Chapter 221: Experiment failed? Succeeded?

Mumen Rider's philosophy is to exert his utmost effort within the scope of his capabilities.

He never complains about heaven or blames others.

But he does feel disappointment...

Disappointment at his own powerlessness time and time again, disappointment at the unchanging nature of the status quo.

When this kind of disappointment accumulates to a certain degree, it gives rise to a strong craving.

The change Mumen Rider made was to participate in Chu Yang's lineage factor experiment; this decision required immense courage and determination.

Only after he completed his basic training did Chu Yang come to the sports field to call him away.

"Is it today?"

"Mm, are you not ready yet?"

"I have always been preparing, but now that this day has truly arrived, my heart still feels a bit uneasy."

"That is normal; not everyone can walk into a cultivation pod with a calm heart."

"Will I... die?"

"It is possible. Before entering the cultivation pod, you can choose to give up at any time."

The two soon arrived at the underground laboratory. Dr. Genus had already prepared everything; Mumen Rider only needed to lie inside.

He stood before the cold instrument, his breathing suddenly becoming rapid.

"No matter what is waiting for me ahead, I will not give up."

Mumen Rider's tone was very firm, as if speaking to Chu Yang, and as if speaking to himself.

"Good luck."

Chu Yang watched him enter the pod until the hatch slowly closed.

The machine began to operate. Dr. Genus inserted the test tubes containing the lineage factors into the slots of the cultivation pod one by one. After he pressed the button, the liquid in the tubes began to decrease rapidly.

Ten minutes passed.

The cultivation pod suddenly erupted with intense red light, and the entire laboratory was instantly reduced to a single color.

Encountering this situation for the first time, Dr. Genus turned to look at Chu Yang and asked worriedly, "Sir, should we abort the procedure?"

Chu Yang stared at the cultivation pod without saying a word. The lineage factors transplanted into Mumen Rider were already the best version, optimized countless times, and had cost an inestimable amount of mental effort.

If even this could fail, then he would have no choice but to take another path.

"Continue."

Chu Yang said in a deep voice.

Time flew by, and a day passed. The entire transplantation process was terrifyingly long, and Chu Yang stood guard before the cultivation pod without moving an inch.

Speed-o'-Sound Sonic and Mosquito Girl Mia guarded the entrance of the laboratory, not allowing anyone to enter. The red light inside had already affected the entire stronghold, and many people had gathered outside to watch.

Saitama picked his nose while stretching his head to look, "Are they having a barbecue in there?"

"Stay away, baldy." Sonic disdainfully blocked Saitama with his hand.

"Your attitude makes me very unhappy, Nick." Saitama smacked his lips, sizing up Sonic with ill intent.

"It's Sonic, not Nick!" Sonic glared at him in annoyance, his tone softening slightly, "Sir is doing something important. If you go in to cause trouble, you will definitely be kicked out of the House of Evolution."

Hearing that he would be kicked out, Saitama immediately put away his petty thoughts. The House of Evolution had food and drink, he didn't have to pay rent, and there were so many fun things. If he were kicked out, he wouldn't find a second place this good.

"If I can't go in, I won't. I'll go find King to play games." Saitama took one last look at the red light emitted by the laboratory, then walked away without looking back.

Bang, who was standing at the door, only watched for a while before leaving with Saitama.

Not long after they left, the red light gradually dissipated, and the laboratory returned to calm.

Sonic and Mosquito Girl Mia exchanged a glance, and both entered the laboratory.

Inside the laboratory, the cultivation pod had returned to calm, as if everything before had never happened. Dr. Genus stepped forward to check, fearing that the machine might have suffered some damage.

Chu Yang stared at the hatch and frowned, "Why hasn't he come out yet?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the hatch lifted with a "hiss," and thick smoke billowed out, instantly filling the entire laboratory.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Dr. Genus covered his nose and mouth and retreated repeatedly, his face flushed red, choked by the smoke.

Sonic and Mia didn't fare any better; they searched for Chu Yang in the white, hazy smoke and almost tripped inside.

Chu Yang saw a faint figure near the hatch.

"Mumen Rider?"

"It's me."

Mumen Rider walked out of the smoke. His whole person hadn't changed much; he was exactly the same as before he went in, neither becoming stronger nor suffering any damage.

He even asked with a confused face, "Is it over? I didn't feel anything..."

Chu Yang asked, "What did you feel inside?"

