Cellular saturation leads to qualitative changes, resulting in new evolutions!
For an ordinary F-level evolver, the saturation of their cells is at 5 times the human baseline. Once this threshold is reached, the cells undergo a transformation, triggering a new round of evolution!
For a special F-level evolver, the cell saturation is at 10 times the baseline. In his past life, Chen Chao was a special evolver, which led him to subconsciously believe that once his cells were enhanced to 10 times their original strength, he would become an E-level evolver. But now, he realized that the cellular potential of a multi-evolved individual was far beyond what a special evolver could match!
"My cellular saturation is 15 times, or maybe 20 times?" Chen Chao thought, feeling quite excited.
Whoosh!
Chen Chao darted across the bird area, swiftly entering the herbivore zone where he had arrived earlier. He sped along the dirt trench, passing numerous mutated creatures like zebra mutants, rhinoceros mutants, and giraffe mutants that had been trampled to death.
After collecting gene energy from the path, Chen Chao consumed over thirty clumps of white gene energy, barely boosting his physical condition to 13 times the normal human baseline.
As his physical condition improved, the white gene energy's effect began to diminish. Now, he had to consume about ten clumps before feeling any noticeable improvement.
"It looks like if I want to make further progress, I'll need to hunt mutated beasts with green gene energy or special corpses," Chen Chao thought as he leapt up a large tree and looked back towards the lion area from over 10 kilometers away, clearly visible due to his enhanced vision.
Boom! Boom!
He could vaguely hear the earth-shattering roars coming from that direction. The sounds of two lord-level monsters battling had caused the mutated creatures in the surrounding areas to flee far away in terror.
After glancing back, Chen Chao quickly dashed into the sewer and headed toward the zoo's exit.
"Let's wait here for a bit. Maybe these two big guys will injure each other badly, and then we can pick up the pieces. If that happens, we might evolve again soon!" the young man in the red jacket said, eyeing Zhao Bingbing, the team leader, with eager anticipation. His power wasn't as solid as the burly man's defense, and he felt that if he could evolve again, he would gain immense strength!
He was desperate for his second evolution!
The burly man and the twin brothers exchanged glances. Earlier, when hunting in the lion area, Zhao Bingbing had detected a white soft mass in the lion monster's body that could enhance physical strength. With the size of these two giant beasts, their white soft masses would undoubtedly be huge!
"This is a golden opportunity!" the young man in the red jacket thought excitedly, his face flushing slightly. "If we all evolve again, once we join the army, maybe we can become generals!"
Zhao Bingbing looked at him coldly and said, "If you're eager to die, you can go try it."
The young man in the red jacket froze for a moment, his face slightly pale, and he replied, "It can't be as bad as you say. If I see that they aren't badly hurt, I'll just stay hidden and wait. There's no danger to my life..."
"Let me explain simply," Zhao Bingbing adjusted her glasses and spoke indifferently. "First, their battle will send shockwaves through the entire zoo, causing all mutated creatures to panic. If we stay here, we might get swallowed by a beast wave before they even injure each other."
"Second, they have evolved to this level. Their intelligence should be at least as good as your pathetic brain cells, so the chances of them both being seriously wounded are very low—only about 3%! The other 89% chance is that one of them will win, consume the other's body, and evolve further!"
"And even if they both do injure each other, do you think your bullets or the modern cold weapons we carry can actually hurt them?"
The young man in the red jacket immediately felt all his hopes crushed. Unable to hold back, he asked, "How did you calculate the 3% chance?"
"With your pathetic brain cells, you wouldn't understand," Zhao Bingbing responded coldly.
The burly man scratched his head, clearly trusting Zhao Bingbing's judgment. He immediately said, "No matter what, it's very likely that their fight will cause a beast wave. Let's leave quickly."
The young man in the red jacket sighed and reluctantly nodded.
They hadn't gone far when a loud roar from ahead reached their ears.
Zhao Bingbing's pupils immediately glowed with a faint blue light. Her vision extended beyond the range of the flashlight, and she saw two tiny red dots ahead in the dark sewer. One red dot was bright as blood, exuding intense heat, while the other was rapidly dimming as its heat dissipated.
She concentrated, focusing her energy on her vision and instantly understood the situation. Her pupils involuntarily contracted slightly.
"Hmm?" Chen Chao casually killed the mutated creature that had jumped out of the sewage trench, and suddenly heard footsteps from behind. He turned around and looked.
After enhancing his basic physical condition to 10 times the normal human level, Chen Chao had gained night vision.
Dynamic vision and night vision were abilities that came with increased physical strength, but thermal vision and long-distance vision were rare abilities that only evolved individuals with specific eye powers could gain. No matter how many times their bodies were enhanced, other evolvers couldn't acquire these special visual abilities.
He saw a five-person team quickly approaching from the dark sewer passage. Among them, a woman's face appeared oriental, but her eyes glowed faintly with blue light—she was likely a sensory evolver with visual enhancements.
The team soon caught up with him.
"Hmm?" The young man in the red jacket's eyes quickly scanned the dead monsters on the ground. His pupils contracted slightly, and he cautiously asked, "Are you an evolver?"
The burly man and the twin brothers grew wary upon seeing the scene.
"You have guts," Chen Chao said indifferently and continued moving towards the exit.
The young man in the red jacket, ignored by Chen Chao, felt a surge of anger. But remembering Zhao Bingbing's earlier words, he thought this person might be the one who had entered the sewer first. Moreover, the numerous monster corpses scattered around suggested that Chen Chao had taken down all these beasts. Considering his lack of injuries, it seemed almost unbelievable. He could only swallow his anger.
Zhao Bingbing caught up to him, walking side by side with Chen Chao without any sign of wariness. She extended a delicate hand and said, "Hello, I'm Zhao Bingbing. Nice to meet you. Would you be willing to join us?"
"No interest," Chen Chao replied coldly.
Zhao Bingbing wasn't surprised and naturally lowered her hand. She adjusted her glasses and said, "Where are you headed?"
"None of your business," Chen Chao replied, still aloof.
"If you're heading to the army, we could go together," Zhao Bingbing turned her head to look at him, her tone cold but tinged with sincerity.
"No interest," Chen Chao repeated indifferently.
Zhao Bingbing showed no anger and said, "If you change your mind, you can look for me when you're in the army. I'd like to be your partner."
Chen Chao furrowed his brows but didn't respond.