Freeze the entire population, activate my Superman system?

Zhang Mu read aloud the words on the screen, his voice growing increasingly excited:

"【First Blood】: Kill the first mutated creature - Completed, reward 100 achievement points."

"【Healer's Compassion】: First time saving a dying survivor - To be completed, reward 500 achievement points."

"【Infrastructure Maniac】: Build or repair a functional building - To be completed, reward 200 achievement points."

"【Unity is Strength】: Gather 5 or more survivors to form a team - To be completed, reward 300 achievement points."

Whether it was because of the judgment that the two were bound together, Ling Shuang was able to see Zhang Mu's lord panel.

He leaned closer to look at the screen, his brow furrowing slightly: "What can 100 achievement points unlock?"

Zhang Mu reached out and clicked on the architecture page, where a rudimentary 3D model appeared.

[Heating Stove (Simple)]: Requires 200 achievement points to unlock. Consumes firewood/coal to provide basic heating within a 20-meter radius. Durability: 30 days.

[Water Purifier (Basic)]: Requires 150 achievement points to unlock. Can filter any water source into potable water, with a daily output of 20 liters.

[Refrigerator (Small)]: Requires 180 achievement points to unlock. Maintains the internal temperature between 0-4℃, which consumes electricity (unavailable before the power system is unlocked).

[Defensive Fortifications (Wooden Fence)]: Requires 80 Achievement Points to unlock. Increases territory security and blocks low-level mutated creatures.

"Heating stove!" the two exclaimed in unison.

Ling Shuang quickly fed the information to the locally deployed AI, Xiao Ai, and said at the same time,

"The temperature will drop sharply in 29 days. Residents without heating may not even survive the first day."

"You need 200 achievement points to exchange for a heater; you're 100 points short."

Zhang Mu scratched his head: "So I still need to do something to achieve something?"

That doctor has a kind heart; he gives 500 yuan for saving one person, which is more than enough.

"The question is, who needs saving right now?" Ling Shuang pondered. "The neighborhood is still a safe zone; apart from that crow, we haven't seen any other unexpected situations—"

Before he could finish speaking, there was a rapid knocking at the gate.

"Manager Ling! Dr. Zhang! Are you there? Something's happened!"

Ling Shuang recognized the voice as that of Xiao Chen from the property management office and quickly went to open the door.

Xiao Chen's face was deathly pale, and he was struggling to breathe.

"An artificial lake...a resident was dragged into the water by a fish!"

Director Guo asked me to call you!

Zhang Mu jumped to his feet: "Could it be Wang Can? He weighs almost 200 pounds!"

"No, that's not him, he's a thin student."

But it's quite a big one... and it's black.

A muscular guy took the fishing rod and is now being dragged into deep water!

Ling Shuang grabbed the alloy rod: "Let's go! Lead the way!"

The two followed Xiao Chen towards the artificial lake. On the way, Ling Shuang quickly asked, "Did anyone go into the water to save that student?"

"Two young men jumped in, but the fish was too fierce; it slapped them with its tail and knocked them unconscious."

A crowd has gathered by the lake, but no one dares to go down. Director Guo is organizing people to find ropes and lifebuoys.

When they arrived at the artificial lake, the scene was chaotic.

The once calm lake surface was now churning with murky waves, and broken fishing rods and overturned fishing chairs were scattered along the shore.

A dozen or so residents stood on the shore pointing and whispering, but no one dared to go into the water anymore.

Guo Yueshan, sweating profusely, directed several young men to tie the ropes. Seeing Ling Shuang and the others arrive, he hurriedly went to greet them.

"Manager Ling, something's not right about that thing in the lake. Ordinary fish don't have that much strength."

Two people have already been injured; we cannot risk going into the water again.

Ling Shuang looked at the lake and saw a huge black shadow slowly swimming underwater. The occasional splashes of water revealed its astonishing size—at least two meters long and thicker than a person.

The male student was struggling in the lake, with only his head remaining.

Wang Can gritted his teeth and pulled back with all his might to keep the strange fish away from the students.

Some residents also banged on the water's surface on the shore, trying to distract the strange fish.

But it was clear that the struggling male student had already been marked as prey.

In the struggle with Wang Can, the strange fish continued to get closer to its target!