Mumen Rider replied, "It was pitch black inside. I was a bit scared at first, but later I fell asleep because it was too boring."

Dr. Genus was anxious. So many lineage factors had been transplanted; how could there be no reaction at all? These machines had almost exploded!

Chu Yang sized up Mumen Rider. He also couldn't understand what state the other party was in, so he could only let Dr. Genus take him to run some tests.

Mumen Rider also wanted to know about his changes, so he readily agreed to Chu Yang's request and went to a deeper underground room with Dr. Genus.

The tests ended quickly.

There was no clear improvement in strength, speed, or other aspects; the values were basically the same as before the transplant.

"What exactly is going on?"

"Could it be that the transplant failed?"

"If it failed, there is no reason for Mumen Rider to be able to survive."

Chu Yang's mind was full of mysteries. Besides drawing some of Mumen Rider's blood for analysis, he couldn't think of any other way.

Mumen Rider was quite straightforward about this and immediately shared his blood. His mood was a bit low, but he was still trying to maintain his smile.

Chu Yang and Dr. Genus immediately started an analysis of Mumen Rider's lineage factors.

It was finished in about ten minutes.

The result was that Mumen Rider's lineage factors also hadn't changed much.

Chu Yang always felt something was wrong, but he couldn't say what. He just felt that it was impossible for Mumen Rider to have survived after a failed transplant.

"Sir, if it didn't succeed this time, we'll just do it again. Anyway, Mumen Rider is still alive."

Seeing Chu Yang standing there blankly, Dr. Genus immediately stepped forward to comfort him softly.

"Don't panic yet. Observe for a period of time; don't rush to conclusions."

Chu Yang decided to observe Mumen Rider's subsequent state before discussing whether the experiment had failed.

That night, Mumen Rider underwent another nano-surgery. Chu Yang placed a large number of nano-medical robots inside his body to monitor the changes in his body at any time.

At first, Mumen Rider performed normally, insisting on a large amount of basic training every day, and then learning martial arts from Bang.

About half a month later, clues gradually appeared. Mumen Rider's speed began to become faster and faster, and every time he ran, he would refresh his previous record.

Besides this, various physical fitness data were also rising in a straight line. As long as he was exercising himself, he would almost always achieve growth.

This rate of improvement reminded Chu Yang of one person—

Saitama!

To ensure that Mumen Rider could provide Chu Yang with lineage factors for research over a long period, the family ate delicacies from mountains and seas every day.

Chu Yang even secretly added pills to his meals to ensure his Qi and blood were full.

The young man was so well-nourished that he had excessive liver fire, often had nosebleeds, and his urine was yellow, but he couldn't refuse.

The nano-robots monitored his muscle growth curve, bone density growth curve, and even changes in his genetic structure, attempting to find the mysterious key to breaking the limiter.

Another morning.

Mumen Rider began to refresh his running record.

Saitama appeared on the sports field at some point, a strange brilliance flickering in his eyes.

After Mumen Rider finished running, he took the initiative to talk to him, which was unprecedented.

"Mumen Rider, you've made great progress recently. You're completely not the same person as before." Saitama praised him with a smile.

"Is that so? I also feel like I've made some progress."

Mumen Rider scratched his head shyly. He didn't know that the reason for his crazy ability improvement was the bald man in front of him.

He felt happy that he was qualified to chase the other person's back.

"I think your exercise plan can still be optimized. Just like I did before, add some squats."

Saitama sincerely gave his own opinion, but every time he said this to others, he would receive looks as if he were a fool.

In contrast, Mumen Rider appeared very serious, as if he really took Saitama's words as valuable advice.

"Your training method is very good. I will improve it tomorrow."

Saitama was very moved after hearing this, feeling a sense of gratification, as if someone finally understood him.

Inside the laboratory.

The big screen displayed Mumen Rider's body data, and Sonic, Mia, and Dr. Genus were all clicking their tongues in wonder.

"In such a short time, he has already reached the average level of a B-Class hero, and there is no sign of the growth curve slowing down. It is estimated that he will enter A-Class in another period of time."

"It is hard to imagine that the weak Mumen Rider from before would reach this step."

"Sir, I think we need to make his curve more intense so that we can better capture the secrets hidden in the lineage factors."

Simply put, Mumen Rider needed some stimulation in terms of combat.

Chu Yang pondered for a moment and said, "Then let Garou come."

