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25: Gained a second superpower, Teleportation!

“W-What is this? Why is there such a wide crack in the road? Could the black fog really be coming out of it?”

Xu Wanting cried out in shock.

The abyssal fissure seemed bottomless, and no one knew how deep it ran!

It was pitch-black, endless, and terrifying!

Shen Yi stared at the chasm for a moment and said, “Watch your footing, don’t slip, keep moving.”

Even if he knew the black fog was spewing from the crack and the apocalypse might have been caused by it, he had no ability to investigate the reason.

If even nations could not solve the problem, how could an individual?

Rather than studying the cause of doomsday, finding a safe shelter was far more important!

In any case, if the sky fell there would always be taller people to bear the weight, so it would not crush him anytime soon.

On the way to Jiang Nanyan’s home, Shen Yi was amazed to find that the crack on the ground stretched for several hundred meters!

Moreover, one fissure followed another; every so often a long stretch of ground was split open again.

Every crevice was bottomless and kept venting black fog.

Yet there was something uncanny: all the cracks existed only on roads or open ground and never extended beneath buildings.

Not a single structure had been damaged by the rifts.

That was truly bizarre.

If the fissures had formed naturally, why would they purposely skirt around houses and mutant plants?

But if they were not natural, who was manipulating them?

Anyone who could reshape the terrain like this was clearly no ordinary mortal!

If some nation possessed such a monstrous weapon, it would probably have unified the world long ago.

“The residential compound up ahead is ours,” Jiang Nanyan said after glancing at the navigation.

Because the black fog was so dense, they had to rely on navigation or they would easily lose their way.

“Keep moving, pick up the pace.”

Shen Yi looked back and suddenly spoke.

The women froze for a second and then immediately sped up.

They had heard the sounds coming from behind as well.

Those were many disordered footsteps!

With no time to think of anything else, they dashed into the compound and, under Jiang Nanyan’s lead, quickly reached the entrance of a high-rise.

The tower was likewise overgrown with plants, yet none showed any hostility.

Jiang Nanyan hurried forward to run facial recognition.

Shen Yi gripped his gun and scanned the surroundings warily.

The compound might be more dangerous than the streets.

Suddenly, his gaze was drawn to a garden not far away.

Along the way everything had been lush green, every plant had mutated, growing tall and sturdy or outright aggressive.

Even the ordinary weeds by the roadside had become several times larger and thicker.

Yet in this tiny garden all the grass and flowers had not mutated; they were the same size and color as before the apocalypse.

The flowers looked like roses, and in the center of one bloom Shen Yi spotted a multicolored fruit!

To make sure his eyes were not playing tricks, he deliberately approached the garden for a closer look.

Sure enough, it really was a multicolored fruit!

It was identical to the superpower fruit he had eaten before.

Shen Yi instantly grew excited!

He did not know whether it was luck or simply that most people were unaware of what a multicolored fruit could do, but he had already found a second superpower fruit so soon!

While the others were distracted, he stepped into the garden and picked the colorful fruit.

“So any plant that bears a superpower fruit doesn’t mutate; why is that?”

Shen Yi pondered.

There had to be a reason behind it.

If he figured it out, he might be able to cultivate superpower fruit himself!

“Honey?”

Jiang Nanyan called softly.

She had already opened the unit door, but Shen Yi had not come in, which made her anxious.

“Coming!”

Shen Yi snapped out of it, pocketed the fruit, and entered the building.

He then locked the door from the inside.

Thus the blond classmate who had been following them was locked outside.

Every unit in this upscale community required a code or facial scan, so outsiders obviously could not enter.

“Open up! Please, open the door!”

The blond pounded on the door with both hands, almost in tears as though something were chasing him.

Shen Yi smiled kindly at him through the glass and then went upstairs with his arm around Jiang Nanyan.

Thought you could take advantage of me?

I’ll hustle you to death!

There was no need to dirty his own hands to kill the blond.

Out of the black fog strode seven or eight men brandishing assorted weapons and grinning viciously.

Dark red blood still stained their weapons; they were clearly not good people.

“Kid, hand over any food you’ve got!”

“Tell me, are you one of the rich folks living here? Open this door for me right now; I want to have some rich women tonight! Damn, the ones we played with the last two days were all old hags, way too loose!”

“Hahaha, Brother Wang is right, rich women take good care of themselves, they feel great! I fixed a toilet in this building before and saw a few tender young wives; I have to taste them today!”

“Big bro, spare me! I’m not a resident here; I’m just a college student!” the blond burst into tears and fell to his knees begging for mercy.

These men spat vulgarities and carried blades and clubs; they were trouble incarnate.

Damn you, Shen Yi, why did you lock me out, why wouldn’t you let me in!!

“Not a resident, huh? Heh, then figure out a way to open this door for me, or I’ll hack you to pieces right now!”

