MTLNOVEL Chapter 765: Zombie Virus Vaccine
[Acquired: Level 4 Crystal Core - Strength x1]
[Acquired: Level 4 Crystal Core - Rush x1]
[Acquired: Level 4 Crystal Core - Throwing Master x1]
This Fourth-Stage Lord Zombie directly exploded with three crystal cores. At Level 3, it should have had four abilities, but after ascending to Level 4, one of the abilities fused with the awakening, so now there are only three abilities, which happened to yield three crystal cores.
Then there was the loot light cluster, with more items than Wang Tao expected.
[Acquired: Level 4 Crystal Core - Strength x1]
[...]
[Acquired: Strength Potion x10]
[Acquired: Charging Finger Tiger x1]
[Acquired: Awakening Key x1]
Compared to the Level 3 loot light cluster, the number of potions in the Level 4 light cluster was 10 times more. Previously it was 1 bottle, now it's 10 bottles. Wang Tao had discovered this situation when hunting Level 4 zombies in the Capital City before, so it's not surprising.
Next was the equipment. This time, the equipment was two very simple-looking black Finger Tigers, a type of gear Wang Tao hadn't seen in his previous life.
[Charging Finger Tiger]
[Level 4: (Epic)]
[Durability+400, Attack Power+100, Attack Speed+20%, Ability: Charging Heavy Strike (requires Awakening Energy to activate)]
[Charging Heavy Strike: Consumes a certain amount of Awakening Energy to unleash an Energize One Hit. The longer you charge, the higher the damage]
This Finger Tiger's attributes made Wang Tao's eyes light up. With just the attack power, it's a bonus of 100, which is stronger than many Level 5 equipment in his previous life, let alone an additional 20% speed.
Wang Tao had not found a handy weapon before, but now he finally had one.
However, there was a small problem; these Finger Tigers had an ability [Charging Heavy Strike] that looked quite good, but it required Awakening Energy to activate, and Wang Tao had not awakened. To be precise, he hadn't even awakened at all...
Wang Tao tried wearing the Finger Tigers; as expected, he couldn't use the [Charging Heavy Strike]. But it wasn't a big deal; Wang Tao's constitution was strong enough, and the basic attributes of these two Finger Tigers were already excellent, so it didn't affect his use.
In addition to crystal cores, potions, and equipment, there was an extra tangible "Awakening Key" in the loot light cluster from the Fourth-Stage Lord Zombie.
[Awakening Key: The key required for awakening]
Its effect was exactly the same as the key from his previous life. This thing was useless to Wang Tao as he didn't need to awaken, but for others, it's a necessity to ascend to Level 4, so the more the merrier.
"Meow~"
Taxue skillfully collected the spoils of war from other zombies into a bag and handed it to Wang Tao.
Wang Tao smiled, patted Taxue's little head, then briefly glanced at the spoils. Having found nothing special, he put them all away.
"Let's go."
Wang Tao picked up Taxue and flew towards the distant zombie herd.
...
Wang Tao left the military base in the morning and returned at night.
There were more zombies at night, and he initially wanted to continue hunting since both he and Taxue could see at night, but they were both exhausted. To be safe, he decided to return for a good rest, to sharpen the axe before chopping wood.
Today's harvest was already quite good, with far more Level 4 zombies than he had imagined. At this rate, it shouldn't take him long to ascend to Level 5.
"You're back; I'll make you a late-night snack!"
Ding Yuqin ran to the kitchen to prepare a snack for Wang Tao, while others asked about the situation in the city. If it wasn't too dangerous, they were interested in going zombie hunting themselves.
"You can go, but only around the outskirts of the city... "
Wang Tao briefly explained the situation inside the city.
With their group's combat strength, they might have trouble with Fourth-Stage Lord Zombies, but should handle Level 3 Lords and Fourth Order Elites fine. However, that's only when they gang up on individual zombies; solo battles would be too dangerous and unnecessary. After all, humans' HP in this life is too low with a low margin for error. Besides Wang Tao, it would be best for others to hunt zombies cooperatively.
After hearing Wang Tao's words, everyone seemed eager to try.
"I'll take you to see it tomorrow."
Wang Tao said with a smile, seeing their reactions.
"Okay!"
Everyone nodded excitedly, having never seen Level 4 zombies before.
Next morning, early.
When Wang Tao woke up, everyone was already up, waiting for him to take them to the city.
After breakfast, Qu Shilin, disheveled, appeared. Her beautiful eyes were filled with bloodshot but she looked somewhat excited.
Wang Tao helped Qu Shilin tidy her hair and gently said:
"Didn't you sleep last night? Don't push yourself too hard; we have enough time."
He hadn't seen Qu Shilin when he returned the day before. Wang Tao knew she might be doing research, so he didn't disturb her. But seeing her like this now, she obviously hadn't slept all night!
"With such a treasure right in front of me, how could I sleep! But that's not the point. The point is—"
Qu Shilin suddenly took out a glass-bottled potion from her pocket and handed it to Wang Tao.
Seeing this potion, everyone else showed expressions of disbelief. Could it be that Qu Shilin has already developed a zombie virus serum?
Upon seeing the potion, Wang Tao also thought Qu Shilin had developed a zombie virus serum suitable for survivors of this world, but the zombie virus serum from his previous life was light gold, and this bottle was light blue, with its status and taste different from the serum of the previous life...