Virus King - Chapter 162

Chapter 162: The Progenitor Virus and the T-Virus! Telekinesis Enhancement!

TL: YYang

The sheer number of evolution points available to Chen Bai meant he had no shortage of choices.

He could freely select from various branches and three main pathways.

If the Influenza ability didn’t require a profession advancement to be further upgraded, Chen Bai might have been tempted to enhance it again, just to see what it would evolve into.

Of course, he guessed that even with his evolution points, it might not have been enough!

Chen Bai didn’t hesitate for long before locking in his evolution direction this time.

The Progenitor Virus!

It also belonged to the category of self-enhancement viruses, like the Darklight Virus.

Under normal circumstances, Chen Bai might have chosen to strengthen other aspects of his Virus Sovereign abilities to see if there were any surprises.

However, the urgency of entering the Abyss left no room for indecision.

His top priority was ensuring a boost in his combat power!

From Chen Bai’s perspective, his weaknesses at this level were already minimal.

His terrifying four attributes were undeniable.

His regenerative ability, strength, and constitution enhancements were his greatest assets.

Chen Bai figured his only relative shortcoming was in the area of mental strength.

Although his Biochemical Disaster equipment provided 28 points of reinforcement in this area, it was purely defensive and lacked offensive capabilities.

Additionally, his combat prowess was heavily skewed towards melee. His ranged capabilities were comparatively lacking.

Thus, to quickly mitigate these weaknesses, none of his other options seemed suitable.

The Progenitor Virus’s T-Virus branch offered a substantial enhancement to telekinesis!

Among the Virus Sovereign’s self-enhancement systems, only two types were available: the Progenitor Virus and the Darklight Virus.

[Progenitor Virus: RNA-class virus, the origin of all virus series, including Virus-T, Virus-G, Ouroboros Virus, and more. Absorption and successful fusion would greatly enhance overall physical qualities and extend lifespan. Consuming evolution points could further unlock additional Progenitor Virus enhancement branches!]

(PS: The Virus Sovereign talent ensures there is no risk of failure in fusing or absorbing any virus.)

[Activate the Progenitor Virus?]

[Yes!]

The activation of the Progenitor Virus granted an immediate +5 points to all attributes!

Using just one general evolution point for this activation was insignificant in the grand scheme.

However, Chen Bai wasn’t satisfied yet!

He hadn’t expected that merely activating the basic function of the Progenitor Virus would grant such a substantial increase of 5 points to all attributes.

Upon activation, two additional evolution pathways lit up on the talent tree:

[T-Virus: A branch focused on self-enhancement, primarily unlocking telekinesis and further strengthening oneself. Activation requires 10 evolution points!]

[G-Virus: Enhances the user and enables infecting others with a controllable special virus. The Virus Sovereign can determine the success or failure of the infection at will. Activation requires 10 evolution points!]

Chen Bai narrowed his eyes slightly. For a moment, he felt fortunate that he hadn’t wasted precious evolution points early on by selecting the Progenitor Virus prematurely.

Otherwise, he might have been in a difficult spot now.

As for the T-Virus enhancement, regardless of its eventual strength, its growth trajectory clearly couldn’t rival that of the Darklight Virus!

The key question was whether the growth potential of this path justified the consumption of evolution points.

With that thought, Chen Bai injected another 10 evolution points into the T-Virus branch!

In an instant, the temperature of his cells surged again, particularly in his head. His face flushed red, and his brain tissue became extraordinarily active.

Under the control of the Virus Sovereign, the Darklight Virus, which had begun to stir in resistance, quickly fell silent.

It once again sank into the depths of every cell in his body.

If every cell could be considered the dwelling of the Darklight Virus, then at this moment, the cerebral cortex and the boiling brain tissue became the new hosts for the Progenitor Virus and the newly activated T-Virus!

In an instant, after experiencing an intense pain in his brain, Chen Bai felt his mind completely clear out.

In that moment, it was as though an invisible hand manifested within his world, entirely under his control.

Was this telekinesis!?

Chen Bai instinctively controlled this invisible hand, lifting the cabinet by his bedside.

Immediately, the cabinet floated into the air without the slightest hint of resistance.

At that moment, a talent notification from the Cosmic Will surfaced in Chen Bai’s mind:

[T-Virus Activated: Strength +15, Agility +15, Constitution +15, Spirit +40! Talent ability ‘Telekinesis’ acquired!]

Spirit +40!?

Chen Bai’s pupils constricted sharply. Yet as he sensed the power of telekinesis, he quickly gauged its strength.

The force of the telekinesis alone amounted to at least two tons!

What kind of concept was this!?

A weight of two tons—if he wished, a mere thought could crush an ordinary Evolver with telekinesis in an instant!

Additionally, he could manipulate other weapons with this power, using such weight and speed to kill silently and invisibly.

It was undoubtedly a special enhancement that focused entirely on telekinesis.

This T-Virus clearly had its own substantial merits!

However, it wasn’t over yet.

Once the T-Virus enhancement concluded, Chen Bai noticed a new evolution pathway lighting up on the talent tree.

[T-Virus—Enhancement: Further strengthens the T-Virus, significantly boosting Spirit and enhancing telekinesis usage, expanding its versatility. Enhancement cost: 50 evolution points.]

Hiss!

If the earlier upgrades were just trivial expenditures, this 50 evolution points was equivalent to cutting into his own flesh!

But evolution points were meant to be spent. Without hesitation, Chen Bai chose to activate it again!

In an instant, Chen Bai’s mind blanked entirely.

It felt as though the entire world emptied out, with everything becoming both infinitely distant and intimately close.

An endless storm of spiritual energy surrounded Chen Bai, swirling around him like a tempest.

However, in that very moment, through the overwhelming power of his Spirit and telekinesis, Chen Bai saw far into the villa’s backyard.

A figure was floating closer, slow and deliberate.

The figure was stunningly beautiful, but her icy expression was filled entirely with resentment and killing intent!

Before Chen Bai could react, another figure floated out as well, attempting instinctively to block the first.

Feeling the sweeping power of the spiritual storm, a trace of surprise appeared at the corner of Chen Bai’s mouth.

“Is this… a vengeful spirit?”