The end of the world is approaching, I'm handing myself over to the country.

[Tch, always resorting to such petty tricks.]

The system's light spheres drifted around, emitting disdainful electronic sneers.

Even if you try to motivate them this way, it won't work.

The ball of light flickered, and a virtual screen visible only to Lin Mo unfolded before him, displaying dense streams of data and complex analytical charts.

According to big data, the success rate for humans using basic gene-editing agents for the first time is less than one percent.

Your self-righteous cleverness is nothing but a joke in the face of big data.

The system's voice carried a hint of schadenfreude.

【You're doomed. Get ready to owe me 100 million Source Crystals!】

Lin Mo completely ignored its noise and simply stared calmly at Zhou Jian and the other two in front of him.

After the initial shock that went straight to their brains, Zhou Jian and the others had forced themselves to calm down.

They did not inquire about Lin Mo's identity, nor did they raise any questions.

Because they had already witnessed enough outrageous things in the past few days.

For example, the fact that they can even stand here is the biggest absurdity in itself.

Zhou Jian was the first to reach out and pick up a gene serum from the counter.

The cold touch of metal traveled from his fingertips, and he nodded solemnly to Lin Mo.

"Mission accomplished!"

The button-pressing man and Peppa Pig didn't hesitate either, each picking up a vial of medicine.

The two straightened their backs and spoke in unison.

"Mission accomplished!"

The moment the words left his mouth, the three of them unscrewed the caps on the potion, tilted their heads back, and drank it all in one gulp.

The medicine went down my throat, the cold liquid sliding down my esophagus, and then a burst of scorching energy exploded out.

Om-! !

The three men tensed up abruptly, and veins bulged menacingly on their necks.

"Ugh..."

Zhou Jian gritted his teeth, and a suppressed groan of pain was forced out from between his teeth.

His body began to tremble violently and uncontrollably.

Beneath his skin, it was as if millions of bloodthirsty ants were frantically gnawing at his flesh and bones.

The bones emitted a series of teeth-grinding "crunching" sounds, the sounds of breaking and rebuilding.

Large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and in an instant, his combat uniform was completely soaked.

The other two were in the same situation.

The button press caused the person's knees to buckle, and they collapsed to the ground, their hands gripping the ground tightly, the muscles in their arms twitching and deforming irregularly and violently.

Peppa Pig leaned heavily against the wall, her body slowly sliding down the wall, her teeth grinding together, and a trace of bright red blood slowly seeping from the corner of her mouth.

It hurts too much.

This is no longer just physical pain.

It is a form of torture that originates from the depths of the soul, aiming to completely tear a person's will and body apart, crushing them into dust.

Consciousness was rapidly fading, and the body's survival instinct screamed frantically, urging the brain to give up the fight and faint.

The vision started to darken and become blurred after pressing the button.

Just as he was about to lose consciousness completely, he suddenly pulled out the dagger from his waist and, without the slightest hesitation, stabbed it into his own thigh!

"Pfft!"

The cold blade pierced his muscle, and the intense pain sent a shiver through his body.

This new, sharp pain abruptly pulled his consciousness, which was on the verge of collapse, back from the edge of darkness.

He roared, using the pain from this self-harm to fight against the destructive torrent of suffering from the genetic level.

[These people are insane! They're absolutely insane!]

The light on the system's orb fluctuated violently, clearly astonished by what it was seeing.

To stay sober, he actually went to such lengths to kill himself?

Use pain to relieve pain, and fight poison with poison!

Lin Mo simply watched quietly.

At this moment, his heart was also in suspense.

Although he had extraordinary confidence in the three men's willpower, the success rate of less than one percent was indeed too low.

Time passed by, second by second.

The air inside the store was so heavy it was suffocating, with only the heavy, suppressed breathing of the three people and the faint, terrifying sounds of bones and muscles reorganizing.

After an unknown amount of time, the violent energy raging within the three of them finally subsided.

Zhou Jian was the first to slowly stand up.

He tried to stretch his muscles and bones, and immediately a series of crackling and popping sounds came from inside his body.

An unprecedented sense of power filled his limbs and bones, as if every cell was cheering with joy.

He could feel that his hearing, vision, and smell had become incredibly sharp, and the explosive power contained in his muscles was at least ten times greater than before!

"I...did it!"

Zhou Jian's voice carried a hint of excitement that even he himself found hard to believe.

Immediately afterwards, both the button-pressing incident and Peppa Pig struggled to survive.

They felt the transformative power within their bodies, and their faces showed the same uncontrollable ecstasy.

All three of them succeeded.

Success rate: 100%.

【...】

The system's light sphere froze, suspended motionless in mid-air.

[Impossible... This is absolutely impossible! My data couldn't be wrong!]

It circled around the three of them, as if trying to find evidence of their failure.

However, according to the real-time physical data of the three individuals at that moment, they did indeed succeed.

The system flew back to Lin Mo's side.

These people are too ruthless to themselves... But... why do you trust them so much? What makes you think they'll definitely succeed?

The system cannot understand this; it is completely beyond its data model.

Lin Mo looked at the three people in front of him, whose oppressive aura had increased significantly, and uttered a single sentence.

"Because they are soldiers of the Dragon Kingdom!"

These words resonated deeply.

Zhou Jian and the other two were startled. Their gazes toward Lin Mo were filled with complex emotions, but more than anything, they showed heartfelt respect and recognition.

"Thank you, boss."

Before the three of them were about to leave, Lin Mo spoke again.

"Don't tell anyone about what I just said, or about my affairs."

Zhou Jian and the other two did not ask why.

They simply gave Lin Mo a standard military salute in perfect unison.

"yes!"

Then, the three of them turned around, opened the shop door, and walked out.

As the door opened, the cacophony of voices from outside flooded in once more.

Lin Mo watched their figures disappear into the crowd, and a weight was lifted from his heart.

He won the bet on the weapons factory.

【you......】

The system hesitated for a long time before finally saying something.

Lin Mo laughed out loud without any restraint: "A bet is a bet. Don't forget my weapons factory."

"Also, your database can be updated now."