Chapter 95 Poison Mist [VIP]
After the thick poisonous fog rose to the height of a five-story building, the underground station was renovated and began to be gradually divided into different areas for planting and animal husbandry.
There is also an area for storing supplies, and everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.
Among the psychics, elemental psychics gradually appeared, mostly with water and earth attributes, and also with fire attributes.
These all play a big role in the construction of the base, so the psychics were also secretly assigned positions to participate in the construction.
It’s just that the official research on superpowers is not in-depth enough, and everything is still at the entry level. They only know that after truly becoming superpowers, they can be immune to this poisonous fog and will no longer be poisoned to death.
And in the end, he decided to keep silent about the matter again and deliberately ignored the rumors.
Until one day, Tang Tian, Shen Boyun and Cheng Jing were returning home from get off work, and they happened to meet Yan Lei who was rushing to go downstairs.
Yan Lei's hair has even turned a little gray since Yan Shuo's death, but since the body has never been found, it is estimated that it was taken away by the cleanup team for cremation at that time. This is the only fact that can be confirmed.
After that, he continued to work as a real estate agent, and no one knew what happened this time.
When he saw Shen Boyun, he immediately said:
"Oh no, Boyun, Xiao Huai has been poisoned! He's been taken to the medical station, I have to go check it out!"
He didn't ask Shen Boyun to go with him, and went downstairs on his own with the gas mask.
But Shen Boyun didn't seem to want to go with him.
A few days later, Tang Tian sensed a commotion next door. With all this noise, it was likely that Yan Huai hadn't made it, or had survived and returned home.
However, what Tang Tian didn't expect was that Yan Huai not only survived, but was also lucky enough to gain special abilities. He came back after staying in the observation room, and this time he was welcomed by everyone.
Wait, special abilities?
Tang Tian had heard the rumors several times before, but she didn't take them seriously.
But this time the distance was so close that she was right next door, so she had to think carefully about the rumors.
But it doesn't take much thought to know that it must be related to this poisonous fog.
But the poisonous fog filled the entire Spring City and even the entire China.
Although many people died from poisoning, those who survived all had special abilities. Wouldn't that make everyone have special abilities?
At least it wouldn't be too strange if I developed superpowers by then.
In the end, the matter could not be concealed. After discussing with other senior executives, Yang Gan announced the whole story.
In addition to explaining those things clearly, they also specifically reminded people not to absorb the poisonous fog just to gain superpowers. There is no antidote for the poisonous fog, and once poisoned, there is a high probability of death.
But at this time the rumors could no longer be suppressed. After receiving official certification, many people had different ideas.
Most of them are civilians, and they have almost no ties around them.
I heard that people with special abilities can instantly become the best in the base for treatment, and there are even people around me who have the same conditions but whose living conditions have improved immediately because they were lucky enough to have special abilities, so I thought about giving it a try.
Therefore, after that, many people still went to the medical station, deliberately removed the filter to get poisoned, and then went directly to the medical station for treatment.
Death is a choice you make, but if you are lucky enough to survive and gain superpowers, your future survival will be guaranteed.
…
The authorities noticed these movements, so the armed patrols had an additional task, which was to find those who deliberately poisoned themselves.
Tang Tian and Shen Boyun were on the same shift that day, so just in case, the former did not bring Tan Tan out.
The two men were wearing protective clothing and disinfection masks, which allowed Tang Tian to use his clairvoyance ability to observe without covering his eyes.
The poisonous fog was thick and visibility was only a few meters. Tang Tian looked around with his golden eyes flashing.
If two people want to talk, they have to get very close.
"We've finished checking here, let's go to the next place."
That was the last place they needed to patrol, and it also happened to be the medical station where incidents had occurred recently.
The two of them deliberately took a detour to the back of the medical station and used their clairvoyance again. Tang Tian indeed saw two or three sneaky people wearing gas masks squatting there.
