Virus King - Chapter 238

Chapter 238: New Infectious Diseases—Dysentery and Hepatitis!

TL: YYang

The progress of the Darklight Virus increased from 17% to 20%, consuming a total of 110 evolution points!

It was a significant expenditure, but for Chen Bai, it was still an acceptable figure.

The attributes gained weren’t substantial, amounting to only a few dozen points. Naturally, that didn’t mean much, but as expected, upon reaching 20% progress in the Darklight Virus, it unlocked yet another crucial threshold.

Not only was the current level capped for further progression, but several highly practical new branch abilities also appeared!

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[Shield Form]: Allows the arms to transform into a massive shield, greatly enhancing defense. Constitution increases by 50% during activation! Activation cost: 50 evolution points.

[Aerial Dash – Enhanced]: Increases dash speed and distance in midair, with greater force adjustment and the ability to perform a double dash. Activation cost: 75 evolution points. Requires Aerial Dash to be activated first.

[Assassination]: Enables the Darklight Virus to fully conceal the user, putting them in a stealth state. Activation cost: 100 evolution points. Requires Thermal Tracking to be activated first.

[Claw Form Skill—Earth Spikes]: After activating Claw Form, this skill can be used to create earth spikes at any location in front of the user by striking the ground with massive claws. The range and power of the spikes scale with all of the user’s attributes. Activation cost: 200 evolution points. Requires Claw Form to be activated first.

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Among these abilities, Shield Form was fine, but Assassination and Aerial Dash – Enhanced were undoubtedly critical upgrades!

As for Earth Spikes, Chen Bai could only shake his head and think, ‘better to just dream about it.’

Spending 200 evolution points for a single ability? That was absurdly excessive! Even if the effect was tempting, it was simply beyond his reach right now.

After all, he hadn’t even unlocked Claw Form yet.

It seemed he needed to find time to evolve his Biochemical Disaster; otherwise, as his arsenal of unlockable abilities expanded, this special equipment would become more of a bottleneck than a boon.

As for gathering ten thousand zombies, that wasn’t a problem. During the recent Corpse Tide Battle, he had already killed quite a number. However, hunting down a hundred mutants would undoubtedly be far more challenging.

This would require considerable effort.

Without hesitation, Chen Bai used the remaining 198 evolution points to unlock both Aerial Dash – Enhanced and Assassination.

With 23 evolution points left, he finally exhaled a sigh of relief.

Yet, he wasn’t done.

His talent development was far from complete.

Mount Shu seemed like a fascinating place, but before heading there, it was crucial to enhance his strength to its peak!

With this thought in mind, Chen Bai refocused his attention on his talents.

The Darklight Virus was only one aspect of his enhancement. Within the Virus Sovereign talent tree, there were still numerous abilities that could be strengthened.

He had previously absorbed a considerable number of general evolution points in the Plague Sewer.

Now, Chen Bai was ready to use them all!

After transferring to the profession Scourge of the Living, he unlocked the ability Plague Sun, allowing him to bypass the conventional rules of virus transmission and spread infections directly. With this power, it was only natural to unlock all infectious diseases available under the Virus Sovereign talent tree!

Of course, Chen Bai had full confidence in the strength of Influenza!

If possible, he wanted to further evolve it to an even higher level.

Unfortunately…

The evolution branch beneath Influenza indeed existed, but it was far beyond what the average person could reasonably access!

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[Do you wish to awaken the evolutionary branch of respiratory-transmitted infectious diseases? This awakening requires 120 evolution points and a constitution > 500!]

Chen Bai easily met the 500 Constitution requirement, but the cost of 120 general evolution points—not the exclusive Darklight Virus evolution points—was exorbitant.

To Chen Bai, it was outrageously expensive.

In the Plague Sewer, he had worked tirelessly for two hours to accumulate 87 general evolution points, and even with the 11 points he had saved earlier, he was still far short.

Realizing this, Chen Bai decided to let it go.

The abilities of Influenza were already potent. As for upgrading it further, it felt increasingly unnecessary.

With this thought in mind, Chen Bai made a decisive choice: he unlocked the infectious disease category transmitted through liquid transmission.

Previously, Chen Bai had never considered unlocking this branch.

However, with the overwhelming power of the Biochemical Disaster, unlocking this category could significantly amplify the direct lethality of Plague Sun.

As 1 evolution point vanished (for the awakening), Chen Bai didn’t immediately gain an ability like he had with Influenza. Instead, several new branches appeared, waiting to be unlocked!

Each branch was gray, awaiting evolution points to light them up.

Scanning the branches, Chen Bai could see the types of infectious diseases they represented, leaving him momentarily overwhelmed.

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[Unlock Liquid Transmission Disease: Dysentery]
Requirements: 10 evolution points, Constitution ≥ 50.

[Unlock Liquid Transmission Disease: AIDS]
Requirements: 150 evolution points, Constitution ≥ 800.

[Unlock Liquid Transmission Disease: Hepatitis]
Requirements: 80 evolution points, Constitution ≥ 250.

[Unlock Liquid Transmission Disease: Meningitis]
Requirements: 250 evolution points, Constitution ≥ 1200.

[Unlock Liquid Transmission Disease: Poliomyelitis]
Requirements: 200 evolution points, Constitution ≥ 1000.

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Looking at these options, Chen Bai blinked, momentarily at a loss for words.

In the pre-apocalypse world, with a Constitution of just 5, anyone without genetic defects was nearly immune to these diseases.

Of course, proper preventative measures were always advisable.

But with a Constitution of 10, even if someone were infected, their body would likely shrug it off.

Yet now, within the Virus Sovereign talent tree, it baffled Chen Bai why some diseases required over 1000 Constitution to unlock!

Still, one thing was certain: these viral abilities would undoubtedly be effective.

Their evolution point costs alone were enough to leave Chen Bai speechless.

Ignoring the prohibitively expensive diseases, Chen Bai opted for the more affordable ones.

With the points he had left, he could manage this.

In the blink of an eye, 90 evolution points flowed away like water, and Chen Bai gained mastery over two new infectious diseases:

Dysentery and Hepatitis.