Chapter III
The first thing everyone wants to figure out is why the superpowers are in international news. Song Qi turned on the TV set in the base camp, plugged in the USB flash drive, and played the TV program she downloaded that shook the world more than half a month ago.
This TV show is one of the most watched talk shows in the country. The host told the audience and the audience in front of the TV that the guest who came to the show tonight was a mysterious guest who shocked the world.
Then, Hang Yi and others saw Xia Lixin (female No. 11) who appeared from the backstage on the TV screen.
The host first asked the audience to guess Xia Lixin's identity, and no one could guess it, she did a full five minutes of foreshadowing to whet the audience's appetite. When the host finally said that Xia Lixin was the mysterious female singer who participated in the "Voice" program some time ago and caused a sensation in the world, the audience was boiling.
At the enthusiastic request of the host and the audience, Xia Lixin sang the song she had when she participated in the competition. A cappella without any accompaniment. But the audience was fascinated by it, and the host, who was good at acting, was even more in tears.
Even when they heard Xia Lixin's singing on TV, Hang Yi and others had to admit that her voice was so beautiful that it made people feel like they were in heaven. It has nothing to do with the lyrics of the song, it's just her voice that is intoxicating.
Seeing this, Hang Yi had already guessed what Xia Lixin's superpower was.
After the singing, the host and Xia Lixin sat down. The host began to ask various questions, such as why Xia Lixin hid her identity to participate in the Voice program; why she withdrew from the competition after becoming famous, and even disappeared from public view; Now for what reason, I will take the initiative to ask to be on TV, and so on.
Xia Lixin was dramatically silent for a moment, as if she was still hesitating to say everything to the camera. Suddenly, she took a deep breath, slowly exhaled it, and began to speak.
She was very detailed and specific. It started with the English class in Class 13 of Mingde Foreign Language Training Center half a year ago. How the Old Gods possessed an English teacher, how they gave superpowers to a class of fifty, and how they were asked to start this brutal competition to determine the only winner within the one-year deadline.
For some reason, Xia Lixin had reservations, and she didn't say the most crucial point - if a year later, fifty of them failed to decide the winner, except for the destruction of all superpowers, the world would also come to an end.
Hang Yi guessed that it was possible that the program director or the TV station leader did not allow her to say something too sensational, so as not to cause panic.
But even so, Xia Lixin's words shocked the audience enough. The audience was dumbfounded and silent. Their expressions were mixed, surprised, stunned, and suspicious...... All kinds of emotions are written on the face. It is obvious that many of them question the veracity of Xia Lixin's words in their hearts.
The host questioned on behalf of the audience (in fact, she must have known it in her heart), Xia Lixin stood up and said that she was willing to show her superpowers live to prove that she was right.
Xia Lixin first told the audience that her superpower is that she can control the "voice", in addition to making the timbre beautiful and beautiful, she can also emit high-frequency sounds to attack and destroy. After the introduction, several staff members brought up a special glass cabinet, just enough to fit Xia Lixin inside.
This was followed by a shocking "stunt show". Xia Lixin put on her helmet, walked into the glass cabinet, and closed the glass door. Then, she activates her superpowers inside, emitting a high-frequency sound that is sharp and piercing. Even through the glass, it can make the audience feel uncomfortable. After a few seconds, the glass cabinet made of tempered glass crumbled and shattered, turning into countless honeycomb-shaped particles.
There was no camera switching during the whole process, and both the audience at the scene and in front of the TV clearly saw that Xia Lixin shattered the extremely strong tempered glass with the sound of her mouth without the help of any external force. It's not a superpower, what is it?
After several staff members quickly cleaned up the glass particles at the scene, the host and Xia Lixin sat down again. Now no one doubts what she said before.
