Too Many Reincarnators? I Bring the National Team to the Field - Chapter 198

Chapter 198

Qin Xuan was a Superpower User, while Xiao Xi could be considered a human who had evolved after the Apocalypse. Ever since the former joined the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department, he had never lacked food or drink, and he had grown quite a bit taller.

Xiao Xi had been in a place where food was scarce. Although she was not much bigger than a two-year-old child from before the Apocalypse, her reactions, movements, and overall condition were far better than any two-year-old’s.

“Shortening the infancy stage makes it easier to adapt to the world. That’s a good thing.” Hao Jingye pushed up his glasses.

Jiang Yu pulled a basin of strawberries out of her Space Ability and set it between the two children. She grabbed one for herself too, eating as she said,

“I really want to get them out of here as soon as possible. We’ve been in the Southwest for a while now. Who knows how many more Aberrants have appeared in Jing City?”

Zhang Kun said, “Ruan Zifeng is there.”

And so was all of Group A. Sister Sheng had even left Chen Yue and Jiu Su from Team 0 behind precisely to ensure Jing City’s safety as much as possible. Jing City Base was the core. Nothing could be allowed to go wrong there.

Jiang Yu shook her head. “His is still only an Investigation Ability. It can’t compare to Yin-Yang Eyes.”

Yin-Yang Eyes was an extremely peculiar Supernatural Ability.

Curious, Jiang Yu looked at Old Chu. “How did you awaken Yin-Yang Eyes?”

Old Chu gave a bitter smile. “When I was young, I fought on the battlefield. My left eye was injured. Although it looked fine, it had actually been blind for a long time. After the Apocalypse, that eye suddenly started seeing…”

Jiang Yu’s eyes widened.

Even Sheng An and Hao Jingye turned to look at his left eye.

That eye was indeed a little different from his right. The eyelid drooped slightly.

“The first person I saw was my wife… In my eyes, she was different from everyone else. At first, I didn’t realize she was one of the Aberrants. It was only later that I discovered something was wrong.” Old Chu smiled bitterly.

Even after two years, it still hurt.

How could a perfectly good person become one of the Aberrants?

Hao Jingye frowned in confusion. “Did you suddenly discover one day that the Aberrants had started disappearing?”

Old Chu nodded and sank into his memories. “It probably started around a year ago. The number of Aberrants began decreasing. It was a process. At first, not many disappeared, but later, the disappearances became more frequent.

“Once, I ran into a normal team. One of them suddenly became one of the Aberrants after a night’s sleep. Before I could quietly notify the others, that person went to the bathroom and vanished in that short span of time.”

He had Yin-Yang Eyes, but he did not have much combat strength. When he was not sure what abilities the Aberrants possessed, he did not dare expose them openly, also because he feared endangering himself.

But in such a short time, how could one of the Aberrants vanish into thin air?

That was the point Old Chu had never been able to understand.

Sheng An and Hao Jingye’s brows furrowed at once.

Hao Jingye looked at Sheng An. “Just like Fragments, the Aberrants all disappear suddenly. They might even be vanishing into thin air. How exactly is that being done?”

Sheng An fell into thought and said nothing.

Old Chu sighed. “The entire Southwest is strange. Now there’s even a time difference with the outside world. It’s as if the Southwest has been dragged into hell by a demon, sentenced to death, and left waiting for destruction.”

Old Man Qin nodded along. “That’s right. It’s already the Apocalypse. We’re all just waiting to die.”

“You two old men shouldn’t be so pessimistic. Don’t people say that when you get old, you see through life and death? Why are you both so gloomy? You have no fighting spirit at all!” Jiang Yu said disapprovingly.

Old Man Qin answered with perfect confidence, “You said it yourself-we’re old. What are we supposed to fight for? Since we’ve already seen through life and death, of course it doesn’t matter.”

Jiang Yu: “…”

She could not be bothered with the old man anymore and turned to Old Chu. “Old Chu, ignore him. Trust Sister Sheng. She’ll find a way to lead us out of the Southwest. Things outside are much better than here. The greatest crisis is the Aberrants.

“But now that we have you, you can find all the hidden Aberrants. Humanity will become more united.”

Her eyes shone brightly.

Old Chu paused slightly, then looked as if he wanted to speak but hesitated.

