Virus King - Chapter 71

Chapter 71: Dungeon Cleared! Evolver Announcement!

TL: Yang

A series of prompts from the Cosmic Will appeared, but Chen Bai didn’t hurry to acknowledge them.

He looked around at the scattered pieces of flesh. The madness and battle intent on his face gradually faded.

He exhaled a cold breath, still feeling the oppressive chill lingering in the dungeon that had yet to dissipate fully.

When he glanced at the items dropped around him, a fiery gleam appeared in Chen Bai’s eyes.

Opening up a new dungeon truly had endless benefits!

He didn’t rush to pick up the loot left behind by the Bio-Mutant. Instead, his intense gaze fixed on the remaining scraps of the Bio-Mutant’s flesh.

The Darklight Virus’ tendrils pulsed, emerging from his palm and probing outward, eager to devour.

Clearly, the Bio-Mutant’s body held immense value for the Darklight Virus!

Chen Bai didn’t restrain this innate drive. Though he sensed that as his power grew, the Darklight Virus’ intensity increased alongside his desires, he didn’t fear it.

Bloodlust, gluttony, lust—these were merely facets of desire.

But, compared to his pursuit of power, these were all things he could control.

In his previous life, Chen Bai had held the SS-Ranked profession of “Apostle of Desire,” and he had an advanced understanding of mastering, restraining, and indulging his desires.

Instantly, dark-red tendrils surged from his hand, swiftly enveloping the writhing pieces of meat on the ground.

Chen Bai did remember to leave one piece of flesh behind as a task item for Redo.

The Darklight Virus continued its pulsation, and the virus within the remnants of meat also began to writhe.

Strong waves of power coursed into Chen Bai’s Virus Sovereign talent at an astonishing speed!

Suddenly, Chen Bai felt an unusual sensation in his physical body.

Before he could examine it thoroughly, his Virus Sovereign feedback had already filled his vision.

[Absorbed a unique mutated composite, gaining exclusive Darklight Virus evolution points: 30 points!]

[Absorbed a unique mutated composite, acquired ‘Bio-Mutant’ skill: Cell Regeneration (A-Rank)!]

[Absorbed a unique mutated composite, Darklight Virus gains certain growth! Health Recovery Rate +300%!]

Boundless vitality surged from the Darklight Virus, flooding every fiber of Chen Bai’s being.

This incredible vigor gave Chen Bai an indescribable feeling of invincibility!

A-Rank!?

Chen Bai was nearly stunned by the Darklight Virus feedback.

While he knew that the Darklight Virus’ devouring ability had a very slim chance of obtaining skills, he hadn’t expected this devouring of the Bio-Mutant to actually activate the effect.

Not only that, it was as if he’d struck an unimaginable jackpot!

He quickly opened his skill panel, eagerly checking the new reward.

[Cell Regeneration (A-Rank): Passive skill, upgraded form of Cellular Activation! Upon cellular rupture, all cells can rapidly consume a portion of stamina or other forms of energy to restore themselves! Allows limb regeneration! Regeneration effect can be toggled on or off!]

What the hell?!

Chen Bai stared at this ability in disbelief. Wasn’t this exactly the same as the Bio-Mutant’s seemingly limitless regeneration just now!?

With this power, combined with the terrifying effects of Time Reversal, wouldn’t he become even more unkillable than a cockroach?!

Demon bloodline? Dragon bloodline? Saiyan bloodline? All inferior!

Though, wait… that last one might be an exception.

Either way, it made the skill book he just picked up much less valuable.

But that didn’t matter; it was only a minor gain.

Chen Bai shook his head, feeling the thrilling sensation of every cell and every drop of blood surging within him.

He thought for a moment, and then extended his Zombie Claws, the black claws glinting with a deadly cold gleam.

In the next moment, he slashed down. A finger fell from his hand, followed by a spurt of blood.

Before his eyes, tiny threads of flesh began to grow, and within ten seconds, his severed pinky finger had fully regenerated!

Though it wasn’t as fast as the Bio-Mutant’s recovery, Chen Bai was already satisfied!

Each time he gained a new ability, Chen Bai would take the earliest opportunity to familiarize himself with it and fully master it.

Otherwise, he dared not casually use any special abilities or powers in battle that he couldn’t fully control.

This was true for the Time Reversal ability as well.

After the Time Hourglass had recognized him as its master, Chen Bai had spent an entire night testing it!

This was why he could use it so skillfully in his fierce fight against the Bio-Mutant!

Thinking about this, Chen Bai couldn’t help but marvel again.

What kind of supreme treasure was this Time Hourglass?

If it hadn’t been for this item, he would never have dared to engage in such a reckless, blow-for-blow fight against the Bio-Mutant. Even if he could eventually wear it down, it would likely have taken him a huge amount of time, perhaps even a one- or two-day battle of endurance!

Chen Bai exhaled slowly. Secrets would always reveal themselves with time…

For now, though, he had something more important to address.

After sweeping the Bio-Mutant’s massive loot drop into his pack, Chen Bai didn’t immediately check it but instead turned to the last prompt from the Cosmic Will.

[Detected: Evolver No. 001 as the first to clear this dungeon instance. Would you like to pay to publish a guide video of the dungeon run?]

How could a lone-wolf high-level Evolver quickly earn coins and accumulate currency?

Hunting zombies and mutants alone was a slow and tough way!

This, however, was the answer.

Each dungeon instance, once cleared, was permanently saved! Other Evolvers could then enter it to gain experience.

However, if they didn’t want to gamble their lives, most would choose to watch a guide video of the dungeon!

Knowing the layout and dangers of a dungeon was critical to any Evolver.

This was the essence of this Cosmic Will prompt!

The dungeon that Chen Bai had cleared was very likely the first dungeon to be completed on the entire Blue Star.

Though Chen Bai had simply forced his way through with sheer power, any “first” completion would always be a focus of attention!

And it was bound to earn him a considerable sum of copper coins and gold!

He’d been eyeing the treasures of that God of Trade for some time now.

Besides, only Evolvers would have access to this guide, so Chen Bai wasn’t worried about revealing his Time Reversal trump card with the Time Hourglass.

Smiling slightly, Chen Bai replied with a clear answer to the flashing Cosmic Will prompt:

“Yes!”

In the next instant, across the entire Blue Star, every Evolver noticed a new blood-red message in the corner of their “Cosmic Will Notifications,” next to the forum section.

[Cosmic Will: Evolver “Bai” of the Dragon Nation faction has cleared the Nightmare-level dungeon “Cooling Incinerator (Level 5-10)”! The dungeon guide video has been permanently saved! Viewing price: 1 copper coin!]

[Cosmic Will: Evolver “Bai” of the Dragon Nation faction is the first to clear a Nightmare-level dungeon and upload a guide video. Reputation +5! Dragon Nation faction reputation +1!]

In that moment, Evolvers across the entire Blue Star who were still struggling against zombies were all stunned as they read this crystal-clear notification.