Chapter 117 -117 Excellent Test Subject
In my original imagination, the meeting place for two Superpower Users sneaking out from the organization had to be something a bit special. For example, picking the ruins of a long-abandoned factory, with both people stealthily crawling out from some obscure corner to do the classic “Tiger Taming” routine, and finally exchanging tokens or whatever. Even if there were no secret signals involved, at the very least, they should choose a haunted alley as the meeting spot, right?
But Qianqian told me I’ve seen too many movies and read too many novels…
In the end, we met the Superpower User who seemed to have a bad relationship with Lin Xue at a snack stand, a pimply teenager chowing down on kebabs, greasy-faced and unremarkable. He looked even younger than me by three years.
If I had to pick him out from a crowd, I definitely wouldn’t think there was anything special about him because he looked like a totally ordinary middle school student, down to his brand-less flea market clothes. Yet this pimply kid wasn’t just a formidable Superpower User but also one who constantly butted heads with Lin Xue.
This made me feel a bit of admiration for him previously—though that feeling had died a complete and utter death upon seeing him in person.
When he saw us show up with Ding Ling, he was visibly surprised; however, Ding Ling didn’t rush to explain. Instead, she took us to a somewhat rundown little inn and said to me in a low voice, “This inn is also one of our organization’s secret contact points. The person in charge here has a good relationship with me. I’ve already arranged with him to keep our organization a secret for now.”
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I immediately felt a profound respect for the Superpower Team, because it seemed like every place I’d been to had one of the organization’s contact points or secret bases. It gave me the impression that the entire world was secretly under the control of this mysterious Superpower Organization. Although I already knew the purpose of the Superpower Team was to deal with all sorts of supernatural events worldwide, the notion that they had a contact point in every nook and cranny seemed a bit exaggerated.
To put it bluntly, if the heads of Lin Xue’s group got a wild idea, the likes of Ra could pretty much forget about playing any significant role.
“It’s Lin Xue arranging for us to go to places with contact points, not that every place we go has a Superpower Team contact point. You’ve got it backward…” Sandora’s voice rang out in my mind, “Also, next time you want to daydream, turn off the public channel. We can all hear you.”
Lin Xue suddenly cut in, “Actually, our influence isn’t that large…”
At that moment, I was on the brink of tears.
Then I felt a wave of relief, thankful I hadn’t just thought about something less cerebral. How embarrassing would that have been?
“So you’re planning on making us girls watch adult films with you?” Lin Xue’s voice once again echoed in my mind, “And you’re not even planning to spare Bubbles and the rest?”
I… I fucking forgot to turn off the public channel again!
Our group was quite large, and with three Little Lolies who could hide in an adult’s embrace without taking up much space, we had a total of over ten people. To hold a meeting with so many people, we needed a large room. The problem was, the biggest room in this shabby little inn could only fit two beds. Were we supposed to move out all the furniture in the room and then huddle in a circle on the floor to discuss things like two great powers’ leaders?
Without even thinking about it, I knew how absurd that idea was.
“We had no choice, this contact point was originally meant for temporary rest stops for our organization’s base-level personnel, and it’s actually being phased out lately…”
The person in charge of this tiny contact point, a middle-aged man with a large beard, said to us with an embarrassed face as Ding Ling explained.
“Phased out? Why?” I was curious. The Sahara had just witnessed a major incident; I would imagine the Superpower Team would have a slew of issues to tackle. It seemed incomprehensible to phase out a contact point right at the edge of the Sahara Desert during such a critical time.
“The electricity bills here are too expensive; we’re planning to move to another town next month…” Big Beard continued, his face still full of embarrassment, “The organization has limited funds for us…”
I was left speechless, looking up at the sky.
Finally, we found a place big enough and free from outside disturbances—a little old inn’s Underground Warehouse…
If it weren’t for Pandora blasting cold air next to me, I mean, I would never be able to stay in such a spooky place.
After Big Beard tactfully left us to it, we formed a large circle around a long table in the Underground Warehouse, with the dim lights flickering overhead casting abstract shadows on our faces. The atmosphere, coupled with the oppressive feel of the room, completely resembled a scene of a horror organization holding a covert meeting. If a few counterterrorism Elites stumbled upon us at that moment, their first reaction would likely be to open fire.
The only thing slightly undermining the serious atmosphere was the pair of Little Lolies knocked out cold on my lap. Well, Little Baobao was definitely sleeping, but what Bubbles was up to was a matter for debate.
Sister looked up at the dim light bulb and suddenly said, “It’s time to pay the electricity bill.”
