Chapter 1741: Chapter 738 Level Two HP Limit

Wang Tao didn’t expect to gain so much from this outing; Superpower Crystal Core and such are actually secondary, the main prize is the heaps of Level Two Basic Crystal Cores gathered, which are essential for his Level 3 Ascension.

With these crystal cores, his speed of ascending to Level 3 could be much faster than previously anticipated.

Wang Tao didn’t rush to synthesize crystal cores; instead, he first looked at the spoils from the Mother Zombie.

[Acquired: Second-Stage Crystal Core·Self-healing x1]

[Acquired: Second Stage Crystal Core·Great Strength x1]

[Acquired: Second-Stage Crystal Core·Copper Skin Iron Bone x1]

[Acquired: Second-Stage Crystal Core·Rejuvenation x1]

This Mother Zombie and the previous Gorilla zombie are similar; both have four abilities and dropped four crystal cores.

Wang Tao can basically confirm that a zombie will drop as many crystal cores as it has abilities. Compared to the previous life, it’s obviously much better.

Then there’s the Light Globe of Spoils, which also contains four crystal cores.

[Acquired: Second-Stage Crystal Core·Self-healing x1]

[Acquired: Second Stage Crystal Core·Great Strength x1]

[Acquired: Second-Stage Crystal Core·Copper Skin Iron Bone x1]

[Acquired: Second-Stage Crystal Core·Rejuvenation x1]

[Acquired: Self-healing Potion x1]

[Acquired: Iron Bone Armor x1]

The Self-healing Potion dropped by the Mother Zombie was a new variety that Wang Tao hadn’t seen before.

[Self-healing Potion: Restores 10% of maximum HP per second, lasts 5 seconds]

Wang Tao had previously encountered potions that could regenerate blood, such as Hemostatic Drug. But Hemostatic Drug restored 1000 HP within ten seconds, very strong in the early phase but relatively mediocre later on.

Whereas this Self-healing Potion regenerates blood based on percentage, filling up 50% of HP in just five seconds. With two bottles of Self-healing Potion, you can fully restore HP in 10 seconds! Judging by the regeneration effect, the Self-healing Potion is clearly stronger.

However, in this life, human HP limits are quite low. Wang Tao has only over a thousand HP so far. So if there actually is a Hemostatic Drug, its effect might be better…

As for the equipment dropped by the Mother Zombie, they appeared a bit plain.

[Iron Bone Armor]

[Level Two (Excellent)]

[Durability +200, Defensive power +30, Defensive power +5%, Speed -10%]

This is a set of armor, overall black in color, with an ancient appearance, and middling attributes; it adds quite a bit of defense but reduces movement speed by 10%.

This reduction in speed isn’t noticeable in everyday life, but during combat, the lack of 10% mobility becomes apparent. Like an attack you could have evaded, but couldn’t due to the missing speed.

Therefore, Wang Tao definitely won’t use such speed-reducing equipment, at least not for now.

After organizing the spoils dropped by the Mother Zombie, Wang Tao searched through the entire farmhouse to ensure no First Stage Elite or higher zombies were left behind, then returned with Taxue.

On the way, Wang Tao synthesized the recently obtained Basic Crystal Cores; many dropped HP Crystal Cores, and after synthesis, Wang Tao gained a large amount of pure Level Two HP Crystal Cores.

He then multitasked, flying while merging. By the time he saw Shuize Base, he had merged all of these Level Two HP Crystal Cores.

“So I have reached the limit, have I…”

Wang Tao’s HP limit was 1000 HP when he was in the First Stage. Now, as a Level Two, having merged so many HP Crystal Cores, he reached the limit again, which is now 2000 HP.

This was roughly what Wang Tao had expected. Although he was somewhat prepared mentally, he was still a bit disappointed.

Because the 2000 HP is too low and significantly decreases his margin for error. Even though he can currently one-shot most zombies, carelessness could result in him being one-shot by zombies; after all, Level Two zombies already have a hundred thousand blood whereas he only has two thousand…

“Thankfully, I can fly, otherwise, this life wouldn’t be less challenging than the previous one!”

With a sigh, Wang Tao landed outside the administration building.

It was already evening, work around the base started tapering off, growing quieter and contrasting with the increasing zombie roars outside.

Wei Zhenguo and the others had gone out and had yet to return; only the former county mayor Ren Jie was present. In the previous life, when the base faced catastrophe, they chose to self-detonate to buy time for others. In this life, they are alive and well and are high-ranking members of Shuize Base because of their great ability.

Wang Tao reported to Ren Jie about the few survivors he had saved earlier and the killing of Shao Yong. Once Wei Zhenguo and the others returned, they’d go rescue those survivors.

Ren Jie was quite surprised, thinking they had rescued all Shuize County survivors back to Shuize Base, not expecting others outside, especially extreme factions.

“Good thing you quickly discovered and dealt with those people; otherwise, when we send people out for resources, they could be ambushed by these extremists!”

Ren Jie had seen much of the dark side of the apocalypse, and just because they have guns doesn’t mean extremists wouldn’t dare act; these people have long lost humanity, capable of doing anything detrimental to others. Without Wang Tao’s quick resolution, who knows what problems they might cause for Shuize Base in the future.

Indeed, Ren Jie’s thoughts weren’t far off, in the previous life, Song Jinghong was killed by them.