"Hey? Yvette!" Kerry was the first to notice me, and the male members of the exploration team stirred.
"It's Yvette!"
"Why is Yvette here?"
"Captain, your wife came to see you," someone teased Emery mischievously, winking at him.
Emery only called out half of the names, and there were seven guys standing in front of him, including Emery, making a total of eight. The number of ability users here was twice that of the DR team, but compared to the population of Noah City, it was clear that ability users were quite scarce.
Emery didn't turn around but suddenly shouted, "What are you looking at?! Just because a girl shows up, and you're all attracted!"
He vented his previous anger on poor Kerry and the others.
"Continue the roll call!" Emery stood exceptionally tall and straight. "Bill!"
"Here!"
"Moxi!"
"Here!"
"Joey!"
"Here!"
Emery immediately turned around and faced Uncle Dominic. "Reporting, instructor, roll call is complete, all members are present!" At this moment, Emery was not his usual playful self. I couldn't tell if it was because he was still angry or if this was his training state.
Uncle Dominic nodded, and Emery stepped aside, his face stern as he looked ahead. His amber eyes turned towards me, and when I looked away, he kept staring at me.
Uncle Dominic took a step forward and addressed everyone, "Today, I want to introduce a new team member!"
"A new team member?" Everyone got excited.
"Who is it?"
Apparently, everyone was more relaxed during regular training, not too serious.
"It can't be Yvette!" one guy exclaimed. I counted – Emery called names from left to right, starting with Kerry. Following the order, it was Shia, Williams, Gabriel, Bill, Moxi, and Joey. They ranged from tall to short, with Kerry being the tallest, looking almost 6 feet tall, and the last one, Joey, the shortest, but not shorter than 5 feet 7 inches.Lindsay had an eye for Kerry, who looked robust in the uniform that tightly wrapped around his body, highlighting his well-defined chest muscles.
The one who exclaimed was the fourth member, Gabriel.
Instinctively, I looked at Gabriel. He looked like an Asian, leaning more towards the Korean side. When he noticed me looking at him, he tensed up, and suddenly, he disappeared!
Huh?! Gabriel vanished completely, clothes and all. The space where he stood was now empty, as if he had instantly disappeared.
"Hahaha, Gabriel got excited again." The guy on his right, Williams, a blond Westerner, with a unique sleeveless combat vest, high neck, and no shoulder straps, laughed while raising his hand to the spot where Gabriel was standing. He caught him! This indicated that Gabriel was still there. Gabriel's ability was invisibility!
"Stop fooling around!" Emery suddenly shouted, and immediately, all seven guys turned to him. The last one, Joey, raised an eyebrow, "What's wrong with the captain today? Why is he so angry?"
"Probably going through a breakup..."
"Pfft!"Everyone chuckled discreetly.
"Quiet!" Uncle Dominic yelled, and instantly, the seven guys stood straight, not daring to speak further. But their gazes still sneakily looked at Emery, amused.
Gabriel slowly reappeared between Williams and Bill. Bill smiled at him, and Gabriel glared at Bill, his face slightly blushing.
Uncle Dominic looked at everyone. "Today, our exploration team will welcome a very formidable new member. Yes, she is our lovely Yvette!" Uncle Dominic gently pushed me to the front, and immediately, the guys' eyes showed surprise and excitement.
"We finally have a female team member! Oh!" They cheered, hugged each other, and shed tears.
"Phew..." Emery couldn't stand it and rubbed his forehead. Immediately, he shouted, "Enough! You guys are too dramatic!"
The guys let go of their embraces, standing up with cheerful smiles. It was evident that the team had a strong bond, like a big family.
"Boss, what's Yvette's ability?" Bill asked curiously.
"That's right, that's right. If the boss says it's very formidable, then it must be extremely powerful!" Kerry gave a thumbs up."Stop flattering, you're already Lindsay's man~~~" Shia teased, and immediately, everyone burst into laughter, "Hahaha—"
Kerry blushed instantly, coughing repeatedly.
"Shut up, all of you!" Emery shouted impatiently, taking a step forward with an expression like someone who is owed money, "Behave like this, and you might scare Yvette away! Then we won't have a female team member again!"
Emery's words had a deterrent effect. Immediately, all seven big boys stopped making noise, standing upright and no longer joking.
Emery's face turned serious, and seeing someone usually playful suddenly pretending to be serious was quite comical. His amber eyes became sharp, "Yvette's ability is radiation resistance..."
"Pfft!"
Before Emery could finish, Kerry, Moxi, and Joey burst into laughter.
Emery squinted at them, and they quickly wiped away the spit they had sprayed, trying hard to hold back their laughter. As a result, they ended up with red faces.
Others looked puzzled, not understanding the joke enough to burst into laughter.
"Everyone, be serious." Shia said calmly. He looked like an Indian teenager, with slightly curly black hair and prominent eyes resembling those of Indians. His eyes looked exceptionally large. At the moment, he pretended to be serious, lips slightly pursed, as if having a long beard, and he even touched his imaginary beard.
"Radiation resistance?" Gabriel looked at Emery with a smile. His expression was somewhat shy, with two small dimples at the corners of his mouth. He touched his nose, seemingly embarrassed to tease me but only dared to tease Emery, "We can all resist radiation, how can that be considered an ability?"
"Yvette's level of radiation resistance is very high," Emery said seriously.
"How many levels can there be?" Williams seemed uninterested, combing his golden-brown hair. Behind his head was a small braid. "Can it be higher than yours? You're already level five, no one can be higher than you."
"Since she can come in, she probably has the same level as the captain," Bill thought seriously. His face was stern, and when others joked, he remained serious with sharp eyes. He had ash-brown hair that smoothly fell behind his ears.
"Are you saying she's also level five?" Moxi continued, and Moxi's hair was very bright, with some gradients, mainly blue and purple, with a few touches of purple-red, as if dyed. In Moxi's tone, others began to show admiration, "Oh... level five... that still can't be considered an ability..."
"It's level nine!" Suddenly, Uncle Dominic spoke heavily, instantly freezing everyone's expressions. The joking smiles became stiff, their mouths still open as if someone had pressed the pause button on a TV, and they all froze in front of me.