Chapter 33: M Road, Lu Minli

She could only desperately signal to Tu You with her eyes, hoping Tu You would understand what she meant.

[Ah Chu!]

Sensing that Sang Chu was asking her for help, Tu You hurriedly looked over. She saw her friend's anxious gaze and seemed to get what she wanted.

[You want me to attack you?]

Sang Chu controlled her eyes to glance down slightly, trying her best to give a meaningful look, but it was hard to tell.

Tu You could only grit her teeth and go all in.

[If these weapons attack you, and I stab you with the light blade, will you be able to regain control of your body for even a second and give yourself a command?]

Sang Chu was under control, and Tu You had no way to give her a command. So now, all she needed was for Sang Chu to break free from the mental restraints for just one second. As long as she could regain control for a moment, she could escape!

Tu You kept attacking the doctor to keep him at bay, while using her big ears to control the light blade and slash at Sang Chu, each strike merciless.

The doctor frowned, increasing his control. “Trying to escape? Daydreaming.”

He couldn’t see Tu You, only strange weapons attacking Sang Chu.

He focused on controlling Sang Chu, withdrawing the mental shield. Flames and cold beams shot out, turning the laboratory into chaos.

But those with special abilities were tough. Even after being blasted, they still held on.

The “brother” and the skinny guy, unlike the doctor who had a protective shield, quickly found places to hide.

Just when the doctor thought victory was in his grasp—

The shadow disappeared...

The doctor’s eyes widened in shock. The “brother” was nowhere to be seen. After the doctor withdrew his hand, the “brother” came forward. “Doctor, what’s going on?”

The doctor took out a communicator and issued a command, Sang Chu’s name displayed at the top. “Search the entire city for this person. Any information, regular people get permanent immunity, ability users get a crystal core!”

The assistant took the order. “Yes, Doctor, I’ll get right on it!”

……

Sang Chu was in a state of emergency treatment.

Tu You sat on the ground, still shaken. “That was terrifying. That level five ability user can actually see shadows, and see you! My god!”

Sang Chu hadn’t expected that either. She quickly tried to contact her brother Sang Jingwen and Yi Ping, but no one replied.

“Is my brother okay?”

Tu You suddenly remembered those people said they were capturing ability users. She swallowed nervously. “He shouldn’t be unlucky enough to get caught, right?”

Sang Chu didn’t dare delay and quickly messaged Lu Minli:

[Lu Minli, I need your help. Go now, don’t bring Muxue or Grandma. Go alone. Hide your shadow outside the city, then enter the city yourself. Don’t let anyone see you. Meet me after you’re inside.]

Lu Minli: [I’m heading out now. What happened?]

[There’s been a raid in Xinshi. My brother is missing. I’m afraid he’s been caught. I need your help because there’s a level five ability user who can see particle shadows. So, when you’re on the way, use jade stones to boost your power as much as possible. Your shadow ability might be the only way I can get into Xinshi.]

[Okay, got it. I’ll leave after telling Muxue. Don’t worry, wait for me.]

[Be careful. Boost your power as much as you can. That level five is terrifying—lasers are useless!]

At this, Lu Minli’s eyes darkened, and she couldn’t help but think of Wenfeng.

Muxue noticed Lu Minli’s expression and asked, “Did something happen to Sang Sang?”

Lu Minli nodded, showing her the chat with Sang Chu. Muxue hesitated about going along, but seeing Sang Chu’s message telling her not to come, she said,

“If Sang Sang doesn’t want me to go, I won’t. But you must be careful. The people in Xinshi are too dangerous. You have to come back safe.”

As she spoke, her eyes reddened and she hugged Lu Minli tightly. Even though she knew she shouldn’t hold her back, she couldn’t help it.

Muxue said, “Minli, Sang Sang... no matter what happens, you can’t betray her!”

Lu Minli helplessly patted her back, her voice gentle. “We’ve come this far together in the apocalypse. Don’t you know what kind of person I am? I’d never abandon you either. Don’t worry.”

“Mm, I trust you. Sang Sang trusts you too, that’s why she asked you for help at a time like this. You have to bring her back safe!”

Muxue was very anxious. If her power was at all useful, she wouldn’t want to be left behind.

But she knew if she went, she’d probably just be a burden.

Lu Minli: “Alright, don’t worry, and tell Grandma not to worry either. I’ll use my shadow ability to go. You hide here and stay safe. Keep an eye on your light energy and recharge when you can, okay?”

“I know, go quickly.”

Lu Minli nodded, got on her shadow, and sped toward Xinshi.

……

“Ah Yi! Ah Yi! Wake up!”

Yi Ping woke up groggily to Sang Jingwen’s shouting.

He looked around and saw Sang Jingwen tied up on the ground.

“What… what’s going on?”

He remembered that earlier, when his father told him to go out, he’d gone to the landlord’s house to get some food. He was about to leave when Sang Jingwen stopped him.

After that—

He lost consciousness.

Sang Jingwen frowned at him. “Ah Yi, where’s your power?”

“My power?”

Yi Ping was confused, and basically just followed Sang Jingwen’s instructions. But when he tried to use his power, he realized it was gone and stared at Sang Jingwen in shock.

“Ah Wen, my power is gone!”

Sang Jingwen said quietly, “I thought so.”

He was about to message Sang Chu when a voice rang in his ear: [Urgent alert, urgent alert. Message from the original founder: There’s a level five psychic in Xinshi. No matter where you are, do NOT use light energy or shadows. He can see them!]

Sang Jingwen looked at Yi Ping in shock. He was also a power user, and worried he’d be discovered.

“Awake, are we?”

A man in a white lab coat and mask walked in, holding a huge syringe, followed by Yi Ping’s father, Jian.

Yi Ping was shocked. “You… why are you with him?”

The masked man smiled. “Your father’s landlord is actually from our research institute. He’s my agent in the slums. Many ability users can’t be found at their original addresses, so we look in the slums. Jian’s job is to keep an eye on ability users and hand them over to me for processing.”"