pjbooks Chapter 25: Points Surge!
Chapter 25: Points Surge!
"Make a wish...Quick! Look at the numbers in the sky outside!!"
On the phone, Bevy's voice trembled uncontrollably.
As soon as Xu Yuan approached the window and looked out, the first thing he saw was a blood-red percentage number in the sky!
90%!
Even when making a wish, I couldn't help but be a little surprised!
It was still 80% yesterday.
Overnight, surprisingly...
It rose by 10%?!
"I saw it." Xu Yuan's voice was unusually low.
"Xu Yuan, what did you do?" On the phone, Bei Wei's voice was almost broken, hoping that this was just a temporary fluctuation caused by some unknown action of Xu Yuan.
"Me?" Xu Yuan turned to look at Lao Xu and Xu Meng at the dining table, lowering her voice, "I didn't do anything. After waking up, I ate, and later I'm going to go look at houses with Lao Xu..."
Bevy fell silent on the other end of the phone, her last glimmer of hope extinguished.
In truth, she knew in her heart that it wasn't the wish's fault.
She was just watching as her efforts began to bear fruit, and things were gradually getting better in all aspects.
The countdown to the apocalypse suddenly skyrocketed, and people couldn't accept it for a while.
"Bevy, what do you know? What happens when the percentage number reaches its maximum?"
Xu Yuan frowned and asked in a low voice.
After a long silence, Bei Wei finally spoke, "This matter is complicated. Cheng Yong isn't quite right in the head. I'll come find you later..."
"it is good."
Xu Yuan responded, and the two hung up the phone.
Then, Xu Yuan forced a smile back onto her face and sat back down at the table.
"Old Xu, Xiao Meng, you two can go look at the house later. Bei Wei said she wants to come and talk to me about something."
The two were taken aback for a moment, but then they both revealed knowing smiles.
"Okay, okay, no problem."
"Then I'll transfer the money to you, Lao Xu. Buy any you like."
Watching my father and sister leave with hopes for the future...
The smile on Xu Yuan's face vanished instantly. He closed the door, as if separating the two worlds.
The soaring percentage figures in the sky intensified his sense of urgency!
He had a strong intuition that the soaring percentage was definitely related to the four gods in his dream!
Whether it was the abnormal attitude of the four gods in the dream or the familiar, nauseating aura emanating from Cheng Yong, both pointed him in the right direction.
He is not a kind-hearted person.
He just wants to protect his own little family.
But when the nest is overturned, how can any egg remain intact?
As long as he protects his loved ones, he doesn't mind thwarting the conspiracy of the four gods in his dream!
……
The Bei family villa.
While rubbing her throbbing temples, Beiwei organized the documents in her hands.
She had another nightmare last night, returning to that despairing apocalypse!
Since her rebirth four days ago, the only time she has had a good night's sleep was yesterday at Xu Yuan's house.
For some reason, she felt an immense sense of security whenever Xu Yuan was by her side.
After being awakened by a nightmare, she received the inspection report for Cheng Yong's travel suit.
It really is related to the apocalypse!
We've discovered a pattern that allows us to postpone the end of the world!
but……
Before she could even finish celebrating, she looked up and was plunged into despair!
90%!
Based on the previous pattern of a 1% daily increase in percentage, the calculation is as follows.
If the end times cannot be postponed within ten days, then after ten days...
The end of the world is coming!
Is the future truly destined to be unchangeable?
In a moment of emotional breakdown, she finally called Xu Yuan.
After organizing the information, Beiwei prepared to head to the wishing house.
However, after stepping out of the Bei family villa, before getting into the car...
Bevy looked up at the villa next to her house.
Since her submitted future technology was verified and the "Stay Calm and Don't Collapse" working group was established.
For safety and confidentiality reasons, all other residents in this community have been relocated, leaving the area vacant.
After hesitating for a while, she finally picked up her phone and made a call.
"I'm Beiwei. Please keep an eye out for a family surnamed Xu..."
"Yes, I'll pay the rest..."
……
Twenty minutes later.
"Knock knock knock..."
There was a knock on the security door of Xu Yuan's house.
The door opened immediately after the person who had been waiting for a long time made a wish.
"Bevy, what's going on?"
Before she could even sit down, a tired-looking Beiwei pulled a stack of reports from her bag and handed them to Xuyuan.
Xu Yuan accepted the report.
The report was filled with various symbols and formulas.
Fortunately, he was a top student in school.
Otherwise, I really wouldn't understand this report!
Read on carefully.
Xu Yuan realized that Cheng Yong really was...
It burned out!
