"What's wrong?"
"Huh?"
Yun Che, who was in a daze looking at his younger brother, collected himself only when the worried Xing Feng hugged him around the shoulders. He felt puzzled when he saw everyone looked at him worriedly, and it was only when Xing Feng reached over to wipe away the tear that had rolled down his face that Yun Che realized he had actually shed a tear. Neither he nor his two siblings came to a good end in their previous lives, and this was etched deeply on his heart.
"Sorry, I just thought of Cheng in the past…"
Yun Che pushed Xing Feng away slightly and took out a wet tissue to wipe his face. Everyone looked blankly at each other without saying anything, thinking that he had thought of Yun Cheng when he first became a zombie. Xing Feng looked at him deeply for a moment before saying casually, "You seem to know what Cheng's superfunction is?"
"Yep, it should be derived from the space superfunction if I'm not wrong. Simply put, it is the space territory. In his territory, he is the king and can make anyone die the way he wants. From the way you guys describe, the area of Cheng's space territory should be just about ten square meters. I don't know if it will expand as Cheng levels up. I've merely just heard about this superfunction."
Yun Che nodded, knowing that he was trying to change the subject. Just like how sandification was derived from the earth superfunction, ice from the water superfunction, air from the wind superfunction, and various minor superfunctions from the psychological superfunction, there were also superfunctions derived from the space superfunction, and the territory superfunction was just one of them. Among the calculated superfunctions announced by the Academy of Sciences in his previous life, there were also the space corridor and space teleportation that were derived from the space superfunction. Even ordinary space superfunction possessors could attack after reaching level-7, and the attack power seemed to be very strong. He had seen it but not used it, because he had broken through level-7 in his previous life just before dying and hadn't had the chance to use the space superfunction to atack.
"It's already very freakish even if it doesn't expand!"
Meng Gang said as he looked at the rest, and everyone nodded in unison. Yun Cheng could now tear a hundred zombies apart by just raising his hand, and if his territory expanded… well, even they didn't dare to imagine how freakish that would be.
"Can his territory also be in midair?"
Leng Yehan asked after a while as Yun Cheng seemed to have said so just now. Yun Che nodded, "In principle, it can appear anywhere, and the space territory is not necessarily only used to kill people. From what I understand, it can also be used to store things, just like Yafei's sandification, which is also a regular earth superfunction at the same time. But this has to be explored by Cheng himself, I don't know the specifics either."
After all, what he knew was calculated by scientists in his previous life based on existing superfunctions. No one had really seen it before to know the exact theory behind. Take his air superfunction for example—no one knew that he would have an air panel when breaking through level-3. Things like this could only be found out through practice.
"I knew Cheng can't have only a blasting superfunction. He's really a dual-attribute possessor, how awesome!"
Chu Haoling exclaimed and gave Yun Cheng a thumbs up while leaning against Lu Haixuan. When everyone nodded in unison, Yun Che mumbled, "Just dual-attribute?"
"Geez, Che. Are you telling us that Cheng has another more freakish superfunction?"
Everyone present was a superfunction possessor, and they could hear Yun Che clearly no matter how soft his voice was. Zhou Zeyu was the first to jump up. The blasting and territory superfunctions were already very powerful, could he spare a thought for single-attribute possessors like them?
"Hmm…no, I don't know if that is considered a superfunction, but I just feel that it's more than just coercion."
After taking a look at them, Yun Che paused and continued, "I don't know if you guys noticed it. When I asked Cheng to stop the attack the first time we took a rest, he released the coercion and the zombies all stopped and even retreated in fear. I feel that this wasn't purely a leader's coercion, but more like a psychological control superfunction."
Cheng didn't know how to use his superfunctions, much less be aware of the superfunctions he had. Everything he did were subconscious actions, and they could only determine his superfunctions based on the subconscious actions before guiding him. As psychological superfunctions were different from attacking superfunctions, this couldn't be determined by his moves alone. Yun Che wasn't sure either, and it could also simply be due to the fact that Cheng's level was much higher than those zombies.
"We were all battling at the time and didn't notice. I always thought the zombies stopped because we stopped."
Ye Xingchen said, looking at everyone. Everyone including Leng Yehan nodded in silence, meaning this was what they had all thought. However, come to think of it now, since zombies weren't humans, how could they just stop like that? Could Yun Cheng really be a triple-attribute superfunction possessor? As for why he didn't use those superfunctions previously, it was simply because he neither had the opportunity to use them nor knew how to use them consciously.
"Let's find a chance to test it out. Whether Cheng is a triple-attribute possessor or not makes no difference to him since he doesn't have to absorb crystal nuclei of the same attribute to level up, unlike us."