"Zhang Mu, you stay on shore and prepare for emergency treatment."

I'll go help Brother Wang.

Ling Shuang realized the seriousness of the situation, so she took off her coat and began a simple warm-up.

Guo Yueshan grabbed him: "Are you crazy?"

It's difficult for two people to exert force. Wang Can just told us not to help. If the pole breaks, we won't be able to save the person at all.

And if you're not careful and get dragged into deep water, you and Wang Can will both be finished.

Ling Shuang ignored Guo Yueshan's advice and rushed to the shallow waters by the lake.

At this moment, Wang Can's knees were already submerged in the water, the veins on his arms were bulging, and the fishing rod was bent into a full bow.

The fishing line was taut, cutting a rapidly moving white wave across the water's surface—the strange fish was dragging him towards deeper water.

"Brother Wang, let go!"

Ling Shuang shouted and gripped the middle of the fishing rod with her left hand.

Wang Can was taken aback: "Xiao Ling, you—"

Before he could finish speaking, he felt his hand lighten.

Ling Shuang actually managed to pull the fishing rod out of his 200-pound body with just one hand.

Wang Can staggered back two steps and sat down heavily in the water, staring at Ling Shuang in disbelief.

Ling Shuang gripped the pole with her left hand, stepped back with her right leg, and adopted a horse stance with her waist lowered.

A tremendous force came from the other end of the fishing line, trying to drag him into the water as well.

If it were an ordinary person's arm, this pull would be enough to dislocate it.

But Ling Shuang's left arm remained motionless, and she could even feel the heat flowing from her palm through her entire body.

"Get me... up here!"

Ling Shuang let out a low growl and suddenly raised her left hand upwards!

The tip of the fishing rod broke off, but the force had already been transmitted along the fishing line to the hook underwater.

The strange fish was pulled out of the water by a sudden reverse pull, its huge black body exposed to the sunlight.

The blackfish, which is over two meters long, has scales that reflect light like armor, and when it opens its mouth, you can see three rows of barbed teeth.

A piece of broken fishing line was still hanging from the fish's belly, indicating that someone had tried to catch it before.

People on the shore gasped in surprise.

But Ling Shuang did not stop.

He gripped the broken half of the fishing rod tightly with his left hand and, using the strength of his waist and abdomen, swung it backward violently.

He actually managed to pull the strange fish out of the water, and it flew in an arc before crashing heavily onto the stone path on the shore!

boom!

The fish's body slammed to the ground with a dull thud, accompanied by the sound of bones cracking.

The blackfish thrashed its tail wildly, cracking the stone slab. Several nearby residents were so frightened that they scrambled backward.

"Get out of the way!"

Ling Shuang released the fishing rod, grabbed the alloy rod, and strode towards the fish's head.

The blackfish seemed to sense the threat, suddenly flipped over, and opened its huge mouth to bite at Ling Shuang's calf.

Ling Shuang did not dodge.

He slammed his left fist down, striking the center of the fish's head, and a visible white shockwave exploded at the point of impact.

click-

The sound of the fish skull cracking was crisp and piercing.

The blackfish twitched twice and then became completely still.

"Kill the Sharp-Toothed Blackfish and obtain one low-quality white crystal."

"Currently enhanced part: Left hand (2/5): First-tier ability not activated."

Sure enough, this strange fish was also identified as a mutated animal.

Seeing the strange fish violently killed by Ling Shuang, everyone's courage was emboldened.

Several strong swimmers jumped into the lake to rescue the college student.

Soon, the student who had been dragged into the water was pulled ashore by the people around him. He was soaking wet, pale-faced, and lifeless.

Fortunately, it seems there was only one strange fish in the artificial lake, otherwise it would have been devoured long ago.

Thanks to Zhang Mu's emergency treatment, the male student coughed up a mouthful of lake water and then slowly woke up.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Ling Shuang, who was covered in blood.

Possessing this superhuman strength,

He even smashed the skull of the giant black fish with a single punch.

This young man,

It hasn't mutated too, has it?

Wang Can was dragged to the shore like a dead pig and barely managed to get up.

He looked at his hands, then at Ling Shuang, and swallowed hard.

"Dr. Zhang, what medicine did you give Xiaoling? Get some for me too."