Regarding the matter of awakening lightning abilities after transformation

Although fresh blood has been added to the team, it is undeniable that their interactions are more like casual acquaintances.

They can't even get enough people together to sit down and have a simple meal.

"Brother Qi is here too."

Without needing any prompting, Qin Kexin connected with Qi Bei's mind in the next second. The latter simply said "long time no see" and then fell silent.

"How have you been lately? I heard you've broken through to C+ level?"

Hearing Qin Kexin mention this, Lin Li immediately felt a little proud: "My extradimensional storage space has expanded to fifty cubic meters."

Unlike the jewelry boxes of the past, the current storage space is completely filled with weapons and ammunition; all of them could be taken out and used to arm half a company.

Qin Kexin chuckled softly upon hearing this: "Only fifty cubic meters? I remember you used to be constantly talking about saving the world."

Lin Li wasn't angry at all about having his dark past exposed. He just muttered to himself, "...I never thought I'd actually encounter the end of the world in my lifetime."

"Then why did you dare to come in?" Qin Kexin said.

Upon hearing this, Lin Li immediately replied, "Since God has given me such a special ability, it would be a waste to squander it."

"I know I'm not a combat type, but at least I can bring some equipment to everyone, so I can barely count it as contributing. Don't underestimate the role of a logistics soldier."

Qin Kexin certainly didn't mean that; she was simply amazed by the young man's passion.

"Sure, Xiao Linzi." After saying that, Qin Kexin changed the subject and her tone became extremely serious.

"However, please be careful from now on."

Chapter 419, Section 427: The Sky and the Dragon

At 2:42 PM, at the temporary camp, due to unknown reasons, there were no traces of cities on this island, so the three S-rank Awakened had to sit side by side against a square stone.

After a brief encounter, Su Wanxi concluded that the possibility of Mr. Liu being a follower of the Crow Cult was extremely slim. In addition, given the urgency of the situation, they did not have time to speculate further.

"The regrouped team comprises 394 Awakened, including logistics personnel with storage abilities, and carries no more than half a ton of CL-20 explosives..."

Upon learning of Gu Cheng's battle plan, Mr. Liu immediately began to calculate the total amount of explosives they possessed.

"...These explosives are enough to destroy some small warships, but if used on devastating creatures, the effect may not be significant."

The key issue is that the same amount of explosives fired from a cannonball can cause far more damage than manually placed explosives. Moreover, Nidhogg cannot stay in its lair forever; once it detects something amiss and takes flight, all the preparations will become useless.

Su Wanxi also understood the difficulties. Using the CL-20 to severely damage Nidhogg was only the ideal scenario, but they had no better way to weaken the opponent.

The man glanced at Su Wanxi, then shifted his gaze to Gu Cheng.

“I have carefully studied the combat records regarding the strong rifts…” He paused, his tone calm.

"The lightning bolts that Miss Gu pulls can penetrate molten lava, and their strength far exceeds that of ordinary high explosives. Even the heat-resistant fire giant would find it difficult to withstand such high temperatures."

As soon as Mr. Liu finished speaking, Gu Cheng frowned and said in a low voice, "Luck played a very big role in that operation."

The birth of Surtur triggered a violent volcanic eruption, which heated the air above and created convection currents, leading to high-intensity thunderstorms. All three conditions were perfect: the right time, the right place, and the right people.

It was early winter, and there were no strong updrafts. Although there was heavy moisture at sea and layered clouds, it was still difficult for thunderstorms to form.

"...Mr. Liu, are you trying to artificially create a thunderstorm zone?"

Thanks to the intelligence exchanged beforehand, Su Wanxi had a rough understanding of the superpowers within the team, and she knew that there were Awakened Ones in the camp who could heat the air.

The man nodded slightly and continued, "Yes, and Miss Su's abilities are related to gravity."

"You can use your mental power to guide the direction of the airflow and stimulate the cumulus clouds as much as possible to generate electrical charges through mutual friction."

The plan undoubtedly placed all its bets on Gu Cheng. Mr. Liu was unaware of the latter's specific situation, while Su Wanxi knew her inside and out.

Gu Cheng's lightning ability is only A+, not the vaguely indicated S, which is a world of difference.

The woman quickly gave her fiancée a wink, and Gu Cheng understood immediately, silently calling out Gu Chengyan's name in her mind.

"What's wrong?" Miss Gu asked her.

Gu Cheng briefly repeated the conversation and asked if the other party minded revealing himself. Gu Cheng thought for a moment and then gave a curt reply.

"Have Qin Kexin connect me to the communication channel as well."

Back in the underground ruins of Beidu, Qin Kexin had already used mental communication to connect with Gu Chengyan. Without spending too much time, the latter successfully connected to the meeting.

"Mr. Liu may have some misunderstandings about us."

Gu Cheng smiled and raised her delicate hand. A faint black mist swirled around her fair wrist, making her snow-white skin stand out against the thick, dark gray mist.

The man paused slightly, instinctively stopping time.

"Gu Cheng is not the one with S-level superpowers." Gu Chengyan snapped his fingers, and time began to flow again.

At that very moment, Gu Cheng clearly sensed that the woman's mental energy had diminished. She pursed her lips, asked no further questions, and continued to relinquish control of her body to the other woman.

"You are..." Countless possibilities flashed through Mr. Liu's mind, but he remained calm on the surface.

"A dual-ability user?"

