Nan Zhu felt he should leave immediately; he felt his blood had dropped to freezing point, and his whole body was freezing cold.

He really seemed to be from a different world than them. No, it should be said that Shiyin was from a different world than anyone else.

He heard a soft, low murmur, very pleasant to hear, like a piano solo in a church. Nan Zhu took a step back, leaned against the wall, and slowly slid down, barely maintaining his usual composure and elegance to avoid looking too disheveled.

However, as Shi Yin hummed softly, Nan Zhu felt his body warm up a little and was finally able to catch his breath. Looking up, he saw that Helmod had also fallen asleep, and at this moment he really looked like a person sleeping peacefully.

If it weren't for the fine beads of sweat still clinging to his forehead and his hand tightly gripping Shi Yin's, one might have thought that none of what had just happened. Hermod closed his eyes tightly, his body straight, as if passing away peacefully.

Shion held Helmod's hand in that position for a full day and night.

Nan Zhu was also in a daze due to Shi Yin's influence. Ordinary people without superpowers would find it difficult to withstand the fluctuations of superpowers. Shi Yin didn't have time to pay attention to him, and he just sat against the wall all night.

"Ugh..." Nan Zhu covered his forehead, feeling a terrible headache.

He seemed to see ruins and disaster, to see people struggling to obtain what they desired amidst the calamity, to see the remorse of those who acted against their conscience, and to see the despair that stretched to the very end.

"Are you alright?"

Nan Zhu looked up and saw Shi Yin standing in front of him, extending her hand to him.

“Miss.” Nan Zhu took a deep breath, barely managing to calm the dull pain in her chest: “Are you and the knights in great pain?”

“How could that be?” Unexpectedly, Shi Yin quickly refuted Nan Zhu’s words: “We are very lucky, the luckiest people.”

This answer left Nan Zhu speechless for a long time.

"Why do you ask that?" Shi Yin squatted down, thought for a moment, and looked directly into Nan Zhu's eyes.

Well, Ishtar said that to get subordinates to work obediently for him, he needed to do three things: be strong enough to control them, provide enough benefits to ensure they are well-fed, and show enough humanistic care so that they feel dependent on and belong to him.

However, this is the first time someone has asked this question, and it's clear that each subordinate's mindset is different.

As expected, she's still not good at this. Maybe I should summarize it and ask Ishtar later? It's so hard to guess what my subordinates are thinking.

Shi Yin squatted on the ground, silently grumbling to herself.

“No, I just didn’t expect it.” Nan Zhu gently shook his head: “Seeing you and the knights unable to sleep, I just…”

Nan Zhu didn't know how to describe it, feeling that some of the words were too pretentious. He saw Shi Yin frowning, unsure whether she didn't understand what he was saying or had lost patience with the issue.

Shi Yin: "..."

“I think I know what you mean. Don’t ask this question again.” Shi Yin frowned and stood up. “You’re saying this too soon. Will you still be saying these things when the apocalypse comes?”

"We just can't sleep peacefully, but many ordinary people lose their lives. How can our suffering be considered suffering?"

Nan Zhu opened his mouth, but remained silent for a moment.

"When the end times come, people will suffer. Many will lose their loved ones overnight. The weak may fall asleep and never wake up again after a rain or a cold snap. But we, and I have no right to complain about the pain."

"Ninety-nine percent of people in this world are forced, helpless, or have no other choice. But I can restart if I'm not satisfied. Perhaps some people will have their seemingly perfect ending ruined after restarting because of my choice, since the choice is mine."

“Nan Zhu, all the people in the world are more fragile than us. How can we, or I, have the right to complain about suffering?” Shi Yin stood in front of Nan Zhu, looking down at him: “Don’t let me hear this kind of pity again.”

"We should feel lucky, not miserable."

"I'm sorry, Miss." Nan Zhu lowered his head and apologized, admitting that he had acted rashly out of concern.

"Go out. I will go see Lin Beiyue and the others when Helmod wakes up."

"Yes." Nan Zhu placed his right hand on his heart, bowed slightly, and withdrew apologetically and respectfully.

Shi Yin crossed her arms and watched the door close, her brows never relaxing, only pausing when she walked to Helmod's side.

"Did I wake you?" Shi Yin's voice lowered: "You can rest a little longer."

“You’ve been watching over me for a long time now.” Helmod sighed, his deep eyes looking at Shi Yin with a hazy tenderness: “I don’t agree with what you’re saying.”

Shi Yin: "What?"

“You didn’t really have a choice. You were forced into it, weren’t you?” Helmod’s voice was low and hoarse. “I pushed you into the lab myself, and you had no choice from the beginning.”

Helmod: "I'm sorry."

“But I have a choice, and I’ve never regretted it.” Shi Yin shook her head and ruffled Helmod’s hair. “I… never mind, I have things to do.”

"Tell me if you want to go back, and I'll take you." Shi Yin had no intention of getting entangled in this meaningless apology; she simply got up to check on her "seed."

“I’ll go too, I’ll help you with your guidance.” Helmod quickly stood up: “The other three have awakened three abilities: one has awakened lightning power, one has awakened muscle petrification power, and one has awakened teleportation power.”

Not bad, they are all above average abilities. The key is how they apply these abilities. Speaking of which, the abilities of the last two are different from the last one.

Has your wish changed?

However, the quality has improved.

"I'll go and guide them myself." Shi Yin changed her mind: "Let Nan Zhu receive and appease them, go to the Shadow Squad first."

"Speaking of which, if I remember correctly, shouldn't Lin Beiyue's superpower be gravity?" Helmod couldn't help but wonder when Lin Beiyue was mentioned: "I remember when she first awakened it, she smashed the ground to pieces."

He was all prepared to repair the house, but nothing happened.

"Okay, just throw them into the lab." Shi Yin gave the order as she walked: "The superhumans won't be infected. Whether they can avoid being devoured depends on their abilities. I'll take charge."

“…Okay.” Helmod hesitated for a moment, but then agreed.

The space in the laboratory building seemed to distort, and everything froze. In Helmod's eyes, everything around him seemed to have been shrouded in darkness, as if a frame had been dropped.

Inside the laboratory building, all the lights in the labs went out, and all the researchers stood at attention. The door to the monitoring room opened, and Shi Yin walked in. Everyone stood up from their seats and respectfully made way for Shi Yin.

There are six large screens here, showing the first batch of people who successfully awakened their superpowers. Those who awakened their superpowers artificially are a whole level higher than those who awakened naturally. In other words, all of these people's superpowers are at level E.

Changning's superpower is unknown (number 1).

Ji Chuan No. 2's supernatural emotion.

Lin Beiyue's special ability is unknown.

The fourth male has the superpower of lightning.

Girl No. 5 has the ability to teleport.

Man #6 has the ability to petrify his muscles.

Awakening test begins.

"Ding-dong."

In six labs, everyone slept on the top bunk. Suddenly, their cell phones lit up, and everyone received a message.

[If someone knocks on the door, do not answer or open it. You might be the last person to survive!]