Chapter 32 – Advancement of Superpowers 异能进阶

On the seventh day in the shelter, Lin Yuan gradually adapted to the life there, but he always remained on guard, especially when the Jiuchong Ring kept reminding him that "the shelter might be attacked at any time". Lin Yuan found out the shelter management got an official plan to "gradually restore pre-disaster civilization". It was announced that infrastructure like electricity, water, and the Internet would be fixed city-by-city, starting from the capital. This gave hope to the shelter's survivors.

However, just as Lin Yuan and Cao Yuwei were preparing to stock up on some essential supplies, Cao Yuwei suddenly felt her superpower surging violently within her body. She pulled Lin Yuan and quickly found a safe place to sit down.

A faint light began to emanate around Cao Yuwei, and the fluctuations in space gradually became stronger. She closed her eyes and focused intently. Lin Yuan felt an oppressive feeling around her, like space was being warped by her control. After around half an hour, the fluctuations slowly died down.

"How is it?" Lin Yuan asked nervously.

Cao Yuwei opened her eyes, took a deep breath, and a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes: "I can sense the rifts in space now. It seems that... I can briefly open a space channel."

She tried to use her power once. Suddenly, a small vortex opened up in front of the space, and in an instant, it sucked in a stone in front of it. The stone disappeared in the vortex as if it had been directly devoured. Lin Yuan was shocked, his mouth twitching. "Aunt, looks like you can send the zombies to another world?"

Cao Yuwei smiled slightly: "I haven't fully mastered it yet, but I can try to deal with the zombies."

Lin Yuan sighed: "Auntie's superpower has become so powerful in combat, while I can only rely on cacti to filter water."

The peaceful days didn't last long. On the tenth day, Lin Yuan noticed that the atmosphere in the shelter was a bit off. The management was busier, soldiers patrolled more often, and food distribution got stricter. Lin Yuan felt something was up.

In the evening, when he and Cao Yuwei were having dinner in the hall, they accidentally overheard the conversation between two guards: "Seriously, when will the zombie horde change direction?" "Who knows... This place won't hold out for long."

Lin Yuan's heart sank. He turned to Cao Yuwei and said, "The shelter might be in trouble. We have to make preparations in advance."

Cao Yuwei nodded: "Don't scare yourself. We will definitely hold out until the end."

On the fifteenth day, the shelter's broadcast suddenly sounded. The manager informed everyone to stay in their rooms and reduce outdoor activities. This made the shelter's survivors even more worried. Some even started spreading rumors that the zombie horde was close.

Sure enough, that night, faint roars and growls came from a distance. Standing by the window, Lin Yuan saw the soldiers outside the shelter busily setting up defenses, and the lights of the patrol cars kept flashing in the night. Lin Yuan frowned and muttered to himself: "It seems that the zombie horde is already approaching the shelter."

The Jiuchong Ring suddenly spoke: "Host, pay attention. This is an opportunity for you to improve your strength, and it's also the beginning of the crisis."

Lin Yuan clenched his fists and muttered, "Hope these things stay far away."

Early in the morning on the sixteenth day, the sound of zombies hitting the shelter came from outside. Lin Yuan was awakened and immediately went with Cao Yuwei to find a high place to look out. They saw that the zombie horde had already approached the outer wall of the shelter. The soldiers on the front line were desperately resisting, but the number of zombies was incredibly large.

Lin Yuan calmed down and quickly organized the supplies of the two of them, preparing for an emergency escape. He said to Cao Yuwei: "If the shelter is breached, we must leave immediately!"

Cao Yuwei nodded, activated her space power, and stored their main supplies. "Don't worry, Auntie's got you."

At the same time, the shelter's broadcast sounded. The manager informed in a hurried tone: "Everyone, pay attention! The shelter has entered a state of Level One alert! Please stay calm and don't leave your rooms!"

However, the soothing words in the broadcast obviously couldn't quell the panic of the survivors. Some people started knocking on the door frantically for help, and some even tried to rush out of the shelter to find a safe place. The chaos gradually spread within the shelter.

In the chaos, Lin Yuan and Cao Yuwei bumped into Jiang Tianming, Jiang Yulian and the big black dog Xiaohei while evacuating.

That night, the attack of the zombie horde became even more fierce, and the outer defensive line of the shelter was on the verge of collapse. The soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and the fear of the survivors reached its peak. Lin Yuan saw from the window that there seemed to be some unusual figures among the zombie horde. Those figures moved quickly and could even command the actions of other zombies.

