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Chapter 537 New Human Evolution Potion

In his concealed form, Flash and Wendia's abilities made it impossible for them to detect that his true form had left.

Without needing to worry about the two of them, Wu Chang no longer needed to pretend. He locked onto the special zombie blocking the road in his mind and teleported directly to its side.

The special zombies that appeared on the first basement level had lost their human form and transformed into pure beast-like shapes.

He crawled on the ground, transforming into a huge beast that was four meters long and nearly two meters tall at the shoulder. Although he had transformed into a beast, his limbs and head still retained the appearance of a human.

His hands, or perhaps now should be called forehooves, were covered in metal gloves with sharp spikes at the tips, leaving a clattering metallic sound and a row of tiny pits wherever they went.

When viewed from the front, his head still retains some of his former features, but when viewed from the side, the triangular area of ​​his face protrudes forward, transforming it into the shape of a dog's face.

The change in his face made his already large nose even more prominent. As he moved, he took deep breaths and walked with light, quick steps toward Flash and Wendia.

Wu Chang did not recognize the man in front of him who had turned into a giant zombie dog, but he knew who the man was. He saw a Labrador Retriever tattoo with its tongue sticking out on the man's side.

While browsing through the list of organizations under the Mercy of the Holy Mother, he also came across "Pet House," the third-ranked organization in the Survivors' Alliance.

The original founders of "Pet House" were all pet trainers from Ain City.

The zombie plague is not only effective against humans; it works on most flesh-and-blood creatures, except for insects, including common urban pets like cats and dogs.

After the zombie plague broke out, many of the pet dogs they trained turned into zombie dogs, but miraculously, even after becoming zombies, they still obeyed the commands of their trainers.

Joining "Pet Home" is simple: just hand over one large dog or two small dogs.

Under the guise of caring for pets, they collected all the stray animals in Ein City. These animals rarely appeared within the organization, but zombie animals controlled by the organization were constantly being added.

Relying on the fighting power of their zombie pets, "Pet House" once became the leading survivor organization in Ein City. Although "Pet House" declined with the rise of the other two major organizations, it still holds a significant lead over "Mother's Mercy," which ranks fourth.

"Pet House" has two leaders: Ms. Fox from the animal protection association and animal trainer Wolf.

If nothing unexpected happens, the vicious dog blocking our way is none other than the animal trainer, Wolf.

Taming animals wasn't enough for him; he even turned into an animal himself. It just goes to show how much he loves pets.

Wu Chang took out the golden throne. A flash of golden light caused Wolf, who was running, to stumble and lose his balance.

But the beast's powerful physique allowed him to quickly adjust his posture, rapidly changing his position in mid-air and landing steadily.

However, when they landed again, they were no longer in the basement of the CDC, but in a pure golden arena.

He looked up and saw a seemingly harmless young man sitting on a golden throne in the highest tier of the arena's stands, looking down at him as if he were a pet.

The Plague Source instance rule states that within the area covered by the rule, the damage from any energy-based supernatural power and heavy high-tech weapons is reduced by 85%.

Rules can only reduce damage, not provide immunity to status effects and control effects.

Fighting underground at the CDC inevitably leaves traces of battle, so Wu Chang directly pulled Wolf into the Golden Kingdom, where he could act freely.

He hadn't had a chance to test the Golden Throne since it was reforged, so now was the perfect time to try out its abilities.

"Item Skill: Golden Kingdom"

"Skill Description: Construct an indestructible inner world. In the Golden Kingdom, the cooldown time of your spatial abilities is greatly reduced. You can arbitrarily change the terrain of the Golden Kingdom and attach a golden rule that applies to everyone."

Beside his throne lay a golden book made of pure gold, and next to it was an engraving knife, indicating that he should inscribe the laws set forth by the Golden King on the golden book.

He always acted with integrity and fairness, and in battle he always upheld justice and fairness, never deigning to bully the weak.

Since the rules of the Plague Origin instance advocate physical combat, he gave Wolf a stage to demonstrate his strength.

