Life Game In Other World
Chapter 543: What is a Gene Potion (Super Long - Begging for Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 543: Chapter 543: What is a Gene Potion (Super Long Chapter Begging for Monthly Tickets)

The huge iron gate was firmly propped open by those strong arms, while the hydraulic machinery continued to drive the colossal gate forward. Under the action of two terrifying forces, the sturdy steel twisted like paper, crumpled into a dent.

Thick muscles bulged from those arms and with a fierce pull, an orange phantom took advantage of the force and burst out from the steel’s curled dent in an instant, like a shell shot from a cannon, it charged towards the black SUV that had just landed on the highway.

Seeing this, Heish, sitting in the passenger seat, didn’t hesitate at all. Her right hand shot out from the car window, a nearly invisible thread traversed the void in the night, heading straight for the neck of the orange phantom.

The phantom reached out, and a translucent orange barrier of light formed on his arm, blocking the incoming slender alloy thread.

Boom——

Accompanied by a loud noise, his figure landed on the roof of the SUV’s rear, the solid steel roof almost instantly crushed beneath his feet, as if a thin paper had been pierced through, allowing the orange figure to smoothly fall into the SUV.

Heish reached out her hand and retracted the threads dancing in the air.

It was only now that she got a clear look at the specific appearance of this orange phantom.

As she had guessed, the orange phantom was the red-haired man who had just injected the serum.

Only now, the man was in a strange state, his strong muscles somewhat atrophied, and his overall size reduced by about a third.

But now his body looked even more explosive than before, and it was also covered with a layer of strange, faintly lingering orange glow.

The shape of that glow was very unusual, not like some kind of lighting equipment, but more like a hazy fog formed in a state of brilliance.

Something unknowable and unobservable was hidden behind this diffuse light.

Heish subconsciously wanted to take a closer look at this hazy glow, and in that instant, a muddled and silent murmur appeared in her mind without a sound.

She felt as if the world before her eyes was undergoing some kind of change, her thoughts falling as if in a dream.

It was in this moment that she felt an immense force beside her, abruptly pulling her out from this dreamlike state.

She lifted her head and looked in surprise at He Ao next to her.

At that moment, He Ao was holding her wrist with one hand and a dagger in the other, blocking the red-haired man’s incoming punch.

This reality pulled her from her ’dream’, bringing her back ’up’ to the real world.

"You take the wheel,"

He Ao glanced at her, not asking why she had been distracted, released her wrist that he had been holding, and gestured for her to take the driver’s seat.

He had already undone her seat belt.

Meanwhile, He Ao’s own figure moved backward, his dagger turned into a streak of light as he blocked the red-haired man’s punch, aiming for the man’s neck.

The red-haired man abruptly retreated, his body smashing through the already broken rear windshield.

As He Ao’s figure moved smoothly between the driver and passenger seat, he successfully entered the back row.

Without He Ao’s obstruction, Heish quickly took the driver’s seat, regained control of the vehicle, and then turned off the car’s built-in autopilot that He Ao had just activated.

To ensure safety, Federation autopilot systems have many limitations and are not suitable for the current dangerous environment.

At the same time as Heish took the driver’s seat, several roaring white SUVs, the same as the red-haired man’s vehicle, burst out from the other end of the street and quickly approached.

Heish slammed the accelerator to the floor and sped down the night road.

In this brief period, He Ao had already exchanged several blows with the red-haired man in the back seat.

For both men, the space in the rear of the SUV was extremely tight so that they had to rely on the back seats, fighting fist to flesh.

However, He Ao’s weapon was a short dagger, which could still be wielded relatively freely in such an environment, whereas the bigger red-haired man was more restricted.

But whenever He Ao managed to strike him, a golden barrier would spread across the man’s body, blocking He Ao’s attacks.

"You’re strong. How much did this woman pay you? We can offer double the fee,"

After being suppressed by He Ao, the red-haired man momentarily backed off, leaning against the rear right door, rasping out his offer.

He Ao gripped the dagger, staring at the faint, weak glow that had started to gradually dissipate on the redhead man’s body.

Watching these glimmers, whispers of twisted murmurs echoed in He Ao’s mind.

Such glows were an inevitable result of using the Gene Potion.

The fundamental knowledge behind the creation of Gene Potions was actually the esoteric knowledge from a book belonging to Jess’s father, and the significant breakthroughs in Gene Potion research occurred when Jess was in a chaotic, insane state.

Therefore, Jess couldn’t be certain whether Gene Potions belonged to the realm of science or occultism.

Or perhaps they were a creation of science utilizing occult knowledge.

The Gene Potion developed by Jess could only be administered through intramuscular or intravenous injection, and after use, it would briefly grant the appearance of the corresponding Talent Sequences.

Unlike the Secret Medicine of Talent Sequences, which required special and rare main ingredients, the synthesis of Gene Potions didn’t need particularly strong or rare Transcendent materials, only some Transcendent factors derived from the blood of exotic beasts or Transcendents with those Talent Sequences.

