First up is "Little Fatty" Zhang Li, who directly chose to give up on strengthening himself, even though he had pressed his advantage in the previous team battle, killing a member of the Demon Squad and obtaining a B-level side quest and 7,000 reward points.
However, he already possesses an A-level wolf king mutated bloodline. If he wants to undergo dual A-level or even S-level enhancements, the side quests are far from sufficient; they fall far short.
Next came Zero, who reaped the biggest reward: he sniped two members of the Demon Squad, earning two B-level side quests and some bonus points.
In addition, there are reward points for everyone, and a D-rank and a C-rank side quest. This immediately made him the biggest spender in the team besides Li Ling.
However, he has already enhanced his "Dot-Line Demon Eye" to B-rank. The power of this skill is beyond doubt, allowing him to directly snipe members of the Demon Squad. It should be noted that every member of the Demon Squad is very powerful, and none of them are pushovers.
This skill's initial enhancement is B-level. To advance further, you need A-level side quests, but even the side quests at midnight aren't enough.
But it doesn't matter, Captain Li has some side quests for sale!
Li Ling killed eight members of the Demon Squad, gaining a total of eight B-level side quests, as well as additional D-level and C-level side quests, and what he had left over from before, making him a major contributor to the side quest pool.
He only needs reward points.
Zero directly exchanged reward points from Li Ling for a B-level side quest, combined it with his two existing B-level side quests, and then upgraded it to A-level.
The evolved version of the B-grade Dot and Line Magic Eye, the A-grade "Square Magic Eye".
The "Dot and Line Magic Eye" can see the "death" of things, receiving the concept of "death," which has no physical form, in the form of visual information.
In the eyes of someone with the Magic Eye of Dots and Lines, the world is like a graffiti-like network of crisscrossing lines, with dots forming those lines appearing on the surface of things.
A line represents "a line that easily divides or destroys an object," and a dot represents "the death of something."
A line is actually a "dead line" that can kill everything. A "dead line" can be seen effortlessly, but a "dot" requires some effort to see.
Once the so-called "point" is hit, the target can be wiped out of the world in an instant.
The Dot and Line Magic Eye sees dots and lines, while the even more advanced Square Magic Eye sees what is called a "rectangle," which increases the size of the target and greatly improves the hit rate and lethality.
Next up is Zhao Yingkong. This proud and arrogant girl has also been enhanced with a B-grade Shining gene. She already had some side quests in reserve, and with this latest gain, she now has a B-grade side quest as well.
After exchanging her high reward points for two B-level side quests from Li Ling, she combined them with her own B-level side quest to create an A-level side quest, which she then used to exchange for an A-level Shining Gene Enhancement.
But the girl's biggest concern wasn't the enhancement of the Shining genes, but the gene lock!
In the previous battle, she successfully unlocked the second-tier gene lock, but the gap between it and the fourth-tier gene lock was still too great. Only by unlocking the fourth-tier gene lock can one become a true powerhouse.
In this way, the team now has three A-level enhancers: "Little Fatty" Zhang Li, Zhao Yingkong, and Lingdian.
This directly boosted the team's combat power by several levels. If they were to encounter a team battle like before, even disregarding the captains of both sides, they would be able to put up a fight against the Demon Squad.
Especially considering Zero's sniping ability, even Zhao Zhuikong might not be able to dodge it!
Next up is Li Shuaixi. He has already been enhanced to B-level Angel Bloodline. This time, he only obtained one C-level side quest and one D-level side quest. It's still a long way from A-level exchange, so he didn't enhance it.
Zheng Zha is the same. He has already achieved double B-level enhancement, and he is far from being able to achieve double A-level enhancement! Right now, he is still very confused about the fact that his clone has become the captain of the Demon Squad.
The members of the Central Continent Squad were also puzzled. How could Zheng Zha's clone become so powerful? Didn't it mean that Zheng Zha's original body possessed immense potential?
Next up was Zhan Lan. After exchanging reward points with Li Ling for a B-level side quest, she redeemed a mental skill... "Mind Chains".
The Mind Chain can link the minds of teammates, allowing them to communicate with each other and understand each other's intentions, which plays a significant role in coordinated combat.
Chu the strategist didn't gain many side quests, and he didn't seem to have anything he wanted to strengthen. He preferred to use reward points to exchange for semi-finished products and research them on his own.
In this respect, he is quite similar to Li Ling, so Chu Xuan did not enhance him.
Next up are the two newcomers, Wang Xia and Zhu Wen. Each of them received a D-level side quest and a C-level side quest, as well as many reward points.
Originally, they both exchanged for D-level items, but one of them exchanged for a C-level intermediate werewolf mutated bloodline, and the other exchanged for a C-level fallen angel bloodline. Then, they each used reward points to exchange for a B-level side quest with Li Ling.
Wang Xia exchanged for a B-grade advanced werewolf mutated bloodline, while Zhu Wen exchanged for a B-grade fallen angel bloodline.
In this way, apart from Li Ling and the Grand Strategist Chu, everyone in the team became a B-level enhancer, making them extremely powerful, no less so than the members of the Demon Squad or the Celestial Squad.
What they lack is unlocking their genetic potential.
However, regarding unlocking the genetic lock, Grand Strategist Chu offered suggestions, paving a bright path for everyone. (The rest of the text appears to be unrelated and likely refers to a separate entity or event.)
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Chapter 309: The Lord of the Rings
The members of the Central Continent Squad, except for Li Ling and Grand Strategist Chu, have all been enhanced to B-level, double B-level, or even A-level, making them extremely powerful.
However, they are far behind the members of the Celestial Squad and the Demon Squad in unlocking their genetic potential.
The Celestial Squad originally consisted of the former captains of each squad, who at least obtained captaincy rights and, after merging with the "Guide," unlocked their second-tier gene locks.
The second-order gene lock is just the foundation. Some captains, after gaining power and merging with the "guide", have their gene locks, which were already at the second or even third order, directly upgraded to the third or even fourth order.
Needless to say, the Demon Squad consists of clones of the most promising members of all the squads, and unlocking their genetic locks is commonplace for them.
Compared to these two teams, the members of the Central Continent Squad are still somewhat inferior, even though they were all trained by Li Ling and survived through a process of natural selection.
In terms of unlocking the gene lock, strategist Chu offered suggestions to the team.
"The T-virus has the ability to unlock the first stage of genetic lock. I suggest that everyone go back to the previous Resident Evil 2 and obtain the T-virus from it," Chu Xuan suggested calmly.
The T-virus is considered a C-level exchange item by the Main God, which only provides enhancement and cannot unlock a person's genetic lock. However, if one obtains the T-virus and the antidote serum, after a period of time, it can allow a person to directly unlock the first-tier genetic lock.
This is why the reward Li Ling received after handing over the T-virus and antidote serum to the God was actually more than the side quests and reward points needed to exchange for "T-virus enhancement" from the God.
No one had any objections, especially Zhan Lan, Wang Xia, Zhu Wen, Li Shuaixi and others who had not yet unlocked their gene locks. Unlocking their gene locks and enhancing their survival abilities was naturally a good thing.