He picked up the carving knife and wrote on the golden book:
Neither side can dodge the other's attacks.

As soon as this line of text was written, an inexplicable binding force acted on both Wu Chang and Wolf.

Since it's a real 1v1 battle between real men, it has to be a brutal fight, so how can you dodge?

To dodge is the act of a coward.

Wu Chang put down his carving knife, reached out and touched the golden throne. He activated the "Earth Wind Treasure" skill, and the two golden rhinoceroses that served as the throne's armrests came to life.

A piece of armor, shattered into dozens of golden plates, automatically donned onto him without his control, transforming into a complete set of heavy and imposing golden armor.

Another golden rhinoceros lay prostrate in front of him. As he grasped the rhinoceros's horn, the rhinoceros's body transformed and reorganized, turning into a two-meter-long, forty-centimeter-wide golden giant sword.

The moment he donned his armor and grasped his greatsword, the aura of the two pieces of equipment merged into one, and a powerful, mountain-like aura emanated from his body.

"You are equipped with both the Golden Greatsword and the Golden Armor, activating the set effect: You will gain 40% damage reduction and ignore any knockback or interruption effects."

He only set rules against dodging, he didn't say you can't wear armor.

He's already set the rules for hand-to-hand combat in favor of Wolf, so wearing decorative armor during battle isn't unreasonable, is it?

Wu Chang felt the power from the earth's veins, and felt that he was now indestructible and invincible.

He leaped high from the stands and crashed down like a meteorite.

He looked at Wolf, who was trembling slightly in front of him, and shook his head slightly, saying:
"Why are you putting on this act? It's a fair duel, but you're making it seem like I'm bullying you."

He glanced at the greatsword in his hand, a look of realization dawning on his face. He then slung the sword behind his back and said:

"Don't worry, I won't use weapons to bully you, it'll get boring if it's too fast."

Wolf was powerful even when he was human, and he was able to retain a certain degree of consciousness even after becoming a zombie.

He didn't understand how the man in front of him had appeared or how he had captured him and brought him here, but he knew that if he didn't resist, he might die if the other party made a move.

This space is strange; there's no way to escape. To survive, you have to take the initiative.

The immense pressure brought him to the brink of mental collapse and also unleashed his ferocity as a beast. He opened his massive jaws, revealing a set of sharp teeth, and began to bite at Wu Chang's head.

Wu Chang raised his right arm to block, letting Wolf bite him.

Wolf took a hard bite, and the powerful bite force caused him to break half of his teeth instantly, with blood gushing from the corner of his mouth.

In contrast, the area on the golden armor that was bitten remained intact, without even a tooth mark.

Before being reforged, the golden armor was renowned for its defensive capabilities. When integrated with the Earth's Edge, it was protected by the earth's veins and also activated the Earth Set effect, making it almost immune to physical attacks.

If an attack is not imbued with divinity, it is difficult to break through the defenses of the golden armor.

When his attacks failed, Wolf tried to overpower Wu Chang with his weight. However, although Wu Chang was using his true form, his initial strength was 225 points, which could reach 338 points with the support of the Breakthrough Master. He also had the added benefit of the stabilizing ley lines. How could Wolf possibly move him?

Unable to bite or push, Wolf's current state resembled that of a pet dog clinging to its owner's arm, trying to act cute.

The mini-boss in the β-level out-of-control instance doesn't seem so impressive.

Wu Chang looked at Wolf helplessly and said:
"Why did he start biting people right away during a perfectly normal hand-to-hand combat?"

As he spoke, he raised his left elbow and slammed it into Wolf's head.

"Man!"

The Mamba Iron Elbow strike unsurprisingly triggered a critical hit with an abnormal status, inflicting a new special status.

Status Name: Fear

"Status Description: Causes the opponent to panic and fear, reducing movement speed by 10% and willpower by 15-30%, the reduction depending on the difference in inspiration attributes between the two parties."

"Your inspiration attribute far exceeds the target's, causing the target's willpower attribute to decrease by 30%."

