Three days later, inside the City A Supernatural Forces base, the newcomers were waiting in the lounge for their test results.
Most of them were awakeners from the Third High School batch. Those who had performed exceptionally well during training were selected as official members. Among them were two of Xueji’s old friends, and quite a few classmates from Class Five had also made it.
Cai Kun couldn’t stay still in the lounge, constantly optimizing his dance moves. With each ‘Iron Mountain Lean’, he gained a deeper understanding of the movement, a certain charm flowing through his alternating motions. Every spin was executed with perfect precision.
Thanks to his passion for dance and two and a half years of consistent practice, his C-grade Sustained Motion Enhancement ability was displaying remarkable strength.
Seeing Cai Kun’s dance moves, Wang Lingkai, the ‘Song God’ of Class Five, couldn’t help but burst into song. Nearby, Ding Zhen was diligently practicing controlling his Mistform Avatar ability. Although he had the great fortune of awakening an A-grade ability, his honest and earnest nature kept him working hard.
For a moment, the沉闷 (dull) lounge was filled with a dynamic energy. The two boys’ artistic expressions drew sidelong glances, and many people felt an inexplicable urge to dance, their shoulders twitching.
Xia Jin, who was chatting with her best friend Shen Dai, saw this strange scene and grew very curious.
She leaned out to look and said, “Daidi, what are those two classmates of yours doing? Why are they suddenly dancing and gesturing like that over there?”
Shen Dai quickly covered Xia Jin’s eyes with her hand, warning, “Ajin, don’t look! It’ll pollute your brain!”
Shen Dai had already endured enough of this in class. Her classmates were all such ‘talents’, each possessing their own unique ‘special skills’. For the past month, her mind had been haunted by Cai Kun’s bewitchingly bizarre dancing and Wang Lingkai’s ghostly howls.
“Oh, it can’t be that bad. I think they seem kind of fun,” Xia Jin said, starting to pry Shen Dai’s hand away. The two of them inexplicably began tussling playfully.
Just then, Wang Ziyi entered nonchalantly through the back door.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw his bros dancing and revealed a sunny smile.
Seeing him, Cai Kun exclaimed with joy, “Wow, it really is you! Aiyo~”
Wang Ziyi’s ability was somewhat strange, and the two buddies had thought their trio would be split up, lamenting it for a long time.
Unexpectedly, he had gotten lost that day and somehow ended up in the Commander’s operations room, leading to him being mistaken for a spy. Even more absurdly, because he was hungry, he had effortlessly opened the titanium alloy密码 (combination) door of the detention room in full view of everyone and brought back a roast chicken.
This series of actions nearly made their homeroom teacher, Hu Yan, faint on the spot. Hu Yan was outside explaining things for the longest time, and then this guy goes and fetches a roast chicken, leaving the Supernatural Forces officers utterly stunned.
Because of this, his ability received high-level attention, and he was directly and exceptionally incorporated into the team.
The three guys immediately decided to become sworn brothers, forming a trio.
Of course, the story of how their group later became famous across the land is a tale for another time.
At that moment, an instructor from the forces stepped out from behind Wang Ziyi, interrupting their conversation.
“Wang Ziyi, stop running around the base recklessly. Can’t you just use the main entrance properly?”
It seemed he had witnessed this many times before. Wang Ziyi fellow was always messing around in classified areas, constantly causing an uproar.
“I don’t mean to! I just end up here while walking,” Wang Ziyi said helplessly.
Just then, Xueji led Shaya out from behind the instructor.
The combination of a silver-haired beauty and a little beast-eared lolita was incredibly eye-catching, instantly capturing everyone’s attention.
Seeing the two of them following him out, Wang Ziyi asked, puzzled, “Then how about them? What’s their reason?”
The instructor, faced with this awkward situation, also wore an exceedingly complicated expression.
“Are you two lost as well?”
Hearing this, Xueji also looked confused. She glanced around, saw the large ‘Lounge’ sign, and then said, “No, I’m here to check the test results.”