No wonder Gu Cheng was able to easily remove the time-lapse state he had placed in her domain. In addition to her A+ level lightning manipulation, she also possessed another, even more bizarre, S-level ability.

Two souls, two completely different superpowers—that makes all the sense.

"Your special ability is..."

"I haven't received an official definition, so I don't have a precise name for this ability, but after a long period of experimentation, I'm inclined to call it..."

"Concept erasure".

......

On December 20th in the real world, less than eight hours before the winter solstice in the Chinese calendar, the fully armed Awakened team received a assembly order and, after a brief rest, stepped into the scorched earth.

The sky was dark and gloomy, and the cold, damp sea breeze cut like a knife across her face. Gu Cheng led the team while adjusting her breathing. From time to time, thin white mist escaped from her pink lips. Her flaxen brown hair hanging by her forehead swayed gently with her movements, the ends of which gleamed with a cool light.

Su Wanxi followed closely behind her, her expression serious, holding a silver-white Beretta 92F in her hand.

Perhaps it was psychological, but she could feel the chill pouring into her body from all directions.

Her free left hand gently touched her right shoulder, near her collarbone, where a heat patch had been carefully applied by her lover. Su Wanxi lowered her eyes, felt the warmth again, and then put her hand back on her waist.

The "overdraft treatment" successfully repaired Su Wanxi's shoulder wound, and she can now move around without feeling any soreness or blockage, which is good news.

As for the afternoon meeting, it was less about formulating a battle plan and more about finding the optimal combination of each capability through data analysis and comparison.

With nearly four hundred awakened beings, pain shielding, amplification of the five senses, overdraft healing, damage transfer... countless layers of buffs stacked up, even an ordinary person could go toe-to-toe with a dragon.

They continued forward, the wind still howling. Wang Yuxin connected with Gu Cheng via telepathy and told her that the air humidity ahead was very high.

In fact, Gu Cheng could feel the humidity in the environment without being reminded; her nose felt damp with every breath.

The bio-electric radar continued to operate, but apart from the Awakened team behind him, Gu Cheng was unable to scan any large creatures, and even insects were few and far between.

As Ying Qiuhuai said, this is a desolate island torn apart by sharp claws.

After walking for another half hour, the density of the black fog was the highest Gu Cheng had ever encountered, but the dragon's nest she had expected still hadn't appeared.

The island was flat and lacked human structures. If there were any nests, they would have discovered them long ago. Moreover, Gu Cheng also noticed a foul, bloody smell wafting in the wind. Apart from footsteps, the surroundings were eerily quiet.

Where will it be...?

Gu Chengdai frowned slightly and muttered to herself.

Just then, a strong wind suddenly arose, and the dark clouds hanging high overhead dispersed slightly.

In an instant, the sky seemed to split open from the center, with a crimson and enormous eyeball at the top, slowly looking down at the earth.

......

P.S. Including the online arguments in the group, I actually updated 5,000 words today! (QAQ Please praise me!)

Chapter 428 Above the Dark Clouds

The dark gray sky seemed about to collapse, and the howling wind, carrying a chill, swept across the sky. A fierce dragon eye, perched high in the dome, looked down upon all living beings like a king.

Gu Cheng felt as if her blood had frozen for a moment, and a strange emotion quietly spread in her heart. She loosened her fingers from the hilt of the knife, but quickly gripped it again. The specially made alloy, warmed by her body heat, became a hard-won sense of security for her.

They were wrong from the start. Nidhogg doesn't need to build a nest at all. It uses the eastern sunrise as its lamp, the clouds as its soil, its wings to support its body, and the sky as its palace.

What's in the sky?

"Vertical pupils..."

"The concentration of black fog around it is even higher than that on the ground..."

The voices on the mental channel rose and fell, and Gu Cheng tried her best to control her body from trembling, turning her head to look at Su Wanxi.

The woman fluttered her eyelashes a few times, her eyes seemingly unfocused. After about two or three seconds, she gently exhaled from her pink lips, and Su Wanxi raised her clear, dark eyes to meet Gu Cheng's gaze.

"Construct an artillery camp immediately," Mr. Liu said in a low voice, glancing at the assault rifle in his hand.

With just one eye occupying a large part of the sky, this monster's size is simply beyond the reach of firearms with a caliber of only 5.8mm.

On the other side, Zhao Xinfeng controlled the paper angel, passing through the clouds to share a real-time view with Gu Cheng.

The blood-red setting sun sank into the sea of ​​clouds, dark dragon scales covered the sky, Nidhogg's massive body was like a mountain, and its strong claws stirred up gusts of wind.

Gu Cheng had dealt with many dragon-like creatures, but she had never seen one that could block out the sun with its wings and cause tsunamis with its breath.

This oppressive feeling is almost suffocating.

"Static time field".

Mr. Liu cracked his knuckles, and in an instant, the gale stopped, and everything around him fell silent.

He designated a small area as a firing zone, a small, crack-like barrier that could temporarily separate the area from the outside world, thus altering the flow of time.

"Every ten minutes that pass, one second will pass outside the time-delay area, speeding up the action."

Upon hearing this, everyone bent down to assist the experienced Awakened in setting up the artillery camp. As the commander-in-chief, Gu Cheng did not need to do it herself. She strode out of the barrier with her long legs, her pupils flashing with electricity.

Dark clouds rolled in, and violent energy was accumulating within them. Gu Cheng had just simulated an electromagnetic field in his mind when he heard a faint sound behind him.

"Is everything ready?" Gu Cheng raised her slender arm and asked softly.