Honkai Summoning.

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The soldiers' breathing quickened slightly. They had some understanding of superpowers, but not as much as Tang Tian and his group. Seeing someone display an ability they'd only ever heard of in novels, anime, movies, and casual conversations was quite astonishing.

"You... are you really on fire?" Lin Yunling couldn't help but reach out to touch it, but felt a scorching heat and immediately withdrew her hand.

Guan Erdai didn't answer Lin Yunling's question. Instead, he stared intently at his right hand, at the flames burning on it, and his expression became fanatical: "So that's how it is! So that's how it is!"

"What?" Lin Yunling was startled by the fanatical expression on Guan Erdai's face.

The giants around them couldn't help but grip their guns tighter. Overwhelmed by the sudden power, they made some irrational moves, which was quite common.

Fortunately, Guan Erdai's expression only became slightly distorted, and he didn't make any other movements. He just muttered to himself, "So that's how it is. No wonder my dad told me that there was basically no chance of this interview being broadcast. I was just here to gain some experience. It turns out he was creating superhumans!" When he said the last sentence, Guan Erdai suddenly looked up at Su Mo.

"It seems you must be one of the people in charge of this experiment," Guan Erdai said to Su Mo with a confident tone and demeanor.

“…You’re overthinking it,” Su Mo said.

"Heh, you can't fool me." Guan Erdai extended his other hand and shook a finger twice. "I'm not some clueless kid. But even my dad probably didn't expect you to go to this extent, daring to use me as a test subject. Of course, what you'd never expect is that I've actually gained superpowers!"

As Guan Erdai spoke, the flame in his hand instantly transformed from a flame into a fireball. The light cast a rosy glow on everyone's faces, and the surrounding temperature seemed to rise several degrees.

"...You're overthinking it."

The soldiers around him couldn't help but twitch their lips; they could only say that this young master had a lot of ideas.

"Heh, you're overthinking it?" Guan Erdai chuckled. "Even if you argue, it's useless. Now, if you don't want to die, obediently let us out. At this close range, my flames are far more powerful than your guns!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers who had been pointing their guns outside immediately straightened up and went into combat mode.

The flames in Guan Erdai's hands grew even hotter and more intense.

From this perspective, this person is indeed a genius, at least in terms of superpowers, he is a complete genius.

Based on the information Su Mo had gathered, even a newly formed X individual might not be able to perfectly master their ability even after a month.

The person in front of me had managed to control his "superpower" to such an extent in just a few minutes. The temperature of the flame in his hand had now exceeded one hundred degrees Celsius and was still slowly rising.

But at the same time, it must be said that this guy is a self-righteous idiot.

Less than three seconds after he said those words, the flame in his hand suddenly disappeared, and Guan Erdai knelt down on the ground, his forehead and body covered in fine beads of sweat. He opened his mouth wide and spat it out.

Fortunately, it was almost lunchtime. His previous meal had mostly digested, and Guan Erdai only vomited a few mouthfuls of filth. He wiped his mouth with a trembling hand, then looked up at Su Mo and shouted angrily, "What have you done to me!"

Now, he was not only pale and covered in sweat, but his hands and feet were also completely weak, trembling even when he tried to lift them. It felt as if he had run a super marathon while carrying a heavy load—utterly powerless.

In fact, that is exactly the case.

Superpowers. They sound really cool, and when others use them, it seems effortless, like they can fly or demolish houses with just a thought.

In reality, how could someone possibly have such a great idea as flying up and demolishing houses?

Using superpowers consumes far more energy than ordinary actions... especially in the early stages, "weak effects and high consumption" is basically the common characteristic of all superpowers.

Do you think telekinesis is simply thinking about something and having it fly over by moving your finger? Do you think playing a game is as simple as just moving your finger?

Su Mo clearly remembered that many years ago, a telekinetic ability user told him that telekinesis was just like having many invisible hands and feet.

These invisible hands and feet, like ordinary hands and feet, also have limits to their capacity and length. Forcing them will only result in injury.

The difference is that ordinary hand and foot injuries are at the physical level, such as muscle strains. However, intangible hand and foot injuries directly affect the mental level, similar to symptoms of a splitting headache. In more severe cases, it can cause complete weakness and even fainting, making it impossible to move without several hours of rest.

Guan Erdai is in a similar situation now. He acted recklessly right after gaining his superpowers. He was lucky that he didn't die from exhaustion but just collapsed from exhaustion.

“If you feel anything different about yourselves, be a little more careful when using it. Don’t end up like this silly kid who accidentally killed himself.” Su Mo pointed at Guan Erdai as a negative example.

After saying that, he didn't bother with the guy anymore and walked straight ahead.

Those soldiers naturally had to follow their superior, Su Mo—after all, Su Mo was nominally of the same rank as Tang Tian, ​​and he dared to go to the X-wave location alone from the beginning, and then escaped unscathed. Now he was acting so calmly, so who else would they follow?

Two people kindly helped Guan Erdai up, and at this time he did not deliberately show off his intelligence, but chose to remain silent.

I just lost face so badly. I didn't even get a chance to show off before I was taken down.

Guan Erdai wished he could faint on the spot.

Since the soldiers who provided the greatest sense of security had all left with Su Mo, Lin Yunling and the uncle who still carried the camera followed suit.

Lin Yunling also instructed the uncle to turn on the camera and record as they walked.