The host asked: "You quit the Voice stage before because you were worried that your competitors would find out your identity and ability. But now, why are you willing to face the camera and even show your superpowers live? ”
"Because I realized that whether I hid it or not, the competitors already knew about my superpowers," Xia said. After the voice, I was 'doxxed'. Realizing that my situation could be dangerous, I turned to the police and the NSA for help. But to my disappointment, they didn't do much to keep me safe. So, I plan to do it all the time, and my identity has already been exposed anyway. For the sake of fairness, but also for their own safety. It is necessary for me to use the media to inform the world about this. At least let everyone know what's going on around us, and I'm not the only one with superpowers. ”
Han Feng looked at the screen dumbfounded and scolded, "Bitch! Her own abilities were exposed and she dragged all of us into the water? ”
Hang Yi made a "shhhhh
The host on TV asked, "So, do you know what the superpowers are for the other 49 people in Class 13?" ”
Xia Lixin: "I don't know. But I can imagine that some of them are not good. ”
Host: "You mean they're dangerous or aggressive?" ”
Xia Lixin hesitated for a moment: "Obviously yes, at least some people are." As far as I know, there have already been more than a dozen victims in this competition. In the news some time ago, didn't some bizarre deceased be reported from time to time? I'm sure you can guess what's going on now. ”
There was a disturbing sigh from the audience. The host's expression was also very grim: "Among these deceased, some of them are not from Mingde Class 13, but ordinary people. Does this mean that the superpowers are attacking ordinary people? ”
Xia Lixin shook her head and said worriedly, "I don't know what they think. But one thing is certain, the existing law does not have any relevant provisions and sanctions for 'superpower killing'...... You understand why I'm so worried about my safety, right? ”
Moderator: "I see. You want this matter to be brought to public attention in order to limit the behavior of some superpowered people who do whatever they want. ”
Xia Lixin: "Exactly. ”
Song Qi pressed the pause button on the remote control and said to everyone: "Don't look at the back." In short, Xia Lixin hopes to use the attention of the media to obtain strict protection. ”
After a pause, she added, "You have just returned to China, and you may not know much about the situation. After this episode aired, it almost created the highest ratings in the history of human television. After the video was posted on the Internet, the global hit rate reached an astonishing billion. You must be able to imagine, let alone the official, netizens almost at the same time as the show was broadcast, and gave the fifty superpowers of Mingde Class 13 to 'human flesh'. It is no exaggeration to say that we are probably the 50 most famous people in the world now. ”
"There aren't fifty anymore." Lu Hua reminded.
As soon as Hang thought of his parents, he said suspiciously: "My parents learned about such a thing, how could they not even call me?" ”
"We were abroad some time ago, and they may not be able to get through." Sina analysis. She is well aware of the NSA's style of conduct. "Another possibility is that our parents, and how they communicate, are now under close surveillance by the authorities. So they didn't dare to call us rashly. In order to avoid them being implicated, it is also best not to call them for the time being. ”
Sina was right. But they are certainly safe and rest assured. Song Qi said.
Han Feng stood up indignantly and scolded, "Damn it! It's all Xia Lixin, a hateful woman! ”
Song Qi tightened her lips and fell silent for a few seconds, and said, "You don't need to scold her for 'damning'. She's dead. ”
"What?" Han Feng stared at Song Qi with wide eyes.
"That's another piece of news that I haven't had time to tell you. The episode you just saw was about half a month ago. Just four days later, the media reported the shocking news that Xia Lixin had died in her apartment. It seems that being on TV not only failed to save her, but caused a killing disaster. ”
"How did she die?" Hang Yi asked.
"The results of the forensic examination reported by the media showed that the internal organs of the whole body were fragmented and died, and the eardrum was ruptured. It is suspected that it is a sound similar to the natural frequency of the human body, causing the internal organs to resonate violently and shatter. To put it simply, she was killed by the 'voice'. Song Qi said.
"What, her own superpowers?" Shu Fei felt incredulous, "She committed suicide? ”
"No, it can't be." Song Qi said, "Xia Lixin is such a person who is afraid of death, in order to protect herself, she even does not hesitate to drag everyone into the water, how can she commit suicide?" Besides, even if she were to commit suicide, she would not have ended her life in such a painful way. ”
"What's going on, is there anyone with the same superpowers as hers?" Sun Yuchen asked.
This time, Song Qi was silent for a long time. After about five minutes, she said slowly: "I guess the police don't know the truth of this matter." But I know. Because...... The person who killed Xia Lixin, and then killed Nie Siyu (female No. 26 ability "plant"). Then he found me and was going to do something to me. ”
"Who is this man?" Ji Kairui asked.
"Ji Haichao (male No. 8). His ability is 'transfer', a very insidious and stealthy ability. If it weren't for Nie Siyu's phone call with me before meeting him to make me take precautions, I would have been killed by him. Song Qi said with palpitations.
"What's going on?"
Song Qi said: "Ji Haichao's ability is to be able to transfer all the attacks he has suffered within the range to the attacker. In other words, if you attack him within the range of his superpowers, you will take corresponding damage yourself.
