Regarding the matter of awakening lightning abilities after transformation

"Hiss..." A faint blue light flashed at the point where the bullet landed.

......

In an abandoned warehouse building in the western part of the city, a pool of clear liquid climbed up the drainpipe and eventually seeped into a tap in one of the rooms. Next door sat a middle-aged man with messy hair and rough skin.

The instant the liquid entered the room, he suddenly opened his eyes, his bloodshot eyes fixed on the door of the next room.

A moment later, the door opened.

Wearing old work clothes, Zhan Tai slowly sat down on the sofa opposite the man.

"Why did you think of coming here this way? Did you think you were too energetic?" The man frowned, his voice hoarse, as if he were forcing the two short sentences out of his throat.

"You don't need to tell me, things aren't going well in Lanjiang lately. Mr. Chen has repeatedly reminded me to be careful." Mr. Chen's full name is Chen Guotong, the former Party Secretary of Lanjiang. He was demoted for misconduct, but he still wields considerable influence in the city. Zhan Tai's current position is inseparable from his support.

"Chen Guotong... is just an ordinary person after all." The man gave a dry laugh, his face full of disdain.

“He may be an ordinary person, but his status is much higher than yours or mine,” Zhan Taiyi said.

"You're envious? As an Awakened One, you envy an ordinary person?" The man laughed mockingly, his gaze towards Zhan Taiyi turning contemptuous.

"Follow us, and everything you want will be within your grasp." Chen Guotong was not an Awakened; his status within "Parchment" was at best that of an unofficial member. To the true higher-ups, he was, at best, a powerful pawn.

As for Zhan Taiyi, although his abilities are average, as long as he works hard and is loyal, his future is much brighter than Chen Guotong's.

"I will." The organization promised that as long as he completed this job, they would immediately send someone to help him clear his name, and all the dirty deeds Zhan Taiyi had done would be wiped clean.

"We'll talk about these things later. Has the goods arrived?"

"Of course, they're all parked in the old warehouse at the back."

"Take me to see it."

After speaking, the man led Zhan Taiyi to the old warehouse where the trucks were parked.

"Click." After removing the lock and tearing open the thick iron chain, Zhan Taiyi immediately saw the enormous object in the very center of the warehouse.

Upon opening the container door, neatly stacked dark blue alloy crates were revealed. Besides plastic seals, each was secured with a heavy alloy lock. Zhan Tai took the key, carefully compared it, and then inserted one into the lock.

The box was opened, and the inside was pitch black; I could barely see anything with the help of my phone's light.

Those were rows of assault rifles, including not only domestically produced models but also many weapons used by foreign armies. Fingers flipped open the ammunition box beside them; the bright yellow bullets gleamed coldly in the dim light.

“Just as Mr. Chen said.” Zhan Taiyi jumped out of the car and walked up to the man.

"This is the last batch of goods." The man released his cigarette and exhaled a smoke ring into the air.

"Qi Bei and I will be coming over with some people to pick up the goods at 7 p.m. tonight. Just to be on the safe side, you'd better come with us."

Zhan Tai also looked at him calmly. He was a very cautious person who always tried to minimize the risks before doing anything.

"Hmph, that's for sure. You two never let anyone trust you when you're doing things."

A hint of displeasure flashed across Zhan Taiyi's face, but he quickly concealed it.

"It's good that you know what's important." After saying this last sentence, Zhan Tai also walked to the vicinity of the drainpipe.

The next second, the tattered work clothes lost their support, and a puddle of transparent liquid quietly spread on the cold cement floor.

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"Bang bang..." The gunshots from the shooting range continued incessantly. Su Wanxi emptied another magazine, shook her wrist, and prepared to reload it.

Just then, the cell phone on the shooting platform suddenly lit up.

"7 PM, Warehouse No. 24, West District. All Awakened Ones are required to participate in this operation..." The following was a dense list of operational requirements. Su Wanxi gently slid down, her beautiful brows furrowing slightly.

"Gu Cheng..."

"What's wrong?" Hearing someone call her, Gu Cheng took off her earplugs and looked at Su Wanxi with a puzzled expression.

"How are you recovering?" Su Wanxi asked her earnestly, a hint of worry in her eyes.

"I'm fine now, I feel much better." It's been almost two weeks since Gu Cheng fell into a coma, and she has almost fully recovered.

"Is that so..." Su Wanxi muttered to herself as she put down her pistol and leaned against the design table.

P.S. Writing the main storyline is much harder than writing the side stories...

Section 55, Chapter Fifty-Four: Overture

"Take this." Qi Bei muttered to himself, handing three or four bags of blood to his subordinates.

"What... is this for?" The subordinate took the blood pack with a puzzled look; the blood inside was even somewhat black.

"Sprinkle it around the field, it doesn't need to be too dense, just pour some every two meters or so."

"Why..." Noticing that Qi Bei's expression was a little off, the subordinate didn't dare to ask any further questions, but instead followed orders and poured the blood onto the ground little by little.

From the moment Zhan Taiyi approached him, Qi Bei's right eyelid had been twitching incessantly.

Something went wrong... It's an open secret that there's a mole among Zhan Taiyi's people, and this operation carries a high risk of being exposed.

Qi Bei leaned against the gate, looking around. The surroundings were so quiet that it made him feel very uneasy.

