Virus King - Chapter 164

Chapter 164: Dual Spirits in One Body! The Rules of the Apocalypse!

TL: YYang

The psychic disturbance and suppressive force of the mental tide left the ghost-like figure completely unable to resist.

As if by instinct, the figure dropped to its knees. Even though its incorporeal form performed this action in mid-air, the sight of it was eerie, no matter how one looked at it.

However, Chen Bai was quite satisfied with this result.

Telekinesis truly lived up to its reputation as the most versatile and comprehensive ability among psychic-type professions!

At the same time, the brilliance returned to Chen Bai’s eyes, and within his heart, feedback from the talent tree surfaced once more.

[T-Virus—Enhancement successfully activated: Strength +30, Agility +30, Constitution +30, Spirit +80! Corresponding talent abilities acquired: Telekinetic Control, Telekinetic Impact, Telekinetic Barrier!]

The enhancement from the T-Virus proved to be remarkably thorough. The mental and telekinetic boosts alone made the evolution points spent well worth it!

In that instant, Chen Bai’s mental attribute, previously his lowest stat, soared to become the highest among his core attributes!

With this realization, Chen Bai took another look at his current stats and abilities:

[Chen Bai (Zombie Slayer)]
[Evolver ID: 001]
[Talent: Virus Sovereign (SSS)]
[Level: 10 (7500/150,000)]
[Strength: 255 (+12), Agility: 268 (+13), Constitution: 252 (+12), Spirit: 298 (+15)]
[Charisma: ???]
[Luck: ???]
[Currency: 8,605 Gold / 3 Silver / 92 Copper]
[Skills: Cell Regeneration (A-Rank Passive), Inferno Burn (A-Rank Active), Explosive Fireball (C-Rank Active), Spiritual Perception (D-Rank Passive)]
[Talent Skills: Influenza, Blacklight Virus Series (omitted), T-Virus Series (Telekinetic Control, Telekinetic Impact, Telekinetic Barrier)]

This unparalleled strength at his current stage made Chen Bai feel a surging sense of power coursing through his body.

The immense boost to his spirit attribute brought an unprecedented clarity to his thoughts. His mental connection to his body had grown far more precise and comprehensive.

As his Spiritual Perception scanned the ghost-like girl before him, her data appeared vividly in Chen Bai’s mind:

[Yan Qi]
[Evolver ID: ……]
[Talent: Dual Spirits in One Body—Malevolent Spirit (S-Rank)]
[Level: 2 (50/1,000)]
[Strength: 6, Agility: 8, Constitution: 1, Spirit: 15]
[Charisma: ???]
[Luck: ???]
[Currency: 6 Copper]
[Talent Abilities: Vengeful Spirit Impact, Yin Drain]

So, she was an Evolver after all!

Chen Bai narrowed his eyes slightly. Her talent, in particular, seemed intriguingly unique.

[Dual Spirits in One Body—Malevolent Spirit (S-Rank): “Split personalities” is both an abstract and a literal description. Humans have two sides: good and evil, united as one.

Where there is goodness, evil is inevitably born; where evil resides, goodness will also grow.

As long as one of the dual spirits exists, even if the other is destroyed, it can be reborn. Furthermore, experience, levels, skills, and other attributes are shared between the two spirits.]

What?!

Chen Bai’s pupils constricted sharply.

With his expanded mental field of perception, he glanced toward the door, where another ghost-like girl, identical to the malevolent spirit before him, cautiously peeked out.

What exactly did this talent mean!?

Ordinarily, S-Rank talents came with a talent tree that allowed for gradual improvement of their capabilities.

However, the strange talent of these twin ghost sisters was unlike anything Chen Bai had encountered before!

He abruptly shifted his gaze to the cautious little ghost, and as expected:

[Yan Xue]
[Evolver ID: ……]
[Talent: Dual Spirits in One Body—Benevolent Spirit (S-Rank)]
[Details omitted]

The meaning of this talent was clear: as long as one of the two spirits existed, even if the other perished, they could revive. Furthermore, any skills or experience gained by one would also apply to the other!?

This talent…?

How interesting.

Previously, Chen Bai had been drawn to these twin ghost sisters purely out of curiosity. But with his newfound strength, his desire to experiment with the possibilities deepened.

He thought of imitating his idol Ning Caichen and seeing if he could accomplish what Ning once did.

Now, however, he was genuinely intrigued by these twin ghost sisters.

His eyes focused on Yan Qi, who was still trembling and kneeling instinctively before him.

The storm of spiritual energy surrounding him abruptly subsided.

In an instant, it was as though he had reverted to being a normal human being. This left the kneeling Yan Qi bewildered.

However, this time, the aura of resentment and malevolence that had surrounded her earlier was no longer present, which Chen Bai found somewhat satisfactory.

The next moment, the girl finally reacted, looking up at the slowly approaching Chen Bai with fear etched on her face.

Chen Bai, however, smiled warmly:

“Don’t worry. If you listen to me, little sister, I won’t harm either of you.”

Yan Qi said nothing, but Yan Xue, who had been hiding behind the door, quickly floated over and cried out:

“Uncle, please don’t hurt Yan Qi! Don’t hurt her…”

A visible vein twitched on Chen Bai’s forehead.

Sure, his mental age was indeed quite mature, but in reality, wasn’t he still just a college student?

These two little girls in front of him—weren’t they at least over ten years old?

What’s wrong with this “Benevolent Spirit”? She doesn’t seem too bright!

Chen Bai’s brow twitched as he suppressed the urge to retort. Without wasting further words, he spoke directly:

“From now on, the two of you will follow me. As long as you behave, I’ll protect you. And I’ll ensure you grow stronger, step by step.”

That was simply the way of the apocalypse.

As for romance, developing feelings? This wasn’t some romance novel—who had the time for that?

Betrayal? Scheming behind his back? Chen Bai couldn’t care less.

Even for women like Song Ziqiong, he had never expected total loyalty from them, either in body or soul.

In this post-apocalyptic world, human nature was the least reliable thing. Those lofty vows of eternal love were worth less than nothing. Plenty of people would stab you in the back over a decent piece of equipment or a useful skill book.

So why waste energy cultivating trust and emotions?

As he had always thought: if any of his subordinates or companions betrayed him, including the women he had taken under his wing, the fault would lie with him.

It would mean his strength and control weren’t sufficient, not that they were duplicitous or treacherous.

That was just how the game of the apocalypse worked.

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TL: Ning Caichen a character from Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story. Too lazy to research the story, never watched the show.