After Death, I Became a Superhuman

Chapter 22 – Nothing to do with me

A rupture in the natural gas pipeline, a cigarette butt falling from the drain.

Simple and subtle elements formed the prologue of destruction.

A strong smell spread from underground, but it did not attract enough attention in the chaotic situation. It was not until the still-burning cigarette butt fell that the tiny spark ignited a destructive frenzy.

It was as if a beast imprisoned in a gas cage had been set free, and the cigarette butt was the key to liberation. The demon of flames let out a cheer as it gained its freedom, and the entire sewer pipe was instantly engulfed in flames.

Successive violent explosions echoed underground, and everyone could feel the earth rumbling beneath their feet. The manhole covers along the way were blasted into the air by the scorching impact, resembling neatly arranged flamethrowers. One by one, ferocious tongues of fire erupted, roaring and spewing out waves of scorching heat.

Jiang Bei rushed into the underground pipeline amidst a column of molten lava-like fire. Countless tongues of fire licked his body, and the heat waves rolled over him. He sprinted through the endless wall of flames at a speed faster than sound, like a stubborn rock swimming against the current.

"Have you seen the old movie 'Superman Returns'?" Jiang Bei asked as he flew at full speed.

"No... What's that?" Xiao Qi asked in confusion.

"Nothing, just thought of a good action reference."

"..."

At this moment, the central control room of the gas pipeline was on the verge of madness. The earthquake had damaged many equipment, and terrifying cracks appeared on the ceiling, with dust and debris falling down.

It was already an urgent situation, but unfortunately, the gas pipeline ruptured and coincidentally collided with an open flame at the speed of light.

"It's coming this way!" someone said with a pale face.

Things happened too quickly, and they had almost no chance to react in the chaos. When they regained their senses, they found themselves sitting on a pile of explosive packages, watching the fuse, which was as fast as Cao Cao's speed, rushing towards them from the other end of the pipeline.

But someone was faster than it!

A red and blue figure tore through the flames, rushing all the way to the end of the pipeline. He turned around and landed in the central control room, stopping in front of everyone's astonished gaze.

What's going on?

Did this person... fly out of the gas pipeline?

But what shocked them even more was yet to come.

"I hope this move works..." Jiang Bei took a deep breath, as if filling his lungs.@@@@

Then, facing the raging flames that rushed out of the gas, he exhaled in one breath!

Secret Technique: Fresh Breath!

Well, it's not really a skill, there's no trick to it, just one simple sentence: exhale with all your might. It's mostly about lung capacity.

And it actually worked.

Jiang Bei's chest expanded, and when he exhaled, it was as if he had spewed out a transparent dragon. The audacious flames froze instantly when they collided with the roaring air wave, unable to advance even a bit, as if time had been frozen.

The people in the control room behind the pipeline opened their mouths wide, filled with shock that was about to overflow.

Wow!?

What the fuck did I just see?

Is this... a god???

The air flow and the flames were deadlocked, like two armies facing each other. But this process did not last long. After a moment, the gas flames began to weaken, their formation broke, and they started to collapse.

"...Tyrant?"

"It's me."

Wei Chuan swallowed his saliva.

The otaku who watched anime all day on the couch... It was hard to connect him with the walking furnace in front of him.

Powerful to the point of being terrifying.

Wei Chuan caught a glimpse of the floating stone behind him and squinted his eyes. "So what exactly is that stone?"

"The Starflow Stone? You mean this?" Tyrant couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"What?" Wei Chuan frowned.

"Isn't it the 'Sky Eye'? Your organization, this mechanism... Sorry, it's just too funny," Tyrant said. "You sell your lives for this organization, but you know nothing, do you? You don't even know this."

"Know what?"

"This." Tyrant pointed to the floating stone. "Everything extraordinary in this world comes from beyond the border called the 'Abyss.' Outside, there are all the answers and the truth about this world."

He paused, and a smile containing a hint of sympathy and contempt appeared on his burning face.

"Your organization hides the truth from you."

Wei Chuan: "..."

"The Starflow Stone is the key to everything. It has spatial properties and is the key to the 'Abyss'... Of course, we are still studying how it works. I am currently trying to create a rift using its power, but it seems to be not going well and may cause some minor tremors in the city.

But it doesn't matter. The Lord of the Abyss has given us enlightenment..."

"So this is what you believe?" Wei Chuan interrupted him. "That there is something outside this... our world that gives you extraordinary powers. It is your master?"

"It shows us the truth. Or at least gives us the right to discover the truth with our own hands and realize the true face of this false world," Tyrant smiled. "And now, we also welcome your joining.

We welcome every Transcendent. We are all chosen by the Lord, like a family. We welcome the return of every family member."

"Sounds good, but I'll pass," Wei Chuan shrugged. "Because for some reason, I have a feeling that your so-called Lord might be a giant octopus. I hate octopus legs, and it makes me a bit sensitive, so..."

"You don't believe me," Tyrant didn't seem angry. "But you can't ignore the truth. You've seen it recently, haven't you? The visitor from the 'Abyss'?"

"Who?" Wei Chuan was taken aback.

"The containment item designated as N-2814 by you." Tyrant said slowly. "The visitor who came to the present world through the 'Abyss' during our research on another piece of 'Starflow Stone' held by the Prayer Meeting.

Of course, after he appeared... there were some minor incidents, and he broke free from our hands. Then, as far as we know, he should have been captured by your organization, but he escaped again.

And then, here in this city, he was killed by another unidentified Transcendent... Oh, speaking of that guy, he's also a troublemaker. He messed up our plans several times, and for a while, I really disliked him.

But it doesn't matter. I will find him. He's just a pitiful ant in the present world under the gaze of the Lord. When I find him, he will know that the biggest mistake he made in his life was..."

Boom!

The roof was blasted open, and a red and blue figure descended from the sky. Jiang Bei landed steadily on the ground amidst a cloud of smoke, and when he raised his head, his eyes were filled with intense killing intent.

"That lunatic," Jiang Bei asked coldly, "did you summon him?"

Tyrant's smile froze on his face, and his body seemed to stiffen as his gaze locked onto Jiang Bei.

After a moment of contemplation, he said, "It was done by another branch of the organization, nothing to do with me..."