What benefits did Zhan Taiyi receive from the parchment? Why did he insist on accepting it even though he knew there was a mole inside?

After waiting for a long time, Qi Bei finally felt relieved once his subordinates finished the protective work.

Hopefully nothing unexpected will happen... He touched the gun holster at his waist, then turned and walked into the warehouse.

About 200 meters away from the abandoned warehouse, several teams of heavily armed special forces soldiers were hiding in the surrounding environment.

The leader glanced at the tactics table; it was 6:45.

"Target has entered the area; be ready to act..."

Fan Ruosong and Song Shiyan have been holding back from inspecting the goods for so long, just waiting for Zhan Taiyi, this big fish. Now it's about time to reel them in.

......

"So, this time we need to deal with other Awakened Ones?" Gu Cheng sat in the passenger seat, turning his head to look at Su Wanxi.

"Not bad." Su Wanxi nodded, and at the same time increased the speed of the car.

The battle between awakened beings... Previously, they had fought against mindless monsters, but now they had to fight against their own kind. Gu Cheng suddenly felt a little uneasy.

"Are you nervous?" Su Wanxi asked her.

"To be honest, a little..." More than a little, she was extremely flustered. Gu Cheng let out a soft breath, her fingers rubbing against the cushion.

"Afraid of getting hurt?"

"No, I'm just worried I'll hold you back." Su Wanxi is an A-level Awakened, while Gu Cheng isn't even a C-level. Although the strength ranking among Awakened isn't clearly defined, a large difference in levels means the weaker party will inevitably be crushed. Judging by their abilities, Gu Cheng wouldn't even have time to activate the current before Su Wanxi could use gravity to flatten her into a pancake.

Hearing this answer, Su Wanxi felt somewhat helpless. It seemed that her role as team leader made her team members feel very insecure...

"There's no need to worry so much, they're not too strong." She took her hand out and ruffled Gu Cheng's hair, comforting her softly.

"...Yes, I know." The battle hasn't even started yet, so how could she dampen her own team's spirit? Gu Cheng quickly adjusted her mindset.

"If all else fails, just treat them like the pickpockets in the subway last time, thud! slap! and knock them to the ground~" Su Wanxi withdrew her right hand and continued to control the steering wheel, a smile on her lips.

"Huh? How did you know..." Gu Cheng had never mentioned this to anyone before; she had almost selectively forgotten about it.

Don't you watch the news?

"I haven't been looking at it lately..." In her spare time, she mainly browses forums and reads books, and what she deals with most is related to flower arrangement.

"You can find it by flipping through a few issues of the Lanjiang Daily."

Gu Cheng scrolled through her phone and finally found her picture in one of the episodes.

Heroic Act: Young Girl Bravely Exposes Pickpocket's Crimes

The following text describes the scene in detail. In addition to praising Gu Cheng's courageous act, the author also calls on the public not to be bystanders and to pay attention to their own safety while exposing evil.

The post was several hundred words long and included a picture of Gu Cheng.

She wore a baseball cap and gave the woman next to her a polite but slightly awkward smile.

"How silly." The more I look at the photo, the more I think I look like a fool in the picture.

"Isn't she quite cute?" Feeling that the atmosphere wasn't so tense, Su Wanxi couldn't help but praise Gu Cheng.

"Hmm..." It seemed a little, Gu Cheng narrowed her eyes and pressed the side button to turn off the screen. Being interrupted like that, her psychological pressure did indeed decrease a lot.

"If all else fails, I'm still here..." a voice in his head spoke up at an inopportune moment.

"Yes, you're right." Gu Cheng's reply was rather perfunctory. Compared to this mysterious thing, she was more willing to believe the electric current flickering between her fingers.

“One day, you’ll beg me…” He wasn’t angry; he just left with a nonsensical remark.

As the car drove out of the city center, not only the crowds but even the buildings that were once ubiquitous began to dwindle.

Su Wanxi parked her car behind a row of low houses, locked the car door, and walked towards the meeting point not far away with her backpack.

"How is the situation?"

She bent down and asked the armed personnel who were stationed there in a low voice.

"The target has entered the warehouse; there are at least twenty people inside." After saying this, he put down his binoculars and gave a military salute.

Su Wanxi returned the greeting and took the binoculars from the special forces captain.

"The other party has spilled a dark red liquid around the area, which should be the blood of some kind of animal." Zhou Li had been waiting at the scene for a long time and had seen Qi Bei's little tricks clearly.

Blood? Gu Cheng took a deep breath instinctively, a faint smell of blood filling the air.

"Have all the hidden sentries in the vicinity been eliminated?" Su Wanxi vaguely saw people patrolling around the warehouse.

"No, to avoid alerting them, we are just keeping a close watch on them."

"Let's begin." Now that all the Awakened Ones are in place, it's time to wipe them out all at once.

"Understood." The man in military uniform made a gesture, and the special forces soldiers split into several groups to surround the enemy.

"Uncle Zhou, come around from behind. Gu Cheng, follow behind me and don't stray more than five meters away."

As soon as she finished speaking, an invisible force field enveloped Gu Cheng. She knew that this was a gravity field created by Su Wanxi.

"Let's go." Gu Cheng tightened her grip on the revolver and followed closely beside the captain.