Chapter 3: The First Batch of Superpowered Individuals Appear
Shanran moved all the supplies from the car to the second basement level.
There is a 50-square-meter cold storage room on the second basement floor, where meat and other items that need to be frozen and refrigerated are stored.
The online shopping packages were piled up in a mess. Shanran scratched the stray hairs on her forehead, yawned, and tears welled up in her eyes.
She then turned around immediately, refusing to look at the mess behind her.
As long as you don't look at it, it won't be chaotic at all.
I only managed to nap for half an hour over two days; I just couldn't take it anymore. I'll deal with everything after I wake up.
The construction site upstairs was also a mess. There was only one bedroom on the basement floor. Shan Ran sighed, moved the unconscious Meng Xin inside to make room for one person, and fell asleep immediately.
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I slept without any dreams.
Shan Ran opened her eyes, stared blankly for a moment at the handsome face sleeping in front of her.
After a moment of confusion, she remembered that she had gone home.
I went home not a month after the apocalypse, but before the monsters even appeared.
Shan Ran propped herself up, pinched the bridge of her nose to catch her breath, and then stood up.
It is 10:00 AM.
My phone notified me that I had received a message that the batch of weapons would arrive at the port soon.
Two hours later, Shanran arrived at her destination.
This is Pier 3, where the Xie family group's cargo ships and private vessels have their own exclusive berthing points.
At this time, many ships were still stranded at the dock and had not yet unloaded their cargo. Many unloaded containers were piled up and had not yet been transported away.
Today is the fifth day of the fever outbreak, and the number of people who can work has decreased by nearly half. Some people who don't have a fever have simply taken leave.
Shan Ran glanced at some neglected containers, and her fingers twitched unconsciously.
I really want to know what's inside.
Xie Qingheng's assistant was already waiting at the dock, and came over when he saw Shan Ran.
"Miss Shan, here are the things you asked me to provide."
The assistant pushed over two boxes that were almost as tall as a person.
The beautiful young woman in front of him pushed two seemingly ordinary boxes to her side with a calm expression, as if they contained her pretty clothes rather than deadly weapons.
"How is Brother Qingheng?"
The assistant frowned: "Young Master was among the first to develop a fever, and Master also developed a fever the following afternoon. On my way here, I learned that Master had already woken up, but Young Master is still unconscious."
At this point, the assistant looked at Shan Ran, paused for a moment, and hesitated.
"Just say what you have to say."
“Yes, Miss Shan,” the assistant continued. “The news is currently being blocked outside, but I believe it won’t last long—the person who fell into a coma due to fever will experience unusual physical changes after waking up.”
Shan Ran's expression remained unchanged, and she nodded to signal the other party to continue.
"Miss Shan, you already know?" The assistant paused for a moment, as if suddenly realizing something, and said with a sudden understanding, "No wonder you need so many, so many weapons."
What information have you obtained?
"People have been waking up gradually since yesterday. At first, they didn't notice anything wrong, but later some people may have been stimulated or there may have been something unusual."
Their thoughts, in short, caused some supernatural phenomena to occur in their bodies, which the people above are currently calling "superpowers".
This incident has caused an uproar in the scientific and medical communities. All upper-class families are now strictly forbidding their main family members from leaving their homes unnecessarily, and are carefully monitoring their current feverish patients. The Xie Group is also on high alert. "If you hadn't contacted me relatively early, I definitely wouldn't have been able to deliver this batch of goods."
"Did Uncle Xie discover that he had some kind of superpower after he woke up?"
The assistant shook his head. "I don't know. These things can't be discussed over the phone. You can contact the young master in person when he wakes up."
Shan Ran asked a few more questions casually, and then her assistant hurriedly left.
She loaded the box into the car, glanced back at the piles of giant blind boxes in the distance, and then reluctantly left.
With the two boxes of treasures, Shanran felt much more at ease, and her mood was very pleasant on the way back.
In the early stages, the power of people's superpowers was not high, and the monsters that appeared were all of the lowest level.
At this point, superpowers are easily depleted, so it's really better to use weapons. Not to mention firearms, even knives and axes might be better.
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On the drive back, as we entered the town, the number of people gradually increased.
The unrest is becoming increasingly apparent.
"Aaaaaah!! Help!"
A man's head suddenly caught fire on the roadside. He was so frightened that he rolled on the ground and screamed wildly. Several people around him were also frightened. Some called the police, while others used their coats to put out the fire.
Amidst the chaos of war, the fire on the man's head suddenly disappeared. He wasn't burned into a horrible charcoal, and there wasn't even any trace of the fire.
He dusted himself off, stared at the passersby with a look of horror, and then collapsed from exhaustion.
"What was that? Did his head just catch fire?"
"Really? Why did it suddenly disappear? Was it some kind of street magic trick?"
A passerby's head suddenly turned into a fish head. Despite having no expression, the fish head showed panic and fear. Her eyes darted around wildly, and her mouth opened and closed rapidly. Then she collapsed to the ground, clutching her neck with both hands, as if she couldn't breathe at all.