I agreed, “Right, the power is even being rationed.”
“The treatment at the grassroots level of the Superpower Team is too poor,” Qianqian concluded.
“We’ve been talking about this for ten minutes! Are you guys ever going to stop?” Lin Xue said, on the verge of insanity.
By now, Ding Ling had given a rough briefing of our situation to that scruffy kid named Gu Fei, who was scanning us with an ambiguous gaze, as if we didn’t look like any sort of organized leadership.
What are you staring at! Isn’t that Lin Xue without a shred of a leader’s demeanor either?!
For some reason, I suddenly found myself getting annoyed with this Gu Fei, unable to pinpoint the reason, just feeling that the guy was irksome.
Especially each time he turned his gaze towards me, that feeling became even more pronounced, as if he’s peeking into my secrets.
Furthermore, Gu Fei always exuded a sense of superiority and arrogance, not like Liu Zicai’s kind of arrogance that stems from being rich and powerful, but an even more detestable one, where he believes he’s above the ordinary people, looking down on mortals with disdain, and even though he hadn’t explicitly shown this attitude, I could still read it in his eyes.
Could this be the reason Lin Xue finds Gu Fei so disagreeable?
“What’s this kid’s ability?” I finally couldn’t help but ask Lin Xue through our spiritual connection.
“Mind Reading Technique and Memory Manipulation,” Lin Xue’s voice sounded quite irritated, “And he’s also a Superpower User scum who thinks he’s superior to regular people. If his abilities weren’t so invaluable, the organization would’ve humanely destroyed this guy a long time ago.”
Mind Reading Technique? Memory Manipulation? These kinds of abilities?
I have to say, compared to overtly aggressive abilities, mysterious system abilities like Mind Reading Technique and Memory Manipulation are more unpredictable and threatening, which is why most people keep their distance.
Moreover, based on what Lin Xue said, Gu Fei’s character seems very problematic, which only amplifies the harm his abilities could cause.
Indeed, there are such individuals among Superpower Users, who, after gaining more powerful abilities than regular humans, develop a strong sense of superiority, even regarding ordinary people as ants, considering themselves gods, and then using their power for personal gain and wrongdoing. These Superpower Users are viewed as the dregs of their kind, and once they appear, the Superpower Organization promptly deals with them, because for ordinary people, superpowers are just too overwhelming. Not to mention the twenty elite Superpower Users in the Superpower Organization, even those at the grassroots, even those who can hardly be called Superpower Humans, have the power to toy with ordinary people.
Lin Xue briefed me on Gu Fei’s background.
Originally, he was just an average middle school student, timid and cowardly, with nothing outstanding about him and frequently bullied by classmates. However, one day his abilities suddenly awakened.
Once he had obtained Superpower, Gu Fei changed into a different person, beginning to take crazy revenge on his peers.
It might be understandable if he simply sought revenge against those who had bullied him, but after exacting his revenge, he became uncontrollable.
He used his superpower to go down a dark path, forming a local mob, oppressing civilians, amassing wealth, and even planning to build a “harem” for himself through brainwashing, essentially attempting to try every misdeed his superpower enabled.
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According to Lin Xue’s description, I could easily imagine that Gu Fei immediately saw himself as the protagonist of a wish fulfillment novel upon gaining his superpower, and completely followed the descriptions found in some urban supernatural stories—a classic case of long-term oppression leading to psychological distortion.
The things described in novels may seem thrilling, but when Gu Fei enacted them in reality and escalated them, he became utter scum that deserved to be condemned by everyone.
“You guys took in someone like him?” The communication through spiritual connection was incredibly fast. Lin Xue and I had this extensive conversation in less than a second. Seeing Gu Fei still looking around with that strange smile, I asked curiously.
“If it were up to me, I’d have killed the guy first,” Lin Xue said with certainty. “But his ability is just too rare. The old man thought it would be a pity to kill him, and besides, his ability is only effective against regular people. Most Superpower Users can resist his mental probing, which is also why we can keep him in check.”
So that’s how it is, I sighed with relief. Honestly, I wasn’t that averse to abilities like Mind Reading Technique, especially since Sandora’s abilities are even more unsettling. It was just the thought of someone like Gu Fei—who had become psychologically twisted from long-term oppression—possessing such power that gave me a sense of crisis. But now, hearing this, I realized he’s useless against us, which put my mind at ease.
Thinking of Sandora, I couldn’t help but smirk slightly. If Sandora knew about Gu Fei’s abilities, she would be thrilled, right?
For Sandora, Gu Fei would be a rare test subject!
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