64: Chapter 64 Shuiya's First Lesson in Control

Early morning.

Tiangong No. 1, first-floor living area.

The homeowner group chat was blowing up.

Inside Tiangong No. 1, however, it was unnaturally quiet.

The armored walls blocked out all sound.

The climate control system was running.

Outside, people were arguing until their faces were red over a few boxes of meat, but the indoor air still held the lingering aroma of coffee freshly brewed by Su Xiaonuan.

Lin Yuan stood by the partially renovated swimming pool.

"Begin."

Su Xiaonuan held a tablet and immediately input the command.

The side vents opened, and filtered deep-well water surged into the pool, the water level rising rapidly.

Wang Ya stood at the edge of the pool.

She had changed into a blue one-piece swimsuit.

The outfit had been prepared by Su Xiaonuan based on her previous measurements.

It was clearly a tight fit now.

Wang Ya hugged herself, her shoulders hunched.

Qin Yumo glanced at her, her eyebrows twitching.

Tang Qiqi poked her head out from behind Qin Yumo and whispered, "A top-tier slime…"

Smack.

Qin Yumo pressed her hand onto her head.

Su Muxue held a recording board, her tone calm.

"Body temperature: 35.4 degrees."

"There is still a grayish-white ring around the edge of the pupils."

"Obvious emotional fluctuations."

Lin Yuan sat on a folding chair beside the pool.

"Get in the water and practice."

Wang Ya looked up at him.

Lin Yuan did not repeat himself.

She bit her lip and stepped into the pool.

The clear water submerged her calves and rose to her waist.

Wang Ya closed her eyes and raised her right hand.

Ripples spread across the surface of the pool.

A dozen streams of water slowly rose.

At first, they were very thin.

Then, they fluctuated between thick and thin.

Splat!

The water crashed back onto the surface.

A large splash erupted.

Tang Qiqi hurriedly shrank behind Qin Yumo.

"Wow, lesson one of practical combat: get yourself wet."

Qin Yumo turned her head.

Tang Qiqi immediately covered her mouth with both hands.

Wang Ya lowered her head.

"Mr. Lin, I'm sorry…"

Lin Yuan raised his hand, cutting her off.

"Next item."

Wang Ya was startled.

Lin Yuan extended his right hand.

"Wrap around my wrist."

"You cannot cause injury."

Wang Ya's face turned pale.

"Mr. Lin, I'm afraid…"

"I said, wrap around it."

Wang Ya dared not speak further.

She raised her hand.

The pool water parted, and a transparent stream of water rose from the surface, coiling toward Lin Yuan's wrist.

At first, it was very light.

Like a soft rope.

But the moment the water touched Lin Yuan's skin, the scene of losing control last night rushed back into Wang Ya's mind.

She had almost hurt Mo Tong.

She had almost turned into a monster.

The water flow tightened violently.

The edges instantly sharpened, almost turning into a water blade.

Qin Yumo's expression changed.

Su Muxue grabbed the medical kit.

"Wang Ya, stop!"

Wang Ya's pupils turned white.

"I… I can't stop…"

Lin Yuan sat where he was, not even lifting his eyelids.

He flipped his right hand slightly.

The next second.

The water blade, as if having its throat choked, suddenly froze in mid-air.

Lin Yuan flicked his finger.

The water blade dissipated into mist and fell back into the pool.

Tang Qiqi's mouth hung open.

"Not only is there a water-element ice queen."

"There's also a water-element devil king."

Tang Qiqi's voice was very soft; she was excited, but her feet had already shuffled half a step behind Qin Yumo.

Qin Yumo didn't hit her this time.

Because she was looking at Lin Yuan's hand.

Wang Ya also stared blankly at that hand.

The monster power that she couldn't control even with all her might was like a cup of water in Lin Yuan's hands.

Lin Yuan stood up.

He walked to the edge of the pool.

Wang Ya instinctively retreated.

The next second.

The water pressure behind her suddenly disappeared.

Splash!

Wang Ya lost her balance and fell into the pool.

She choked on two mouthfuls of water and hurriedly grabbed the pool wall.

Water droplets trickled down her grayish-white cheeks into the hollows.

Lin Yuan looked down at her from above.

"Your Superpower is not a monster."

"Losing control is."

"Continue."

Wang Ya looked up.

The water beneath her grew warm, but she could only pretend nothing had happened.

"Yes, Mr. Lin."

Just then, the central control screen lit up.

Lu Yan's voice came through.

"Boss, there's a situation at the main square."

The screen switched.

The main gate of Cloud Top Palace.

The official supply truck had arrived.

It wasn't the special supply light truck from yesterday.

It was a large blue Jiefang truck.

This time, there were only cabbage, dried noodles, potatoes, and a few boxes of basic medicine.

The truck was filled with a strange smell, a mixture of rotten vegetable leaves, disinfectant, and the scent of people who hadn't washed their hair in a long time.

A few homeowners opened the boxes, and their expressions collapsed on the spot.

A fat woman shrieked, "Just this? We are getting the same stuff as the old, broken buildings outside Cloud Top Palace?"

Another man kicked the cardboard box.

