As soon as Shen Hegui said this, everyone looked at him curiously, even Jiang Yuntan. Jiang Yuntan turned to look at Shen Hegui, waiting to hear what he would say next. After all, although she had long known that Shen Hegui had a lightning ability, he had previously avoided them when drawing lightning, so she assumed he didn't want others to know. But now he had revealed it.
Jiang Yufeng, who usually didn't talk much, spoke first. "He Gui, what ability did you awaken? You never mentioned it before, and we never saw you use it."
"Yeah, Bro Shen, I'm curious too," Yu Ke chimed in.
"Lightning." Shen Hegui had originally planned to show it on his hand like he had with his metal ability. But then he thought of what Jiang Yuntan had said earlier. So he flicked his finger, and several bolts of lightning struck the air. The purple-and-white lightning illuminated a corner of the dark night sky.
"Wow," Yu Ke couldn't help scratching his bald head. "Not only do you two have abilities, but some of you have two." The next second, he looked at Jiang Yuntan resentfully. "And some people even have three."
He truly felt that Jiang Yuntan was born lucky. Back when her parents were alive, they treated her well, and since she was their only daughter, they gave her all their love. Even after her parents died in an accident, Uncle Shen took her in and treated her like his own daughter, giving her the moon if she asked for the stars. Everyone in the compound knew that if you angered Shen Hegui, Uncle Shen might not come to your door to settle things. But if you bullied Jiang Yuntan, Uncle Shen would go to your parents and elders. Damn, how enviable.
Yu Ke continued, "Anyway, since you guys are so strong, I'm definitely going to latch onto your coattails." As he spoke, he reached out and hugged Qi Ruoshui's waist, pressing his whole body against her.
Jiang Yuntan: ...
Shen Hegui: ...
Qi Ruoshui: ...
Qi Ruoshui brushed back the stray hair at her temple and gently pushed him. "Stand properly; we're outside."
"Okay." Yu Ke obeyed obediently, standing neatly beside her.
Jiang Yuntan turned to Shen Hegui, her eyes full of curiosity. "So why did you reveal it today?" She remembered how he had gone out during a heavy rainstorm in the middle of the night, which meant he had been hiding it well before. She felt his lightning ability must have awakened around the same time as his metal ability.
"I learned from you," Shen Hegui replied seriously, looking at her.
"Huh?" Jiang Yuntan was taken aback.
Shen Hegui teased, "Someone said they trust their teammates, so they revealed their wood ability. Now that there are no outsiders here, I trust my teammates too, so I revealed mine."
Jiang Yuntan instantly knew he was teasing her. She snorted. "Someone told me to behave before, and now they're copying me."
Shen Hegui: ...That mouth really attacks indiscriminately.
Yu Ke saw Shen Hegui at a loss and burst out laughing. "Hahahaha, Bro Shen, even you have your day."
Shen Hegui shot him a sharp glance. "You like laughing so much? Want me to give you a little shock so you can feel what it's like to tremble with laughter?"
Yu Ke immediately stopped and said seriously, "Uh, let's go find the Laser Sword first. Don't forget why we came here tonight."
Seeing this, Qi Ruoshui couldn't help but look up at the sky. Who would believe that her CEO boyfriend had turned into a goofball in the apocalypse?
Shen Hegui didn't continue the topic. "Let's go. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can go back and get some more sleep."
With that, Shen Hegui walked over to the iron door and looked at the closed door. He raised his hand, using his metal ability to squeeze the bars aside, creating an opening large enough for two people to pass through side by side. He was the first to step inside, and when he saw a still-gasping zombie, he directly beheaded it with his axe.
The explosion from the twenty lighters hitting the fireball had collapsed part of the eaves above Fang An. So some zombies were crushed under bricks, and whether they were dead or not, Shen Hegui gave each one a finishing blow as usual.
Looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, Jiang Yuntan thought for a moment and said, "Let's take their crystals first before going in. These crystals all have energy, and I feel like they shouldn't only be needed by ability users."
"Okay," Shen Hegui agreed without hesitation.
So everyone began digging out the crystals. Jiang Yuntan flicked her fingers, and several vines extended from under her feet, burrowing into the zombies' foreheads and prying out the crystals. She had wanted to do this for a long time, but hadn't revealed her wood ability before, so the idea never materialized. Initially, she didn't mention it because she didn't want Lin Tingxue and the others to know her trump card so early, and also because she wanted to see if her current teammates were trustworthy. It wasn't that she was paranoid, but she had seen too many people betray their close friends out of jealousy and greed. That's why she hadn't revealed it from the start. Tonight, with the right time, place, and people, it was the perfect opportunity to come clean. After all, she couldn't avoid using her wood ability in front of them, and not doing so meant missing chances to practice and improve. Besides, she couldn't have herself struck by lightning like Shen Hegui to train her ability. Even if she dared, her ability wasn't suited for that.
However, she would never tell anyone about the plane system—at least not now. Anything beyond the norms and cognition of this world, she wouldn't reveal unless she had enough strength. Of course, she would use items from the plane system to enhance her own abilities. Even if the system was bound to her, the power she cultivated herself would be the hardest to lose.
Yu Ke saw her technique and couldn't help giving her a thumbs-up. "Sis, I think you're really clever."
Jiang Yufeng also praised her. "Lin Tingxue awakened her wood ability earlier than you, but it seems you're more proficient in using it."
Shen Hegui smiled approvingly, but didn't say anything. People could be really rowdy when they wanted to be. But now, rowdiness didn't seem so bad. Maybe it was precisely because she was so lively that she came up with such ingenious ideas. The more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed. He decided to let her do whatever she wanted in the future, as long as he kept her safe.
Hearing their compliments, Jiang Yuntan lifted her chin proudly. "So what if she awakened her ability before me? Maybe I have more talent and potential than her." After all, she had taken the Marrow Cleansing Pill; she was confident in that.
But the next second, as she saw the scene before her, her fair cheeks immediately flushed red.