6: Second gene optimization

"Zhang Haobai, what kind of idiot are you?"

Qiao Yu was speechless when Zhang Haobai, with a shocked expression, mistakenly thought he was Luo Feng's father, Luo Hongguo. He spat a mouthful of thick, blood-streaked phlegm at Zhang Haobai.

"Luo Feng! I warn you! You..."

Zhang Haobai saw Luo Feng, who looked like he was about to eat someone, charging at him again and tried to stop him.

"Warning my ass!"

Luo Feng landed a solid kick to Zhang Haobai's stomach, making Zhang Haobai swallow his words.

He grabbed Zhang Haobai by the collar, wanting to continue beating him, but at this moment, the fully armed community security guards had rushed in from outside the door, and the leading guard shouted loudly.

"Quickly put the owner down!"

Those who could live in townhouses were no ordinary people. The security guards had called the police and rushed over immediately after seeing it on surveillance, acting nervously throughout. Even the slightest neglect would cost them their jobs.

Luo Hongguo ignored everyone else. Seeing Luo Feng's unstoppable momentum, he wasn't worried. After recovering, he immediately ran to Qiao Yu's side to check if his injuries were severe.

"Dad! A-Yu! Are you two alright?"

Luo Feng walked over to Qiao Yu and Luo Hongguo.

"I'm fine, but Xiao Yu... his injuries are a bit serious."

Luo Hongguo patted the dust off himself and looked at Qiao Yu worriedly.

"Uncle Luo, Luo Feng, I'm fine, just a few superficial wounds."

Qiao Yu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled faintly.

In truth, Zhang Haobai and his group had shown no restraint. In this unstable era, for people like them, no matter what heinous deeds they committed against ordinary people, they could always resolve it with money in the end.

"Beep-boop~~ Beep-boop~~"

The siren sound grew from distant to near, quickly arriving at the entrance of the townhouse.

"Take them all away!"

The leading police officer saw blood on the ground and bodyguards with broken bones, feeling a headache coming on.

Without further words, he directly ordered all parties involved to be taken away, and at the same time, instructed an officer to retrieve the community's surveillance footage.

Luo Hongguo was clearly worried and was about to say something when Luo Feng whispered.

"Dad, I've already passed the Quasi-Warrior assessment."

Upon hearing this, Luo Hongguo immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The police couldn't interfere with matters concerning warriors.

Qiao Yu also congratulated Luo Feng. A Quasi-Warrior's physical fitness had reached the qualifying standard for cultivating genetic energy, and their strength would undergo a fundamental improvement. They would have the initial ability to fight monsters up close, and their social status would also begin to change fundamentally.

Qiao Yu's current genes were already optimized through fusion with fungi. After reaching the Warrior realm, he wondered if the original energy cultivation method would still be effective for him.

Currently, there were still two hundred catties of one-horned wild boar meat at home cultivating flesh and blood mycelium. After cultivation, the theoretical amount of flesh and blood mycelium could reach 20,000.

With twenty times the amount, Qiao Yu didn't believe he wouldn't be able to upgrade to Advanced Trainee by then.

"Xiao Feng, Xiao Yu was beaten because he was protecting me and a few co-workers from being harmed by them. You must help Xiao Yu then, Dad doesn't want anything else to happen to Xiao Yu because of me."

Luo Hongguo already felt guilty towards Qiao Yu, and now that Qiao Yu had taken a beating for him, he felt even worse.

"Dad, don't worry. A-Yu is my blood brother; his business is my business! I'll handle the follow-up."

Luo Feng patted his old father's hand, speaking solemnly. At the same time, he nodded to Qiao Yu, signaling him to rest assured.

Subsequently, all parties present were taken back to the police station.

Qiao Yu and Luo Hongguo, along with a few people from the renovation company, could leave after cooperating with the police to complete their statements.

They were considered victims in this incident, and the three bodyguards also admitted that Zhang Haobai had actively provoked the trouble, not caring at all if they sold Zhang Haobai out.

They were all Advanced Trainees from a martial arts hall. Luo Feng had dealt with all of them in one encounter, so even if he wasn't a warrior, he was at least a Quasi-Warrior.

Offending a warrior or offending Zhang Haobai, they knew which was more important.

The moment Luo Hongguo saw Qiao Yu, he immediately went up to ask if Qiao Yu needed to go to the hospital.

Qiao Yu waved his hand, refusing. After the system's genetic optimization, Qiao Yu found that he could actively control the fungal molecules within his cells to accelerate the repair of bodily injuries.

Just in the short time spent at the police station, his injuries had already healed.

Qiao Yu even speculated that with a few more genetic optimizations, he could repair himself back to his original state even if he lost an arm or a leg.

Of course, this came at a cost. Qiao Yu could clearly feel that the new cells generated after his internal cell metabolism were already showing signs of fatigue and needed new fungal swarm injections to regain vitality.

"I'm fine, but it's tough on Luo Feng, who has to stay in the detention center for now."

Qiao Yu turned back to glance at the police station behind him, expressing concern for Luo Feng and boosting his favorability with Luo Hongguo.

"Yes, I hope Xiao Feng won't be bullied in there."

Luo Hongguo had just seen Zhang Haobai chatting with the leading police officer, appearing quite familiar, and was afraid the police might use private torture on Luo Feng.

"It's alright, Uncle Luo. Luo Feng is considered a warrior now. Even if he's not registered, his record of fighting four people can be verified. No one would choose to offend a future warrior."

Qiao Yu comforted Luo Hongguo again, chatted with the other two co-workers for a bit, then together they explained the situation to their company, took leave, and went their separate ways.

After having lunch at the Luo family's house, Qiao Yu returned to his almost bare-walled apartment.

Knowing the subsequent plot, he understood that Luo Feng wouldn't be in any real trouble and wasn't worried.

At this moment, he was more concerned about how the flesh and blood mycelium in his own bathroom was cultivating.

As long as the quantity reached 10,000 milliliters, he could initiate the second genetic fusion optimization.

As soon as Qiao Yu entered his room, he headed straight for the bathroom. Upon opening the bathroom door, a strong bloody smell rushed out.

Nearly seven or eight hours had passed since the flesh and blood mycelium began cultivating that morning, and the two hundred catties of one-horned wild boar meat had already been completely consumed.

Blood-red fungal swarm covered the entire bathroom floor and walls, making one feel as if they were in the flesh and blood room from Saya no Uta.

With a thought, the flesh and blood mycelium, like wriggling fine threads, rushed towards Qiao Yu along the floor and walls.

In an instant, the bathroom returned to its original state, even cleaner than before.

There was no other microorganism in the entire bathroom, making it frighteningly clean.

[host: Qiao Yu (Intermediate Trainee, Psycher Master not awakened)]

[Current flesh and blood mycelium quantity: 23,000 milliliters]

[flesh and blood mycelium quantity required for second genetic fusion optimization: 10,000 milliliters]

The quantity of flesh and blood mycelium was more than Qiao Yu had estimated, and logically speaking, as the quantity of fungal swarm increased, the cultivation rate would also grow exponentially.

Excluding the fungal swarm consumed for the second gene optimization, the remaining fungal swarm would only expand more efficiently when used for further cultivation.

"System! Initiate the second genetic fusion optimization!"