42: Awakening Superpowers

Su Mianmian followed Mother Shi's gaze and was startled by what she saw.

Why was the news broadcasting events from Country R?

On the screen, countless marine creatures were rapidly crawling onto land.

Octopuses, sharks, dolphins… people playing by the sea, seeing such a sight, still dared to approach!

The next second, tragedy struck!

Everywhere the marine creatures went, there was blood.

People screamed and fled, but it was too late.

The video later lost its picture, only the sounds of people screaming in panic remained.

It was hard not to imagine that the person filming had already… The news anchor explained that this was happening in Country R and urged the domestic population not to panic.

Su Mianmian felt that this was probably not only happening in Country R, but similar events might be unfolding elsewhere.

“It’s terrifying!”

“How did those octopuses get so big?”

“And the sharks and crabs, how did they all get so big?”

Mother Shi said with a lingering sense of dread.

Father Shi patted her shoulder and comforted her, “We’re not a coastal city here, so we definitely won’t encounter these things, don’t worry.”

Su Mianmian heard him comforting Mother Shi like that, but she didn’t say anything.

When they went to H City, they would definitely pass through coastal cities.

Shi Xu also didn’t say anything, perhaps worried that his mother would be too anxious.

For the last two days, the entire family didn’t go anywhere, and all of Shi Xu’s brothers gathered at the villa.

There were four people in total; Su Mianmian only knew Xu Qing, the other three she didn’t recognize.

She nodded at them, and they looked at her with respectful curiosity.

“Hello, Sister-in-law, my name is Xu Qin, I’m the fourth brother.”

“He’s Xu Huan, the third brother.”

“That one is Xu You, the second brother.”

Xu Qin looked very well-behaved, with fair skin.

When he looked at Su Mianmian, she thought he must be only eighteen.

But when she asked, he said he was twenty-five… Su Mianmian didn’t know what to say.

Xu Huan and Xu You were twins, looking identical, but their eyes were slightly different.

Xu Huan’s eyes held a smile, while Xu You’s eyes held ice.

They gave off very different vibes, which was how Su Mianmian distinguished them.

She nodded at them and turned to leave to find Su Jinxuan.

Su Mianmian had something to tell him.

She went to the rehabilitation room but didn’t see him.

Su Mianmian felt puzzled and turned to his room.

She knocked several times, but no sound came from inside.

Su Mianmian realized something was wrong, so she quickly found Butler Li to get a spare key.

She opened the door and saw Su Jinxuan lying on the floor, his face flushed.

Su Mianmian rushed over and touched his forehead; it was burning hot.

“Madam, is he running a fever?”

“I’ll go get some fever medicine.”

Butler Li followed behind Su Mianmian, and seeing Su Jinxuan’s flushed face, he quickly said.

Su Mianmian shook her head and said, “This might not be an ordinary fever.”

Thinking that Su Jinxuan’s physique was still a bit weak, Su Mianmian decided to make his ability awakening smoother.

“Butler Li, I’ll run the water in the bathroom; later, please help me carry my brother in.”

After Su Mianmian finished speaking, she handed Su Jinxuan to Butler Li and turned to enter the bathroom.

Once Su Jinxuan was in the bathtub filled with spirit spring water, Su Mianmian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

No one needed to guard him here, so Su Mianmian and Butler Li glanced at him and left.

Shi Xu was surprised to learn that Su Jinxuan was awakening his ability.

He paused for a moment.

“It might be because he drank more spirit spring water.”

“So he awakened early.”

Su Mianmian saw Shi Xu’s confusion and explained.

Shi Xu nodded and said nothing.

In the evening, Shi Xu felt weak all over and dizzy.

Su Mianmian sensed his abnormality and reached out to touch his forehead.

“Shi Xu, you have a fever too!”

“Xu Qing, quickly take Shi Xu back to his room, he has a fever!”

Su Mianmian turned her head, intending to find someone, and seeing Xu Qing emerge from the kitchen, she said anxiously.

Shi Xu wanted to tell her not to worry, but before he could speak, he fainted.

Su Mianmian was glad Xu Qing came quickly, otherwise, Shi Xu would have crushed her.

He was so heavy!

It was Su Mianmian’s first time in Shi Xu’s room; its style was simple, black and white.

She glanced at it a few times and lost her desire to explore.

After filling the bathtub with spirit spring water in the bathroom for him, she left.

To prevent others from awakening their abilities early as well, Su Mianmian preemptively filled the bathtubs in everyone’s rooms with spirit spring water.

In the middle of the night, Su Mianmian felt very uncomfortable; she endured the dizziness and stumbled towards the bathroom.

When she lay down, she felt much better.

The spirit spring water eased the piercing pain in her body.

The next day, when Butler Li woke up, he found that no one else was awake.

Because he had been instructed, he didn’t panic.

He went about his business as usual.

The first to regain consciousness were Xu Qing and the others; when they woke up, they immediately devoured a huge amount of food.

Butler Li watched their ravenous eating and couldn’t help but sigh helplessly.

When Su Mianmian woke up, she felt three small spheres inside her body.

One light yellow, one green, and one white.

She hadn’t expected to have three abilities: healing, wood, and ice.

Su Mianmian’s eyes instantly lit up.

She tried to reach out and activate her ability.

A small sapling trembled and emerged from her palm.

Su Mianmian looked at the sapling and was stunned.

How was this different from what she imagined?

She retracted it and released her other abilities again.

Without exception, the other two abilities were also incredibly weak.

Su Mianmian: “…”

She was already resigned to her fate.

She eagerly climbed out of the bathtub, changed her clothes, and went out to see what everyone else’s abilities were like.

When Su Mianmian went downstairs, everyone except Shi Xu was sitting in the living room discussing their abilities.

When they saw Su Mianmian, they quickly asked her what her ability was.

After Su Mianmian answered, they all expressed envy.

“Don’t be envious, my ability is very weak.”

“Look.”

Seeing them like this, Su Mianmian couldn’t help but show them her delicate little sapling.

Xu Qing laughed when he saw her sapling.

“Big Brother, what are you laughing at!”

“Your fire can’t even light up!”

“Did your ability disappear after burning your hair?”

Xu Qin said teasingly.

Hearing him say that, Su Mianmian subconsciously glanced at Xu Qing’s hair.

She noticed that the front of his hair was singed.

She couldn’t help but laugh.

She hadn’t expected these offensive abilities to be like this; fortunately, she hadn’t awakened one, otherwise, what if her hair got singed too?

“Brother, what did you awaken?”

Su Mianmian saw Su Jinxuan, walked to his side, and asked curiously.

Su Jinxuan slowly said, “It should be speed and lightning.”

Su Mianmian was surprised to hear that.

Lightning ability was powerful, and speed ability was also good.

“Excellent, excellent, Brother, keep upgrading.”

Su Mianmian patted Su Jinxuan’s shoulder, encouraging him.

Mother Shi awakened a strength ability, Father Shi a fire ability, and Grandpa Shi surprisingly also awakened a wood ability.

Xu Qin awakened water and earth abilities, while Xu Huan and Xu You both awakened mental abilities.

“You two are programmers, right?”

“How did you awaken such strange abilities?”

Mother Shi looked at the Xu Huan brothers curiously.

The two brothers nodded, and she had an “I knew it” expression.

Su Mianmian smiled; everyone in the team except Butler Li had abilities, and she wondered if Shi Xu’s ability would be the same as in the book.

She was very much looking forward to it.