The reason Garou was here was because Chu Yang's intervention caused the plot to change. Elder Centipede died at the House of Evolution and did not hold back the two brothers Bang and Bomb according to the original plan, resulting in them successfully bringing Garou back.

Bang was soft-hearted after all and did not kill Garou.

Hearing the name Garou, everyone in the laboratory was shocked.

Everyone knew that man named Garou. Since he was brought back by Bang, he had been locked in the deepest part of the underground.

He tried to escape several times, and each time he was beaten into serious injury by Bang, but this man would crawl out from the deepest part every time to continue challenging. That inhuman perseverance and ruthlessness made people shudder.

Later on, the time Bang spent fighting him became longer and longer, and the advantage he occupied became less and less.

Garou grew at a speed visible to the naked eye. Although not as exaggerated as the current Mumen Rider, it could be called changing with each passing day. In order to suppress his disciple, Bang had to seek help from his "master," Chu Yang.

When Chu Yang took action, things naturally became much simpler. He defeated Garou in seconds with a wave of his hand. He didn't use his Original Body of Martial Essence, nor did he use other abilities. There were no flashy things; he completely relied on physical strength to directly crush the other party.

The process was so tragic that even Sonic's eyelids twitched when he saw it, fearing that Garou would be hammered to death by Chu Yang alive.

A dimensionality-reduction style strike is fine once or twice, but after too many times, Garou became somewhat autistic from being beaten; the number of times he appeared on the surface dropped rapidly, and ever since Mumen Rider came to the House of Evolution, he hadn't appeared even once.

I don't know if he is holding back a big move or if he has been beaten into a psychological shadow. Anyway, the child looks quite pitiful.

Bang even wanted to go down to visit his disciple...

"Who is going down to call him up?"

Chu Yang looked at Sonic and the others.

"Master, let me do it. I guarantee I will complete the mission!"

Sonic was eager to go down; his mind was full of wanting to spar with Garou.

"Don't go." Seeing him so excited, Chu Yang knew what he was thinking, so he changed the candidate, "Mia and Bang go. By the way, bring some tranquilizers. If he doesn't behave, give him a few shots."

Mia nodded and left the laboratory to find Bang.

Sonic was so anxious that he scurried around, begging beside Chu Yang, "Master, please let me go. I guarantee I won't mess around. That guy is my grand-disciple. For Bang's sake, I definitely won't make things difficult for him."

Bang was learning martial arts from Chu Yang and considered himself a disciple, calling Sonic the senior brother.

Although Sonic was disgusted by this at first, he felt a bit secretly pleased after getting used to it...

"Hurry up and get out to find some experimental materials!"

Chu Yang impatiently drove Sonic out of the laboratory.

Sonic walked to the door, feeling aggrieved, and didn't forget to say, "Master, you've changed. You weren't like this to me before..."

"If you don't leave, I will expel you from the sect."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sonic could no longer be seen in the laboratory. Confirming that Sonic had left, Chu Yang rubbed his forehead with a headache. This guy was becoming more and more pretentious, completely different from when they first met.

I don't know if it's good or bad.

On the other side, after Bang learned of Chu Yang's order, he immediately got up and headed to the lowest underground level.

Things ordered by the master must be done well. Only by performing well would he have the opportunity to learn magical martial arts. If things went smoothly, he might even be able to take the throne of the senior brother in his lifetime.

The current senior brother was weird and didn't look very smart. Being a junior brother to such a person for a long time was still a bit shameful.

After Dr. Genus's modification, there were two ways to get to the lowest level: elevator and stairs. To save time, Bang and Mia chose to take the elevator.

Garou often destroyed the elevator during his past escape attempts and then walked up floor by floor, seemingly enjoying the feeling of breaking through layers of blockades.

Later, because the number of times he was unilaterally beaten rose in a straight line, in order to save time, Garou also began to take the elevator. It's just that going up was fast, but going down was faster. Taking a faster elevator meant getting beaten more miserably.

Ding-dong~~~ The elevator door opened, and there was only one room opposite.

Garou's treatment was actually quite good; at the very least, he had elevator access.

"Be careful."

Mia was on standby on the side.

Bang slowly pushed open the unlocked door, and the scene inside surprised him.

Garou was gone.

In front of him was only a fat otaku lying on the sofa playing games.

The fat otaku turned his head and saw Bang, then suddenly grinned.

"Teacher, you're here." (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 222 =====