"So, Krees really is a genius, huh."

Zhang Yanhang had always thought Krees was just all talk, but he didn't expect him to be a genuine talent. Although he only became smarter after being infected by the virus, the fact that he could withstand the infection and only began to collapse after ten years suggests that Krees might have some unique traits in this area.

Otherwise, you can see how a normal person would turn out when infected with the virus by looking at low-level zombies and the Ancestor Virus-infected who resemble giant flesh balls. These are results of failed infections. The failure rate of infection is about 99.9999%, meaning that not even one in a million could become an evolver.

"Moreover, no matter how you slice it, Krees is way more impressive than that so-called archaeologist-slash-scientist Punk Beijia who claims to have surpassed humanity by 500 years but is actually 800 years behind."

After all, that guy Punk Beijia is only good at archaeology and claims that the ancient technologies he uncovers are his own inventions, which is utterly ridiculous. But Krees is different; he really did develop a nuclear fusion reactor under the enhancement of the mutated virus.

Furthermore, the power system in the One Piece World is at most Fourth Tier. The top power is enough to destroy an island in one strike, but on the Umbrella side, it is a solid Sixth Tier region as the Ancestor Virus aggregation has become divine.

Just from the rank of the power system alone, Krees has already surpassed Punk Beijia by a lot. Not to mention that it seems the upgrade of this power system's rank is practically all thanks to Krees.

It must be mentioned that when Zhang Yanhang saw Krees continually vomiting out a tar-like viscous blackish-gray liquid, he immediately recognized it as the Ancestor Virus, and likely a mutated version at that.

Therefore, Zhang Yanhang strongly suspects that Krees might have used the Ancestor Virus to destroy the world, leading to powerful Ancestor Virus-infected individuals and aggregates emerging from the Umbrella Biochemical Test Field.

However, Krees himself most likely did not survive, or in other words, Krees absolutely does not exist among those Ancestor Virus-infected individuals and aggregates in the Umbrella Biochemical Test Field. After all, if Krees did mutate, there would likely be a related name behind the name of the monster.

It would become something like "Ancestor Virus Aggregation·Krees [Divinity Pollution]", but clearly, such a thing does not exist, and the appearance of the Ancestor Virus aggregation doesn't seem like Krees at all.

As for the Life Ring that was previously obtained, Zhang Yanhang suspects it was developed by Krees during his vacation. He felt his life was nearing its end and wanted to extend it, which fits the brief description of him resting and playing games while the other researchers were working overtime and striving hard, whereas Krees hadn't taken a day off before that.

Regardless, this was the first time Zhang Yanhang saw a main character die in the brief story. Although just a reader, Zhang Yanhang couldn't help feeling somewhat upset.

"But fortunately, in this story of three people, I finally found out the name of the little assistant—Elsa."

Zhang Yanhang originally thought the little assistant was destined to remain nameless, but unexpectedly, at the end of the story, Krees did mention the little assistant's name.

Of course, it's not ruled out that this Elsa is actually Krees' mother's name, or maybe even Kristen's mother, the red-haired old woman on the board.

But given there were only three people on the scene, Zhang Yanhang was more inclined to believe Krees felt sorry at the end for the little assistant, possibly because Krees had a last moment of clarity, getting back his emotional intelligence, and thus felt the little assistant, Elsa's feelings for him, which is why he felt sorry for her.

The situation of 'Being in a story meant for three people, yet unworthy of having a name' didn't happen, which made Zhang Yanhang really relieved. Though it didn't end in a happy ending but rather a bad end, that's the most typical outcome within the Resident Evil worldview that he could somewhat understand.

Of course, if possible, Zhang Yanhang certainly still hopes not to see more bad endings in the future, for although bad endings leave a deep impression, good conclusions are truly what are wanted and deserved by the people.

"Although Krees' tragic end is indeed saddening, one must mention that quite a bit of foreshadowing appeared earlier."