Like a fish thrown onto land, it loses its water and instinctively struggles desperately.
Fortunately, her head returned to normal in no time, but the brief period of suffocation still caused her to lie on the ground and dry heave for a while.
The onlookers who witnessed the fish-headed man looked even more terrified than the man himself, and some even forgot to take pictures.
Someone jumped off a tall building, and then his hands turned into wings. He flew around triumphantly for a while, but suddenly his wings turned back into hands. He screamed and crashed to the ground from a great height, turning into a pile of mud, a terrifying sight.
Someone was running at an extraordinary speed through the streets and alleys, laughing loudly as she ran. People could hardly see the person clearly, but they could hear her hearty laughter.
A few scattered pictures and videos were exposed online, but when you clicked on them again shortly afterward, they were all deleted.
Since the superpowers had just appeared, researchers didn't understand them yet, so the cabinet chose to keep the news under wraps for as long as possible.
On her way home, Shan Ran witnessed several incidents involving supernatural abilities. Her relaxed and happy mood tightened up again, and she sped up her drive home.
When she got home, she found that there were two fewer workers than yesterday. After asking around, she learned that the two workers had developed fevers after returning home last night.
I caught the last train to get a fever.
Xie Qingheng's assistant prepared a portable pistol, a rifle with a wider firing range, a powerful machine gun, and plenty of bullets and grenades.
Looking at the time, it was almost five o'clock. Shanran decided not to go out and instead stayed home to tidy up the pile of supplies.
In the book, after the appearance of the monsters, the third continent was in chaos for a long time. The continent above was too busy to take care of itself, and the administrators sent there did not care about the lives of the people here at the critical moment.
The Third Continent could only rely on itself for survival, and all sorts of teams sprang up like mushrooms after rain. Some teams merged together to form small bases, and the small bases then merged into large bases.
However, due to chaotic management, a mixed population, and differing opinions, many of these spontaneously organized small bases eventually collapsed.
It will take about three months before the official safe zone is officially opened to the public.
Chaos persists outside the safe zone.
Shan Ran will be staying at the villa for at least three months, and she needs to prepare enough supplies for two people for six months.
I did a rough calculation, and I think I'll only need to go out twice more.
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The next morning, Shanran went out and drove her heavy-duty RV to continue shopping.
This time, priority will be given to purchasing medicines.
This is the sixth day of the fever outbreak. Most of the people who had a fever on the first and second days have woken up, and the streets are much busier than in the previous days.
The online comments are a mess, but life goes on.
Some supermarkets, convenience stores, and pharmacies have reopened.
Shanran went to a nearby pharmacy that was open for business, but the shelves only had half the medicine they had before.
The shop assistant had been cooped up at home for several days, and today she hadn't stopped talking, just chattering non-stop.
"A few days ago, so many people suddenly got fevers and fainted, it was terrifying! Everyone rushed in to buy medicine, the shelves were almost knocked over, and all the fever reducers and cold medicines were sold out in a rush. Then a rumor came out that this medicine could cure diseases, and a bunch of people came to grab it. Then another rumor came that the end of the world was coming, and we ran out of anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, iodine and gauze. I simply closed down the store a couple of days ago."
As he spoke, he looked at Shan Ran's basket, which was full of anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics.
The shop assistant gave an awkward laugh. "Actually, you never know. I think some people seem to have mutated. Who knows, the end of the world might really be coming."
Shan Ran nodded seriously: "If it's really coming, we'd better stock up on supplies."
"......"
Just as Shanran was paying the bill, a man in his twenties walked in from outside.
The man was wearing a sleeveless vest, was strong and muscular, and spoke into his phone in a very loud voice.
"Mom, don't worry, I don't have a fever anymore, everything is fine now!"
"It's really nothing. I'm as strong as an ox now! My muscles are even bigger than before. I'll send you a video when I get home."
"I tried it, and now I can move two or three times as many bricks as before. Don't worry, I can double my earnings in the future!"
"......"
The man was still talking when Shanran walked out the door.
It seems he possesses a strength-based superpower.
My first thought after gaining superpowers was that I could work more and earn more money; I'm truly a chosen one.
Along the way, Shanran met two or three more people who, because of their superpowers, were full of hope for life and felt that this was the beginning of a new world.
However, I also saw some people with gloomy faces and sinister eyes. I wonder if they have experienced two lifetimes. Shanran is now very sensitive to other people's emotional state.
"Murder! Murder! Help!"
A woman covered in blood suddenly ran out of the residential area ahead. She was probably in her forties. She was running and shouting for help. Her voice was hoarse from the desperate cries.
A man with a slight limp quickly followed her out.
The man was covered in blood, holding a knife, and staring fiercely at the woman in front of him.
Although he was limping, he quickly caught up with the woman because she was injured.
Just as he was about to grab the woman's hair, an arm suddenly reached out from the side and blocked him.
The man was in a bloodthirsty rage. Regardless of who was in front of him, he swung his knife straight at them, but it was as if he had struck a rock, producing a harsh scraping sound.
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