Virus King - Chapter 125

Chapter 125: Purification and Fusion! The Power of the “Face of ???”!

TL: YYang

The Cosmic Will’s Personal Warehouse—the most private of places!

It was also the true treasure trove of an Evolver.

The items stored in such a vault would never drop again. In the event of death, they would be distributed according to a will to the individuals designated within it.

If no will existed, the items would randomly circulate through various means—perhaps as quest rewards or in other unexpected forms.

However, as long as the Evolver remained alive, no one could take items from the warehouse through Cosmic Will, nor could they inspect the contents.

This was one of the unchangeable rules of the Cosmic Will.

Even the gods themselves could not alter it!

Naturally, the vault offered tremendous benefits, but it was not something an ordinary person could afford. Unlocking this warehouse required a full 1,000 gold coins, a price far beyond the means of most individuals!

And that mysterious “Face of ???,” a treasure even Redo coveted, had been stored there by Chen Bai.

Chen Bai had long been curious about its purpose and mystical nature. However, aside from its uncanny resemblance to a living human face, he had been unable to discern anything extraordinary about it.

Frustrated, he eventually set it aside, deciding it was something whose true value would only be revealed in the future. What he didn’t expect was how soon that future would arrive!

…

The secret warehouse was opened. Chen Bai didn’t immediately retrieve the item, knowing that if Redo detected even the slightest hint, it would spell serious trouble.

Moreover, Chen Bai suspected the warehouse’s mysterious behavior was somehow linked to what he had recently stored there.

Inside, that face-like object, resembling a mask, had begun opening its grotesque mouth repeatedly, as if desperate to devour something. However, without limbs, it couldn’t move and could only continue its futile motions.

Its eyes, lifelike and chilling, were fixated on two specific items nearby.

These items were the two Devil Bloodline Essences that Chen Bai had only just placed in the warehouse!

Chen Bai frowned slightly but refrained from making any immediate move. He stood silently, observing the scene before him.

“This doesn’t make sense!” he thought.

All these precious items had been carefully placed in the warehouse. After all, leaving it unused after unlocking it would have been a waste.

For instance, the Devil Bloodline Essence he had obtained during his dream visit to the Red Star Psychiatric Hospital had also been stored here.

Yet, if this mask-like thing had any connection to the bloodline essence, shouldn’t he have noticed earlier? Why was it only showing this behavior now?

“Could it be… it only reacts to Devil bloodlines?”

Suspicion flickered in Chen Bai’s heart. However, his nature wasn’t one for hesitation or indecision. He continued to watch, quietly evaluating the bizarre phenomenon.

If this had been his previous life, Chen Bai might have hesitated slightly before using such a precious bloodline reagent. But in this life, with the Darklight Virus granting him abilities akin to sheer monstrosity, bloodlines were things he could amass in limitless quantities in the future.

Naturally, there was no reason to hesitate!

Looking at the “Face of ???,” which was persistently opening its massive mouth and staring intently at the Devil Bloodlines, Chen Bai didn’t think twice. He picked up the reagents and tossed them directly in front of it.

A peculiar sound emerged from the face, a muffled “Wu…” Then, under Chen Bai’s watchful gaze, it opened its gaping maw wide, swallowing both reagents whole in one gulp.

Chen Bai’s eyes widened in shock.

What the hell just happened?

This thing—it was only slightly thicker than a mask. While it had facial features, there were no internal organs behind them. So where had the two reagents gone after being devoured?

Chen Bai shifted his angle to inspect the “Face of ???,” but as expected, nothing was visible behind it.

The grotesque mouth appeared to chew rapidly, and for the first time, a look of gleeful satisfaction appeared on its face.

In both his past and present lives, Chen Bai had never witnessed anything so utterly illogical. Of course, the object itself didn’t seem like something that adhered to the rules of logic.

All he could do was wait and observe, curious to see what kind of mystical outcome this chewing might produce.

The greedy visage on the face seemed slightly dissatisfied with only these two items. Its eyes, capable of independent movement, swiveled toward Chen Bai, glinting with a look of greed.

It was as if it were saying, “More would be better…”

Chen Bai was speechless. “Do you think these are candies that you can just have as much as you want?”

A-Rank and B-Rank Bloodline Essences, and no ordinary ones at that—they were Devil Bloodlines, uniquely suited for combat! While the Lesser Devil Bloodline was slightly lackluster, it was still a Devil Bloodline with potential for future evolution!

Even in his previous life, these two items would have fetched tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of gold coins as starting prices.

Yet, this face had the gall to act dissatisfied! Its greed was unbearable!

Chen Bai glared at it fiercely. If he weren’t certain that this thing lacked sentience and was purely an exceptionally unique treasure, he’d have taught it the value of hard-earned resources!

It seemed to sense Chen Bai’s hostile glare because its chewing speed noticeably increased. As the pace quickened, the previously neutral face became distorted, appearing almost feral and sinister.

Finally, under Chen Bai’s astonished gaze, the face’s mouth opened wide once more, and it spat something out with force.

It was a chunk of black and red flesh, its surface glistening as if stained with coagulated blood.

Chen Bai immediately recognized it—this was Devil Blood!

It bore an uncanny resemblance to the two Devil Bloodline Essences he had fed it earlier!

“What the hell is this thing?” Chen Bai’s curiosity was piqued. He picked up the still-warm chunk of flesh, now lying in front of the faintly greedy yet disinterested face, and examined it closely.

One glance made his pupils contract sharply.

…
[Ordinary Devil Bloodline Essence (A+ Rank)]
[Type: Reagent]
[Description: A concentrated form of Devil Bloodline refined through a unique process, making the bloodline purer and more powerful. It demands extremely high physical requirements from the Evolver.]
[Usage Requirements: Strength + Agility + Constitution ≥ 75 points.]

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A+ Rank?!

How was this possible?

Was this a purification process or a fusion?

This transcended all understanding!