NOVEL WEB Chapter 723: Showing Off Skills
"How can we let a woman go first?"
Xin Cheng stepped forward confidently, "I should go first!"
Letting a girl go first, what does that look like?
Should be him, the man!
"It's all the same, it's not some evil scientific experiment," Chu Xuan didn't care, "but this kind of potion certainly hasn't received formal approval, just like the enhancement injections before."
Even so, none of the Victory Team members refused.
The dangers they would face in the future were unimaginable; how could they not make themselves stronger?
Not to mention, the Victory Team is also researching various powerful combat equipment, some of which require strong physical fitness to use.
If they can unlock the gene lock, they can definitely help Tiga in the future!
Zhao Yingkong went first, and after the injection, cold sweat broke out all over her body, and her plump areas visibly slimmed down at an eye-catching speed, with her muscles also reducing a bit.
"Are you alright?" Kujima Megumi looked at Zhao Yingkong's appearance, somewhat worried.
"I'm okay." Zhao Yingkong took a deep breath, clenched her fist, and said, "I feel as if I've controlled a switch within my body that I can turn on and off at will. The slimming might be because of energy consumption."
Chu Xuan said, "That's inevitable. To unlock the gene lock, it must consume a lot of energy, but my potion contains high nutritional content. You've all reached the peak of human capability; otherwise, if a normal person injected this, they might have to rest in bed for one or two months to recover."
Lina suddenly didn't want to inject the potion.
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Although it could make her stronger, seemed like it would make that area smaller?
Though temporary, she was already small enough; any smaller would really make her flat.
Xin Cheng rubbed his eyes, hard to imagine Zhao Yingkong transformed from a tempting mature papaya to a fresh apple, muttering, "After the injection, my muscles won't disappear, right?"
He's very satisfied with his muscles now; if unlocking the gene lock made them disappear, it would be somewhat not worth it.
"That's why I say you need to eat a lot afterward," Chu Xuan said rightfully, "Nutrient replenishment is a must; otherwise, you'll deplete your own energy, and usually, you can turn off the gene lock."
Of course, Chu Xuan believed the opening and closing of the gene lock only in the first and second stages, by the third stage, it becomes fixed, leading to genuine evolution on a life level.
And the fourth stage is about changing life's essence.
As for why the first two stages can be closed, Chu Xuan believed this was mainly to prevent prolonged exposure, causing the body to be overwhelmed.
A sudden outburst of strength beyond one's limits must make muscles and bones hard to bear; adaptation is necessary, cannot be achieved overnight.
Hence, in the first two stages, the gene lock's like a kind of explosive transformation, similar to Super Saiyan's first and second stages, reaching the third stage, the previous two should become normalized, slowly fixed.
Speaking of Saiyans, Liu Ziqiang seems to have gone through Saiyan enhancement, maybe his cells could be researched.
With the idea, Chu Xuan proceeded with the gene lock enhancement for the Victory Team members and then applied to interrogate Liu Ziqiang and others, preparing to seize some Saiyan cells.
After unlocking the first-stage gene lock, Kujima Megumi and others hurried to the cafeteria without caring why Chu Xuan proposed interrogating those people.
After all, only one thought filled their minds: eating.
Watching them run to the cafeteria like zombies unleashed, Zheng Zha sighed, "T-virus might have been designed to enable humans' first-stage gene lock, though forced, causing post-infection human genetic collapse due to insufficient nutrition, but it retained eating instinct."
Chu Xuan agreed without further comment.
Though Umbrella didn't design the T-virus exactly as Zheng Zha explained, its performance remarkably aligned with his words.
"Speaking of this round, it's a team battle, but have we really confronted the India Team head-on?" Zhao Yingkong asked, "They stay hidden in the dark."
As an assassin, she actually disliked the identity Main God arranged.
This directly exposed her to the sunlight.
Moreover, Zhongzhou Team entered during "Episode 25," roles assigned as combat personnel, grassroots personnel were okay; but directly placed with the Victory Team elite, plainly indicated to the India Team that they are Zhongzhou Team members.
"Actually, we did, that giant who suddenly appeared at Mero Zoo orchestrated a sneak attack on Tiga, killed Lu Renjia, Xiao Bingyi, Qun Zhongding, is the India Team's leader." Sun Wukong explained to Zhao Yingkong, "Previously when everyone gathered for discussion, it wasn't explicitly mentioned, given he could transform like Ultraman into a giant, saying so would be pointless."
"That giant with a big beard?" Zhao Yingkong recalled something, somewhat shocked.
