Too Many Reincarnators? I Bring the National Team to the Field - Chapter 88

Chapter 88

Without a moment’s hesitation, acting almost entirely on instinct, Long Tianyu grabbed Sheng An and Gu Qiansheng, and the three of them vanished from the spot.

Ke Jiaxue froze.

Her eyes were vacant and dazed. “What just happened?”

Wu Buyu was equally bewildered. He shook his head and murmured, “Sister Sheng must have discovered something. Could the killer be at the main gate?”

“Didn’t you already read everyone’s minds?” Ke Jiaxue scratched her head.

That was true; he had read their minds.

He had scanned every single resident. The police officers had all arrived after the fact, so they could provide alibis for one another. That only left the members of Group B, and that was even more impossible.

Who else was there?

Wait!

There was indeed one more person.

Wu Buyu thought of that youthful, sunny face and that bright, enthusiastic smile. A chill immediately ran down his spine.

Zhang Jialiang.

The man who had awakened a Supernatural Ability, helped maintain order, and whom they had already begun to consider a teammate-Zhang Jialiang!

In an instant, a cold shiver crawled up his back.

***

At the main gate.

After Sheng An left, Qi Lingwu remained where he was, cradling his gun, his gaze calm and undisturbed.

Jiang Yu sat backward on a chair with her chin resting on the backrest. She grumbled, “Who exactly is the perpetrator? Could it really be Ms. Xu, the one who hasn’t shown up?”

Xu Jia, a Psychic Ability User, just happened to be in this residential area when a murder occurred, and she just happened to be missing.

It was a very suspicious coincidence.

Song Linwei and Wan Yuan were organizing real-time information coming in from various locations, with Hao Jingye standing beside them.

Hao Jingye looked up at Jiang Yu.

“It’s highly probable. Ms. Xu’s Supernatural Ability allows her to make people unable to see her. Isn’t that basically the same as being invisible?”

Li Wanyun leaned boredly against the security booth.

Hearing this, she rolled her eyes. “Invisibility is invisibility; Ms. Xu’s power is darkness. They aren’t the same concept. Her ability causes the surroundings to plunge into instant darkness so that no one can see anything. If Ms. Xu had done it, there’s no way there wouldn’t be any traces.”

After a pause, she added, “However, if Ms. Xu awakened before the Apocalypse, she might be even more powerful than when I knew her in my past life. Besides, the physical fitness of both Superpower Users and Aberrants is very high. It’s not impossible for them to dismember a person.”

Li Xin sucked in a breath of cold air, looking nervous. “If I’d known, we should have gone in with Sister Sheng. It’ll be so dangerous if they run into someone.”

“Why are you worrying about Sister Sheng?” Hao Jingye pushed up his glasses. “If you’re all so bored, go learn from Zhang Jialiang. Look at how enthusiastic he is, busy running back and for-”

His voice cut off abruptly.

Without anyone noticing, Zhang Jialiang had reached the back of the crowd while carrying the child.

Acting on pure instinct, Hao Jingye shouted, “Stop right there!”

As soon as the words left his mouth, Zhang Jialiang didn’t stop. Instead, he hoisted the child and leaped onto a police car, quickly vanishing from his original position.

“Something’s wrong with Zhang Jialiang!” Hao Jingye yelled.

*Bang!*

*Bang, bang!*

Qi Lingwu had already fired. Simultaneously, Li Wanyun leaped into the air, swinging a Spatial Blade at the man.

Three shots were fired, all avoiding the child and hitting their mark. The Spatial Blade severed the man’s arm.

However, in the next heartbeat, something terrifying happened-the man’s severed arm grew back, and his gunshot wounds healed at an incredible speed.

“Dammit, what kind of ability is this!” Li Wanyun cursed loudly.

He was extremely fast and held the child up to shield his head. Their shots could only land on parts of his body other than his head, and every heavy injury healed instantly!

“Let me leave, or I’ll kill him!” Zhang Jialiang’s voice was raspy.

He tightened his grip. Blood trickled from the child’s neck, and the boy’s face turned purple. His mouth hung wide open, and the lollipop he had been sucking on fell to the ground.

The half-eaten candy was covered in dust as it rolled under a car.

Zhang Jialiang’s fingernails were digging into the child’s skin. If they went just one or two millimeters deeper, the child would surely die!

Qi Lingwu’s finger froze on the trigger.

Li Wanyun gritted her teeth, not daring to strike again.

His vital spots were blocked, and they couldn’t hurt him elsewhere. They were also worried about the child…

Zhang Jialiang forced a smile.

Then, he quickened his pace. As he rounded a corner, he suddenly hurled the child away.

