Too Many Reincarnators? I Bring the National Team to the Field - Chapter 21

Doomsday Countdown: 18 days.

Another early morning.

Before Sheng An left with Hao Jingye, she didn’t forget to drag Jiang Yu out of bed.

Jiang Yu, with dark circles under her eyes, seemed to be floating as she walked.

Hao Jingye asked, puzzled, “Why do you look like you haven’t woken up? You should have had six and a half hours of sleep last night, right?”

-That’s considered a long stretch for them.

Jiang Yu gave him a dead-fish stare. “Don’t you play on your phone when you’re lying in bed?”

Hao Jingye: “…No, I don’t.”

Jiang Yu: “???”

She instinctively looked at Sheng An.

Sheng An’s face was expressionless, but she smiled slightly. “I don’t.”

None of them had the so-called ‘phone addiction’ that’s so common nowadays. Their phones were for work, not entertainment, and even the models were different from regular ones.

They used highly secure, military-customized phones.

Jiang Yu: “…”

-A bunch of demons!

The next moment, Sheng An handed Jiang Yu over to Academician Zhou and the others, then left with Hao Jingye.

Hao Jingye was a bit confused. “What are Team Leader Qiu and the others up to? Why haven’t any of them shown up for days?”

Sheng An was looking at feedback on her phone. Without even lifting her head, she replied calmly, “They probably found some powerful Superpower Users in other regions-maybe even more than one.”

Hao Jingye’s expression grew complicated, his face full of conflict. “What is Team Leader Qiu planning?”

Sheng An said, “She seems gentle, but in reality, she’s proud and ambitious-especially when facing me. So you guessed right: she’s holding back a big move, planning to stun us all when she finally appears.”

“Sister Sheng, aren’t you anxious?” Hao Jingye was already getting nervous.

Sheng An: “Not at all.”

She switched screens on her phone, completely unruffled.

Hao Jingye wanted to say something more, but seeing her expression, he swallowed his words.

-The emperor isn’t anxious, but the eunuch is.

“All preparations are complete. The SWAT team has surrounded Fu’an Community. Let’s go meet the Iron Man who believes in the Light.” Sheng An put away her phone.

Last night, she issued the orders. Before 6 a.m., the other departments had already coordinated with the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department to make arrangements.

By 7 a.m., the SWAT team had quietly surrounded Fu’an Community.

Everything was ready.

Upon hearing this, Hao Jingye immediately straightened up and switched into work mode. “Okay, Sister Sheng. I’ve already arranged for the assembly of the Metal Element Superpower Interrogation Room. Once we bring Li Xin back, we can use it right away.”

Sheng An nodded and got into the car.

The low-profile black car headed toward Fu’an Community.

Before 8 a.m., the car stopped at the entrance of the community.

Sheng An met up with the SWAT team and took the box they brought.

Seeing what was inside, Hao Jingye’s expression grew complicated. “Sister Sheng, Li Xin is supposed to be our future teammate, and the Song family seems pretty cooperative. Do we… really have to use force to apprehend him?”

-He was still worried about damaging team relations in the end.

Sheng An understood what he meant.

But-

Sheng An smiled slightly. “Do you really think a 16-year-old who believes in the Light and calls himself Iron Man, after gaining superpowers, will obediently listen to his parents and cooperate with us?”

In fact, if the metal-type Superpower User were Song Linwei or Li Xin’s father, it would be much better than Li Xin himself.

At least the first two are calm and can be reasoned with.

But Li Xin, a teenager with adolescent delusions, is the hardest to control and the most unpredictable.

Who knows what kind of strange things are going on in his head?

If the metal-type superpower weren’t so useful,

Sheng An would definitely choose to ‘ignore’ this Deviant.

A metal-type Superpower User who snatches Ultraman figurines from kids-just thinking about it gives her a headache.

Hao Jingye: “…Got it.”
Meanwhile.

Fu’an Community, Song Family.

Li Xin had returned, so Song Linwei didn’t go back to Huayu Community, but stayed here with his parents. Song Linlin’s family was also present.

Careers and jobs seemed insignificant in the face of the Apocalypse.

After yesterday’s calm and discussion,

Early this morning, they gathered again to continue their talks.

Song Mother: “Is Xiao Xin still not up?”

Song Linlin shook her head: “No, he always sleeps until eleven during holidays. Just leave him be.”

Song Father asked Song Linwei, “When are we going to negotiate with the government?”

Song Linwei: “Let’s wait a couple more days, see what news comes up. I’ll contact someone from the government first. That Sheng An seems to have high authority-I kept her assistant’s number, just in case-”

Just then,

Bang-a loud noise, and the bedroom door suddenly swung open.

Everyone was startled and looked over quickly.

The metal door handle had melted, and a young boy dashed out, full of energy.

The boy was dressed in gold, his hands were gleaming mechanical arms, his face covered by a metal mask, and a metal helmet sat on his head. Clearly, he’d dressed up deliberately so no one could see his face.

At first glance, he looked like a “Metal Man.”

But as soon as he spoke, his voice was unmistakable-

“Why contact the government? I don’t want to be studied or controlled. The Apocalypse is coming, and as the Chosen One, I’m going to rule the world, become king of the Apocalypse!”

The moment he spoke, he sounded like a total edgelord.

The Song family: “……”

Song Linwei rubbed his forehead, headache obvious, his voice helpless:

“Li Xin, why are you like this again? Didn’t I tell you not to use your special ability so casually? What if the government finds out?”

“Call me Iron Man!”

Li Xin slapped the table, and the tabletop instantly shattered, dust flying everywhere.

“Cough, cough-” Li Xin hadn’t prepared for that, coughed awkwardly a couple times.

But he was thick-skinned, quickly recovered, lifted his chin again, and declared proudly, “Let them find out if they want. The Apocalypse is coming anyway, and a superhero fears no government!”

He thumped his mechanical chest with his metal hand, producing a “bang bang” of metal colliding.

“I’m no longer the old Li Xin. I’m the superhero Iron Man Li Xin. I’m invincible-even bullets can’t pierce my indestructible body!” Beneath the mask, his face was full of pride.

Even if you couldn’t see his expression, just hearing his arrogant voice, you could imagine his look.

Song Linlin felt her head throbbing.

Li Huai’s hands itched-he wanted to grab a stick.

Li Xin flexed his mechanical arms and declared loudly, “Don’t worry, from now on, I’ll protect you all. But superheroes belong to all humanity.”

With that, he strode toward the door.

“Li Xin, what are you doing!!” Li Huai couldn’t hold back and roared.

Li Xin stood by the window, turned back, and gave a show-off smile-

“Saving the world.”

With that, the window flew open, and he leapt out.

In fact,

He’d wanted to do this for a long time.

The day after awakening his powers, he’d skipped school to show off to his uncle, and even wandered around the neighbor’s house.

When his uncle found out, he ordered him back to school. Of course, he didn’t want to listen, but his uncle said they needed to verify if the meteorite would really bring the Apocalypse.

Li Xin agreed.

Now it’s been verified-they got the answer from the authorities.

The Apocalypse is really coming.

And the government is still hiding it from the public.

-Heh, he decided not to hide anymore. He was going to save the world!