Virus King - Chapter 213

Chapter 213: Soul Blaze! Satan’s Flattery! Summoning Magic Circle!

TL: YYang

The matter with Brother Long was indeed just a minor interlude.

However, it indirectly showed that after a month of the apocalypse, the strength of Evolvers had reached a rather impressive level.

Chen Bai didn’t feel much about it. After his latest profession transfer, his abilities had long surpassed those of ordinary players.

Still, it was evident that profession transfers provided an opportunity for the majority of Evolvers in the early days of the apocalypse to return to the same starting line.

Of course, the quality of the acquired profession would still greatly affect that starting point.

The Red Star Psychiatric Hospital remained the same as always.

As for the deranged orderlies within its courtyard,

Chen Bai didn’t bother to take action.

At his current level, after his profession transfer, killing these low-level secret realm dungeon creatures yielded no experience at all.

It was better to let Han Xiao and Ding Ding undergo their trial.

Of course, the most crucial one was Yan Qi!

From the Hell King’s Ring, a phantom figure slowly emerged under the stunned gazes of Han Xiao and Ding Ding.

The moment Yan Qi appeared, she amazed everyone. This undead maiden suddenly waved her hand, summoning a burning, ethereal flame that coiled around her arm and then hurled it directly at an approaching orderly!

Hellfire? Or something else?

Chen Bai was slightly taken aback. Moments later, a voice hurriedly explained itself within his mind:

“Honorable Chen, this lady possesses an exceptionally high soul talent, rare even by the standards of Hell itself! So, I taught her some techniques and skills!

The Soul Blaze suits her very well! I hope you don’t mind. I swear upon my soul and the Cosmic Will, I harbor absolutely no ulterior motives or ill intent! I would never harm this lady or you!”

Chen Bai raised an eyebrow. Satan’s cunning was undeniable.

However, one had to admit that Satan was indeed pitiful in his current state.

As the King of Hell, when had he ever been so humiliated? And yet, it was true—Satan harbored no malice, not because he didn’t want to, but because he didn’t dare to.

Satan now had a single goal: to demonstrate his usefulness to Chen Bai.

If he directly imparted skills to Chen Bai, the latter would undoubtedly distrust him.

Thinking from a different angle, had he been in Chen Bai’s shoes, Satan knew he wouldn’t trust himself either.

It was an indisputable fact.

On the contrary, if Satan were Chen Bai, there would only be one thought when dealing with himself—take him out the moment he became an eyesore.

This notion left Satan uneasy.

To make matters worse, Chen Bai often sealed him, cutting off even his perception of the outside world. This left the King of Hell feeling as though he was better off dead.

Fortunately, a special undead soul had now entered the Hell King’s Ring.

Moreover, judging by her demeanor, it was clear she had a unique relationship with Chen Bai.

For a cunning devil, directly currying favor with someone was often less effective than pleasing those close to them. Thus, Satan put his remaining influence to good use.

At this moment, the Soul Blaze he had imparted was undoubtedly the most fitting ability.

One had to admit, the skills passed down by the King of Hell were extraordinary. In such a short time, Yan Qi’s power had advanced to an unimaginable degree.

The ethereal flames caused the orderly to let out a frenzied howl before his face twisted grotesquely, and he died.

This display of power left both Ding Ding and Han Xiao dumbfounded.

“Master! Am I amazing or what?!”

Yan Qi looked at Chen Bai with a face full of pride.

Chen Bai smiled and nodded. He had to admit—Satan did prove somewhat useful after all.

“Master?!”

Han Xiao’s eyes turned red with envy.

The girl’s beauty spoke for itself. Clad in a JK uniform, calling someone “Master”—this dreamlike scene seemed straight out of a Japanese anime, the epitome of a perfect JK maid. It was simply…

“So jealous…”

Han Xiao vented his envy and jealousy on the crazed orderlies. Countless flying daggers turned into streams of blade-light in the air, swiftly eliminating several enemies.

Meanwhile, the paper dolls behind Ding Ding also sprang into action, unleashing an array of bizarre and eerie techniques.

This further underscored the significant progress in the strength of Evolvers during the apocalypse.

Especially within Group Chat No. 001.

Back when the Red Star Psychiatric Hospital’s director, Zhao Changlin, was first encountered, both Crow, Meng Meng, and Han Xiao had been utterly crushed.

But now, while handling him in a one-on-one scenario was still difficult, their improvement compared to the past was clear.

Chen Bai kept an eye on them but refrained from interfering in Zhao Changlin’s defeat. His sole priority was ensuring the trio remained unharmed.

This left Little Fatty and Ding Ding, who had been secretly watching Chen Bai, feeling a bit disappointed. They had been eager to see how White Emperor performed after his profession transfer.

However, Chen Bai wasn’t in the mood to bother with them. While monitoring the group’s progress, he casually chatted with the perceptive Satan:

“Can you sense Han Xiao’s bloodline?”

“Honorable Chen, the aura of Hell is unmistakable to me, just as is the essence of this secret realm world frozen by Cosmic Will. This… is the aura of Zepar!?”

Zepar, the sixteenth of Hell’s Seventy-Two Demons.

Han Xiao’s ancestor.

Furthermore, there was a high likelihood that Zepar was also his brother-in-law, uncle-in-law, or a host of other convoluted relationships.

“Zepar left behind a summoning Hell Magic Circle here. Soon, I’ll summon him. Due to the suppression of Cosmic Will, his power won’t exceed the limitations of this secret realm dungeon. Now, do you understand?”

“Yes!”

Satan answered swiftly. In truth, he had no idea what Chen Bai intended—whether it was simply to absorb a fragment of Zepar’s soul as he had done with Agares,

Or if Chen Bai planned to seize this opportunity to directly slay Zepar upon his descent and reap an unimaginable bounty of rewards under the rules of Cosmic Will?

Satan didn’t know.

Soon, amidst the repeated dying roars of the psychiatric hospital director, Zhao Changlin, the torment inflicted by the puppet doll, Soul Blaze, and psychic flying daggers finally brought about his end.

Chen Bai absorbed him using the Darklight Virus, leaving behind a weakened version of a B-Rank Devil Bloodline Essence, the last remaining trace of his existence in the world.

However, none of them paid it any mind. Led by Chen Bai, the group smoothly made their way into a hidden passage, descending into a massive underground chamber.

There, a colossal Hell Magic Circle came into view!

At the same time, the core of the magic circle emerged—sixteen corpses, which Chen Bai had already prepared in advance, were brought out and arranged.

As blood dripped onto the circle, a scarlet light instantly illuminated the entire underground chamber!