Global Game: I Have Portable Store-Chapter 293 - 289: A Possibility

"Of course~."

Teng Beng slowly uttered the words, his voice reverberating among the stones of the ruins, becoming heavy, with the texture of rough leather scraping:

"The Energy Station is essentially a death zone, nothing but desolation, and all creatures approaching it gradually collapse, even these zombies are no exception."

Su Changxing paused, looking into his grim eyes and asked, "You too? You power users?"

The Extraordinary have a strong resistance to the influence of the giant hand, unlike ordinary people, who are like a blank sheet of paper, easily dirtied and dyed other colors.

Theoretically, these Hunters should be able to withstand the influence around the Energy Station, at least for a short period.

Teng Beng stared at him and nodded, "Any creature approaching there would collapse, a dual collapse of body and mind, quickly turning into monsters... those purple monsters are actually those of us who ventured into the Energy Station, transformed."

The Screamers are what these Hunters became!

Su Changxing was not surprised, but from Teng Beng’s words, it seemed like everyone entering that area would distort into monsters.

It’s hard to imagine what the scene around the Energy Station is like.

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The huge blades on the Energy Tower slowly rotated, and the transparent ducts flowed with liquid that glowed blue, getting brighter, forming a dazzling beam of light.

At that moment, the world’s lights went out, plunged into silent darkness, and thousands near the Energy Station became monsters amidst the blinding light.

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Su Changxing mused, "Is this why you can’t stop the Energy Station? Or rather, it’s possible to stop it, but you can’t get in."

Teng Beng’s eyes seemed to flash with laughter, saying, "That’s right, and as far as I know, the Energy Net has twelve central hubs, and ours is one of them. Destroying the hubs can slow the Station’s operation to some extent; destroy most, and you can stop it completely."

"And the hubs are exactly where the ’organization’ is stored, deep in the Energy Station, in District Twelve."

Central hubs!

Su Changxing processed Teng Beng’s words, holding his breath, speculating, the survivors of this world have no way, but that doesn’t mean we from the Otherworld have none.

Su Changxing pointed his gun at Teng Beng, and said calmly:

"You’re saying we can get in? But by your words, no one can get in, contradicting yourself."

Teng Beng’s face slowly twisted, his wrinkles stacking into a grotesque smile:

"I have no reason to lie to you, compared to us, you newborn power users are more intact, with a more complete self, theoretically able to resist such collapse... Of course, haha, just saying."

Su Changxing lowered his gun, his eyes dark and deep, "You want us to try destroying the Energy Station? If you could succeed, you would have done it already."

"Yes."

Teng Beng continued, "We’ve paid a heavy price for this, lost many people. Since doomsday began, no one has succeeded."

"But you should have a higher chance of success, haha, whether you believe it or not doesn’t matter·······"

Teng Beng’s life breath weakened, his eyes filled more with laughter, tinged with mockery.

"Indeed, belief doesn’t matter."

Su Changxing smiled slightly, holding a pure black card, saying, "······I want to borrow something from you."

Three dice, one, one, six.

Moderate luck.

Teng Beng questioned, "What could you borrow from a dead man like me?"

"Thank you."

Su Changxing crushed the card, and a stream of black light merged into him, his aura becoming profound and mysterious, as if surrounded by a mist.

[Timing Prediction (Stealing): A 0.5% probability to foresee a specific time frame within the next seven days.

Note: An extremely dangerous ability, might not help avoid danger but could invite disaster.]

This ability······

It’s not surprising Teng Beng has this ability.

Su Changxing realized this ability seemed too powerful, not something a Tier Eight Extraordinary should possess; the future should not be probed, even in glimpses.

The mysterious itself is a precise balance, no favor without reason.

This ability might unintentionally force one to gaze upon some unknown entities, things that shouldn’t be directly seen.

Human eyes miss many things, not due to lack of power to see, but as a form of protection.

Often, not seeing equals nonexistence, intertwined with complex causal relationships.

Teng Beng’s luck is quite good·····

Su Changxing’s perception increased by five points, reaching ten.

He could clearly sense strange insects gnawing on scattered flesh in the crevices of ruins, and nearby, a Hunter not fully dead, pretending to be.

Zhong Jueqing was still staring at the corpse on the ground, deep in thought, stirred by this stranger’s words.

Zhong Jueqing murmured, "Do you think he’s telling the truth? So far, it seems the only way."

"I don’t know."

Su Changxing holstered his pistol, turned, and said, "I think it’s true, but also a death sentence······"

Zhong Jueqing, looking at the crowded information on his phone, said:

"Though the map doesn’t mark the Energy Station, we’ve roughly determined it’s at the city’s eastern outskirts, in a sprawling industrial zone."

"The zombies there are denser than elsewhere······and more have shown signs of turning."

Su Changxing holstered his revolver, seemingly worried, taking a deep breath, and said:

"Have someone scout it out, probably extremely dangerous, but with phones, messages should come back."

Zhong Jueqing paused in surprise, smiling, "You’re not from the Security Bureau."

Su Changxing replied indifferently, "Doesn’t stop me from making suggestions······ plus, you’re not an Extraordinary, better avoid that place, even a zombie transformation isn’t impossible."

Ordinary superpower users have similar vulnerabilities to ordinary folk, not strong resistance to the giant hand, high offense, low defense.

Powerful superpower users also risk zombie transformation······ Su Changxing concluded with certainty, and some concern.

Zhong Jueqing was silent for a moment and said, "Thanks for the warning, usually wouldn’t risk myself······ after all, I am the chief of Group Ten at the Security Bureau."