Sheng An stared at him. “Say it.”
Old Chu met her eyes. Her dark gaze was filled with solemn calm, steady and unyielding.

Old Chu let out a soft sigh. “Before the Aberrants disappeared, I made a discovery. But since it hasn’t been verified yet, it may not be accurate.”

His expression said it all: he hoped this discovery was not accurate.

Old Chu said, “The longer members of the Aberrants hide, and the stronger they are, the more they may resemble humans in the sight of the Yin-Yang Eyes. Is it possible that when the Aberrants become powerful enough, they would look the same even to me?”

In other words, if the Aberrants were strong enough, would even his Yin-Yang Eyes be unable to tell the difference?

Jiang Yu was shocked. “How could that be?! Isn’t your Supernatural Ability specifically meant to distinguish humans from Aberrants? How could it fail to tell them apart?”

Whether it was King’s Anchor, Mind Reading, Investigation, or Surveillance, they all relied on derivative abilities to distinguish Aberrants. But the Yin-Yang Eyes themselves existed to distinguish Aberrants!

Hao Jingye said dryly, “Any Supernatural Ability would probably struggle when used on something that exceeds its own limits by too many times, right?”

Jiang Yu sighed and could only comfort him. “It’s fine. Something like that should be rare. As long as it can identify the vast majority, that’s enough.”

Zhuang Fan said, “Mm.”

Hao Jingye said, “But the problem is, the Aberrants that can’t be identified and are hidden the deepest are the biggest trouble.”

Zhang Kun’s brows were locked in a frown.

Old Chu said, “There’s no evidence. Perhaps my guess is wrong.”

Sheng An slowly spoke. “The Yin-Yang Eyes distinguish Aberrants from humans. Then what is the difference between high-level members of the Aberrants who can’t be seen through by the Yin-Yang Eyes… No, they should be called top-tier Aberrants. What difference is there between them and humans?”

Everyone’s breathing hitched slightly.

Jiang Yu rubbed her arms, chilled to the bone. “Sister Sheng, that’s scary…”

Dr. Yan, who was organizing data nearby, cut in, “Team Leader Sheng isn’t trying to scare you. We analyzed this a long time ago. When Aberrants evolve to the end, they’ll be the same as a Superpower User who evolves to the end. They won’t need to eat and won’t crave blood. Tell me, what difference would there be between them and normal humans?”

None!

In an instant, every hair on Jiang Yu’s body stood on end, and her scalp went numb.

Even Hao Jingye hunched his shoulders, thoroughly creeped out.

Dr. Yan said, “Of course, the Yin-Yang Eyes have never encountered such a situation. Even the Aberrants that appeared ahead of schedule haven’t grown powerful enough to reach that level yet, so there’s no need to worry too much.”

After a pause, he added, “Perhaps M could become powerful enough to reach that level.”

Hearing this, Hao Jingye let out a breath. “I hope we can leave the Southwest as soon as possible and continue clearing out the Blood Pool, so we don’t give the Aberrants the chance to grow to a point where the Yin-Yang Eyes can’t distinguish them anymore.”

Dr. Yan said, “I can only help with analysis and some research. As for breaking through the Southwest Mystery, that still depends on Team Leader Sheng.”

He looked toward Sheng An.

Sheng An said nothing. She only nodded.

She had always been like this. Yet as long as she stood here, it felt as though she could solve every problem and shield them from every storm.

The meeting ended. The old man and the child still needed to rest, so Sheng An left with Jiang Yu and the others.

They walked out of the medical vehicle.

Hao Jingye looked at the gloomy sky outside. The Southwest was dark and oppressive all day long, as if an inescapable shadow had shrouded this land and dyed the world gray. Yet the charred, barren world had been stained crimson because of the Great Fire and death.

Gray and red.

From afar, it looked suffocating and hopeless.

“I used to think the sun outside was so annoying, but compared to the Southwest, even if the sun is a little scorching, at least you can still see the light,” Zhang Kun sighed.

Sheng An stood among them, also gazing into the distance, her eyes faraway.

The Southwest Mystery was like a crucial move on a chessboard: confinement.

“Sister Sheng! They’ve discovered a Mutant Plant. Song Linwei and Gu Qiansheng have already rushed over!” Wan Yuan’s urgent voice suddenly rang in her ear.