Chapter 182: Supernatural Powers Emerge
Feng Xiangming was so surprised that he dropped the lollipop in his mouth. Although he knew that a new official would draw a cake to inspire people, Lu Yan's cake was too big. The Monitoring Institute has been researching for more than ten years and has not figured out how to make ordinary people gain superpowers. Lu Yan actually said that he would help them stimulate superpowers? !
Meng Xichuan was amused: "See, I told you a long time ago that he has mental problems."
Chen Yan quickly pulled Lu Yan off the podium, muted the loudspeaker, and warned him in a low voice, "Captain, don't say such things!"
Ordinary people's desire for superpowers is hard to imagine. Lu Yan's recent team building is already eye-catching. Now he is saying that this can help them stimulate superpowers. If he fails to do so in the future and the people from Sky City take advantage of the opportunity to fan the flames, it is likely to cause instability in the military morale.
Lu Yan didn't explain much after hearing this. After all, this matter was indeed a bit far-fetched. He reached out and patted Chen Yan's shoulder, and asked the other party to send patrol brothers to guard nearby to prevent people from eavesdropping. Then he opened his mouth and called out a few names: "Tang Xiao, Chen Yan, Feng Xiangming, Meng Xichuan, you all come with me."
There was a storage room in the office building behind Yunduan Road. Lu Yan originally wanted to find a private place to talk, but when he pushed the door open, he saw that it was full of people sleeping on the floor. He looked around and found that most of the habitable places were occupied. In the end, he could only find an empty green grove to squat for their meeting.
Lu Yan looked serious and lowered his voice, "Listen to me, the next matter is very important, and it may even be related to the survival of our entire Devil City."
Feng Xiangming wanted to be serious, but the five of them squatting next to the small flowerbed looked silly. He slapped the mosquito on his leg and urged, "Captain, just tell me what you want to say."
Meng Xichuan: "You don't have to tell me. Wait until I buy the office building outside."
He didn't want to squat in the grass and talk about things.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yan flipped his wrist, and a blue-purple lightning appeared from the air in his palm, making a slight sound of electric current: "What I said just now that I can help you gain superpowers is true, all you have to do is get an electric shock from me."
Feng Xiangming was shocked when he heard this. He thought Lu Yan might have really gone crazy. He stammered, "Still...still...still want to be shocked by you?"
Meng Xichuan also had a strange look on his face: "You must be kidding. I was turned into ash by your electric shock. How can I still have supernatural powers?"
Lu Yan: "Of course it's true. You will know if you try it."
Feng Xiangming was so scared that he sat down on the ground and quickly hid behind Meng Xichuan: "Captain, don't scare me, I'm still young and don't want to die so early."
Seeing that he didn't dare, Lu Yan turned his hand to Meng Xichuan and said, "Then you come?"
Seeing this, Meng Xichuan put his hands in his sleeves and shook his head like a wave drum, daring not to stretch out his hand no matter what: "Do you think I'm a fool? If I get superpowers after being electrocuted by you, there's no point in our monitoring institute doing research!"
That's true.
Lu Yan looked around and raised his eyebrows slightly: "You really don't want to come? Then I will find someone outside to try?"
He treated Feng Xiangming and the others as his trusted aides, so he let them activate their abilities first. Unexpectedly, each one was more timid than the other. Just when Lu Yan stood up and prepared to go outside to search for targets, Tang Xiao, who had been silent all the time, suddenly stood up, stared at him with his dark and bright eyes and said, "Captain, I want to try!"
Lu Yan paused when he heard this, looking a little surprised: "Are you sure?"
Feng Xiangming quietly pulled Tang Xiao and said anxiously in a low voice, "Hey, don't be stupid. He lied to you and you actually believed it!"
Chen Yan was silent for a moment, then stood up and said, "I'll try it too."
In fact, he still didn't quite believe what Lu Yan said that being electrocuted would give him superpowers, simply because he was brave. In addition, he was now Lu Yan's subordinate, so he should obey his orders.
Lu Yan fiddled with the small red button hidden in his sleeve, thinking that this kid was quite brave. Chen Yan's agreement was within his expectations, but he didn't expect Tang Xiao to be so brave. "Aren't you afraid of being electrocuted by me by mistake?"
Tang Xiao pursed his lips and said firmly, "There is no reward in the world that can be obtained without taking risks. If I die, it's just my bad luck. I don't blame you."
As he finished speaking, he stretched out a slightly pale hand, which was trembling slightly due to nervousness. The palm was covered with scars and thick bands, silently telling how he spent his days in the slums of Devil City.