Wu Chang's elbow broke the remaining half of Wolf's teeth. Wolf's head tilted back, and as he spat out his sharp teeth, he collapsed to the ground on his back.

Wu Changmai straddled Wolf, grabbed him by the neck, and raised his elbow high. "Using your teeth in hand-to-hand combat is against the rules. I'll teach you a lesson."

Before his elbow had even landed, a sudden inspiration struck him, and he realized that his mental imprint had been planted in Wolf's mind.

He looked down at Wolf, meeting his gaze in Wolf's terrified pupils, and in Wolf's pupils, he met his own reflection.

The next moment, his Mind Traveler ability activated, and in a blinding white light, he entered Wolf's mind.

Once his eyes adjusted to the blinding white light, he found himself in the plague laboratory on the second basement floor of the epidemic prevention center, attached to Wolf in a first-person perspective.

At this moment, Wolf is still in human form, observing the production of plague serum in the laboratory through a glass partition.

Around him, there were more than twenty survivors dressed in various ways.

On the ground floor of the epidemic prevention center, the leader carrying a cross, the Virgin Mary with Mercy, was also present. He placed the huge cross on the ground, knelt on one knee in front of the cross, and prayed devoutly.

There weren't many noteworthy survivors, but there was one person Wu Chang noticed the moment he glanced at him.

He was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties, with a messy buzz cut, a stubble-covered face, and wearing military tactical uniform.

His face was haggard and unkempt, but that still couldn't hide his sharp aura.

His bare forearms were muscular and had a tattoo of a young woman embracing a little girl.

According to the Bureau's intelligence, this middle-aged man with a buzz cut is Valentine, the leader of the Vengeful Assassins. His forearm is tattooed with his wife and daughter. His wife and daughter went to Ain City to visit their grandparents, but encountered the zombie plague and were trapped in Ain City.

At this moment, Valentine's gaze toward the laboratory was full of hope, and it was clear that he longed for the potion inside to be successfully made.

Besides Valentine, there are two other people at the scene that Wu Chang should pay attention to.

One of them was a woman working alone in the laboratory. Judging from the aura of Root Power emanating from her, she was clearly a player. Her movements were exceptionally skillful, and every step she took conformed to some kind of pattern.

He had only seen this kind of researcher in He Yun and Shi Ning. The woman in front of him was clearly not an ordinary researcher, but someone who had enhanced her research abilities through the Abyss Game.

Such people are hard to find. A thought arose in Wu Chang's mind: the purpose of this player team entering the "Plague Source" was probably not to conquer the dungeon from the beginning, but to target the zombie plague itself.

Another person who caught his attention was a young man with a sunny and gentle smile, blond curly hair, and a reassuring leadership quality.

Valentine asked the young man:
"Mr. Loki, can the zombie serum really reverse even zombies from two years ago?"

The young man named Loki said with a smile:

"Believe me, Mr. Valentine, I have come with a spark of hope and will not let the people of Ein City down."

The name Loki naturally reminded Wu Chang of the Light Society, but he did not see any divinity in Loki and could not be sure that the other party was a member of the Light Society.

Although Loki lacks divinity, his strength is by no means weak. In the realm of reason, he can even be considered a powerful figure. He is so strong that among the elites sent to Earth by the Evolutionists and Orderists, apart from the Sea Monster and Blood Rose, no one is his match.

It's important to know that players who are sent to Blue Star are all prominent figures in the Reason Realm. Among them are people like Zeng Hui, who held a high position in the Desolate Realm and was a ranked player before his promotion.

Even these people are clearly inferior to Loki, which shows that the other party is by no means an unknown person and should be the leader of this raid team.

Not long after, the instruments in the laboratory stopped. The researchers turned on the instruments, took out a vial of serum, and went to the other side of the laboratory.

There was a standing restraint bed there, with a zombie strapped to it; he had clearly been a zombie for some time.

His appearance was extremely grotesque; through the rotting muscles, one could see the bones directly. Most of his teeth had fallen out, and his left forearm was missing, making him look exceptionally gruesome.

