Virus King - Chapter 44

Chapter 44: Talent: True Martial General Spirit! The Overlord’s Defiance!

TL: YYang

Caressing his beloved camera, Xiao Zhou finally let out a sigh of relief.

Beside him, Lu Li cast a disdainful glance his way. The ugly display this guy put on earlier had clearly been seen in full by the beautiful host.

Whatever favorable impression she’d had before had completely vanished.

If he hadn’t run up that little hill to retrieve his camera, delaying things, she wouldn’t have had the slightest interest in even glancing at him again.

In contrast, her attention now lay on the man before her!

Chen Bai’s strikingly handsome face, even compared to the fresh-faced idols she’d encountered as a host for Jiangcheng Television, was on another level entirely.

Most importantly, those effeminate pretty boys who’d wince at the slightest scratch couldn’t hold a candle to the powerful, almost inhuman man before her.

Chen Bai suddenly opened his eyes, catching Lu Li staring at him in a daze.

“Like what you see?”

Her cheeks flushed red in an instant. Then Chen Bai turned his gaze toward Xiao Zhou.

“Did you record what just happened?”

Xiao Zhou quickly nodded.

“Let me see it!”

As expected, this time the professional-grade camera produced footage even clearer than what he’d used in that basement before.

With such professional equipment, and shooting from above, the footage was comprehensive and incredibly detailed.

In the recording, that enormous Flesh Mountain appeared as a giant without any capacity for resistance, ultimately dismembered into pieces of bloody flesh.

Throughout the entire scene, a shadow moved at terrifying speed. Even slowed down to the maximum, it was impossible to fully capture the face of that figure.

Chen Bai nodded with satisfaction and initiated a video scan through the group chat.

He didn’t upload it right away. After the scan was complete, he glanced at the group chat again, and finally finished watching the video just posted by “Overlord.”

In the footage appeared a man around thirty years old.

Tall and muscular, the most peculiar thing about him was that he wore an actual chainmail armor, much like an ancient general.

This wasn’t a costume; Chen Bai instantly recognized it as genuine protective equipment.

To be able to contend with that terrifying Emperor in single combat in the last life, not far from an equal footing, Overlord’s strength was indeed remarkable.

Chen Bai couldn’t help but be impressed.

To have acquired such a notable piece of equipment this early on must mean something.

However, what stood out even more was the massive spear in his hand!

In the previous life, there had been rumors that Overlord always wielded a spear known as the “Overlord Spear.”

Some speculated that this Overlord Spear was an exceptionally rare, growth-type weapon.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have supported the increase in Overlord’s strength over time.

And now, it seemed that the Overlord Spear was indeed in his hands, likely even more extraordinary than people had guessed!

However, compared to Chen Bai’s brutal and violent slaughter, the figure in Overlord’s video fought in a broad, open style!

While Chen Bai faced over a hundred enemies alone, this Overlord was up against only a dozen or so.

Moreover, whether in terms of strength, speed, or technique for handling zombies, in Chen Bai’s eyes, Overlord still appeared rather unrefined.

The only commendable thing was his spear technique, which was quite impressive.

It was clear that, even before the apocalypse, this self-proclaimed Overlord had some foundation in spear technique!

To take on over a dozen zombies and crush them in a dominant manner, this guy indeed had the qualifications to post in the group and show off a little.

Unfortunately, he had run into Chen Bai—the mischievous group leader, who was intent on humbling these self-satisfied early-stage gifted ones during the initial phase of the apocalypse!

Video published!

Chen Bai didn’t add any unnecessary commentary, but a faint smile had already appeared at the corner of his mouth.

With the virus spreading uncontrollably, many people could only hunker down at home, waiting. The situation in the group was quickly noticed!

Jinmen.

In the entire Dragon Nation, if there were any traditional Dragon Nation martial arts schools or academies still standing, they could only be found in two places.

One was Lion City, the other was Jinmen.

Ancient traditional martial arts of the Dragon Nation still had a few meager traces of inheritance here.

And here, in one of Jinmen’s spacious martial arts halls, a man with thick eyebrows and bright eyes was polishing his spear when his eyebrows suddenly shot up, looking toward the group chat.

His name was Xiang Yang, heir to the Overlord Spear and Extreme Fist among other traditional martial arts.

But now, he was a Pioneer in the God and Devil Trial Grounds!

Moreover, he was a Pioneer with an S-Rank talent: “True Martial General Spirit!”

[True Martial General Spirit (S)]: The heroic spirits of your ancestors shroud you, watching over you, protecting you! You can freely master all types of polearms. Weapon-related skill proficiency growth rate +200%! You may consume experience points to further activate the growth of the Unmatched Martial Spirit!

With such a talent, Xiang Yang, already highly skilled in this area, could bring his abilities to even greater heights!

Because of this, Xiang Yang was extremely confident in his own strength.

During his downtime, he’d searched for information on the cosmic will and found his way into that message board, eventually joining the group chat. It was then that Xiang Yang realized—there were already so many Pioneers in this world!

However, Xiang Yang still felt confident that his strength was among the very best in the group!

Even after watching the terrifying speed displayed by “White Emperor” in his video, he hadn’t been too concerned.

After all, it was just a bunch of flimsy zombies as skinny as reeds!

In his own video, he’d only been up against a dozen or so, but that didn’t mean Xiang Yang could only handle a dozen. It was simply that he’d only been able to find that many zombies to take down.

If he’d had as many zombies as that White Emperor in his video, Xiang Yang was certain he wouldn’t perform much worse!

In fact, if he could find that many zombies to kill and amass a large amount of experience points, his “True Martial General Spirit” talent tree might even open up further.

What Xiang Yang hadn’t expected, though, was that shortly after he posted his video in the morning, the White Emperor finally responded in the afternoon.

And most importantly, it wasn’t a direct reply to him, but a special notification:

[Group Announcement]: Group Chat No. 001 leader “White” has published a new video and announcement. All group members are free to view it!