Looking at his friend, Jin Xuyan said calmly, "Old Qin, can you try controlling your power? If you keep blowing like this, you might tear off our roof."
Qin Luzi blinked again, confused by his words. After a few minutes, he finally realized that wind was swirling inside the car.
Logically, the car only had an air conditioning system and no fans. With the windows closed, it was impossible for the wind to be this strong. So, where was this wind coming from?
Lowering his gaze, he was startled to see a small tornado floating in front of his chest. His eyes widened in shock and his voice tinged with panic as he asked, "This—what is this?"
"That's your ability power. Old Qin, you have awakened a wind-type ability," Jin Xuyan replied.
"My ability?" Qin Luzi repeated in disbelief.
"Try to feel the connection between you and the tornado," Jin Xuyan instructed.
Qin Luzi focused his mind, and after a moment, he sensed another stream of energy within his body.
'There are two types of energy inside me?' he thought with surprise.
As the thought crossed his mind, a vision of his own body appeared in his mind. He could see his veins and the energy flowing through them.
Both energies were transparent, but one had faint silver traces running through it. When he focused on the energy without the silver lines, the map and dots reappeared. When he focused on the energy with silver traces, the wind grew stronger.
At that moment, he finally understood—he had awakened two abilities.
After a while, the small tornado floating in front of him slowly disappeared.
Seeing this, Zhang Yuan said with admiration, "Old Qin, your ability is incredible!"
"Thank you, Vice-captain," Qin Luzi replied with a smile.
"With more ability-users in our team, our chances of survival have increased. You should rest and recover your strength as soon as possible. In the future, you will be one of our team's backbones," Zhang Yuan added.
"Understood."
While Jin Xuyan and his team traveled through the mountain road, in the lecture hall of Lin'an University, Pei Yijun calmly looked at a group of people in front of him.
After a moment, he asked, "Teacher Cao, what do you mean by blocking the door?"
Standing across from him, a middle-aged man with big arms smiled and replied, "Student Pei, today I have come to offer you a cooperation deal."
Hearing his words, Pei Yijun raised his eyebrows and replied, "Oh? What kind of cooperation do you have in mind?"
Teacher Cao looked at the female student standing behind Pei Yijun and his team with a meaningful gaze as he said, "Student Pei, I'm sure you know that the supplies inside the university area have already been divided among everyone. My team and I plan to go out and search for supplies, and we want you to join us."
Pei Yijun noticed his gaze and asked, "Teacher Cao, are you offering a one-time cooperation or—"
"It would be best if you and your friends joined my team. This way, I can protect everyone. But if you prefer a one-time cooperation, that's fine too," Teacher Cao said with a smile.
"Protect everyone?" Pei Yijun asked with amusement.
Teacher Cao raised his arms and showed off his muscles while saying, "As you can see, I obtained a superpower. With my current strength, I can smash those monsters' heads easily. As long as you follow me, you won't have to worry about food or water."
Li Yang's eyes widened in horror at his words. He pointed at his Hulk-like arms and asked, "Teacher Cao, are you saying your body turned into that after gaining a strength-type ability?"
Noticing his horror, Teacher Cao frowned in anger. Before the apocalypse, his body had been weak and thin. Women often looked at him with disdain because of his bony figure.
After waking up from a fever, he noticed his newfound super strength and growing muscles. At first, they weren't too visible, but as he got stronger, his muscles started to grow bigger.
Now, his arms looked like the Hulk's—just one glance, and you could tell how powerful he was. He was proud of his new body, so when he sensed Li Yang's disdain, he was displeased.
He looked Li Yang up and down with a gaze full of contempt, and sneered, "You are just a weak chicken. It's normal for you to envy my muscles."
While Teacher Cao was feeling proud and confident, Li Yang shuddered in fear. He was also a strength-type ability user, but he loved his perfectly proportioned figure.
He looked lean with clothes on and had well-defined muscles underneath. Just imagining himself turning into a half-human, half-Hulk like Teacher Cao made him want to kill himself with a block of tofu.
He didn't want to become as ugly as him, ah!
Seeing that Li Yang said nothing, Teacher Cao assumed he was right and shot him a smug glance. Turning to Pei Yijun, he asked, "So? Do you want to join my team?"
Pei Yijun thought for a moment before replying, "Teacher Cao, thank you for the offer, but we are used to working alone."
The moment he heard this, Teacher Cao narrowed his eyes and asked, "You don't want to cooperate with me?"