Too Many Reincarnators? I Bring the National Team to the Field - Chapter 95

Chapter 95

Group A was seething with resentment.

Lou Mingwei couldn’t help but look up, squeezing words out of his throat. “Don’t get too ahead of yourselves. This is only temporary. Our group could overtake you again at any moment!”

Li Xin cupped a hand to his ear. “What was it Qi Dui awakened? King’s Anchor?”

Jiang Yu cupped both hands around her mouth and shouted, “A Psychic Ability!”

Lou Mingwei roared in fury, “What are you so smug about! It’s not like you were the ones who awakened a Psychic Ability. Our group has psychic Superpower Users too!!”

Li Xin: “What was it Qi Dui awakened? A Psychic Ability?”

Jiang Yu: “King’s Anchor.”

Ruan Zifeng, who had actually seen Qi Lingwu’s Supernatural Ability, shrunk his neck guiltily. He buried his head in his large bowl, not daring to look up.

Lou Mingwei’s hands shook with rage. “You people are way too much!”

Li Xin: “Who was it that awakened the Psychic Ability: King’s Anchor?”

Jiang Yu: “Qi Dui!”

“I’m going to kill you-” Lou Mingwei’s composure shattered.

Gu Qiansheng, Long Tianyu, Li Wanyun, and the others all turned at once to look at him with faint smiles.

The members of Group A couldn’t take it anymore.

Except for Xiang Hanshuang and Ruan Zifeng, everyone stood up. The two sides faced off in a tense confrontation.

The air grew heavy.

Suddenly, Wu Buyu leaned toward Lou Mingwei, blinking his innocent eyes.

“Oh my, he’s thinking: ‘A fight’s about to break out. What should I do? What if we can’t win? If I don’t fight now, will I look like a coward? Being a coward is so embarrassing! Maybe I should wait for Team Leader Qiu? But Group B’s Qi Lingwu has that King’s Anchor thing, it seems pretty powerful-maybe even stronger than Qiu Yu-‘”

Lou Mingwei frantically covered Wu Buyu’s mouth, stammering, “You-you’re talking nonsense!”

His guilty reaction made it clear that his inner thoughts were written all over his face.

*Crap, I’ve been seen through!*

The atmosphere shattered instantly.

The entire Group A glared at Lou Mingwei.

He was the one who provoked them, he was the one who wanted to fight, and he was the one being a coward in his head.

Li Xin burst out laughing.

Xiang Hanshuang finally spoke, letting out a cold snort. “Quiet. Sit down and eat.”

Lou Mingwei grumbled but eventually sat back down.

Gu Qiansheng glanced at Xiang Hanshuang before calmly retracting his gaze. “Alright, let’s eat too. Sister Sheng is still watching.”

At the mention of Sheng An, Jiang Yu and Li Xin hung their heads.

They all became well-behaved.

Song Linwei watched this “conflict” with some speechlessness. He had wanted to stop it at first, but seeing that Sheng An and Hao Jingye hadn’t spoken, he had kept quiet as well.

Later, when the two groups were in a standoff, he suddenly understood why Sheng An hadn’t intervened. A flash of realization crossed his eyes.

Now that these immature fellows had called a truce, Song Linwei looked at Sheng An with a look of dawning comprehension. “Dividing us into Group A and Group B… the purpose wasn’t just to keep Qiu Yu in check, was it?”

He murmured, “These Superpower Users are all so arrogant, thinking they’re the best in the world and refusing to submit to anyone. It would take a lot of effort to build team cohesion among them.

“But having a rival changes everything. Internal conflicts always give way to external ones…”

Long Tianyu, Li Xin, Li Wanyun-these people all used to find each other eyesores.

Li Xin had just been beaten up and was itching for “revenge.”

But those were just internal grievances.

When facing Group A, they instantly set aside their differences and united into a single force. A sense of team cohesion-a team spirit-was beginning to form.

Group A was in a similar situation when facing Group B.

Did they not want to hit Lou Mingwei? One look at his bruised and swollen face told you he’d already been dealt with.

But when facing Li Xin and the others, Group A still stood together with Lou Mingwei.

In the future, when facing external disasters, both Group A and Group B would likely have to stand together and fight side-by-side…

The higher-ups’ decision to divide them into Group A and Group B was never just about suppressing Qiu Yu. More importantly, it was for the future development of the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department and the integration of the Superpower Users!

The higher-ups didn’t want a loose pile of sand; they wanted soldiers.

Soldiers who possessed team cohesion, who could cooperate, and who were willing to sacrifice.

Song Linwei smiled. “So that’s how it is.”

-One really shouldn’t underestimate any decision made by the state.

-Nor should one underestimate any action taken by Sheng An.

“Uncle, what are you saying?” Li Xin and the others had returned to their seats.

Song Linwei shook his head, finding it amusing. “I’m saying, your Motherland will always be your daddy.”

Li Xin: “???”

What was that supposed to mean?

Jiang Yu looked at Sheng An somewhat guiltily, muttering with her head down, “We didn’t mean it. They were being too jumpy earlier, so we couldn’t help ourselves.”

They all thought Sheng An was going to criticize them, and they looked dejected.

Sheng An glanced at them and said indifferently, “Weren’t you just telling the truth?”

