Virus King - Chapter 65

Chapter 65: Activating Darklight Virus Abilities! Wall-Running and Combat Intuition!

TL: Yang

[Darklight Virus: Initial Awakening in Progress. Current Awakening Level: 1%! To evolve further and increase the awakening progress by +1%, 5 evolution points are required. Evolution points can be spent to unlock other evolutionary branches of the Darklight Virus.]

[Available evolution points: 23.6 (Darklight Virus-specific evolution points)]

Over twenty evolution points!

Even with his current slow pace of Devour Evolution, which resulted in partial evolution points from each kill, he still managed to gather this amount.

If he could instantly Devour after each kill, Chen Bai estimated he’d have gathered several dozen points by now.

If that speed could be sustained, fully evolving the Darklight Virus wouldn’t seem that difficult after all!

Chen Bai’s eyes shone brightly, though he quickly refocused on the three abilities in front of him.

Elven Speed, Wall-Running, Combat Intuition.

Wall-Running was a must-have.

With zombies surrounding him, he wasn’t some expert of lightness skills who could simply leap across their shoulders in mid-air.

With this ability, he wouldn’t need to worry about how tall a building was.

At the very least, he wouldn’t have to worry about falling to his death.

In an instant, half his evolution points were consumed. This time, however, unlike evolving the Darklight Virus earlier, he didn’t feel each cell and drop of blood undergoing a cleansing.

In fact, he felt little at all initially, leaving Chen Bai unsure if the evolution had completed.

Thinking for a moment, Chen Bai slowly extended his hand toward the wall. The moment his palm touched it, the Darklight Virus materialized in black and red threads that sprouted from his hand.

Then, with a forceful push, Chen Bai propelled himself upward!

In an instant, he leapt almost twenty meters, reaching the top of the stadium.

At the same time, he twisted his body in mid-air, landing his feet against the wall. The black and red viral threads adhered to the surface, allowing Chen Bai to run along the wall as if he were on flat ground—effortlessly, casually, and quickly!

Emily watched, mouth agape, as Chen Bai bounded and ran along the wall like a monkey. She muttered in her native language, “Oh my God! Grandpa Newton, your coffin lid won’t hold much longer!”

It was clear that Newton’s coffin lid had long since been pried open.

Chen Bai landed lightly, his descent cushioned by the blood-red threads, which absorbed the impact force.

What a great ability!

Ignoring the wide-eyed Emily, Chen Bai turned his focus back to the branching Darklight Virus abilities.

The effect of Wall-Running far exceeded his expectations.

And with more than ten evolution points left, Chen Bai hesitated.

He was indeed inclined toward Elven Speed—speed dominance was his preferred combat style.

But after experiencing Wall-Running, he surmised that the Combat Intuition ability would likely be just as impressive.

Combat Intuition was also a direct enhancement to combat effectiveness. That God of Trade, Redo, had also mentioned that a formidable entity had emerged within the Secret Realm.

Even though it was supposedly at his level, Redo had still cautioned him despite knowing his own talents.

This indicated that there was undoubtedly a Boss-level mutant hidden within Jiangcheng University!

At that thought, Chen Bai grinned.

Why hesitate? His Devouring ability made accumulating evolution points for the Darklight Virus relatively easy.

While searching for the secret realm, he could very well accumulate enough points to evolve other abilities!

In a flash, he spent another 10 evolution points.

This time, the sensation was much more apparent than before.

He felt each muscle become incomparably agile.

The world around him seemed clearer, as dynamic visuals sharpened with remarkable precision!

Moreover, he found that he could control certain muscles that weren’t typically manageable, causing them to move independently.

For example, he could flex his biceps without tensing his arm’s strength, making the muscles contract and relax at will.

Of course, this ability was mainly useful for maintaining combat effectiveness even when bones fractured or tendons tore.

Yet as Chen Bai lowered his gaze, he noticed an unexpected function of this ability.

Chen Bai’s expression twisted.

“What the hell is this?!”

Could this even count as muscle?!

However, he had to admit that with Combat Intuition, his flexibility had indeed increased dramatically.

Initially, Chen Bai thought his combat skills didn’t require an ability like this. But now he realized that his proficiency in combat actually amplified the effectiveness of this ability!

As he pondered the enhancements from his newfound muscle control, Emily stood nearby, utterly mesmerized, her eyes glazed over in shock.

Chen Bai was dressed in ordinary casual wear.

Of course, while it appeared unremarkable, it was actually F-Rank equipment.

The enhancement might have been minor, but at least it wouldn’t tear apart easily.

It wasn’t exactly loose, yet it didn’t feel tight either.

Emily, who had been covertly observing this now unrecognizable young man—her former classmate—suddenly noticed an irregular movement near his legs.

That… thing…

Could it actually sway from side to side on its own?!

And why did it seem like its speed and frequency exceeded the treasures she had stashed away in her dorm room…

It even made a slight, frictional snapping sound?

Emily’s face turned bright red, the sharp scent of blood fading as her senses adjusted. She instinctively licked her lips, then cautiously looked over at Chen Bai.

To her surprise, she found him looking right back at her, his eyes open at some point unbeknownst to her!

Though she wasn’t at the level of Song Ge or Lu Li in terms of looks, she was certainly one of the top beauties among the international students.

Chen Bai glanced down once more, feeling that it might be necessary to practice and get a better grasp of his new abilities.

And with his enhanced muscle agility, he could further refine his control.

It would prevent any unexpected mishaps in combat that could cost him his life!

As if sensing Chen Bai’s gaze, Emily quickly and obediently crawled toward him…