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nChapter 77: Lu Ming’s Potential Awakening

nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nTurning ordinary people into Awakened individuals was a topic that Meng Jie had once raised.

nUnfortunately, Guangping Street lacked the necessary experimental equipment and assistants. It was already commendable that Meng Jie could research the evolution of Awakened individuals through devouring zombie crystals. Any further progress was beyond her capabilities.

nHowever, Meng Jie could not do it, but Huo Sheng was different.

nFirstly, his knowledge was indeed superior to Meng Jie’s.

nMost importantly, he had the support of the entire official shelter—both people and equipment, were readily available.

nA long time ago, Huo Sheng had already started researching the topic of artificially creating Awakened individuals.

nNot to mention the difficulties encountered along the way, but in short, until a few days ago, Huo Sheng finally found a safe and effective method to turn ordinary people into Awakened individuals.

n“The key lies in the mystery factor.”

n“It is known that for ordinary people to become Awakened individuals, the cells in their bodies need to combine with the mystery factor.”

n“And Zombie crystals are pure amalgams of mystery factors.”

nThe method was simple.

nExtract and dilute the mystery factor from the zombie crystal, mix it with special substances, and inject it into the human body through intravenous injection.

n“The key here lies in the quantity of the mystery factor.”

n“Even the lowest Tier 1 zombie crystal can explode an ordinary person! Therefore, the difficulty of the experiment lies in how to further separate the mystery factor in the zombie crystal.”

nWhen it came to professional knowledge, Huo Sheng’s expression immediately changed. He became excited and focused, speaking fluently and non-stop.

nHowever, when he saw that Lu Ming and Zhang Chengcheng did not show much interest, he sighed softly and went straight to the point.

n“Mr. Lu’s body is different from that of ordinary people.”

n“If an ordinary person directly swallowed the zombie crystal, their cells would immediately be crushed by the mystery factor and they would definitely turn into zombies within ten seconds. However, due to the strength of your physical abilities, Mr. Lu, you can directly consume the Zombie crystal, and you will be able to completely absorb the mystery factor within it.”

n“Once the concentration of the mystery factor in your body reaches a certain threshold, you will complete your Awakening and become a Level 1 Awakened!”

nBeing stronger indeed made a difference.

nEven the mystery factor had to open a back door for you…

nIn short, Lu Ming and Zhang Chengcheng understood Huo Sheng’s words.

nIf Lu Ming wanted to progress further and become an Awakened, all he needed to do was to consume Zombie crystals.

nTier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3 zombie crystals were fine.

nIf one was not enough, he would take two. If two were not enough, he would take three. He would continue to consume them until Awakening!

nZhang Chengcheng’s face revealed excitement.

nBrother Lu was already strong now. How powerful would he become after Awakening!?

nLu Ming, on the other hand, remained calm.

nAfter thinking for a moment, he asked, “Are you sure it’s not dangerous?”

nHuo Sheng nodded affirmatively, “I’m sure! There’s absolutely no danger.”

nHowever….

nEating the nucleus of a zombie…

nThis was really a little disgusting.

nHowever, for the sake of strength, Lu Ming could tolerate a bit of disgust.

nThe problem lay in the level of risk.

nUnlike acquaintances like Zhang Chengcheng, Wang Xiong, and Meng Jie, Lu Ming was not very familiar with Huo Sheng. Lu Ming was not completely convinced by what he said.

nAfter some thought, Lu Ming continued, “I want to see the entire process of an ordinary person becoming an Awakened. Is it possible to start from the stage of processing the zombie crystal?”

nLu Ming’s caution did not come as a surprise to Huo Sheng.

nInstead, he smiled slightly, as if to say, “I was waiting for you to say this.”

nAfter that, he said, “Coincidentally, I also have the intention to become an Awakened individual this time. Let me personally demonstrate it to you. What do you think?”

nThat could not be better.

nHuo Sheng was a smart person.

nEven though he had not interacted much with Lu Ming, Huo Sheng had indirectly learned what kind of person Lu Ming was.

nOtakus did not like to interact with others.

nAt the same time, he had a bit of paranoid delusion, always thinking of things in a negative light and believing that someone would harm him.

n—This could be seen from the fact that Lu Ming had not allowed anyone, not even Zhang Chengcheng, to step inside his home.

nTo gain the trust of such a person would inevitably require prolonged contact. However, at the moment when the Tier 4 zombie tentacle monster appeared, Huo Sheng realized that humanity’s time was truly running out…

nThe zombies were evolving, becoming stronger and more terrifying!

nMeanwhile, the evolution of human Awakened individuals had stagnated— Tyrants were difficult to find, Zombie crystals were scarce, and leaving the safety zone to actively hunt Tyrants was too dangerous and not worthwhile at all.

nTo put it bluntly, the main purpose of Huo Sheng’s visit today was not to discuss the issue of Tier 4 zombies with Lu Ming, or even to inform Lu Ming that he could progress further and become an Awakened individual.

nHuo Sheng simply wanted Lu Ming to become an Awakened individual!

nLu Ming had to progress further and become an Awakened individual!

nOtherwise, the future of humanity was really worrying!

nOf course, Huo Sheng also knew that Lu Ming, who was not an Awakened, must have a secret.

nBut was that important?

nIt did not matter at all!

nDigging into the secrets of a strong individual and offending the strong—let’s not even mention whether he had a way to control Lu Ming or not. Even if he did, as a leader, if he were to do such a thing, humanity might as well be destroyed, and there would be no point in the struggle.

nWhat was the point of a bunch of idiots fussing around…

nThe location of the experiment was in Meng Jie’s laboratory.

nTaking out a Tier 1 zombie crystal, Bai Tianyu helped Huo Sheng retrieve an instrument—a small centrifuge that resembled a blender.

nUnder Lu Ming’s interested gaze, Huo Sheng activated the centrifuge and placed the zombie crystals inside.

nSoon, the zombie crystals began to melt, transforming into streams of air with twinkling specks of light. The streams flowed out of the centrifuge through another opening and were collected.

nBai Tianyu and his warriors brought more equipment and raw materials.

nAs Huo Sheng concocted some kind of pale red liquid, he explained, “Actually, the difficulty in turning ordinary people into Awakened individuals lies in the quantity of the mystery factor. Have you seen those streams of air? Those are the diluted mystery factors.”

n“If you don’t mind the pain, you can directly inhale the diluted mystery factors to become an Awakened individual. However, although this method is not dangerous, it is very painful and difficult to endure.”

nAfter speaking, Huo Sheng shook the test tube containing the mixed liquid and said, “This is a painkiller that can fuse with mystery factors. When combined, it can reduce the pain to a level that an ordinary person can endure.”

nWith that, Meng Jie stepped forward and rolled up her sleeves.

nAfter properly fusing the painkiller with the mystery factor, Huo Sheng injected it into Meng Jie’s body.

nSoon, Meng Jie began to experience fever and body convulsions, indicating that she was in pain.

nHowever, Huo Sheng no longer paid attention to Meng Jie and instead looked back at the experimental table.

nHe picked up a portion of the collected Mystery Factors, pulled out the test tube stopper, took a deep breath and sucked in the other portion of Mystery Factor into his nasal cavity.

nVeins popped out on his forehead.

nCold sweat instantly covered his forehead.

nAmidst everyone’s exclamations, Huo Sheng turned to look at Lu Ming. As he trembled, he smiled and said, “I recommend Mr. Lu to directly consume the zombie crystals.”

n“Just like what I… am doing now…”

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