Chapter 9: The Superpower

When Ye Xuan woke up, he was lying in a room filled with the smell of disinfectant. His neck was wrapped tightly and it was extremely painful to move.

Before he passed out, he, Xia Chenxi and a group of other people of unknown origin were in the convenience store.

So where is he now? What happened to Xia Chenxi saying that someone else had bitten him?

There were too many puzzles in his mind and his head was aching.

"You're awake."

A man in a white coat walked in. Without any protective clothing, Ye Xuan recognized that the man was Xie Yan.

Xie Yan walked up to Ye Xuan, lifted his eyelids and took a look, then checked his physical condition on the sliding detector.

"How do you feel?"

"My throat is very dry." Ye Xuan was telling the truth. Not only was his throat very dry, but his mouth was also dry. It was so dry that he could smell the taste of rust whenever he opened his mouth.

"......"

Xie Yan poured Ye Xuan a glass of water and said, "Besides this, do you have any other feelings?"

"My neck hurts."

"......"

"I'm asking about your physical feelings." Xie Yan grabbed Ye Xuan's collar. Why didn't this stupid kid understand what he meant? "For example, do you have the urge to bite someone, or do you feel hot, or do you have increased strength, or do you control objects with your mind?"

"Stop shaking, my neck hurts." Ye Xuan grabbed Xie Yan's hand.

He didn't have any of the situations that Xie Yan mentioned. What the hell is controlling objects with mind? Is it still possible to practice fantasy cultivation in the 21st century?

It's really funny.

"No."

"None? What about you before?"

Before...Ye Xuan recalled his several bizarre rebirth experiences.

"Okay kid, don't hide it from me. Even if you don't tell us, we will still study you. You might as well tell us the truth so that we can help you better."

Xie Yan pressed a few times on the bracelet in his hand to call up some data screens. In the screen, someone clenched his hands in the air and the zombies were crushed by an invisible force. Someone waved his hand and a flame shot out, burning the zombies to death. Someone stood in place and could control the equipment to attack the zombies.

"See? The world now is no longer what you imagined. Since the zombie outbreak, everything has been messed up. The laws of nature no longer apply in this world."

Xie Yan turned off the video, and seeing Ye Xuan's dazed look, he waved his hand in front of him, "Boy, you are scared by your own mediocrity."

Compared to the abilities of those people in the video, his abilities are indeed mediocre.

Ye Xuan opened his mouth, and the smell of rust seeped in from the edge of his lips again. He swallowed uncomfortably.

"I've been reborn many times."

"What? Rebirth?" Xie Yan scratched his ears, and the three words "distrust" were clearly written in his eyes. He had seen so many people with special powers, but he had never seen a person whose ability was rebirth.

Is this possible?

Doesn’t this mean that the kid in front of him is an immortal monster?

"Don't be ridiculous. Since you can be reborn, you must be able to prepare countermeasures in advance. Even if you can't save the people around you, you can ensure your own safety. How could you and your roommate be trapped in that store?"

Sure enough, most people would think he was lying. He didn't mention this to Xia Chenxi in the store because he thought Xia Chenxi wouldn't believe it.

"Believe it or not, it's up to you. Anyway, I've already told you." Ye Xuan licked his lips, "Now it's your turn to tell me where this is."

Xie Yan still had doubts about Ye Xuan in his heart. What this brat said sounded unreliable, but looking at his expression he didn't seem to be lying. So what went wrong?

"This is the Renaissance Base, built to protect the remaining humans, and we hope to recruit more people with special abilities to fight against zombies with us, just like your friend..."

"It's my roommate." Ye Xuan couldn't help but remind him.

"Okay, whether you are a friend or a roommate, the person who has some connection with you is a power user. You have discovered in the process of getting along with him that his power is inhuman."

Ye Xuan could not deny this point. Xia Chenxi could even lift the large truck in front of the convenience store easily.

"so what?"

"So, you should know that the Fuxing Base doesn't support idlers. If you can't contribute to the base, then you can only do hard labor. It can't be just the psychics who are working hard." Xie Yan continued, "Also, let me tell you, your parents are also in the base. If I'm not mistaken, they should have been assigned by the base to collect ore."

"What!" Ye Xuan ignored the pain in his neck, sat up from the bed, grabbed Xie Yan's collar, and asked angrily: "You mean my parents are slaves in the base?"

"It's useless to catch me or even kill me. This is the rule of the base. Resources are limited, and ordinary people can hardly fight against zombies. The base has to continue to operate to protect them and provide them with food and accommodation. This is the only way." Xie Yan patted Ye Xuan's hand that was holding him, "Let go, I'm not the one in charge of the base, and I'm just a miserable worker."

Ye Xuan lowered his head and slowly loosened his hand. Xia Chenxi was right. Even if someone came to save them, they might not be a good person.

Seeing Ye Xuan in low spirits, Xie Yan kindly patted his shoulder and comforted him: "At least your parents survived, right? And this doesn't mean they have to dig ore at the base for the rest of their lives. They still have you."

"Me?" Ye Xuan looked up in confusion, then smiled bitterly, "It seems that I have to go mining with them, too."

Xie Yan really wanted to pry open this stupid boy's head to see what was inside, as his thoughts were always on a different channel from his.

"You are so stupid. If you were a mutant, your parents would be assigned to live in the family compound as the relatives of mutants. They would no longer have to suffer and would receive treatment second only to mutants. As for you, as a mutant in the base, you would be assigned to live in the mutant dormitory. You would not have to worry about food, clothing and shelter. The more you contribute to the base, the more generous the rewards you will receive."

"So, I am a superpower?" Ye Xuan listened to Xie Yan's long speech, all based on the conditions of being a superpower. If he was not a superpower, he would still go mining.

Xie Yan covered his face speechlessly.

"You, you're going to piss me off to death. I want you to tell me everything that happened before, and don't lie to me. Only in this way can I tell if you are a mutant or not."

Ye Xuan looked at the mad Xie Yan. After all, this doctor still didn't trust him.

He turned his head and said coldly: "I said it, I am telling the truth."

Xie Yan's eyes became complicated when he looked at Ye Xuan.

"Then tell me more details, kid. I'm not targeting you. The criteria for identifying a person with special abilities are very strict. This is not only for the sake of the base, but also for the special abilities. Once you are identified as a special ability, you will have to go to the battlefield with real guns and ammunition."