Lu Yan smiled and said, "Okay, then you will be the first one. It may be painful when you are electrocuted, but just bear with it."
As he finished speaking, he stretched out his hand towards Tang Xiao, deliberately slowing down his pace to see his reaction. Although he closed his eyes out of fear, he did not retract his hand, but tensed up tightly.
“Sizzle!”
The moment Lu Yan held his hand, Tang Xiao felt a burst of pain and numbness like an electric shock instantly spread throughout his body. Every blood vessel felt as if it was about to burst. He convulsed and trembled all over, and let out a cry of pain from his throat. Finally, he knelt on the ground with a thud. His originally fair skin turned red and purple, looking terrifying.
"Tang Xiao!"
"Are you okay?!"
Feng Xiangming and the others were shocked when they saw this, and they hurried forward to stop him. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Lu Yan suddenly flipped his wrist, and a large ball of blue energy flowed along Tang Xiao's arm to his heart. Under such extreme high pressure, Tang Xiao finally couldn't help but raise his head in pain, roared and shook off Lu Yan's hand. A light blue frost covered his whole body visibly, and he actually awakened the ice ability!!!
A sharp ice cone shot out, and Lu Yan dodged it swiftly, thus avoiding being accidentally hurt by the cold air on Tang Xiao's body. He didn't expect that the button redeemed from the system mall would actually be useful. The huge rock hanging in his heart finally fell to the ground:
"It's an ice-type ability!"
Tang Xiao was sweating profusely. He still felt some pain and numbness from the electric shock, making it difficult for him to even stand up. It was not until he heard Lu Yan's words that he finally regained some sanity. He lowered his head and looked at his hands in disbelief, muttering to himself, "Do I have superpowers?"
Is he dreaming?!
Tang Xiao is an orphan who has been making a living by picking up garbage since he was a child. He barely survives by doing hard labor with a few friends. In the most difficult times, he only has 30 minutes left to live. He originally thought that people like him would have to live in the garbage dump for the rest of his life. He did not have any expectations when Lu Yan just said that. He did not expect that he would actually activate his supernatural powers. He just felt that it was as unreal as a dream.
Feng Xiangming and Meng Xichuan were stunned when they saw this. They even suspected that they were hallucinating. Shit, they were not seeing things. Tang Xiao actually had super powers?! The Monitoring Institute had originally allocated huge amounts of funds and professional talents to study how to stimulate the super powers of ordinary people. After more than ten years, they still hadn't figured it out. In the end, Lu Yan just gave him an electric shock and that was it?? This is fucking ridiculous!
Meng Xichuan gave Feng Xiangming a hard nudge, and he felt dizzy and light-headed. "Quick! Pinch me quickly. Am I dreaming?!"
Feng Xiangming's mind went blank, and he completely lost the ability to think. Hearing this, he pinched Meng Xichuan fiercely, and the next second he was slapped on the head: "You bastard! Who told you to pinch me so hard!"
Now they both jumped in pain, it turned out that they were not dreaming!
Chen Yan was shocked. Although he tried his best to remain calm, his increasingly heavy breathing still revealed his inner emotions: "Captain, how could this happen?"
It's so unscientific! It doesn't make sense! Everyone present felt like their CPUs were burned out.
"It's a long story. I'll explain it to you later. Who's next?"
Lu Yan casually brushed the matter aside and deliberately extended his hand to ask who was next. Feng Xiangming and Meng Xichuan looked at each other and immediately rushed over, looking like retired old ladies trying to grab discounted vegetables in a supermarket:
"Me, me, me! I'll do it!"
"I'm your senior, so of course I'll go first!"
"Why don't you give in to your junior brother!"
"Aren't you afraid of death?!"
Lu Yan was quite vindictive and raised his eyebrows and said, "Didn't you two just say you were afraid of being electrocuted by me? Why are you rushing to get on now? Move to the back, Chen Yan's turn will be next!"
The next sentence was ruthless and merciless, leaving no room for regret. Upon hearing this, Feng Xiangming and Meng Xichuan could only regret in their hearts that they had been so blind just now. Why did they let Tang Xiao, a little brat, get there first!
Chen Yan had experienced life and death on the battlefield. He could remain calm even when faced with a catastrophe. But when he heard Lu Yan's words, he was more nervous than ever before. His palms were sweating. He wiped them vigorously on his clothes, then stretched out his hand tremblingly: "Captain... Captain, I'm ready."
