Chapter 22
Liu Jin’an helped Hu Deyi get out of the car and handed him a bottle of mineral water. “Uncle, rinse your mouth.”
Hu Deyi raised his neck and took a sip of water. His cheeks bulged, and he opened his mouth to spit out the blood-foamed water.
Taking a deep breath of the fresh air outside the car, he finally calmed down. “Boy An, what’s wrong?”
“You can’t absorb the stone, and you can’t awaken your powers.” Liu Jin’an told him regretfully. “Half the people in the world can’t absorb the stone, so this is normal.”
Hu Deyi was open-minded and soon felt relieved.
He pointed at his wife and children who were still absorbing the stone in the car. “Then Jianye and your Aunt Zhang…”
“They are about to transform into superpowers.”
A rich voice suddenly sounded, and Liu Jin’an turned his head warily, only to catch a glimpse of a familiar face.
“Officer Zheng?” He was a little surprised and looked at the man in the police car. “Why are you here?”
This Officer Zheng was the police uncle who had led the team to capture the poachers and helped him subdue Xu Zhaoxin and Yang Shu.
Zheng Chunhua smiled, with an inexorable tiredness in his voice. “Young man, it’s dangerous outside. Find a place to take shelter as soon as possible. This period may not be peaceful, so you should pay attention to your safety.”
Liu Jin’an thanked him. “I will take Uncle Hu and the others to join my friends.”
“Very good,” Zheng Chunhua nodded slightly, his eyes falling on Liu Jin’an’s off-road vehicle. “The vehicle is well modified and has strong defensive performance. It seems that there are very few people in Yuncheng who are willing to spend a lot of money to modify off-road vehicles.”
Indeed, Yuncheng had many mountains and forests, and it was also known as the City of Stone Steps in history.
Except for the national highways that connected to the outside world, there were almost no places where cars could be used. People in Yuncheng were generally very reluctant to buy cars, let alone spend money to modify them.
Being stared at by the old policeman’s penetrating eyes, Liu Jin’an felt a chill down his back, as if everything had been seen through.
The constant pressure forced his heart to beat faster and sweat to break out on his forehead.
Calm.
Liu Jin’an clenched his fists, and his nails dug into his palms, causing him a slight pain, but it made his uneasy tension lower.
“We came from out of town and planned to do some business in Yuncheng, but we didn’t expect to encounter this.”
His tone was calm and distant, without appearing panicked.
Zheng Chunhua lowered his guard for a moment and changed the topic. “I wasn’t joking when I said they were going to transform into people with superpowers. This meteorite fall is not simple. Some people in our police station mutated after touching the meteorite.”
“After inspection by our experts, this mutation tendency is good. We will call the mutated humans with superpowers as superpowers.”
It turned out that there were people with superpowers so soon.
Liu Jin’an nodded on the outside, but in his heart, he was thinking that, in addition to the people affected by the disaster, most of the people who came into contact with gallium stone first were the police and fire teams who had come to the rescue.
So, it was normal for someone in the police to wake up so quickly.
Zheng Chunhua continued to warn. “Now that the communication equipment is out of order, communication with the outside world has become difficult. You’d better find a place to take refuge, because we have found that this mutation is not only effective for humans, but also for other animals and plants.”
“What do you mean?” Liu Jin’an pretended to be curious.
“An inconspicuous ant or a cockroach that can be crushed to death with one kick may become a predator on us after awakening.” Zheng Chunhua frowned, as if he thought of something bad.
Liu Jin’an guessed that the police might have discovered the movements of mutated animals and plants, which was beyond their imagination.
Hu Deyi couldn’t help but ask, “Then fat pig that is already chubby…”
Zheng Chunhua replied, “Maybe he will evolve into Pig Man?”
Hu Deyi: “…”
Probably knowing that his cold jokes hadn’t livened up the atmosphere, Zheng Chunhua laughed twice and said, “I still have official duties, so I’ll go ahead.”
Liu Jin’an waved his hand. “Goodbye, Officer Zheng!”
The direction of the police car’s driving happened to be the direction of the spiritual treasure with healing power.
Was it a coincidence?
Or did the police already have some information and had started collecting spiritual treasures?
If it was the latter, it would be troublesome. He never thought about going against the power of the country!
“Boy An, according to what Officer Zheng said, my wife and son can become superpowers?” Hu Deyi’s eyes widened.
As if in response to his words, Hu Jianye and Zhang Wenqian woke up slowly and got out of the car together.
Hu Deyi quickly checked on his wife. “Qianqian, how do you feel?”
Zhang Wenqian pinched the dimmed stone in her hand. “Husband, I feel that my strength has become a little stronger and my physical strength is much better. I was still a little motion sick at first, but now I am not dizzy at all!”
This was the transformation of the body by the gallium element. No matter what attribute the superpower was, physical quality would be enhanced with the absorption of the gallium element.
Liu Jin’an couldn’t help but wonder what kind of special powers Old Hu and Aunt Zhang would have.
Curious, Liu Jin’an guided them to release their own powers. “Close your eyes and sense the alien elements in your body.”
In an instant, the air flow surged, and a wild boar half as tall as a man appeared in front of Zhang Wenqian.
The fangs were sharp, the eyes fierce, and the barbs on the back were distinct and majestic.
“My power is to summon a wild boar?” Zhang Wenqian looked at the high-spirited wild boar in front of her with disgust. “It’s so weak.”
The wild boar barked twice, as if it was dissatisfied with its owner’s rejection.
When it saw the dragon-patterned pig-killing knife in Hu Deyi’s hand, it was so frightened that its hooves softened and it fell to the ground.
Zhang Wenqian couldn’t bear to look at it and covered her face. “Look, I just said you’re so weak.”
“Mom, Dad, An’an, stop talking and come help me!”
The sudden scream caused everyone to turn around and look.
They saw Hu Jianye holding a dazzling ball of light in his hand. He was crying. “What’s going on? I feel like it will explode if it continues like this!”
Holding Hu Jianye’s arm, Liu Jin’an did not hesitate to help him push the light ball toward the ruins not far away.
The light ball exploded immediately after touching the ruins, and the light spots scattered all over the sky, like a grand fireworks display.
“Good boy!” Hu Deyi patted Hu Jianye on the shoulder. “You are indeed my son!”
Liu Jin’an felt the gallium element escaping into the air and asked thoughtfully, “Old Hu, can you control this light group?”
Hu Jianye shook his head. “I wanted to let it out too, but you saw it just now—I couldn’t let it out. If An’an hadn’t helped me, it would have exploded in my hands!”
“Why don’t you try again and get rid of it?” Liu Jin’an suggested.
Hu Jianye nodded, formed another ball of light, and followed Liu Jin’an’s instructions to throw it out.
The ball of light seemed to have its own ideas and refused to go out in Hu Jianye’s hands.
He couldn’t bear it any longer and used all his strength to shake it.
“Bang!”
“Poof!”
Good news: The ball of light was thrown out, and it didn’t blow up Hu Jianye’s face.
The bad news: The wild boar summoned by Aunt Zhang was exploded!