Humans Will Evolve

Ding! Energy Cores have been used. The Incubation Pod has been upgraded to Level 1.

Ding! Energy Cores have been used. 5,000 Android Warriors have been upgraded to Level 1.

As message after message popped up, the liquid inside the Incubation Pod underwent an enormous change.

It had originally been filled with an almost transparent liquid.

The androids produced from it possessed combat strength comparable to that of elite humans.

But now, the liquid had turned milky white.

The Android Warriors cultivated within were now infinitely close to humans with Level 1 Gene Evolution!

The Incubation Pod has been upgraded. Android Warrior capacity has increased. Would you like to begin cultivating Level 1 androids now?

The system displayed another prompt.

Li Chen chose yes without hesitation.

Ding! Energy Cores have been used to cultivate 5,000 Android Warriors.

Each Level 1 Android Warrior required 100 Energy Cores to cultivate.

Level 2 and Level 3 would require even more.

Eventually, the cost would even be calculated in tens of thousands.

After all that, his more than one hundred thousand Energy Cores were nearly depleted.

At this moment, the Android Warriors who had returned after completing their missions

came back squad by squad, taking turns lying in the Incubation Pod for upgrades!

The members of the first squad lay down inside.

Before long, the Incubation Pod surged with a large amount of milky-white liquid.

It contained all sorts of energy substances.

The liquid directly submerged the Android Warriors.

About fifteen minutes passed.

All the substances in the liquid were absorbed by the Android Warriors.

The liquid became transparent again.

Then it slowly drained out through the Incubation Pod's outlet.

Pshht—

The transparent cover of the Incubation Pod opened.

The Android Warriors slowly opened their eyes.

Expressionless, he stepped out and wiped away the grime clinging to his body.

Immediately afterward, another warrior lay down inside.

Li Chen carefully observed the upgraded Android Warrior.

His entire presence had become completely different!

Before, they could be called Elite Soldiers—sharp weapons.

But now, after the upgrade, he had transformed into a humanoid tyrannosaur.

The muscles all over his body did not look as bulky.

Yet with every stillness and movement, one could sense the energy contained within.

It was even more than ten times greater than before!

"Come with me to the Training Field and give it a try," Li Chen said blandly.

"Yes!"

The two arrived at the Training Field.

A large area had been cleared.

Quite a few members of the Resident Combat Team had already gathered around, watching the scene curiously.

"What is the commander doing in the arena?"

"That guy seems to be from the Star-Level Shelter's combat team, right? Is the commander going to spar with him?"

"Enough talking. Can't you just watch properly?"

Amid the crowd's discussion.

The Android Warriors remained motionless.

Because one of their genetic directives was—

They were not allowed to harm Li Chen!

"Make a move against me!" Li Chen shouted.

"Yes!"

Only then did an Android Warrior suddenly throw a punch at Li Chen.

Li Chen caught it easily.

"Didn't you eat? Use your full strength!"

Li Chen shouted again.

Only then did the Android Warrior attack with all its strength.

Every punch landed solidly.

A burst of wind howled across the arena.

After several exchanges.

The steel arena actually cracked apart!

Li Chen nodded in satisfaction.

After the upgrade, the Android Warriors' bodies were indeed formidable.

But it still wasn't enough!

"Again!"

Li Chen shouted once more.

The Android Warrior gathered all its strength and threw another punch.

A series of explosions erupted across the arena.

The entire arena shook!

After more than a dozen moves.

The Android Warrior took a punch from Li Chen to the shoulder.

With a muffled boom.

It collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath, unable to move any longer.

Only then did Li Chen stop.

The upgraded Android Warrior was indeed powerful.

But compared to Li Chen, who had undergone one Gene Evolution, it still fell short.

This was already the Android Warrior's limit!

"Holy shit, so the Star-Level Shelter's combat team is this strong? No wonder the commander keeps saying our training results aren't good enough."

"Did anyone notice that the combat team members seem stronger than before?"

"Seems that way... Remember when the commander said humans could evolve too? Could it be..."

The members of the Resident Combat Team stared at the arena.

Their eyes burned with excitement!

At the Star-Level Shelter.

As long as they worked hard, Li Chen would never treat them unfairly.

Therefore, the Resident Combat Team warriors all believed—

If there really was a way to evolve, as long as they worked hard.

Li Chen would definitely not keep it from them!

After testing the upgraded Android Warriors.

Li Chen looked at his status panel.

He only had a little over thirty thousand Energy Cores left.

Not enough to do much with.

When he opened his attributes, he found that he still had quite a bit of Evolution Energy instead.

Star-Level Shelter System

Host: Li Chen

Strength: 20

Agility: 20

Constitution: 20

Spirit: 28

Intelligence: 20

Evolution Energy:

Bound 1: Xu Ruoxi

Bound 2: None

Gene Evolution Count: 1

Li Chen moved his fingers rapidly, frantically tapping the attribute upgrade options.

Ding! Evolution Energy used. Spirit +1.

Ding! Evolution Energy used. Spirit +1.

Ding! Evolution Energy used. Strength +1.

After a flurry of operations, all his attributes had been raised to the maximum of 30.

If he wanted to keep upgrading them, he had to undergo a second Gene Evolution!

However, Li Chen stopped there.

"Noah, I remember not needing Evolution Energy for the first Gene Evolution. What's going on?"

Li Chen asked helplessly.

After his attributes had been maxed out the first time, he had been able to evolve directly.

So why did the second Gene Evolution require energy now?

And two million of it, at that!

"Reporting to Commander: the second Gene Evolution is more difficult, so it consumes more Evolution Energy!"

Noah explained slowly.

The First Layer Gene Lock was the easiest for humans to break through.

All it took was an overwhelming obsession bursting forth in the face of death to unlock it.

Its function was to restore humanity's combat instincts.

Attack power would instantly increase a hundredfold!

In essence, it merely activated existing genes and optimized the cells within the body.

The Second Layer Gene Lock, however, directly reorganized and altered one's genes!

After undergoing the second Gene Evolution, one could gain special powers.

This power might manifest as physical changes, granting the traits of a certain animal.

Or it might manifest as mental changes, allowing one to manipulate intelligent creatures through psychic fluctuations.

The difference between the two determined the difference in Evolution Energy required.

Li Chen nodded and said nothing more.

The Android Warriors had already been upgraded, anyway.

Their zombie-hunting speed would only become faster!

Once the Resident Combat Team finished their second round of training, they could all be sent out to hunt zombies as well.

Wouldn't Evolution Energy be Easy to Capture then?