Berserk Transformation

Chapter 43: Berserk Transformation

"Gamma Bomb (Modified): A high-energy bomb created by the brilliant physicist and scientist Bruce Banner for the U.S. military. It produces radioactive contamination and radiation. If used by a contractor, there is a 0.01% chance of bloodline mutation (mutation results are unpredictable) and a 99.99% chance of causing severe bodily injury."

Chen Lin stared at the silver bomb, the size of a fist, that had suddenly appeared before him, his mouth twitching.

A 0.01% chance of bloodline mutation, and an unknown one at that—this Gamma Bomb was practically as useless as a chicken rib.

Was this the precious item randomly drawn from the main quest's plane? Precious my foot!

Cursing wildly in his heart, Chen Lin felt a surge of irritation and wanted to throw the bomb away without a second thought. At the last moment, however, his mind cleared. Thinking of the dire consequences should the Gamma Bomb accidentally detonate, he twitched his mouth and gritted his teeth, placing it back where it was.

Staring at the silver bomb, Chen Lin felt dejected, unsure of how to handle the thing.

But just then, the Guide's cold, mechanical voice sounded once again.

"Notification: The contractor may redeem the Bruce Banner bloodline. Combined with the radioactive energy of the Gamma Bomb, the body will undergo a mutation, granting the precious bloodline: Hulk Bloodline. Note: If the contractor already possesses other bloodlines, the evolutionary path will become unpredictable."

"Hulk Bloodline, System Rating: 30 points. Bloodline Advantage: Triggers a transformation in a state of rage, altering bone and muscle structure. The higher the rage value, the more combat power doubles. Existing Disadvantage: Loss of self-awareness after transformation, falling into a chaotic state, unable to distinguish friend from foe, difficult to control, poor stability. Death Energy required for redemption: 500,000 points."

"Bruce Banner bloodline, System Rating: 1 point. Bloodline Advantage: Contains special genes that induce biological rage (unawakened). Death Energy required for redemption: 100 points."

Chen Lin froze, but he didn't let his head get hot and choose to redeem it immediately. Instead, he furrowed his brows and fell into deep thought.

Although the Hulk bloodline wasn't considered top-tier, it still required a staggering 500,000 points of Death Energy to redeem. To be able to obtain such a formidable bloodline for a mere 100 points of Death Energy—no matter how one looked at it, it was a guaranteed profit. A normal person would likely have redeemed it without a second thought.

But by the same token, the disadvantages of the Hulk bloodline were undeniably obvious: losing self-awareness in a state of rage was a massive flaw.

Chen Lin's eyes flickered constantly as if he were making a difficult decision. Finally, after much hesitation, he decided to redeem the Bruce Banner bloodline.

The reason was simple: he was desperate to increase his strength.

Even though Chen Lin's life currently appeared calm and undisturbed, a massive shadow constantly loomed over his heart. Whether it was the backstabbing and ruthless jungle law of the Myriad Demon Sect, the invisible threat of the Parasitic Soul-Sharing Body, or the bizarre motives of his cheap master, Hong Qianlie, they were all like heavy boulders pressing down on his heart, threatening to crush him to pieces if he were even slightly careless.

Therefore, he urgently needed to increase his strength to deal with the troubles that would inevitably come.

"Bruce Banner bloodline redemption successful. The bloodline will automatically fuse with the contractor. Do you wish to proceed with the fusion now? Yes/No."

"Yes."

"Bloodline fusing... Fusion successful."

Chen Lin only felt his internal energy stagnate for a brief moment before returning to normal. It seemed as though no special changes had occurred, which made sense; before Bruce Banner awakened and mutated into the Hulk, he was merely an ordinary human, so the fusion process was naturally effortless.

Since he had decided to evolve his bloodline, Chen Lin did not hesitate to pick up the Gamma Bomb before him.

"The contractor may choose to expend 100 points of Death Energy for the harmless use of the Gamma Bomb. The Main God Coffin will directly subject the contractor to radioactive radiation modification from the Gamma Bomb. Do you wish to proceed now? Yes/No."

This was one of the advantages of the Main God Coffin. While a standard explosion of the Gamma Bomb could achieve the effect of bloodline mutation, Chen Lin clearly didn't want to cause such a massive commotion.

"Yes."

Chen Lin chose "Yes" without a moment's hesitation.

