Seeing the questioning looks directed at him, Zhang Gang felt uneasy, but he pretended to be calm and said coldly, "Li Nian, stop talking nonsense. What do I know about your special abilities?"
Chu Nian smiled coolly: "Back in that underground shopping mall, from what you were saying, you seemed to know quite a bit about my 'power bank' ability!"
Zhang Gang: "Is your superpower truly helpful to us superpowered individuals? Furthermore, will absorbing your output power cause any harm to us? We have no idea. Li Nian, you say I know about your so-called 'power bank' superpower, what evidence do you have?"
What he said was true. The original owner hadn't recorded what he said in the underground mall, so Chu Nian naturally couldn't produce any evidence. She didn't deny it at the moment, and even said frankly, "I really don't have any evidence."
Her words were met with skepticism by almost everyone in the team; however, the team members who had taken her out alone to the underground parking garage before Zhang Gang still believed that he wanted Li Nian's special ability to help him break through.
Actually, this mindset is somewhat contradictory.
To put it bluntly, there aren't many people who dare to be the first to try something new.
Qin Hao thought for a moment, then asked again, "What you meant was that if I gave you a level six peak zombie crystal core, after you absorbed it, you could expel one and a half times its energy, and it would be purer than the energy of the zombie crystal core itself, making it easier for us to break through?"
Chu Nian nodded.
Zhang Lan said urgently, "Qin Hao, don't do anything reckless."
Qin Hao thought she was concerned about him, so he reassured her, "I've already absorbed seven level-six crystal cores, but there's still no sign of a breakthrough. Given my current situation, it's impossible for me to break through by absorbing just one or two crystal cores. You might as well give it a try; at worst, you'll just lose a level-six peak zombie crystal core."
Zhang Gang asked, "Aren't you afraid that Li Nian might sabotage you while transferring her powers to you?"
Qin Hao smiled helplessly and said, "Why would she try to harm me like this?"
Zhang Gang said, "We don't know enough about her abilities. What if she absorbs the abilities but doesn't output them, or what if she secretly devours your abilities while outputting them? Have you thought about the consequences?"
Chu Nian interrupted with a cold laugh: "Zhang Gang, what you're saying makes no sense. As I just said, from what I can see right now, my ability doesn't have any offensive or defensive capabilities. Why would I absorb your abilities? Just to wait for zombies to eat me? How am I supposed to survive without your protection?"
Upon hearing this, many of the team members who had been worried about Qin Hao turned to her side.
Qin Hao also said, "Brother Zhang, I am a little worried, after all, I've never heard of this kind of superpower before, but I don't believe that Li Nian would harm me. We've been in this team for almost a year now, and we've all seen her true nature. There's really no need to worry too much about this."
Many team members echoed this sentiment.
"Yes, we can trust Niannian's character."
"Let Vice Captain Qin give it a try."
“That’s right. Since he doesn’t know how many level-six peak zombie crystal cores he will need to break through, giving Niannian one and letting her absorb it first, and testing her power bank ability, is not a bad idea.”
"Yes, Captain Zhang, why don't you let Deputy Captain Qin give it a try!"
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Zhang Lan felt a surge of anger welling up inside her. Was she worried about Qin Hao? Or was she worried that Chu Nian had absorbed the level six zombie crystal core, causing her superpowers to directly advance to level six?
She had memories of her previous life, so she naturally knew how extraordinary Li Nian's physical body was. Most importantly, once this physical body broke through to level six, Li Nian would immediately possess powerful offensive and defensive capabilities.
She didn't want to see Li Nian become as powerful as she was in her previous life; instead, she wanted to keep trampling Li Nian under her feet.
But the current situation is clearly beyond her control.
Zhang Gang secretly transmitted a message to her, complaining that she should have stopped Li Nian from revealing her supernatural abilities earlier on her way back.
Although Zhang Lan was furious inside, she didn't show any abnormality on her face, only a slight worry. She said, "Qin Hao, if you insist on doing this, I can't continue to object. But I'm still a little worried. How about I stay by your side and watch over you while Nian Nian helps you break through?"
Qin Hao immediately nodded and smiled, "That's great. With you watching over us, neither Niannian nor I will be in any danger."
Zhang Lan looked at Chu Nian.
Chu Nian smiled brightly and said, "I couldn't be happier to have Captain Zhang personally protecting me."
Seeing that she didn't seem to be wary of Zhang Lan, who thought she was unaware of their past life's complicated relationship, Zhang Lan felt somewhat relieved.
Chu Nian's words, actions, and expression just now were full of confidence, which was completely different from Li Nian's previous timidity. It made Zhang Lan feel as if she was seeing the incomparably powerful Li Nian from her previous life.
At that moment, the thought flashed through her mind that Li Nian also possessed memories of her past life, just like her, and might even have regained the abilities she had in her past life.
But now she thinks she was overthinking it.
She always projected her own experience of being reborn onto Li Nian, but after so long, the facts have already proven that she is the only one in this world who has been reborn, that she is special, and that all the resources and benefits in this world are definitely prepared for her.
Therefore, all that happened in the past is now history.
Before long, she'll find an opportunity to get rid of Li Nian without anyone noticing. Humph!
After mentally preparing herself, Zhang Lan saw Qin Hao generously hand over a very high-quality, top-tier level 6 crystal core to Chu Nian.
Chu Nian accepted it very generously.
Zhang Lan feigned concern and asked, "Niannian, is this really okay? With your current power level, won't it be dangerous for you to absorb a level six crystal core?"
Everyone, especially Qin Hao, looked at Chu Nian with concern. Absorbing crystal core energy beyond one's level could easily lead to the body being unable to withstand it, ultimately resulting in death by explosion.
Zhang Lan was secretly delighted: If everyone tries to stop her, will this woman change her mind?
Chu Nian pondered for a moment and said, "I think there shouldn't be any problem!"
Zhang Lan frowned: "However, under normal circumstances, a superhuman can only absorb a small portion of zombie crystal cores that are stronger than their own superhuman abilities; they can't be greedy."
Chu Nian said, "Don't worry, my special ability is very special. It really is like a power bank. It can absorb a lot of energy, convert it through my body, and then output it."
Everyone was overjoyed to hear this. Only the Zhang siblings turned pale. However, no one noticed them; everyone's attention was now focused on Chu Nian.
Chu Nian said to Qin Hao, "Vice Captain Qin, I need to absorb the energy in this crystal core first. After about half a day of conversion, I can output it to you."
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