Weakened Quicksilver (Bonus Chapter for 600 Average Subscriptions, Mass Release-Please Subscribe)

"One-third consumed."

The old woman came out holding the Obelisk, her wrinkled face twisted with both heartache and envy.

The consumption was about the same as Hellfire’s, which meant this young girl’s potential was comparable to Hellfire’s. She might even have another unique ability.

What was going on today? Two converters on Lincoln’s level had appeared. Was Afterlife’s spring, like this old woman’s spring, finally coming?

The elders discussed among themselves, while Jia Ying quietly glanced at Old Wang.

It seemed Little Wang did not choose people casually. He had never been a casual person.

Hellfire and that young girl had enormous potential, so the counselor probably would not be bad either. The only question was how Flower Skirt, whom Carl had brought, would turn out.

Little Wang truly was Afterlife’s lucky star.

In this age of great upheaval, the situation across the entire world was changing. Perhaps Afterlife needed to change as well. Joining the Shengun Bureau as one of its major bases and deepening its relationship with Little Wang would not be a bad thing.

Two hours later, the black stone shattered, and Yo-Yo wore a bewildered expression.

She first lowered her head to inspect herself. Her clothes were still there. She had not grown fur or spikes, nor had she gained flames or ice.

So what exactly happened to me?

"Did she not awaken an ability?" Jia Ying frowned.

Not every Inhuman could awaken an ability. Kree genes were not that potent.

According to statistics gathered over thousands of years, awakening an ability had always been a low-probability event.

The first person today had awakened one, and it had even been a rare ability never seen before. That was already astonishing. In the past, they would have set off firecrackers in celebration and held a three-day, three-night feast.

Even if the next four all failed, that would be perfectly normal.

Jia Ying felt that the opening success had set the bar too high, and she had placed too much faith in Little Wang, so she had not even considered the possibility of failure.

Little Wang was only human. Besides, he had no way of knowing who would awaken an ability… Jia Ying showed no disappointment as she instructed, "Prepare the next one."

Yo-Yo pressed her lips together.

So she had not awakened. Fine. Being an ordinary person was good too. An ordinary life had its own advantages… That was how she comforted herself.

But why did she still feel so disappointed?

Maybe Master Wang and the others had made a mistake. Maybe I really am just an ordinary Earthling with nothing to do with aliens.

Yo-Yo sighed and headed toward the door.

Then she suddenly froze.

How strange. Why was Ms. Jia Ying turning around so slowly? She was practically slower than a snail.

No, it was not just Ms. Jia Ying.

Everyone was moving so slowly. Or rather, the whole world was moving slowly.

Very quickly, she realized something was wrong.

No.

The world was not too slow. I was too fast.

She "slowly" walked over to Jia Ying and waved her hand, then walked up to Skye and blinked. Next, she went to Hellfire, who was tied up like a rice dumpling, and touched him. He was not hot at all—he felt cool. He would make a pretty good sunproof outfit in summer…

Huh? Huh? Huh? What was touching me?

She looked down and saw that a corner of the red silk binding Hellfire had actually stretched out and was rubbing against the back of her hand.

It was a little slippery, a little itchy, and made her skin crawl.

Master Wang’s treasure was so strange. It could move by itself, and it was both gentle and fast… Yo-Yo did not think much of it, completely unaware that a sentient artifact with the instincts of an old pervert was taking advantage of her.

Finally, she walked up to Old Wang, only to see Master Wang blink.

That alone was nothing.

The problem was that Master Wang’s blink had been completely "normal."

And normal meant abnormal.

Master Wang could actually keep up with my speed?

Just as she was about to say something, Yo-Yo suddenly felt an irresistible urge. She turned around and ran back toward where she had originally been standing.

This isn’t right. I didn’t want to go back. What is happening?

She did not know.

The entire process ended.

It had taken exactly one heartbeat.

Looking at Yo-Yo, who had fallen to the ground, Jia Ying’s mouth fell open.

She had actually awakened an ability!

But what kind of ability was this? She had been standing there one moment, then suddenly vanished, only to reappear immediately afterward and fall down.

As expected, it was another ability they had never seen before. Little Wang was still as formidable as ever.