Immediately after, Chen Lin felt the Gamma Bomb in his hand change. A strange power radiated from its surface, scanning his body and penetrating deep into his marrow. Then, a heat surged within him, and his blood began to boil!

Whoosh!

His blood roared like a surging river, crashing against his veins with violent, thunderous force.

Rrrrip!

Suddenly, Chen Lin's clothes burst apart. His body seemed to expand by more than a circle, blue veins coiled all over his frame, and his bare chest became as hard and prominent as rock. The sound of his blood rushing through his body could be heard even from the outside.

"AAHH!!"

He roared toward the sky, his face twisted and ferocious. His eyes glowed with a strange, intense red light, and he bared his white teeth, clenching them tightly together.

Clearly, Chen Lin was enduring immense agony!

"Warning, warning. Irreversible changes are occurring in the contractor's bloodline... The system will re-evaluate and judge the host..."

Finally, the radioactive modification of the Gamma Bomb was complete.

Chen Lin collapsed to the ground with a thud, gasping for air. His chest heaved violently, emitting a sound like a wheezing bellows.

Chen Lin's figure slowly returned to its normal size, but it was clear that his body had undergone some changes after the modification.

His bare physique now possessed perfect, fluid lines, and every muscle was packed with explosive power, like a humanoid beast, radiating a sense of shock.

"Modification successful. The contractor's bloodline has undergone fusion and mutation. Innate divine ability awakened. The system will re-evaluate and judge the contractor..."

"Contractor Status: Good."

"Race: Demon Race."

"Bloodline Rank: Earth Tier (Mutated, Evolving)."

"Innate Divine Ability: Blood Absorption Healing, Advanced Perception, Gene Theft, Perfect Memory, Berserk Transformation."

"Skills: Legilimency."

"Growth Stage: Xiantian Mid-Stage."

"Cultivation Techniques: Dao Heaven, Dragon-Elephant Nirvana Art, Shattering Nirvana Finger, Thunder Flash Step, Six Prisons Mad Blade."

Chen Lin's gaze sharpened, locking onto the newly appeared innate divine ability: Berserk Transformation.

"Berserk Transformation (Active): The enemy's blood allows the contractor to choose to enter a berserk state. In this state, the contractor will lose self-awareness, leaving only the instinct to kill. The body will expand and grow in size, and muscles and bones will harden. (Note: In the berserk state, the effect of the innate divine ability Blood Absorption Healing is doubled. The more blood consumed, the higher the combat power.) System Rating: Blood brings you the pleasure of slaughter; go forth and tear your enemies apart."

"Active skill!"

Chen Lin was slightly stunned, followed immediately by a surge of joy in his heart. Clearly, his Source Blood lineage and Hulk Bloodline had undergone a fusion mutation.

"To think it's an active skill. Although the drawback of losing self-awareness hasn't been eliminated, being able to choose to transform autonomously based on the situation is already far better than I expected."

Chen Lin lay lazily on the ground, nodding in satisfaction. Suddenly, his eyes widened in astonishment as he looked down at his own naked, toned body.

His body had undergone earth-shattering changes after the Gamma Modification. Chen Lin was visibly taken aback, but a look of satisfaction soon appeared on his face. He grinned and chuckled, "I never expected the Gamma Modification to have this kind of effect... Mmm... not bad, not bad at all. A man's assets have certainly increased quite a bit..."

As he spoke, Chen Lin couldn't help but reach out to fiddle with a certain object in the dangerous jungle. The more he looked, the more delighted he became, his face full of self-satisfaction.

Bang!

Suddenly, the door to the room was kicked open.

The look of smugness had not yet faded from Chen Lin's face as he couldn't help but look over.

"Hey! You stinking monster, what were you roaring about just now? I was calling you from outside, but you wouldn't answer. I thought you had... died..."

Her footsteps came to an abrupt halt. Time seemed to freeze in that instant. Yang Qianqian's originally fierce expression suddenly solidified on her small face. Her mouth hung slightly open, and her beautiful eyes widened as she stared at the scene before her—

A tall, powerful physique, a tight, narrow waist and abdomen, clearly defined muscle lines, and long, ink-black hair draped messily over his body...

If not for the fact that Chen Lin was still lying on the ground with his hands indecently paused in that mysterious black forest below his lower abdomen, and his frozen expression looked lewd and vulgar, ruining the aesthetic of the scene...

"Ah!!!!"

Suddenly, a high-pitched scream rang out across the mountainside of the Underworld Spring Branch.