Lu Yan had the experience of the first time, so the second time was obviously much smoother. He held Chen Yan's hand tightly and pressed the button quietly. A ball of blue electricity flowed along his arm to Chen Yan's heart, and then suddenly spread out. Chen Yan could endure it. He was in so much pain that veins on his forehead popped out and his face turned red and purple. He gritted his teeth and didn't cry out until Lu Yan suddenly withdrew his strength. He finally staggered back a few steps. A cluster of dark blue flames instantly rose up in front of his eyes. The scorching temperature made people hot. It was actually the fire system that was most suitable for group attacks!
Lu Yan touched his chin, unable to hide his surprise: "It's actually fire, and it's the blue flame with the highest temperature. Chen Yan, you have good potential. Hunt more wanderers in the next two days and level up as soon as possible."
Chen Yan's skills and intelligence are top-notch among ordinary people, but because he has no superpowers, he has been suppressed in the patrol team. Now that he has suddenly awakened his superpowers, he and Tang Xiao are in the same mood. He is so excited that his hands are shaking: "Captain, am I dreaming?!"
Lu Yan smiled and said, "How old are you? Tang Xiao is just a child acting foolishly, but why are you acting foolishly with him?"
This remark made both of them blush.
Feng Xiangming's eyes were full of anger, and he said hesitantly, "Captain, Captain, there's me too, you can give me a shock too."
Lu Yan said nothing.
Meng Xichuan was also very angry and coughed awkwardly: "Captain, we were ignorant just now. Please be magnanimous and don't bother with us. There are many people here, so it's better for us to make a quick decision to avoid wasting time."
He was much smarter than Feng Xiangming, the silly boy, and his advice really hit the nail on the head. Lu Yan was just teasing them, so he stopped procrastinating and grabbed one in each hand, doing both at the same time:
“Sizzle!”
“Sizzle!”
Feng Xiangming and Meng Xichuan both spent time in the research lab. They looked weak and frail, and they did not have the endurance of Chen Yan. Two electric current sounds rang out at the same time, and they cried out in pain, with tears and snot streaming down their faces. People who didn't know what was happening would have thought that Lu Yan was killing pigs.
Feng Xiangming's body felt a huge crisis, and his skin was suddenly covered with a light golden protective shield, which was obviously of the gold element. Meanwhile, several wind blades attacked Meng Xichuan from the air, which were actually of the wind element.
Lu Yan immediately withdrew his hands and swiftly dodged their attacks due to their uncontrolled energy: "Gold and Wind, not bad either. You should form a five-element team from today on."
Feng Xiangming was so shocked that he was fuming. He hadn't recovered from the shock of hearing this, and asked tremblingly, "What...what is the Five Elements Team?"
Lu Yan put his hands in his pockets and hid the button in his pocket without leaving any trace. "I will help those ordinary people outside to activate their superpowers later, and then classify and manage them. From now on, you will be in charge of the gold team, Meng Xichuan will be in charge of the wind team, Chen Yan will be in charge of the fire team, and Tang Xiao will be in charge of the ice team. If there are thunder-type people among these people, they will be assigned to the thunder team and I will be in charge of their management."
Of course, this possibility is extremely small. After all, everyone knows how rare a thunder element is. There is only one among thousands of people.
Meng Xichuan was a little surprised: "You want to help all the ordinary people outside to activate their superpowers? Wouldn't that be a bad idea? What if there are people with evil intentions inside? The fact that we have formed a team has already caught the eyes of Sky City. There is no guarantee that they won't send undercover agents. I suggest that we just select a group of trusted people to come out."
What Meng Xichuan said makes sense, but his theory only applies to peacetime. Now that disaster is about to come, the more people have superpowers, the safer it will be, and the greater the chance of Devil City surviving.
Lu Yan patted his shoulder and said, "Even if Sky City sends an undercover agent, the most they can do is to ask how I inspired your superpowers. Now the red moon is about to disappear. If ordinary people can protect themselves, they will have a better chance of survival. My original intention of forming a team is to ensure their safety. If we also screen them in different levels, what difference is there between us and Sky City?"
Meng Xichuan thought about it and fell silent.
Chen Yan calmed down from his surprise and said hesitantly, "Captain, I'm worried that someone has sneaked into the guard team to activate their superpowers. They said they did even though they didn't sign up. How about keeping this a secret for now? I'll immediately ask my brothers to organize the team and divide them into classes. Once the number of people is confirmed, I'll activate their superpowers."
