Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 840 - 328: Awakening Seed_2
The sun had already set, so it was pointless to go out searching for zombies now. Wang Tao intended to rest well tonight. He had already inquired with Cheng Yiyi about the nearby situation and knew where to find zombies; he could head directly there tomorrow.
While waiting for Jiang Shixue and the others to arrive, Wang Tao checked out the loot.
Defeating the Black Giant Snake, a fourth-order Disaster-level monster, had yielded him 2 Advanced Special Energy, 200 Awakening Energy, and 1 Advanced Awakening Secret Key.
Compared to a Level 4 Zombie Lord, these spoils were doubled, truly befitting a Disaster-class creature!
Then there were the two types of materials that others tended to overlook.
[Obtained: Lethal Poison Fangs x2]
[Obtained: Tenacious Snake Scales x2]
[Lethal Poison Fangs: Crafting material, can add poison attribute to equipment]
[Tenacious Snake Scales: Crafting material, can add defensive power to equipment]
Both materials had additional attributes and were very decent indeed...
Next were the Loot Packs.
There weren’t many Loot Packs dropped by the Giant Serpent, only four. However, Wang Tao had glanced over them and found that the contents of these four packs were very promising.
The first pack was a Crystal Core Gift Bag containing four Crystal Cores.
Wang Tao generally received 5 to 6 Crystal Cores for defeating higher-level opponents, so four cores was on the lesser side.
But fewer didn’t mean lower quality; these four crystal cores were the [Level 4 Crystal Core: Promotion], [Level 4 Crystal Core: Versatility], [Level 4 Crystal Core: Awakening], and [Level 4 Crystal Core: Extraction]!
All four crystal cores were special, and all were Orange Epic Crystal Cores!
This was the highest quality of crystal cores Wang Tao had ever received from any loot pack to date.
Naturally, he was thrilled to accept these cores which were all useful to him.
The second Loot Pack contained a physical awakening key.
[Obtained: Awakening Key x1]
The Black Giant Snake had already dropped an Advanced Awakening Secret Key, and now to find another Awakening Key in the loot pack was very lucky. Too bad this one was ordinary; it would have been better if it were advanced...
The third Loot Pack contained something Wang Tao had never seen before.
[Obtained: Awakening Seed x1]
[Awakening Seed: Plant on the corpse of a Level 4 Lord or higher monster, and it will bear an Awakening Fruit.]
This item resembled a broad bean and looked rather ordinary, but given its description, it was very likely something formidable.
This was also why Wang Tao had specifically asked for the Giant Serpent’s corpse—he planned to plant this Awakening Seed on it!
After all, it said that it had to be a Level 4 Lord or higher-level creature, so the Giant Serpent, being of Disaster class, should suffice.
While Wang Tao wasn’t sure what the "Awakening Fruit" was, it was clearly related to awakening, and things related to awakening were generally good. Therefore, he was quite eager to see the outcome!
The last Loot Pack naturally contained equipment blueprints, but they were not quite what he had anticipated.
[Obtained: Flowing Bracelet Blueprint x1]
[Obtained: Life Ring Blueprint x1]
[Flowing Bracelet Blueprint: Can be used to craft a Flowing Bracelet. Required materials: Level 4 Crystal Core x1, any Level 4 material x1]
[Flowing Bracelet: Attributes unknown]
[Life Ring Blueprint: Can be used to craft a Life Ring. Required materials: Level 4 Crystal Core x1, any Level 4 material x1]
[Life Ring: Attributes unknown]
The two blueprints were for a bracelet and a ring respectively.
Seeing the previous fangs and scales, Wang Tao assumed he might get weapons or armor, but instead, he found blueprints for the much less common rings and bracelets.
The crafting materials required for these two pieces of equipment were quite straightforward: just any Level 4 Crystal Core and one Level 4 material would suffice.
Wang Tao still had plenty of Level 4 materials, but he wanted to test whether using materials with additional attributes would result in bracelets or rings with extra attributes.