This ability to mass-produce certainly indicated an attribute of industrial science, yet the principle by which Gene Potions bestowed strength upon the user remained a mystery, at least to Jess, the creator who didn’t know how the potion worked.

He only knew "this works," not "why this works."

However, Jess himself speculated that the power of the potion might be related to Divine Beings.

Because during each experiment using Gene Potions on test animals, Jess often sensed an indescribably great power during the activation of the potion, and this sensation would further increase his madness.

Later observation of the researchers around him made him realize that not everyone could sense this indescribable power; the vast majority couldn’t detect it at all, and perhaps a few could, but not repeatedly.

Touching this indescribable force required a strong Soul sensing ability; the stronger the Soul, the higher the probability of touching this force, but it was still just a possibility.

Among the many researchers in the laboratory, only one had once glimpsed this great power by chance, and then he went mad on the spot; Jess didn’t even have the time to save him.

Since then, Jess had tried to keep those researchers from participating in the Gene Potion tests as much as possible.

Of course, Jess himself could always glimpse such indescribable power, which is why his mental state became increasingly worse.

Heish’s recent behavior was due to her having glimpsed the indescribable force that enabled the Gene Potion to take effect. If He Ao had not just pulled her back, she probably would have completely lost her reason and transformed into a Transcendent monster.

Although as a powerful Transcendent, Heish’s Soul sensitivity should be strong, the probability of her simply glimpsing that terrifying power, based on Jess’s previous deductions, was very low.

It was unclear whether Heish’s luck was good or bad.

Seeing that He Ao did not respond to him, but instead was observing the glow on his own body, the redhead man further spoke, "Are you curious about my power? If you’re willing, you too can possess these powers."

He glanced at Heish, still driving, "How about it, catch this woman, and I can pay you twice the fee she’s paying you, and let you experience even greater power."

He had already realized He Ao’s strength, so he thought of using other means to settle this matter.

"Brother, what’s your decision?"

He looked at He Ao, who didn’t initiate attack or make a move, and quickly glanced at Heish driving in front.

Heish’s hands on the steering wheel remained steady, swiftly dodging the vehicles on the street, appearing not the least bit worried about He Ao’s attitude.

But the redhead man noticed that Heish’s arms were somewhat stiff.

This indicated that the woman could not be completely confident He Ao wouldn’t turn around and attack her.

This proved that there was indeed no close acquaintance or long-term trust between Heish and this powerful Transcendent before him.

The redhead man showed a smile.

Then his attempts at sowing discord might be useful. His gaze swept over the still calm He Ao, then he suddenly stood up and threw a punch at the temple of Heish, who was still driving.

At that moment, the people in several white SUVs catching up from behind had also taken out heavy submachine guns and began wildly spraying bullets at the black SUV.

Thump—

This fist collided with a soft palm, which caught and held it tightly.

The redhead man turned his head, looking at He Ao with some shock. During the recent fight, He Ao had not displayed such formidable fighting prowess.

He gazed at He Ao’s calm face and yelled,

"You’re not originally part of this woman’s group, right? You have no relationship with her, so why go to such lengths for that bit of commission?!"

As he spoke, an orange glow covered his other hand, and he violently smashed his fist towards He Ao’s brow.

The fierce punch tore through the air, emitting a massive sonic boom.

Bullets from behind pierced through the already shattered rear windshield and struck the red-haired man’s fist, only to be deflected by the orange glow.

Amidst the intense hail of bullets, the red-haired man’s fist, like a charging exotic beast, smashed towards He Ao’s cheek.

He almost could see the image of He Ao’s facial bones shattering, sinking into his skull.

Such a terrifying fantasy exhilarated him more and more.

"Actually,"

He Ao calmly watched the red-haired man’s incoming fist, slowly raised his other hand, and a sharp dagger slipped into his sleeve.

Bang—

The man’s other hand also fell into He Ao’s palm, which He Ao clamped down tightly, rendering it immovable, "you still can’t make me fight desperately."

The man, dumbstruck, stared at He Ao, his slightly crazed expression turning to astonishment in an extremely short amount of time.

From the very beginning, He Ao had not used his full strength; he was constantly probing the man’s stamina, testing the effect of the Gene Potion on the man.

This was Jess’s as well as He Ao’s first encounter with someone who had used a C-level Gene Potion.

The strongest Gene Potion previously created by Jess only reached F-level, not because Jess couldn’t make it but because he didn’t want to cause slaughter.

F-level Gene Potion experiments could be carried out with exotic beasts and experimental animals, but ascending to a higher level would require living humans for experimentation.

In fact, even for F-level experiments, the Mysterious Person had always sought to experiment on living humans.

Jess had no desire to take that step, so he had always kept the scale of the experiments limited and controlled all produced Gene Potions at F-level.

For such a long time, Jess had believed he was doing great.

