As someone in sequence 001, I also want to give up today.

After Chen Zhe left, Li Yu escorted him to the elevator.

The elevator doors slowly closed, and the metal surface reflected the figures of the two people standing side by side.

Chen Zhe pressed the button for the first floor, but then reached out to stop the door from closing and turned to look at Li Yu.

"It's just a few steps, why bother delivering it?"

Chen Zhe reached out and ruffled Li Yu's hair.

"And your brother is still inside, don't let him get suspicious."

Li Yu slapped his hand away, but a smile played on her lips:

"Why would you suspect anything? With my brother's personality, as long as there's enough sweet and sour pork ribs, even if the sky falls, his first question will be, 'Will this affect my meal?'"

The elevator went down, and the two of them stood at the elevator entrance on the first floor and started chatting.

"That's true."

Chen Zhe smiled, but the smile quickly faded.

"By the way, I just submitted the mission report. The Supernatural Abilities Bureau has given feedback; the analysis results for the 'Shadow Lizard' wreckage are in."

Li Yu's expression turned serious:

"Is it confirmed?"

"Um."

Chen Zhe lowered his voice.

"It is indeed a Rank A in the metamorphosis stage. The peak energy reading has already touched the edge of Rank S. If it weren't for the fact that it had just completed its third molt and was in a weakened state..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but Li Yu understood what the second half meant.

A fully-formed A-level alien beast, especially a troublesome creature like the "Shadow Lizard" with the dual abilities of shadow leaping and mimicry regeneration.

If it successfully completes its transformation, the entire city could become a hunting ground.

The criteria for class A alien beasts are simple—they possess the potential to unilaterally destroy a medium-to-large city.

And what the two of them took care of tonight in an abandoned factory on the outskirts of the city was this very thing.

"What's the bureau's evaluation?" Li Yu asked.

"Mission rating: S-level"

Chen Zhe took out his phone from his pocket, quickly swiped a few times, and brought up an encrypted file.

"Old Zhou even sent a message praising our excellent teamwork."

Li Yu leaned closer to look at the screen.

The above is an internal briefing from the Bureau of Supernatural Abilities.

The title is "A-17 'Shadow Lizard' Elimination Report," and the executor's section prominently displays two code names:

【012·Consciousness Severance】- Li Yu

【021·Flame Heart Control】- Chen Zhe

Below their code name is their overall rating: S-level.

The total number of S-class superhumans worldwide does not exceed one hundred.

This rating is not based on the serial number alone.

The sequence represents the strength and potential of the superpower itself, while the letter rating SABCD represents the superpower user's control over their own abilities, practical application, and mental strength.

A high-sequence ability user with poor control or low mental strength may only be rated as B-level.

A person with a slightly lower sequence but whose abilities are developed to the extreme or whose mental strength is extremely high may actually reach A or even S.

People like Li Yu and Chen Zhe, who are both high-ranking and possess extremely high mental strength, are key core combat forces in the bureau.

Chen Zhe spoke up: "Speaking of which, your brother... you really don't plan to tell him?"

Li Yu was silent for a few seconds, then shook her head:

"Let's wait a bit longer. You know what kind of person my brother is.

His biggest dream in life is to make money while lying down, and his second biggest dream is to not make money while lying down.

If I suddenly told him, "Your sister is actually an S-class superhuman who can kill people with her mind," I'd probably end up in a mental hospital.

Chen Zhe imagined the scene and couldn't help but laugh out loud:

That makes sense.

"and,"

Li Yu looked towards the living room, her voice even softer.

"I don't want to involve him. This world... isn't that safe."

Chen Zhe nodded and didn't insist any further.

He understood Li Yu's thoughts—behind the glamorous world of superhumans lies the constant danger of fighting against alien beasts, out-of-control individuals, or even hostile organizations.

Li Xian's easygoing and unambitious nature is indeed not suited to knowing too much.

"I'll be going now. I have to work tomorrow. Oh, by the way, there's an S-level seminar at the Superpowered Individuals Bureau this weekend, and Old Zhou specifically asked us to attend."

Chen Zhe was also preparing to go back.

"Another meeting..." Li Yu sighed.

"understood."

The two parted ways, and Chen Zhe's footsteps faded into the distance in the neighborhood.

Li Yu stood downstairs for a while before turning around and going back home.

Li Xian was still sprawled on the sofa, with a boring shopping show playing on TV.

The host is using an exaggerated tone to promote a multi-functional kitchen knife that can "cut vegetables, peel peels, open bottle caps, and even defend itself."

"elder brother,"

Li Yu walked over and sat down at the other end of the sofa.

Do you have plans for tomorrow?

"Writing."

Li Xian stared at the television, his tone completely calm.

"The editor said that if I didn't submit the opening paragraph soon, she would come to my house with a knife to supervise the construction."

"Then why don't you hurry up and write it?"

Why do things today that will happen tomorrow?

Li Xian spoke with righteous indignation.

"Do today's work tomorrow; that's the healthy attitude towards life."

Li Yu was speechless at this absurd logic, so she grabbed a cushion and threw it at them.

"You're so lazy you could die!"