"What incredible speed!"

The old woman, whose ability was in her legs, had far sharper eyesight than the others. Her face was full of astonishment.

She had kept her eyes fixed on Yo-Yo just now and had personally watched Yo-Yo sprint at an extreme speed, far beyond her own. She had probably already exceeded the speed of sound!

"A very unusual ability."

Old Wang coughed, drawing everyone back to reality. "Supersonic movement within a single heartbeat, followed by an automatic return to the starting point. The ability is powerful, but it also has major flaws."

It was obviously impossible for him to have fully figured out Yo-Yo’s ability in an instant, but no one said anything.

Director Wang had secrets. It was a secret every Earthling knew. There was no need to ask.

A normal person’s heartbeat lasted less than a second.

Likewise, because she had absorbed Terrigen Mist to saturation rather than merely taking in a negligible amount like in the television series, Yo-Yo’s ability was far more powerful than it had been in the show.

The supersonic speed in the show was actually only around five hundred meters per second, not even twice the speed of sound.

In other words, the original Yo-Yo could run less than five hundred meters within one heartbeat. That speed was nowhere close to Quicksilver’s, and she would ultimately return to her starting point. Her weakness was far too obvious, and there were too many ways to deal with her.

But now, it was different.

She was still supersonic, but her speed had reached Mach 5. She could run nearly fifteen hundred meters in one heartbeat, greatly increasing her overall combat strength.

"You need training, and you also need a good enough set of equipment." Old Wang narrowed his eyes in thought.

Whether it was Hellfire or Yo-Yo, they would both be members of the Shengun Bureau in the future. Naturally, he had to properly improve their strength.

Hellfire’s ability was too straightforward. If he handed him over to Ghost Rider for training, there might even be room for further improvement.

Yo-Yo’s ability had enormous potential for tactical use.

First, she needed physical training to lower her heart rate as much as possible. Ideally, Simmons could develop a drug that drastically reduced heart rate—down to something like one beat per minute—so she could take it whenever necessary.

Of course, it would be even better if they could find a way to directly enhance her physical fitness.

Then came equipment.

Yo-Yo would inevitably return to her original position after one heartbeat. As long as someone was fast enough and had strong enough judgment, they only needed to plant a knife at her starting point after she activated her ability to easily injure her, or even kill her.

So she absolutely needed sufficiently good equipment.

An ordinary person with super speed might not amount to much.

But a fully equipped special forces soldier with super speed would absolutely become a terrifying existence.

"I’ll have someone train you."

After thinking for two seconds, Old Wang said, "You’re like a marble shot outward. Your range has a limit, but the elastic band pulls you back. Your codename will be ‘Slingshot.’ What do you think?"

I still think Yo-Yo sounds better… Yo-Yo wanted to object, but when she saw the deep look in Old Wang’s eyes, she could not help nodding. "Okay."

"Who’s next?" Jia Ying asked excitedly.

Both abilities had been ones they had never seen before, filling her with anticipation for the remaining two.

Compared to Flower Skirt, she was more eager to see the counselor’s conversion. After all, Little Wang had brought him, and Little Wang was clearly far more reliable than Carl.

"Me!" Flower Skirt could not help saying.

Hellfire and Yo-Yo had both gained powerful abilities, and their appearances had not changed at all. That filled her with expectations for her own conversion.

"I don’t mind." Andrew shrugged.

The conversion would not change based on timing. Going earlier or later did not matter.

Flower Skirt quickly completed her conversion and was sent into the observation room. The old woman holding the Obelisk went from initial delight to numbness.

"How much did it consume?" Jia Ying asked.

"One-half," the old woman answered.

Jia Ying’s eyes lit up.

It had consumed so much. Her potential was even greater than Hellfire’s and Yo-Yo’s. Unless something unexpected happened, she would definitely awaken a new ability.

Many years ago, when Obelisks had still been abundant and Terrigen Mist was supplied freely, Jia Ying had absorbed half an Obelisk. No one before her had done it, and no one after her had either, until Skye appeared.

Flower Skirt was the same as her.

How remarkable!

Everyone waited eagerly.

An hour later, the black stone shattered.

A monster covered from head to toe in black spikes appeared before everyone.