"Can't I afford to pay? You're feeding me dried noodles today?"

In the center of the crowd.

Zhang Qidong held a megaphone.

He didn't speak immediately.

He waited until the complaints reached their peak before he spoke.

"Everyone, this is not because there aren't enough supplies."

"It's because someone hoarded everyone's lifeline in advance."

The square quieted down.

Zhang Qidong turned around and looked at Tiangong No. 1 at the highest point of the mountainside.

"Everyone heard what that fat guy said yesterday."

"There are suspected massive amounts of supplies inside Tiangong No. 1."

"We are not robbing."

"We are just requesting resource sharing during special times."

Someone immediately chimed in.

"Right! Make him open the door!"

"We are all neighbors, what's wrong with helping each other?"

As this person spoke, he used his 3,000-yuan leather shoes to step on the celery that could have been used as a rope.

"He didn't even come out to collect supplies, so he definitely isn't short of food!"

The corners of Zhang Qidong's mouth pressed down.

He didn't dare to confront Lin Yuan alone again.

But a group of homeowners could.

If Lin Yuan dared to hurt someone, the authorities would pay attention to this place.

If Lin Yuan didn't open the door, then it would be confirmed that he was refusing to help those in need.

Inside Tiangong No. 1.

Tang Qiqi lay in front of the screen.

"These people look like the reserves before a zombie siege."

Qin Yumo flexed her wrists.

"Let Fat Dragon give me two people, drag the few at the front back, and the ones behind will naturally disperse."

Lin Yuan glanced at her.

Qin Yumo stopped immediately.

Su Xiaonuan stood by Lin Yuan's side, her voice steady.

"Mr. Lin, Zhang Qidong is testing the bottom line."

"If we drive them away now, they will confirm that there are supplies inside the villa."

"The optimal solution is not to respond."

Lin Yuan nodded.

"Let them shout."

He picked up a towel and wiped his hands.

"Tiangong No. 1 has good soundproofing."

Lu Yan's voice came again.

"Should I have the perimeter personnel stand by?"

"Stand by."

Lin Yuan walked toward the central control console.

"But don't disperse them."

"Also, notify Shadow to end the surveillance."

Su Xiaonuan looked up.

"What about Teacher Xia?"

Lin Yuan looked at the screen.

"If she is willing to come, bring her back."

"If she is not willing, tie her up and bring her back."

Su Muxue frowned.

She wanted to speak.

But the few mangled corpses at the entrance of the Central Hospital resurfaced in her mind.

She swallowed her words.

The old rules couldn't save people.

She had already seen it with her own eyes.

…

West of the city.

Opposite the old apartment building.

Shadow sat in a minivan.

The car windows were covered with gray film.

He wore a headset, his gaze locked on the third-floor window.

Xia Qingqiu curled up by the window.

The mobile phone screen kept lighting up.

School group.

Parent group.

Community group.

All were asking for help.

"Teacher Xia, my child has a fever, can you help ask the hospital?"

"Teacher, someone is biting people downstairs, we don't dare go out."

A crashing sound suddenly came from downstairs.

Bang.

Bang.

Bang.

A few neighbors with gray faces were ramming the unit door.

One of them had already smashed their forehead, and black-red blood was smeared on the glass, but he acted as if he couldn't feel the pain, still slamming into the door one after another.

Shadow raised his hand and pressed his headset.

"Boss, infected individuals have appeared downstairs of the target."

"Count: four."

"Should I make contact?"

Lin Yuan's voice came through the headset.

"Execute."

Shadow drew a short blade.

The blade had no reflection.

At the same time.

An official emergency channel popped up on the top right of the Tiangong No. 1 big screen.

The image was shaky.

Jiangcheng North District.

A riot control vehicle had overturned at the street corner.

A figure was lying on the car door, arms pulling at the metal door frame.

Amidst the ear-piercing sound of tearing, the riot vehicle door was ripped open by brute force.

Gunshots rang out.

Bullets hit the person, only making him retreat half a step.

The next second.

He rushed into the military police queue.

The image cut off.

Red subtitles jumped out.

"High-risk violent target appeared in the North District, abnormal anti-strike capability. Nearby units support immediately, avoid single contact."

Lu Yan's voice came through.

"Boss, the surrounding patrol cars have started to retreat."

Lin Yuan stared at the blackened screen.

C-class [Agility Enhancement] Mutant.

In his previous life, after the large-scale appearance of Mutants, the authorities finally admitted that the lockdown had failed.

Subsequently, military and police forces were fully retracted, only protecting a few core areas.

From that moment on, the civilian areas were defaulted to being abandoned.

On the left side of the screen, Zhang Qidong was still holding the megaphone, his mouth opening and closing.

Dozens of homeowners were already holding temporary banners, approaching the direction of Tiangong No. 1.

"Open the warehouse!"

"Share resources!"

"Oppose hoarding!"

"Notify everyone."

"Start combat readiness tonight."

Lin Yuan stood in front of the central control screen, his fingers gently stroking the seam of his trousers.

"Before the Red Moon."

"Jiangcheng will first die a batch of idiots."