Lantern Sister is still very capable.

Chapter 2 Superpower

Chu Deng entered the game, randomly selected a game name and character appearance, and then added Jin Xiaoyue's account [Moonlight Flowing Water].

"I've been waiting for you for so long! What ability did you choose?" Jin Xiaoyue asked excitedly, her baby face beaming.

Chu Deng frowned subconsciously, but still answered her friend's question, "It was automatically matched, and it seems to be fire-type."

"I'm a wood-type!" Jin Xiaoyue announced happily. "I wonder if I'm the kind of ability user who can unleash plants to fight, or the healer type. Let's go explore the map!" After saying that, she pulled Chu Deng, who had a cool high ponytail, away.

"Speaking of which, you're a fire type, so wouldn't that be a counter to my wood type? Actually, I quite like earth type; stomping my foot and the mountains crumble is so amazing! It's a pity this game doesn't let you choose; it's either random or a test, what's the difference? You can't choose what you like either."

"Hmm..." Was it just my imagination? Chu Deng seemed to sense a subtle, unseen gaze and felt a little uneasy.

She is indeed a fire-type ability user, without a doubt.

The game randomly assigned her a character that looked very similar to her past life. To make it easier to kill zombies, she always wore a black combat suit, a high ponytail, and over-the-knee combat boots, because she was afraid of getting zombie brains splattered on her.

"Let's wander around Haishi first! This game claims to have a realistic map, I wonder how similar it is to our reality? I wonder if we can find our school in the game, I really want to experience blowing up the school! Isn't there an old song that goes like this? The sun shines brightly, the flowers smile at me, the little birds say, 'Good morning, good morning, why are you carrying a bomb? I'm going to blow up the school...' um, um, I forgot the rest..."

Chu Deng thought to himself, "Sure enough, no matter what era, students always want to bomb the school. Look what they've driven the kids to."

Chu Deng didn't reply, and Jin Xiaoyue didn't care. As a chatterbox, she would never let her words fall to the ground.

"This map is huge! It even has Antarctica, Russia, the Pacific Ocean, and stuff like that. Let me check China. Where is our Hai City again?" Jin Xiaoyue zoomed in and out on the map until she finally found Hai City, where they were located. "It really is there! Let me look for Hai City No. 1 High School—yes! I even saw the stall with the 'Fried Buns with Everything' sign at the school gate! Can we eat that in the game?"

Chu Deng, who was studying the game settings, replied, "Sure, you can buy it with gold coins to restore stamina. Oh, and there's also food safety; eating food from unscrupulous vendors will also reduce your stamina."

"That's pretty realistic, isn't it? The idea that eating junk food will give you diarrhea is so funny!" Jin Xiaoyue laughed twice, feeling a little embarrassed.

Chu Deng laughed too. She remembered that Jin Xiaoyue had taken her to a restaurant a couple of days ago, but they ate the wrong thing and got diarrhea. Because Chu Deng was fine, Jin Xiaoyue even wondered if she had misunderstood the restaurant. Feeling guilty, she called the food safety department to withdraw her complaint, only to find that the restaurant had already been shut down and had indeed been found to be non-compliant.

Chu Deng was also appointed as Jin Xiaoyue's poison testing expert. Jin Xiaoyue felt that her friend had a really strong stomach. She had been in the hospital for three days, but Chu Deng was fine.

In response, Chu Deng stated that after living in the apocalypse for a long time, even ordinary people develop an iron stomach. Because she is a fire elemental, she eats and drinks only cooked food and water. Some people eat raw food and drink raw water; those who survive live, and those who don't die. It's a survival of the fittest.

While chatting, the two explored the area around the school in the game, which was quite realistic. They even found a few nice shops and decided to meet up offline.

An inspection mission was also triggered, but it was temporarily suspended due to time constraints. Chu Deng was urged by Ms. Luo Xia to wash up, lie down on the bed, and fall asleep.

The next day, Chu Deng got up, washed up, and prepared to eat breakfast before going to school, only to find that her parents, who usually ate breakfast early, were not moving at all.

Luo Xia and Chu Junhai are both early risers with extremely healthy routines. In this situation, they usually mean they have gone out. What is rare is that they did not leave her any information.

She heated up some leftovers from the refrigerator, intending to make do with what she had, only to discover that her younger brother, Chu Lin, was also nowhere to be found.

Did Chu Lin oversleep?

Thinking this, she glanced at her parents' room, but froze at the door of the master bedroom.

As if the five senses had just been rediscovered, the omnipresent stench of blood permeated the entire room. In the bedroom, large amounts of blood and broken internal organs intertwined, painting a picture of despair on the white walls.

Luo Xia and Chu Junhai's pale faces, prominent sharp teeth, and long black fingernails—everything about them was so familiar.

Chu Deng's heart stopped, his pupils constricted, and a deafening roar filled his ears.

Occasionally, you can hear intermittent electronic sounds, like a radio broadcast.

"Sizzle... Zombies are coming... Residents, don't... go out... Await rescue..."

"Squeak-"

Chu Deng turned to look at the source of the sound, and Chu Lin walked towards her with tears streaming down his face and his eyes red.

She reached out, wanting to hug her younger brother.

She was pushed away roughly, and she looked up.

Chu Lin glared at her resentfully and said through gritted teeth, "It's all your fault! You wicked woman! You're the one who brought the apocalypse into this world!"

what?

Chu Deng's vision went black.

……

The dimly lit room echoed with relieved breathing. Chu Deng raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead and the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Thankfully, it was just a dream.

楚灯抬眼看了下时间，2068年3月9日5:38。

With plenty of time before school, she lay down again, carefully recalling her dream. She realized that a dream is indeed a dream, with many illogical parts, but she couldn't see them at all in the dream, completely absorbed in her emotions.

She rubbed her frightened heart and let out a breath.

In her previous life, the apocalypse broke out, and she was separated from her parents. She also didn't have a younger brother, so she didn't have the chance to witness the death of her relatives. Therefore, the memories she had left over from her previous life were being projected onto the people she met in this life.

However, it also reflects her hidden worries.

Chu Deng spread her five fingers, and dazzling flames emerged from her fingertips. The firelight reflected in her eyes, but it could not dispel the darkness within them.

Because her fire-based abilities came along with it.

Will the apocalypse reappear along with superpowers?

And for some reason, even though she has lived a peaceful and joyful life without the hardships and bloodshed of her previous life, and without any crystals to enhance her abilities, her abilities have been steadily increasing. In just 18 years since birth, she has become a level four ability user.

Although she would secretly train herself using the training methods she had learned from the apocalypse, she had fought desperately in her previous life. When the apocalypse broke out at the age of 25, she awakened the fire element and constantly fought against zombies, strange beasts, and strange plants. She completed tasks to exchange for crystals and training methods, and only became a level four ability user at the age of 35. Moreover, she died right after becoming a level four ability user.

Is it really true that it's better to train from a young age?

She had a premonition that she was already at the peak of level four, and only needed one more opportunity to advance to level five.