Bai Yaoyao and Fatty practiced their superpowers while waiting for their companions to wake up. Xiaomi was the second to regain consciousness.
Bai Yaoyao opened her mouth but didn’t know how to comfort Xiaomi.
In their previous life, Xiaomi hadn’t awakened any superpower. At first, it wasn’t too noticeable as he relied on combat awareness and firearms, but as time went on, it became problematic. Xiaomi always felt he was holding the team back.
His originally cheerful personality gradually became withdrawn. Later, when the group was surrounded by zombies, he even charged into the horde with explosives, creating an opening that allowed everyone to escape safely.
“Sis Yao, I feel… AHHHHHH!”
Thud…
Just as Bai Yaoyao was thinking about how to comfort him, Xiaomi took a couple of quick steps but lost control of his speed and crashed straight into the wall, even shaking a decorative painting off it.
Xiaomi clutched his head, unable to stand up from the pain.
But Bai Yaoyao suddenly burst into loud laughter—this was Speed Power! Xiaomi had a superpower! Though she didn’t understand why he hadn’t awakened it in their previous life but had it now, that didn’t dampen her joy.
Fatty seemed to understand what happened and scooped Xiaomi up.
Xiaomi complained, “Sis Yao, you’re so mean! I’m like this and you’re laughing! Brother Fatty is much better…”
Before he could finish speaking, Fatty tossed him onto the sofa.
Scratching his head belatedly, Fatty said, “Sorry about that. If I knew you’d praise me, I would’ve thrown you more gently.”
Xiaomi: ●﹏●…
While they were bantering, Peiqi also woke up.
“Rawr! I’m a zombie! I’m coming to eat people!” Peiqi charged at Fatty beside her.
Fatty pressed his hand against her forehead, and Peiqi flailed her little arms helplessly without being able to reach him.
“Sis Yao, Brother Fatty is bullying me! Sis Yao, I think my superpower might be the Healing Attribute.”
Eager to test her ability, Peiqi pulled out a dagger and was about to cut her own arm when Bai Yaoyao stopped her.
Bai Yaoyao said with a laugh, “No need to harm yourself. Go heal Xiaomi instead. He has Speed Power but lost control and crashed into the wall. Look at that huge bump on his head.”
“Okay! Big sister is coming! Little brother Xiaomi, mwah mwah mwah, come here for kisses!”
“No, I’d rather stay in pain. I like it this way,” Xiaomi said, burying his face in the sofa.
But Peiqi dragged him out anyway. She gently placed her hand on Xiaomi’s swollen forehead, and a white light glowed from dim to bright before fading again.
The swelling on Xiaomi’s forehead visibly disappeared, returning to normal.
“Whoa, Peiqi! That’s so awesome! I’m fine now, it doesn’t hurt at all!” Xiaomi exclaimed in amazement.
But Peiqi had turned pale.
Bai Yaoyao helped her sit down and said, “You need to use your power according to the severity of the injury. Overusing it will make you dizzy.”
Peiqi nodded to show she understood.
While everyone was getting familiar with their superpowers, they suddenly heard Gouzi barking incessantly. Bai Yaoyai lifted Gouzi onto the table by the window and examined him carefully in the sunlight.
She discovered that Gouzi had mutated too!
Not only had his fur become shinier, but his overall size had also increased slightly. Bai Yaoyao somewhat roughly pried open Gouzi’s mouth and saw his sharp fangs—she knew then that Gouzi had become a Mutated Beast!
What surprised Bai Yaoyao most was the glint of intelligence shining in Gouzi’s eyes!
“Gouzi, can you understand what I’m saying?” Bai Yaoyao asked.
Gouzi lifted his chin high, letting out a series of chaotic barks.
Bai Yaoyao felt she might have overthought things.
Wisdom? Hah! Forget it, that has nothing to do with a husky.
“Ahhh—”
Just as Bai Yaoyao wanted to learn more about Gouzi’s changes, she suddenly heard Monkey’s scream and hurried over.
She saw Monkey’s face flushed bright red, his expression full of frustration.
“What’s wrong, Monkey?” Fatty asked.
Monkey hesitated, then stood up and rushed into the bedroom, emerging five minutes later.
