The Origin of Mutation cut open the safe and found a tiny box inside. It lifted it, opened it, and discovered three vials filled with blue liquid. The fluid shimred with unnatural purity, without a single trace of contamination.
Han Wu studied them with curiosity. “What are those three vials?”
The Origin of Mutation’s hands trembled as it turned toward him excitedly. “Hahaha! Vessel, we are rich! These are the treasures of the Zombie Civilization, the Origin Virus.”
Han Wu was still confused. He had never heard of it before.
The Origin of Mutation explained slowly, “Let try to make it simple for you. These three vials contain the Origin Virus, the source of the zombie virus spreading across the world. Every zombie out there was once human, infected by the strain that had been diluted countless tis.
“Don’t underestimate the Origin Virus. Each vial only contains twenty milliliters, but given enough ti, they could easily turn every single living creature in any civilization into zombies.”
Han Wu’s expression tightened. The Origin Virus was too dangerous!
“Vessel, what are you worried about? You are a God of the Divine Civilization and can use your Divine Points to resist infection. However, your divine realm is a different matter.
“Almost everyone in the Divine Civilization fears their divine realm becoming infected, especially by a virus like the one in my hands. The Origin Virus is extrely unpredictable and can easily cause a catastrophe within your divine realm.
“Although... Only your locusts could be immune to it. Their digestive systems are extraordinary, and with the antivirus that I’ve created for them, they could consu the Origin Virus and grow stronger.”
Han Wu sighed when he learned that the Origin Virus couldn’t infect him or his locusts. The Zombie Civilization’s virus was very hard to deal with and that was why he was very careful with it.
After so contemplation, he asked, “What can you do with them?”
The Origin of Mutation answered eagerly, “They’re very useful! The Origin Virus represents infinite possibilities. With the right reagent, I can completely alter its composition. By doing so, I can modify it so that the virus’ next generation induces a specific kind of mutation.
“Do you rember my Skill: Controlled Mutation? The modified virus would work in a similar way, but my Skill is easier to control and produces fewer side effects.”
Han Wu still didn’t understand why the three vials were so valuable.
The Origin of Mutation simplified its explanation. “To put it bluntly, as long as I have them, I can experint and determine several paths to create powerful mutations in a host. In fact, I could even make a template. With that, you could choose any mutation you want. I will only need to add the necessary ingredients to the Origin Virus to produce the desired result.”
Han Wu thought of it as sothing like an all-purpose balm. It seed to work the sa way within the realms of viruses, though it was much more valuable.
“Vessel, there are three vials right now,” the Origin of Mutation said. “I want to keep one for myself and use the other two for your units. What do you think? Don’t worry. With these two vials, I’m absolutely confident that I can turn them into reagents perfectly suited to strengthen your units. I will just take the last one as a reward. Is that alright?”
Han Wu looked into the Origin of Mutation’s eyes, burning with desire, and didn’t refuse. “Are you sure one is enough? You can take another if you need it, or even all three.”
The Origin of Mutation was touched. “Vessel, that won’t be necessary. I only need one. But you should carefully consider which units will receive the other two. It’s best to use them on your most loyal units to maximize their effect.”
Han Wu nodded. He was about to explore the rest of the headquarters when a system notification echoed.
[The duel is over. Tanuki Town will soon shatter into pieces. Please leave now.]
Han Wu heard the notification and imdiately abandoned any thought of exploring further. He quickly ordered his units and the survivors who worshipped him to gather in one place. A mont later, all of them were transported back to his divine realm.
In the control room, the last remaining executive confird that Han Wu was truly gone, then exhaled in relief.
“That bastard is finally gone!” he muttered, only to freeze as a sharp cracking sound echoed through the room. He looked around, trying to find the source, before realizing it was coming from underneath him.
He pressed his ear to the floor and heard the cracking intensify. Before he could react, the entire control room trembled, the ground split open, and a bottomless chasm yawned below.
Peering into the chasm, he saw magma churning around.
“What is happening? Am I hallucinating due to fatigue?” he stamred.
He rubbed his eyes and tried to calm himself. The scene before him was almost impossible to believe. The ground trembled, and the man failed to keep his balance. He fell into the chasm, and the magma below swallowed him.
Similar scenes unfolded throughout Tanuki Town. Three hours later, the entire town sank into the earth.
Han Wu, who had known this outco all along, remained calm. He simply waited for the judges to declare the winner.
Their decision was unanimous: Han Wu had claid the final victory, and Huang Shengjun was the loser. The representatives from the War faction left imdiately after the announcent. Even though losing was part of a war, certain losses carried consequences that would inevitably end the future of soone else.
This final battle had been a contest of strength between the two n and a test to determine whether Huang Shengjun was worthy of the War Faction’s support. In the end, he failed. With his defeat, the War faction withdrew its backing, rendering all his efforts aningless.
Unable to accept the result, Huang Shengjun shouted with tears streaming down his face. He couldn’t control his emotions anymore.
Han Wu couldn’t care less and turned to Xu Hai. The latter instantly understood his intent, stood up promptly, and snapped at Huang Shengjun. “Compose yourself! This is a public space. You are making a fool of yourself.”
Everyone could tell that Xu Hai was using this chance to put more pressure on Huang Shengjun.
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