A week had already passed since they arrived at Base No. 18.
Cen Yuxing finally regained control of his body. Before he even had the chance to look for his younger sister, he was informed that he would be attending the Academy of Supernatural Abilities for further training.
“Is Younger Sister going too?” That was the only thing he cared about.
“Of course.”
Xie Yuanchuan pulled out an enrollment form and handed it to him to fill out.
Luke really had run fast.
Sure enough, when it came to skipping school, children were capable of anything.
The next day, Xie Yuanchuan planned to take both children to register.
Cen Yi bustled over and shoved two lunchboxes into the children’s hands.
“Ah…”
She let out a heartfelt sigh.
“With such a wonderful Mom like me, what time would you two be willing to come home?”
Cen Wu immediately raised her hand.
“I’ll come home right after school!”
Cen Yuxing looked at the lunchbox with an indescribable expression before answering weakly,
“Mom… can I not eat it?”
The smile on Cen Yi’s face disappeared instantly.
“Cen Yuxing! If I find out you wasted food, I won’t let you off!”
Good heavens.
He had only been gone for a little while. How had Mom ended up becoming the family’s cook?
What kind of sin had he committed?
Seeing Cen Wu’s confused expression, Xie Yuanchuan maintained his mysterious smile.
“Don’t let your Older Brother influence you. You need a full stomach to train properly. You’re going to become a girl with unmatched strength.”
Cen Wu’s expression immediately became firm once more, as steadfast as someone who had weathered countless hardships.
“Of course, Dad! I’ll do it!”
…
Today’s ride was in the chopped-pepper fish-head car.
Xie Yuanchuan sat in the driver’s seat with nowhere to put his long legs.
Driving children around was such a hassle.
Just for today, he reminded himself.
The chopped-pepper fish-head car passed abandoned factories and empty streets before arriving at the entrance of the Academy of Supernatural Abilities.
Calling it an academy was actually an exaggeration.
It was simply a vast open area that had been designated for training.
Battles between Ability Users inevitably damaged public property, so to avoid wasting the Base’s resources, the academy only had three classrooms, offices included.
It was obvious that Xie Yuanchuan had already coordinated everything with the academy’s supervisor.
The moment he finished handing over the children, he refused to stay even one second longer. He climbed back into the chopped-pepper fish-head car and performed a drifting turn before speeding away.
Cen Wu’s eyes widened.
Wasn’t her awesome Dad afraid of flipping the car?
“So you two are Cen Wu and Cen Yuxing?”
The teacher assigned to receive the children, Teacher Jun, smiled gently.
“Hello, Teacher.”
Cen Yuxing greeted him politely.
“Can my Younger Sister and I be placed in the same class?”
That was what concerned him the most.
Teacher Jun led them inside.
“I’m not sure about that. We’ll first have to test the abilities you’ve awakened. After that, you’ll be assigned to classes based on your ability category.”
Cen Wu’s heart tightened.
Besides the Absolute Strength ability everyone already knew about, she also possessed a hidden ability—Plunder.
Plunder could raise her upper limit endlessly.
If abilities were ranked, Plunder would easily place among the top five.
But to everyone else, it was no different from a ticking time bomb.
Who knew whether someone who awakened Plunder would covet other people’s abilities and deliberately harm them in order to steal them?
Cen Wu had never once entertained such thoughts.
Even so, she had been extremely cautious.
She hadn’t even told her own family.
One possessed large-scale Fire abilities, one had Healing, and one had Mind Control.
Every single one of them was a top-tier talent.
Cen Wu didn’t dare.
She was afraid of seeing cold wariness and guarded suspicion in Mom, Dad, and Older Brother’s eyes.
She was even more afraid of being thrown out of the family.
Beside her, Cen Yuxing noticed her uneasiness.
He took the initiative to hold her hand and comforted her softly.
“Don’t be afraid. Older Brother definitely won’t be separated from you.”
