Taking the Gene Optimization Agent

After retrieving the gene serum, Shen Jin led the two back home through the passageway.

Upon seeing such a magnificent underground passageway, Fu Wei's mind went blank again.

"This..."

"Hey! Old Fu, don't be so surprised by common things! This is just how powerful earth-based ability users are!"

Shen Jin rolled his eyes, not understanding why Yang Ao was so proud.

Yang Ao led Fu Wei, while Shen Jin rode his electric scooter.

After the three had traveled for a while, Shen Jin suddenly thought of something and stopped.

"You take him back first, let him stay in the room you used underground."

"Okay, where are you going?"

Shen Jin smiled mysteriously, "I forgot to grab something."

After Shen Jin left, Yang Ao looked at Fu Wei strangely, "Is there anything valuable left in the lab?"

Fu Wei pondered for a long time, "Nothing? There's no food or water, and the instruments were all ruined by zombies. I can't think of anything else of value left."

"Strange..."

"Creak, creak~"

The two rode the old electric scooter back to the villa.

Shen Jin arrived at the outer layer of the laboratory and took out the diamond pickaxe.

"Clang, clang, clang!"

Fu Wei, as temporary personnel, was temporarily confined to the 'test room' underground, with Yang Ao bringing him food.

"Brother Jin, you don't have cameras in my current room too, do you?"

Looking at Fu Wei's predicament, Yang Ao suddenly remembered Shen Jin's cameras all over the villa, and his scalp tingled.

"No."

Shen Jin denied it naturally.

"Then why are you turning your head away!"

"Seriously, no!"

"Don't look at the ground, hey!"

"Don't worry, there are no cameras, but you have to be restrained!"

Yang Ao was furious, "You still say you didn't install any!"

Shen Jin: (°ー°〃)

A moment later, Shen Jin roared:

"Drink the gene serum quickly!"

Yang Ao: "..."

The bottled pale blue serum was placed on Yang Ao's desk. Shen Jin moved a small stool, preparing to record Yang Ao's reaction to drinking the serum in real-time.

If there was even the slightest danger in this process, he would postpone the time of taking the serum.

He would wait until Fu Wei improved it into a 100% safe 'gene optimization agent 2.0' before drinking it.

Yang Ao looked at the seated Shen Jin, shocked, "You're just going to watch me the whole time?"

Shen Jin nodded naturally, casually adjusting his notebook.

"Don't worry, I'll record your vital signs to accumulate experience for those who use the serum later. If you die, I can also dig a grave for you on the spot and give you a grand burial!"

"Hey! You're the only one using the serum later!"

"If you put it that way, then I also have no... Okay, it's just me, what about it?"

Yang Ao was speechless.

"Uh, my dad said that after taking this serum, I need to eat a lot of food, otherwise the modified genes will extract energy from my body, and I'll starve to death."

"Easy!"

Shen Jin went to the 'Huang' two room and took out a pile of food, including meat, eggs, and sugar.

Yang Ao glanced at it, opened the medicine bottle, gritted his teeth, and drank the pale blue serum inside in one gulp.

Then, nothing happened. The two stared at each other.

Shen Jin held his notebook and drew a few '☆'s to ease the awkward atmosphere.

At this time, Shang Qian, instigated by Li Moxiao, came to the 'Huang' two room to steal a roast chicken.

Li Moxiao ate the chicken, while Shang Qian kept watch in the corridor.

Suddenly, Shang Qian heard some abnormal noises from the next room.

Ten minutes later, Yang Ao finally showed a reaction!

His skin turned red all over, as if he had an allergic reaction. Then, he started sweating profusely, with wisps of heat even rising from him.

"Whoa, Yang Ao, you're burning up!"

Shen Jin quickly jotted it down.

"Damn! My body's reacting!"

Body? Hot? Damn me? Reacting? Shang Qian stood frozen at the doorway.

Steam rose from Yang Ao's body. Besides the heat, he felt an immense hunger, as if his body's energy was constantly draining away.

He grabbed the food on the table and began to devour it!

Yang Ao's stomach started churning at an incredible speed, like a giant grinder, breaking down and absorbing the energy from all the food he consumed, sending it throughout his body to fuel his optimizing genes.

White mist continuously billowed from his body, as if special effects were added.

"Brother Jin, give me more, I need to eat more!"

"Hiss~"

Shen Jin took a deep breath. In just this short time, Yang Ao had eaten the equivalent of a meal for 10 adults, and he still needed more energy!

He quickly took out a large handful of compressed biscuits from his pocket.

At the doorway, Shang Qian listened to the sounds of two men's 'thirsty' swallowing and 'satisfied' exclamations coming from inside, and her face flushed red.

She didn't expect Yang Ao to be 'conquered' so quickly.

"Eating complete, let's go, let's go!"

Li Moxiao came out from the adjacent room. Seeing Shang Qian at the doorway, eavesdropping and with a flushed face, she asked, "What's wrong with you? Why is your face so red? Did Shen Jin catch you?"

Shang Qian grabbed Li Moxiao and turned to leave, "Children don't understand yet!"

Another long period of eating.

Shen Jin, bored, started changing the '☆' to '★' in his notebook again.

After a while, "Phew~ I'm full, burp~~"

Yang Ao let out such a loud burp that it nearly sent Shen Jin, who was drawing stars, flying.

"Cough cough... Is the gene optimization finished already?"

Yang Ao felt the changes in his body and realized he had actually lost quite a bit of weight. His already well-built body had shed excess fat, becoming even more sculpted and filled with power!

"I got leaner and stronger!"

Shen Jin clicked his tongue. "Indeed, this evolution is visible to the naked eye. It just feels like something's missing..."

Yang Ao looked confused. "Something's missing?"

"Poo spraying from pores."

Yang Ao: (lll￢ω￢)

Not witnessing this spectacle, Shen Jin felt he had been deceived by webnovel authors all these years.

"Now, how much have your physical qualities increased specifically? Can it be quantified?"

After his sarcastic remark, Shen Jin didn't forget his purpose.

Yang Ao clenched his fist and swung it slightly, actually creating a gust of wind!

Fist wind!

"I feel my physical strength is incredibly surging. I could take on 10 of my past selves now!"

"Amazing! A tenfold increase in physical quality!"

Shen Jin was shocked. Who would risk their life to unlock their gene lock now? Everyone could just drink a bottle of the serum and become a superhero. What threat could zombies pose!

Yang Ao looked embarrassed. "Cough cough... It's not that exaggerated. Overall, it's probably increased by about double, but my reaction speed and all my physical abilities have improved. I'm super capable!"

"Sigh! I got excited for nothing. So, you've gone from an ordinary person to a special forces soldier?"

Yang Ao rubbed his head. "Uh, maybe a bit stronger, but that's about the gist of it..."

Seeing that Yang Ao had no other reactions, Shen Jin returned to his own room. After all, he could watch from there anyway.

Hungry, hungry, hungry, hungry. Esteemed sirs, please give this child a reward of some food.