Too Many Reincarnators? I Bring the National Team to the Field - Chapter 119

Chapter 119

Dust and smoke filled the air as fiery meteors streaked across the sky in dense clusters. The occasional sound of distant buildings collapsing echoed, accompanied by the trembling of the earth.

Against this backdrop of ultimate catastrophe, Sheng An stood firm, her hand raised high despite the post-battle wounds covering her body.

Behind her, Qiu Yu, Zhuang Fan, Li Wanyun, Long Tianyu, Nie Changsui… one by one, they forced themselves to stand. In this blood-red world of half-light and shadow, they stood like vibrant banners.

No matter how devastated the world became, no matter how violent the Meteor Shower grew, and no matter how many times they fell, they would always rise again.

They stood between heaven and earth, upright within a world of disaster.

It was as if they were sounding the horn of victory for this country’s first battle.

This single report, this solitary image, appeared on every screen as communications were gradually restored, notifying everyone who had been waiting in anxious trepidation.

The Chief Base Commander gazed at the large screen, his eyes welling with tears.

In a corner unnoticed by the masses, Qi Lingwu slowly broke into a smile.

Jiang Yu had already emerged from her Space Ability; she whimpered as she gingerly touched her forehead.

Ruan Zifeng paused in his patrol, a brilliant smile spreading across his face. Within the inspection team, Gu Qiansheng and Zuo Fan, a Strength Ability User from Group A, let out low chuckles.

In a hospital ward, Song Linwei-drifting in and out of consciousness-weakly curled the corners of his mouth.

…

Hao Jingye, who had come to pick them up, stood a short distance away with Old Man Qin and Qin Xuan, watching them.

Then-

Sheng An offered a faint smile. Her mind finally at ease, she collapsed, her body falling straight to the ground.

“Sister Sheng!”

*

Hao Jingye hurried into the Communications Department.

This was currently the most critical department, filled with countless people busily working and others rushing back and forth.

Wan Yuan asked, “How is Sister Sheng?”

“She was just sent to the hospital,” Hao Jingye replied. “Her situation is unique; the experts are currently studying it.”

He paused, then sighed. “I don’t know what’s going on with Sister Sheng’s Supernatural Ability. She’s been running a fever for five days. Her current condition is very complex-it’s different from everyone else who has awakened a Supernatural Ability.”

“How many people in Team 0 have awakened a Supernatural Ability?” Wan Yuan asked.

“Currently, only Yu Feng is in the process of awakening,” Hao Jingye said. “However, based on previous information, awakening a Supernatural Ability isn’t just for today. From today onward, it’s possible to awaken a Supernatural Ability every day; it’s just that today has the highest volume.”

Wan Yuan hesitated for a moment before saying softly, “But-the Aberrants are as well.”

Hao Jingye’s heart tightened.

He shook his head. “We’ll have to take it one step at a time. How is the communication situation? What’s the status of the other regions?”

Although the Communications Department reported news constantly, Hao Jingye was worried while Sister Sheng was still unconscious, so he had come here to distract himself.

Upon hearing this, Wan Yuan’s expression turned solemn. “Jing City and its surrounding areas are several times better off than what Li Wanyun and Long Tianyu remembered, and much better than our initial projections. However, the situation in some places is worse than expected. We haven’t been able to fully restore communications yet, so we can’t get in touch with all the shelters.”

The meteors had altered the solar and terrestrial magnetic fields; establishing contact with every shelter would take time.

Still, one could imagine the situation elsewhere.

Meteors were still crashing down outside, with the occasional large one mixed in.

The fires, smoke, and earthquakes accompanying the meteors were affecting every shelter, large and small, across the country.

Right now, at least nearly half of the country was ablaze.

Hao Jingye took a deep breath and let out a long sigh.

They were beyond his reach.

Under these circumstances, the most the Core Shelter could do was share real-time information, syncing the latest developments and crises with other shelters. This was exactly why the Communications Department was so vital.