But the appearance of this red-haired man signified the failure of his efforts, and it was impossible for the Mysterious Person to suddenly concoct a workable Gene Potion in such a short time.

That meant the Gene Potion used by the red-haired man had most likely been in development for a long time, at another place beyond Jess’s monitoring, where cruel experiments were conducted.

"Impossible!"

The red-haired man, seeing the sudden display of strength from He Ao, frantically attempted to pull his hand back.

He Ao released the grasp on the man’s fist, and immediately after, a shield-like glow enveloped the man’s fist, which then sharpened into a long spike.

Wielding this spike, the man thrust violently toward He Ao’s heart.

He Ao watched him, slightly vibrating his arm, the dagger from his sleeve flew out and back into his palm, and holding the dagger, He Ao sidestepped the man’s thrusting spike, leaning forward with all his strength concentrated in his hand as he fiercely stabbed out.

The sharp dagger passed through the man’s skin, piercing his neck, with orange-glowing blood splattering forth.

The man’s body stiffened, and the glowing spear in his hand suddenly shattered.

He Ao observed the man’s body, knowing about the ability to construct an invisible defense on the body from previous encounters, like with Elijah’s maid in Rock City, the Grim Reaper Priest.

It was very difficult to kill bearers of such abilities, as He Ao’s attempts had been blocked by the red-haired man’s defenses.

In situations like this, to deal a fatal blow one had to either force through the defense or guide the opponent to concentrate all their strength in one spot and then take the opportunity to attack a weak point.

That’s what happened just now: the enraged red-haired man had concentrated all his power to attack He Ao, who seized the chance to pierce through his energy core.

It could only be said that although the red-haired man possessed immense power, his control over his abilities was incomplete, like a child recklessly swinging an adult’s longsword.

"Don’t······"

In the fleeting moments as life rapidly slipped away, the red-haired man’s eyes bulged as he stared at He Ao in front of him, and it was as though he was staring into the endless void. He seemed to have fixed his gaze on something that should not be observed, reaching out with difficulty and pain,

"Don’t..."

Under the perspective of Super Memory, the originally robust soul of the red-haired man suddenly contracted, twisted into a ball, and then disappeared into the void.

At the same time, his body began to disintegrate at a horrific speed.

He Ao opened the car door behind him, and as Heish turned the corner, he casually threw the man’s body out.

Then he put away his dagger and fell into a brief silence.

Gene Potion, what exactly is it?

He Ao possessed the complete memory of manufacturing and researching this substance in his mind, but he knew nothing of its deeper aspects.

Jess had never conducted any human experiments, so this was the first time He Ao witnessed the effects of a Gene Potion inside a human body.

The red-haired man was not as strong as the maid of Elijah He Ao had encountered before, but his fighting capability was not at the bottom amongst C-levels and his physical condition was maintained at a relatively high standard.

After using the Gene Potion, the red-haired man seemed to have truly gained the abilities of that Talent Sequence, retaining enough sanity as well.

Compared to the Strengthening Potion developed by Stars Pharma, the Gene Potion was clearly a more stable method for ordinary people to acquire Transcendent strength.

But where did this seemingly side-effect-free Transcendent power come from?

Jess was ignorant of the mysteries, allowing him to research fearlessly, attempting to steal Transcendent power for ordinary people.

But for He Ao, who had experienced many mysterious events, he was well aware that in this Transcendent world, one stable principle always followed.

All gifts come at a price.

"You don’t seem to be in good shape."

Heish glanced at He Ao through the rearview mirror, who had suddenly fallen silent in the back seat, "Are you hurt?"

"No, just thinking about some things."

He Ao turned his head to look behind him, noting that the distance to the white off-road vehicles was gradually increasing.

"We’re about to lose them, just past the intersection ahead is the West District. I have people in place over there, once we enter the West District, we’ll be safe,"

Heish said with a smile, "The power of this car is really a bit outrageous. If it wasn’t this strong, we would have had trouble getting away today."

"Hmm."

He Ao nodded slightly, his gaze fixed on the deteriorating road at the edge of his vision, which led to the West District.

An invisible dividing line separated the rich from the poor.

He Ao looked around; they were not far from Vitland University, a place Jess had once visited. This area was a junction of the chaotic West District, the governmental North Vitland District, and the Plante District, where the majority of civilians resided.

Ahead was a fork in the road, splitting into two paths; the main road straight ahead led to the West District, while the smaller road to the right led to the Plante District.

The gunshots from behind had subsided, seeming to signal that the pursuers had given up the attack after realizing the increasing distance.

In this moment, He Ao finally had the time to reflect on everything that had just happened.

Scenes flashed through his mind and, as they were about to reach the junction, he suddenly spoke up, "Do you trust me?"

"Hmm?"

Heish, who was driving, looked puzzled.

The SUV had just reached the fork in the road.

"Turn right."

A calm voice came from the back seat.