Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot - Chapter 173
Chapter 109: Hunting Zombies, Discovering a Camp 3
Translator: 549690339
“If used properly, this thing could be a massive killer. But if not used wisely, it could hurt me first…”
As for the self-destruct bomb blueprint, the core material required is the self-destruct heart, and a self-exploder had just spewed out one. This means, once Wang Tao gets the other materials ready, he could make it.
However, looking at the 10kg requirement of flesh material, Wang Tao wondered if using the flesh of zombies would do? After all, the flesh of normal animals was food, and there was never enough for himself to eat, so it shouldn’t be wasted so frivolously…
After collecting these spoils of war, Wang Tao turned his attention to another elite zombie that had dropped something.
First was a purple crystal core.
[Level 1 Crystal Core-Slime Spitter]
[Quality: Excellent (60%)]
[Purity: 50% (Side effect: belly enlargement, reduced defense)]
“Eh?”
Seeing the items dropped by this zombie, Wang Tao was surprised.
He hadn’t expected it to be a Slime Spitting zombie. He had never seen this kind of zombie before, and the military’s manual didn’t mention it, so it didn’t cross Wang Tao’s mind at first.
But on second thought, since the side effect of slime spitting was reduced defense, it made sense that his axe would deal over two thousand HP damage to a Slime Spitting zombie.
The Slime Spitting zombie’s crystal core was of no use to him, but it could be useful for Feng Ming’an. He could keep it for Feng.
Next was the package that the slime spitter had exploded.
[Received: Slime Grenade Blueprint xl]
[Received: Slime Grenade x5]
[Received: Slime Pack]
Five slime grenades and a blueprint? Good stuff!
Wang Tao was somewhat excited, as he had already tested them in real combat. These slime grenades were incredibly handy when hunting elite zombies!
Moreover, the core material for making slime grenades, as per the blueprint, was a slime pack, which was something he could also forge like the self-destruct bombs!
[Slime Grenade Blueprint: Forges 10 slime grenades, required materials: Slime Pack xi, Crystal Core xl, Flesh xiokg, Metal xskg]
These required materials were almost identical to those from the suicide bombing zombies. With the core materials available and the rest easy to find, as long as zombie flesh could be used for crafting, Wang Tao could start making them right away!
Noon.
The SUV stopped in front of a shop.
Wang Tao had originally chosen this place for a break, but he unexpectedly discovered that this shop had not been visited; there were some clean snacks stored inside, perfect for lunch.
After eating a few packs of dry noodles and drinking a bottle of water, Wang Tao said to Han Rui,
“Stay here, I’ll be back soon.”
“Okay.”
Wang Tao came to a street corner where there were a few zombie corpses, slain by him just moments ago.
Wang Tao took out the blueprints for the self-destruct bombs and slime grenades, then saw the “Forgeable” prompt on them—the metal he needed was already prepared, having been scavenged from abandoned vehicles.
He immediately chose to craft, and with a flash of light, ten slime grenades appeared in Wang Tao’s hands. The ten self-destruct bombs were on the ground.
The grenades forged from blueprints were sticky and gooey, looking a bit disgusting, just like those he had looted earlier.
The self-destruct bombs, on the other hand, were basketball-sized, heart-shaped objects, pulsing as if they might explode at any moment.
Wang Tao quickly stowed these bombs in his space backpack, as they were dangerous goods, and a slight mishap could lead to them exploding on himself.
Back at the store, Wang Tao went into a room alone and then synthesized the two shockwave crystal cores in his backpack. He now had three shockwave crystal cores, two of which were just right to create an epic quality one.
[Level 1 Crystal Core-Shockwave]
[Quality: Epic (100%)]
[Purity: 100% (No side effects)]
To fuse a crystal core with an existing ability, there was nothing special to take note of, swallowing it directly would do.
After swallowing, Wang Tao felt a warmth throughout his body, filled with strength, and all fatigue had completely vanished.
His mana increased by another 100, reaching 500, which was already more than many people’s HP.
When he came out, Han Rui glanced at Wang Tao. She always felt that Wang Tao seemed more energetic, unsure what he had done secretly in the room.
After Han Rui finished lunch, Wang Tao called her to continue on their journey.
The luck in the morning wasn’t very good. After encountering those three elite zombies, they hadn’t come across any other elite zombies, not even self-exploders.
“Hopefully, the afternoon will be better…”
While others feared encountering elite zombies, Wang Tao wished for it…
Unfortunately, the luck in the afternoon was even worse than the morning, at least in the morning they had encountered three elite zombies, but in the afternoon not a single one.
However, Xiang Hongbin suddenly contacted Wang Tao.
He told Wang Tao that they might have discovered Shao Yong’s camp.
Wang Tao immediately drove to meet with Xiang Hongbin.
Before the sun set, Wang Tao arrived at the temporary safe zone where Xiang Hongbin was.
It was a dilapidated five-story motel, broken on the outside and looking as though it had been abandoned for a long time on the inside.
Xiang Hongbin and others were on the top floor, which looked inconspicuous from the outside, but from within, one could see it was fortified with steel plates, wire mesh, torches, and such, ensuring zombies couldn’t break in.
Upon seeing Xiang Hongbin, Wang Tao gave him a high-five. He noticed that Xiang Hongbin’s HP had increased a lot and was nearly reaching one thousand.
Before he left, Wang Tao had suggested to them that while hunting elite zombies, they shouldn’t forget to kill ordinary zombies. Although it was a bit more difficult to kill ordinary zombies now, the rewards were greater.
This was especially true for Xiang Hongbin, who had been busy hunting elite zombies lately and hadn’t gained much increase in HP.
But Xiang Hongbin had obviously taken Wang Tao’s advice to heart, now with [940/940] HP.
Wang Tao reminded Xiang Hongbin that he might see a significant improvement in physical fitness after killing six or seven more zombies.
Hearing this, Xiang Hongbin was delighted. He had no doubt in Wang Tao’s words and said he would go out tomorrow morning to kill a few more!
Yet, Wang Tao also reminded him that the improvement in physical fitness might be different this time, such as feeling sleepy and other symptoms, and told him to be more cautious.
“Will do! Tomorrow, I’ll just kill some zombies downstairs and if any danger arises, I can quickly come back up.”
Seeing that he understood, Wang Tao nodded, then asked:
“Where did you find the base?”
“Over there!”
Xiang Hongbin led Wang Tao to a window and pointed, saying:
“Right underneath there!”
“Hmm? That’s… an underground mall?”
Wang Tao took a telescope and looked over, seeing an old sign that read “Hongfa Underground Mall.”
“Yes, there is a survivor base inside, and today I saw a team coming out from there, even driving a car.. It must be them!”
