Virus King - Chapter 75

Chapter 75: Elven Speed! Darklight Virus Awakening Evolution: 4%!

TL: Yang

Chen Bai thought he needed to reflect on why he reacted so eagerly to this piece of equipment at first glance.

But he couldn’t deny it—

This was a great item!

An absolutely great item!

With something like this, he wouldn’t trade it for a C-Rank item, or even in the future, a B-Rank item!

There were many high-quality pieces of equipment out there, but this one, even though it was low-rank, offered a uniquely exceptional effect.

Though Song Ziqiong had collected various types of these items in her villa once she learned of Chen Bai’s preferences, none of those pieces were as thoughtfully designed as this one.

And as a D-Rank piece of equipment, it had a surprisingly low level requirement—one could equip it at just level five.

Its attribute bonuses were quite significant as well.

It could practically be called a rare treasure!

Of course, Chen Bai wouldn’t personally use it; the Faceless Skin was something worn close to the body, and his “talent” had already surpassed anything ordinary.

It was extraordinary!

Wearing this could very well hinder his talent’s full potential.

The mere ten points in attribute increase didn’t interest him at all.

For others, a twenty-point attribute boost was comparable to the improvement gained in the first ten levels before changing professions, but for Chen Bai, it was equivalent to only a few of the Darklight Virus’s evolutionary progressions!

And right now, he didn’t need it.

Chen Bai stowed the equipment in his backpack.

He exhaled slightly, and ten evolution points disappeared instantly.

The next moment, he felt his muscles and bones harden and grow incredibly agile!

Yes! Agile!

With a sudden movement, his speed surged, more than fifty percent faster than before!

And his stamina usage was barely noticeable!

Elven Speed!

The last branch ability of the current Darklight Virus progression was finally unlocked by Chen Bai!

After devouring the Biochemical Giant, the Darklight Virus-specific evolution points surged by thirty points!

This gave Chen Bai an unprecedented sense of abundance!

In addition, during his sweep through the medical school, though time had been tight and he hadn’t devoured too many zombies, he had accumulated some evolution points.

Now, even after using ten evolution points, he still had a full 27 points of Darklight Virus-specific evolution points remaining!

What was the concept of 27 evolution points!?

No place could be safer than this incinerator!

So Chen Bai decided not to rush; after checking his own state, he directly infused all 27 Darklight Virus evolution points into his body.

In an instant, the Darklight Virus flared up within him as though it were ablaze.

In the cold incinerator, Chen Bai’s body looked like a piece of red-hot coal, his skin turning fiery red, like a freshly boiled shrimp pulled straight from the pot!

Heat!

The terrifying heat brought by the virus made even someone with Chen Bai’s constitution feel a fire-hot pain that was almost beyond his control.

Twenty-seven evolution points!

Raising the virus from 1% to 2% had required 5 points!

To go from 2% to 3% required 7 points!

And to rise from 3% to 4% had cost a full 9 points!

In total, 21 points of evolution were consumed from the 27 he had!

Previously, raising his virus awakening from 0.9% to 1% had been such an ordeal.

Now, raising the virus awakening level by a whole three percent pushed even Chen Bai’s body to its limits. Though he had the Virus Sovereign talent for control, the surging Darklight Virus erupted and raged within him at an unimaginable speed and intensity!

Every blood vessel, every cell, swelled as the Darklight Virus flooded through his body.

However, thankfully—

This time, though the improvement was significant, it was undoubtedly different from the qualitative leap during the previous Darklight Virus evolution!

After about two or three hours, Chen Bai slowly opened his eyes.

His blood-red pupils glinted with a hint of bloodthirst.

The instinct of a virus was to spread, infect, and devour.

Viruses were the oldest lifeforms on the planet and, perhaps, in the entire universe.

These microscopic particles possessed an unimaginable lifespan.

In suitable environments, they could survive for tens of thousands of years with ease.

Although the Darklight Virus was not an ancient, primordial virus, its terrifying potency far surpassed that of any ancient virus!

As the Virus Sovereign, its potential was even greater than Chen Bai had anticipated.

Even with its drastically enhanced awakening evolution, the Darklight Virus, after completing its awakening, gradually settled under the control of Chen Bai’s Virus Sovereign talent.

At that moment, sitting on the ground, Chen Bai felt as if his whole body were soaking in hot water—a sense of exhaustion mixed with a blissful, indescribable relief.

[Darklight Virus: Initial Awakening in Progress. Current Awakening Level: 4%! To evolve further and increase the awakening progress by +1%, 11 evolution points are required. Evolution points can be spent to unlock other evolutionary branches of the Darklight Virus.]

[Strength +90, Agility +90, Constitution +90, Spirit +70, Health Recovery Rate +500%!]

Although this increase in attributes wasn’t as massive as the last boost, Chen Bai understood why.

The weaker the body, the simpler it was to grow stronger through training. However, the more powerful one became, the harder it was to achieve any additional gain in attributes.

Being able to nearly double his core attributes had already exceeded Chen Bai’s expectations!

With that in mind, Chen Bai glanced at the Darklight Virus’s talent tree.

The three branching abilities on the Darklight Virus talent tree had all been fully unlocked. However, beyond these branches on the talent tree, there were additional extensions available for further evolution!

But, at this moment, he couldn’t unlock or even view them, suggesting that the virus’s current awakening level was insufficient to access those abilities.

Chen Bai wasn’t worried. With the speed at which he could obtain virus-specific evolution points through devouring, his progress would likely be swift.

He exhaled slowly. He had stayed in this dungeon long enough; it was time to leave.

It was unlikely that even the God of Trade would expect to see Chen Bai again after only ten hours.

However, just as he reached the swirling portal at the doorway, he noticed something unusual in the corner of his eye.

Chen Bai’s steps came to an abrupt halt. He slowly turned to face an object he hadn’t paid any attention to before.

Instinctively, his senses urged him to look at it.

It was nothing else but the enormous incinerator that gave this dungeon its name.