However, ordinary people cannot even afford to rent a gas mask, and these people may not be residents of the civilian area.
"There are three at nine o'clock!"
Tang Tian said in a low voice.
The poisonous fog can be dispersed by the wind, so the patrol members also carry tools such as small electric fans.
Shen Boyun also noticed that there were people there, and he and Tang Tian hurried forward with guns in hand, shouting through the loudspeaker:
"Please stop your dangerous actions! Follow my orders and come over here!"
In Tang Tian's sight, the three men looked startled, their hands hurriedly covering their gas masks. But they didn't seem to want to obey and seemed to have no reaction.
Shen Boyun continued to give orders, and they reluctantly moved forward.
And after the armed team stops it, it is still necessary to complete the task.
So Tang walked forward, and only when he reached a place with at least five floors would he be completely safe.
But I didn’t remember:
According to the news from the Ministry of Health, the medical station is already developing an antidote for the poisonous fog. Maybe they have made some progress, but the authorities are just keeping it secret. Is it a supernatural power?"
"Exactly. And if you could actually become a superpowered person, how cool would that be? You could spit fire from your palms!"
Full of a kind of brainstem-missing beauty.
And after hearing this, it was exactly as Tang Tian thought, these young people should not be from ordinary families.
Shen Boyun sneered:
"You're really amazing! You know so much about things we don't even know!"
Provoked by the sarcastic tone, the leading man couldn't hold it in any longer.
Although she couldn't see the person's face because of the gas mask, Tang Tian still felt a murderous aura.
The man probably also went to the training camp for training. Tang Tian was about to reach out, but the man closest to Shen Boyun immediately stretched out a punch.
But this punch was obviously not intended to injure, but was specifically aimed at the gas mask!
There was poisonous fog everywhere, and it would take no effort at all to hurt anyone.
The two people next to him seemed to be in sync with the man and rushed over to attack the gas mask together.
Shen Boyun was able to defeat all three of them alone, but he didn't have any extra hands to straighten his mask, so it was actually knocked crooked!
“Bang, bang, bang!”
Tang Tian opened fire without hesitation, and every shot was a headshot. They only wore gas masks but no helmets.
She immediately stepped forward and kicked those people away, activated her purification ability, and dispersed the small piece of poisonous fog.
…
“Cough cough cough…”
Shen Boyun coughed violently a few times, then quickly put on his gas mask.
But this series of sounds still made Tang Tian feel heavy in his heart.
I'm afraid he has inhaled some poisonous mist.
The three men were also silent, but Tang Tian didn't care about them at all. She just pulled Shen Boyun up and said:
"Luckily there's a medical station right next door. You must go get checked out!"
If it was just a common cold and fever, it would be fine, but the poisonous fog had a high probability of death, so Shen Boyun did not dare to take it lightly and could only go to the medical station.
Tang Tian explained the situation to the staff, while Shen Boyun, who had taken off his gas mask, continued to cough. This was already a symptom, and the next step was probably coughing up blood.
The medical staff hurriedly took Shen Boyun to a specially opened area for examination. If there were no accidents, he would have to stay in the medical station from now on, and his life and death would depend entirely on fate.
Tang Tian couldn't help but clench his fists and stood outside the area waiting without saying a word.
This news even reached Shen Yaoyue, who was still working at the medical station. I don’t know if other colleagues knew about it and passed it on to her.
Chen Yaoyue paced outside the gate with red eyes, not stopping for a moment. Tang Tian then spoke a few words of comfort:
"You have to believe in your brother. Besides, there's still a chance of recovery. He's finally alive now, it's not that easy to die."
It's not that she is indifferent, but there must be a calm person present. If Chen Yaoyue is qualified, then that person is herself.
Chen Yaoyue then stopped, and the door opened.
Shen Boyun showed symptoms of poisoning and was admitted to the hospital on his own initiative. However, there are still some follow-up procedures that require the help of his family.