The burly leader threatened viciously.

Their goal today was to ruthlessly loot this wealthy neighborhood!

The houses they could never afford and the women they could never touch… they would indulge in them all today!!

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Because the power was out, Shen Yi and the others had to take the stairs.

By the 20th floor the women were panting, their legs shaking.

Shen Yi, however, did not feel the least bit tired; it was merely a warm-up.

“Level-1 Physical Evolution is actually this strong!” Shen Yi rejoiced inwardly.

His current stamina was downright inhuman!

Climbing 20 floors without even shortness of breath.

If he leveled up a few more times, wouldn’t he evolve into Captain America, or maybe even a Homelander-type?

Of course, the greater the power, the greater the consumption; Shen Yi now ate 3 or 4 times more than before.

But that was a minor issue; with his endlessly stacking supplies he could never finish them anyway!

“The ceiling for superpowers is much higher than I thought; the question is how to raise their level.”

Shen Yi mused.

He could not help glancing at the fruit he had just picked.

Would eating another superpower fruit grant him a new superpower?

Or would it raise his Physical Evolution by a level?

“Ding-ling!”

With the sound of the code lock disengaging, the door opened.

The group entered Jiang Nanyan’s apartment.

Shen Yi looked around the large flat.

Since the black fog had not yet reached the 20th floor, he could still bask in long-lost sunlight at the window!

The place spanned about 200 square meters, its minimalist, stylish decor exuding luxury at every turn.

Shen Yi remembered that the price here was ¥30,000 to ¥40,000 per square meter.

That meant this flat plus its furnishings was worth more than ¥6,000,000!

Before doomsday Shen Yi would never have dreamed of affording such a home.

The gap between people was bigger than that between man and dog.

But now all of this was his!

Shen Yi sat on the sofa like the owner, enjoying the costly piece that might be worth over ¥100,000.

This was the standard a shelter deserved; the dormitory was miles behind!

“Ah, what a pity, the cakes in the fridge have gone bad; only these fruits wrapped in cling film still look edible…” Jiang Nanyan said while taking things out of the refrigerator.

Xu Wanting pretended to help.

Bai Xinyi, meanwhile, curiously surveyed the apartment, feeling the impact of such wealth.

She had known Jiang Nanyan’s family was rich, but she was only now seeing it with her own eyes.

Even if she worked her whole life she could never buy a place like this.

She sighed inwardly for no reason.

But now was not the time to think about such things.

Would it really be appropriate for an outsider like me to stay?

Bai Xinyi felt somewhat ill at ease.

“Honey, have some tangerines first; I’ll wash the other fruit.”

Jiang Nanyan placed a plate of tangerines on the table.

Shen Yi replied to a WeChat message and answered her absent-mindedly.

The message was from the little green-tea Zhou Wan’er.

She could not hold out any longer today and wanted something to eat.

Shen Yi did not waste words; he sent her Jiang Nanyan’s address and told her to come on her own.

Zhou Wan’er: “Weren’t you in the men’s dorm at Campus A? Why did you move? It’s so far away…”

Shen Yi: “Come or don’t, it’s up to you. In a few days I might not even be in the city.”

Shen Yi: “Oh right, if you plan to come, remember not to get close to the roadside trees.”

Zhou Wan’er: “Huh? Not in the city? Where are you going? Is there some shelter??”

Shen Yi did not reply to that question.

The first two sentences gave her enough of a sense of crisis to push her to come quickly.

If she still could not decide, Shen Yi would simply abandon her.

Right now Shen Yi had more important things to do.

Eat the superpower fruit!

He eagerly wondered whether the new fruit would grant him another superpower…

So, while pretending to eat tangerines, he swallowed the superpower fruit as well.

Once the fruit reached his stomach, he felt a wave of clarity wash over his mind.

And then nothing else happened.

Compared with the dramatic changes from the first superpower fruit, this one had zero flair…

What ability was this?

Was it really weak?

Shen Yi immediately opened his personal panel to check.

[Teleportation (Lv.1): You can instantly move 20 meters. Because your teleportation is a spatial superpower, you ignore all terrain, control, and restraint abilities while moving. As long as you have enough stamina, you can chain teleports without any limit.]

“Holy crap!!”

When Shen Yi saw the superpower, he was utterly stunned!

Teleportation!

And it ignored terrain, control, and restraints!

This was a bona fide god-tier superpower!!

The most broken part was that he could teleport repeatedly!

As long as his stamina held, he could zip along in one continuous series of jumps!

By coincidence, Shen Yi’s first superpower was Physical Evolution, which had boosted his endurance!

Endurance meant stamina!

Therefore, Physical Evolution combined with Teleportation was practically invincible!!

Awesome!

So damn awesome!!

With this teleportation superpower, even if he could not win a fight, no one would be able to stop him from escaping!

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