Gene Evolution

For ordinary humans, the highest level for all attributes was 10.

That already counted as an athletic powerhouse.

Some Special Forces personnel who had undergone brutal training, like Xu Ruoxi,

could reach 20 attribute points.

That was already the limit humanity could achieve!

If Li Chen wanted to continue raising his attributes, he had to undergo the first stage of Gene Evolution.

Otherwise, high attributes would place a crushing burden on an ordinary human body.

Simply put, it would shorten his lifespan.

The changes brought by the first stage of Gene Evolution were on an entirely different scale.

Like the gap between ants and humans!

Generally speaking,

a breakthrough of the Gene Lock would only occur at the threshold of life and death.

Only by constantly testing the edge of death

could one have the slightest chance of breaking the Gene Lock and completing the first stage of Gene Evolution.

But for Li Chen, there was no need to risk his life.

As long as he had enough Evolution Energy, he could simply click the button.

After reviewing the information, Li Chen prepared to close the panel.

Suddenly.

Ding! The Combat Team killed 1 Elementary Zombie, obtaining 1 point of Evolution Energy.

Ding! The Combat Team killed 1 Elementary Zombie, obtaining 1 point of Evolution Energy.

The notification chimes rang like crazy.

If Noah's processing capacity had not been sufficient,

it might have crashed!

Without even blinking, Li Chen stared at his Evolution Energy.

It shot up directly from 462 to—

And the number was still skyrocketing madly!

"Noah, what happened?" Li Chen immediately asked.

"Reporting to Commander, the combat squads encountered a large-scale Zombie Tide."

"Area-of-effect weapons have been used to eliminate them."

After Noah spoke, he transmitted the live battle footage for Li Chen to watch.

Boom boom boom—

The sound of gunfire and artillery was deafening.

As far as the eye could see, zombies fell one after another like wheat being harvested.

The combat squads coordinated seamlessly.

Once the first batch of members ran out of ammunition, they immediately retreated.

The second batch stepped in and continued suppressing them with firepower.

In the brief minute Li Chen watched,

his Evolution Energy rose to over eighty thousand once more...

Li Chen did not hesitate.

He immediately upgraded every attribute to 20 points.

Then, the Gene Evolution button lit up.

With a light tap.

"Hiss—"

In an instant, Li Chen felt as though every muscle in his body were being torn apart.

Every cell split and recombined at the same time.

Li Chen sucked in a sharp breath.

Cold sweat pricked densely from his pores like steel needles.

At that moment,

time itself seemed to stop.

The entire world was left with nothing but agonizing pain.

Just as Li Chen was about to lose consciousness,

crack—

From the deepest part of his body, a crisp sound seemed to ring out.

Something had been opened!

The areas damaged by the splitting process were repaired one by one as well.

A moment later.

Li Chen's sweat had soaked through his clothes,

turning them a pale pink.

It was blood that had been expelled from his body!

Star-Level Shelter System

Host: Li Chen

Strength: 20

Agility: 20

Constitution: 20

Mental Power: 20

Intelligence: 20

Evolution Energy: 7442

Binding 1: None

Binding 2: None

Gene Evolution Count: 1

Li Chen lightly clenched his fist.

Surging power churned endlessly within his body!

Having completed the first stage of evolution,

Li Chen could now be considered among humanity's top combatants.

The Attribute Panel appeared to have gained only ten points,

but his actual strength far exceeded imagination.

With one kick, he could leave a crater in a concrete floor.

More importantly, there was Mental Power.

Li Chen discovered that after reaching level 20, his Mental Power could actually be projected outward.

Within a radius of five li,

everything was under Li Chen's control.

It sounded like a long time, but it had actually taken only an instant.

At this moment, the members of the Resident Combat Team had only just stepped onto the lift platform, waiting for Li Chen to personally lead them.

No one knew

that in this brief span of time, Li Chen had already been completely transformed!

Only Xu Ruoxi

seemed to sense something when Li Chen attempted to project his Mental Power, and she looked toward him.

"Activate the lift platform. Move out."

Li Chen casually leaped onto the lift platform.

Then he issued the command.

At once, the ground shook.

The earth split open.

The lift platform slowly emerged above ground.

More than a hundred camouflage-painted trucks roared out through the electric fence!

Li Chen sat in the leading Off-Road Vehicle.

He took out his radio and shouted.

"This operation will focus on training!"

"You must obey every command without question!"

"I want every one of you to come back in one piece. Do you have confidence?"

In an instant,

a deafening roar erupted above the convoy.

"Yes!"

Vroom—

On average, every truck charged forward at a speed of one hundred kilometers per hour.

Although there were quite a few retired soldiers in the Resident Combat Team,

many of them were ordinary people.

So the first objective of today's training was to help them overcome the fear in their hearts!

After all, they had lived in peaceful times for so long.

Ordinary people did not even dare kill a chicken in daily life.

But now, they had to face zombies with human forms and human faces.

Many of them could not bring themselves to strike.

For this training,

Li Chen had specifically arranged yesterday for the Combat Team

to cordon off an area.

They controlled the number of zombies

to avoid massive casualties!

When the hundred-plus trucks came to a stop,

dust billowed into the air.

Everyone quickly and orderly got out and formed ranks.

Li Chen walked at the very back.

By the time he got down, everyone had already assembled.

"I'll say it again: today is primarily for training."

"Everyone must obey orders without question!"

"From the moment you joined the Combat Team, your lives no longer belong to you. Without my order, no one is allowed to die."

"Did you hear me?"

Li Chen's expression was stern.

Everyone shouted in unison, "Yes!"

"The shelter provides free schools, and minors receive subsidies. The families of Combat Team members will receive free medical care and support."

"Go. Have no worries. Overcome the fear in your hearts and slaughter them all."

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Following Li Chen's command,

they began charging toward the zombies in units of ten.

A single glance was enough to reveal everyone's mental fortitude.

Those retired soldiers were swift, ruthless, and precise.

They did not even need guns; one dagger was enough to deal with a zombie.

The ordinary people, on the other hand, still hesitated, afraid to make a move.

"What are you doing? Still picking out a zombie you like?"

Seeing this, the retired soldier serving as squad leader shouted.

"I-I-I... that looks like my second aunt..."

The man held his gun, his hands trembling slightly.

That familiar face made it impossible for him to pull the trigger!

"What second aunt, third aunt? Didn't you hear the Commander's orders?"

"Kill them all!"

The retired soldier kicked him.

The man was instantly brought closer to the zombie.

They were almost face-to-face.

If he had not backed away quickly, a chunk of his face would have been torn off by now!

At the brink of death,

the man finally gathered his courage and fired.