Too Many Reincarnators? I Bring the National Team to the Field - Chapter 153

Chapter 153

It took only five days from the initial decision to the final preparations.

It was a long journey, and they had to travel as a Convoy. In many areas, the Magnetic Field was unstable, making flying a poor choice.

Driving the entire way would also allow them to clear the roads, making it easier for all the Shelters along the route to maintain contact with Jing City.

When they departed, the Chief Base Commander and Elder Zhang personally saw them off. Even Group A showed up.

The Base Commander said, “It would be best if the mission is completed, but your safety is the top priority. You are all Sparks, the hope of the Nation. Nothing must happen to you.”

He looked over Sheng An, Jiang Yu, and the others, his eyes filled with concern.

As the Base Commander, he was naturally privy to all the information. Jiang Yu’s importance went without saying, and Sheng An’s inscrutable Supernatural Ability was equally vital; neither could be lost.

Sheng An nodded. “Don’t worry, Base Commander.”

She shifted her gaze to Group A, finally letting it rest on Qiu Yu. “I’m leaving the safety of the Core Shelter to you.”

Qiu Yu looked at her with a complex expression, her emotions unreadable.

After a long moment, she finally spoke. “You don’t need to worry about that. By the time you return, Jing City will be perfectly safe.”

Her tone sounded unfriendly at first listen.

However, Sheng An simply smiled.

Lou Mingwei said sourly, “It’s always you guys going out on missions. Our Group A has the strength for field missions too, you know.”

After venting his bitterness, he added, “Just make sure you all come back in one piece. Don’t let me laugh at you for the rest of my life.”

Long Tianyu and Li Wanyun rolled their eyes so hard they almost hit the ceiling. They really couldn’t be bothered with this guy.

After the brief exchange, the Base Commander raised his hand in a salute.

Sheng An stood at attention and returned the salute.

Then, she turned around and led the massive team as they drove away from the Jing City Base.
Inside the vehicle.

This expedition was a Convoy. The Nation had originally intended to send more people and vehicles, but Sheng An had refused, eventually settling on the current scale.

There were fifty large trucks, five medium vehicles, and five small cars.

Of course, Li Wanyun and Zhang Kun also had plenty of spare vehicles in their Space Ability, and even aircraft.

They had brought 500 combat soldiers and fifty Superpower Users outside of Group B. These Superpower Users were primarily of the water, fire, and earth types, specifically chosen to provide water, extinguish fires, and clear roads.

Among the large trucks, eight were carrying Supplies, and two were communication vehicles. Wan Yuan was stationed in one of the communication vehicles.

The supply trucks were for backup; the bulk of their Supplies was stored within the Space Ability.

For this trip, they had not only brought the Supplies they would need for the journey but also relief Supplies for other Shelters, packing both of their spaces to the brim.

The two vehicles in the very center housed the Research Group.

Sheng An and her team were in a medium vehicle, with a small car leading the way.

The grand Convoy rolled out from Jing City, heading toward the Southwest Region.

Beside her, Hao Jingye handed a route map to Sheng An. “Our destination is the Shelter where the Healing Type Superpower User is located. Along the way, we will pass through eight Level 1 Shelters, twelve Level 2 Shelters, and twenty-five Level 3 Shelters.

“We have already notified them to collect Meteorite Fragments. Other Shelters have also been told that, if conditions permit, they should send their Meteorite Fragments to the Shelters we’ll be passing through.”

This route was actually a bit circuitous. They had to consider safety and road conditions while also trying to pass through as many Shelters as possible.

It was a route map that the Research Institute had spent several days finalizing.

The routes within Jing City and the surrounding provinces were relatively clear. However, once they left H Province, the road conditions were unknown due to the lack of communication, so they had planned numerous alternative routes.

The number of Shelters they would pass through was also just an estimate. It was possible that some of the Shelters they had lost contact with had already… completely vanished.

Sheng An nodded.

As if remembering something, she asked, “Did the Nation send Supplies to the surrounding Shelters before?”

Hao Jingye nodded. “We sent them once after the Apocalypse. It wasn’t much, and the main goal was Investigation. Most were delivered, but some Shelters and Convoys lost contact. We aren’t sure if they were unable to return and send word after delivery, or if… something happened.”

Jiang Yu poked her head out, looking curious. “In other words, we’ll be passing through areas that have lost contact? Does that mean we’ll run into danger?”

There was worry in her voice, but also a hint of excitement.

This was her first mission-how could she not be excited?

Beside her, Wu Buyu said expressionlessly, “Even if there is danger, the first priority will be to protect you. What? You actually want to fight?”

Jiang Yu pouted.

