Granting Official Posts to Apocalypse Heroes

Chapter 24

Shattered Pride

As soon as they settled into the car, Sheng An's fingers flew over her phone screen, responding to a barrage of messages, while the Song family sat in a heavy, oppressive silence.

Li Xin, unable to contain himself, opened his mouth to speak, but a fierce glare from Li Huai immediately deflated him like a punctured balloon.

Song Linwei, feeling a headache coming on, turned to Sheng An. "Are you handling the aftermath? Will it cause any negative societal impact?"

It was a reasonable concern. Their family had suddenly revealed a "superhuman" who caused quite a stir, and they still had to live in this neighborhood. If the impact was too great, the state would not take it lightly.

Sheng An glanced up briefly, one eyebrow raised. "It's fine. We'll say it was a film shoot. The information department will handle the online videos," she replied nonchalantly.

This wasn't a big deal. Li Xin had been caught before he could cause too much trouble. Even if someone posted a video, the information department could manage it. They had plenty of experience with such matters.

"But even if we say it was a film shoot, people in the neighborhood will still speculate, right?" Song's mother asked uneasily.

A film shoot might fool most people, but there were too many witnesses today. Some would see clearly and refuse to believe it.

Sheng An continued to reply to messages, not even looking up as she said, "If they don't believe it, they don't believe it. The state will notify the public to prepare for the apocalypse sooner or later. It's not a big deal."

There were only 18 days left until the apocalypse, so it couldn't be hidden for long.

Li Xin was taken aback and raised his voice in disbelief. "What? The state will notify the public?!"

He had always thought the state would keep it a secret from the people, which was why he wanted to save the world and inform everyone—the apocalypse was coming.

Now he was being told the state would notify them?

Sheng An looked at him expressionlessly and said, "Why would the state keep it a secret? Would it benefit the state if everyone died? Of course, they would issue an emergency notice, make arrangements, and find ways to save as many people as possible. Kid, stop imagining nonsense."

Li Xin was speechless.

Song Linwei glared at him, and Li Xin shrank back into his seat.

Song Linwei then looked at Sheng An with confusion. "Why were you here today? Wait, did you already guess that Xiao Xin was 'Iron Man'?!"

"It wasn't hard to guess, was it? The only person you would go to such lengths to protect would be your family. Apart from Li Xin, everyone in your family is smart. Only Li Xin would do something like stealing a child's Ultraman figurine."

Sheng An paused and then said, "If we hadn't been here today, who knows how much trouble he would have caused. Luckily, we arrived in time."

Song Linwei fell silent, looking at Sheng An with a complicated expression.

He thought he had hidden it well, but the other party had already figured it out!

Of course, it was also Li Xin's fault.

Song Linlin couldn't believe it. "What? You stole a child's Ultraman figurine?! When did that happen?"

Li Xin shrank back, murmured for a while, and then said softly, "He didn't believe in light, so I wanted to give him a little punishment..."

Li Huai wanted to grab a broom again.

Song Linwei stopped him, feeling a headache. "I knew he went to someone else's house. Worried that his superpower might be exposed, I decided to post online to fish for information."

Because of the meteorite incident, people had been saying the apocalypse was coming, and Li Xin was one of them. He didn't want to go to school because of it and was beaten by Li Huai and sent back to school. Later, when Li Xin awakened his powers, he was even more convinced the apocalypse was coming and that it was his time to save the world and shine.

Song Linwei wasn't sure, so he chose to fish for information. Unexpectedly, they caught a shark that swallowed them whole.

After speaking, he cautiously glanced at Sheng An.

Sheng An didn't react, so he tentatively asked, "What's the situation now? What are you going to do with Xiao Xin?"

Sheng An replied, "Doesn't he want to save the world? Of course, he'll join us in saving the world."

She looked at Li Xin with a faint smile. "Kid, how about joining us to save the world?"

Li Xin instinctively raised his chin, his face full of stubbornness. He snorted. "You pointed a gun at me. I'm not that easy to—"

Sheng An interrupted him with a slight smile. "I'm informing you, not negotiating."

Li Xin was stunned.

He couldn't believe it and almost jumped out of his seat, raising his voice. "Hey, woman, I'm Superman Iron Man. What kind of attitude is this?"

Sheng An saw his arrogance. Even though he was captured, he still thought highly of himself. Well, he did have "superpowers."

But Sheng An didn't like seeing anyone act arrogant in front of her.

She raised an eyebrow. "Do you think you're special because you have superpowers and are different from others, the chosen one?"

Li Xin didn't say anything, but his chin was raised high.

The Song family tried to pull him back, but he remained unmoved. He was indeed impressive!

—Since the state wanted to recruit him, they should be friendly and put him on a pedestal. How could they treat him like this?

Especially this woman in front of him, he was determined to make her bow down!

Sheng An smiled slightly. "Oh, you're wrong. You're not special at all. You're just a metal-element superhuman. When the meteorite hits, countless superhumans will emerge worldwide.

"Metal, wood, water, fire, earth, strength, and speed are not the most powerful. There are also atavistic and mutated powers, even space, healing, and dark powers."

Li Xin was stunned.

His expression changed slightly, but he still stubbornly said, "So what? They haven't appeared yet, have they? I have superpowers now!"

Oh, this kid reacted quickly?

Sheng An raised an eyebrow. "Who said they haven't appeared? Otherwise, what is our Apocalypse Special Affairs Bureau doing? Besides you, many superhumans have appeared, including water and fire elements."

Li Xin stubbornly said, "They're not as strong as me!"

He clenched his fists, the last bit of his stubbornness and pride as a teenager.

Sheng An smiled slightly. "There are also many reborn individuals."

Li Xin was stunned.

—What? There are even reborn individuals?!

Isn't that something from novels and TV shows?!

But reborn individuals... seem more like protagonists than superhumans.

Li Xin had to admit it.

"A few days ago, a teammate named Jiang Yu joined us. She was reborn a year after the apocalypse and came back with a large space that can be used for farming," Sheng An said calmly.

Li Xin was shocked.

Sheng An looked at him with a smile. "Oh, and another teammate named Li Wanyun is a reborn space superhuman. She has an enormous space and started with five billion yuan, helping the state stockpile supplies like crazy... Also, there are unknown powerful superhumans. Our other team went all out..."

"c***k—"

Something shattered.

—Oh, that was the poor boy's pride.