Lin Shuyu was the first to be affected, followed by Xia Ming, Yan Ruyu, and other members from various bases and guilds who possessed innate skills.
Su Luo wasn't very interested in this; her eyes were fixed solely on Lin Shuyu in the first line.
Although Lin Shuyu joined Luo City unconditionally, he retained the name of Noah Base. In order to watch over the future of the apocalypse for his grandfather, Noah Base would exist even if there was only one person there. Therefore, he was not a complete resident of Luo City. Su Luo could understand why the system classified Lin Shuyu into this category.
Su Luo had been interested in Lin Shuyu's skills for a long time. In her memory, Lin Shuyu had not made a move in front of her many times, but every time it was a fatal blow. Just like last time, she directly confronted the entire Noah Base armory by herself. If she was not very confident in her skills, she would definitely not have been so eager to seek death.
And Xia Ming in the second row...
To be honest, Su Luo had absolutely no clue about Xia Ming's talent. Even now, she still didn't know what Xia Ming's talent skills were.
As for why he didn't just ask him directly, Su Luo just chuckled.
Even if Xia Ming told her, she wouldn't believe it!
As for Yan Ruyu, although her super intuition is impressive, it seems somewhat useless compared to the other two. Moreover, since Su Luo already has the [Time] domain, Yan Ruyu's skill is not very necessary.
After hesitating for a moment, Su Luo finally chose Lin Shuyu.
After all, there's still a 5% chance of simultaneous improvement. If we're lucky enough to improve at the same time, a high-star Lin Shuyu is much better than a high-star Xia Ming!
She wasn't so kind as to help Xia Ming gain experience and increase his combat power for free!
'Ding, host, are you sure you want to choose Lin Shuyu as the recipient of your free skill upgrade?'
"Sure."
'Ding, system received, skill enhancement in progress...'
...
Post-apocalyptic world, Los Angeles, Noah's Base branch.
After several months, the post-apocalyptic world finally began to function again, and Lin Shuyu, who had been working day and night without rest, finally had some free time to return to the Noah Base.
With the things provided by Su Luo, and the deterrent effect on the monsters, the post-apocalyptic humans and the monsters now maintain a surprisingly delicate balance.
Even some of the more bizarre dungeons have a slightly higher success rate. As long as you follow the rules, even if you don't complete the dungeon, you can at least earn some ghost money to survive.
Besides, clearing land and farming are also essential skills. Fortunately, Yao Mengyu's six-star water-based skill caused a downpour, which alleviated the drought in Luocheng.
In addition, Lin Shuyu guided everyone to build a reservoir to store the rainwater, which was then settled and purified. For a time, apart from the strange creatures around them, it seemed that everyone had begun to move quickly toward a lifestyle before the apocalypse!
Today, apart from a few people who volunteered to stay, the rest of the Noah base have been moved to Los Angeles, leaving the huge base empty.
"Captain Lin?!"
"You're actually back?!"
A young man, who looked very young, was pushing a cleaning cart. He was wearing an apron, a disposable shower cap, and cute pink gloves. He was using a magic brush to clean the glass. Hearing footsteps, he turned around and saw a familiar figure walking towards him.
"You are... my grandfather's bodyguard?!"
This was a young guard, Lin Shuyu remembered. His grandfather had recruited him not long ago; he was a very diligent young man.
"You...didn't go to Los Angeles?"
Their eyes met, and after a moment's hesitation, Lin Shuyu asked.
Upon hearing this, Chun Susheng paused for a moment, then grinned and said, "I won't go. There are so many people in Luocheng, they don't care about me. But if everyone leaves Noah Base, then no one will... remember."
"The old general was kind to my family. This is the base he built with his heart and soul. Even if it's no longer useful, it would be great to clean it up."
"The old general is very clean, so if he comes back and sees this, he should feel at ease."
Lin Shuyu was startled, silently lowered her head, and slowly walked past Chun Susheng. As she approached Chun Susheng, she whispered something.
"Thanks."
Thank you... there are still people who remember Grandpa.
Lin Shuyu arrived at her grandfather's former office and sat alone on the sofa inside, lost in thought.
This place is a one-to-one replica of my grandfather's old office. When he was little, he liked to lie on this sofa and watch my grandfather review documents. As he watched, he would drift off to sleep on the sofa.
When I woke up, I felt warm all over. I was wearing my grandfather's military overcoat, and my grandfather had moved to a different spot. He placed the documents on the coffee table in front of the sofa and continued to review them.
At that time, Lin Shuyu thought her grandfather was a superman who never needed to sleep.
Looking back now, that was probably the happiest time of his life.
Unfortunately, despite possessing powerful skills, he was ultimately unable to save anyone.
Looking down at her empty palms, Lin Shuyu gave a self-deprecating laugh. Suddenly, flames and ice burst forth from her hands, and a sharp, piercing pain spread through her body, as if she were a test subject injected with a drug in a laboratory, her entire body's cells were being remodeled, and she was being completely renewed from the inside out!
He could perceive this process very clearly!
Tens of thousands of cells within his body were rapidly dividing, mutating, and fusing. At the same time, it was as if his entire being had been cleaved into millions of pieces with an axe and then reassembled, with cells fusing, devouring, and squeezing each other...
Excruciating pain!
Even breathing and speaking were extremely painful. The strength to move was completely gone, and the whole person was limp on the ground like a dead dog. Even though he had experienced various knife wounds and gunshot wounds, they were nothing compared to the pain he was going through this time.
What exactly is...what is it?
His body temperature gradually rose, flames burning from the inside out, only to be frozen by the ice within him, a volatile back-and-forth struggle, like a person jumping from a high building, frozen at the moment of impact and death, repeatedly experiencing this unbearable pain.
Is this... a skill going berserk?
But why?
I've been suppressing it all this time!
'Knock knock knock!'
There seemed to be urgent knocking on the door and Chun Susheng's cries of pain coming from outside. Lin Shuyu had no way to answer or help. He felt... he was about to die!
Outside the door, Chun Susheng, who was cleaning, keenly sensed the terrifying heat emanating from Old Master Lin's office, as if it could evaporate a person in an instant!
At the same time, the heat wave was followed by an extreme cold, as if everything around was frozen. The two cycles repeated, and the entire base began to fall into this strange heat and cold!
"Captain Lin? Captain Lin!"
He raised his hand to knock on the door, but was burned by the heat of the door. Chun Susheng cried out in pain and took half a step back. He could only stand outside the door and call out, but the increasingly absurd heat and cold around him were becoming unbearable!
He remembered that Captain Lin's innate skills were rare S-rank, including the ability to control fire. Could it be...?
Captain Lin's skills have gone berserk?!
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