Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 896 - 352: Scissor Bug Monster_2
Wang Tao was about to complain about his bad luck when he realized that the crystal core inside the meteorite was a Level 4 Ascension Crystal Core!
"That’s not a problem anymore!"
The cost of opening this meteorite was 72,000, which was tantamount to spending over seventy thousand for an Ascension Crystal Core. For Wang Tao, this was definitely a win, and he just happened to need one.
A Level 4 Ascension Crystal Core doesn’t really have a high market value, with those of purple quality and above averaging around 100,000, and the higher the quality, the more expensive naturally. This Epic Ascension Crystal Core meant Wang Tao had earned about 80,000.
But one couldn’t really buy them for that price because they simply weren’t available on the market.
This item was essential for awakening, and every Ability User wanted to awaken. So, as soon as an Ascension Crystal Core appeared on the market, it would immediately be snatched up.
Unless one was willing to pay a hefty premium, but Wang Tao wasn’t one to waste his money foolishly, as he needed too many crystal cores. If he resorted to buying at a premium, even he wouldn’t be able to bear it...
This first meteorite was a great start; making money was minor, the acquisition of the Ascension Crystal Core was major.
Wang Tao immediately opened the second meteorite.
After opening it, he found another crystal core, but it was an Epic Self-Destruction Crystal Core.
The second crystal core was a huge loss!
The price of an Epic Self-Destruction Crystal Core was about equal to two Epic No-Attribute Crystal Cores, meaning Wang Tao lost almost sixty thousand.
"This is really like a roller coaster..."
Wang Tao shook his head.
The third meteorite was quite large, and after opening it, a gray-white shield appeared.
[Iron Bone Shield]
[Rank Four (Excellent)]
[Durability +70, Defense +70]
This was an ordinary shield, and its attributes were too trashy for Wang Tao, but it might still be worth some money if sold to someone else, so that was probably a break-even deal.
The fourth meteorite was relatively small, about the size of a water flask.
After opening it, a black shadow flew out.
"This is a win!"
Wang Tao’s face lit up with joy, as this was a monster!
After the black shadow landed, it started to expand, quickly turning into a huge creature.
It was a flat-bodied brown Insect Clan Monster with antennae on its head and a shell on its back. Its rear was arched up like a scorpion, but it didn’t have a stinger; instead, it had a tail like a pair of scissors.
Wang Tao thought it resembled an earwig, which he had seen when he was a child, though this insect clan monster was obviously much more ferocious.
[HP: 150,000/150,000]
[Mana: 100,000/100,000]
[Grade: Level 4 - Lord]
[Internal Impurity: 50%]
[Awakening: Strength]
[Strength: All basic attributes are comprehensively improved, and strength is greatly increased]
This scissor bug monster’s awakening was a pure system awakening, just like the Fire Patterned Ant’s before.
"Hiss—"
The scissor bug monster let out a strange hiss, then charged directly toward Wang Tao and his group.
During its sprint, its "scissor" tail was raised high, seeming like it could easily snip someone in half!
Seeing such an aggressive monster, not one person retreated. Jiang Shixue was itching to try a solo fight, as she had just ascended to Level 4 and hadn’t had a real battle yet. However, Wang Tao stopped her.
"We still have so many meteorites to open, let’s wrap this up quickly!"
"Okay!"
Everyone responded in unison.
A long knife instantly appeared in Wang Tao’s hand, and he charged directly at the scissor bug monster. He Jijun, wielding a curved saber, followed closely behind. Lightning and Blacky rushed in from the side.
Jiang Shixue didn’t move but stood her ground.
Bang!
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Wang Tao jumped up high and struck the scissor bug monster’s head with his knife.
After being attacked, the monster’s large scissor tail immediately snapped toward Wang Tao.
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Wang Tao didn’t want to experience how high its damage would be, so he prepared to retreat. But suddenly, the monster’s body stiffened and the giant scissor tail stopped abruptly.
Whoosh—
Wang Tao didn’t hesitate and immediately hacked at it a few more times.
He Jijun and the others had also arrived, all taking advantage of these seconds to frantically attack the Scissor Bug Monster.
