Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot - Chapter 122:
Chapter 122: Chapter 93 Ability: Slime Spitter 1
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This Crafted Mountain-Opening Knife was specially prepared by Wang Tao yesterday. It was merely a sharpened ordinary craft item, far inferior in quality to a Firefighter Axe. It was not suitable as Wang Tao’s weapon, but… it had no problem chopping off a neck.
Wang Tao felt almost no resistance and easily severed the heads of Cao Xin and his two companions.
The survivors below the stage were taken aback for a moment, as this was a scene they could only witness on television.
However, it didn’t take long for everyone to start applauding. Of course, there were those who couldn’t stand the sight of blood and covered their mouths feeling nauseous.
“So cool!”
Huo Ziyi, who was in the crowd below, dared not look at Cao Xin’s body. Her attention was mainly on Wang Tao, who she thought looked incredibly cool, especially when he stood next to the beautiful woman. It gave off the vibe of a hero paired with a beauty.
Yet, seeing Ding Yuqin, she felt an inexplicable sense of urgency – she, too, wanted to cling to Wang Tao’s “coattails” just like that beautiful woman!
Although she was a minor celebrity, she felt ashamed when comparing herself to Dmg Yuqm. After all, she had just managed to solve the problem of not starving to death and was worried every day about earning just one more Ration Ticket. Ding Yuqin, on the other hand, looked well-fed and even had time to dress up and apply makeup… Comparison is the thief of joy!
“When can I become a person like that…”
Sun Weiguang also couldn’t bear the bloody scene, but he was envious and wanted to become someone with power… He needed to seize the opportunity to break through with Wang Tao’s help!
Once the execution was over, Ren Jie organized the crowd to leave the scene. After everyone had left, Wang Tao suddenly struck Cao Xin’s head with his knife.
Squish!
The head was instantly cleaved by Wang Tao, but the head was much harder than the neck, and the Crafted Mountain-Opening Knife’s blade became instantly blunted.
While some of the committee members were still in shock, a green Crystal Core suddenly burst forth, which Wang Tao caught in his hand.
“Ah? He had a Zombie Core?”
Wei Zhenguo spoke in surprise, and the others quickly gathered around.
“It’s somewhat unexpected, yet it seems logical…”
Wang Tao muttered to himself while looking at the Core in his hand.
The reason he suspected Cao Xin might have a Crystal Core was because after he killed Cao Xin, not only did he receive a package, but he also gained an increase in his maximum HP!
And it was a substantial addition of 50 HP, bringing Wang Tao’s HP to [1200/1200] now.
He only gamed HP from killing special zombies that dropped Cores, so Wang Tao had reason to believe that Ability Users might also drop Crystal Cores upon death. And his guess was indeed correct.
However, this Crystal Core was slightly different from the other Zombie Cores.
[Level 1 Crystal CoreSlime Spitter]
[Quality: Rare (50%)]
[Purity: 50% (Side Effects: None)]
[Slime Spitter: Consumes energy to vomit a large amount of white slime. The slime can stick to most objects, and the adhesion duration varies depending on the situation]
This green Core was something Wang Tao had never seen before, with a 50% rare quality.
Wang Tao thought this might be a unique quality exclusive to human Ability Users. Of course, he wasn’t certain yet and would have the opportunity to experiment more in the future.
However, the focus of this Crystal Core was not its quality but its lack of side effects – it had no side effects at all!
Wang Tao had come across many Crystal Cores by now, and he had only seen the lack of side effects in the Self-Destruct Crystal Cores. But since Self-Destruct Cores were one-time-use, it made sense for them to lack side effects.
However, the Slime Spitter was not one-time-use. Theoretically, it should have side effects.
Wang Tao had reason to suspect that this might be related to the drop from an Ability User.
He immediately had a bold guess – because the Ability User absorbed the side effects of this Core, the Crystal Core dropped without any side effects!
If this was true, then that would be interesting – conflicts between Ability Users were inevitable!
Of course, the absence of side effects did not mean there were no impurities. This Core still contained 50% Internal Impurity, so Wang Tao certainly would not undergo synthesis. After all, too much Internal Impurity could turn one into a zombie.
Wang Tao, what’s the success rate of merging with this Crystal Core? When you briefed us before, you didn’t mention green Cores, did you?” Xiang Hongbm asked curiously, and the others all turned to Wang Tao as well.
After thinking for a moment, Wang Tao replied:
“If I’m not mistaken, the success rate of merging with this Crystal Core should be around 50%…”
“So it’s a fifty-fifty chance of success or failure!”
The rest of the group looked somewhat disappointed.
Wang Tao had already educated them that Zombie Cores could have success rates of 60%, 80%, or even 100%. Although the best they had obtained was only 40%, this 50% didn’t seem high.
For those with bad luck, a 50% success rate wasn’t fundamentally different from a 20% success rate. Especially for someone like Xiang Hongbin, who had undergone several unsuccessful Core mergers…
Seeing the group’s disappointment, Wang Tao smiled and said:
“But this Crystal Core—oh no, I should drop the word ‘zombie’—this Crystal
Core seems to have no side effects…”
“Ah? No side effects? No more worries about turning into a zombie?”
Lu Gang’s eyes widened.
“No, no, no, turning into a zombie is influenced by Internal Impurity, and this Core still has impurities. What I mean by ‘side effects’ are things like the Glutton Crystal Core causing excessive obesity.”
“Oh, I see… well, that’s still pretty good!”
Everyone’s hopes were lifted once again.
They had a Glutton Crystal Core in their possession, but they dared not use it.
It wasn’t the accumulation of impurities they feared, but rather the terrible side effect of the Glutton; it would make one’s body increasingly obese, and the appetite would grow more and more… If there really were a Glutton Ability User, it was uncertain whether the base could even sustain them..
