Boys" Headshot Girl, Newman.】
【Prompt: Loading this Skill Card grants one point of Physique enhancement.】
Within the group, Headshot Girl Newman kept a low profile—her ability wasn't the strongest, but it was extremely vicious. She'd hide in a corner, and with a single glance, she could directly blow apart her opponent's head or body!
What's more, this kind of ability was very hard to trace back to the culprit. It wasn't just an ability with plenty of gory visual effect—it was also a truly underhanded method.
On his very first card draw, he'd actually pulled a Fantasy Skill.
Others might only awaken a single talent-based superpower, but Lin Qun's Card Drawing Ability meant he could potentially possess countless superpowers!
Thinking of the rich array of fantastical abilities from the world he'd come from, Lin Qun felt himself growing a little excited.
Not only that, loading this card even granted him a point of Physique enhancement!
He took a deep breath and chose to load the ability without hesitation.
Soon, he noticed that his Attribute panel had changed!
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