After Death, I Became a Superhuman-Chapter 62 – Segment
"One tea egg, one sticky rice bun with fried dough."
She Miao stood beside a roadside stall, rubbing his slightly sore nose.
In theory, it was just his illusion. His nose was perfectly fine and not broken. It's just that the training room felt so realistic that even now, he still felt like his nose was broken when he touched it.
This stall only appeared near his residence a few days ago. After trying it for the first time, it firmly caught his taste buds. Now, he would almost stop by every day for a sticky rice bun with fried dough, and he had become acquainted with the stall owner.
However, he didn't know that the stall owner was actually his father.
She Duming, who had been in the Sky Eye for a while, was finally deemed to have recovered and could resume his activities. The first thing he wanted to do was to see his son, but he felt unprepared for the reunion. So he came up with this plan.
He was always good at disguises and changing his voice. His current appearance was that of a middle-aged, greasy stall owner. He couldn't even recognize himself in the mirror.
Catching a glimpse of She Miao's small movement, he casually asked, "Got into a fight?"
"Huh? Um, yeah."
"Did you win?"
"It's a bit difficult... The other person is very strong."
"First of all, you shouldn't admit it like that." She Duming shook his head. "Sometimes, men speak with their aura. If you believe that the other person is stronger than you, then you've already lost before even starting."
She Miao didn't agree. He thought to himself that if She Duming had seen the invincible Teletubbies, he wouldn't say such silly things.
She Duming took out a tea egg. The tea-colored shell was covered with small cracks, emitting a fragrant aroma.
She Miao casually looked around and caught a glimpse of black smoke rising from behind a nearby building. He then noticed the sound of a fire alarm coming from the next street.
His expression changed slightly. "Is there a fire?"
"Hmm?" She Duming paused his actions and glanced in that direction. "Oh, it seems like it. Don't worry, it's definitely not your home."
"Um... I'll go take a look just in case."
She Miao now considered himself a member of the alliance, with a sense of transcendental mission. It was only natural for him to help when he saw injustice, and if there was anything he could do in case of a community incident, he felt obligated to do so.
Soon, he realized that it was a good thing he took a look.
"Damn it! It's really my home!"
She Miao sprinted out at a speed of a hundred meters. After confirming that there were no onlookers, he immediately activated his uniform and used his extreme speed to flash into the fire.
He was extremely grateful for the gift from the organization. If this had happened a couple of days ago, even though he had become transcendent, he was still just a mortal with a physical body. Rushing into a fire without any firefighting training could have led to problems.
But with the ability of extreme speed, his safety factor was greatly increased. Although he came out with a dirty face, at least the important things were successfully rescued.
It was unclear whether it was lucky or unlucky, but their home was already empty, and there didn't seem to be anything worth saving in the fire. In the end, he came out with only a backpack and a photo album, which contained textbooks and homework.
Otherwise, he would have to tell the teacher tomorrow that his homework was burned in a fire, and he didn't know whether she would believe it or not...
His movements were too fast, and it was only now that She Duming, who was still disguised, caught up. Seeing his son covered in soot and the photo album he risked his life to save from the fire, his emotions became complex.
He remembered that photo album.
It was a very old album, with cracks and stains all over the cover, like an old house weathered by wind and rain, but it carried countless memories.
This could be said to be the only memory their family had. Obviously, She Miao had kept it by his side all these years, and even in such a critical moment, it was the first thing he grabbed, showing the importance of this album in his heart.
She Duming felt his vision blur. He silently approached, wanting to pat his child's back, but then he remembered that he couldn't break his current persona, so he forcibly retracted his hand.
She Miao glanced at him sideways, somewhat surprised. "Boss? Why are you here?"
"Oh, I saw that it seemed like there was a fire, so I followed to see what was happening."
She Duming tried to make his voice sound stable, then casually gestured towards the photo album.
"This, it must be important to you, right?"
"Hmm? Ah, yeah, it is."
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She Miao laughed awkwardly, brushing it off vaguely, as if he didn't want to discuss this topic. He nervously opened his backpack, seemingly trying to hide the photo album from view.
But unexpectedly, there was a mistake, and a picture slipped out from the album and fell to the ground.
Both of them looked at it simultaneously.
The picture showed a silver-haired, red-eyed anime girl... in tattered clothes.
The two fell into a brief and eerie silence.
She Miao felt like this eerie atmosphere lasted for half a century.
Until a prompt suddenly jumped out of the screen in front of them, as if it were a life-saving message.
"Mission log has been updated. You have a new mission waiting to be viewed."
[Vampire Clan] There have been continuous appearances of vampire-type transcendent beings in Yingge Town, Changhe City, attacking pedestrians at night. You need to go and investigate.
She Miao took a deep breath and nonchalantly picked up the wallpaper, put it back in the album, and stuffed it into his backpack, as if nothing had happened.
"Sorry, boss, something came up. Let's talk next time."He slung his backpack over his shoulder and turned to leave.
She Duming: "......"
For some reason, he suddenly felt an urge to punch someone.
...
Elsewhere, deep underground, the base of the "Electronic Wizard".
The room was shrouded in pitch-black darkness, with several imposing silhouettes standing in the dark. Each person exuded a natural aura of dominance, radiating the confidence of those in power.
"Resonance and Ghost Walker have both failed," someone said in the darkness. "Resonance was killed on the spot, and Ghost Walker was captured alive... Obviously, this is not an optimistic outcome."
"The mental restriction personally imposed by the Mind Master in Ghost Walker's brain should be able to hold off for a while."
"Not for long. The mental restriction can only hold off for a while, and the Sky Eye is not short of powerful psychics. It won't be long before Ghost Walker starts talking."
"No matter. All they can trace from Ghost Walker is our branch, by the time they arrive, they will only see an abandoned base," someone chuckled.
Those present were the leaders of the Electronic Wizard's branch in Yaoshui City. Ghost Walker was originally transferred from the Yaoshui branch, and when they learned of Ghost Walker's failure, they immediately emptied the entire branch base.
Now they were staying in an underground base that had been abandoned years ago due to poor location and high construction difficulty. They moved into this long-abandoned base as an emergency measure, fearing that the Superhuman would be led to their door by Ghost Walker.
"I'm just saying," another voice sounded in the darkness, "but being driven underground by a Superhuman doesn't seem like something to be happy about, does it?"
The smile on the previous speaker's face disappeared instantly.
"This is just a temporary measure."
The man sitting in the center spoke. He was the leader of the Yaoshui branch, his voice steady and exuding a sense of leadership, giving the rest of the people an inexplicable sense of reassurance.
"Resonance and Ghost Walker's abilities were ineffective, which clearly shows that our previous preparations were insufficient. But this battle has allowed us to collect more critical data.
But we all know that the ultimate goal of the organization is to create a real god along the path of the Transcendent. Compared to our ultimate goal, defeating a mere Extraordinary Being blocking the way is just a matter of time.
We are just making a strategic retreat now, analyzing data and gathering intelligence. When the time is ripe..."
He paused, his tone unchanged, but exuding an aura of unangered authority.
"...he will naturally pay the price for messing with the wrong people."
There was silence in the darkness. But everyone nodded, feeling that the leader's resounding words indeed alleviated the slightly gloomy atmosphere.
"And the last thing, which is also the most urgent matter at hand..."
The leader spoke, pausing for a moment.
"...Which damn department is in charge of the cables? It's been half a day and the power is still not on, how damn long do we have to grope in the dark!?"