Virus King - Chapter 42

Chapter 42: Explosion! Virus-Related Devouring Enhancement!

TL: YYang

Shocking!

At this moment, there were only two simple words that could describe everyone’s feelings.

Utter shock!

Only after witnessing the terrifying strength and destructive power of this monstrous Flesh Mountain could they truly understand the meaning of the scene before them.

Only then could they comprehend just how outrageously powerful this man was!

Chen Bai, however, ignored the speechless awe of everyone around him. His gaze was fixed on the giant, monstrous body of the Flesh Mountain.

In his mind, the Will of the Cosmos gave him a clear notification: this massive and terrifying Flesh Mountain had met its untimely end.

[Killed an evolved virus elite, “Flesh Mountain”! Gained EXP: 200×10=2000 points! Your experience has reached the limit. You leveled up! Current level: level 3. You gained 2 free attribute points!]

Level up!

As expected, even though he lacked an appraisal skill, the battle just now had allowed him to gauge the Flesh Mountain’s level with accuracy.

To say the least, it was definitely beyond level five!

The growth rate of mutated entities was astounding. Especially with mutations like the Flesh Mountain, the more life it devoured, the faster it grew. Judging by this, this Flesh Mountain had devoured as many as a thousand people in this massive factory building!

No wonder it possessed such terrifying power even before the apocalypse had fully unfolded.

If not for Chen Bai’s previous life experience in the apocalypse and his practiced killing techniques, he might have found it difficult to take down the Flesh Mountain!

However, compared to his rewards, the risks had been absolutely worthwhile!

Chen Bai didn’t immediately collect the spoils that only an Evolver could see, but he was delighted to notice a faintly glowing piece of parchment lying not far away!

A jackpot drop! Along with the blueprint, there were numerous other items!

It seemed that his luck had improved unimaginably since his rebirth.

Otherwise, how else could these precious blueprints be appearing one after another?

Not to mention the Virus Serum from earlier—the power that Zombie Claws had demonstrated in this battle had far exceeded Chen Bai’s expectations.

It perfectly matched his vision for equipment crafted from blueprints!

And now, another new blueprint had appeared. He just wondered what effects it would have!

But there was one matter even more important than that.

Black blood flowed.

Chen Bai’s fist punched forward again!

The Flesh Mountain’s head, which had been pierced by the claws, crumbled like tofu as Chen Bai plunged his bare hand directly into it!

The slick blood and matter within the head made him feel a brief moment of disgust.

Yet, the instant his hand entered, countless minuscule virus particles seemed to leap and cheer within the head.

They were welcoming their Sovereign!

All the still-active zombie viruses, even those that had evolved, remained mere fragments of pathogenic matter without a host—and they were incapable of resisting Chen Bai’s control!

In an instant, these evolved Flesh Mountain zombie viruses turned into evolution points, flowing into Chen Bai’s body at an unimaginable speed!

The instinctual pleasure granted by his genetic talent made Chen Bai close his eyes at that moment.

However, the scene appeared entirely different to the others.

Chen Bai stood before the Flesh Mountain’s corpse, his hand thrust into its head.

Countless black and red filaments, as thin as tiny tentacles, wrapped around Chen Bai’s hand and the Flesh Mountain’s massive head!

It was as if a warrior bowed before a king, his head stroked in submission.

—If that nearly liquefied head could still even be called a head.

Yet at that moment, the aura emanating from Chen Bai was even more intense than that of the Flesh Mountain!

Against the Flesh Mountain, the guards, as well as Xiao Zhou and Lu Li, had felt only terror—terror of its massive body and terrifying power.

But in front of Chen Bai, they sensed an indescribable mystery.

The most ancient of human emotions was fear.

And the deepest, most primal fear was fear of the unknown.

At this moment, Song Ziqiong, Leng Shuang, and Lu Li gazed at him with dazzling eyes.

The strength of a powerful man always had a certain inexplicable allure.

In modern society, this strength manifested as power, wealth, or charisma forged by speech and personality.

In an apocalypse where survival of the fittest ruled, this kind of strength was straightforward, pure.

But it held a terrifying allure that was even harder to resist!

[Acquired mutated devouring-type zombie virus. Evolution Points +2.5!]
[Obtained a virus type with devouring enhancement; Virus Sovereign Talent “Virus Enhancement—Darklight Virus” now requires fewer Evolution Points for activation!]

Hmm?!

The first notification didn’t surprise Chen Bai in the slightest.

Mutated zombie viruses, being stronger than their base forms, naturally yielded a significant number of Evolution Points, though this amount wasn’t particularly high.

But that second notification? It was completely unexpected.

Previously, when he obtained the flu virus, it had reduced the Evolution Points needed for activating respiratory droplet-transmitted viruses.

But Chen Bai hadn’t made much use of that.

Who would have thought that this Flesh Mountain’s devouring-type zombie virus could reduce the points needed to evolve the Darklight Virus!

It seemed he’d need to hunt more Flesh Mountains in the future to acquire this type of devouring virus.

A hint of a smile and anticipation appeared in Chen Bai’s gaze.

Suppressing his excitement and eagerness for the further evolution of the Darklight Virus, Chen Bai held firm expectations.

But now was clearly not the time to activate its evolution!

Chen Bai pulled his hand out, flicking away the black blood and the now-graying brain matter before turning his attention to the surprises this Flesh Mountain had left behind at a tenfold drop rate!

Chen Bai could be sure of one thing—

This was a true jackpot!