Chapter 346: Divya’s Awakened
On the other side, in the living area of the underground shelter.
Vikram had no idea that he was being watched once again. At this moment, all of his attention was focused on the unconscious Divya lying on the bed.
"Vikram, what do you think happened to Divya? Why did she suddenly collapse? Is she going to be okay?" Anjali asked anxiously, her eyes already turning red.
Vikram shook his head.
"For now, it looks like she only fainted temporarily. Her breathing and heartbeat are normal, so she should be fine."
Even as he spoke, the worry in his eyes was impossible to hide. He wasn’t a doctor, and he had no idea whether awakening a supernatural ability could cause such a reaction. He was merely trying to reassure everyone while calming himself.
Luna stood quietly beside the bed, gently holding Divya’s hand, while Sophia kept checking her breathing and pulse every few minutes.
"Wuwuwu... Stinky Vikram, is Divya going to die?" Anjali asked, tears streaming down her face.
"If something really happens to her..."
Before she could finish, Divya’s fingers suddenly twitched.
Seeing the movement, Vikram immediately leaned forward.
"Divya!"
Her eyelids trembled slightly before slowly opening.
Seeing the worried faces surrounding her, Divya blinked in confusion.
"What... happened?"
The four of them finally let out sighs of relief.
"You scared us to death," Vikram said helplessly.
"You suddenly screamed and collapsed. We thought something terrible had happened."
After comforting Divya for a while, Vikram asked,
"How do you feel? Is there any discomfort?"
Divya slowly shook her head.
"My head hurt a lot just now... but now it feels completely normal."
As she finished speaking, she suddenly paused.
A strange yet familiar sensation appeared in her mind.
Almost instinctively, she raised her right hand.
The next moment, streams of crystal-clear water appeared out of nowhere, floating quietly above her palm.
The water twisted and flowed as if it had a life of its own, moving according to her thoughts.
Everyone stared at the scene in surprise.
"It... it succeeded?" Anjali exclaimed.
Vikram’s eyes lit up with excitement.
Without hesitation, he immediately opened Divya’s status panel.
[Name: Divya
Role: Wife
Strength: 85
Speed: 86
Stamina: 86
Reaction: 85
Special Ability: Tsunami Wave (Legendary)]
Seeing the new entry under Special Abilities, Vikram finally let out a long breath.
"So that headache wasn’t a side effect..."
"It was the process of awakening the ability."
The pure golden font beside Tsunami Wave clearly indicated that it was a Legendary-grade supernatural ability.
The three women stared blankly at the floating sphere of water.
For a moment, Anjali and Sophia thought they hadn’t fully woken up yet and instinctively rubbed their eyes.
Realizing it wasn’t an illusion, both of them gasped.
"T-This..."
"Wow! Divya, is this the special ability from that Tsunami Wave Orb?" Anjali exclaimed excitedly.
"Mhm."
Divya nodded, still curiously controlling the floating water sphere.
Seeing the scene, Anjali immediately hugged Vikram’s arm.
"Stinky Vikram! I want a special ability too! Hurry up and find another Orb for me!"
Vikram glanced at her before smiling.
"Sure."
Hearing that, Anjali’s eyes immediately lit up.
"Really?"
"Of course."
Vikram paused before adding with a grin,
"But in exchange, you’ll have to become my mare every night."
"..."
Anjali’s face instantly turned crimson.
"S-Stinky Vikram!"
She stomped her foot shyly, but after glancing at him for a few seconds, she lowered her head and muttered in a voice as soft as a mosquito,
"...Fine."
"Pfft!"
Divya, Sophia, and Luna couldn’t help but laugh.
Even Vikram hadn’t expected Anjali to actually agree, leaving him momentarily speechless.
Although they had already heard Vikram explain the Orb’s effects beforehand, witnessing a crystal-clear sphere of water floating in midair with their own eyes still left the four women in disbelief.
Even Vikram was seeing such a supernatural ability for the first time.
Just as Lilith had said, this was truly a power that belonged only to supernatural beings.
"Divya," Vikram said, his expression becoming serious again.
"Try using your ability. See what it can do."
Divya nodded.
With a hint of excitement, the five of them returned to the surface and walked outside the treehouse.
And they stopped in front of a relatively sturdy tree.
Taking a deep breath, Divya raised her hand.
A small sphere of water immediately appeared above her palm.
Compared to her hand, it was only slightly larger than her palm.
"I didn’t notice it before..."
Divya blinked.
"There’s actually so little water."
Anjali tilted her head.
"That isn’t even enough to wash your face."
Everyone laughed.
Divya then concentrated and attempted to summon more water.
As her ability continued to activate, the floating water sphere gradually grew larger.
However, after nearly half a minute, her cheeks had already turned slightly red from the effort, while the water sphere had only expanded to about the size of a soccer ball.
"Hoo~"
Feeling that the water orb in her hand was no longer growing no matter how hard she tried, Divya finally gave up on continuing to summon more water.
Instead, she focused her attention on the water orb floating above her palm.
Although it was called a water orb, it wasn’t perfectly spherical. Its surface constantly rippled like gentle waves, as if it were alive.