“Well, you can come yourself, but don’t bring your little sister. This isn’t a playground,” the instructor said, his tone still relatively gentle.
Shaya, upon hearing this, puffed out her cheeks indignantly. “Who are you looking down on?! I’m here to see the test results too!”
“Good grief!” The instructor slapped his forehead. “To think they’d let a child this young awaken! What is Chen Shijie thinking?”
A few other instructors emerged from behind and patted his shoulder. “Lao Wang, why are you in such a hurry?”
Seeing others arrive, Wang Wu quickly told them about Chen Shijie’s “transgression”. After listening, the group looked puzzled. The awakening work had been completed well, strictly following age regulations. How could something like this happen?
They urged him to take them to see for themselves. They found Shaya lying comfortably across Shen Dai and Xia Jin’s laps, eating snacks, her tail swishing happily.
Upon seeing the child Wang Wu had mentioned, the expressions of the others turned awkward, and they exchanged glances.
Seeing their reaction, Wang Wu flew into a rage. He shouted at them, “What? Can’t find an excuse now?” His eyes blazed with anger, like a fierce guardian deity.
“Lao Wang, listen, it’s not what you think.”
Knowing Lao Wang’s background, they could only explain carefully.
But Wang Wu didn’t want to hear their explanations. In his anger, he nearly started a fight.
“You’ve misunderstood.” A young girl’s ethereal voice instantly quelled the fury in Wang Wu’s heart.
“Her age is no less than yours.” Xueji passed by, carrying a few bottles of drinks, uttering only this one sentence without stopping.
The fact that mere words could suppress his anger made Wang Wu pause, stunned by the silver-haired girl’s ability.
“Who is she?” Wang Wu turned to look at the other instructors, only to see looks of reverence on their faces. He had only seen such expressions when Ling Xiaoxiao was present.
“You were out on a mission, so you didn’t know. This one, and that little one, were both brought back by Chief Ling.”
“You have no idea what a commotion the three of them caused in the testing zone that day. It was like a battle between gods. They are all monstrous existences.”
The others recounted what they had seen and heard that day to Wang Wu. Rubbing his eyes in disbelief, Wang Wu found it hard to believe that the little creature lounging on someone’s lap being fed snacks was an unimaginably powerful individual.
Xueji’s short walk back took a long time because too many people tried to strike up a conversation with her. People, both men and women, asked for her WeChat, a testament to the silver-haired beauty’s appeal. Moreover, Xueji wasn’t the cold, aloof type; she was amiable and kind to everyone.
Meanwhile, a few bulky, heavily muscled individuals observed the commotion around Xueji, finding it merely noisy.
The only woman among them complained, “What’s so great about that pretty face? Skinny arms and legs, how can they compare to the charm of well-trained muscles like mine?”
Saying this, she flexed slightly, the defined muscles on her body standing out like steel, causing people around to instinctively move away.
Someone whispered, “Wow, a ‘Kongfu Barbie’! Everyone, retreat!” Despite saying this, the person subtly shifted their position closer to the muscular girl.
“Looking like a monster, and still has the nerve to show her face?” a deep, thick woman’s voice suddenly said.
“Hey, hey, look, it’s a monster,” a “slightly chubby” girl poked her companion and pointed at the muscular girl.
A heavily made-up girl replied, “With her looks, like a monster, she still has the audacity to embarrass herself out here. Quick, move over, be careful she comes to bully us.”
As her harsh words spread, more and more people began shifting their positions, while gossip and murmurs continued unabated.
Seeing their ‘little sister’ being looked down upon, the muscular crew stood up one by one, pointing at the crowd and shouting.
“Who said ‘monster’ just now? Step forward!”
“Yeah, who was it? Come out!” The boy who had secretly moved closer also stood up. He wouldn’t allow anyone to insult well-trained muscles.
The five of them stood up, forming a wall that blocked everyone’s view.
At that moment, the “slightly chubby” girl, ignoring the tense atmosphere, stood up and said in a robust voice, “Yeah, we’re talking about you! What about it!”