Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 413 - 408: Central Region Competition (Part 1)
Lin Yuanyang put on his headphones and turned up the volume by two levels.
But it still couldn’t stop Bai Xiaotang and Ma Weiwei from chattering behind him.
Since his spiritual power had enhanced once again, he found his senses growing more acute; even if he deliberately closed his eyes and blocked his ears, his mind could still sharply perceive the outside world.
"Bai Xiaotang, could you please keep it down a bit?" Unable to bear it anymore, Lin Yuanyang turned sideways to look through the gap between the two seats behind him.
Bai Xiaotang paused, her eyes wide with accusation, "Xiao Yang, my voice isn’t loud at all. Didn’t you sleep well, and now suffering from nervous exhaustion?"
Ji Ning, sitting on the other side, glanced at Lin Yuanyang and calmly said, "Empty your mind, and slowly control your breathing."
This was a common state during the awakening of superpowers; the body had awakened, but he could not completely control his powers yet.
Especially since his awakening was of the Spiritual System, although the specific abilities were not clear, his spiritual power could already be released externally.
This state must be controlled, or the competition organizers might disqualify him or increase the difficulty.
Ji Ning reached out and tapped Lin Yuanyang on the forehead, helping him control the released spiritual power.
Lin Yuanyang immediately felt the noise around him diminish significantly.
He looked at Ji Ning apologetically and whispered his thanks.
"Remember this feeling, and do this next time if you can’t control it."
Lin Yuanyang nodded quickly.
Sitting behind them, Yao Meng looked on, filled with envy.
She wished Ji Ning could give her more guidance too.
Ji Ning seemed to hear her thoughts, as her Smart Brain suddenly received a strange message.
[Video Replay Link: ****, Extraction Code: 0305]
Yao Meng’s heart nearly jumped out of her throat in surprise, and she quickly replied, [Thank you, Sister Ning ^_^]
Unexpectedly, the response was a series of exclamation marks.
Then it replied, [Hello, I’m not Sister Ning, please call me Brother Xiao Kong, thank you (smile)]
Brother Xiao Kong?
Yao Meng was momentarily shocked and then received another message from the stranger.
[Don’t be nervous, I’m a friend of your Sister Ning. She asked me to take the time to do a review for you. I don’t quite understand Ice Ability, so I consulted a colleague, and this is the cultivation experience he summarized. Rest assured, it’s all valuable information, enough for your competition.]
Yao Meng clutched her fluctuating chest and quickly saved the stranger’s number.
She opened the video link.
It was indeed her competition video, but the playback speed slowed down by three times whenever she controlled her ability, and a pleasant and young male voice provided commentary.
Each time she used her ability, his sharp commentary followed, with reasonable suggestions afterward.
He even commented on the opponents’ ability use and cited his Wood Element Ability friend, explaining how that friend would handle it differently to guarantee a swift victory.
Indeed, it was pure valuable information, albeit a bit ruthless in approach.
Yao Meng touched her nose, growing more curious about Ji Ning.
Who exactly were these friends of hers?
***
Competing in a neighboring city, the first day had no competitions in the morning, and in the afternoon, students from various schools would draw lots and be introduced to the competition rules, with no competitions as well.
The bus stopped at the reserved hotel, and students from both schools got off to check in.
They would stay there for the entire week.
Despite battling fiercely on the field, after the competition, they represented Anhe City’s high school students collectively.
A Wood Element Ability student dragged his luggage over to Yao Meng, tapping her lightly, "What are you looking at? So engrossed? You’ve been watching since we got on the bus."
Yao Meng looked up at him, "My secret weapon to defeat you."
"Ha... Was it given by your mentor?" The Wood Element Ability student wasn’t concerned, and secretly pointed at Ji Ning with his finger.
He was overly curious about Ji Ning.
Yesterday, he even specifically asked the school’s superpower teacher.
The teacher stated straightforwardly that Ji Ning was a High-level Healing Ability User, with strength at least 10th Rank.
Why would such a powerful person become a teacher at a middle school?
Until his classmate sent a blurry photo with Ji Ning wearing an Anhe Middle School uniform.
Was she a student?
A Superpower Student of at least 10th Rank?
Yao Meng knew this opponent too well and could read the probing in his eyes, giving him a glare, "I’m your future opponent; don’t pry into things you shouldn’t."
The Wood Element Ability student was relentless, hooking Yao Meng’s shoulder, "It’s rare to meet someone so strong among peers; can you introduce her?"
"Get lost..." Yao Meng shook her shoulder, and his arm was instantly covered in frost.
"Whoa, did you break through?"
***
In a high-rise rental apartment, two men of not insignificant strength were watching the open-air stadium across two streets through binoculars.
Like ants, students moved slowly across the green lawn.
"Beast, did you spot the target figures?" One short, young-looking man raised his head to look at the tall man beside him.
The man referred to as Beast was nearly 2 meters tall, a power-type superpower user full of muscles.
He wore only a white vest up top and black casual pants below.
The muscles exposed were sharply defined, with lines akin to a bodybuilder.
"I spotted two, but I also discovered one interesting ordinary individual."
"Who?"
"In the school entering, there’s an ordinary person at the tail end, surrounded and spoken to by two Superpower Students."
It was the first time he saw an ordinary person being noticed and chatted up by superpower users.
The short man jumped up, knelt on the windowsill, and used his binoculars to look in that direction.
Just then his gaze crossed with a pair of indifferent eyes.
Stunned, he almost dropped his binoculars.
Had she spotted them?
He quickly put the binoculars back to his eyes and saw the face that haunted his nightmares now looking elsewhere.
"Is she here as well?"
"Do you know that boy?" Beast asked in surprise.
"Beast, she’s no boy. If not for her, I wouldn’t have ended up like this. Now that she’s here, I won’t need to go to Beijing to settle scores with her."
Beast immediately recalled his companion’s sorry state upon joining the organization, sympathizing with him momentarily.
"Is she a superpower user too?" Beast wondered why she didn’t hide her face.
"Ha... Just enough to have her blood for my new knife’s first cut." The short one displayed a sinister smile full of malice.
Beast shivered instinctively.
Since recovering, the short man had gained a reputation as a fierce combatant within their group.
He often left enemies crippled or dead, with vicious tactics that struck fear in many. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
This time the organization assigned them to monitor tasks, mainly to watch Left Wing movements across Hua Continent.
Prevent them from reaching the wrong people, such as the families of precious researchers.
Learning they were returning to Hua Continent, he had enthusiastically volunteered for the mission.
Unexpectedly, he encountered a former enemy upon returning.
Would someone capable of putting the short man in his former state be a pushover?
Beast doubted the wisdom of seeking additional conflict during the mission.
Feeling apprehensive, Beast said, "Lin, if she really was the one who crippled you, we shouldn’t provoke extra trouble."
"What, are you scared?"
Beast opted for silence, deciding not to entertain such futile discussions.
The short man’s eyes shimmered with fish-slicing hatred, and he declared fiercely, "Don’t worry, it won’t affect the mission. Well, since those two wimps are also here."