Divya slowly lowered her hand.
To everyone’s surprise, the water orb remained suspended in midair.
Controlling water felt completely natural to her. She didn’t need any gestures or verbal commands; with a single thought, the water orb obediently moved according to her will.
Seeing this, Vikram smiled.
"It really is a supernatural ability."
Divya then shifted her gaze toward a sturdy tree a short distance away.
She raised two fingers and pointed toward it.
"Go!"
Although gestures weren’t necessary, she found it more satisfying to give a dramatic command.
The next moment, the water orb shot forward at astonishing speed.
Because it was controlled entirely by her thoughts, there was almost no chance of missing.
Bang!!
The water orb slammed directly into the tree trunk.
A loud explosion echoed through the area as the water orb burst apart, sending water droplets flying in every direction like a fountain.
The moment the water left Divya’s control, the scattered droplets rapidly froze in the cold air, forming a thin layer of ice on the snow-covered ground.
The five of them immediately walked over to inspect the tree.
"Wow..."
Anjali’s eyes widened.
"That little water orb didn’t look very powerful, but its strength is incredible!"
Sophia reached out and touched the impact mark.
"If that had hit a person directly..."
"They probably wouldn’t have survived," Luna finished with a serious expression.
Everyone looked at the damaged tree trunk.
A circular dent nearly three centimeters deep had been blasted into the solid wood.
Around it, countless wood splinters were embedded in the bark, while the scattered droplets had already frozen into tiny crystals of ice.
"Divya, with this ability, aren’t you almost invincible?" Anjali exclaimed excitedly. "As long as you can keep creating water, couldn’t you just sweep through most shelters?"
Sophia nodded in agreement.
"It truly lives up to its Legendary grade. It doesn’t rely on any external force, yet it can produce this much power out of thin air."
Luna also looked at the damaged tree with amazement.
The three women couldn’t help but admire the destructive power of the Tsunami Wave ability.
However, Vikram wasn’t nearly as excited.
"No." He shook his head.
"The impact looks impressive, but in reality, it’s more flashy than powerful."
As he spoke, Vikram took out his pistol and aimed it at the same tree.
Bang!
The bullet struck the trunk, leaving behind a small, dark hole.
Compared to the water orb, the bullet’s penetration was at least five or six times greater.
Seeing the comparison, the four women immediately understood what he meant.
Although the water orb created a much larger impact, its penetrating power was far inferior to a bullet.
If the opponent’s physique continued to improve, this attack alone might not be enough to seriously injure them.
After all, the tree possessed almost no defensive capability. Against survivors with high physique, the effect would likely be even weaker.
Just as Vikram was pondering, his eyes suddenly lit up.
He turned toward Divya.
"Wait. The description of the ability says, control water sources, not create water orbs."
"I’ve been thinking about it the wrong way from the beginning."
"I subconsciously treated it like a Water Mage’s attack, gathering water into a sphere and throwing it."
"But that’s only one way to use it."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Water Mage Treekin, who had quietly been observing from the side, stepped forward.
Its emerald eyes remained fixed on the water floating around Divya.
It looked... interested.
Slapping his forehead, Vikram immediately looked at Divya.
"Try using Tsunami Wave again."
Divya nodded and activated the ability once more.
As before, a small water orb appeared above her palm.
This time, Vikram didn’t ask her to launch it immediately.
"Don’t attack yet. Try changing its shape."
Following his instructions, Divya focused entirely on the floating water orb.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, the orb continuously changed shape. One moment it became a cube, the next it returned to a sphere. During the process, droplets of water constantly splashed onto the ground as she struggled to maintain its form.
The nearby Water Mage watched silently, its eyes fixed on every movement Divya made.
After nearly three minutes of repeated attempts, the water finally stabilized.
The once-round water orb gradually elongated and compressed, eventually transforming into a constantly fluctuating water blade.
Divya let out a muffled groan.
"Mm..."
Although she had only awakened the ability a short while ago, repeatedly controlling the water had already begun to strain her mind, causing a faint headache.
"That’s enough," Vikram said, noticing her discomfort. "Try attacking with the blade."
Without hesitation, Divya pointed toward the tree.
"Go!"
Swish!!
The handleless water blade shot forward like a streak of blue light.
From a distance, the attack looked like a flying sword from a cultivation novel.
Unlike the previous water orb, the water blade didn’t explode on impact.
Instead, it sliced straight into the tree trunk with astonishing ease.
Only after penetrating deep into the trunk did the blade finally lose its form and collapse into ordinary water.
Everyone hurried over to inspect the damage.
A deep slash had been carved into the tree, extending nearly halfway through the trunk.
According to the system’s estimate, the water blade had penetrated nearly thirty centimeters into the sixty-centimeter-wide tree.
Its penetrating power was already more than twice that of the pistol bullet Vikram had fired earlier.
Vikram’s eyes immediately brightened.
"Just as I expected."
"The true strength of Tsunami Wave isn’t creating water..."
"It’s shaping and controlling water into the most effective form for the situation."
The Water Mage, standing nearby, nodded slightly in agreement, as if confirming Vikram’s conclusion.
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