Cen Wu was so touched that she accidentally squeezed too hard, making Older Brother cry out in pain.
“If… my ability could become a threat to you… would you be afraid of me?”
The testing device stood just ahead.
Before stepping onto the platform, Cen Wu asked him anxiously.
“Of course not!”
Cen Yuxing patted his chest confidently.
Wasn’t it just strength?
After getting beaten up a few more times, he was sure he’d get used to it.
Receiving such a reassuring answer, Cen Wu took a deep breath and stepped onto the testing platform.
Ring after ring of light descended from above, repeatedly scanning her entire body.
Teacher Jun stared at the tablet in his hand.
His brows furrowed, then relaxed.
Then furrowed again.
This child’s talent was incredibly high.
But why was it so unstable?
It even felt as though her ability was conflicting with her body itself.
[Test Result: Enhancement-Type.]
The detector announced the result in a calm mechanical voice.
Cen Wu waited for a while.
When nothing else happened, she realized the examination seemed to be over.
She happily hopped off the platform.
“Older Brother, I’m done.”
Smiling, Cen Yuxing took her hand again.
“Well done.”
Teacher Jun glanced at the detector.
After confirming that it had indeed stopped responding, he led the two children to their classroom.
Ten minutes later, inside the now-empty testing room, the steady mechanical voice rang out once more.
[Test Result: Special-Type.]
…
“Little Wu, Little Xing, fill out this form.”
Cen Wu accepted the paper.
After filling in all the required information, she wrote Absolute Strength under the Enhancement-Type category.
“Oh, come on. Isn’t it just enhanced strength? Calling it ‘Absolute Strength’—you’re really good at making yourself sound impressive.”
A mocking voice suddenly sounded beside her.
Pretending not to hear anything, Cen Wu carefully checked her form one last time before handing it to Teacher Jun.
“Hey! I’m talking to you! Are you deaf?”
A boy only slightly older than Cen Wu stood on top of a chair, glaring provocatively at the newly arrived brother and sister.
Cen Wu blinked innocently.
With perfectly timed confusion on her face, she pointed at her ears, shook her head, and babbled,
“Aba… Aba…”
Chu Yueyue froze.
He instinctively withdrew his foot from the chair.
“Sh-She’s really deaf? And… mute too?”
Realizing he had just bullied a disabled child, Chu Yueyue felt terrible.
After taking several steps backward, he practically fled the classroom.
That night before going to bed, every time he thought of Cen Wu’s innocent eyes, he became so ashamed that he slapped himself twice.
The following morning, before leaving for the academy, Chu Yueyue deliberately brought a piece of milk candy from home, intending to give it to Cen Wu.
The moment he stepped into the classroom next door, he saw the deaf-mute girl smiling as she listened to her Older Brother speak.
She’s so optimistic, he thought.
Then he heard Cen Wu say,
“There’s no need to lift a finger against a big, dumb fatty like him.”
Big, dumb fatty?
Big, dumb fatty?!
Chu Yueyue’s face instantly turned bright red.
Fuming with anger, he marched over to Cen Wu and casually slapped her steel desk, leaving a clear palm print in it.
Cen Wu wasn’t the least bit flustered that he had overheard her talking about him.
Instead, her mind immediately reached another conclusion.
This guy was also an Enhancement-Type.
The desks were made of the toughest steel available.
Leaving a palm print with a single strike definitely had something to do with strength.
No wonder he had mocked her yesterday after seeing that she had written Absolute Strength on her form.
Before Cen Wu could finish sorting through her thoughts, Chu Yueyue introduced himself outright.
“My Innate Ability is Reinforced Skin! You’re Strength-Type too, aren’t you? Do you dare compete with me?”
How childish.
What if she accidentally injured him?
Who would be responsible then?
“I don’t.”
Cen Wu answered without hesitation.
Chu Yueyue: “!!!”
He was going to die from anger.