Matthew’s expression was noticeably more relaxed as he returned to the office.
The soft leather chair felt like a fluffy loaf of bread, hugging Matthew’s body tightly and wrapping around him completely.
His gaze fell upon the System panel.
With a massive sum of six hundred and eighty System Points, Matthew felt a bit emboldened for a moment.
“System, optimize all the flaws of the t-virus sample.”
[Optimizing all flaws of the ‘t-virus sample’ will cost 380 System Points. Do you wish to proceed with the optimization?]
“Yes.”
As Matthew gave the order, the t-virus sample placed in the ‘Experiment’ slot was instantly enveloped in a blue light…
After the light faded.
The originally deep blue syringe had now taken on a different appearance.
The liquid, clear as Water, filled the test tube, without a single bubble.
Compared to the eerie deep blue from before, the serum now looked far too ordinary.
“In that case, the current T-Virus no longer has any side effects.”
Taking the T-Virus out of the Experiment slot, Matthew carefully examined the serum in his hand.
[Optimized · t-virus sample: After injection, it can strengthen and reorganize the host’s DNA, granting them astonishing Stamina and vitality, slightly increasing strength and Neural Reflexes, and allowing activity even when vital organs are severely damaged. Note: Original side effects have been removed.]
Looking at the System’s explanation of the current T-Virus, Matthew frowned.
This was far from his expectation of becoming a humanoid Tyrant after injection; it was practically no different from a small zombie with the ability to act autonomously.
“If I want to reach the level I envisioned, I still need to continue optimizing… The current level of improvement doesn’t meet my expectations at all.”
He placed the t-virus sample back into the Experiment slot.
Now that the flaws option was gone, only the advantages of the T-Virus remained for further optimization and upgrades.
[Stamina LV1 Upgrade to LV2 Effect — Physiological functions break through limits; capable of sustained high-intensity activity for 72 hours without supplies (Cost: 150 System Points).]
[Cellular Regeneration LV1 Upgrade to LV2 Effect: Can maintain combat for half a minute even with fatal organ damage; severed limb regeneration efficiency increased to thirty minutes (Cost: 200 System Points)]
[Strength LV1 Upgrade to LV2 Effect — Instant explosive power can crush a human skull; full-speed running reaches forty meters per second. (Cost: 300 System Points)]
[Neural Reflexes LV1 Upgrade to LV2 Effect — Can detect and react to the attack trajectory of subsonic bullets at medium to long range. (Cost: 300 System Points)]
His gaze swept across the series of options one by one.
Suddenly, Matthew spoke up: “System, if I use the T-Virus now, can I still upgrade and optimize it later?”
[System User Manual Article 109 — After using a System item, the host can attempt to place themselves in the Experiment slot for optimization.]
“Understood.” Matthew nodded.
“In that case, I choose to upgrade Strength.”
[Upgrading and optimizing’Strength’ to LV2 will cost 300 System Points. Do you wish to upgrade?]
“Upgrade.”
Another flash of blue light passed by.
A few red filaments appeared within the water-clear syringe. This story is hosted at g.com.
Upgrade complete.
Matthew took out the syringe.
Without any hesitation, he jabbed it straight into his arm!
The serum was injected in an orderly fashion.
Accompanied by a cold, icy sensation flowing through his entire body, Matthew felt as if he were being soaked in ice Water.
However, this chill wasn’t overly stimulating; on the contrary, it was very gentle, so much so that he comfortably closed his eyes.
He didn’t know how much time had passed.
When this gentle chill faded, he gradually opened his eyes.
A feeling of lightness he had never experienced before enveloped him completely; he felt as pure as if he had just been born, without a trace of illness or hidden injuries.
He carefully sensed the feeling of power emanating from his limbs and bones.
Without further hesitation, Matthew immediately headed toward the training grounds on the twenty-fifth underground floor.
Inside the arena, the large amount of shell casings left behind had already been cleaned up and collected, and Hank, who had been called over by Eleanor to train, had long since returned to his dormitory to rest.
Now, Matthew was the only one left in the vast arena.
But this was just as well; it saved him the trouble of chasing away bystanders and made it easier to familiarize himself with his current physical condition, avoiding the embarrassing incident of jumping and hitting the ceiling.
The training grounds contained all sorts of training equipment, as well as various instruments for testing strength.
However, he didn’t plan on using the equipment in the arena to test his physical strength; instead, he chose the most primitive method.
He stopped in front of a brick wall that had already been half-shattered by an explosion.
Matthew narrowed his eyes, and the punching technique Hank had taught him surfaced in his mind.
Push off the ground…
rotate the waist and hips…
channel force to the fist!
Whoosh——
The sound of breaking air tore through the previously silent atmosphere.
The fist that had been hanging naturally at his side a second ago slammed into the brick wall like a cannonball fired from its chamber!
——Boom!
A piercing collision sound exploded in the space!
Dust swirled with the force of the punch, instantly obscuring his vision!
The sudden loud noise even startled Matthew; he had never imagined that a simple punch could cause such a huge commotion…
The dust settled.
And Matthew, who had caused all this, had a fist that was only slightly red, without even breaking the skin…
Next, Matthew tested his jumping ability, Stamina, and speed separately.
The conclusions were all very satisfying to him!
In a full-speed running state, his speed was around forty-two meters per second.
His jumping ability was even more astonishing; a standing jump could reach three meters high!
As for Stamina…
Matthew still hadn’t reached his limit yet.
At the very least, under training loads that even Olympic champions couldn’t endure, he felt absolutely no fatigue.
…
The sun rose and the moon set.
Sunlight pierced through the curtains, shining on Eleanor’s face.
The bright golden sunlight shone on her beautiful, moving cheeks, looking exceptionally charming.
Especially this charming sleeping face; if anyone else in the company saw it, it would definitely shatter her ‘Ice Beauty’ persona.
And at the corner of her mouth hung a faint, inexplicable smile, as if she were having a sweet dream.
Buzz, buzz, buzz——
At this moment, the phone placed beside her pillow emitted a few unpleasant vibrations, causing Eleanor to frown in her sleep.
Who is it!
Don’t they know the boss finally gave me a day off!
Sending a message at this time!
But soon, Eleanor suddenly realized…
This vibration frequency…
it seems to be the dedicated device for connecting with the boss…
Thinking of this, Eleanor jolted awake!
She hurriedly looked at the phone screen!
[Matthew Lawrence (Boss): I’m very sorry to disturb your vacation, but I suddenly remembered a very important matter that I need you to handle.]
[-Here are a few files that I used the company’s connections to collect overnight. According to the files, go and hire the people listed into our department, no matter what method you use.]
[File — Leon S. Kennedy.]
[File — Chris Redfield.]
[File — Claire Redfield.]
[File — Jill Valentine.]