In her previous life, Jiang Ruan finally defeated the final invaders with her supreme martial prowess and superpowers, preparing to ascend the supreme throne and lead humanity towards a new dawn.
An Chun shouted and took two meters back, bumping into the drawing board that was pasted on the wall.
The drawing board fell violently due to the impact, revealing a small hole in the wall behind it.
Anxia, who was closest, reached inside and found nothing, so she gave up. She pointed at Anchun and told her to be bolder in the future, and not to cause trouble if she couldn't do anything.
"Okay, sis, I understand." An Chun rubbed her chest where she had been poked, and followed An Xia's steps, looking at Jiang Ruan who was sitting by the bed examining Jiang Yan's body.
"How is he? I hope nothing bad has happened to our captain." The remaining four team members stood in the other corner of the bed, huddled up and afraid to move. Ye Yu, their vice-captain, had already been locked up, and they didn't want to be locked up themselves.
But out of concern for their captain, they still asked cautiously.
"Sigh, it seems even divine power can't prevent serious injury. This barrier is so weak." Jiang Ruan sighed as she probed the somewhat broken supernatural barrier within Jiang Yan's body.
"Does your captain have any old injuries?" Logically speaking, the pillar in the stone at the entrance should have been able to heal the person injured by it after the energy was absorbed and gathered. But now, there is no reaction when the energy is inputted, which can only mean one thing.
He had old wounds, and the new wounds mixed with the old ones fermented, escalated, and became chaotic within his body, eventually forming a near-death state.
“Yes, a few days ago we saw someone, and while checking whether he belonged to the space or system owner, the captain was shot by his weapon, a small knife, right in the chest.” A team member with a somewhat handsome appearance stood up and said without any concealment.
Jiang Ruan nodded and continued, "Anything else?"
While waiting for his answer, she opened his chest and looked inside. Sure enough, there was a scar, but it looked like it had healed considerably.
“Yes, I know. The captain was bitten on the leg by a dog.” Another team member stood up. “It looked like a greyhound. The captain was trying to save someone and didn’t notice he got bitten.”
"Yes, yes, the captain has been really unlucky lately, he's gotten so many injuries," another team member added.
"Well, it's really not easy for your captain to be alive!" Zhang Yang shook his head and sighed, even bowing silently to Jiang Yan in his heart to express his sympathy.
Anxia and Anchun hid to the side, away from this person who seemed to be possessed by the god of bad luck.
"Girl, our captain can't really be dead, can he? You have to save him! He can't die!" The first member of the team, who was quite pretty, was very anxious. Her captain really couldn't die.
"Don't worry, he's not dead, he's still alive, but he's not far from dying." After hearing what they said, Jiang Ruan checked the injured parts again and suddenly noticed that the hole behind the easel was glowing, and the light seemed to be scattered on Jiang Yan's body.
The areas illuminated by the light shimmered faintly, creating a mysterious and unpredictable atmosphere.
"What is this? Where is this light coming from?" Zhang Yang, being observant, was the first to notice.
He reached out and touched the light, and could feel both warmth and coldness within it.
"Why is it both hot and cold? That's so strange!" Zhang Yang immediately pulled his hand away and peered at the light source for a long time, but he still couldn't understand why. So when he saw the light getting brighter and brighter, and eventually completely enveloping Jiang Yan, he was shocked.
"That's interesting. So he's about to be reborn and awaken his superpowers. No wonder he reacted so strongly." Jiang Ruan looked at it for a long time and finally understood the part that had puzzled her.
The numerous scars on his body resembled lightning bolt symbols, scattered throughout his body. When connected, these scars formed the character "雷" (lei), a mark of someone possessing "lightning-type superpowers."
So-called superpowers, besides those like Jiang Ruan who acquire and awaken their superpowers through a specific medium, include those that are awakened by chance and coincidence. There are many types of superpowers, which are related to each person's physical condition, mental state, and so on.
Spatial abilities, temporal abilities, poison abilities, healing abilities, summoning abilities, and the elements of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, and thunder are all related to human beings.
The most common elements are metal, wood, water, fire, and earth; others are less common or rare.
In short, any superpower, as long as it can be attributed to oneself, used to fight zombies, and enable one to survive, is a good superpower if used well.
Therefore, in addition to possessing divine power, Jiang Yan will also awaken lightning-type superpowers. The injuries on his body were all for the guidance of the light at this moment.
However, that's not enough.
As the light continued to penetrate, Jiang Yan visibly began to move. He rolled and twisted his body, and when the light disappeared, the lightning symbol on his forehead flashed violently.
Jiang Ruan stretched out her hand, channeling the energy from her fingertips into it, letting it seep in little by little in rhythm with the music.
Jiang Yan gradually stabilized, and his complexion changed from pale to rosy. The scars on his body also slowly disappeared due to the influx of energy until they were completely invisible.
After everything was done, Jiang Ruan removed her hand, checked his breathing, and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that it was stable.
"How is it, Ruan Ruan? Is he all better now?" An Xia asked, voicing the concerns of everyone, especially his teammates.
"You could say that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, we should see him wake up in as little as three minutes and as long as an hour." Jiang Ruan looked at An Xia, but her words were actually directed at the other four.
As soon as she finished speaking, she could clearly feel heavy breathing of varying lengths around her, as if they had all been relieved.
"Young lady, thank you so much. Our captain will definitely thank you when he wakes up. Thank you so much." A handsome man walked out from the corner and reached out to shake hands with Jiang Ruan.
Anxia stopped him.
"What are you doing? Men and women shouldn't touch each other. Don't do this. Look at what my Ruan Ruan is like, and what she was like when you first came."
“We repay evil with kindness, but we don’t know how you will treat us now that your captain has woken up. Will you thank us or express your gratitude?” An Xia said slowly, her arms crossed.
"This..." They fell silent, after all, they were indeed in the wrong at the beginning.
Although they received orders to search, the orders did not specify that they should touch anything else.
It was indeed their fault that they moved the stones without permission and caused the trouble, because they could have reported it to their superiors first and then acted only with permission.
Besides, the door frame was indeed their fault, but their captain fixed it, and it seems to be fixed now.
It was precisely because he was repaired that he became physically exhausted, leading to accumulated injuries and a near-death state.
In truth, it was all their fault.
"Ah...it hurts so much..." The team members, who were doubting themselves, suddenly heard a groan coming from the bed and all looked over.