She suddenly reached out her hand, and a vine sprouted from her fingertip. The vine slithered forward like a snake, reaching in front of Sheng An and wiggling slightly.
It was as if she were saying-
Who said I don’t have combat power?*

Sheng An was looking at the route map. She looked up perfunctorily and patted the vine. “Grow a flower.”

Out of instinct, a flower bloomed at the tip of Jiang Yu’s vine. It was actually quite pretty.

Sheng An plucked the flower and handed it to her. “Go play over there.”

That tone, as if coaxing a child…

Jiang Yu: “…”

On her other side, Li Xin laughed like an idiot. “Hahaha, that’s hilarious! Jiang Yu, you’re so old, yet you’re even more childish than a minor like me!”

Jiang Yu lashed out at him in annoyance.

The vine struck his body, and since he hadn’t transformed into his Metal Man form, it actually hurt quite a bit.

Li Xin bared his teeth. “Jiang Yu! You think I don’t dare to hit you back?!”

He raised his mechanical hand. His sharp fingers glinted with a cold light, exuding a heavy sense of pressure.

Sheng An looked up at him.

The others all looked at him as well, their faces expressionless.

Li Xin’s mechanical hand moved, his fingers nimble and dancing gracefully, looking quite beautiful.

Li Xin said, “Look, isn’t it pretty?”

-Oh, he really didn’t dare.

Sheng An looked away. With such a group of goofballs, even the journey became lighthearted.

The situation around Jing City was still manageable. The roads weren’t completely destroyed, and they only occasionally encountered severe wildfires that required their intervention. They extinguished what they could, and if they couldn’t solve the problem, they would at least clear a path to pass through.

Since the surrounding Shelters were within communication range, their high-level officials had already prepared the Meteorite Fragments after receiving the news.

Li Wanyun stored them away with her Space Ability.

Wu Buyu and Qi Lingwu used their Supernatural Abilities to the fullest, inspecting the officials before them.

This continued across several Shelters.

Ke Jiaxue’s heart felt heavy. “I didn’t expect that even high-level officials in the Shelters would be infected. They were hidden Aberrants.”

Gu Qiansheng let out a long sigh and shook his head. “It’s normal. Besides, there are definitely others we haven’t found yet.”

Sheng An looked out the window.

They could find Aberrants just by checking the high-level officials; one could only imagine the state of all the Shelters across the country.

“Even if we clean them out over and over, Aberrants will continue to appear. The problem of Aberrants can only be eliminated by solving it at the source,” Sheng An spoke slowly.

If the root cause wasn’t addressed, Aberrants would keep emerging unless humanity went extinct.

Qi Lingwu said, “Taking away the Fragments should make things better.”

Jiang Yu sighed and nodded in agreement.

Hao Jingye looked at the route map, his expression turning solemn.

“Next, we’ll be passing through a Disconnection Zone. It might be due to the Magnetic Field, but several Shelters in this area lost contact after the Apocalypse. The Convoys we sent to deliver Supplies also disappeared.”

In an instant, everyone grew serious.

“If the Shelter hasn’t migrated, we’ll encounter the Disconnected Level 2 Shelter, B11, after another six hours of driving…”
**

B11 Shelter.

“They’re here again!” Tian Mingcheng burst into the office with a dark face.

Liu Zhao, the Current Head of the B11 Shelter, frowned deeply upon hearing this. “Are they here to recruit Superpower Users again?”

“You bet. They’re going too damn far! This time, they’re not just recruiting Superpower Users; they want young, pretty girls and strong men too. Right now, they’re claiming it’s ‘voluntary,’ but I’m afraid they’ll start snatching people directly in a moment!” Tian Mingcheng was fuming with rage.

Liu Zhao’s expression was equally unsightly.

He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. “It’s just one Space Ability user! How can they ignore order and rules so blatantly? They’re lawless!”

Tian Mingcheng let out a long sigh. “It’s because we haven’t been able to contact the outside world. Now people in the Shelter are saying the situation outside is terrible, that the world changed long ago, and everyone is fending for themselves…”

Liu Zhao shook his head firmly. “Impossible. If order had truly collapsed, there wouldn’t have been Convoys sending us Supplies.”

At the mention of this, Tian Mingcheng grew even angrier.

“Tang Tao is a monster! Not only did he rob the Shelter’s Supplies, but he even hijacked the Convoy that was delivering them! He took everything in one fell swoop, not leaving me a single grain of rice. We’ve been out of food for a day now, and dozens of people have already starved to death today.”

Being out of food for one day wouldn’t normally lead to starvation.

However, after the Apocalypse, with the high temperatures, poor air quality, and earthquakes, many people were injured or suffering from chronic illnesses. Under such conditions, how could being cut off from food not lead to disaster?

What they had stolen wasn’t just food, but also Medicines and other Strategic Supplies!

If this continued, people would truly start dying of hunger in droves.