When it came to reviewing, Huang Jinghe felt he was the one who needed it most. "I did nothing on the way. The one who really needs to review is me. I need to figure out some moves that can attack and defend."
Fearing the child might feel anxious, Lan Jin comforted him, "The main issue is we don't know how to use your ability. If it were extremely hot instead of freezing, your water ability would be very useful. I think the problem is we ourselves haven't figured out the method yet."
It was like buying a new appliance. Before reading the manual, you can use it, but it is never as smooth as someone who has read the instructions. What they lacked now was knowledge of ability usage. Of course, everyone's method was different. If they could learn from others, it would help. If not, they had to figure it out themselves.
Even in post-apocalyptic stories, people could usually learn from others. But in reality, there were still differences. How to use abilities properly had to be explored through trial and error.
But…
Yes, but it could wait until they were back.
The day had been too intense. After eating, no one felt like talking. They found a place to sleep.
That night… there were no good dreams.
Shortly after falling asleep, the night watch heard noises. They woke everyone, and in the distance came the crowing of chickens. Along with the noise, could it be a flock approaching?
Chickens are harmless creatures under normal circumstances. Even if mutated, their attack power is limited. But if they appear in swarms, anyone unprepared could be injured. Their smell was also surprisingly strong.
Lan Jin glanced toward the chickens, not closely, and asked, "Only about a hundred?"
Lao Gao looked for a while and said, "Far more than that. There must be two hundred or so."
"So many?" Lan Jin said in surprise.
But Lao Gao's attention was already elsewhere. He went to Brother Zhang and said, "Brother Zhang, I want roasted chicken."
"Was roasted chicken the problem now?" Brother Zhang was speechless. "I want it too, but with this many chickens, it will be difficult."
"Just electro them. They are only chickens." Lan Jin stepped forward and extended her hand, releasing her lightning ability at the nearby chicken flock.
Unexpectedly, although she only used a small, casual burst, all two hundred chickens collapsed, twitching on the ice.
Su Qinghe, seeing Lan Jin's ability for the first time, was stunned. Even those who had seen her use it before were speechless.
Brother Zhang sighed. "I understand your craving for chicken, but they are just chickens. There was no need for such a huge burst of electricity."
Over two hundred chickens electrocuted. On top of that, Brother Zhang vaguely smelled something burning. He stepped forward, wearing rubber gloves to check. The mutant chickens' heads, wings, and claws were charred. "Why use so much electricity? It's all burnt. Weren't you dizzy just now?"
Lan Jin froze for a moment and replied, "I wasn't aiming precisely. I closed my eyes and hit roughly in that direction. There were no people there, so I thought it was fine."
That was indeed casual. But Lan Jin was still confused. She had just used a random small burst. How could it become such a huge output? Previously, she could only kill a line of snakes with this. Now, two hundred chickens fell at once. Unbelievable.
Brother Zhang looked at her pale face. "Using that much electricity at once, your ability must be overdrawn. Go rest for a while. Absorbing the crystal stone afterward will feel much better."
Lan Jin didn't refuse and was taken back by Ling Jiang.
Lao Gao, worried, wanted to check on her. He said to Brother Zhang, "Brother Zhang, roasted chicken, roasted chicken."
Brother Zhang helplessly said, "Fine, roast the chickens. Light a fire. Everyone eats. If they aren't finished, we carry them back. When eaten, done."
The base meals were decent. Normally, they relied on hunting during missions for meat. These chickens were edible, and Brother Zhang generously allowed them all to eat. Handling the chickens lifted everyone's spirits.
Brother Zhang said, "It's only because Sister Lan handled them so easily. If we meet more on the way, we can take them back. If not, it's fine."
Lan Jin, back with Ling Jiang, still looked pale.
Ling Jiang opened a prepared bottle of Lingquan Water and gave it to Lan Jin. She drank a bit and finally felt better. "I didn't use much electricity, just the usual smallest amount."
Ling Jiang was stunned. "What did you say?"
Lan Jin removed her right glove and released a small amount of electricity from her hand. Even as a test, the output was noticeably stronger. She thought for a moment and said, "Maybe after the snake battle, I got stronger, so my ability's energy increased. Otherwise, this doesn't make sense. That burst just now, I felt nothing. Previously, I would have collapsed."
"Nothing at all?" Lao Gao asked, shocked. "That electricity must have been hundreds of volts. The chickens' heads, claws, and wings are all charred. You felt nothing?"
Lan Jin shook her head repeatedly. "Nothing at all. It's like my ability upgraded itself."
For context, household electricity is 220V, industrial is 380V. The human body can only tolerate 36V. When using her lightning ability, Lan Jin always started with the smallest voltage. That small voltage would already knock out ordinary people.
But to instantly char chicken heads, claws, and wings requires several hundred volts.
And that was just a casual burst. Lao Gao laughed. "Sister Lan, next time, try one hundred thousand volts. That big snake would fall instantly."