AITAMITB Chapter 38

The extraordinary individuals watched this scene in stunned amazement.

The towering water column, rising into the sky, displayed a surreal color under the moonlight.

Among the Night Walkers, an extraordinary individual with water abilities, looking at the water sphere formed in their hands, revealed a bitter smile.

Crying, the gap was too enormous.

The fish in the water pool might have a peaceful life, without much survival pressure. Each fish was plump and large, one after another.

After the water column rushed into the air, the powerful fishtails slapped against the helicopter.

The propellers made a crackling sound.

Zhao Xiaokui certainly wouldn’t pin her hopes on a few fish and a water column. The real danger had long been hidden among them.

Under the dense water vapor, the interior of the helicopter gradually froze under the influence of extraordinary abilities.

Wang Yan showed a fearful expression, Mond remained relatively calm, and the extraordinary individual who could fly said, “The helicopter is unusable now. We need to leave.”

As he spoke, he went to pull the cabin door—

But it didn’t budge.

He couldn’t contain his anger. “What’s going on?!”

Crack, crack—

The propeller’s speed gradually slowed, and the helicopter inevitably tilted in one direction.

The pilot in the seat suddenly turned his head, a layer of frost on his face, silently dying in the midst of the soundless.

The water column fell.

But the helicopter’s loss of control was irreparable.

The intense turbulence prevented the three extraordinary individuals inside the aircraft from even breaking the glass to escape.

Even the extraordinary individual who could fly could only temporarily hover in the air using the force of the wind.

In the gradually calming water pool, Zhao Xiaokui slowly floated to the surface.

She looked up, staring at the helicopter crashing towards a mountain peak, her expression ice-cold.

One person died.

Zhao Xiaokui grabbed the confused and lost soul that fell from the sky into her hands.

Devouring.

“Dad, are you going on a business trip again? When will you come back?”

“Ronald, hurry, take off, hahaha…”

“These damn people from Huaxia.”

Countless scenes flashed through her mind—a golden-haired little girl with tearful eyes hugging a teddy bear, scenes of helicopter training, and the recent conversation inside the helicopter.

The helicopter crashed into the woods, producing a violent explosion. Lin Bai and Gou Rixin rushed there only to see Zhao Xiaokui jumping into a fast-flowing river.

Seeing Zhao Xiaokui in the water, Gou Rixin breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground. “You scared me.”

He thought Zhao Xiaokui had jumped into the river to commit suicide.

Lin Bai walked to the edge of the water pool, extended his hand to Zhao Xiaokui, pulled her up, and said, “Clever use of abilities. It would have been better if you had mentioned it in advance.”

The moment Zhao Xiaokui jumped into the water, he had already speculated about the underground water course of the entire Qu Bie Mountain in his mind.

Of course, this didn’t mean he wasn’t impressed by the spectacle Zhao Xiaokui created when the water column, dozens of meters high and with a diameter probably three or four meters long, soared into the sky. No one could remain calm in the face of such a sight.

Zhao Xiaokui looked in the direction where the helicopter crashed and asked, “Do you think they’re still alive?”

Gou Rixin looked around in confusion, “Should we call the fire department first?”

“Wang’s team has gone over. Don’t worry, they can’t escape,” Lin Bai kicked Gou Rixin and said, “Carry her.”

“Oh, okay.”

The girl who had just caused a big incident was soaked all over, her face paler than the moonlight.

Gou Rixin walked up to her, crouched down, patted his sturdy back, and said, “Come on, let me carry you. I guarantee it’s steadier than riding a car.”

Zhao Xiaokui didn’t stand on ceremony and crawled onto his back.

Gou Rixin lifted her and couldn’t control his incessant chatter.

“Wow, you’re so light. Girls look better with a little meat. I’ve seen a few female celebrities before, their legs were as thin as bamboo poles, really scary-looking…”

As Zhao Xiaokui was being carried back to the temporary base, she received numerous admiring glances.

“The girl is amazing!”

Even those who were initially skeptical of her sudden appearance now had to acknowledge her prowess in front of that water column, which soared dozens of meters high.

This is a newly awakened superhuman, and she can create such a massive spectacle. What will happen when she grows up?

Gou Rixin sat next to the trunk and placed Zhao Xiaokui there, covering her with a blanket.

“Make do with this for now. There are no dry clothes here for you to change into.”

He wrapped Zhao Xiaokui like a dog, and the young girl revealed a face not much larger than a palm. Anyone who saw her would find it hard to imagine that she had unleashed a water column to bring down a helicopter.

The Night Walkers on the scene were a group of rugged men, and it was awkward for them to approach her. One by one, they pretended to be very busy, passing by her once, twice, three times…

Zhao Xiaokui recognized all the Night Walkers who stayed behind.

She suspected that these people took her for a fool.

One by one, more Night Walkers emerged from the mountains.

Only a few emerged unscathed, while most carried injuries.

The cannon fodder from the End of the World Sect, brought out of the woods, was tied to the car bumper. They cursed incessantly, saying things like, “The Pope will surely avenge us.”

