Lin Man almost thought he had heard it wrong.

Awakening superpowers?

For people born after the end of the world, whether they have special abilities can usually be seen after birth, and at the latest it can be confirmed before the age of five. She suddenly became stronger when she was ten years old, which is said to be a very rare case.

Of course, this is not considered a superpower. Real superpowers include being able to levitate, spit fire, discharge electricity, heal oneself after injury, and create ice and water... In short, anything that cannot create non-scientific phenomena is not qualified to be called a superpower.

Is it just about being stronger? That can only be considered an adaptation to the hard life in the end times.

Lin Man never imagined that at the age of seventeen, he could awaken his supernatural powers.

She suddenly became alert, no longer dizzy, thirsty, or weak. She stared at the misty wall around her with wide eyes: "Space, you are not mistaken, are you?"

"Humph, how could I be wrong?" When his words were questioned, the space immediately switched to tsundere mode, "I said you are awakening your superpowers, and you are awakening your superpowers."

"But, but I'm already seventeen! How come I suddenly woke up?"

"That's because you bumped into me." The voice snorted again, then returned to its aloof tone. "Your consciousness is constantly entering and exiting dimensions, so it's bound to be affected. Furthermore, you have a good foundation and the potential to awaken your abilities. I simply provided the opportunity."

If Lin Man's own qualifications were rubbish, then even if she entered and exited the space many times, she would not be able to awaken any special abilities.

In fact, it also saw that Lin Man had more potential. In the absence of a better choice, it chose Lin Man to test her because it was optimistic about her future. It didn't expect that she was so competitive. Not only did her hardworking and persevering qualities satisfy it, but she also had a fever and was about to use her supernatural powers.

The little fat chick, who was surrounded by fog walls, was very satisfied with his vision.

It felt that it could formally sign a contract with this mortal girl.

Just after she brought in the last bit of soil.

Lin Man didn't know what it was thinking. After digesting the good news, he asked, "What should I do now?"

"boil."

"You're going to feel really bad, but you'll get through it. And then try to eat and drink well, your body needs the nutrients."

Many people, when awakening their special powers, end up exhausting themselves to death because their nutrition cannot keep up with their body's consumption. This mortal girl has never been able to awaken her special powers. Firstly, she has not encountered the opportunity, and secondly, her health is too poor.

If you can’t even get enough food to eat, what’s the point of talking about superpowers?

Little Fat Chicken thought that for the sake of the future, he could make a small investment and win her heart at the same time.

With a puff, a large black casserole appeared in front of Lin Man. She subconsciously reached out to open the lid, and hot steam with a mellow fragrance filled her nose. A bright orange chicken was lying in the bright orange soup, with a few large mushrooms in the soup.

The familiar aroma and the fact that the chicken was missing a thigh made Lin Man realize that the chicken leg she ate on the first day probably came from here.

Thinking of the taste of the chicken leg, Lin Man swallowed hard: "This is..."

"This chicken and these two bottles of water are extra gifts for you today." The voice paused, "because you have been so diligent these past few days."

Lin Man was extremely moved. This was indeed a wonderful space.

"Space, I really don't know how to thank you!"

The little fat chicken was a little proud, thinking that he had become a big boss: "Just know that I am good to you. Work hard, and you won't suffer any loss."

Lin Man thought to herself that even if she had to dig soil for the rest of her life, she would be willing to do so!

She thought about it and chose the mixed flour pancake as the most filling food so far.

Lin Man opened her eyes on the bed, and sure enough, the big black casserole, two bottles of mineral water, and four mixed-wheat pancakes appeared beside her.

She quickly brought the large casserole to the table, fearing that it would fall onto the bed, and then rushed over to close the door, moving so quickly that it didn't seem like someone who was sick at all.

"Xiaoman?"

"Mom, mom, come and see!" Lin Man opened the lid of the casserole, and the aroma of chicken immediately filled the air.

"Chicken soup?" Mother Lin couldn't see in the dark, but she could smell it immediately.

"There's also a chicken, a whole one!" Lin Man repeated what the space had told her in a low voice. Mother Lin was so excited that she spoke incoherently: "Then eat it quickly, eat it all!"

As soon as Lin Manyi came out, she felt unwell again. She didn't hesitate. Now was not the time to be polite. She unscrewed the bottle of mineral water and gulped down half of it, which finally relieved her burning thirst.

Then start eating chicken.

She poured some chicken soup for Mother Lin, tore off a chicken wing, and picked up a large mushroom: "Mom, you eat some too." She was worried that her mother would refuse, "Just a little. I'll be sad if you don't eat anything."

Mother Lin had no choice but to agree.

Lin Man tore off the chicken leg and started to eat it.

Every bite is filled with oil, soft and tender chicken skin, crispy and smooth chicken meat. It is an ultimate enjoyment to take a big bite.

Lin Man felt like someone who had been starving for hundreds of years. Every cell in her body was crying out for the meat and the oil she needed. She was like dry land waiting for rain to irrigate it, otherwise it would turn into sand and be blown away by the wind.

At this moment, in the best house in the center of the base, several corpses were lying on the ground covered in blood, and more than a dozen people were standing beside them, panting, with knives and sticks in their hands.

The weapons in their hands, and their bodies and faces were covered in bright red blood. It was obvious that they had killed someone.