A few seconds later, the Scissor Bug Monster’s tail snapped toward Wang Tao again, but this time, he decisively retreated.
Bang!
The Scissor Bug Monster’s tail plunged straight into the hardened road surface, sending countless bricks and stones flying, its immense strength pushing back both Lightning and Blacky.
Wang Tao looked back at Jiang Shixue, who still had a faint red glow in her eyes.
Wang Tao gave her a thumbs up.
The Scissor Bug Monster had just been controlled by Jiang Shixue for a good three seconds.
Three seconds might not seem like much, but for Wang Tao and the other Level 4s, those seconds were enough to strike many times.
So now, as Wang Tao and the others temporarily retreated, the Scissor Bug Monster was left with only half its HP!
If Jiang Shixue used her awakening as a control ability in this sort of group battle, it was incredibly powerful!
What was most important was that Wang Tao felt Jiang Shixue didn’t seem to struggle controlling the Scissor Bug Monster as much as she did when she controlled him, without breaking a sweat.
"Controlling these monsters is much easier than controlling you!"
Jiang Shixue said with a smile.
She sensed that if she were to control the Scissor Bug Monster to perform some action, it might only last for a second. But controlling it to space out allowed for three seconds! And Jiang Shixue didn’t exert much effort, unlike when she controlled Wang Tao, drenched in sweat.
The Scissor Bug Monster was being mobbed by our group, and three seconds of being dazed was enough for many attacks.
Guess if one more control session were to happen, the Scissor Bug Monster could be killed.
However, awakening energy is precious after all; each use cost Jiang Shixue 100 energy. After testing the effect of awakening, there was no need to try again, and she rushed forward with Wang Tao.
Although Jiang Shixue’s awakening was in the realm of psychic control, her physical fitness was also very strong. After awakening, her attack power was naturally not weak.
The group swarmed all at once, and after some time, the Scissor Bug Monster’s HP bar was cleared by a slash from Wang Tao.
Boom!
Seeing the colossal Scissor Bug Monster fall, Wang Tao sheathed his long knife with great satisfaction.
It had to be said that for their squad, all boasting Level 4 strength, dealing with a lone Level 4, Monster Lord with no underlings was too easy.
Especially as the Scissor Bug Monster’s awakening was quite ordinary and not difficult to handle. Working together, they quickly finished it off.
"Gather the loot!"
Wang Tao called out, and they began to clear the battlefield.
The monster itself dropped a large "scissors" from its tail and a Power Crystal Core.
"This is too meager..."
Wang Tao was somewhat speechless; a Level 4, Monster Lord had only dropped two items, which was indeed a letdown.
Fortunately, the Loot Pack it dropped was not bad.
Besides a Crystal Core and Potion, there was also an Awakening Energy Pearl, a physical Awakening Key and a Weapon Production Blueprint.
Wang Tao did not use the blueprint, he was waiting to process all these meteors together later.
"Lightning? You want to eat it?"
Wang Tao asked as he patted Lightning’s head.
"Woof~"
Lightning seemed very excited.
"Go ahead."
Whoosh—
Lightning charged right beside the Scissor Bug Monster’s corpse, grew in size, and opened its mouth wide.
Its mouth appeared to be a black hole, with the light nearby seeming to distort.
The Scissor Bug Monster’s corpse began to shrink rapidly and, after a few seconds, became small enough to fit inside Lightning’s mouth. Lightning swallowed it in one gulp.
Gurgle~
After swallowing the monster, Lightning’s aura suddenly rose slightly, its body size increased a bit, and its HP also increased by 1500!
"Woof~"
After gaining strength, Lightning barked, then quickly shrank in size and ran over to Wang Tao, rubbing against his leg.
"Tsk tsk, this awakening of yours is amazing!"
Wang Tao said, stroking Lightning’s head.
Lightning and the Giant Zombie were the same, their strength increasing with no upper limit!
Wang Tao felt a bit sentimental, and Lan Yulian felt even more so. She thought she, as a healer, probably wouldn’t need to take any action.
"Continue opening the meteors..."