Everyone: “!”

Immediately, their chins lifted, their backs straightened, and they became cheerful again.

Sheng An didn’t bother with them further and looked at Hao Jingye to discuss business. “How is the Investigation Department’s inquiry going? How did the Aberrant Xu Jia and the Aberrant Zhang Jialiang come into contact?”
Hao Jingye’s expression turned solemn.

He swallowed the food in his mouth and handed the tablet to Sheng An.

“The Aberrant Xu Jia and the Aberrant Zhang Jialiang had no contact whatsoever. South Lake Park was most likely their first meeting. However, looking at the movement patterns of Aberrants, they might have a special way of sensing each other.”

After a pause, Hao Jingye continued, “These are some images captured at the Zhang residence. There was a surveillance camera in the living room that recorded the entire process.”

Sheng An pursed her lips and opened the video.

The others immediately grew serious.

The video wasn’t long, and Sheng An watched it carefully from start to finish.

It began with the Zhang family noticing that Zhang Jialiang hadn’t come out for dinner. They went to knock on his door, asking after him with concern.

The family could be clearly heard asking the person inside-

“Jialiang, why did you suddenly lock the door? Did something happen?”

There was no answer.

Strange noises came from within.

*Thud, thud, thud!*

Even through the surveillance footage, the sound was clear.

Hao Jingye said, “He was likely in the middle of turning into an Aberrant. According to the accounts of the Reborn People, the transformation process is extremely fast. It’s like they suddenly become an Aberrant with almost no warning.”

Sheng An’s expression was cold. “There is no warning, but there must be a period of change, even if it’s very fast and brief.”

She looked at the closed door on the screen and said slowly, “He must have just started changing. While he still had a shred of reason left, he locked the door.”

Suddenly, a sharp voice rang out-

“Dad, Mom, don’t worry about me! Run! Go… go find the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department!”

It was Zhang Jialiang!

His voice was jarringly different-piercing, pained, and struggling.

Sheng An’s eyes were deep and unfathomable as she stared intently at the screen.

In the video, the Zhang family froze for a moment.

Clearly, they knew about the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department. Looking at the bags of rice, flour, and oil stacked in the corner of the living room, it was obvious Zhang Jialiang had already told his parents and family that the Apocalypse was coming.

The Zhang family was not ignorant of the end of the world.

Everything the Aberrant Zhang Jialiang had told them earlier was a lie.

But the Zhang family didn’t leave.

On the contrary, they tried to open the door.

Zhang’s father pulled out his phone, seemingly preparing to make a call.

However, after only a few seconds, the door opened from the inside.

The person who came out this time was no longer Zhang Jialiang.

Everyone knew what happened next. Sheng An closed her eyes briefly and paused the video.

Silence fell over the room.

Ke Jiaxue opened her mouth and whispered, “The Zhang family knew about the Apocalypse. Even if they didn’t know Aberrants existed, they must have had some inkling of the dangers ahead. Why… why did they try to open the door?”

It took a long moment for Sheng An to reply. “The Zhang family also wanted to be with Zhang Jialiang forever.”

Zhang Jialiang wanted to protect his parents and family.

When something happened to their son, his family didn’t flee immediately. Instead, they tried to open the door.

It seemed that regardless of life or death, the family had to be together.

Sheng An swiped the screen. Following the video were several photos. The once-cozy room was a mess; bloody handprints and blood-spattered walls were a shocking sight.

“These are photos from inside the room,” Hao Jingye said.

His voice was thick with emotion. “All the blood belonged to Zhang Jialiang. The Investigation Department examined the scene; in just a few dozen seconds, he attempted six different methods of suicide, but none… succeeded.”

The last word was barely audible.

How could he have succeeded?

The Supernatural Ability he had awakened was the Immortal Body.

In less than a minute, six suicide attempts. Those blood-soaked walls were Zhang Jialiang’s final attempt to protect his family.

Hearing the noise and still refusing to leave was the Zhang family’s love for Zhang Jialiang.

Jiang Yu’s voice carried a hint of a sob. “Sister Sheng, can we just kill all the Aberrants?”

Sheng An looked out the window but said, “The research value of Aberrant corpses is limited. Zhang Jialiang’s Supernatural Ability disappeared after his death. Once the Research Institute finishes their thorough examination, they will return him to us. Remember to bury him with his family.”

She had said this before.

Hao Jingye nodded heavily. “Understood. I’ll find a spot facing south with plenty of sunlight.”

“He always wanted to awaken a Supernatural Ability and join us. Since he did awaken, record his name in the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department’s Group B member logs.”

Sheng An picked up the wine on the table and poured it out toward the window, her voice soft. “Goodbye.”

-*Goodbye, Zhang Jialiang, the endearing college student.*

Withdrawing her gaze, Sheng An looked at Jiang Yu. “What’s the use of just killing them? What we need to do is find the reason why Aberrants appear and ensure they never exist again.”

Jiang Yu was stunned.

Then, she clenched her fists and nodded vigorously.

Sheng An set down her glass and rubbed her temples, frowning slightly.

“What’s wrong?” Ke Jiaxue asked with concern.

Sheng An shook her head. “I’m feeling a bit feverish. It’s nothing.”