“Damn it!” Suddenly, a Night Walker who had just come out kicked someone.

The person’s head hit the car, blood streaming down. Regaining consciousness, he immediately shouted, “The police are beating people, the police are beating people…”

“Don’t be impulsive, don’t be impulsive!” Several people rushed over to stop the extraordinary who had kicked the person.

Being fellow extraordinary, these cannon fodders were as easy to kill as chickens. If the Night Walkers kicked them a couple more times, they would probably meet their end.

Lin Bai glanced at the tablet without lifting his head and said, “His teammates were seriously injured during the explosion and were sent back to the city.”

Zhao Xiaokui observed the remaining Night Walkers.

Except for the out-of-control soldier, everyone else seemed calm, each doing their own tasks, showing little sign of grief.

If it weren’t for that soldier suddenly losing control, Zhao Xiaokui wouldn’t even have known that someone had been seriously injured.

Not indifference, but a habit.

They gave her the impression that they had long been accustomed to these potential sacrifices happening anytime, anywhere.

Is it worth it?

She couldn’t help but ask herself this in her heart.

Moving through the night, guarding the dawn.

For some reason, these eight characters suddenly appeared in Zhao Xiaokui’s mind.

For a moment, she felt like her heart was pressed by a stone, a heaviness that couldn’t be expressed.

Fortunately, autumn in City S was rainy, and the mountains were damp. The mountain fire ignited by the helicopter soon extinguished on its own.

During the wait, Zhao Xiaokui sucked on the candy given by Gou Rixin, playing games on Lin Bai’s tablet.

Lin Bai, standing aside and reading data, glanced at her. He noticed she was playing the built-in Snake game and was close to completing it.

Gou Rixin, who had nothing to do, approached. “Wow, a master!”

With a slight shake of her hand, Zhao Xiaokui’s Snake bit its own tail, and she lost.

Gou Rixin sighed. “What a pity.”

Lin Bai and Zhao Xiaokui exchanged a glance, seeing the mutual affection for the intellectually disabled in each other’s eyes.

Zhao Xiaokui handed the tablet to Gou Rixin.

The burly man, nearly two meters tall, held the tablet that was not much larger than his palm, hunched over like a little chick, fully engrossed in playing Snake.

With each food item eaten, he cheered as if his favorite team had scored a goal in the Champions League.

Zhao Xiaokui rested her head on the edge of the trunk.

The sky over Qu Bie Mountain looked much cleaner than the city, and after the continuous explosions ceased, stars silently twinkled in the night sky.

She looked up at Lin Bai, who hadn’t moved since they returned, and asked, “What are you doing?”

Lin Bai: “I’m studying.”

The academic underachiever thought he misheard: “Studying?”

Lin Bai: “High-energy physics.”

“…,” Zhao Xiaokui asked, “Do the Night Watchers have such high cultural requirements?”

“This is a way for me to enhance my superpower,” Lin Bai explained. “The deeper and more profound the things I study, the more I learn, the greater the mental consumption and my superpower will continuously grow.”

“I think this is a method that all supers can apply, but Captain and others believe it’s only suitable for a few,” Lin Bai pushed his glasses and told Zhao Xiaokui with a hint of regret, “I strongly recommend you try it. Although your control over your superpower is strong, through my method, you might be able to quickly improve your abilities and reach the first level sooner.”

“…,”

Zhao Xiaokui surrendered.

Does the method Lin Bai mentioned sound familiar?

Indeed, it does. This is basically the method wizards use for cultivation.

What’s the most valuable thing in the supernatural world?

Gems, herbs, artifacts? No, no, no, it’s knowledge.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that the Merfolk’s library is open for everyone to stroll through. People think acquiring knowledge is easy.

That’s because most Merfolk simply don’t care about this knowledge. Their true knowledge is passed down in their blood, in their souls. It doesn’t need books; it transfers naturally.

Others want to obtain the Merfolk’s heritage?

Dream on, dreams have everything.

Being reborn as a Merfolk is both Zhao Xiaokui’s misfortune and fortune.

Unfortunate because this race is naturally cruel and emotionally distant. From birth, one must rely on oneself for survival, without expecting any support or help from the same kind.

Lucky because, compared to ordinary humans on the common path, at least she has a channel to acquire knowledge. She can understand the world through books, while the vast majority of ordinary people, even if they have the talent to become extraordinary, might quietly live their whole lives, buried among countless beings, without enough luck to encounter the right people.

The methods for advancing in each race are different, and for human wizards, there’s only one way—learning.

In their words, the closer I get to the truth, the closer I get to the divine.

Throughout the lives of all human wizards, they are almost doing the same thing—learning, learning, and learning again. When they are not learning, they are on the path of seeking new knowledge.

Zhao Xiaokui thought about the speculation of a fourth-order wizard about becoming a god, as if it requires mastering all knowledge in a field, and couldn’t help but wipe away imaginary cold sweat.

Looking at Lin Bai again, she felt that he was radiating the brilliance of knowledge throughout his being.

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