Superpowers of Sky City

Chapter 2 The superpower who loves to lie

"Huh... ah..."

Another nightmare gave Gongsun Ce a severe headache, and the gray mist seemed to still remain in his field of vision, making the young man feel a chill that penetrated to the marrow of his bones.He covered his forehead, panted several times, and adjusted his state between breaths.

Superpebia, the disaster of the nether world... The content of the dream has not changed, it is still the past three years ago... Where was he before he fell asleep?The surrounding area is very noisy... Wooden tables for four, plastic seats, students communicating in various languages, superpowers at the next table making ice cubes and lightning in their hands...

That's right, he should still be in the firmament capital, in the fast food restaurant near the university...

"Are you okay, Ce?"

A familiar female voice came to his ears, calming Gongsun Ce's chaotic thinking.He raised one arm feebly: "Is there a mirror, please?"

"Give."

A hard object was stuffed into his hand. Gongsun Ce took out his glasses and put them on, staring at himself in the mirror who had just woken up.

His gray hair was crushed because he was sleeping on the table, and the golden pupils under the square-frame glasses were full of exhaustion and bewilderment. Combining the blue shirt and gray jeans, he looked like a young man in the morning. A college student who wanders away in the eight o'clock class.

Everything looks normal, except for the "mirror" itself...

"Let me tell you, miss, what I want is a mirror?"

Gongsun Ce stared blankly at the girl across the table: "But this thing, no matter how you look at it, it's just a used napkin."

As Gongsun Ce said.The reflective object he used had a crumpled boxy appearance, with suspicious oil stains on the corners, not so much a mirror as a napkin made into a mirror.

"Because I didn't have a mirror at hand, I used my ability to change the reflectivity of the napkin." The eldest lady said, "It's really a genius idea, and I'm going to be amazed at my ingenuity."

"Don't call daily tips the same as superpower entrepreneurial inspiration."

The two of them who had such nonsensical conversations must be quite weird in the eyes of others.Fortunately, the most indispensable thing in this city is abnormal people. The existence of the eldest lady alone is more abnormal than the dialogue.

The eldest lady's full name is Qin Qianbai, and she was nicknamed by Gongsun Ce because she came from a big family in the empire.She wears a classic hairstyle known as the "hime hairstyle", with soft black hair long in the back and a white headband above the bangs on the forehead.However, Qin Qianbai with the princess head is not as gentle and charming as a princess, but full of cold feelings like a doll.

There is no other reason, there is always no expression on this girl's beautiful face, if it is not for the undulation of her voice when she speaks, Gongsun Ce would almost think that he is talking to a living puppet.

Just like at this moment, the eldest lady clasped her hands excitedly, but she couldn't see a trace of excitement: "The napkin makeup mirror will definitely be popular."

"No way." Gongsun Ce replied listlessly.

Qin Qianbai's ability is to change the "nature" of objects.Hardness, stiffness, strength, rigidity... as long as it is a parameter that determines its nature, it can be changed by her ability.And this wonderful mirror is naturally a product of this ability, but it's a pity that there are too many super-powered businesses in this city, and the mere paper mirror probably can't earn a few pocket money.

The eldest lady tilted her head and asked a question in her unique tone.

"Look, look, this is a worried expression. Ah Ce was very weak when he spoke, is he in a bad state?"

"How could it be, Mr. Gongsun, I am very well, no matter when I am in my prime."

After replying to his friend's concern with a lie, Gongsun Ce habitually observed the surrounding environment.

It was 04:30 in the afternoon, and the lunch rush had long passed, but the business of the fast food restaurant was still booming.The aroma of fried food is mixed with the taste of milkshakes and ice cream, and the energetic young men and women talk and laugh loudly while eating the high-calorie food they need most.The news program on the screen wall barely broke through the noisy human voices, and sent the half-spoken international news to Gongsun Ce's ears: "...the real culprit of the massacre in the eastern part of Zero Island at the end of last year has not been caught yet. The police today raised the reward to 300 million for arresting the suspect..."