Although Lu Yan wants all ordinary people to have the ability to protect themselves, he has limited energy after all, so he must give priority to members of the guard team. Some people do not want to contribute but want to obtain superpowers, so these people must be screened out first.
Lu Yan nodded: "You are from the military, and you are better at personnel management than I am. I will leave this matter to you."
So the crowd waited outside for about half an hour before they finally saw Lu Yan and his men come out. Chen Yan gave a few instructions to the brothers holding guns. No one knew what he said, but the soldiers who had withdrawn from the patrol team immediately dispersed to the left and right in an orderly manner, separating the members of the guard team from the crowd watching the excitement:
"Everyone! Look at me! Now we are going to conduct the first round of personnel screening. Irrelevant people should disperse immediately. Guard members should line up in rows of ten and form groups freely. Stand in position within two minutes! If you haven't found a position by the time, you will be kicked out of the team!"
Obedience is the first hurdle. If someone is so confused that he can't even find his team, you can't expect him to go up and kill the wanderer. Chen Yan gave an order, and the originally quiet crowd immediately panicked, scurrying around like ants, and the scene suddenly became a mess:
"What? We still need to go through a screening process. Can't we just register and get in?"
"Hey, if you don't want to line up, get out of the way and don't block me!"
"Our row is full, go to the back!"
Lu Yan stood on a high place and kept time. The patrol team members stood around with guns in hand, helping to sort out the team from time to time. In the last ten seconds, the huge team in front of them had begun to take shape, with only seven or eight slow-reacting people still wandering around like bees, unable to find their position.
"Time is up! Those who haven't found a position will be eliminated!"
Chen Yan was very strict and didn't give them even a second. He walked over to Lu Yan and asked for instructions. Then he stood beside him with a loud speaker and shouted, "Next, we will assign teams. Platoons 1-5 will be assigned to the first squad, platoons 6-10 will be assigned to the second squad, and so on. If there are not enough people in the back, they will be directly separated into independent squads and redeployed later!"
"Everyone is here! Immediately claim your own class, count the number of people, and rearrange them according to height!"
The latter sentence was an order to the group of patrol soldiers. They saluted and shouted "yes", then stepped forward in an orderly manner to be assigned to the teams. Each person was responsible for a squad, and then they adjusted their formation and counted on the road. The crowd that was as chaotic as a porridge pot just now now stood in an orderly manner, just like javelins.
A patrol soldier trotted forward and saluted Lu Yan: "Report to the captain! The team has been assembled and the personnel count is complete. There are 2003 people who should be here, and there are 2003 people who are here. Fifty people form a squad, and five squads form a row. The extra three people will be assigned to the last squad. Currently, there are 40 squads, a total of eight rows. Please give instructions!"
In fact, a normal squad does not have so many people, but the patrol soldiers who followed Chen Yan only have about forty people, so they can only be distributed like this temporarily.
Lu Yan nodded imperceptibly: "Chen Yan will be the deputy captain in the future. If you can't find me, you can report to him first. Now evacuate the irrelevant people on the roadside and conduct supernatural power training according to the class order!"
The soldier who reported the news didn't quite understand what the supernatural training was, but he still saluted and followed the order: "Yes!"
Traffic is paralyzed now, and the Yunduan Road is full of ordinary people laying paving stones on the road, occupying the entire road surface. In this case, the team is definitely unable to conduct training, so the security team dispatched a group of people to help them move the paving stones to other places, and the road surface was soon cleared.
Of course, not all the people were so cooperative. One of the leaders started to fight and lay on the ground, refusing to leave. “Why are you trying to stop me? This is the closest place to Sky City and the safest place. I will stay here and no one can stop me!”
Lu Yan frowned slightly, raised his loudspeaker and patiently advised: "Sky City will no longer interfere in anything in Devil City. From now on, the security team will be responsible for your personal safety. This road must be cleared for team training. We will find a suitable place for you to rest."
If the old man could understand this, he would not lie here and make trouble. He held his worn-out shingle roll and refused to leave no matter what. "I don't live that far away. I just think this place is good. No matter how powerful you are, can you be as powerful as the superpowers in Sky City?! If you have the guts, just kill me!"
Meng Xichuan was amused: "You think they are so powerful, but they don't want to bother with you. Master, we should have some self-respect. This is not the way to be a licker."
He was always sharp-tongued, which made the eldest master very angry. The two of them almost came to a quarrel in the street. In the end, a few enthusiastic people from the crowd came out and dragged him away.
