Chapter 46: Powers Testing

Chapter 46: Powers Testing

Thanks to the information provided by Xiao Hua, Professor Wu confirmed the function of the crystal nucleus on the tenth day of the apocalypse and published an article to share his findings with the public.

Before leaving, Professor Wu acquired another second-tier fire-element crystal nucleus and threw himself into round-the-clock research. Soon, he summarized the types of powers and developed a theory for their advancement.

Professor Wu is now at Base F City, a sparsely populated area.

As a result, the power testing system here is far more advanced than in other bases.

The first step in the power testing process is filling out a form.

The form is simple, requiring only the name, gender, age, whether one has powers, and the type of powers.

All five members of Xiao Hua's group had powers, which already shocked the person in charge.

But when he pulled out a device to measure their power levels, his face showed sheer astonishment.

Xiao Hua was the first to step up, glancing at the device a few times before placing her hand on it and inputting a bit of her power.

The lights on the device climbed rapidly, jumping past three and finally stopping just below the "4" mark.

"Level three, advanced stage power. Level three, advanced stage power." The mechanical voice echoed throughout the hall.

"Level three, advanced stage!" the person in charge exclaimed, staring at Xiao Hua in disbelief.

The machine's announcement, coupled with the person in charge's loud voice, instantly drew the attention of everyone in the hall, with countless eyes fixed on Xiao Hua.

Xiao Hua lightly frowned, feeling a bit uncomfortable.

It wasn't that she wasn't used to being stared at, but she couldn't understand.

Why was everyone making such a fuss over a level three, advanced-stage power user? Bai Mu and Xiao Zui had also reached level three, and she was only two small stages ahead of them.

But Xiao Hua hadn't realized.

Xiao Zui is the male lead of the original story, Bai Mu has dual-element powers, and she had benefited from the continuous ten-day downpour.

The three of them had advanced at a flying pace, leaving ordinary people far behind.

But when comparing among themselves, Xiao Hua didn't feel particularly amazing.

However, neither the person in charge nor most people were aware of this.

They knew that level two power users were already rare, so the sudden appearance of a level three, advanced-stage power user was like dropping a bomb in a quiet pond.

While many people began whispering in amazement, those who knew Xiao Hua weren't particularly surprised.

Su Mo blinked, feigning surprise, and asked, "Is it really that impressive? Xiao Hua is the strongest among us!"

"Hahahaha, of course she is," Zhao Ye, taking advantage of Xiao Zui's absence, began to let loose and fabricate, "Our captain, even her own brother can't beat her!"

The survivors who came from C City, feeling a sense of pride, began to educate those around them about Xiao Hua's "exploits."

How she used her strong methods to intimidate the crowd.

How her powers were so strong that no one could match her.

How she single-handedly fended off the mutant birds.

Xiao Hua: “……”

It’s not that serious, really.

Every successful woman has a team backing her up.

Xiao Hua’s toes were practically digging into the floor, like she was trying to escape the awkwardness. Her embarrassment was off the charts.

Fortunately, she had a face that looked quite intimidating when she wasn’t smiling. As long as Xiao Hua could hold her expression, she could barely maintain her image.

Her cold demeanor, to the uninformed, gave off an air of quiet strength.

The supervisor snapped out of it, realizing his previous misstep, and quickly apologized.

An expert like her couldn’t be offended; otherwise, there would be trouble down the line.

Xiao Hua wasn’t about to waste time on petty stuff, so she quickly stepped aside for the next person.

The next powers test showed Su Mo at late Level 2, Tang Yi at mid Level 2, and Zhao Ye and Han Xiu Jie at early Level 2.

The people around gradually went from shock to numbness.

Compared to Xiao Hua’s Level 3, they seemed almost normal.

Hell no!

What the hell kind of monsters were these?!

Forget the others—how did the healer get to late Level 2?

Do they have that many crystal nuclei? Are they really feeding them to a healer?

What a waste of resources!

And from the group’s conversation, they learned that their captain and vice-captain hadn’t even arrived yet.

The captain and vice-captain—how weak could they possibly be?!

Those with ulterior motives carefully considered this and suddenly began to stir.

Such powerful forces, whoever controlled them, would hold a trump card.

Even if they couldn’t control it, these enhanced individuals were still people they needed to maintain good relations with.

Especially Xiao Hua.

A Level 3 late-stage ice powers individual, she was truly someone to covet.

While still in the testing hall, there were already people who couldn’t sit still and came over to chat her up.

Xiao Hua seemed cold and unapproachable, and Tang Yi and Han Xiu Jie were also men of few words, so those who tried to talk to them would retreat without success after a few attempts.

They turned to target Su Mo and Zhao Ye, who seemed more approachable.

Although these two seemed either naïve or unreliable, they didn’t spill a single useful word when it came to deflecting probing questions.

After what felt like an eternity of fifteen minutes, no one managed to get a single useful piece of info.

Finally, after the test ended, the group barely squeezed out from the crowd.

"These people are way too enthusiastic!" Su Mo exhaled, still feeling shaken.

"Third-level enhanced individuals, huh? You guys really don't know much, do you?" Zhao Ye flaunted arrogantly, but then became a bit puzzled. "Why are they all picking on me and Su Mo? Do we look that charming or what?"

Han Xiu Jie glanced at him and gave him a harsh reality check: "You two look like pushovers."

"Hey! What do you mean, Han? Can't you see I'm all man?!" Zhao Ye flipped out, rolling up his sleeves, ready to throw down with Han.

Xiao Hua held back the hyped-up Zhao Ye and, in her usual laid-back tone, said, "Cut it out, will ya? We'll settle this later."