The others didn't bother to stop her; in fact, the soldiers' helmets were already equipped with recording devices. If anything was discovered, this footage would become invaluable archives.

Every so often in this dark and narrow corridor, a dim, yellowish-white incandescent light would flicker on the brown ceiling, preventing the enclosed corridor from falling completely into darkness.

However, there was still a section of the journey that wasn't illuminated by the dim lights, but fortunately, the armed soldiers behind us had their own lighting equipment, preventing that part of the journey from feeling too oppressive.

But despite the lighting and the large number of people, as time went on, everyone's hearts grew heavier.

Although they weren't walking very fast, they had been walking for a full hour. The surrounding environment hadn't changed at all; it was still the same stiff, brown cement walls, with no doors or windows. If it weren't for the fact that they would fall into darkness and then return to the light each time, they would even have the illusion that they were standing still.

Or rather, are they really standing still?

"Commander Su, could we have fallen into some kind of strange illusion?" someone asked.

"No." Su Mo stopped in his tracks.

"But the surrounding environment has not changed."

“Because they were originally exactly the same,” Su Mo said.

"...Where did you get such a confident judgment from?" Lin Yunling couldn't help but ask. In her opinion, they must have fallen into some kind of illusion.

Since Guan Erdai already possesses fire-based superpowers, the addition of an illusionary realm is entirely reasonable. Lin Yunling didn't want to think like Guan Erdai, believing this was some kind of experimental field created by superpowered individuals.

"intuition."

Su Mo's answer made Lin Yunling even more worried. What kind of person is this? So unreliable. Are we really going to follow him down this dark path?

But they didn't really have any other choice. After all, there was only one road.

After the brief interruption, the group continued on their way, growing quieter as they walked. At first, Lin Yunling would say a few words, but after so much time, she was exhausted. She could no longer speak, and even her steps had become heavy.

Guan Erdai, however, recovered and no longer needed to be supported.

"Drip."

The cameraman's camera emitted a power-out alarm.

Lin Yunling turned her head and said, "Just throw away the camera, and retrieve the data inside."

"Okay." The uncle was decisive. He simply tossed the camera aside and drove off.

"How long has it been?"

After a long silence, with only the sound of footsteps echoing among them, Su Mo suddenly stopped and turned around to ask.

Someone glanced at their watch and said, "It's been five hours."

"Looks like we're going to go hungry," Su Mo said. "You can stay here and rest to save your energy. I'll go check ahead."

The group exchanged glances and nodded.

After walking for so long, they were indeed tired, not just physically, but also mentally. The pressure from such a depressing environment was immense.

That is to say, Su Mo, being an abnormal human, doesn't care at all.

He picked up a walkie-talkie, tested it to make it work, and then turned and walked directly into the darkness, disappearing from everyone's sight in no time. His footsteps faded into the distance, soon disappearing as well.

More than ten minutes passed when suddenly, a faint sound of footsteps came from the direction from which the group had come.

"Ok?"

Everyone stood up, raised their guns, and pointed them into the darkness.

"Commander Su, is that you?" someone asked, turning on the walkie-talkie, but all they got was static.

Do you have a younger sister?

From the darkness over there came a somewhat hoarse female voice.

Chapter 110 Do you have a younger sister?

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A soldier raised a hand to signal everyone to stay alert, then slowly took a step forward, simultaneously activating the illumination attachment on his gun. A beam of light pierced the darkness, allowing them to see the source of the sound not far away.

"child?"

Someone frowned and looked at a little girl who looked to be less than 1.6 meters tall at the end of the beam of light. She was wearing a gothic dress, and her long black hair hung down, covering most of her face, revealing only a pale chin.

The skirt was about knee-length, revealing a pair of slender calves.

The little girl's head was slightly lowered, one hand hung at her side, and the other hand held a small parasol.

"Tch, so it's just a little girl." Seeing that the person who came was a young girl, Guan Erdai, who felt like he had gained superpowers and become a superman, immediately relaxed and couldn't help but speak.

"Wait a minute, something seems off." However, the others didn't let their guard down like he did, and Lin Yunling spoke softly.

Guan Erdai glanced at the little girl and said, "What's wrong? Our sudden appearance here is the biggest problem in itself. Could this little girl be any more suspicious?"

"Her clothes..." Lin Yunling said softly.

The little girl not far away was wearing a gorgeous gothic-style dress, but upon closer inspection, it became clear that the dress was not clean. It had holes in many places, cracks along the edges, and parts that should have been white had turned black, likely due to not being washed for a long time.

The small parasol she draped over her shoulder was also somewhat tattered, with one corner tucked up, looking as if it had been picked up from some garbage dump.

"Who are you? Why are you here?"

Someone spoke up, keeping their gun pointed at them warily and not getting any closer.

If these soldiers had encountered a young girl dressed like this elsewhere, they probably would have already approached her and asked her questions. But in this environment, they couldn't afford to be careless.

"Do you have a younger sister?" The little girl who suddenly appeared didn't answer the question, but asked the same question again.

"No, who are you? Answer me," someone replied.

“Great, then I’ll be your little sister.”

The little girl suddenly cheered, her voice instantly becoming joyful. She dropped her little parasol and ran over.

Faced with such a young girl, no one could bring themselves to shoot. Even after taking several steps back, they couldn't stop her from hugging the young man who had just given the answer.

"Um... um..." The young man was clearly not comfortable with such close contact, and raised his hand, looking quite embarrassed.