Girl, There's Something Wrong With You - Chapter 26

At night, once Cheng Jinyang entered the dream realm, he officially introduced Zheng Qiupei to the entire team.

The harem…ahem, the team now had eight members, with a clear division between four main support roles and four main combat roles.

Xing Yuanzhi, nicknamed Buff Princess, had a mass effect ability that was extremely useful, whether for weight reduction of allies, weight increase of enemies, or even environmental changes.

Yang Wangshu, known as Radar Girl, could detect anything visible or invisible with her electromagnetic wave detection—unless the enemy had electromagnetic stealth technology, which was impossible for demons.

Cui Jinqi, the team’s designated mascot, only needed to be cute and endearing; you couldn’t expect her to self-destruct, after all.

Wang Wanrou, often called the external brain, was only needed for strategic ideas; otherwise, she was essentially useless.

Apart from these water-heavy support roles, the other three main combat members, along with the newly joined Zheng Qiupei, were the backbone of the entire team.

Cheng Jinyang, with the ability of universal gravitation, was known for his strong long-range attacks, control, and mobility.

Within the limits of precision, the longer the acceleration distance, the stronger the gravitational attack. His control skills were almost unbeatable—he could fly without giving the enemy any chance to take advantage of the terrain.

Naturally, this made his own flight highly convenient and agile. His weakness, however, was the “long-distance” limitation.

If the enemy was too close, lacking sufficient acceleration time, he couldn’t attack effectively or dodge, rendering him utterly useless.

In the early days, when he and Yuanzhi teamed up to fight monsters, if his Iron Shooting missed and the demon got close, he would suffer greatly. Now, with more teammates, this was less of an issue.

Chu Qingqing, with metal manipulation, possessed an extremely convenient ability that was well-rounded in both offense and defense within medium to short ranges, making it ideal for clearing out lesser enemies.

Her ability’s limitation was that it focused entirely on material manipulation, without involving mass, strength, or energy.

Against enemies strong enough to break through the hardness of metal, she would be at a disadvantage, like against monsters that could tear through steel with their claws.

Li Qingwan, with physical activation, was a martial arts master known for her straightforward, powerful moves. She could dodge bullets with her physical agility, move at tens of meters per second, and punch through a monster’s neck with ease, showcasing exceptional mobility and attack power.

Even if injured, she could quickly heal and recover, highlighting the terrifying strength of the Five Great Families. Her weakness, as she claimed, was a fear of large-scale indiscriminate attacks.

While rapid healing was a passive ability of physical activation, active healing required conscious effort, meaning she could still be killed.

For example, a headshot that destroyed her brain would prevent her from activating her ability, followed by decapitation. Or, impaling her heart with a sword and leaving it there would prevent regeneration. Throwing her into molten iron would also be fatal…

“Okay, that’s enough.” Cheng Jinyang hurriedly stopped her as Teacher Li’s explanations grew more gruesome. “Sister Xiao Pei, why don’t you introduce yourself to everyone?”

“Hello everyone, I’m Zheng Qiupei,” she said with a gentle smile. “My ability is Spiritual Impact. I hope to be of help to the team.”

“Spiritual Impact involves using willpower to generate a force field. For example, like this.” She reached towards a pile of rubble, and as if struck by something, the rubble exploded, scattering countless small stones around.

“Or like this, for control.” She clenched her right hand, and the falling stones seemed to be suspended in a viscous liquid, frozen in mid-air.

“Or like this, for defense.” With her intention and calculation, the stones flew above her head and then fell again, only to be deflected by an invisible barrier, bouncing away.

The group: ….

What could they say? It felt like a “metal manipulation” without the need for metal, and since the psychic force field was invisible and intangible, it was clearly superior to Qingqing’s ability….

Chu Qingqing’s face was almost turning pale. Although she had heard of the renowned Spiritual Impact before, this was the first time she witnessed its power firsthand, and it seemed to completely overshadow her metal manipulation ability.

Damn it!

How could I admit defeat?

Wait a minute!

Can your psychic shock create a Iron Giant golem? No, it can’t!

Hmph, the Five Great Families aren’t all that great!

“Sister Xiao Pei, what grade are you now?” Cheng Jinyang asked to confirm.

Although the effect of an ability is strongly related to its type, it also depends on the grade of the ability user’s bloodline. The same universal gravitation in Cheng Benhe, the old mans’s hands could intercept air-to-ground missiles, but in the hands of an ordinary Cheng family member, it could only throw around cars. This difference was due to grade and computational power.

“I…” Zheng Qiupei hesitated. Since her secret was already known to Cheng Jinyang and he promised not to reveal it, there seemed to be no harm in being honest about her true grade. “I’m already at the seventh grade,” she said honestly.

“Seventh grade?!!” The girls exclaimed in surprise. Cui Jinqi, in particular, was incredulous. “But, Sister Xiao Pei, aren’t you only 20 years old?”

“Reaching the seventh grade at 20 means guaranteed to reach the the sixth grade by 30, the fifth grade by 40. In your peak at 46-48 years old, will you be at least at the fourth grade, or even has a chance to reach the third grade?” Xing Yuanzhi asked in disbelief.

“Um,” Zheng Qiupei hesitated again. If she told them she was guaranteed to reach the third grade, would they be upset?

“Everyone, calm down, it’s not a big deal,” Cheng Jinyang quickly intervened to mediate. “After all, in the dream realm, everyone gets a base grade of the third grade due to the cheat, so let’s not dwell on these details.”

“That’s true,” the girls sighed in relief. Even if Zheng Qiupei had a one-in-a-million talent, everyone was equal under the cheat.

Pursuing her secret further seemed pointless.

Hah, good thing we have this cheat!

“Sister Xiao Pei, since everyone is acquainted now, let’s discuss the mission,” Cheng Jinyang continued to explain to her. “Our task here is to kill the demons as quickly and efficiently as possible in the dream realm.”

“In the dream realm, you can resurrect after being killed, but the pain and fear are real, so safety comes first. Killing demons allows us to absorb their blood energy, increasing our bloodline concentration. That’s the purpose of our nightly team activities.”

“So, we need to kill demons quickly?” Zheng Qiupei nodded thoughtfully, smiling, “I understand. I’ll do my best.”

Despite learning about the cheat, there was no excitement on her face, which made the girls silently envy her even more.

She doesn’t care about the cheat; she can reach the third grade through natural growth alone…

Ugh, I’m so jealous!