Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday-Chapter 243: New Rank System

Someone out there can bring hailstorm and use it for their personal matter.

Silence filled the room as Dr. Kian’s words hit everyone hard, pulling their attention to that one thing they somehow failed to even notice. Discover hidden stories at novelbuddy

Grace’s gaze locked with Davian’s, and she realized that he was thinking the same thing as her - could someone be strong to shift the nature as per their requirements? What level of power then it would be?

Over the past two years, the system had identified over two hundred different types of superpowers that was seen around the places she visited and people she came across, but not once did it noticed a power that could bring hailstorm.

Finally, Davian let out a small sigh, voicing his thoughts out loud. "That’s a whole new level of ability. Weather manipulation on such a scale? That’s not something we have seen from any survivors so far."

Grace’s fingers tapped lightly against the armrest of her chair. It’s a habit she had picked up during these tense meetings. "Which means this person - or group - isn’t ordinary. They have power, and they are using it for a specific purpose."

The thought of it being more than just one person was almost scary. But she pushed it away for the time being and focused on Davian as he continued.

"And if Rune is right, then they aren’t just signaling blindly. They are trying to reach someone specific."

A tense silence followed. Sge could see the same question forming in everyone’s mind.

Who?

* * *

The storm continued for the next few hours, the rhythmic pulsing of energy never wavering. If anything, it was growing stronger.

Grace and the others had split up to keep watch, each taking a different part of the city to monitor for any unusual activity.

As she stood on the rooftop of one of the tallest apartment buildings at the northern end, the cold wind whipping at her clothes, she couldn’t shake the feeling that something - or someone - was out there, just beyond the barrier.

[I’m detecting fluctuations in the energy pattern,] 2025 reported through their shared mindlink. [The signal is… shifting.]

Her grip on the railing tightened. "Shifting how?"

[It’s narrowing its focus. Instead of a wide, sweeping broadcast, it’s starting to hone in on a specific area.]

Grace’s heart skipped a beat. "Where?"

A pause, and then...

[Directly east of Greenstone. Less than ten kilometers away.]

Her mind raced. "That’s close. Too close."

[Which means whoever - or whatever - they are looking for is likely within that range.]

Grace pushed off the railing. "I need to check it out."

* * *

The others didn’t like the idea of her going alone, so she ended up being pared with Rune while Davian and Dr. Kian remained within the residential area to keep the situation there under control.

The hailstorm was still ongoing, but not as strong as previously. The ice balls crashed against the invisible barrier, sending bursts of light flickering across the sky.

Grace used teleportation to get to their destination. She and Rune appeared in what turned out to be a small town located at a distance from Greenstone. And surprisingly, there was no hailstorm attacking this abandoned place.

Not only that, but there was no sign of even a single infected in the area. The place was eerily silent, and the only sound coming was from the ongoing hailstorm in the distance.

She and Rune immediately shielded their presence and remained in the shadows while 2025 tried to locate the person, or group, they had come looking for.

It didn’t take too long for the system to give them an exact location, and within minutes, she led Rune to the place. They were hiding in the shadows of what seemed like a store, when they finally noticed them.

Right! It was more than just one - exactly what Grace dreaded.

While they were at a safe distance from the group, her heightened senses helped her in seeing and hearing everything that was going on.

Now that they were this close, 2025 and the system were finally able to get more and important information on the group.

[Unknown group: members 7]

Seven - that’s a lot, especially if they all had powers of the level of summoning hailstorm.

[Master, you see the woman in black cloak, she’s the one summoning the hailstorm. Her power can’t be found without being able to scan her, but the system shows she might be a Rank - A.]

Rank A?

"What about the others?" Grace asked the little creature while her heart pounded against her ribs. This was the first time she had come across someone of this high Rank.

Recently, the system had categorized people with powers into different ranks. There were a total of seven ranks that could possibly exist for the time being - S, A, B, C, D, E, and K, in descending order.

Those in Rank K were the ones who either recently unlocked their powers, or had been unable to level up despite everything. These were the lowest at the Rank table.

Most of the residents of Greenstone were at Level E, while a couple had made it to level D recently after spending most of their waking hours training and learning.

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Grace’s team mates had mostly reached level C. As for her men - Davian was at Rank B since he had carried his powers from his past life. Dr. Kian was at Rank C. And Rune, the system had been unable to tell exactly what Rank he was at.

As for her, she was somewhere between level A and B.

[Four out of seven are showing signs to be at Rank A, while the other three might be at Rank B.]

2025’s response to her question pulled her out of her thoughts. To say that she was left stunned would be an understatement. Not one... but four people at Rank A.

She could only imagine just how powerful the group would be with four Rank A and three Rank B members. She and Rune stand no chance against them. Probably the entire Greenstone stood no chance against them.

The realization was terrifying... and eye-opener.