The cushion hit Li Xian, but he didn't even bother to dodge.

Instead, I adjusted my posture and put the cushion behind my lower back, which made me more comfortable.

Looking at his behavior, Li Yu felt both annoyed and amused.

She recalled her conversation with Chen Zhe and the brief fight in the factory.

Looking at my brother, who knew nothing about the other side of the world and only cared about whether he could submit his manuscript tomorrow, I suddenly felt an absurd sense of disconnect.

If one day I find out the truth, how will I react?

Will I be scared? Will I be angry? Or will I... just like now, sprawled on the sofa and say, "Oh, so can you make extra ribs tonight?"

Li Yu couldn't imagine it.

She shook her head, suppressing those chaotic thoughts.

"I'm going to take a shower."

She stood up.

"You should go to bed early too, don't stay up late playing games again."

"Know--"

Li Xian drawled out the sound.

The sound of running water came from the bathroom.

Li Xian picked up the remote and changed the channel.

This is a late-night documentary about black holes in the universe.

The host said in a deep voice, "A gravitational abyss from which even light cannot escape."

Li Xian watched for a while and then felt a little sleepy.

He glanced at the time: 10:20.

"I'll watch for another ten minutes and then go to sleep."

He said to himself, and then shifted to an even more slumped position.

The documentary shifts to describe the collapse of a star. The background music becomes grand and ethereal.

Li Xian's eyelids grew heavier and heavier.

He didn't hear it; the sound of water in the bathroom had stopped at some point.

Li Yu came out wrapped in a bathrobe, her hair still wet. She stood at the living room door and looked at him for a few seconds with a complicated expression.

He didn't hear it either. After Li Yu returned to her room, she turned on an encrypted communicator and reported in a low voice:

"S-012 reports: Returned home, no abnormalities found. The residual energy field of the 'Shadow Lizard' has been confirmed to be completely cleared."

He could hardly have known that, while he was half-asleep, in the analysis room on the third basement floor of the Special Abilities Bureau on the other side of the city, several researchers in white coats were arguing:

"The energy fluctuation curve shows that the Shadow Lizard experienced an abnormal mental backlash thirty seconds before its death, which is inconsistent with its previous behavior patterns."

"Could it be that Li Yu's 'consciousness severance' triggered some kind of stress response mechanism?"

"No, the spectrum analysis shows that the wavelength of the recoiling mental energy is completely mismatched with Li Yu's ability characteristics. It's more like... something 'mimicked' the 'Shadow Lizard's' mental fluctuations at that moment, and then poured in the opposite direction, accelerating its consciousness collapse."

"You mean... there was a third party present?"

"Uncertain. It could also be some kind of unrecorded supernatural ability remnant. We suggest reviewing all surveillance footage from the area surrounding the factory for a thorough investigation."

Li Xian knew none of this.

All he knew was that he was getting sleepier and sleepier.

The documentary is still playing. In the footage, a star is approaching the end of its life, its light gradually dimming.

The narrator says, "When the star's core fuel runs out, gravity will ultimately prevail, and matter will inevitably collapse..."

Li Xian's vision began to blur.

He felt as if he were falling, yet also as if he were floating.

There was a faint sound in my ear, not from the television, but some kind of ancient, deep murmur, like an echo resounding directly from the depths of my mind.

……power……

...All things...

...Awakening...

The sound was intermittent and unclear.

Li Xian tried to open his eyes, but his eyelids felt as heavy as lead.

He thought he might be hallucinating because he was too tired.

Just a second before his consciousness was about to sink into darkness, an indescribable feeling swept over him.

It was neither pain, nor warmth, nor cold.

It's more like... something innate was suddenly activated.

It's like you've always thought you were nearsighted, but one day you suddenly discover that you can actually see the veins of leaves a kilometer away—that realization of "so this is how I should be" brutally redefines your self-definition.

Countless streams of information flooded my mind—not words, not images, but a more fundamental "understanding."

He "knew".

To know what your ability is called, what it is, and... where it ranks.

[All-Encompassing Power] - Sequence 001

[Core Law: Perfect Replication] All supernatural abilities seen can be analyzed, replicated, and permanently possessed. The moment of replication, one fully understands all the rules, costs, and limits of that ability.

【Characteristic 1: Flawless Mirror】 The replicated ability will break free from its original limitations and reach a theoretically perfect form. If the original ability has a cost, the cost will be eliminated or greatly reduced; if the original ability has a flaw, the flaw will be repaired.

【Characteristic Two: All Laws Return to One】 All the replicated superpowers can be freely transformed and merged in their original power to create "composite powers" that do not exist in the world.

【Feature 3: Endless Source】 It grants near-infinite spiritual power, which can be used at any time. It is off by default in daily use.

【Feature 4: ???】 (Unlocked)

[Current Status: Initial Awakening Stage] Replica Window: No Cooldown. Number of Abilities that Can Be Held Simultaneously: No Limit (Theoretically). Currently Replicated Abilities: 0.

And finally, that simplest yet most profound self-awareness—

This is the primordial sequence, transcending all that is known.

Li Xian suddenly opened his eyes.