Gongsun Ce pricked up his ears, just about to listen carefully, but the host had already finished reading this newsletter, and switched to promoting the new album of the popular idol.Gongsun Ce had no choice but to give up this idea, and asked, "Where did Lord Shi Yu and Caldesia go?"

"Kaldesia said she wanted to see the biochemical seal, so she unilaterally dragged Shi Yu-kun away."

Those two guys are still the same.

"Poor Mr. Shi Yu, today he was played by the woman with the top hat." Gongsun Ce pretended to be sympathetic, "Then, Mr. Gongsun, I went to buy an afternoon tea and left—"

Gongsun Ce failed to get out of his seat, Qin Qianbai across the table grabbed his sleeve.

"Don't try to fool around, Ah Ce." Qin Qianbai said, "You have encountered a problem."

Gongsun Ce stretched his waist, and said relaxedly, "You think too much! Mr. Gongsun, I just stayed up late last night and played too much games, so I accidentally fell asleep just now."

"It's a lie. Ah Ce, who has always been cautious, won't fall asleep in public."

Qin Qianbai's gaze seemed to be able to see through his heart, which made the young man feel the urge to shrink his head.

"You're overestimating me. I've always been a hot-blooded, emotional, careless guy rather than being cautious."

"Excessive self-effacement is pride."

"And simply stating the situation is not self-effacing. Do you eat cones?"

"If you think you can buy me with desserts, you're making a big mistake." Qin Qianbai withdrew his hand and sat down on the seat, "I want chocolate flavor."

The acquisition was successful.

"Okay, wait for me to pack."

It took Gongsun Ce 5 minutes to buy the eldest lady's cone and his meal A (including the explosive beef burger, golden chicken wings and biochemical mashed potatoes).The environment of the fast food restaurant was too noisy for him who had just woken up from a nightmare. Gongsun Ce got up with a packing bag, ready to fill his stomach while walking on the way home.

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Ten minutes later, they came to the intersection where they were about to part ways. The signal light on the sidewalk changed from green to red, and the two who were about to cross the road took a step slower.The sound as loud as the hiss of a sports car engine came from the left side of the road, and four tall horses pulled the retro carriage across the motorway at high speed, setting off a gust of wind with a peculiar smell.The horses' eyes were red, and their bodies had strange green patterns like circuit boards. They could be identified as biochemical creations unique to this city just by looking at them.

"A Ce, is the biochemical carriage really environmentally friendly?" Qin Qianbai asked while eating a cone.

Gongsun Ce fanned the wind in disgust, trying to get rid of the smell of horse sweat beside him as much as possible: "I don't think such a stinky thing has the right to say that it is environmentally friendly."

A private sports car in front seemed to be fighting against the biochemical carriage, and began to speed up in the downtown area in an attempt to overtake.The paparazzi holding cameras stood on the disc-shaped one-man flying vehicle and followed, looking forward to whether this would be another small news worthy of reporting.

Gongsun Ce chewed the hamburger, feeling a little relieved by the sight in front of him.This place is always so absurd, but in the eyes of the residents who are accustomed to it, this is just a strange daily life.

The signal light turned from red to green, and Gongsun Ce swallowed the last bite of the hamburger, only to notice that the girl beside him did not move.

"Is it the dream from three years ago?"

After eating the cone, Qin Qianbai still didn't want to give up.

It looked like he needed to tell a different lie.

"I admit it's about a nightmare three years ago." Gongsun Ce packed up the food packaging, "Did I tell you that I just took a shower and wrote something in a bath towel, and I was searching for restricted-rated images as reference files Were you bumped into by someone?"

"The degree of disaster is comparable to a car accident at the scene of a fire." The eldest lady nodded.

"This incomparably disastrous scene has been engraved deep into my heart, Mr. Gongsun, so that I still occasionally revisit the cruel past in nightmares." Gongsun Ce sighed, "Then, your curiosity has also been satisfied. , I’m going to skip class and go home to rest.”

This is also a lie.

It is nothing more than the substitution of one fact for another, which is also a lie that is different from the answer to the problem.Such a lie can be used to express an attitude: I don't want you to continue in this direction, please keep an appropriate distance.