Chen Yaoyue immediately decided to ask for leave to go home. She went to get her protective suit and gas mask, and hurriedly said:
"I know what you mean, Tang Tian. Don't worry. I'll let you know if there's any news."
Tang Tian was stunned after hearing this and subconsciously touched her face.
The medical station is fully enclosed, so you can temporarily remove your gas mask indoors.
Did I look like I was causing others to worry?
Tang Tian smacked her lips feeling a little unhappy, not understanding what this meant.
However, the loud shouting coming from the corridor interrupted her thoughts.
"It's you! You killed my son! Stop right there!"
Tang Tian glanced forward, his eyes slightly gloomy.
What a narrow road for enemies to cross. A middle-aged couple hurried over in front of me, and the middle-aged woman was the one who came downstairs to make trouble last time!
Their family moved here from the core residential area, no wonder those men sounded nonchalant.
Moreover, there have been reports recently that some rich second-generations saw that some civilians had special abilities, so they followed suit and poisoned themselves regardless of the consequences. If it were not for the armed patrols to stop them, the death toll might have risen further.
The regulations in the base have been changed again and again, especially regarding self-defense.
In addition, Tang Tian is now a member of the official armed team. If he encounters a counterattack in the middle of the battle, it would be considered merciful if he does not empty the magazine.
But the middle-aged couple must have come to her house after seeing their son's head-blasted body, and they only vented their anger on her and completely entangled her.
Tang Tian narrowed his eyes, quietly turned over his palm, aimed it at the middle-aged woman and released his supernatural power.
“Bang!——” “Ah!——”
Accompanied by screams, the middle-aged woman flew up, almost running through the entire corridor, and finally fell heavily to the ground, groaning weakly.
The medical staff and the middle-aged man were stunned, and it took them a long time to come back to their senses. The latter turned around and ran to the woman, shouting for the former to come and rescue her.
Fortunately, people at this time already had some understanding of superpowers, so when they saw this scene, they unconsciously thought about superpowers and did not dare to question Tang Tian anymore.
…
After returning, the Tang family continued to live their lives as usual.
However, after learning that Shen Boyun was hospitalized, Yan Chunhua was also very anxious. Fortunately, Shen Yaoyue and Cheng Jing were at home to comfort her.
Tang Tian still went to work as usual, but for some reason she always felt anxious, as if she was standing on a red-hot iron plate. Every time she got off work, she would go to the medical station.
It’s just that the area with poisoned patients is also an isolation area, and there are so many people there, so you can’t see anything at all.
Ten days later, Cheng Jing and Shen Yaoyue came over with joy on their faces, saying that Shen Boyun had recovered and asked if they wanted to go visit him together.
They didn't talk about superpowers. After all, being able to recover was already a life-or-death experience, so it didn't matter whether they had superpowers or not.
Tang Tian agreed, but she couldn't go for a visit empty-handed, so she brought two cans of honey collected from the system.
But they didn't expect that in addition to the three of them, Yan Lei and Yan Huai were also planning to go to visit.
After all, they are still relatives, and people with special abilities are extremely popular nowadays.
This time, Tang Tian discovered that Yan Lei's complexion looked much better, with a look of satisfaction mixed in among his wrinkles, which was completely different from the last time when he was in a hurry to go to the medical station.
But looking at Yan Huai, he was not in good spirits, his face was pale and he looked a little listless.
But Tang Tian was more familiar with this. It was probably because his mental strength was overdrawn and he had no time to recover.
Although there are people with special abilities nowadays, people still seem to be unclear about the concept of mental power, and don’t know how to replenish it.
As for those with water-attribute abilities, they were probably training how to release water and then produce water for the base...
Tang Tian still chose to go with Shen Yaoyue and Cheng Jing.
But at this moment, she saw the former wearing a pair of gloves.
When the sun comes out and the temperature rises, it will occasionally drop, making the temperature alternate between hot and cold. It is cold now, so it is not surprising to wear gloves.
Strangely enough, the gloves were a familiar dark purple.
