Doomsday: Humanity shrinks 100 times

Chapter 2 Awakening of Superpowers
The three of them walked for a while in fear, and the scenery along the road finally began to change.

The bushes along the road have disappeared, and the trees towering into the sky are basically gone, and the sense of oppression has greatly decreased.

Instead, there were patches of lawn, but from their perspective it still looked like a forest.

Although the various noises that came from their ears from time to time made them feel nervous, they were able to see the sky at last, and the three of them felt a lot more relaxed.

Zou Yunxin was the first to speak: "By the way, why did you say that the situation would be worse behind the people in the dormitory?"

Lu Yuning didn't dare to relax. While observing the surroundings, he explained, "When humans return to primitive times, the two most important conditions for survival are nothing more than food and water. Those in the dormitory can eat some leftover food at first, but it won't be long before the food and water go bad, and finding food will be difficult after that."

Zhang Xinyue nodded thoughtfully, probably understanding it.

Zou Yunxin, however, was asking questions when he didn't understand, and asked with some confusion: "Why?"

"Which floor do we live on?"

"8th Floor... Oh, you mean they can't come down?"

"I'm afraid it will take some effort. Besides, it's a bit difficult to find food in school. The original food will spoil over time, and the same goes for water."

"Aren't we the same then?"

"It's different now, look." Lu Yuning suddenly changed the subject and pointed into the distance.

Following the direction of Lu Yuning's finger, I looked through the gaps in the weeds and vaguely saw a shimmering area.

"It's that river!" said Zhang Xinyue.

The three of them were walking on a cement road. On the right was a slope with a lawn on it. The river was just below the slope, running across from north to south.

Although they can only see a rough idea with their current eyesight, they can still feel the infinite vitality on the shimmering water surface.

"What should we do now? Go over and take a look?" asked Zou Yunxin.

Lu Yuning shook his head: "It's okay for us to walk on the cement road now, but it's still very dangerous to get close to the grass."

"Yes, I can hear a lot of flying insects over there." Zhang Xinyue suddenly spoke.

"Can you hear it?" Lu Yuning was a little confused.

"Huh? Since a while ago, as long as I concentrate, I can hear sounds coming from a certain direction, such as mosquitoes flapping their wings, or other creatures crawling on the ground. Isn't my hearing improved? How can you not hear it?" Zhang Xinyue was a little surprised.

Lu Yuning was slightly stunned, then slowly shook her head and said, "I've only slightly improved my hearing, but it's not so exaggerated that I can hear the sound of insects crawling on the ground. It's the same for Old Zou, right?"

"I didn't realize my hearing has improved. Is it different from before?" Zou Yunxin scratched his head.

"That's weird, am I the only one like this?"

"Maybe it has mutated! It has awakened some special powers!" Zou Yunxin shouted excitedly.

"Why are you shouting so loudly? You're going to deafen me! You're the one who's mutated!" Zhang Xinyue covered her ears and said to Zou Yunxin.

Zou Yunxin chuckled and apologized quickly.

"It's really possible." Lu Yuning nodded and actually agreed with Zou Yunxin's point of view.

"Look, Yu Ning said the same thing." Zou Yunxin chuckled.

"Really?" Zhang Xinyue couldn't believe it.

"Well, maybe shrinking humans might activate some latent genes. You just said you could hear insects in the distance. How do you determine the source of the sound?"

"I can't explain it clearly. The sound is fed back into my brain, and it's like there's a map that marks the source of the sound." Zhang Xinyue tried hard to describe her feelings.

"Radar?" Lu Yuning suddenly thought of something. Zhang Xinyue's ability was clearly a human-shaped radar.

"It does look a bit similar. Has it really mutated?" Zhang Xinyue still had some doubts.

Lu Yuning nodded. "That's the only explanation at the moment."

"It doesn't matter if you mutate, just mutate. I don't mind you." Zou Yunxin interjected.

Zhang Xinyue blushed and reached out to pinch him.

Zou Yunxin grimaced in pain, and then he became quiet and didn't dare to joke anymore.

Lu Yuning found it a little funny. It seemed that their relationship had made some progress recently.

His expression shifted slightly, and he ignored the two of them. Instead, he walked to the grass by the roadside. After confirming that there were no mosquitoes around, he grabbed a leaf of goosegrass and pulled off a piece with a little force.

Lu Yuning first felt the power in his hand and felt a little strange.

Their body volume is now only one millionth of its original size. Based on this ratio, their weight is actually less than 0.1g. It is hard to imagine that such a light body can generate such great power.

He thought about it and felt that his weight should be much lighter than this. It was probably because his body density had changed.

Lu Yuning shook his head and stopped thinking about this question.

Zou Yunxin and Zhang Xinyue came over curiously.

Lu Yuning held the grass leaf in his arms, his eyes focused on it.

According to his previous guess, if Zhang Xinyue really gained the ability by shrinking, then they might have awakened their abilities as well.

But he had just tried it according to Zhang Xinyue's description, and it was obvious that there was no effect, and his hearing ability did not improve.

Then I thought of trying it with grass leaves, maybe I would find something.

He concentrated his mind and his consciousness moved slightly.

An astonishing scene appeared.

The grass leaves in his arms suddenly shattered into pieces the size of a palm.

The two looked surprised and were about to speak, but when they saw Lu Yuning continuing to move, they did not dare to disturb him.

Lu Yuning squatted on the ground, looked at the leaf fragments on the ground, and reached out to press them.

Then he continued to use his ability, and the leaves shattered again, and the fragments became smaller.

After many attempts, the leaves finally stopped crushing, which must have reached its limit. At this time, the Bermuda grass leaves had been crushed into particles that were difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.

The two people who were watching the fun thought it was over, but unexpectedly Lu Yuning pressed his hand on the grass fragments again.

The scene before them left them stunned.

I saw that the pile of plant particles slowly merged together and reorganized into a round green grass leaf!

The reconstructed leaves have no texture and are all green and look very uniform.

After repeated attempts, Lu Yuning confirmed his special ability.

Simply put, objects can be crushed and then reassembled into other shapes.

Although the particles at the limit of crushing appear to be very small, they have not yet reached the molecular level.

Another characteristic is that the harder the object, the harder it is to crush and reassemble.

Lu Yuning can now only manipulate the stems and leaves of some small plants.

Moreover, after several attempts, he felt a little dizzy. If he tried to use his supernatural powers again, he would feel a strong discomfort in his brain. It seemed that supernatural powers could not be used unlimitedly.

"This is not fair, why can't I do it?!" Zou Yunxin said loudly with some frustration.

After Lu Yuning discovered his special ability, Zou Yunxin immediately tried it out.

He tried all kinds of methods, even using his mouth. Looking at the clear teeth marks on the rhizome of the cowgrass, he finally had to admit the reality that he didn't seem to have awakened his superpowers.

"Maybe he will wake up in the future, take his time." Lu Yuning comforted.

"Oh, that's the only way I can think of it." Zou Yunxin was depressed.

Although Zou Yunxin did not discover his own special abilities, two of the three people awakened good abilities, and the team's survivability increased sharply.

Having Zhang Xinyue around can reduce the chances of creatures sneaking attacks. Although they may not have the ability to fight back, they can hide in advance.

As for Lu Yuning's ability, although it can only handle some objects made of soft materials, it can still play a lot of roles.

The sky darkened, the chirping of insects began to rise, and it felt like countless dangerous creatures were hiding in the grass on both sides.

Looking at the dangerous scene in front of him, Lu Yuning did not dare to delay and quickly got busy.
He had to build a simple shelter before dark, otherwise it would be difficult to spend the night safely.

(End of this chapter)