Industrial Cthulhu doesn't believe in the end times.

Chapter 67 New Superpowered Individuals

Ground-based computing and radar centers.

Su Xun helped the soldiers clear out the zombies in the area. Among the mental arithmetic team that was self-isolating here, only a little girl named Tang Rong survived, and she was extremely frightened.

The immense trauma of the apocalypse is something that everyone needs time to heal. For the first people to survive the civilized era, this pain may accompany them throughout their lives, until death.

This is Su Xun's last stop in clearing out zombies. Although many zombies are still trapped in the isolation room, the more critical functional areas have been cleared out in the shortest possible time.

However, some departments were not yet able to resume operations quickly – even without danger, the base, which had lost a large number of members, did not have enough professionally qualified people to participate in every task.

As Su Xun traveled along, he could clearly sense that the number of survivors was much greater than in his previous life, and their efforts over the past month had played a significant role at this moment.

But the number of people who died was still extremely high, so high that Su Xun did not want to recall it.

This is the end times, this is the end times after all, this is the end that led human civilization to its complete demise.

He stood by a window on the top floor of the computing center, looking at the plumes of smoke rising in the distance—the incinerators scattered throughout the base were in operation.

Despite the immense reluctance, the remains of those fallen comrades must be disposed of as soon as possible; otherwise, even without becoming undead, such a large number of corpses could very well trigger a terrifying plague.

Having spiritual power doesn't mean that those pathogenic microorganisms that were originally capable of causing disease no longer exist.

The only saving grace is that, at the same level, the spiritual power that living beings can bear is mostly related to their size. Normal microorganisms and mosquitoes will not cause too much trouble to humans after being affected by spiritual power.

A major disaster is often followed by a major epidemic. At this time, following normal epidemic prevention procedures can still help prevent danger from occurring as much as possible.

The surviving medics have begun organizing workers to clean up the bloodstains and move the bodies. With the zombies still trapped in the isolation wards waiting to be slowly cleared out, this process could take a long time.

However, the survivors were able to quickly assemble. Half a day later, Qin Chang, who had organized the corps, hurriedly found Su Xun and reported with a heavy expression: "The statistics are in. Of the 10240 people stationed at this base, 2175 survived, a survival rate of 21.24%. Among them, there are 22 newly recruited ability users, accounting for 1.01%."

The scene in the previous life was so chaotic that humans at that time were unable to conduct an accurate surviving population census. Only much later did they deduce an approximate number, calculating that the proportion of the population that evaporated in the early stages of the apocalypse reached as high as 99%.

Clearly, the efforts over the past month have been a great success; everyone in the base who did not mutate immediately has survived.

But Su Xun knew that now was the time when he could not relax. Given the current environment, the number of survivors killed or injured on the first day of the apocalypse would be the peak of the entire apocalypse.

It's a race against time now; every person saved increases the power of humanity as a whole.

The time has come to wage positional warfare against zombies and mutated beasts. On this vast battlefield of 14 million square kilometers, every survivor is a warrior.

After taking the form from Qin Chang, Su Xun looked at the information of the new superhumans and found that, as he had guessed, there were more physical enhancement superhumans than elemental affinity superhumans, but they were still roughly equal. In addition, there was a warrior named Yu Kai who had awakened a superhuman ability that resembled magic.

The soldiers in charge of statistics couldn't tell the difference, but Su Xun felt that their descriptions were correct, so he asked Qin Chang to bring the person over.

Soon, Su Xun met the young man, whose face bore the same sorrow as the others, showing no surprise at having mastered such a powerful ability.

Those selected for the hub base are the nation's finest soldiers, possessing exceptional skills, physical fitness, and moral character. However, this also makes it particularly difficult for them to cope with their inner turmoil; they harbor deep affection for their comrades.

Su Xun patted the other person on the shoulder, without saying much. Saying too much would only increase the sorrow. He asked the other person to demonstrate the special ability he possessed.

Yu Kai nodded, raised one hand, and a spiraling wind cone appeared in his hand, stirring the surrounding air and causing the clothes on the two of them to flutter continuously.

"Can you make it appear in another form?"

"No, this is the only way."

"Okay, I understand, let go."

The gust of wind, brimming with sharp energy, exploded with a crack and vanished. Judging from Su Xun's keen eye, the energy it released was roughly equivalent to a strong adult stabbing someone with a sharp knife. Given the unique nature of this wind element, its power would have been even greater.

This is actually normal. The amount of effort required to lift a glass of water using superpowers is the same as lifting it by hand.

So-called superpowers are nothing more than a talent, an extension of the hand, a new way of influencing matter.

This is indeed a rare magical ability, rather than simply an affinity for the wind element. Elemental abilities at this stage would generally only create a gust of wind and wouldn't be able to generate such powerful combat strength.

Su Xun told him to first study the relevant content he had left in the survival manual, and then let him leave.

New people will always emerge, and new superhumans will appear in various places. This is why Su Xun dared to recruit all the superhumans he knew.

Watching the other person's retreating figure, Su Xun slowly raised his hand, a serpentine aura coiling around his fingertips, sometimes transforming into a sharp wind cone, sometimes into a slender wind blade.

For elemental affinity ability users, their advantage lies in their ability to use elements more flexibly. In their previous life, they learned from these magic-based ability users and gradually figured out a large number of attack methods.

Although those who are born with magical abilities also possess corresponding affability, they are often trapped by their own magical abilities, and very few can break free from them.

However, by mastering a skill, these people can become very strong. It's generally impossible for ordinary people to catch up with someone's talent and ability simply through learning.

After learning about the situation of several superhumans, Su Xun did not linger and went to find Qin Chang again.

"Later, we will assign our superhumans to different positions according to the division method I gave. In addition, we will start clearing out the zombie beasts and mutated plants near the base. We need to open up the passage to Xinfu City as soon as possible."

While it still requires the spontaneous efforts of shelters and the public to help each other, they certainly cannot remain idle.

The Taimon base is not far from Xinfu City, where there is a large chemical industrial park that was prepared in advance during the planning process, and several shelters nearby also house a large number of related industrial workers.

The top priority at this stage is to quickly restore production in this area and provide a continuous supply of weapons to several nearby cities.

(End of this chapter)