*Bang!*

In that split second, Qi Lingwu fired at his head. Li Wanyun’s Spatial Blade and Li Xin’s Diamond Blade both struck at Zhang Jialiang’s vital points the moment he let go of the child!
However, the other party merely swayed.

His Supernatural Ability was active; the moment an attack dealt damage, it began to heal.

Even three simultaneous fatal strikes failed to stop him.

Hao Jingye’s voice was hoarse. “An Immortal Body…”

By then, Zhang Jialiang had already vanished.

Only the child remained, hurtling toward the ground in a parabolic arc.

Song Linwei’s pupils constricted.

Ji Yani rushed forward, but no matter how fast she was, she couldn’t outpace the speed of the child’s fall.

The small body was only centimeters from the pavement.

“Ah-!” someone screamed.

Jiang Yu closed her eyes, unable to watch.

At that moment, a pair of hands appeared out of thin air, catching the child just as they grazed the ground.

In the next instant, Long Tianyu, Sheng An, and Gu Qiansheng came into view.

Sheng An had caught the child.

Gu Qiansheng cursed, “Dammit, he’s outside my Silence range!”

Without hesitation, Long Tianyu took him and Flashed again to give chase.

Hao Jingye let out a long breath, then immediately held it again as he and the others ran toward Sheng An.

“Sister Sheng!”

Sheng An slowly straightened up and handed the child to the brigade commander. Her voice was raspy. “Get him to emergency care.”

The commander nodded solemnly, carefully took the child, and hurried away.

Jiang Yu glanced at the boy. The fragile life was hanging by a thread; his neck was a bloody mess, and his body was covered in bloody pits left by fingers…

Just ten minutes ago, he had been smiling and eating candy, running around.

Just ten minutes ago, Zhang Jialiang had been smiling as he patted the boy’s head and held him comfortingly. Even that piece of candy had been given to him by Zhang Jialiang.

“How can this be?” Jiang Yu murmured. “How could Zhang Jialiang become like this after awakening his Supernatural Ability?”

Hao Jingye’s expression was heavy.

Qi Lingwu spoke slowly. “An Aberrant.”

Those two words were like a sudden clap of thunder.

Sheng An looked at them, her eyes bottomless. “He isn’t a Superpower User. He is an Aberrant.”

To think there were already Aberrants before the Apocalypse!

In an instant, everyone’s expression turned grim and solemn.

Now, not only were Superpower Users awakening early, but Aberrants were appearing ahead of schedule as well…

Superpower Users stronger than in their previous lives.

And Aberrants just as powerful as before.

Moreover, he had an Immortal Body. With that Supernatural Ability… could anyone even kill him?

Song Linwei’s face was etched with worry.

As if knowing what he was thinking, Qi Lingwu pursed his lips. “He used the hostage to shield his head. That means he isn’t completely immortal. He must have a weakness.”

At that moment, Wu Buyu returned with Ke Jiaxue.

Hearing those words, Wu Buyu panted, “We still have Gu Qiansheng.”

The enemy’s ability made him immortal.

But Gu Qiansheng’s ability was Silence.

He and Long Tianyu had already chased after him; it should be fine, right?

Wan Yuan asked, “Sister Sheng, do we want him alive?”

An Aberrant appearing before the Apocalypse was of immense research value.

But-

Was it even possible to capture that guy alive?

Sheng An didn’t speak.

Hao Jingye’s communicator vibrated twice.

He looked down, his expression shifting drastically. He raised his voice, “Sister Sheng, the identities of the deceased have been confirmed!”

Everyone turned to look at him.

Hao Jingye’s voice was hoarse and strained, every word a struggle to get out. “Ms. Xu isn’t among them, but… Zhang Jialiang’s parents and grandmother are.”

The air froze instantly.

The horror of the Aberrants was displayed bloodily before them at this moment.

Zhang Jialiang had cared for his parents and valued family.

The Aberrant Zhang Jialiang had killed his parents and family first.

No, he wasn’t Zhang Jialiang anymore.

The moment he became an Aberrant, Zhang Jialiang had died.

Sheng An closed her eyes briefly.

*”If I become a Superpower User, can I really join you and fight by your side in the Apocalypse?”*

*”Of course you can.”*

The youth’s satisfied smile was still fresh in her mind.

The image of him waving and skipping away from the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department was still vivid.

Sheng An opened her eyes, her gaze clear. She looked at Ruan Zifeng, who had just arrived, and said calmly-

“Let’s go. We’re moving out.”

“Aberrants are extremely dangerous. We must clear this threat tonight. If we can’t take him alive, kill him on sight.”