Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Arrival of Extraordinary Powers
Temporary Command Center.
“This is absurd!” Chen Yan looked at Lin Fan with a face full of helplessness. “How could you just kill that Gill…”
“Well done!” Old Jin, ever eager for chaos, grinned mischievously. “The Chief Commander shows his might. Honestly, if it were me, I’d have done the same!”
A soldier responsible for security quietly echoed, “Well done.”
“You stay out of this!” Chen Yan snapped, frustration bubbling. “Gill… cough, cough, actually, I agree it was well done, but you can’t say that openly!”
“That unlucky kid was still the ambassador of the Free State!”
“If the Free State comes after us, it won’t be easy for Da Xia to explain!”
Lin Fan yawned. “Want to hand me over?”
Chen Yan stared for a moment, gritting his teeth. “Pretend I never said it! If you keep up this attitude, don’t blame me if the Head of State asks and I speak ill of you!”
Just then—
The red phone on the desk rang.
Chen Yan grabbed it, forcing a smile. “Hello, Head of State… Ah, you already know…”
“Actually, it wasn’t Lin Fan’s fault. I’ve looked into it—Gill threatened to bombard Da Xia to force Shang Weitian to sign on behalf of our country…”
“Lin Fan may be Chief Commander, but he’s young, full of vigor. Honestly, anyone else would have lost their temper…”
“Can we let this go this time? Next time we’ll—ah? The Free State isn’t pursuing it?”
“They haven’t even made it public?”
“Ah…”
Chen Yan hung up, his face complicated.
“Hahaha, Gill’s gone, and the Free State’s the one left speechless?” Old Jin looked incredulous.
“If you’ve been hit, would you want to announce it?” Chen Yan pushed up his glasses. “But it’s definitely not that simple.”
“My guess is Lin Fan’s display of strength frightened them.”
“One Lin Fan isn’t terrifying, but if Da Xia has many soldiers like him… The Free State must realize how serious this is. Instead of provoking Da Xia, it’s better to quietly research how Lin Fan possesses such formidable power.”
At this, Chen Yan suddenly looked at Lin Fan.
“Don’t worry,” Lin Fan understood Chen Yan’s implication. “I can guarantee, the God-Slaying Demon-Exterminating Technique will never leak.”
“That’s good…” Chen Yan exhaled.
But before his heart could settle, Lin Fan suddenly said, “But soon, some individuals will have extraordinary strength.”
“What?” Chen Yan turned sharply to Lin Fan.
And at that moment—
Lin Fan’s phone rang!
A text message.
“Gongshu Ming: The Qingcheng surveillance plan has changed.”
“This morning, someone suddenly erupted in flames while shopping for groceries. The fire didn’t harm her—instead, she seemed to control it.”
“She even gained short-distance flight ability.”
“There are three wooden birds quietly following her now.”
At the same time, Chen Yan’s expression changed, eyes locked on a surveillance screen.
The footage was spreading like wildfire online!
It showed a girl shopping for groceries.
She wore a school uniform, nothing remarkable, except her twin ponytails gave her a distinctive look.
Just as she and the vendor lady were gesturing heatedly about something—
Boom.
Flames engulfed her!
But instead of screams of pain, she waved her hand, and a blast of fire incinerated the vegetable stall.
Then, the girl shot skyward and vanished!
Online comments exploded!
“Come on, what age is this? Still trying to fool people with special effects?”
“This isn’t special effects, people are on site!”
“It’s on the news, definitely not effects!”
“I don’t believe it… but with generals and gods showing up before, flying isn’t so strange now, is it?”
“Now that you mention it, maybe it really could be true?”
“Oh, stop it, how could this be real? People breathing fire? Too many novels?”
“Whoa, this is the Qingcheng market, that’s my classmate!”
“What’s your classmate’s name?”
Seeing this comment, Lin Fan’s expression suddenly shifted. He spoke in a deep voice, “Block the IPs of the self-proclaimed classmate and the one asking!”
The technician acted at once; both IPs were immediately blocked!
“Scan the whole network—ban all comments! No, delete every circulating video!” Lin Fan’s voice was tense.
Within moments, every viewer of the video received a message: “The video you are watching does not exist.”
Even videos downloaded to phones vanished completely.
Witnessing this bizarre development, netizens across Da Xia felt—something was amiss!
It seemed very likely to be true!
In other words… could someone really breathe fire?
A wave of excitement swept Da Xia’s netizens, as if a fantastical world had opened!
“What is this…” Chen Yan’s brows furrowed tightly.
“An Awakened!” Lin Fan spoke rapidly. “As expected, not only has the Corpse King’s early revival begun, but Awakened individuals are appearing ahead of schedule too.”
“Awakened—put simply, due to the influx of divine energy into Blue Star, some humans gain certain abilities. Either their bodies change, or they acquire powers akin to gods, manipulating elements.”
“Chen Yan, Old Jin, guard this construction zone for me.” Lin Fan didn’t pause, rising and heading out: “I must go there immediately!”
“So urgent?” Chen Yan was briefly stunned.
“Very urgent!”
With that, Lin Fan dashed out of the room.
Extremely urgent!
This was a war without gunfire.
Awakened appearing within the borders of any country is a great boon.
They are individuals of immense power.
Of course, unlike Lin Fan and the first squad of the God-Slaying Army, who train steadily using the God-Slaying Demon-Exterminating Technique, Awakened have no specific cultivation method—their breakthroughs rely on fate!
Some awaken with demi-god strength, yet spend their lives unable to progress further.
Others seem to possess only low-level abilities, but with the right opportunity or emotional upheaval, they might instantly rival minor deities of the third rank.
It isn’t a stable power.
But it is a force that cannot be ignored!
Especially the first generation of Awakened—enough to drive any nation mad!
From the moment that video was uploaded, every second, the Awakened individual could fall into danger!
“Send me her location!” Lin Fan shouted at Gongshu Ming, phone in hand. “Also, deploy all wooden birds to monitor every movement around her.”
“And mobilize all combat puppets to protect her!”
Yet—
Gongshu Ming gave no response.