"Of course, I didn't know what he was capable of at first. Until he found me and bluntly told me that Xia Lixin and Nie Siyu were both killed by him. ”
"He even told you directly that he was the murderer of these two people?" Han Feng was surprised.
"That's right. I was scared and didn't know what he was going to do. Of course, with my ability to 'speed', I can definitely escape, but I know that escape is not the way to go. At this time, I remembered that Xia Lixin was killed by the 'voice' in the media, and in connection with Ji Haichao's behavior, I suddenly realized that his ability may be related to 'rebound', 'transfer' and the like. His purpose was to deliberately lure me into attacking him with superpowers!
"I told him my guess. Ji Haichao actually admitted that his ability is 'transfer'. At this time, he revealed his fierce face and said to me, no matter what my superpower is, as long as I use it on him, I will die. And if I don't make a move, he'll kill me with his own hands.
"We were in the open-air café on the 7th floor in the Sky Garden, and there was hardly anyone around except for one or two waiters. I saw Ji Haichao walking towards me, as if he was going to push me downstairs.
"However, he apparently overlooked the peculiarities of my abilities. When he tried to push me downstairs, I activated my superpowers and went around behind him at super speed. Then, he was pushed hard from behind......"
Speaking of this, Song Qi stopped, she clasped her hands, her body trembled slightly, and her eyes were lowered.
"He fell from the 7th floor and fell to his death?" Hang Yi asked.
Song Qi nodded silently, tears overflowing from her eyes. "I didn't want to kill him, but it was ......"
Shu Fei sat down beside her and put his arm around her shoulder: "You didn't do anything wrong, this is justified defense." In this cutthroat competition, each of us has to do something we have to do. ”
Song Qi looked at Shu Fei gratefully and bowed her head slightly.
Lu Hua noticed a problem: "Ji Haichao killed Xia Lixin and Nie Siyu, then his level will be upgraded to level 3." You killed him again, so you should be level 4 now? ”
"Yes." Song Qi said, "So my current speed can reach sub-light speed." At level 1, my speed was subsonic; Level 2 is the speed of sound; Level 3 is supersonic; Level 4 is sub-light. ”
Lu Hua opened his mouth wide: "You are only level 4, and you can already reach sub-light speed." Then if you go up to level 5, it should be the speed of light; Above level 6, it is faster than the speed of light...... I can't imagine what kind of terrifying speed it would be if you reached the tenth or twenty levels. ”
Sun Yuchen said to Lu Hua: "You are too linear thinking. An upgrade doesn't necessarily represent a one-sided upgrade. For example, Song Qi can only change her speed and the speed of two other people at the same time. If you upgrade again, you may be able to change the speed of several people at the same time, or even the speed of a car or an airplane. ”
Song Qi shook his head and said, "Don't discuss my abilities. I don't want to upgrade anymore if possible. ”
"I understand your feelings." Hang Yi said, "It is for this purpose that we established the 'Guardian Alliance'. ”
Song Qi said with relief: "Great, it's really right that I took refuge in you." ”
"Welcome to our alliance!" Hang smiled and said sincerely, "At the same time, thank you for bringing us back to China from Moscow." I can't imagine what would have happened to us if you hadn't shown up. ”
Everyone expressed their gratitude to Song Qi. Song Qi said that since they are companions, don't see each other, and there will be a lot of time for everyone to help each other in the future.
"By the way, how did you know we were in that hotel in Moscow?" Lei Ao asked curiously.
Song Qi said: "After I killed Ji Haichao, I was very frightened in my heart, so I wanted to leave China temporarily. At this time, I saw international news that a zombie crisis broke out in the town of Troitsk in Russia, and the Russian side released your photos and identified you as suspects in this incident. But I know Hang Yi's personality, and I guess there must be something hidden in it, so I thought of Moscow to come to you to ask for clarification. As a result, as soon as I arrived in Moscow, I saw several helicopter gunships flying in a certain direction. I thought it had something to do with you, so I followed the plane to the hotel. ”
"You couldn't have come just in time." Han Feng sighed, "God really helps us. ”
"Anyway, what the hell are you going to Russia for?" Song Qi asked.
Hang Yi sighed: "This matter is a long story, let's tell you slowly another day." ”
At this time, the doorbell suddenly rang in the living room.
Everyone was stunned. Han Feng said vigilantly, "Who could it be?" ”