Cheng Yong's head was sent to a testing laboratory, where it was sliced and subjected to every possible test.
As expected, an anomaly was detected!
[A high concentration of unknown energy residue was detected in the sample tissue; its structure and properties cannot be classified into any known form of energy...]
The energy radiation characteristics bear a striking resemblance to the percentage of unusual figures in the sky (tentatively named "Doomsday Countdown")...
[Conclusion: The sample was deeply infected and modified by this unknown energy before its death, becoming its carrier.]
Xu Yuan's expression grew increasingly serious as he looked down.
The work of the Four Gods!
But for the time being, he couldn't think of any good way to get information out of the Four Gods.
As for praying with physical means...
Obviously, it's useless.
After a long silence, Xu Yuan finally spoke and asked Bei Wei.
"What happens when that percentage number reaches its maximum?"
Bevy stared into Xu Yuan's eyes.
But instead of answering directly, she asked a question in return.
Do you believe in dreams?
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan's brow twitched.
This is practically a keyword trigger!
Didn't I initially obtain my power from my dreams?
Could it be that Bevy knows... or rather, that she also has the ability to enter dreams?
Xu Yuan remained calm, secretly extending his spiritual power to envelop Bei Wei while asking her questions.
"Hmm? How so?"
"I had a dream where the percentage number in the sky rose to 100%, and an alien fleet arrived..."
Make a wish: ...
What a waste of your time; it's the same old excuse again.
So, do you think you can't get over a doomsday scenario and aliens?
He has seen four gods by now, but he hasn't seen a single alien hair, let alone an alien.
At that moment, Beiwei felt as if she were standing naked in front of Xuyuan, and couldn't help but shudder.
"...Humanity was helpless against the alien fleet, with corpses strewn across the land and withered graves everywhere."
Unfortunately, Xu Yuan did not find any unusual aura on Bei Wei; she was just an ordinary person.
Have you ever seen an alien?
"No, they all use small ships to hunt down humans..."
While he remained noncommittal about the alien theory, Xu Yuan strongly agreed with Bei Wei's description of the apocalyptic scenario.
He did indeed sense the aura of the treacherous one among the Four Gods from Cheng Yong.
Moreover, based on his understanding of the Four Gods, if they were to actually interfere with reality, things would probably only get worse!
The thought of Cheng Yong flashed through Xu Yuan's mind like lightning!
"Beiwei, do you think that the percentage increase... could mean that another, or even more, Cheng Yongs have emerged?"
Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes.
Bevy: ?
But Bevy is also a smart person.
Cheng Yong was corrupted by an unknown force, gaining superhuman abilities that could be reduced by a percentage after death...
If another individual is infected by the unknown energy, it would be reasonable for the percentage to increase!
If that's the case, then since Xu Yuan has the ability to deal with Cheng Yong, he also has the ability to deal with other people who have awakened "superpowers"!
Bevy was jolted, her pupils dilating.
This speculation was like a lightning bolt, cleaving through the fog and despair in her mind!
Her eyes gradually brightened.
"Okay! I'll go back and have someone check if there's anything unusual..."
It's not that awakening superpowers is inherently sinful; in this special period when the end of the world is approaching, the more combat power the better.
However, the prerequisite for awakening superpowers must never be committing crimes, nor can it be at the expense of the entire world!
"And then what?" Xu Yuan asked calmly.
Bevy paused for a moment.
Xu Yuan's lips curled into a cold yet familiar smile.
"If any information is found, it would be best to issue a reward notice. I believe that kind-hearted citizens will step in to help."
Upon hearing Xu Yuan's words, Bei Wei's face broke into a knowing smile.
She understood perfectly well what making a wish meant.
Who else could that kind-hearted citizen be but someone making a wish?
Bevy didn't ask about the power of the wish, and the wisher didn't ask about Bevy's background.
The two exchanged a knowing smile, and the sense of urgency brought by the approaching apocalypse subtly diminished in their laughter.
But at that moment...
Bevy's phone rang.
This is an emergency report from the "Stay Calm and Don't Collapse" task force.
"Survivors of the sea monster on an island nation's fishing boat released a video, which appears to show them making a wish..."
"A CCTV camera allegedly captured a glimpse of Xu Yuan's back during the Florida shootout; the CIA has announced a thorough investigation..."
Bevy didn't care much about these two points, since there was no solid evidence, and she already knew that it was Xu Yuan.
But the last message made Beiwei's pupils shrink slightly.
"General Zhao, a high-ranking military official, invited Team Leader Bei to a meeting regarding the issue of Xu Yuan, and his attitude was very firm..."