Blacklight Virus Infected

Atkin, the former Fifth Speaker and currently the strongest person on Earth—at least, publicly.

Aside from Luo Feng, who was beneath the sea, Atkin was indeed the strongest person on Earth at present.

And dealing with Atkin wouldn't be as easy as Su Zhe had imagined.

Yan Hai's instant death was largely because he'd underestimated Su Zhe and never imagined that Su Zhe's attack could break through the Black God Suit's defenses.

The Black God Suit was also a product of Black Ink Star.

Though it wasn't as effective as a genuine Force Battle Suit, it was still the strongest protective combat suit on Earth. It could change shape automatically and wrap around its wearer to protect their entire body. To Earthlings, it was alien technology.

If Void Devouring Flame hadn't grown even more powerful after reaching the Planetary Level, Su Zhe wouldn't have been able to kill Yan Hai so easily.

Of course.

After Yan Hai was killed, the Black God Suit he'd been wearing naturally ended up on Su Zhe.

The Black God Suit could reduce incoming damage to one-tenth, though it had an upper limit. Even so, it was an improvement for Su Zhe. Combined with his own defensive abilities, it would be difficult to find anyone on Earth who could break through his defenses.

By then, Su Zhe had already arrived in North America.

At Planetary Level speeds, the trip from Asia took less than an hour, and Su Zhe was far faster than others at the same level.

Washington Base City, America, North America.

Atkin was there.

The Devourer Beast incident had ended only recently, and the major nations, along with the HR Alliance, were still in turmoil. But Atkin had already seized enough influence within the HR Alliance through sheer force of will.

His next step was to have the HR Alliance Council hold a new election and replace Isadora as its next Speaker!

Su Zhe had already set his sights on Atkin.

This time, he planned to make Atkin a test subject for the Blacklight Virus. He wasn't sure whether Atkin would retain his intelligence, but turning into a creature like a Hunter shouldn't be a problem.

As a test subject, Su Zhe didn't care whether he lived or died.

If the experiment succeeded, Atkin could keep serving as First Speaker and help Su Zhe unify Earth's forces. If it failed... then the monster Atkin became would be of no use to him.

At that moment, Atkin was inside a villa, completely unaware of the danger approaching.

Su Zhe watched him from afar. Atkin was a third-tier Planetary Level warrior with keen senses, yet he hadn't noticed Su Zhe's presence.

Unlike with Yan Hai, Su Zhe wasn't confident he could kill Atkin instantly.

But he didn't need to attack just yet.

With a thought, Su Zhe sent out a thread of blood formed from the Blacklight Virus. It dispersed into the air, and under the control of his Psychic Power, drifted silently on the breeze into Atkin's cup of water.

It was the simplest method!

Even a Planetary Level warrior like Atkin couldn't be expected to watch his cup every second to make sure no one had poisoned it.

Besides, the Blacklight Virus was nearly impossible to detect once concealed unless someone had powerful Psychic Power.

Su Zhe didn't have to wait long—

Soon, under Su Zhe's expectant gaze, Atkin picked up the cup and took a sip.

Infection!

Su Zhe's gaze sharpened as he watched that thread of Blacklight Virus enter Atkin's body and gradually consume his cells.

Although the cells of a Planetary Level warrior were fundamentally different from those of an ordinary person, Su Zhe had also reached the Planetary Level, and the Blacklight Virus had undergone a transformation as well. It had become even more infectious.

If it spread now, it could probably infect the entire world in a single day.

After all, the Blacklight Virus could spread through water and air.

Su Zhe watched Atkin, who had no idea that his body was undergoing a transformation.

Among those infected by the Blacklight Virus, there was a special type known as Runners. They could retain their human memories and intelligence while gaining the powerful abilities granted by the virus.

The only problem was that Runners were exclusively female.

In the second game, however, other Blacklight Virus-infected beings who retained their intelligence had appeared. They possessed great strength and obeyed their creator, Alex.

Su Zhe didn't know what Atkin would become.

Still, the Blacklight Virus spread quite quickly.

Only after it had spread throughout Atkin's body and his strength began to fail did he realize something was wrong.

"Guards..."

Atkin collapsed, his body weak and powerless.

In the final moment before he fell, he saw Su Zhe appear before him. He shakily reached out, trying to grab him, but Su Zhe struck him aside, sending him crashing to the ground.

"Done."

Su Zhe dusted off his hands.

With Luo Feng missing, the three most powerful figures on Earth had all been dealt with by Su Zhe in just a few hours!

Now, all he had to do was figure out how to handle the mess they'd leave behind.

Hong's personal guards at the Extreme Martial Arts Hall seemed to have survived, so that shouldn't be a problem.

The Thunder Martial Arts Hall's leaders were Yan Hai and Nehru. There were probably plenty of problems within the organization.

Besides that, there were the five nations and the HR Alliance. If Atkin hadn't died and became infected by the Blacklight Virus, Su Zhe could have him take charge of bringing all these forces under control, while Su Zhe supported him from behind the scenes.

"Blacklight Virus..."

Su Zhe looked at Atkin on the ground. The Blacklight Virus inside him was attacking his brain.

As the virus spread, Atkin's body continued to evolve.

The process was crude and simple. If he couldn't endure this "evolution," he would become a mindless infected creature. If he had good potential, he might become a Hunter.

As the Prototype and the Matriarch, all Su Zhe could do now was slow the Blacklight Virus down as much as possible and suppress some of its aggression, giving Atkin a chance to catch his breath.

Under Su Zhe's delicate control,

Atkin's body began to change.

The transformation wasn't especially fast, but that was actually good news.

It meant Su Zhe could perfectly control the spread of the Blacklight Virus!

As time passed,

The evolution taking place in Atkin gradually neared completion.

When the new Atkin appeared, Su Zhe's eyes lit up.

"You... What did you do to me?"

Atkin stared at his hands in horror. He could clearly feel the power surging through him, along with another force he couldn't understand, now parasitic within his body.

"Looks like he isn't being forcibly enslaved."

Su Zhe murmured as he tried to control the Blacklight Virus inside Atkin.

The next instant—

"Bang!"

Atkin's knees slammed hard against the ground, and he knelt before Su Zhe.