Tsk. Tang Tian thought to herself.
Why do I feel like a light bulb...
The group arrived at the medical station. Shen Boyun had been transferred to the general ward. After the official confirmation, he would go to the observation room and then be discharged from the hospital.
Because Yan Lei and Yan Huai were there, they only exchanged pleasantries, but the former kept asking Shen Boyun intentionally or unintentionally what superpowers he had awakened.
Shen Boyun sighed pretending to be weak:
"Uncle, I don't know either. Not only can I not use it, but it also gives me a headache. Let's let the doctor take a look first."
Chen Yaoyue also echoed:
"Yes, uncle, as long as he survives, who cares about superpowers? Besides, my cousin is the only one with superpowers."
Yan Lei seemed to think that this was true, so he stopped talking. He also felt that it would be a little awkward to stay, so he quickly left the ward.
Everyone then breathed a sigh of relief and started talking.
But Tang Tian didn't say anything. She just watched quietly from the side. Shen Boyun did not seem to have any signs of poisoning, which made her feel relieved.
Chen Yaoyue turned her head and suddenly asked with a smile:
"Tang Tian, you're here and you don't want to say anything?"
Tang Tian was stunned, but everyone's eyes were suddenly directed at her, which made her inexplicably feel a little uneasy.
"Well, I hope you can be discharged soon?"
Shen Boyun curved his lips and smiled brightly:
"Well, don't worry, I feel pretty good now. It's just that patients who have recovered from poisoning have to stay in the observation room for a while. I should be able to be discharged soon."
Looking at Shen Boyun's smile, Tang Tian felt a little dry in the mouth, and even the root of her tongue became strangely numb.
What's left in the body isn't blood, but a large pot of hot soup that's just been cooked.
Fortunately, outsiders cannot see these situations.
Visiting hours were limited, and they eventually left the ward.
In fact, the visiting hours at the medical station are unlimited, except for the intensive care unit, which is the same as before the apocalypse.
But ever since the emergence of people with special abilities, the rules have changed, and those who have recovered and transformed into people with special abilities always feel like they are locked up.
…
I didn’t know what to do in the observation room, but five days later, Shen Boyun was discharged from the hospital and went home.
And this is destined to be a big storm for the Shen family.
Since Yan Huai acquired superpowers, he formed a team with other people with superpowers.
When there were specific treatment conditions, even Yan Lei's status was improved, so the latter decided to move out and even left his elder sister Yan Shuangmei behind, unwilling to take her with him.
Yan Shuangmei was deeply afraid that Yan Chunhua would abandon her. As a disabled person, she was used to being taken care of. It would be even more impossible for her to survive if she went out. So she stayed in the Shen family and cried and made a fuss, performing the self-torture trick every day without getting tired of it.
So Yan Chunhua finally agreed to let her stay temporarily. But this agreement not only did not move Yan Shuangmei, but instead made her feel resentful.
And seeing that Shen Boyun survived the poisonous fog and also possessed superpowers, he became extremely jealous.
Shen Boyun returned to work after a good rest. Yan Chunhua was a little worried at first, but seeing that the former's body had really recovered, she had to agree.
But Shen Boyun did not completely hide it from Yan Lei. He really didn't know what his special ability was.
When he was in the observation room, there were no strange objects in his hands, and after the feeling was released, he soon had a headache and had to stop.
However, he could feel that his physical fitness had improved a lot, even better than before the apocalypse.
It seems that people with special abilities are different from ordinary people after all, and the gap is even greater when compared with civilians who eat less.
The poisonous fog had unknowingly risen to a height of about the sixth floor.
The planting progress in the underground station is better than that of animal husbandry. The moisture from the water-attribute ability users and the soil produced by the earth-attribute ability become the best growth environment for crops, accelerating the growth rate.
The water-attributed ability users also have another job, which is to produce water and then have it stored by the government.
