T-Virus Enhancement and the Gene Lock!

That was right. T-Virus Serum could trigger the First Stage Gene Lock.

After injecting T-Virus Serum, the body would generally complete its transformation within seven days, granting the ability to unlock the First Stage Gene Lock.

At that point, one could unleash the ancient combat instincts and powerful danger perception buried within their genes, while gaining a massive boost in physical condition. Their combat power would increase by several times over.

Take Uchiha Gen himself as an example. He currently possessed standard Jonin-level combat power, while his enhanced A-rank Saiyan Bloodline had yet to be developed or trained, allowing him to wield only ten percent of its power.

But after unlocking the First Stage Gene Lock, he would be able to bring out twenty to thirty percent of the Saiyan Bloodline's power. He could easily kill three Jonin, fight five Jonin to a draw, and calmly escape even when surrounded by ten Jonin.

Such combat ability would undoubtedly qualify him to serve as the Kage of a village in the Naruto World.

In short, as long as he could unlock the First Stage Gene Lock, Uchiha Gen would undoubtedly reach the level of an Elite Jonin, perhaps even touch the threshold of Kage-level.

However, logically speaking, Uchiha Gen should have had no source of information about the Gene Lock yet, so he did not mention anything related to it to Zhan Lan or Zheng Zha.

In any case, they would experience the changes themselves later on.

Theoretically, I should be able to unlock it too... right?

As Uchiha Gen explained the injection of T-Virus Serum to Zheng Zha and the others, he felt somewhat uncertain inside.

Based on his observations, the Naruto World he had come from should belong to the Outer Multiverse.

The evidence was that he had never seen anything like the Gene Lock while growing up, nor had he ever heard of anything similar. Everything matched the original manga setting of the Naruto World.

But since he had arrived in the Infinite Multiverse and considered himself human, Uchiha Gen should theoretically have automatically gained the qualification to unlock the Gene Lock.

Still, until he truly unlocked it, no one could be certain.

"No wonder you insisted on having us bring this back. Thanks, little brother Gen. This greatly increases our chances of surviving horror movies."

Zhan Lan spoke in delight.

She looked at Uchiha Gen, feeling that this younger brother, who was far younger than her, had become increasingly dazzling.

In this dangerous world, staying by his side gave her an immense sense of security, as if he could overcome any hardship.

That was why Uchiha Gen seemed to be glowing in Zhan Lan's eyes.

"Indeed, we have A-Gen to thank for bringing this back. Otherwise, we wouldn't have these benefits now. Everyone, inject the T-Virus without worry. If anything goes wrong, you can use my reward points to get repaired."

Zheng Zha also spoke happily.

With his Will to Survive at its peak, he desperately wanted anything that could increase his combat strength.

"Then let's begin the injections."

Uchiha Gen took out three doses of serum and injected himself, Zhan Lan, and Zheng Zha.

At the same time, he took out the T-Virus antidote in case something went wrong.

Zhang Jie was simply ignored. The other members of the Central Continent Team did not seem to feel that anything was amiss.

Very soon, the T-Virus Serum took effect.

Through his Chakra, Uchiha Gen could clearly sense his body fusing with the T-Virus through their confrontation, gaining some enhancement in the process.

Other than his stamina rapidly being consumed, he felt no other discomfort.

In fact, with Uchiha Gen's current immunity, if his immune system had not considered the T-Virus useful, it would have cleared it out completely long ago.

"My body's a little hot, and I'm a little hungry. Other than that, there haven't been any changes."

Beside him, Zheng Zha described how he felt after injecting the T-Virus Serum.

His sensations were similar to Uchiha Gen's.

That was only natural. Zheng Zha had just enhanced himself with a B-rank bloodline, so he currently had extremely strong resistance to the T-Virus.

"My head is spinning."

Zhan Lan was not in such good shape. Her body had not undergone any enhancements and remained that of an ordinary person, utterly unable to withstand the T-Virus's erosion.

At that moment, her entire body was burning hot, radiating astonishing heat.

As she spoke, her body swayed, and she was about to faint.

"Sister Lan, calm your mind and stay conscious."

"Theoretically, as long as the body is supplied with enough energy, it can complete its fusion with the T-Virus."

As he spoke, Uchiha Gen fed Zhan Lan several Uchiha Special Military Ration Pills.

Then, he spent a few reward points to Exchange for high-concentration Nutrient Solution containing the nutrients required by the human body from the Main God, replenishing her energy through an IV drip.

After doing that, he gave Zheng Zha some Soldier Pills and took several himself.

Then he quietly watched Zhan Lan.

The moment she showed any signs of turning into a Zombie, he would call upon the Main God to repair her.

Half an hour later, Zhan Lan encountered no accidents and successfully completed her fusion with the T-Virus Serum.

Her extremely high body temperature gradually returned to normal, and her rapid breathing began to steady.

Almost at the same time, Zheng Zha and Uchiha Gen also completed their fusion with the T-Virus.

"My physical attributes have increased considerably, and I can clearly feel that a shackle has been opened."

At that moment, Uchiha Gen sensed the changes in his body.

He sensed the existence of the Gene Lock!

Sure enough, after arriving in the Infinite Multiverse, as long as one considered oneself human, one possessed the qualifications to unlock the Gene Lock!

However, the lock within Uchiha Gen's body was still as solid as a rock and did not yet meet the conditions to be unlocked.

Of course, this state would not last long. Over the next period of time, his body would continue evolving until it completely met the conditions for unlocking the Gene Lock.

"My physical attributes really have increased a lot. It's like getting a C-rank enhancement for free."

At that moment, Zheng Zha checked his condition and spoke joyfully.

At the Main God, T-Virus Evolution Mode cost one C-rank reward and 1,500 points.

"Too bad I didn't awaken Telekinesis."

At the end, Zheng Zha said greedily.

"Neither did I."

Zhan Lan, who had only just barely pulled through, spoke weakly from the side.

In the original timeline without Uchiha Gen, Zhan Lan had not awakened Telekinesis from injecting the T-Virus, so naturally she did not have it here either.

"Same."

Uchiha Gen said.

The nature of his Mental Strength had long been determined. He did not possess the potential for Telekinesis.

If he had possessed Telekinesis, he would have discovered it in his childhood, when he had first learned to mobilize Mental Strength to refine Chakra.

"Hahaha, we're finally done enhancing ourselves. Everyone must be hungry, right?"

"I had your sister-in-law prepare a whole table of delicacies long ago. There are all kinds of rare mountain and sea delicacies, all things that are hard to eat in the real world."

"Come on, come on, let's eat!"

At that moment, Zhang Jie, who had been inactive for quite a while, suddenly reappeared and warmly invited everyone to gather at his home for a meal.