The TV was still on; the documentary had finished airing, and they were showing Midnight GG.

The living room was dimly lit, and the night outside the window was deep.

He sat on the sofa, motionless.

What was that just now?

A dream? A hallucination? Or did staying up too many nights finally lead to a mental breakdown?

He raised his hand and looked at his palm.

The lines are clear, and it looks no different from usual. Clench your fist, then relax it, repeating this several times.

The touch feels realistic, and muscle control is normal.

But something is different.

He couldn't explain exactly what it was, just like you can't describe what it feels like to "suddenly change your vision from 0.1 to 5.0".

But you just know that the world has completely changed in your eyes.

Li Xian slowly, very slowly, looked around.

The walls were still walls, the sofa was still a sofa, and the milk tea cup on the table was still half full. Everything seemed normal.

But he could "feel" that there were extremely faint, colorful "flows" floating in the air.

Some of them drifted out from Li Yu's room; they were pale silver, delicate as silk, and carried a sharp spiritual quality.

Some of it seeped in from outside the window, thin and mixed, like fragments of emotions unconsciously scattered by countless people in the city;

And some... come from even further away, powerful, solid, carrying a scorching or heavy aura.

Extraordinary energy fluctuations.

The term naturally popped into my mind, accompanied by a complete definition: the energy characteristics emitted when a superhuman uses their abilities or experiences intense emotional fluctuations.

And now he can "see" them.

No, it's not about seeing, it's about perceiving.

Just like you can tell whether a light is on or off with your eyes closed, that kind of absolute awareness of the "existence of energy".

Li Xian sat on the sofa and spent a full five minutes processing this fact.

Then, he did three things:

First, I pinched my arm—it hurt, and it wasn't a dream.

Second, I picked up the half-full cup of milk tea and took a sip—it was sweet, and my sense of taste was normal.

Third, and most importantly—he looked at Li Yu's tightly closed door.

In his current "perception".

Behind that door lurked a condensed, silvery-white spiritual energy, like a quiet sea of ​​blades, its sharp outline still visible even in its slumber.

The energy intensity was astonishingly high, according to the classification standards he had just "learned".

This is definitely S-level control, and the essential level (sequence) of that mental power is indeed far beyond ordinary superpowers.

012·Segmentation of Consciousness.

He "knew" that the code name corresponded to Li Yu.

"Ha." Li Xian let out a short sound, it was hard to tell whether it was a laugh or a sigh.

So, his sister really is a superhuman.

He had just awakened something called "All-Encompassing Power," its sequence number was 001, and its self-perception was that it was something "above all known things."

"..."

Li Xian put down her milk tea cup and slumped back into the sofa.

He stared at the ceiling and thought for about thirty seconds.

Then, the conclusion was reached:

First, the world seems more complex than he imagined.

Secondly, his sister seems to be more capable than he imagined.

Third, he seemed to have awakened something extraordinary within himself.

Fourth, and most importantly—

"It doesn't affect my ability to slack off..."

He muttered to himself, grabbed the remote, and switched to a comedy variety show.

Superpowers? Beasts? S-rank? Sequence? ??

That sounds like a lot of trouble.

Is the game not fun?

Is it because the sofa is not comfortable to lie on?

Is it because the sweet and sour pork ribs don't smell good?

Is it just that being late for a draft isn't fun enough?

Li Xian's life motto is simple: if you can avoid worrying, then don't worry; if you can lie down, then don't sit.

So, is the younger sister a superhuman?

Oh, got it.

Did he awaken a seemingly amazing ability on his own?

Oh, I see.

and then?

That's all.

I still have to write an article tomorrow; the editor might really come knocking on my door with a knife.

Li Xian yawned, packed up the information about that "omnipotent power" and stuffed it into a corner of his brain, labeling it "I'll talk about it later (probably not)".

In the variety show, the guests are playing a really silly game, with awkward but frequent laughs.

As Li Xian watched, he actually started to laugh.

As he was laughing, a question suddenly occurred to him.

If he could replicate all superpowers... wouldn't that mean...?

Could he also replicate Li Yu's "consciousness cutting"?

After replication, can it automatically optimize and eliminate costs?

Wouldn't that mean...?

Li Xian's thoughts drifted, imagining himself effortlessly chopping vegetables, peeling them, lighting a fire, and boiling water—the entire kitchen process was completed automatically with a simple wave of his hand.

It seems... somewhat useful?

"Um,"

He nodded.

"This skill would be great for doing housework."

As for saving the world, fighting alien beasts, joining national organizations, and so on...

"I'm too tired, I'm not going."

He muttered something and shifted into a more comfortable slumped position.

Outside the window, the night was deep.

The city sleeps, but the world of superhumans never sleeps.

But for Li Xian, at this moment, there was only one important thing—

"What should I have for breakfast tomorrow...?"

He closed his eyes, and his breathing gradually became steady.

Deep within his consciousness, the newly awakened [All-Encompassing Power] lay dormant, like a dragon whose eyes had not yet been opened.

It waits.

Waiting for the first superpower to be replicated.

Waiting for the world to realize—

The "Slacker Master" of Sequence 001 has actually been quietly launched today.