There are three seconds left for the green light to end.Gongsun Ce threw the packing bag into the trash can, waved his hand, and stepped onto the zebra crossing.

"A Ce."

The expressionless girl stopped him.

"The law and order are not good these few nights, try not to go out alone."

"Advice received, thank you."

However, no matter how daring that unknown gangster is, he wouldn't have the guts to attack me.

At the last second before the green light ended, Gongsun Ce walked to the other side of the street alone.When he turned around, he saw from the corner of his eye that the sports car collided with the carriage, and a small accident happened amidst the shouting and cursing of the drivers.

This is confirmed by a coincidence with the instructions of friends when they parted, which made Gongsun Ce feel bad.The traffic police who rushed over sounded their sirens, and he dispelled the inexplicable anxiety in his heart, and walked towards home amidst the piercing sound.

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There was nothing worth mentioning during the 5-minute journey, and Gongsun Ce arrived at the door of his apartment building smoothly.Fights with superpowers seldom happen in areas with good law and order, and one or two car accidents are nothing more than common street scenes.The thorn area is as peaceful as the hundreds of white giant towers that cannot fall down.Not counting as a disturbing nightmare, no matter how you look at it, today is an extremely ordinary day in February...

"—Ahhhh!"

Until a heart-piercing scream fell from the sky, tearing the peace of life with a shrill sound.

The objects that fell from the heights smelt of blood, and the whistling wind was mixed with madness that made ordinary people frightened.A heavy muffled sound marked the creature's landing. Dust rose everywhere in front of the door of the apartment building, and a green shadow hit the ground in front of the apartment building fiercely, as fierce as a meteorite falling to the ground!

"Wow." Gongsun Ce said.

This person... This humanoid creature has a cockscomb head, spits out green blood, and can't stop making a "hissing" sound like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter.It has three fingers on each of its hands, and its nails are as sharp as a bird; its mouth is full of sharp teeth, terrifying like a giant insect.It raised its head and stared at Gongsun Ce, those small eyes revealed a beast-like cruelty and cunning.

Gongsun Ce noticed that there were short black arrows stuck in each of the man's ankles, which was probably the cause of his serious injury.Cold weapons have long been used by no one these days, but it is not uncommon in this city.

"Hissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss..."

The green cockscomb sticks out its tongue, as if it found its prey.Gongsun Ce shrugged and decided to say hello in a friendly way: "Hello? Domo? Do you need help?"

"—!"

Cockscomb head howled, and replaced words with actions: He jumped up from the ground, closed his three claws, and stabbed Gongsun Ce's chest with sharp claws like a gun!

Gongsun Ce calmly looked at the rioting lunatics.Even though the sharp claws were about to touch his clothes, he didn't show any panic.

"Looks like you don't need it."

After a moment, the fierce hunter was knocked into the air.

Without a third party breaking into the battlefield, Gongsun Ce is also a martial arts master with punches like lightning.Gongsun Ce only made a very simple movement. He clenched his right fist tightly and imagined hitting in his mind...

His mind was transformed into real "power" in the real world.

The strong wind blew up, and a heavy fist was thrown out. An invisible giant fist was formed out of thin air, and it hit Jiguantou's chin from bottom to top!
The head of the cockscomb head was raised exaggeratedly, and his sharp teeth spurted out of his mouth along with the blood.In just one breath, Cockscomb was crushed by a more violent force than him. The fist was so powerful that the short arrow that had penetrated his ankle was also torn off, causing him to fly into the air at a height of 5 meters. !

Gongsun Ce let go of his fist and pressed his palm.The majestic power turned into a wall, smashing the cockscomb in the air back to the ground.The hunter looked up at him blankly, the look in his eyes had already changed from greed to panic.

"……you?!"

"There's no need to be so surprised, Mr. I don't know your name." Gongsun Ce pushed down his glasses, "Now you are in the capital of the sky..."

"In this city that accommodates 570 million superpowers, it's not so uncommon for a college student you meet on the side of the road to be able to telekinetic, isn't it?"

As he said, like most students in this city, the 19-year-old Gongsun Ce—

He's a fairly powerful superpower.

(End of this chapter)