There was panic and fear on their faces. It was the first time for them to kill their own kind, yet excitement couldn't help but climb up their cheeks. They had been suppressed for so long, been pushed to the bottom and were cowardly for so long, and finally they rose up before death. The ultimate enjoyment of becoming king made those faces, which usually had cowardly expressions, look extremely distorted.

The leader shouted, "What are you standing there for? Go find all the food for me!"

This search yielded quite a few finds: a full kettle, an unopened can of pork, a small bag of potatoes, and a few pieces of black smoked rat meat.

"Damn it! I'm starving to death, and these guys actually have meat to eat!" The angry people swung their weapons and hit the corpses on the ground a few more times, then gathered together and wolfed down the food.

The leader wiped his lips and said, "Great! Brothers, let's go to the next one! Tonight we are going to change the sky. If we die, we die together. It will be a win if we have a full stomach before we die!"

A skinny, hunchbacked fellow who looked like a monkey laughed sinisterly: "What's the point of just filling our stomachs? You said we can't survive anymore, so we have to taste all the flavors we've never tasted before we die, right?"

This remark caused the others to sneer knowingly.

These dozen people are the most incompetent group in the base on weekdays. They have no strengths, are cowardly, hide behind when encountering problems, cannot do heavy work, and only do the dirtiest work. They live on the minimum subsidy and are the most inconspicuous group of people.

If they were placed in other bases, they would definitely be driven out or eliminated.

However, the population of the peace base is small, and everyone likes to live a peaceful life. Adhering to the concept of mutual help, these people survived year after year.

With the shortage of food and the departure of those with some ability above, the water in the well in the front yard was drained out, which ignited panic and despair in the entire base. The first ones who couldn't hold back were this group of people. Seeing that they were about to starve to death, what else could they not do?

Under the madness that had been suppressed for too long, all the evil thoughts rushed out. There have always been more men than women in the base, and the powerful men can have several women following them, so for many years, these people have not even touched a woman's hand.

"Damn, all that's left are old ladies!" An ugly-looking guy said with regret and disgust, wishing he had gone crazy like this a few years earlier.

"Who said they were all old women?" The monkey-like man tilted his head. "There are still fresh ones over there!"

Looking in that direction, people immediately understood. Some people habitually showed fearful expressions: "That person is very strong."

"She's just a little girl. How strong can she be? Besides, she must be starving." The monkey man had been thinking about this for a long time, but he was really scared and didn't dare to go alone. He kept trying to persuade her, "With so many of us, can't we cure her?"

…

Lin Man gulped down the chicken soup, let out a long sigh, and looked again, only half a chicken was left in the casserole.

Ah, she ate so much?

Mother Lin tore up some mixed bread and dipped it in chicken soup while she looked at her with a smile—though she could only see a vague outline. “Are you feeling better now?”

"Well, it doesn't feel so bad anymore." But she was still hungry. It seemed that so much chicken was digested as soon as she ate it. Lin Man felt that she could eat ten chickens.

She tore off a piece of chicken breast and chewed it slowly, then suddenly stopped and listened to the noise outside the house.

There was a faint noise coming from the distance.

There were also chaotic footsteps approaching, three people, no, five people!

Lin Man ran to the window and saw five vague figures running towards him in the distance.

The wind blowing in from the window brought with it a pungent smell of blood!

In the past, she could not see so far at night, nor could she smell even a trace of blood. Now she finally discovered that her vision, hearing, and smell had become much stronger. Could this be the benefit of awakening her superpowers?

Lin Man instinctively felt that the five men had bad intentions. Were they holding sticks or knives?

She had a strong feeling that these people were coming for her.

Lin Man quickly thought about it and realized it was too late to run. No, there were five of them and they would be here in less than a minute. She would have to carry her mother on her back, so she had no chance of winning. She might as well...

"Mom, pack up!"

"What?"

Lin Man turned around and came back to see that there was still some soup in Lin's mother's bowl, and the chicken wings and mushrooms were still there. "Someone is coming, drink the chicken soup quickly!"

Mother Lin hurriedly did as she was told. Lin Man poured the chicken wings and mushrooms back into the casserole, covered it with a lid, took out a piece of cloth, and wrapped the casserole and the lid together.

He looked around, lifted the bed sheet and wrapped the casserole in several layers.

After doing this, she immediately stopped, moved closer to Mother Lin and said, "Shush," "Don't make any noise."

She quietly walked to the door, grabbed the iron pot on the stove, held her big iron spoon in the other hand, and waited by the door.

The five men outside the door had already arrived and were lying in ambush behind the door and under the window.

Lin Man's heart was pounding, and his hands, which were covered in chicken fat, were sweating and sticky.

She could hear the other person's movements, the sounds of walking, and the small words they whispered.

Then the man outside the door pulled up his pants and was about to kick the door.

Lin Man quietly pulled the bolt.

The next moment, a leg kicked the door, and because it was not bolted, he fell in.

Lin Man swung the iron pot and smashed it hard on the man's head.

With a bang, the iron pot that had been missing for more than ten years shattered into pieces, leaving only the edge. The man howled halfway and then fell to the ground motionless.

Lin Man rushed out without stopping, using the iron pot as a sledgehammer and swinging it at the head of the second person who was about to rush in from behind.