A completely bewildered Jiang Taian shifted his gaze toward Li Sang, waiting to hear her explanation.
However, her response left him utterly disappointed.
Because of Liu Chengyun’s single remark, Li Sang instantly became the target of everyone’s attention—the focal point of the group. Every person present turned their eyes toward her.
She had indeed mentioned this to Uncle Lin.
From the very beginning, Li Sang had made bold claims in front of him. Her original words were that she could unearth extraordinary talents with immense potential to help the country collectively combat the apocalypse.
Naturally, such “talents” couldn’t be limited to just one person. At the time, she had casually mentioned two or three names to Lin Shushan.
The first was Xu Jiao, who possessed the space capable of storing all things.
As for the second… that was their next mission objective.
Ji Lin, a fried rice stall owner at the Guangming Snack Street.
Thus, when Li Sang heard Liu Chengyun’s question, she didn’t hesitate. She spoke directly: “Yes, we have other missions to attend to next.”
She didn’t seem inclined to say more. Just as everyone else could see this, Liu Chengyun naturally noticed it as well.
He shifted his scrutinizing gaze away from Li Sang and nodded with a look of appreciation. “The motherland is proud to have people like you.”
He continued, “Since you have other matters to attend to, we will take Xiao Xu and depart first.”
It was a time of emergency, and there was no room for idle pleasantries. Liu Chengyun wanted to move the person out immediately.
However, just as Xu Jiao was about to follow them, Li Sang suddenly grabbed her arm.
The move was so abrupt that it changed the atmosphere instantly. If Li Sang being questioned earlier had merely made her the focus of attention, her suddenly reaching out to grab Xu Jiao now made the air turn tense. At this moment, it wasn’t an exaggeration to call Xu Jiao a national treasure. What did Li Sang think she was doing?
Everyone stared at Li Sang, including Xu Jiao herself.
Xu Jiao looked at the beautiful face before her, her expression puzzled. She opened her mouth to speak. “You…”
“If you find success and wealth, do not forget me.”
The tense atmosphere vanished instantly at Li Sang’s words, replaced by a lighthearted mood. Even the corners of Liu Chengyun’s eyes crinkled with a hint of a smile. “Don’t worry, Xiao Sang.”
In truth, Li Sang hated being called that—it sounded too much like she was a “mistress” or a “homewrecker” in some contexts. However, considering the speaker was an elder of high status, she bit her tongue and endured it.
Xu Jiao couldn’t help but chuckle upon hearing the remark. “Don’t worry, I definitely won’t forget.”
As they watched the car drive into the distance, Jiang Taian finally asked the question he cared about most.
“What other mission do we have?”
As the team leader, how was it that he didn’t know they had a mission?
Li Sang was never a particularly formal person. Now that the high-ranking leader was gone, her tense nerves relaxed. She leaned lazily against a metal wall and spoke with an exhausted air. “Oh, what’s the rush? I haven’t rested for three days while looking for her. Let’s talk about the mission in a bit.”
Jiang Taian stared at her, his expression stern and impatient. “I’m not saying we go right now. Just tell us about it.”
If that was the case…
After a moment of thought, Li Sang spoke. “I believe I mentioned before that there are others like Xu Jiao, didn’t I?”
“You did not,” Jiang Taian said, sticking to the facts.
“…”
Li Sang fell silent for a long moment. “Well, I’ve said it now.”
He just has to nitpick, doesn’t he?
Jiang Taian glared at her but didn’t say anything further.
Li Sang continued, “Next, we need to find the second person who, like Xu Jiao, possesses a unique trait.”
“What?” Jiang Taian’s eyes sharpened. “You mean Xu Jiao isn’t the only exception? Someone else has a space that can store all things?”
Qi Yan and Ling Lan’s expressions shifted as well. Their previously casual demeanors turned serious. Were these ‘spaces’ being handed out in bulk now?
Hearing Jiang Taian’s question, Li Sang rolled her eyes at him. “How is that possible? You think they’re being mass-produced?”
“…”
“Then what is it? Can you stop speaking in fragments?”
Li Sang ignored Jiang Taian’s complaint and said willfully, “That person has a special ability. I can’t explain the specific details clearly, but I can give you a general idea.”
She paused to think, and after a long while, she finally spoke. “His strength is immense—he can kill a hundred people in one go.”
Qi Yan and Ling Lan, who had been listening with interest, both looked skeptical.
Li Sang noticed. “What’s with those looks? What? You don’t believe me?”
Qi Yan spoke solemnly, “A bomb can do that too.”
The implication was that this person wasn’t necessarily special—just slightly stronger than an average human.
Just as Li Sang was about to argue, Jiang Taian’s cold voice cut in from the side. “Qi Yan can take on dozens of people by himself.”
Wait, what? How many? Dozens?
Does he have a special trait too? Otherwise, how could he be that powerful?
Perhaps guessing what Li Sang was thinking, Jiang Taian added, “He doesn’t have a special ability.”
“…”
Li Sang countered, “It’s different. This person can kill over a hundred zombies in one breath. With the help of thermal weapons, he has no problem facing a thousand enemies alone.”
She continued, “Furthermore, he can survive in any extreme environment, and his combat ability actually increases instead of decreases in those conditions. Most importantly, he can turn invisible within a certain range, and his strength accumulates as he kills more zombies.”
When the apocalypse arrived, the entire ecosystem of Earth would be decimated. Any area struck by the fragments of the disintegrated comet would become uninhabitable for humans due to radioactive substances that would have severe effects on health.
This fried rice stall owner was the protagonist of a “loser’s counter-attack” story. He would awaken a Devouring Ability, allowing him to convert the energy of zombies for his own use. Such an environment would not only have no negative impact on him, but he would also thrive in it—it would be like his own backyard.
She understood the mindset of Jiang Taian and the others; they probably felt that being “good at fighting” wasn’t particularly noteworthy on its own. But they couldn’t just look at one trait in isolation. The man’s overall power was staggering.
Li Sang’s words finally caught Jiang Taian’s serious attention. “What did you say? The Earth’s ecological environment will be destroyed?”
Isn’t that obvious? How could it be called the ‘end of the world’ if there was no impact?
“Can he purify the environment?” Ling Lan, who had been silent, suddenly asked.
Wait, isn’t the focus a bit off? Why bring that up now?
“Don’t worry about that yet; there’s someone else for environment purification. Let’s go find this fried rice stall owner tonight. While we’re at it, we can try his fried rice.”
In the end, Li Sang convinced them to accompany her to eat fried rice. However, when they arrived at the location, the owner was nowhere to be found.
Jiang Taian’s gaze scanned the long snack street before he asked calmly, “Where is he?”