Konoha's Mission Master

"Is something wrong?"

Zhang Mingyao's cool voice came from the other end of the communicator. This was an internal dedicated line, used for communication within the S-level research lab.

"Master, before I awakened to the Holy Favor, I experienced blurred vision and excruciating pain, like my heart was being clenched..."

I will investigate this matter.

"Then... goodbye, Master."

A smile appeared on Yakumo's face.

He could sense the barely suppressed anger in Zhang Mingyao's tone, and believed that the cause of the original owner's death would be investigated and clarified in a few days, at which point Mission Two would be completed directly.

This is the benefit of leveraging existing trends.

Two hours later.

Yakumo then received a reply from Zhang Mingyao.

The other party used a very simple method: poison gas was injected into the air ducts. Not only him... but another person died today in the F-level research lab due to this poison gas.

This poison gas only works when a person is physically exhausted; otherwise, it has no harmful effect. The method of administration was quite secretive, and the resulting death resembled sudden cardiac arrest due to overwork.

Within the Ninth Research Institute, there are over 2600 F-level research labs.

Because the number of deaths was only in single digits each time, and the time intervals were extremely long and irregular, this group remained undetected.

Today, however, they were all caught in one fell swoop.

There are traces of the Dark Demon Clan behind this group...

Whether this is the truth or not is not important; what is important is... whether the game system recognizes that Yakumo has completed the mission.

The game system interface at this time.

Mission Two: Confirm the truth behind Wang Ming's death.

Task Status: Ready to Submit

Chapter 254 Enhancement, Secret Forest Origin

three days later.

Yakumo sat cross-legged, controlling the flow of cellular energy along the route of the Secret Forest Codex, but soon... this cellular energy lazily returned to the cell interior.

After Yakumo's physique improved dramatically, the amount of cellular energy became even more terrifying, and relatively speaking, this energy also became more sluggish.

It always loses control after completing half a lap.

"This must be a side effect of having a high physical constitution."

Yakumo shook his head and said... He discovered that his physical attributes were already comparable to Zhang Mingyao in his normal state, but if the other party activated his Holy Spirit state, the gap would become enormous.

During this time, he realized that the Holy Spirit state was a terrifying state of combat.

After several failures, Yakumo stood up.

Standing by the window, looking down through the glass at the entire Ninth Research Institute, the lush forest stretching for tens of thousands of kilometers was right beneath my feet, and the pedestrians on the ground looked like ants.

The reason why those murderers were able to succeed repeatedly without being discovered is because within the Ninth Research Institute, the lives of Level 1 researchers... were of no concern to anyone.

"Master the power, reap the power of the world."

"93 days left..."

Yakumo murmured softly, gazing at the ethereal clouds.

In fact, Yakumo had a way to quickly complete Zhang Mingyao's task, but he didn't want to easily admit his own limitations, which is why he wasted these three days.

initiative:

Secret Forest Classic Lv.0 『Upgrade』

This upgrade requires 2000 gold coins; you do not have enough.

"50 strands of world power can be exchanged for gold coins."

Congratulations to the player for winning 5000 gold coins.

"promote."

Within Yakumo's body, cellular energy automatically activates and operates according to a complex pattern, converging from each cell, flowing throughout the body, and then returning to the cells.

Finally, after several cycles, a massive amount of cellular energy surged into Yakumo's coccyx, slowly climbing upwards along the spine... like countless insects swimming and darting within the bones.

But soon, immense resistance began to appear, like countless fish swimming against the current towards the source of the river. Under the influence of the energy of countless cells, this resistance was gradually torn apart.

Cellular energy can then penetrate the second vertebra through the crack, and under the influence of energy, the initial crack continues to widen.

With a loud bang.

The sound of a rushing river crashing against boulders echoed through Yakumo's spine, causing a slight stinging pain that was gradually increasing, yet he remained completely calm... Under the influence of the game system, there was no possibility of failing to break through.

"drink."

This process is incredibly difficult for ordinary people, and it may even require a long period of adjustment to overcome obstacles. However, Yakumo is no ordinary person. His extremely high physical attributes give him a starting point far beyond that of ordinary people.