So, Zhang Yanhang was somewhat prepared for it. However, he feels there should have been more foreshadowing, like through some stories woven into items he never acquired. Zhang Yanhang remains quite curious about the stories during the period when Krees underwent dramatic personality changes, but alas, those stories he will never see.

"But aside from the story, equally important is the usage effect of this bottle of mutated Ancestor Virus liquid.

One can only say, worthy of being a legendary full-score artifact, just the independent enhancement of the life value limit can increase it by 1,440 points, which is four times more than the Dark Gold Quality artifact [T/G Synthetic Virus Modification Medicine] I previously obtained, and one bottle is indeed better than four bottles.

Moreover, besides that, the mutated Ancestor Virus liquid can also increase the maximum life value limit conversion coefficient by eight points. Based on my current Constitution attribute of one hundred, it should at the very least further enhance the life value limit by eight hundred points.

Therefore, practically speaking, one legendary full-score bottle of mutated Ancestor Virus liquid equals more than six bottles of [T/G Synthetic Virus Modification Medicine], which can only increase the life value limit by 360 points and cannot improve the maximum life value conversion coefficient."

Although I had predicted beforehand that the enhancement from legendary items would be very high, to this extent, Zhang Yanhang still somewhat didn't expect it. After all, [T/G Synthetic Virus Modification Medicine], no matter how weak, was at least a Dark Gold Quality artifact, yet now it has mercilessly become a unit of measurement.

"Additionally, this 2,240-point increase in the life value limit hasn't gone through the Heaven and Earth Devourer enhancement nor the life value limit enhancement results. In actual context, just this one bottle of mutated Ancestor Virus liquid will probably bring me more than a ten thousand point increase in the life value limit."

This counts as substantial growth for Zhang Yanhang, who already possesses more than thirty thousand points life value limit.

But, given that he now is about to advance a rank, and due to the fact that the Heaven and Earth Devourer skill will be immediately upgraded after advancing a rank, Zhang Yanhang still does not intend to use the bottle of mutated Ancestor Virus liquid immediately, opting instead to hold off for now and use it after upgrading the skill.

"But back to the point, isn't the mutated Ancestor Virus in Krees supposed to mainly enhance the brain? Why does it ultimately increase the life value limit? It would be great if there were a mutated virus that increased the energy value limit."

If such a thing actually existed, it might be because it's another new variant, rather than the mutated brain-focused Ancestor Virus in Krees. Perhaps due to focusing on the brain made the host's power too feeble, so it could not survive the virus variant war that specialized in the host's physical body.

After methodically checking through his talent, soul points, weapons, equipment, and items, Zhang Yanhang couldn't help but open his data panel to start looking around.

[Name: Zhang Yanhang (Fourth Tier)]

[Race: Human]

[Gender: Male]

[Age: 20]

[Profession: Heavenly Destiny Master]

[Level: LV.40 (Legendary Essence [0/4], Ash Source [0/10])]

[Soul points: 108862907]

[Shield Value: 176609/176609 (Life Value Limit×470%, Recovery Speed: 20% per second.)]

[Life Value: 37576/37576 (Constitution×82, current body has been officially dataized, Life Value Recovery Speed, 71 points per hour.)]

[Energy Value: 17351/17351 (Intelligence×61, current body has been officially dataized, Energy Value Recovery Speed, 222 points per hour.)]

[Strength: 100 (+5[-9])]

[Agility: 100 (+5[-6])]

[Constitution: 100 (+5[-18])]

[Intelligence: 100 (+5[-10])]

[Charm: 100 (+27)]

[Luck: ???[+4] (This attribute is a hidden attribute)]

[Talent: 1. Multiple Choice (???). 2. Infinite Life (XXX level). 3. Longbo's power (XX level). 4. Mature Scroll Dragon [Bloodline Purification] (SS level). 5. Ocean Rhythm (SS level).]