The Communications Department was filled with countless machines. From the moment Hao Jingye entered, alarms had been ringing incessantly.
Signal lights flickered in countless places.

Someone looked up and shouted, “Chief Wan, the hills around Jing City are all on fire!”

Chief Wan took a deep breath and ordered, “Report it first.”

He let out a long sigh. “Forget the wildfires in other places-right now we don’t even have time to deal with the mountain fires in Jing City. All the firefighters are busy clearing the fires around the shelters.”

After the meteorite strike, the temperature kept climbing. It had been 15 degrees earlier; now it was 27, and it was still shooting up.

As if he’d just remembered something, he pressed his dry lips together and turned to ask, “What’s the situation with the two Fire Ability Users and the two Water Ability Users? Can they move yet?”

The Fire-type and Water Ability personnel in the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department were already high-level Superpower Users and could play a crucial role.

“Their abilities are depleted. They’re still recovering and need more time before they can act.”

He shook his head. “We’re still too short-handed. Awakening a Supernatural Ability takes time-the stronger the Superpower User, the longer the awakening. And the ones who just awakened are weak to begin with…”

Chief Wan said, “Even so, it’s not bad. One Superpower User is one unit of combat power. Right now, I just hope we can get more fire and water users.”

He tugged at his collar and checked the temperature again.

Man-30 degrees.

Hao Jingye said, “No matter what kind of Superpower User it is, having one more is always better.”

Chief Wan rubbed his head and shook it.

“Is it really that hot?” Hao Jingye reached out on instinct, then his eyes went wide. “You’re at least forty degrees! You’re awakening a Supernatural Ability!”

“Huh?” Chief Wan froze.

Hao Jingye immediately called for people to move him aside. Sure enough, it wasn’t long before Chief Wan started burning up.

Watching him, Hao Jingye frowned.

Team 0 already had two people who’d awakened, plus a powerhouse like Captain Qi, and Sister Sheng’s situation was special too-so in this lifetime, don’t we have those two reincarnators?

*

Sheng An wasn’t out for long.

A lot of people in the middle of awakening only woke up after their fever broke-some didn’t wake up even after it went down.

Only someone with willpower as terrifying as Sheng An’s could still be running a fever and yet already have her eyes open, fully conscious.

The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Dr. Yan and a group of white-coated researchers surrounding her.

Sheng An tried to sit up.

Dr. Yan pressed her down and shook his head. “Lie down a little longer.”

Sheng An’s voice was hoarse. “What time is it?”

Dr. Yan said, “Relax. You were only unconscious for an hour. Team Leader Sheng-though I know you won’t follow it-I still strongly suggest you rest more.”

Sheng An didn’t answer.

Just then, Hao Jingye rushed in.

He was so excited his voice shook. “Sister Sheng!!”

Behind him, most of Group B filed in as well, freshly changed and looking pale.

Li Wanyun, Long Tianyu, Wu Buyu, Li Xin, Zhang Kun, Ke Jiaxue, Liu Yue, Ji Yani, Qin Xuan, Old Man Qin, and Zhuang Fan.

Sheng An asked, “Where are the others?”

Hao Jingye immediately replied, “Captain Qi is holding the Core Shelter. Gu Qiansheng and Ruan Zifeng are patrolling the Jing City Shelter. Song Linwei, Yu Feng, and Chief Wan are awakening their Supernatural Abilities. Jiang Yu is probably still hiding in the safe house.”

Sheng An nodded.

Hao Jingye looked at Dr. Yan, eyes bright, and asked the question everyone was dying to know: “What Supernatural Ability did Sister Sheng awaken?”

From the beginning of the apocalypse until now, Sheng An’s awakening had taken far too long.

Powerful abilities took time to awaken. Five days wasn’t the longest ever-but Sheng An’s five days had started five days before the apocalypse.

People who awakened early usually did so very quickly. Sheng An’s was long to the point of being bizarre.

This had never happened before.

But Dr. Yan didn’t answer.

He looked at Sheng An. “Team Leader Sheng, do you know what your Supernatural Ability is?”