“Damn it, how did I just wet my pants?!”
“Hahahaha, I don’t want to laugh at you, but I just can’t help it,” Peiqi was the first to burst out laughing.
Bai Yaoyao kindly explained, “Silly, that wasn’t you wetting your pants—it’s your Water Power.”
“Uh… I know, I was just messing with you!” Monkey said awkwardly, tactically smoothing his hair before running back to ask Bai Yaoyao if his superpower was awesome.
“Water Power is very powerful. In later stages, it can freeze into ice, making it highly offensive,” Bai Yaoyao said.
“Hahaha, I knew it! I’m freaking amazing!” Monkey immediately puffed up with pride.
After saying that, he went to the wall to practice alongside Fatty—Fatty sprinkling some soil, Monkey spurting a bit of water.
Bai Yaoyao suddenly thought the two of them would make a perfect team if they went farming together.
Gradually, Shitou and Xiao Dai also woke up. Both had awakened with Dual Power.
Bai Yaoyao found it strange—in her previous life, Shitou had only awakened Earth-type Ability, but now he also had Skin Hardening.
He was a pure tank now, with off-the-charts defense.
Xiao Dai had awakened Speed Power and Dark Power. Dark Power was a special type of superpower—Ouyang Ning, ranked second on the combat leaderboard, possessed it. Nighttime was the favorite combat environment for Dark Power users; in shadowy areas, they could almost achieve invisibility.
Paired with Speed Power, Bai Yaoyao couldn’t help but feel thrilled just thinking about it.
Bai Yaoyao kept her attention on Lulu and Chen Xuan. The two showed no signs of waking up, nor any indication of turning into zombies, giving Bai Yaoyao a glimmer of hope.
Keke, Xiao Shiliu, and Dada Juan were special cases. In the beginning, they hadn’t awakened any superpowers, only developing them later on. But in this life, they had awakened right from the start!
Keke’s Wood Power, Xiao Shiliu’s Wind Power, and Dada Juan’s Fire Power—all were Nature Power abilities, perfectly suited to their team’s situation. Early on, with everyone’s combat skills and weapons, few zombies, Mutated Beasts, or humans could pose a threat to them.
Once their Nature Power abilities matured, they would become devastating weapons in group battles!
Just then, Lulu began to stir. Both Bai Yaoyao and Fatty grew tense.
Seeing Bai Yaoyao, Lulu was taken aback and asked, “What’s going on? How do I still have consciousness after turning into a zombie? Did I not transform completely?”
Bai Yaoyao excitedly rushed over, hugging Lulu tightly, and said happily, “That’s great, Lulu! You’re okay!”
Lulu patted her chest and said, “That scared me to death. With my looks, turning into a zombie would’ve been such a waste.”
After speaking, she ran her fingers through her hair. Instantly, her originally black, waist-length hair transformed into a wild, Medusa-like style, as if she’d been electrocuted!
“Lightning Power!” Bai Yaoyao exclaimed suddenly.
“Wow, Sister Lulu! Sis Yao just said Lightning Power is the strongest among the Nature Power abilities,” Peiqi said excitedly.
Lulu also smiled. Regardless of whether her superpower was strong or not, being alive and seeing everyone was enough.
At this point, Chen Xuan was the only one still unconscious. Chen Xuan wasn’t much older than Xiao Dai and was the disciple their master “disliked” the most. He didn’t care for fighting, preferring instead to read books, act mature, and practice calligraphy…
When Chen Xuan woke up and saw a large circle of people surrounding him, he was startled. Had he turned into a zombie?
Summoning his courage, he waved his hand and softly said, “Hi~”
Instantly, cheers and screams erupted. Fantastic!
Everyone had survived!
The little fool Chen Xuan knew he had awakened a superpower but had no idea how to use it. He tried everything one by one, but nothing worked.
Finally, they discovered that when Xiaomi was practicing his Speed Power, Chen Xuan unconsciously focused his energy and directed it toward Xiaomi. As Xiaomi crashed into the wall once again, Bai Yaoyao understood—it was Amplification Power!
Amid everyone’s cheers, Xiaomi tearfully went to find Peiqi.
“Peiqi little sister, your brother is here…”