[Skill: 1. Limitless Universe Skill [4th Tier] LV.MAX (Passive/Active). 2. Alchemy·Origin (Active skill). 3. Gun Master·Original LV.6 (Passive skill). 4. Martial Arts Master·Original LV.6 (Passive skill). 5. Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil·Origin LV.6 (Passive/Active). 6. Technique Immunity·Origin LV.6 (Passive skill). 7. Death Wave·Origin LV.6 (Passive/Active). 8. Supreme Will LV.MAX (Passive skill). 9. Indestructible Golden Body·Origin LV.6 (Passive/Active). 10. Heavenly Earth Form · Original Scripture LV.6 (Active skill). 11. Three-Headed Six-Armed LV.MAX (Active skill). 12. Heaven and Earth Devourer·Original LV.6 (Passive/Active). 13. No Taboos LV.MAX (Passive skill).]

"Although I improved quite a bit this time, the data panel did not change significantly. Of course, the most important thing is that I have finally gathered the requirements for promotion with the Lord's Treasure Chest. To ascend to the Fifth Tier, only four points of Legendary Essence and ten points of Ash Source are needed, and I now have fifteen points of Legendary Essence and thirteen points of Ash Source to use.

It's safe to say, my path for promotion is completely paved, with no prerequisites unmet. I can just click once and directly ascend in rank."

However, in the Ashen World, it is absolutely impossible for Zhang Yanhang to ascend. According to tradition, Zhang Yanhang still plans to wait until returning to the Main World to ascend in rank, since it's just a matter of waiting an extra hour anyway.

"Compared to the most important rank ascension, the increase in power after promotion is also crucial. And when it comes to enhancing power, soul points are indispensable. This time, my soul points have increased by several million, already moving towards eleven million."

Currently, Zhang Yanhang's soul points are just over a million away from reaching eleven million, and he is quite confident about this.

Although clearing Raccoon City, Goblin Plain, and Demonized Swamp may not provide many soul points, the third prize pool of the lucky slot machine at the Umbrella Biochemical Test Field should still yield a considerable amount.

Especially with the treasure chests dropped by Ancestor Virus Infected, a single treasure box can produce tens of thousands of soul points. Thus, if the Ancestor Virus Infected have about twenty in normal circumstances, perhaps relying solely on them might be enough to gather over a million soul points.

Aside from soul points, there have also been changes in my Life Value Limit and Energy value limit. The gap between Energy Value Limit and Life Value Limit has somewhat narrowed, but even with the slight closure, there remains a gap of over twenty thousand points between the two.

The previous gap between Life Value Limit and Energy value limit was as high as 21,292 points, but now it has barely dropped to 20,225 points, only closing by about a thousand points.

Indeed, the ratio between the two has become much closer. Previously, the Life Value Limit was 2.51 times the Energy value limit, and now it has shrunk to 2.17 times, closing by 0.34 times, which is quite significant.

However, all of this is due to Zhang Yanhang not yet using the large amount of items capable of increasing the Life Value Limit. If all consumed, the Energy value limit would have been left far behind by the Life Value Limit, possibly thrown so far as to be out of sight.

"Though the Main Attributes and Sub-attributes in the attribute list have shown no changes, there is a slight change in Luck Value. Previously, it only followed with a [+3], and now due to the twelve-piece set of light gold quality Taro Cards, it has increased Luck Value by one point, becoming [+4]."

Besides the unchanging attribute list, the talent list is similarly stable. Only the skill list has experienced certain changes as Zhang Yanhang just upgraded Alchemy, advancing from the Original Stage to Origin.

Moreover, unsurprisingly, when he ascends to the Fifth Tier, Alchemy will unlock new options for promotion. Zhang Yanhang is quite curious about what phase follows Origin, as the highest stage he has witnessed is merely Origin, or perhaps Origin was just unlocked at the Fourth Tier.

Therefore, Zhang Yanhang is naturally very concerned about whether there will be other transformations after Origin.

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