MTLNOVEL Chapter 769: Flying Disaster Class
Before evacuating the Wuyang Military Base, Wang Tao found the Giant Zombie he had seen earlier.
"Roar——"
From a distance, the Giant Zombie noticed Wang Tao, and a hint of bloodthirst appeared in its murky, giant eyes.
This time, Wang Tao came riding on a massive Golden Eagle, making him quite conspicuous.
[HP: 500000/500000]
[Mana: 500000/500000]
[Level: Level 4, Lord]
[Awakening: Giant]
The attributes of this Giant didn't differ much from the previous life; fifty thousand health points made it quite strong among Level 4 entities, and combined with its Giant Awakening, its combat power was astonishing, comparable to a Level 4 Disaster Class!
However, this made little difference to Wang Tao; he was unrivaled at the same level, whether against Lord Rank or Disaster Class opponents. Wang Tao even felt he was unbeatable beyond his level, but since the highest level currently was Level 4, he had no means of testing his ability to exceed levels. Wang Tao's only fear was the zombie sea tactics, given his limited physical strength...
The Giant Zombie's body was too large, with its weakness at its head, making it difficult to harm unless capable of ranged attack or flight. Fortunately, Wang Tao had both means.
Zzz——
[-6519]
[-7026]
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Two precise heat energy beams struck the Giant Zombie's head, initiating the battle.
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Moments later, the battle concluded.
The Golden Eagle, which had been spectating from the air, showed a human-like expression of shock.
Although it had previously seen Wang Tao take down a large group of mutant beasts, the strength of those mutants couldn't compare to the Giant Zombie. Yet, even with such powerful foes, Wang Tao dispatched the Giant Zombie as effortlessly as those mutants!
The Golden Eagle felt delighted amidst its shock, realizing it had followed a great master!
Rumble——
After the Giant Zombie's blood bar was emptied, it collapsed with a boom.
A light orb and several crystal cores dropped out, and Wang Tao quickly went to collect the spoils of war.
In the previous life, slaying the Giant Zombie yielded great items that increased the maximum HP, and Wang Tao wanted to see if this life had them too, given his current low HP.
[Acquired: Fourth-Order Crystal Core - Strength x1]
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[Acquired: Fourth-Order Crystal Core: Awakening x1]
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Wang Tao skimmed over the crystal cores dropped by the Giant Zombie and those in the light orb of spoils, mostly focusing on other items.
[Acquired: Giant Potion x1]
[Acquired: Awakening Key x1]
[Acquired: Blood Bead x1]
To Wang Tao's surprise, there was indeed a [Blood Bead]!
Yet, Wang Tao wasn't in a hurry; instead, he examined the bottle of [Giant Potion] he had never seen before.
[Giant Potion: Enlarges size, greatly enhances all basic attributes, lasts 10 minutes, cooldown 1 hour]
This potion was intriguing, able to enlarge size while significantly boosting all basic attributes. Unlike the previously obtained [Berserk Potion], which also increased basic attributes but lacked the term "greatly".
Wang Tao was tempted to test its effects, but considering there was only one potion, and it seemed more suitable for group battles, he decided to hold off until he needed a group fight or obtained a second Giant Potion.
Then, Wang Tao focused on the Blood Bead he anticipated most.
[Blood Bead: Increases maximum HP by 10000]
The effect of this Blood Bead differed from the previous life, where it randomly increased the maximum HP, sometimes boosting several tens of thousands with good luck, or at least two to three thousand. This time it was a fixed increase of ten thousand, evidently less effective than before. Still, Wang Tao was quite content, given his current HP limit was very low with no known ways to increase it, making ten thousand a decent gain.
Moreover, the Blood Bead mentioned "extra increase", possibly hinting at breaking the rules?
Previously, Wang Tao estimated using Level 4 [HP] crystal cores, suggesting Level 4's HP cap should be ten thousand, but he currently stood at six thousand, short by four thousand to reach the cap.
If the [Blood Bead] couldn't break human Level 4 HP limit, then using it should bring him to ten thousand HP; if breaking was possible, he should reach sixteen thousand HP!
Wang Tao eagerly anticipated this, and without hesitation, he swallowed the Blood Bead.
Upon swallowing the Blood Bead, Wang Tao felt a warm sensation spreading through his body, soon noticing his strength had increased yet again!
Wang Tao quickly checked his attributes.
[HP: 16000/16000]
Wang Tao's HP soared from six thousand to sixteen thousand!
His guess was right; the Blood Bead could indeed surpass the HP limit!
"Great, great, great!"
Wang Tao was extremely satisfied.
Though it was merely ten thousand HP, it signaled potential further enhancement with additional Blood Beads!
Originally, after hunting down the Giant Zombie, Wang Tao planned to return, but now he altered his plan, deciding to seek other Giant Zombies. Even disregarding Fourth-Order Crystal Cores, just the Blood Beads warranted the effort.
Swoosh——
Wang Tao mounted the Golden Eagle, directing it to continue the hunt for Giant Zombies. Now with the Golden Eagle, during non-combative status, Wang Tao essentially expended no physical strength, alleviating concerns over prolonged battles and indirectly enhancing his endurance.
Although Wang Tao's perception was strong, his vision paled compared to the Golden Eagle's expertise. It wasn't long before, as Wang Tao hadn't spotted anything yet, the Golden Eagle signaled spotting another distant Giant Zombie.
"Let's go, onward!"