Li Chen had been preparing to upgrade the Star-Level Shelter once again when, at that moment,
Noah's voice sounded in his mind with a warning.
"Host, you cannot use this blueprint to upgrade the Star-Level Shelter right now!"
Noah's sudden warning made Li Chen pause slightly.
"Why?"
he asked instinctively.
"Host, you are currently conducting a virus experiment, and all detection instruments are operating.
"If this process is interrupted, it will affect the experiment's results.
"And upgrading the Star-Level Shelter will temporarily render all its functions unusable, while the energy supply will also be temporarily cut off."
Only then did Li Chen finally realize what was going on.
He remembered that there was indeed such an issue.
That made him unbearably impatient...
Everything had clearly been ready.
Yet now he was not allowed to do what he wanted.
It really was torturous.
"There shouldn't be any major problem, right..."
"Didn't Lute say the effects wouldn't kick in for at least half an hour?"
"By now, only about five minutes have passed at most."
"Upgrading the Star-Level Shelter normally takes only ten minutes. We still have plenty of time, don't we?"
Li Chen wanted to exploit the timing.
He was truly getting a little bored from waiting.
But just as he finished speaking,
before Noah could respond,
Li Chen suddenly felt an abnormal reaction in his cells.
"Wait, Noah!"
"I think I'm feeling it..."
Li Chen instinctively straightened up and carefully sensed his body.
He discovered that his cells were indeed undergoing a mutation reaction.
The neurotoxins from earlier had entered his capillaries through the surface of his skin.
They began rapidly coursing throughout his body with his blood.
Then, they completely merged into Li Chen's bloodstream.
From there, they penetrated deep into his muscles and bones.
And now, they had