But Fang An seemed to sense that the "soldiers" under his command were dwindling, and he grew agitated. Suddenly, Fang An raised his hand and shot several fireballs toward them. Qi Ruoshui had just been lamenting that her water ability seemed useless, but now seeing these fireballs, her eyes lit up. She was ready, so every fireball Fang An sent, she extinguished. Yu Ke and Xue Zhao stared wide-eyed. Seriously, a zombie had two abilities, while they had none. The two, suffering the same fate, exchanged a glance—suddenly understanding each other's meaning...
Jiang Yuntan watched his small, ping-pong-ball-sized fireballs, a thought forming in her mind. As Shen Hegui and the others persistently dealt with the zombies shielding Fang An, fewer and fewer remained, and more of their attacks landed on Fang An himself. But when Fang An diverted his attention to attack them with fire abilities, he found his fireballs easily extinguished. His normally expressionless red eyes seemed to flicker. Suddenly, the zombies that had been valiantly blocking attacks for Fang An relaxed and charged toward them, indicating Fang An had lifted his control over them. Jiang Yuntan condensed a volleyball-sized fireball in her hand and threw it at Fang An. Fang An bared his teeth and dodged, but his clothes caught fire. As a zombie, he felt no pain from the burns.
Just as Jiang Yuntan's fireball was released, Xue Zhao and Yu Ke, the two without abilities, cried out and clutched their heads. Everyone understood: Fang An had lifted his mental control over the zombies and turned it on them instead. Seeing the two about to attack each other, Jiang Yuntan waved her hand, binding each with a vine, preventing them from harming each other even under Fang An's control. Before they could marvel at where the vines came from, they saw the burning Fang An imitate her, forming a basketball-sized fireball in each hand—larger than hers. Jiang Yuntan's eyes lit up.
She took twenty lighters from her space, then used her wood element ability to tie them in bundles of ten. Shen Hegui and the others focused on dealing with Fang An and the surrounding zombies, especially as Fang An's fireballs seemed like a big move in the making, so they dared not relax. Shen Hegui had even prepared to use his shield to block the two fireballs, since getting hit by such large fireballs would be no joke. Suddenly, Jiang Yuntan shouted, "Fall back." They saw two green vines flying toward Fang An's hands, their tips wrapped into a ball-like shape, making it look like she'd thrown meteor hammers. Seeing the vines, Shen Hegui initially thought she was going to bind the zombie. But when they heard her shout "Fall back," they all instinctively stepped back. Fang An watched the vines approaching his hands without moving, clearly unafraid of being bound. But the next second, the fireballs in his hands suddenly exploded with a loud blast.
The group, having just stepped back, stared in shock, hardly believing their eyes. Meanwhile, Yu Ke and Xue Zhao, who had been writhing and clutching their heads in pain, immediately calmed down, cold sweat on their foreheads. Two large bursts of flame erupted where Fang An stood. Within two seconds, his arms flew out of the flames. Before the flames fully dissipated, Fang An fell. Shen Hegui immediately reacted, unsure if Fang An was dead, and brought a huge axe down on Fang An's neck, decapitating him. The explosion also injured the nearby zombies.
After the sparks faded, Jiang Yuntan waved her hand, dispelling the vines binding Xue Zhao and Yu Ke. Then she looked up to see everyone staring at her in awe, like Qiao Chengming with his mouth wide enough to hold an egg. Jiang Yuntan: "..." She said, "What are you all doing? Snap out of it." Her words brought them back to reality. They were so amazed they forgot to wonder about her wood element ability and instead asked what had just happened. Jiang Yuntan replied calmly, "Nothing much. I just threw twenty lighters into the fireballs in his hands—ten in each. Then he exploded." Shen Hegui and the others: "..." Yu Ke, his mind still hazy, exclaimed, "Sis, you're truly something." Who would think to throw lighters into someone's fireballs? Shen Hegui looked at her in astonishment; he thought it was already absurd when she had Qi Ruoshui splash water on a lightning ability user, but today he saw something even more outrageous. Yu Ke's words made everyone nod involuntarily. Jiang Yuntan pursed her lips and said innocently, "I just wanted to try, didn't expect it to work. Who told him to condense fireballs in his own hands? Which expert takes that long to build up a big move?" Shen Hegui nodded, unsure of his own feelings, but praised, "You've got a point." Her actions today served as a warning to all present. Yu Ke paused and said, "I've learned something. If I get the chance, I'll blow someone up too." Jiang Yuntan: "... Great, I've corrupted another person today." Or maybe several.
The next second, Yu Ke turned to Shen Hegui and asked, "Bro Shen, do you think magnets might be useful for your ability?" Shen Hegui: "..." He ignored him and turned to Jiang Yuntan. "You awakened your wood element ability last time too, but didn't mention it?" "Yeah, with outsiders around, I didn't want them to know too much," Jiang Yuntan admitted openly. Shen Hegui nodded. "True." Yu Ke and the others said nothing; if she really wanted to hide it, she wouldn't have used it in front of them today. Her wood element ability had tied up Yu Ke and Xue Zhao, preventing them from hurting each other—it was helpful. They just marveled at her luck in awakening three very useful abilities. But the next second, Shen Hegui's words left them stunned. "I have another ability too," Shen Hegui said solemnly.