Since both blueprints were from the Giant Serpent, Wang Tao decided to use materials from the serpent’s body.
Fangs for the bracelet and scales for the ring. In just a moment, both items were crafted.
[Flowing Bracelet]
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[Level Four (Epic)]
[Wearer’s HP decreases by 1% per second (capping at 99% loss), Attack power increases by 1% per second (capping at 99% increase)]
This was a crystal-clear black bracelet, looking as beautiful as a black gem.
However, appearances didn’t matter; the attributes were what counted.
And the attributes left Wang Tao somewhat baffled.
He had not expected the bracelet to have such a terrifying negative status effect!
For example, with his total HP at 150,000, losing 1% HP every second meant he was losing 1,500 HP every second!
That number was somewhat frightening, as the Healing Light of the Lan Yulian couldn’t keep up, considering it could only restore slightly over a thousand HP per second.
Even though the loss of HP had a cap, it wouldn’t go beyond 99%, so there was no fear of instant death. But if Wang Tao was left with only 1,500 HP, that would still be very dangerous!
At the same time as it carried the "Up to 99% HP reduction" negative status, the Flowing Bracelet also had a significant buffing status—attack power increased by 1% every second while worn, up to a 99% increase!
Wang Tao had never seen equipment that increased stats by percentage, especially attack power! This was essentially doubling the damage.
If it were someone with a low attack power to begin with, say increasing from 10 to 20, the boost would be almost negligible.
But if used by someone with high attack power, going from 100 to 200, the effect would be very significant.
And Wang Tao... was the latter!
If there were no other means to regenerate HP, fifty seconds after Wang Tao put on the bracelet, his attack power could increase to the maximum. Meanwhile, his HP would drop to 50%, meaning he would be at half blood. Half blood wasn’t the end, as he would continue to lose HP, eventually bottoming out at 1,500.
In an actual fight, maintaining the highest attack power would likely last only around ten to twenty seconds.
Wang Tao felt a bit helpless.
The bracelet’s ability was strong, but the limitations were significant.
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It couldn’t be worn casually, only at pivotal moments, and it was preferable to have Lan Yulian nearby.
If there was a healer constantly restoring his health, then the bracelet would be a divine artifact! Without a healer, though, it could only serve as a powerful yet restricted trump card...
[Life Ring]
[Level Four (Epic)]
[Stores HP upon making a kill, with stored HP available for self-use, current stored HP: 0/100,000]
’Huh?’
Seeing the ring’s specific attributes, Wang Tao was somewhat surprised.
The ring was essentially like indirect HP regeneration!
It stored HP on kills, up to a hundred thousand, which was like having a backup HP reserve of 100,000!
Wouldn’t the Life Ring go well with the Flowing Bracelet?
He would need to research more on how best to utilize these two pieces of equipment...
At that moment, Wang Tao suddenly remembered he had specifically used materials with attributes to craft the bracelet and the ring, but the attributes of those materials had not appeared on the equipment...
However, Wang Tao wasn’t too disappointed, considering it was already a big win to obtain these two items.
Wang Tao put on the [Life Ring], and as for the [Flowing Bracelet], he placed it into his Space Backpack for future use.
Then, the Awakening Seed, which resembled a broad bean, appeared in his hand.
"Since there’s no way to take the giant serpent’s corpse with me, might as well plant the seed now and see what happens..."
Still affected by the residual [Life Drain], Wang Tao approached the corpse of the giant serpent and placed the seed in a wound on its body.
The seed immediately sprouted roots that buried deep into the serpent’s flesh, then... there was no further motion.
[Awakening Fruit Maturation Countdown: 6 days 23 hours 59 minutes]
"...7 days, huh!"
Wang Tao frowned; this was quite a long wait. Still, the place was relatively safe, and waiting seven days wasn’t impossible.
At that point, Jiang Shixue and the others came over in a minivan.
"Brother! There are quite a few things inside the cave..."