"No worries, if he shows up, I'll handle it." Zheng Zha said confidently, "After all, now I'm Ultraman Dyna."
Three days later.
Kujima Megumi and others had already adjusted themselves to their best state, all capable of unlocking the first stage gene lock, but they wouldn't do so unless absolutely necessary.
The reason is simple: after unlocking it, they could indeed gain strength beyond normal, but it would consume a large amount of energy, leading to a body collapse.
Perhaps, after unlocking it frequently in the future, the body might gradually adapt, but definitely not now.
This is the drawback of not having a Main God that can instantly repair the body.
Gene lock, for ordinary people, no matter how wealthy, cannot be opened.
That Kujima Megumi and others could unlock it was due to the Victory Team's science being fifty years ahead of the outside world, plus the technology captured or traded from various aliens, which could support the energy consumption of unlocking the gene lock.
"Now I feel like I've been reborn, and a punch could shatter a mountain as high as Mount Fuji," Xin Cheng said, waving his fist with such speed that the air crackled, full of excitement.
"Alright, don't make trouble, this is the operations meeting room, not a training ground. Don't show off your fists as if no one else knows how to punch,"
Jueling showed a hint of disdain. After all, just by punching, he could also make the air thrum loudly now, but he still preferred using his brain to solve problems.
Why, you ask?
Perhaps because he's a scientist, whereas Xin Cheng is... just a brawler.
"Tch, I think you're just jealous." Xin Cheng said slyly.
"Jealous? Look who always crashes the fighter when going on missions against monsters," Jueling replied irritably.
"Speaking of which, have you ever noticed that whenever Xin Cheng and Da Gu are in the same Flying Swallow on a mission, it always crashes?" Zheng Zha added mischievously, bringing up an old joke, "Though I can't say it's every time, the probability... seems a bit higher after monsters appear."
"Nonsense!" Xin Cheng's face reddened, "It definitely isn't my fault."
Da Gu: "..." Maybe I should propose to the captain to let me handle ground evacuation work in the future. Otherwise, crashing every time we encounter a monster feels a bit disconcerting.
Kujima Megumi laughed, "Xin Cheng, don't get excited. Fighting monsters and having the fighter crash is understandable, no need to shift the blame."
"Captain!"
Xin Cheng's face turned even redder.
However, the urgent report that followed alleviated his embarrassment.
"A steel monster has appeared in the Kunlun Mountains!" Nori displayed the scene: a dragon-shaped monster clad in iron armor stood atop the Kunlun Mountains, swaying its long neck and spewing red mist. "According to intelligence analysis from the Victory Team's division in China, this mist can alter Earth's atmosphere... The reason for choosing the Kunlun Mountains is to use the air currents there to spread across the entire Earth!"
Next, Nori pulled up a report, "This is likely a biological weapon of the Dysis Galaxy People. They attempted to invade Earth eighteen years ago but failed. Their bodies were studied by scientists from various countries... Now it seems the Dysis Galaxy People may have only feigned death, as the 'bodies' recently transported to a research institute in Japan have vanished."
Comparing the appearance of the Dysis Galaxy People's spacecraft to the armor of the steel dragon, one can find the styles almost identical.
The steel dragon monster is indeed the work of the Dysis Galaxy People.
Chu Xuan asked, "Is this steel dragon fully mechanical, or is it half machine and half flesh?"
"Let me check the transmitted data..."
Nori quickly examined the information, "Based on preliminary judgment from the Victory Team's division, it's entirely mechanical without a trace of biological flesh... This actually makes sense. The Dysis Galaxy People failed to invade Earth eighteen years ago; this steel dragon has been buried in the Kunlun Mountains for at least eighteen years. Such a long time would cause significant biological consumption if it had flesh."
"But this is just a preliminary assessment; to clarify, a personal visit is necessary."
"After all, it's a monster!"
Monsters, bizarre giant beasts.
With Earth's ecological environment, it's impossible to support the existence of such large creatures, yet they exist, hence they're called monsters.
"If that's the case, then it's the perfect opportunity to engage in our first battle post-strengthening!"
Kujima Megumi's eyes were bright and resolute, "Nori, Chu Xuan, Jueling, you stay at the main base, the rest of you, follow me into action!"
"Understood!"
This time, everyone piloted the Artadis.
To eliminate the steel dragon in one stroke, heavy firepower was necessary, and given that Kujima Megumi and others had just completed their enhancements, they naturally wanted to showcase their skills.