Devour and Evolve

Consuming this Mutated Zombie actually granted two points of virus energy at once, double that of a regular zombie!

It seems the strength of the target determines the amount of virus energy gained.

However, after consuming this Mutated Zombie, Xia Tianming felt a slight itch in his mouth.

He subconsciously scratched it with his hand, only to discover several cracks appearing around his mouth!

As he opened his mouth, it immediately split into six petals, each lined with dense, terrifying teeth—identical to that of the Mutated Zombie!

So, by consuming it, he had acquired the zombie's traits?

ROAR!!!

Suddenly, two more zombies charged from the front and back, launching a pincer attack on Xia Tianming.

Xia Tianming simply opened his petal-like maw and lunged at the zombie in front, engulfing its entire rotten head in one bite!

Reversing the roles to eat a zombie—he must be the first person in this Resident Evil world to do so.

With a slight exertion of force, the zombie's head was easily wrenched off, held within Xia Tianming's petal-like mouth.

He then chewed without hesitation, the sound of crunching bones echoing like someone munching on soybeans.

Xia Tianming could feel a sweet, viscous fluid spreading across his tongue; far from feeling any discomfort, the taste was lingering and exquisite, making him reluctant to swallow.

A Resident Evil on the tip of his tongue?

After swallowing the zombie's head raw, he didn't spare its headless body, which was still swaying in place from inertia. Blacklight Tentacles shredded it into a sphere of blood and consumed it, turning it into nutrients for the Blacklight Virus.

Blacklight Threshold: 4/300

Squelch!

While Xia Tianming was still savoring the taste of the previous zombie, the one behind him had lunged forward, sinking its teeth deep into his shoulder!

Yet, it didn't hurt as much as he had imagined, and the zombie virus was no match for the Blacklight Virus within his own body, making infection impossible.

The moment the zombie virus entered his system, the Blacklight Virus swarmed in and devoured it instantly.

Xia Tianming grabbed the hair of the zombie biting his shoulder, executed a shoulder throw, and slammed it onto the ground before him. He then raised his foot and stomped down hard on the zombie's head!

CRACK!

Like a balloon being stepped on, the zombie's head exploded instantly, spraying blood several meters away!

From the right foot Xia Tianming used to stomp, dense Blacklight Tentacles extended, shredding and consuming the zombie's body!

Every part of his body was now governed by the Blacklight Virus!

Any part could extend tentacles to consume enemies!

Blacklight Threshold: 5/300

By relying on physical strength to eliminate four zombies, he had gained five points of virus energy; he still needed 295 more to break through the threshold and evolve.

Now that the main horde of zombies was closing in, Xia Tianming felt no fear; it seemed the Blacklight Virus had even stripped away his emotions like joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

After all, emotions are merely a burden when hunting!

He watched the sea of zombies surging toward him with cold eyes; in his sight, they were nothing more than lambs delivering themselves to the tiger's maw.

"ROAR!!"

Unable to suppress the boiling Blacklight Virus within, Xia Tianming couldn't help but open his petal-like jaws and let out a roar. A visible sound wave erupted from his mouth, drowning out the shrieks of the horde!

Whether zombies with shriveled brains can feel fear is unknown, but his roar actually caused them to freeze in their tracks!

Since the zombies were stunned, it was now Xia Tianming's turn to take the initiative!

He tensed his calves, revealing explosive muscle lines; the Blacklight Virus granted him strength and speed far beyond that of a normal human, causing his soles to sink deep into the ground.

With a sudden burst of power, he shot into the horde like an arrow released from a bow, beginning his slaughter!

Xia Tianming clenched his fists, using the simplest and most violent tactics, smashing and consuming the heads of the surrounding zombies one by one!

He was like a harvester, with piles of zombies falling around him!

The consumption speed of the Blacklight Virus kept pace with his killing speed; from every part of his body, large amounts of black-red viral tentacles extended, allowing him to consume and absorb multiple zombies simultaneously!

The blood spheres converted from the zombies provided nutrients for the Blacklight Virus, eliminating fatigue and ensuring he never grew tired.

Thus, he could fight and replenish himself at the same time, becoming an unstoppable killing machine!

His virus energy climbed rapidly as a result!

Blacklight Threshold: 15/300

Blacklight Threshold: 73/300

Blacklight Threshold: 152/300

Blacklight Threshold: 221/300

Now, this seemingly endless horde of zombies had been carved into a circular gap by Xia Tianming's slaughter!

Nearly a quarter of the zombies had been wiped out, yet not a single corpse remained on the ground, for they had all been turned into nutrients for the Blacklight Virus!

When his Blacklight energy reached 299, Xia Tianming clearly felt a mysterious power surging within him, ready to burst forth.

Just one more, and he would be able to break through the Blacklight Threshold!

The Zombies had already slowed their advance, as if they had begun to feel fear.

Could Zombies even feel fear?

Perhaps it was the T-Virus within them instinctively recoiling from the Blacklight Virus inside him.

In this world swept and conquered by biochemical viruses, the emergence of the Blacklight Virus had triggered an unprecedented crisis for them.

Indeed, only a virus could defeat a virus.

Wasting no more time, Xia Tianming locked his pitch-black gaze onto a Zombie that seemed to be retreating and lunged forward in a sprint!

Squelch!

Another kill with a single punch!

The Blacklight Tentacles extending from his knuckles shredded the Zombie's body, devouring and absorbing it frantically. In no time, not even a scrap of the Zombie remained; it had vanished from this world.

[Blacklight Threshold: 300/300]

And the moment he devoured that Zombie!

Xia Tianming froze in place as if a pause button had been pressed!

Every drop of black blood within him was boiling, and every black-red tentacle extending from his skin was writhing, as if collectively cheering for breaking through the Blacklight Threshold!

Finally, these Blacklight Tentacles surging from his body began to weave and interlace frantically, rapidly covering and enveloping the frozen Xia Tianming!

Before long, he was completely encased in a two-meter-tall black-red giant egg!

Or rather, it looked more like a giant chrysalis about to break open for a butterfly to emerge!

Under the illumination of the Crimson Moon in the sky, the chrysalis emitted an eerie black-red glow.

The surrounding Zombies saw this and were momentarily unsure whether they should continue to approach.

The horde, usually bloodthirsty and violent, felt hesitation for the first time.

However, one Zombie seemed to be under a spell; its rotting body began to step forward uncontrollably, inching closer to the bizarre, giant chrysalis.

The rest of the horde behind it let out low growls, as if trying to stop their companion's suicidal behavior.

But that Zombie had already reached within five meters of the chrysalis, and the chrysalis had already begun to stir.

As the distance continued to shrink, the movements of the Blacklight chrysalis grew more violent, and the dried black-red tentacles on its surface even began to peel away...