Xing Feng concluded since no one could figure it out, and they wouldn't have the answer even if they racked their brains.
"Hmm..oh, I forgot to tell you guys something. I'm already level-5."
"Geez, Che. You can't do this, please spare our feelings!"
"Damn, you're making life difficult for us!"
"I'd rather you forgot about it and not tell us. You're stressing us out!"
"Exactly!"
Yun Che immediately incurred the wrath of everyone. Even Jiang Shang chipped in, which went to show how resentful they were. Although they had never thought of being as powerful as the Yun brothers, they couldn't be too far behind either. They wanted to fight side by side with Yun Che and not stand behind him to be protected. If he leveled up too fast, they would be under great pressure!
"What's wrong? Are you also upset?"
Yun Che, who was roasted by everyone, was feeling helpless when he suddenly felt a pain in his waist, rendering him speechless. Who would dare to pinch his waist other than Chief Xing?
"What do you think?"
Xing Feng, who seemed a little unhappy, leaned over and nibbled his ear. Even Zhou Zeyu and the gang who were his squadmates felt pressurized, let alone his man?
"Erm…"
Dumbfounded, Yun Che regretted saying it out instead of just forgetting it. Now everyone was pissed at him, and even Chief Xing was displeased. Moreover, he had already made him worried for half a month before this, so…was his butthole gonna suffer again tonight? With this thought, Yun Che tucked in his butt and felt his butthole starting to hurt again.
Yun Che really understood Chief Xing very well. Even though Chenchen slept with them that night, he still failed to escape Xing Feng's clutches. After being taken to the bathroom to be tormented, Xing Feng forced him to go Jade Spring in the Space, and they did it twice in the open. It was only when Yun Che cried and begged for mercy that Xing Feng finally let him off. Before going to bed, Xing Feng even told him they had to do this much every night before his level was on par with his. Yun Che played dead right away and silently cursed at him before falling asleep.
At around nine o'clock the next morning, Yun Che and his party drove to the nearby city government building that was now the military center. Tan Jianting and his grandson were both single and didn't care much about food and housing. They lived in a villa initially when the military department was in the suburbs, but after it moved to the city government building, they simply got the guards to clean up two offices for them and placed their beds inside.
"Great-grandpa, I'm here to see you…"
Yun Che was afraid of being reprimanded by the elderly man after making him worried the day before. After pushing the door open, he put down the adorable and honey-tongued Chenchen and motioned to him to start the ball rolling. The elderly man, who was having a discussion with a few officers, was all smiles when he turned and saw Chenchen, "You're here, Chenchen. Come over here."
Tan Jianting was really fond of Chenchen, who wasn't just smart and adorable, but also very thoughtful. Knowing that he had lost an arm, Chenchen always took the initiative to feed him and also seldom let the elderly man carry him. He would also sometimes take out some fruits and snacks and stuff them into his mouth. It was hard not to be fond of him.
"Great-grandpa!"
Chenchen ran up to him and turned to look at the soldiers. After thinking for a while, he greeted them obediently, "Hello, Grandpas and Uncles!"
"Oh, hello, this child is so sweet. Look at how chubby and adorable he is."
"Yes, it's been ages since I saw such a pleasant and chubby child."
"Ah… it's all because of the doomsday. It feels like we're back in the 60s when we were short of food and clothing."
"If only the problem we have is shortage of food and clothing. I wonder if kids can grow so chubby in the future."
The elderly officers started complimenting Chenchen one after another when they saw how adorable and honey-tongued he was, but Chenchen pursed his lips, and tears quickly welled up in his eyes. Tan Jianting, who was the first one to notice something wrong, asked worriedly, "What's wrong, Chenchen? Why are you crying?"
Hearing this, the other officers all looked at him at a loss. Although they were awe-inspiring leaders of thousands of soldiers, they themselves knew that they couldn't handle young kids like him.
"Boohoohoo…I'm not chubby!"
Coaxing a child when his face was all puckered up would only make things worse, and Chenchen was just a three-year-old after all. He burst into tears at once—them calling him a chubby child had indeed hit a sore spot.
"Alright, you're not chubby, you're not chubby at all. I'll shoot whoever dares to say you're chubby again!
It pained Tan Jianting to see him cry. He quickly carried Chenchen and pacified him. The officers who knew that they had gotten into trouble looked blankly at each other. They were complimenting him, why did he… shouldn't kids be chubby?!
Seeing this, the guys from Peak and Chaoyang held their foreheads helplessly. Now that there was another person spoiling him blindly, the term "baby fat" would likely be condemned again.