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Chapter 57: A Fully Armed Army

He swallowed another fruit.

Shen Yi felt warmth spread through his viscera and limbs.

It was as if his entire body had been immersed in a hot spring.

He vaguely felt that his physical strength had increased slightly.

“This pleasant feeling is like when I first ate a Physical Evolution fruit…”

Shen Yi murmured softly.

He opened the panel to check.

He found that no new superpowers had been added.

[Host: Shen Yi]

[Age: 20]

[Combat Power: 45 (excluding any external bonuses)]

[Unlocked Supplies: Shuaishifu mineral water, freshly roasted chicken, Type 54 pistol, Grade-5A steak, Telepathy superpower fruit, deluxe self-heating hot pot]

[Acquired Superpowers: Physical Evolution (lv1), Teleportation (lv1), Telepathy (lv7), Shadow Bind (lv1)]

[Physical Evolution (lv1): Your body has undergone an evolution for some reason, and your strength, speed, endurance, health, and so on have all greatly increased!]

[Teleportation (lv1): You can teleport a distance of 20 meters, and because this ability is a spatial superpower, you can ignore all terrain and any control or binding superpowers while moving; as long as you have enough stamina, you can teleport repeatedly without any restrictions.]

[Telepathy (lv7): You can use your mind to sense all hostility and goodwill within a 1000-meter radius around you, and you can see everything within that radius without using your eyes or being obstructed by any obstacles.]

[Shadow Bind (lv1): Within a range of 20 meters, you can control the shadows of up to two targets to bind them, preventing them from taking any action; the stronger the target, the more stamina this binding consumes, and the weaker the target, the less stamina it consumes.]

No new superpowers appeared.

However, Shen Yi could feel that his power had increased considerably.

In other words, the second superpower fruit he ate was exactly the Physical Evolution fruit he had been looking for!

That was somewhat wasteful.

If this fruit had been eaten by his younger sister, it would have solved her stamina problems.

Although it had an effect when he ate it himself… his stamina had increased by about one tenth, letting him use teleportation and his other superpowers a few more times.

However, to upgrade Physical Evolution to level 2, he would need to eat at least eight or nine fruits of the same type.

So he felt it was a bit of a pity.

The main reason was that before eating it, Shen Yi could not distinguish what superpower a fruit contained, so he could not purposely save it.

However, Overall, the result was positive!

Shen Yi’s combat power had jumped by a full 15 points!

“That’s enough; today’s gains have been quite good.”

Shen Yi was very satisfied.

Then he activated Telepathy and used a god’s-eye view to search for possible superpower fruits along the way as he headed home.

He deliberately took a route he had not traveled before, hoping to find superpower fruits along the way.

After walking several kilometers without finding any superpower fruits, he saw a squad of soldiers resting inside a building.

Indeed, they were soldiers!

There were more than ten of them in the squad, all wearing dark uniforms and armed with powerful weapons like rifles and submachine guns.

They also carried pistols and grenades at their waists.

This was definitely an elite unit!

Although their numbers were small, their firepower configuration was ridiculously strong!

Besides this squad, Shen Yi also saw several elderly men, a few young men, and several women.

These non-combatants were being protected by the soldiers and seemed very important.

“Where did these soldiers come from?”

“Didn’t they say there were no rescue troops?”

Shen Yi raised an eyebrow as he observed them curiously.

In any case, they could not detect him from nearly a kilometer away, especially since he was hidden in the shadows.

“It’s a pity Telepathy only lets me see, and I can’t hear what they’re saying…”

Shen Yi watched the people talking and had a vague sense that these elders were not ordinary.

Otherwise, in a situation where Shancheng was almost overrun, why would there be such a fully armed soldier squad guarding them?

There was something off.

After observing for a while and seeing that it was getting late, Shen Yi prepared to leave.

This squad was probably preparing to spend the night here, and he decided to return tomorrow to check on them again.

As for why he planned to return tomorrow, first, because he was curious about their identities and purpose.

Second, because among them was an intellectual woman wearing a white coat and glasses who had triggered a System notification.

[Ding!]

[Goddess detected according to System standards, beginning detailed scan.]

[Name: Lin Zhiwei]

[Age: 31]

[Appearance: 91]

[Figure: 92]

[Inner Quality: 100 (pure and emotionally reserved)]

[Total Score: 93]

[Assessment: Adopting her will unlock one random supply item.]

At 31 years old, she was still pure!

However, seeing the note that she was emotionally reserved, Shen Yi could understand why she remained pure.

After scanning the area and noting its location, he departed.

Meanwhile, the soldiers inside the building were setting up defenses.

A soldier who appeared to be an officer was speaking with several elders, and he seemed to be blushing slightly.

“Elder Wang! Elder Zhou! My orders are to escort you safely out of Shancheng; nothing is more important than your safety!”

The middle-aged Captain wore a stern expression, as if there was no room for discussion.

“No! I’m not leaving! The valuable research data and samples in the lab are too important! They were preserved at the cost of many lives and must be brought out! Otherwise, I won’t go with you! Leave me here alone, and I’ll stay in the Shancheng lab!” the stubborn old man snapped.

“Elder Wang, as long as you stay alive, the research can continue, but if you die, no amount of data will help…” Captain Zhao pleaded earnestly.

“Hmph! You don’t understand the importance of those samples!” Elder Wang refused to budge.

At this moment, another elder spoke gently, “Captain Zhao, we appreciate your good intentions, and Professor Wang is not angry with you, but that research data is truly invaluable!”

“If we do not retrieve that research data and samples, even if you rescue all of us so-called experts and professors, it will be pointless…”

“We need those samples, and the country needs them too. They are genetic specimens of Shancheng’s earliest mutant animals and plants, including the most critical specimen of the No. 001 mutation. Only by bringing back these samples can we continue our research… Otherwise, once the No. 001 mutation fully matures, it will kill all the millions of people in Shancheng!”

“We cannot stand by and let this happen; this involves the lives of tens of millions of people!!”

Hearing Elder Zhou’s almost pleading words, Captain Zhao also frowned.

He had been given a direct order to rescue those scientists and viral genetic experts.

However, venturing to the laboratory now would undoubtedly be extremely risky!

Captain Zhao hesitated.

How could he choose between the lives of tens of millions and those of a dozen or so professors and experts?

If it were before, he would have chosen the former without hesitation.

But, now was the apocalypse, and these dozen specialists, each a leader in their field, were clearly more important to the future of humanity!

“We must return to the research facility. I’m going too.”

At that moment, a highly rational female voice, with almost no emotional fluctuation, sounded.

Everyone instinctively looked at the speaker.

It was an intellectual woman wearing a white coat and glasses.

“But your safety…”

Captain Zhao hesitated.

“I said we must go back.”

The woman’s tone brooked no doubt.

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