Chapter 95: I Do

Wei Dalei, I'm not doubting you, but this probably already exceeds your ability; the main point is, the friction between the dead mouse and the rough concrete floor is probably greater than you imagine.

Regarding Wei Dalei's ability limit, Chen Mu is still fairly clear about it; a small mouse's weight might not necessarily be heavier than a few stainless steel spoons, but stainless steel and plastic have smooth surfaces and are hard in texture, making them relatively easier to handle, whether dragging on the ground or lifting directly.

But a dead mouse is more troublesome.

The outdoor concrete floor is not of good quality, full of pits and uneven; a pile of rotting meat rubbing on it would obviously require great effort.

"Anyway, we have no other ideas, let's just give it a try."

Wei Dalei actually had no confidence either, but seeing that everyone had no ideas, even Tang Jing, who usually had all the answers, offered no opinion, he could only grit his teeth and go first.

Chen Mu couldn't argue with him, so he could only go out with him to prepare and try. Zhao Xiao Yan and Sun Yuan also came out, simultaneously using their abilities to keep watch over the surroundings.

A black-gray juvenile mouse lay at the doorway, completely dead.

It felt much larger than the African elephants I had seen in the zoo before.

Several of us were observing a mouse up close for the first time; it had a slender snout, shiny fur, and slightly pinkish paws—honestly, it was rather cute, but at this size it became frightening.

Wei Dalei walked to the mouse's rear, reached out and lifted the tip of its tail, then turned around and pulled hard on the tail.

Wei Dalei's strength was terrifying; the huge mouse carcass was jerked up in an instant, moved forward two steps, and scraped against the ground with a screeching sound.

But soon, Wei Dalei stopped.

The facts proved Chen Mu's guess correct.

Wei Dalei, despite his great strength, was still short of what was needed to move the mouse a distance.

"No, I can only go a few steps at most."

Wei Dalei shook his head.

His power ultimately came from his special ability; if overused, it would cause headaches and then he couldn't continue.

Although his recovery speed is relatively faster than other ability forms, Zhao Xiao Yan has even teased him that eating a meal can restore his mental strength, but moving the mouse away in a short time is still beyond his capacity.

The four returned to the room, and facing Dong Junwei and others' questioning looks, they all shook their heads.

Just when everyone was at a loss,

Cao Zishan, lacking some confidence, raised his hand and said, "How about... I give it a try?"

Everyone was stunned.

Chen Mu asked, "Have you done anything similar before?"

Because of time constraints, Chen Mu and Tang Jing had not yet learned the specifics of Cao Zishan's ability; his ability is rather special, but overall its effect seems limited, so its priority naturally fell to the back.

Logically, Dong Junwei should be organizing the cardboard boxes and needs strong manpower, but the problem is that Cao Zishan cannot cooperate with everyone at all; although there has been no specific experiment, it seems that as long as there are other people in the room, he cannot use his ability.

Fortunately, Cao Zishan is himself quite tall and strong; if used as an ordinary person, he is no inferior to Qian Fei, Zhu Hao, and the others, but his special ability has gradually been forgotten.

In fact, even Lu Shanshan and her two companions have a vague understanding of Cao Zishan's ability.

Because it's obvious that when others are present, Cao Zishan is just an ordinary person, and when he possesses infinite strength, no one sees him.

Thinking about it, it's also pretty fucked up.

But this time, when he voluntarily offered to help, everyone realized there was still this option.

However, Cao Zishan, who usually had little presence, was obviously far weaker than Wei Dalei in everyone's eyes.

"I... have sneaked out a few times at night to train my ability... although I'm not entirely sure, but let me give it a try."

Anyway, there's no better method, so everyone could only resort to desperate measures.

Chen Mu asked, "Then should we keep our distance from you?"

"Yes, and this distance in the room might not be enough."

Everyone looked at each other.

According to Cao Zishan's intention, they needed to walk out of the room and stay far away.

This would obviously involve some danger, but given that things have come to this point, they felt they had to try no matter what.

After making all defensive preparations, Chen Mu led everyone out of the room in a mighty procession; several people had not walked this far since they arrived here.

Cao Zishan stayed alone beside the mouse's corpse.

After about two meters, Chen Mu stopped and turned to look at Cao Zishan.

Only seeing him lift the mouse's tail and try, then stop his motion and make a few gestures toward the distant Chen Mu and others, clearly meaning—step back a bit more.

After walking another half meter, Cao Zishan tried again, but still kept signaling them to retreat.

"I feel like I've become Tang Seng under Five Elements Mountain," Chang Junyan said, scratching his arm.

"Master, retreat, retreat!" Zhu Hao mimicked a line of dialogue, causing everyone to laugh.

They retreated until they were about three meters apart, at which point both sides could barely see each other, and Cao Zishan took a deep breath and lifted the mouse's tail again.

The next moment.

Only to see his muscles bulge at a visible speed, straining his clothes to the limit.

Then he began to stride forward.

The crowd was too far away to see Cao Zishan's movements or bodily changes clearly, but they could clearly see the mouse being dragged.

At first he still stepped forward steadily.

But as time passed, his steps grew faster and faster.

In the eyes of the distant crowd, the mouse seemed like a meat mountain fortress, slowly moving forward, and its speed kept increasing.

According to Chen Mu's prior instructions, if Cao Zishan could indeed move the mouse, they were to throw it into the grass beside the concrete road, and preferably far from the storage room.

Cao Zishan is an honest person; he carried out the task faithfully, dragging the mouse to a spot about four meters outside the storage room before flicking it into the adjacent green belt.

Obviously, he still had energy left.

Wei Dalei was utterly embarrassed; he had originally been laughing in his heart at Cao Zishan's half-baked special ability, but who would have thought that when Cao Zishan went full throttle, he turned out to be several levels stronger than him—this was a considerable blow to Wei Dalei, who had always been confident in his strength.

Everyone was also greatly surprised.

Only after Cao Zishan happily ran back having completed the task did everyone break into applause to show their approval.

"Awesome!"

Lu Shanshan and the two others laughed especially happily; Cao Zishan's action obviously made them all look pleased.

And after Cao Zishan approached the crowd, his body, like a deflated balloon, quickly returned to its original state.

The crisis was resolved, and everyone let out a sigh of relief.

However, the next morning, Chen Mu got up early and, as usual, stepped outside to breathe some fresh air, only to find that the dead mouse from yesterday had appeared again at the doorway, in exactly the same spot!

"Damn it!"