Too Many Reincarnators? I Bring the National Team to the Field - Chapter 156

Chapter 156

When Tang Tao and the others saw clearly who was inside, their pupils constricted, and they instinctively took a step back.

The Apocalypse Special Affairs Department!

Sheng An’s face was familiar to every citizen in the country. She, Qiu Yu, and the rest of the members of the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department had appeared multiple times during the National Announcement Briefing and in the videos released before the Apocalypse descended.

They were the Sparks; they were heroes.

Who wouldn’t recognize them?

If Sheng An was here, were the Flash Step Ability user, the space user who could attack, the birdman, the Silence-type Superpower User, and even the legendary King’s Anchor… all here as well?

Inside the vehicle, one familiar face after another appeared.

In that instant, everyone from Tang Tao to Dong Jiahuan and Shi Lin felt their breath hitch.

The Apocalypse Special Affairs Department was undoubtedly a gathering place for the powerful.

It had been mentioned at the National Announcement Briefing that the Superpower Users who awakened before the Apocalypse were extremely strong. The demonstration videos shown during the briefing were burned into Tang Tao’s memory.

The members of the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department, who had awakened early, were the ultimate goal for all Superpower Users.

Tang Tao still remembered the combat power they had demonstrated back then.

Even now, Tang Tao was absolutely certain-they couldn’t beat this group from the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department.

Why weren’t these people protecting the Jing City Shelter? What were they doing out here?!

Since he recognized them, there was no room for foolish provocation. Tang Tao’s mind raced as he thought of how to deal with this group…

They were government officials, so he had to handle this differently.

Tang Tao’s eyes lit up, and he said with feigned pleasant surprise, “Is it the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department?!”

Sheng An looked at him deeply.

After a long pause, she nodded slowly. “Yes. And you are?”

Tang Tao flashed a smile. “We’re Superpower Users from the B11 Shelter. My name is Tang Tao, a Space Ability user. This is Dong Jiahuan, a Water Ability User, and this is Shi Lin, a Metal Element Superpower User…”

He listed their names and their Supernatural Abilities.

The Apocalypse Special Affairs Department managed Superpower Users. Since they were Superpower Users, they were naturally part of the department’s jurisdiction.

However, when he introduced Dong Jiahuan, he changed her Poison Ability to Water Ability.

Hao Jingye narrowed his eyes slightly. “Quite a lot of Superpower Users here.”

Tang Tao nodded. “There are indeed quite a few Superpower Users in this region. It’s likely because there were so many Meteorites. We lost contact with the outside world, but many Superpower Users and Aberrants appeared.”

Pausing, he quickly added, “Any Aberrants we found have already been killed by us.”

Sheng An suddenly asked, “Did you receive the food sent by the Nation previously?”

Tang Tao stiffened for a fraction of a second.

Then, his smile grew even brighter. “We did. We already had a fair amount of stored grain, and with what was sent, we aren’t short on food. It’s just that we have no contact with the outside, and then there were the Meteorites and the Great Fire… Sigh.”

As he reached the end, his smile faded.

Dong Jiahuan twitched the corner of her mouth. “That’s right. Brother Tang has Space Ability, so aside from the food destroyed at the very beginning, the rest of the grain has been perfectly preserved.”

Sheng An remained noncommittal.

Her gaze moved past them to the crowd behind. “Why are there so many ordinary people? What are you all doing here?”

Tang Tao cut in before the civilians could speak. “The director of the Shelter sent us out for disaster relief. As you can see, the situation in our region is terrible. There are fissures everywhere, making travel difficult. Even the Shelter itself half-collapsed.”

Sheng An looked at the ordinary people. “Is that so?”

These people had just been brought out today, and they looked at each other in silence.

Suddenly, one of them rushed forward and shouted, “No! Tang Tao is lying! They’re the scourge of the Shelter-”

Not everyone had joined them willingly.

Tang Tao shouted angrily, “Nonsense! You just didn’t want to come out for disaster relief, did you? Every member of the Shelter must contribute. Just because I forced you to come out, you’re trying to frame me?”

His chest heaved violently. “This person is talking nonsense. You can ask the others.”

“Tang Tao, you-”

Wu Buyu frowned slightly, leaned forward, and whispered something into Sheng An’s ear.

For some reason, Tang Tao’s heart skipped a beat.

Sheng An said calmly, “Whether it’s true or false, let’s head to the Shelter first.”

