Combat Power Soars, and Team Exchanges

At this moment, Zhang Jie and the other two watched Uchiha Gen standing beneath the Main God some distance away and noticed that he had changed considerably.

Uchiha Gen had originally been around 1.6 meters tall, with fair skin and a gentle, jade-like bearing.

He had looked somewhat slender, a handsome young boy with a slightly aloof temperament.

But now, his height had suddenly shot up to 1.7 meters. Though his skin remained fair, his build had become robust.

His entire body was covered in muscles seemingly carved by blade and axe. He radiated a powerful, masculine aura, and anyone could tell at a glance that he was strong.

His apparent age had abruptly changed from twelve or thirteen to fourteen or fifteen.

"How was it? How was it? What did you Exchange for?"

Seeing that Uchiha Gen had finished his enhancement, Zhang Jie eagerly fired off questions.

Beside him, Zheng Zha—whose will to survive had surged after confirming that Luo Li truly existed—and Zhan Lan were both watching Uchiha Gen curiously, wanting to know what he had enhanced.

"I got one Rank A Side-Story Mission and over sixteen thousand reward points. After looking through the Main God List all night, I chose the Mutant Saiyan Bloodline. Let me get a feel for how much my strength has changed after the enhancement."

After answering his teammates' questions, Uchiha Gen closed his eyes and quietly sensed the changes that had occurred within him.

The strength of his muscles, bones, flesh, and blood had increased tremendously compared to before.

Every inch of his body brimmed with explosive power, while surging vitality flowed through him and nourished his mind.

Uchiha Gen could clearly sense that his Mental Strength was beginning to increase at a visibly rapid rate.

All he needed was an opportunity, and his Sharingan would awaken.

In the professional terminology passed down through Ninshu in the Naruto World, enhancing the Saiyan Bloodline had greatly increased Uchiha Gen's physical abilities, causing his Yang Release to grow substantially.

Because Yin and Yang complemented each other, it had in turn driven the growth of his Yin Release.

At that moment, Uchiha Gen began extracting Chakra at full force.

Every bit of stamina in his body was squeezed out and converted into Chakra.

Even as his stamina was rapidly drained, it was also recovering at high speed under the boost of the Saiyan Bloodline.

"Damn, my Chakra reserves have directly increased by more than ten times. Counting the Chakra that continuously recovers during battle, the amount of Chakra I can use in a short period is twenty or thirty times what it was before."

"On top of that, I already possess Fire and Wind Chakra nature transformations. Without a doubt, I now have Jonin-level combat power. If I activate Great Ape Transformation, then with sheer stats alone, I could even trade blows with a Kage-level powerhouse."

"I've only just enhanced this Rank A bloodline. Without unlocking the Gene Lock, I can only wield ten percent of its power. For the next while, my strength will be growing at high speed."

Uchiha Gen muttered inwardly as he converted the Chakra back into stamina, lest his body weaken after unused Chakra naturally dissipated over time.

He opened his eyes and smiled at his teammates. "I've gotten a lot stronger. I should be around Jonin level now. We should be much safer in future Horror movies."

A Jonin was roughly at the level of being able to destroy a building.

Although Uchiha Gen had not yet unlocked the Gene Lock, with this raw strength alone—and setting aside Zheng Zha, the disgrace of his tier—he should be at the Second-Stage Intermediate-Advanced level.

Furthermore, he had only just enhanced his Saiyan Bloodline and still had much of its power left to master. Once he mastered it, he should be able to reach Third Stage combat power.

Great Ape Transformation multiplied his burst combat power by ten. Even if he could not defeat a Fourth-Stage Beginner powerhouse, he could still contend with one for a while.

Zhan Lan said enviously, "I just checked. In this Resident Evil Horror movie World, I got one Rank C Side-Story Mission and three thousand reward points in total. Who knows how long I'll have to save before I can Exchange for a Rank A enhancement like you, Gen?"

Beside her, Zheng Zha scratched his head and said with a smile, "I got Side Missions and reward points too. During the battle with the Lickers, I broke through my Mental Strength threshold, and the Main God gave me five hundred points. Helping protect the mercenary squad earned me one Rank B Side-Story Mission and five thousand reward points."

"Adding the thousand points for clearing the Horror movie, I now have one Rank B Side-Story Mission and six thousand five hundred reward points."

The inertia of history truly was powerful. Everything had returned to its original track. Aside from killing fewer Zombies and receiving two fewer reward points, Zheng Zha's gains were basically no different from those in the original Infinite Horror.

Of course, things had not remained entirely unchanged.

Because of Uchiha Gen's arrival, Zhan Lan had received extra rewards.

Zhang Jie complained with an ugly expression, "Damn, am I the only one who didn't get any Side Missions? I only got three hundred reward points for killing Lickers. Is the Main God discriminating against veterans?"

Hearing this, Uchiha Gen glanced at him.

He had no idea whether Zhang Jie truly had not received rewards because he possessed a Rank AA enhancement and was too strong, or whether he was merely pretending to be weak.

At this point, Zheng Zha comforted him. "It's fine, Brother Zhang Jie. It doesn't matter if we didn't get any Side Missions this time. We can earn them later."

Zhan Lan looked at Uchiha Gen curiously and asked, "Gen, you spent all night looking through the Main God's Exchanges. What do you suggest I Exchange my current reward points and Side Mission for?"

People naturally trusted the strong.

Especially since, in the Resident Evil World, Uchiha Gen had faced the dangers of the Hive alone to protect them, earning the trust of the Central Continent Team.

At this moment, Zheng Zha also looked expectantly at Uchiha Gen, wanting to hear enhancement advice from this professional ninja.

"Before we officially begin enhancing ourselves, I want to ask everyone a question."

"We're a team, right?"

Uchiha Gen swept his gaze across Zheng Zha and the other two as he asked seriously.

"Yes."

"Right."

"Didn't we already depend on each other to survive a Resident Evil World?"

Zhang Jie, Zheng Zha, and Zhan Lan gave affirmative answers in turn.

Setting Zhang Jie, the freeloader, aside, following Uchiha Gen's sturdy thigh was undoubtedly the higher-survival-rate choice for Zheng Zha and Zhan Lan.

Uchiha Gen nodded, then exchanged a small amount of reward points for one thousand reward credits.

Using a negligible amount of reward credits, he exchanged for a full set of sofas and a conference table in the Main God Plaza.

He then exchanged for a table full of tea and pastries, invited them to sit down, and only then spoke.

"Since we are a team, we need division of labor. Everyone must play the role they are meant to play, helping each other. That is the only way we can ensure our survival rate while also completing the missions issued by the Main God as much as possible."

"Therefore, a team should have five kinds of personnel: a main melee combatant, a main ranged combatant, support, Logistics, and a Strategist."

"Before enhancing yourselves, you must first understand your own role. Only then can you undergo targeted enhancements."

To keep Zheng Zha from using his 'astounding wisdom' to Exchange for something like a qi-powered vampire and ultimately become the disgrace of his tier, Uchiha Gen had to take control of the team's Exchanges.

This was the best opportunity.