"When did you guys know about superpowers?" Treyton asked.
"We became aware of the existence of superpowers three days before the heavy rain.
A soldier accidentally used his fire ability when he was in danger.
Even though the fire wasn't strong, at least it indeed helped him escape from danger.
The soldier tried producing fire again in his break time and found out that he could really produce fire and use it.
The soldier reported it, so we became aware of the existence of superpowers. We don't know if some people in the base already knew about it, but it was the first time that the army became aware of it," Vance said.
Some survivors might actually be aware that they had superpowers but hid them and didn't tell anyone about it.
The army didn't immediately become aware of their superpowers because they had a lot of weapons to use.
A few might have actually triggered their abilities, but they chose to hide it.