The energy from countless cells in my limbs and bones is transformed into the energy of a fish swimming upstream. The pain is gradually transformed into comfort, and my body feels as if it is under the spring sun, warm but not hot.

Finally... the fish completely penetrated the spine, forming a new cycle.

At that moment, Yakumo felt absolutely wonderful.

passive:

Giant Tree No. 9 Activation Rate: 53.8%...55.6%...

Activation levels are increasing rapidly.

The original white jade-like spine was transformed into a light green color, and even the original silver cell source was tinged with a touch of green, full of vitality and nourishing the whole body.

Yakumo became green (cuckolded), and he also became stronger...

Three days later, Yakumo knocked on the door of Zhang Mingyao's study.

"Enter."

Yakumo pushed open the door and entered, first offering a respectful greeting.

"What's up?"

"I have already mastered the Secret Forest Codex."

"Oh? Show me how to use it."

Zhang Mingyao's expression changed slightly. He put down the book in his hand and looked at Yakumo with scrutinizing eyes.

Yakumo raised his right hand, and pale green cellular energy was generated at his fingertips.

"good."

Zhang Mingyao commented casually, but a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

"What are your plans next?"

“Master, I plan to develop and research extraordinary genes.”

Zhang Mingyao nodded. Wang Ming's reaction was consistent with his original personality. According to intelligence, Wang Ming's biggest dream was to successfully fuse his own extraordinary genes.

"Okay, if you have any questions during your research... feel free to ask me."

Yakumo first expressed his gratitude, then turned and left.

Zhang Mingyao picked up another intelligence report, which was the intelligence he had received from his intelligence department regarding Wang Ming's investigation. It was more comprehensive and detailed than the information available within the Federation.

"He only needs three days to learn the basics... This child's future achievements will definitely surpass mine."

Back in the research room.

Through the virtual assistant Old Tree Man, Yakumo placed orders for two extraordinary genes, and within moments, the two precious genes appeared on the workbench.

Black vine, dead flower.

These are two types of first-order extraordinary genes. Even though Yakumo is a top-level researcher, Zhang Mingyao would never allow him to practice with ninth-order genes.

In the Free Federation, the extraordinary has a precise definition: after gene fusion, being able to overwhelm ten unarmed men in combat power is considered to be a first-level extraordinary gene.

These two genes represent the best varieties within the Giant Tree lineage.

Yakumo put on transparent goggles, which allowed him to see the gene sequences within the two types of cells.

The first step in integration is to cut out the necessary parts.

The characteristics of black vine are rapid growth and hardness.

The Death Flower is fragile and extremely poisonous.

The former allows you to manipulate vines for attack or defense, but the side effect is that it requires a large amount of cell energy to nourish it in the early stages of fusion.

The latter, however, can secrete the Death Flower Poison after fusion, which can extinguish life during attacks. The side effect is that the poison cannot be effectively controlled in the early stages of fusion, and it is necessary to stay away from people in seclusion to avoid forming a human-shaped poisonous fog.

Two ladder-like genes were split by the pale green cellular energy. Yakumo did not feel any difficulty in the process, as if the two genes were working together to split themselves.

This is the beauty of plant affinity and mastery.

Half an hour later, the two genes split into three parts.

"Rapid growth".

"A hard outer skin".

"Highly contagious."

Yakumo took out a blank cell as a carrier and began to fuse three genes inside the cell, with the emerald green cell source energy serving as an intermediate product.

I didn't feel any difficulty at all.

The highly toxic infection and the tough outer skin have already been fused together; all that's left is to integrate a third gene fragment for rapid growth.

This time, Yakumo noticed the resistance.

Originally, the gene fragments were like cute and adorable children, but now they are showing a mischievous side, with two light clusters of different sizes resisting merging.

A surge of cellular energy bursts forth, quelling all resistance.

Suppression would be a more accurate term; the cellular energy, resembling ocean waves, was controlled with fine precision, like an impenetrable net.