Jiuchong Ring warned, "Host, those could be high-level zombies. They're more dangerous and cleverer than normal ones."

Lin Yuan looked solemn.

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在避难所的第7天,林远逐渐适应了这里的生活,但却始终保持着戒备,尤其是在九重戒不断提醒 "避难所可能随时遭到袭击" 的情况下.林远通过闲聊和观察得知,避难所的管理层已经从官方接收到 "逐步恢复灾前文明" 的计划消息,并宣布: "从首都开始,一城一城地恢复基础设施,包括电力,水源和网络." 这无疑给避难所的幸存者带来了一些希望.

然而,就在林远和曹雨薇准备储备一些必需品时,曹雨薇突然感到体内的异能暴动,她拉着林远快速找到一个安全的地方坐下.

曹雨薇的身边开始泛起淡淡的光芒,空间的波动渐渐变得强烈.她闭着眼睛,神情专注.林远从她周围感受到一股压迫感,仿佛空间本身在她的控制下变得扭曲.约莫半个小时后,波动渐渐平息.

"怎么样?" 林远有些紧张地问.

曹雨薇睁开眼睛,深吸了一口气,眼中闪过一抹亮光: "我能感受到空间的裂隙了,好像...能短暂地打开空间通道."

她尝试施展了一次,空间前方突然裂开一道小型漩涡,瞬间吸走了前方的一块石头.石头在漩涡中消失不见,仿佛被直接吞噬了.林远目瞪口呆,嘴角抽搐:"小姨,你这是要把丧尸送去异次元的节奏?"

曹雨薇微微一笑:"还不算完全掌握,但可以试试对付丧尸."

林远感叹:"小姨的异能都变得那么能打了,我却只能靠仙人掌来过滤水."

平静的日子并未持续太久.第10天,林远留意到避难所的气氛有些不对劲.管理人员似乎比平时更加忙碌,士兵的巡逻也更加频繁,甚至连食物的分配都严格了不少.林远隐隐察觉到有事情发生.

晚上,他和曹雨薇在大厅用晚餐时,无意间听到两个守卫的对话: "说真的,丧尸群什么时候能转向啊?" "谁知道呢... 这地方撑不了太久的."

林远心里一沉,转身对曹雨薇说道: "避难所可能有麻烦了.我们得提前做准备."

曹雨薇点点头:"不要自己吓自己,我们一定可以坚持到最后的."

第15天,避难所的广播突然响起,管理者通知所有人留在房间,减少外出活动.这让避难所里的幸存者们更加焦虑,甚至有人开始传言丧尸群就在附近.

果不其然,当天晚上,远处传来了隐约的嘶吼声和咆哮声.林远站在窗边,看到避难所外的士兵忙碌地布置防线,巡逻车的灯光在夜幕中不断闪烁.林远皱着眉头,自言自语:"看来,避难所外已经有丧尸群接近了."

九重戒突然出声:"宿主,注意了.这是你实力提升的机会,也是危机的开始."

林远攥紧拳头,低声道:"真希望这些东西能离我远一点."

第16天清晨,避难所外传来了丧尸的撞击声.林远被吵醒,立刻和曹雨薇一起寻找高处遥望.他们看到丧尸群已经逼近避难所的外墙,前线的士兵正在奋力抵挡,但丧尸的数量却多得令人发指.

林远冷静下来,快速整理了两人的物资,准备应急逃离.他对曹雨薇说道:"如果避难所被攻破,我们必须第一时间离开!"

曹雨薇点头,随后打开空间异能,将两人的主要物资收进了空间储存:"不用担心,小姨会保护你的."

与此同时,避难所的广播响起,管理者用急促的语气通知:"所有人注意,避难所已经进入一级戒备状态!请各位保持冷静,不要离开房间!"

然而,广播中的安抚显然无法平息幸存者的恐慌.有人开始疯狂敲门求助,有人甚至试图冲出避难所寻找安全的地方,混乱在避难所内逐渐蔓延.

在这场混乱中,林远和曹雨薇在撤离时无意间撞见了江天明和江玉莲姐弟,以及那只体型变大的黑狗小黑.

当晚,丧尸群的攻势更加猛烈,避难所的外围防线已经岌岌可危.士兵们伤亡惨重,幸存者们的恐惧情绪达到了顶点.林远在窗外看到丧尸群中似乎有一些不同寻常的影子,那些影子移动迅速,甚至会指挥其他丧尸的行动.

九重戒提醒:"宿主,那可能是高阶丧尸.它们比普通丧尸更危险,也更聪明."

林远的表情变得凝重.