Tang Tao twitched his lips. “Are you out here to deliver Supplies? Or do you have another mission?”
Sheng An did not answer his question, only saying, “Let’s go. Lead the way.”

If they went back…

Everything he had done would be exposed.

Tang Tao shook his head. “We still have a mission. You guys head to the Shelter first.”

Sheng An stared at him, enunciating every word: “Don’t make me repeat myself.”

Tang Tao grit his teeth and suddenly lunged backward, shouting, “Do it!”

Having been together for so long, his team shared a certain level of coordination. Dong Jiahuan immediately released her Supernatural Ability, and poisonous gas sprayed from her body toward Sheng An and the others.
Whoosh-*

A gust of wind blew, and the poisonous gas was swept right back at her.

The wind controlled by Yu Feng was like a ring, encircling Dong Jiahuan; her Supernatural Ability couldn’t escape the perimeter at all.

Then, her Supernatural Ability seemed to vanish entirely, becoming completely unusable.

Dong Jiahuan’s expression shifted.

Tang Tao’s face also paled. He had wanted Dong Jiahuan to buy them some time, but he hadn’t expected her to fail so instantly.

At that moment, he was being carried away by the speed ability user in his team. Before they could get far, a vine wrapped around his waist and violently dragged them back!
**

After Tang Tao and his group left, Aberrants had gone on a rampage inside the Base. It was only after a dozen people were killed that Captain Tan and his men managed to barely take them down.

Captain Tan had even been injured in the process.

Liu Zhao was physically and mentally exhausted.

“It’s all because of that scum, taking away the Shelter’s weapons and the Superpower Users!” Tian Mingcheng cursed.

If they hadn’t been short on weapons, and if they still had Superpower Users and strong, healthy men, so many people wouldn’t have died.

And this was only the beginning…

Captain Tan’s teeth itched with hatred.

Liu Zhao felt the same loathing. He looked at the panicked, despairing people around them and opened his mouth, but couldn’t find a single word to say.

What could he say?

He only felt a sense of powerlessness and lowered his head.

Suddenly, someone shouted, “There’s a Convoy coming outside! And Tang Tao and the others are back!”

The first sentence left everyone confused; the second made their hearts sink.

“Damn it, what is he back for now?!” Liu Zhao grit his teeth.

However, in the next moment, a shadow flashed, entering through a gap in the Shelter. Several others followed, jumping down behind them.

The Shelter was already in shambles. Only half of it remained underground, while the other half was essentially open-air. The exposed section was full of craters and holes, with only a single path barely cleared out.

They didn’t have many Superpower Users; this was the best they could do.

Tang Tao and his lot would only watch the Shelter suffer; they would never lift a finger to help.

Three people appeared out of thin air in front of Liu Zhao.

An unruly-looking man and a familiar young woman. In her hand, she held someone even more familiar-Tang Tao.

Liu Zhao froze.

Captain Tan looked at Sheng An, then at Qi Lingwu and the others arriving behind her. His eyes widened as he stammered, “The… the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department! It’s the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department!”

Sheng An nodded. “Sheng An, Apocalypse Special Affairs Department.”

Her expression was calm as she held the man in her hand and asked them, “Is he the one who robbed the grain delivery team?”

Tang Tao struggled, shouting, “I am a rare Space Ability user! All the Supplies for the entire Shelter are with me! I’m willing to cooperate with the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department and follow your arrangements! Let me go!”

He was a precious Space Ability user; his value was immense.

He had the chance to atone for his crimes through service.

Furthermore, with so many Supplies on him, who would dare to move against him lightly?

Liu Zhao took a step forward, his teeth clenched in rage. “Yes! It was him. He led the robbery of the grain that was sent here and took all the Shelter’s Supplies. Dozens of people have already starved to death because of it, and he also-”

Tang Tao’s crimes were innumerable.

Liu Zhao had much to say, as did Captain Tan.

However, Sheng An didn’t let him finish. Her gaze turned cold as she interrupted, “People starved to death?”

Liu Zhao nodded quickly. “Yes, they starved, and-”

The moment she heard the word “yes,” Sheng An was already dragging the man back.

She pinned him to the ground in the open-air area and drew her gun with her other hand. Under Tang Tao’s shocked and terrified gaze, she pressed the barrel against his brow.

Tang Tao screamed, “No! I’m a Space Ability user! The Space-”

As she pulled the trigger, Sheng An said calmly:

“Recover the supplies.”