Some psychics even produce water privately, not only for their own drinking but also to sell to others. The price is many times higher, but it is highly sought after by the wealthy, who believe it is cleaner than the water from the plant.
However, the authorities gradually discovered that people with special abilities could not produce resources continuously. In the end, they would always show symptoms of exhaustion. If they were forced to produce resources, it would cause harm to their bodies.
Each psychic is different. Some can only produce 500ml of water at most, while others can produce about ten liters. The quantity is not fixed.
I'm afraid further research is needed on people with special abilities.
…
Tang Tian was patrolling alone this time. One advantage of this patrol was that he could tour the base and get familiar with it.
But this time, the area she visited was one she had never been to before.
There are pigeon-cage buildings on both sides of the street, and more buildings have been buried by the poisonous fog.
There were hardly any pedestrians on the streets, and most people in the civilian areas were reluctant to buy gas masks.
"Tang Tian, it's me!"
Someone waved at her from a distance, but Tang Tian did not move. She first transformed into a clairvoyant to confirm who the person was.
I didn’t expect it to be Luo Qi.
It had been a long time since they last bought cacti, and since they didn't live in the same area, there was no reason for them to meet each other. This was the first time they had met since then.
"What's wrong?"
Tang Tian asked when he heard her hurried tone.
Luo Qi knew that she was working, so she took her to a nearby room that could barely block some of the poisonous fog.
"Tang Tian, are you aware that there have been a number of missing persons cases in the base recently, especially in the civilian area?"
As an official armed force, Tang Tian had heard of it a few times.
The Changping base actually later had facilities similar to a police station like the central base, but they were definitely not as good as the central base and were still in the initial stage.
Recently, many people have reported crimes there, and all of them point to one type - missing persons.
However, many of the missing people were alone in the base, or had no stable jobs, and some were even minors, and their bodies were nowhere to be found, making it difficult to investigate.
As similar reports were received every day, the matter gradually became a big deal and had to be reported to Yang Gan.
The case was also being investigated at this time, so Tang Tian knew some information.
The main reason why Luo Qi came to find Tang Tian this time was that several girls in the red-light district had disappeared, and those girls happened to be the most popular ones, which made the leader there very unhappy.
Because the red-light district was frequented by people, it had accumulated a lot of supplies, and point coupons were also in circulation, so almost everyone had a gas mask and not many people were poisoned.
But I didn't expect that even after defending against the poisonous fog, such a man-made disaster would still happen.
Luo Qi is currently working as a bodyguard in the red-light district, so this matter naturally fell on her shoulders, but she has no idea what to do about it.
Tang Tian was not sent to investigate the case, and perhaps he would join in the future, but at this stage, the difficulty of this task can be said to be at the difficult level.
Besides, this person doesn't disappear every day. It's every once in a while that there's no one else around him, and no one even reports it to the police. He disappears from this world quietly.
One night later, Tang Tian and Shen Boyun teamed up for patrol again.
Shen Boyun couldn't use his ability to reveal himself, but after his physical fitness improved, he once thought that his ability was a passive ability that increased strength, speed or endurance, which was not bad.
But ever since the last time at the medical station, the two of them felt as if something had changed in their daily lives. They could chat while on patrol before, but this time, no one spoke from beginning to end.
And Shen Boyun was always polite, and probably realized that he didn't want to talk, so he kept quiet.
This made Tang Tian feel a little complicated, as if all the various seasoning jars were thrown into one pot.
Just after finishing patrolling the designated area, Shen Boyun suddenly received news from Yan Chunhua.
Yan Chunhua has his own job, and he won’t contact me easily when he is working. Maybe something really big has happened.
Intercoms usually have some amplification, so Tang Tian, who was standing nearby, could hear Yan Chunhua's anxious voice:
"Bo Yun, this is bad! A Yao is missing too!"
Tang Tian and Shen Boyun felt a pang of anxiety in their hearts, and quickly reported the progress of their work to their superiors, then hurried back.
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