This zombie must have been transformed during the early stages of the zombie plague.

As the serum was injected, the zombie's cloudy eyes gradually became clear, its grayish-white skin gradually regained its luster, and bright red blood began to flow from the rotting parts of its body.

The researcher's hand glowed, and he cast a healing spell on the zombie. In the light, the zombie's wounds healed rapidly, and it did not die on the spot after being transformed back into a human.

The researcher removed the gag from the zombie's mouth, and after a few whimpers, the zombie actually said:

"It hurts, it hurts so much."

Although the voice was muffled, everyone could understand that the zombie was speaking human language.

This achievement made Valentine in the research lab clench his fists, almost shouting with excitement.

The laboratory door opened, and the researcher handed another vial of serum to Valentine, saying:
“Mr. Valentine, you are very capable. This concentrated serum is entrusted to you for safekeeping.”

"Once we enter the shelter, we'll mix it into the water and spread it out. The zombie horde gathered there will be reversed, and the zombie king will be greatly weakened. At that time, we might be able to find your lost wife and daughter."

Valentine took the serum, carefully placed it on his chest, and said excitedly:

"Don't worry, even if I die, I won't let this serum cause any problems."

Witnessing the miraculous transformation of zombies into ordinary people, the survivors present could hardly contain their astonishment and left one after another to share the news of the successful development of the zombie serum with others.

The survivors left, leaving only six people in the arena.

Loki and the female researcher, along with the leaders of the Merciful Mother, Wolf and Fox of the Animal House, and the first and second ranked members of the survivor organization, Thompson, the leader of the Sensation Sect, and Fletcher, the leader of the Awakened Forces.

Loki gave the female researcher a wink, and she retrieved several vials of a different kind of serum from deep within the instrument.

Loki said with a righteous expression:
“I know that you are different from Mr. Valentine. Some of you come from the intelligence agency, some from pharmaceutical companies, and some are employed by unspeakable entities. You are staying in Ein City not for the zombie serum, but for something more exciting and capable of changing the world.”

The female researcher approached the restraint bed and injected the second drug into the former zombie corpse that had just turned back into a human.

A few seconds later, the previously weakened Transformer, who was on the verge of death, turned back into a zombie.

This time, however, the zombie he became was no longer thin; his body swelled up like an inflating balloon, and in the blink of an eye, he transformed into a strong zombie two meters tall.

He looked at himself and said in a muffled, thunderous voice:

"what did you do to me?"

"It hurts so much, it hurts so much, I want to go back to normal..."

Amidst the wailing of zombies, its muscles transform into something resembling tree fibers; the will to survive and the fear of pain drive it toward becoming a "vegetative state."

Within a minute or two, he recovered from the pain and calmed down.

Loki looked at everyone and said with a smile:

"Are you all satisfied with the new human evolution drug developed by Burton Pharmaceuticals?"

"If you'd like, you can try out the effects of the evolved zombies for yourselves."

The leader, who had been praying silently, stood up and said, "I'd like to try."

Loki stepped aside and said, "Please go ahead."

The laboratory was small, and the tall pastor walked directly into it without bringing his cross.

Immediately following was his one-sided beating of the treant zombie. The treant zombie tried to resist, but it was no match for the tall priest.

Two minutes later, the tall pastor emerged from the laboratory, first praying before the Virgin Mary for forgiveness, and then said:

"The sample was at least three times stronger than before the reinfection, and its condition was stable. This is the most successful experiment we've had in recent days."

While the tall priest was fighting, Wolf and the others watched the whole thing. They recognized the power of the New Human Evolution Potion and expressed their admiration for Loki and the female researcher, as well as their desire to reserve it.

Seeing everyone so satisfied, Loki suddenly poured cold water on their enthusiasm.

"Is that enough? According to our expectations, the beings who have taken the New Human Evolution Agent should be five times stronger than ordinary zombie plague infected beings."

"We still need one last step to obtain the truly complete new human evolution potion, and for that last step, I need your help with a small favor."

(End of this chapter)