Seeing that the unexpected situation was resolved, Lu Yan stood on the container and looked around. He raised the loudspeaker and spoke in a deep voice: "Next, I will give everyone superpower training. You must be curious about what superpower training is. As the name suggests, it is training that can help ordinary people stimulate superpowers."
He had said this before, but speaking again still caused a stir. Even the team standing guard on the defense wall of Sky Castle were listening curiously.
Lu Yan deliberately exaggerated the danger a little: "But I must tell you one thing in advance. This training will cause painful electric shocks. It is quite dangerous and not everyone can stand it. It's not too late for anyone of you to quit. I'll give you one minute to think about it."
As soon as he finished speaking, the originally quiet team suddenly caused a commotion. It was no secret that Lu Yan was a lightning-type psychic. With one move, even the Wanderers would be reduced to ashes, let alone people with flesh and blood. How could they survive if they were electrocuted? ! Even Sky City couldn't allow ordinary people to gain superpowers. Just based on Lu Yan's one-sided words, was it really worthy of trust?
Lu Yan was holding up a loud speaker and counting the time loudly:
“59!”
“58!”
…
“25!”
"twenty four!"
Gradually, some people could not stand the pressure and dropped out. With the first person taking the lead, there were the second and the third. When the last ten seconds were counted, nearly thirty people had already hesitantly walked out of the team.
“3!”
“2!”
“1!”
The countdown ended. Although the team in front of him was missing a small piece, the whole team had not suffered any loss. In full view of the crowd, Lu Yan walked to the front of the team and asked again in a deep voice: "Does anyone else want to quit?!"
"No! No! No!"
The team shouted in unison, their voices shaking the sky. Their morale had reached its peak. Chen Yan got a signal from Lu Yan and gave an order: "Gather the troops and start the supernatural power training!!"
Lu Yan stood at the front of the team and waved to the first young man: "What's your name?"
The young man didn't expect that he was the first one, so he immediately stepped out of the line and said, "Captain! My name is Qian Fang!"
Lu Yan smiled and asked, "Are you afraid of death?"
Qian Fang shook his head vigorously: "If you are afraid of death, you won't join the team!"
"very good!"
Because he would be in contact with so many people, Lu Yan simply put on a pair of gloves. He grabbed Qian Fang's right hand without saying a word. A blue electric current flashed, and the young man in front of him immediately had the same reaction as Feng Xiangming and the others. He was electrocuted and convulsed all over. He roared in pain, and a red flame appeared out of thin air in front of him, shocking everyone.
"Fire type, go to your captain."
Feng Xiangming, Meng Xichuan, Chen Yan, and Tang Xiao stood on the container with their hands behind their backs like the four guardians, keeping an eye on the situation to prevent any disturbance. Upon hearing Lu Yan's words, Chen Yan flipped his wrist and a cluster of blue flames appeared from thin air on his palm: "From now on, all fire-types will form independent teams and report to me."
Feng Xiangming also demonstrated his gold-related abilities: "Gold-related people, come and report to me!"
Meng Xichuan: "Wind system, come here!"
Tang Xiao showed off his ice blade: "Ice type, come here!"
“Wow!!”
The super powers they displayed were like a bomb thrown into the team. Not only the guards, but also the crowd outside were shocked. They looked at each other in shock. What?! Lu Yan can really help people activate super powers?! ! Are they not blind?!
The Sky City patrol team was also horrified when they saw this scene. They leaned over the defense wall to get a closer look. One soldier ran over to report the news, shocking the director who was in a meeting so much that he almost fell off his chair:
"What did you say?! Those ordinary people gained superpowers after being electrocuted by Lu Yan?!"
The soldier nodded nervously: "Yes! I saw it with my own eyes! Chen Yan, Feng Xiangming and others are people who left Sky City, and they all have superpowers now!"
"Ridiculous!"
The chief director didn't believe it at all when he heard it, but when he checked the surveillance footage, he saw that Yunduan Road was crowded with people. Every time Lu Yan electrocuted someone, those people would develop various superpowers. In just the blink of an eye, there were dozens of people with superpowers in Devil City!
"How is this possible..."
The director muttered to himself, his face pale, and he sat down on the chair with all his strength drained away. He suddenly felt that this matter was beyond his cognition. The funds and manpower invested in those years became a joke. He glanced inadvertently and suddenly saw the man in black sitting on the right side bored. His eyes suddenly lit up:
"Xing Yuan!"
Xing Yuan was sitting next to him. When his name was suddenly called, he slowly raised his eyebrows and typed a question mark: "?"
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