Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable
Chapter 167: The Apocalypse - I Am Not the Holy Mother 74

Chapter 167: Chapter 167: The Apocalypse - I Am Not the Holy Mother 74

Lin Shuangshuang felt a chill all over, but the people in the base really bought it. Zhang Ling’s methods were quite impressive, her words pleasant to hear, and in just a few sentences, she got everyone’s secrets out!

And this person could charm both men and women! Men saw her as a gentle, kind, and strong woman who invoked their desire to protect her, while women saw her as an independent and strong little sister who naturally inspired their maternal instincts to cherish and love her!

Lin Shuangshuang watched as Zhang Ling shot her a sly glance, her mouth twitching. This little girl Zhang Ling is a real demon, her skills are absolutely extraordinary! She’s got a way with both girls and guys, handling them like a pro!

Having known the term ’white lotus’ for so long, Lin Shuangshuang felt she finally understood the true meaning of ’white lotus’! It seemed all the white lotuses she had seen before were fake! This white lotus’s prowess could easily surpass those who only knew how to whimper!

Seeing someone of her kind was rare, and not only were the people around Lin Shuangshuang excited, but the people isolated in this research base for over two years were even more thrilled. Both sides intentionally got along well, and within half a day, they were already chatting up a storm together.

That evening, the others even treated Lin Shuangshuang and her group to an especially hearty dinner. It’s no surprise that the experts dealing with plants prepared it, as there were at least seven or eight types of dishes, each one delicious, and even five kinds of post-meal fruits, which, though not aesthetically pleasing, tasted unbelievably good.

After dinner, during rest time, both sides tacitly gathered separately to exchange the information they each acquired. On Lin Shuangshuang’s side, Zhang Ling had gathered the most intel, and she was systematically sorting through it, sharing useful pieces with everyone.

Zhang Ling’s information-gathering abilities were extraordinarily strong; she even managed to dig out the names and backgrounds of everyone in the research base. Of course, Lin Shuangshuang had no interest in remembering others’, only keeping two names in mind.

The first was that serious old man, the highest-ranking official of this base, and a national treasure-level pharmaceutical expert, named Shen Hao. Everyone in the base respectfully called him Elder Shen.

The second was the middle-aged man who handed equipment to Elder Shen, named Xiang Guangyuan, also a pharmaceutical expert, primarily assisting Elder Shen in research, essentially his deputy.

Elder Shen might have been aged and had no superpower, whereas Xiang Guangyuan had one, albeit a powerful Space Ability with very low superpower level. Up till now, it was merely a storage space the size of one or two rooms, with no offensive capabilities whatsoever.

Lin Shuangshuang knew Chi Shaolong, the Guard Captain of the base and the most powerful superpower user, known to be the first Dual Ability User ever witnessed by everyone.

Chi Shaolong mastered both Ice and Space abilities, and both were high-level. His Ice system ability could freeze all living beings within ten meters instantly, and his Space Ability could use Space Tear more than three times without losing power!

This point shocked everyone the most because Li Wenxuan and another Space Ability User, after practicing during this period, could finally use Space Tear once without losing power.

After advancing their abilities to this level, the two even showed off in front of everyone, secretly delighted for quite some time, yet they were hit hard immediately after!

Others could already use Space Tear three times without losing power! They managed just once, failing to feel proud altogether.

It wasn’t just these two, other people were also disheartened, except for Lin Shuangshuang, who wasn’t too concerned because she felt that her current strength wasn’t much weaker than Chi Shaolong’s.

This was a fascinating sensation. In her past life, Lin Shuangshuang’s Combat Power was much lower than Chi Shaolong’s, so she couldn’t feel the gap between them, only sensing Chi Shaolong was stronger. Now, her strength was infinitely close to Chi Shaolong’s, which gave her this peculiar feeling.

Likewise, Chi Shaolong seemed to have a similar feeling. When he opened the door earlier, his eyes particularly fixed on Lin Shuangshuang for a moment, a look of one strong contender evaluating another.

"You guys don’t need to be so down. Chi Shaolong has been in such an energy-rich place for years, so his progress is not surprising. If we could stay here as long, we definitely wouldn’t be any weaker than him. Don’t focus too much on this matter. His strength comes from the advantage of time and place, not because you’re not outstanding or hardworking enough."

Zhang Ling noticed everyone was a bit discouraged and quickly comforted them. Her words indeed worked, making everyone reflect that even though they’d only been cultivating here for three months, they’d already made significant progress. Chi Shaolong, after all, had been training here since he got his superpower, making his prowess understandable. If they had the same opportunity, they likely wouldn’t be much weaker than Chi Shaolong. Thinking so, everyone felt better.

Lin Shuangshuang sat at the side, expressionless, watching Zhang Ling fool people. If staying here indefinitely could make them stronger, then how did they encounter superpower advancement hurdles before!

No matter how much energy there is, if you don’t incorporate it through battle into your own being, you can’t enhance your strength. Chi Shaolong is extraordinarily powerful because of his outstanding talent, possessing greater cultivation talent than others. Clever Zhang Ling definitely knows this.

However, Zhang Ling told a lie, albeit a benevolent one, aiming to boost everyone’s morale, preventing them from being so discouraged by Chi Shaolong’s prowess that they lose their motivation to cultivate.

After seeing everyone recover from the blow of Chi Shaolong’s strength, Zhang Ling continued sharing the information she acquired. "Originally, Elder Shen’s base housed many people, but due to recent worldly mutations and outside hunting expeditions, some people died, leaving only these thirty-odd people now."

Zhang Ling slightly leaned forward and lowered her voice, "Based on the intel I’ve gathered, the mutations here started normally, but since the third worldly evolution introduced superpowers, the evolution speed of mutant creatures nearby became abnormal."

Zhang Ling unconsciously frowned, "And these mutations have a pattern, as the more south you go, the stronger the mutant creatures become. Elder Shen once went out to investigate under the protection of Guard Captain Chi Shaolong, but they couldn’t proceed further after 500 miles because the mutant creatures there were simply too numerous and extraordinarily powerful and large. I speculate that these particularly powerful and massive mutant creatures must have undergone special mutation."

Talking about this, Zhang Ling’s face turned quite grave. All of them being specially mutated creatures, how terrifying must that be! Plus, a place even someone as strong as Chi Shaolong doesn’t dare to venture, seems their mission this time is truly fraught with worry!