Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot

Although this fireball special ability can also grow in size, it just simply enlarges; the damage from the flames remains the same, without any explosive damage…

We can simply understand that Flame Explosion is akin to a bomb detonation, where both the shockwave and the high temperature are lethal.

On the other hand, the fireball is just about starting a fire, depending on burning to damage the enemy.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that the fireball is trash, as this comparison is with awakening abilities. Compared to ordinary offensive abilities, the fireball is still quite powerful. After all, other abilities don’t consume awakening energy, but the fireball requires the use of 1 awakening energy…

After Wang Tao roughly understood the fireball special ability, he snapped his fingers.

Pop~

A… little flame instantly appeared at his fingertip!

That was the effect of using up 1 awakening energy and a very small amount of mana.

Wang Tao didn’t feel any burn, but rather, a sense of warmth that was quite comfortable.

It was a pity he didn’t smoke; lighting a cigarette with the small flame on his fingertip would have been really cool.

“Woof~”

Lightning, lying by Wang Tao’s feet, cocked its head and let out a bark, seemingly perplexed.

When Wang Tao had been on fire before, his whole body was ignited, and those flames were fierce and extremely hot. Lightning didn’t dare to come close to Wang Tao.

But now, Wang Tao wasn’t aflame all over; only a small flame appeared at his fingertip.

This little flame didn’t scare Lightning; in fact, it even snuggled closer to Wang Tao. After all, it was December now, and it had become quite cold.

“Haha!”

Seeing Lightning’s action, Wang Tao laughed and petted its head.

Not gonna lie, after learning this special ability, it could be used to keep warm in the winter!

With a thought from Wang Tao, the flame at his fingertip disappeared.

The temperature in the room also gradually decreased.

Wang Tao tried several more times, getting familiar with some of the operations of the fireball but it was hard to say how powerful it was without being able to test it inside the vehicle… Ꞧá𐌽οβĚS̩

Wang Tao continued to check the loot.

The second loot pack contained hand grenades.

[Obtained: Explosion Grenades x10]

The fat zombie actually dropped 10 explosion grenades!

Wang Tao had previously used 8, aware of their potency, and he had felt somewhat distressed as he only had two left. Now he had gained another 10!

That meant he now had 12 explosion grenades!

In the midst of a zombie horde, killing tens of thousands of zombies would be no problem.

If he combined that with the previously acquired corrosive poison gas bomb… it was hard to say how great the power would be.

Wang Tao looked at the third loot pack.

[Obtained: Awakening Energy Pearl x1]

Another awakening energy pearl! Wang Tao had been a bit disappointed before, but now he instantly felt at ease.

Although the drop rate for awakening energy pearls was low, Wang Tao’s extra loot for killing zombies effectively meant his drop rate was much higher than others.

The last loot pack contained two blueprints.

[Obtained: Flaming Robe Blueprint x1]

[Obtained: Flame Bracelet Blueprint x1]

[Flaming Robe Blueprint: Can be used to craft a flaming robe. Required materials: Fire Bone x1, Level 4 Crystal Core x1]

[Flaming Robe: Attributes unknown]

[Flame Bracelet Blueprint: Can be used to craft a Flame Bracelet. Required materials: Fire Bone x1, Fourth-tier Crystal Core x1]

[Flame Bracelet: Attributes unknown]

These two blueprints are quite interesting, one for a robe and one for a bracelet, which are pieces of equipment Wang Tao had never seen before. Moreover, the required materials are minimal, needing only one Fourth-tier Crystal Core and one Fire Bone.

Without further ado, Wang Tao immediately started crafting.

Having slain many Level 4 Zombie Lords, he had some Fourth-tier Crystal Cores in his possession.

Moments later, both pieces of equipment were crafted.

[Flame Gauze Dress]

[Fourth-tier (Excellence)]

[Durability +50, Defensive Power +50, Fire Resistance, Ability: Not Inlaid (Activation of Awakening Energy Required)]

Seeing the Flame Gauze Dress made Wang Tao raise an eyebrow.

The attributes of this robe weren’t strong and ranked quite low among the fourth-tier equipment. Several third-tier pieces had similar or even higher attributes.

But this robe looked really cool—

The design of the Flame Gauze Dress was that of an ordinary long robe, much like a regular gown. However, its material seemed to be ablaze with red and yellow light slowly flowing through it!

The Flame Gauze Dress was thin, wearing it felt like being wrapped in flames—it came with its own special effects!

Wang Tao tried it on himself and indeed, it looked very cool and attractive.

However, the attributes of the Flame Gauze Dress couldn’t stack with those of his Night Demon Set.

So for Wang Tao, this piece of equipment was somewhat of a white elephant; he would definitely choose the Night Demon Set.

Besides, it was a bit odd for a guy like him to wear such a robe…

Of course, apart from its appearance, the robe also had its merits—fire resistance and an inlay for special ability.

Wang Tao actually had three other pieces of equipment capable of inlaying an ability. They were two Black Stone Armor Equipment pieces and the Black Iron Heavy Armor suit.

But he had not inlaid any Crystal Cores yet, not because he didn’t want to but because he hadn’t found the appropriate ones.

Fourth-tier equipment could only be inlaid with Fourth-tier Crystal Cores, and although he had some in his possession, there weren’t many worth setting into equipment…

This inlaying ability was quite good, equivalent to having an extra ability, and needed careful selection.

Wang Tao had indeed thought before about whether to set the Explosion inlay into his equipment or not.

After some consideration, he decided not to.

After all, equipment cannot be leveled up, and it always needs to be replaced. An ability stays with him for much longer than equipment. Moreover, abilities can be evolved and might reach level 5 or level 6 in the future! Once set into equipment, they would remain at fourth-tier, probably just level 1…

Of course, Wang Tao was still quite curious about what it would look like after inlaying. Should he… try it out?

He wouldn’t be using the Flame Gauze Dress for himself anymore and would definitely give it to someone else, so he might as well try it out first.

Wang Tao flipped through his Space Backpack and took out some Fourth-tier Crystal Cores.

He discovered that the Awakening Crystal Core could not be inlaid, nor could the Omnipotent Crystal Core, and the Ascension Crystal Core was certainly out of the question.

Wang Tao shrugged; it seemed that exploiting a bug was not an option.

He picked and chose carefully and finally decided to try inlaying a Slow Healing Crystal Core.

Then, several prompts appeared.

[Note 1: Success rate of inlaying is related to the Quality of the Crystal Core]

[Note 2: After a successful inlay, Awakening Energy is required to activate it]

[Note 3: Using the inlaid ability will consume the Energy inside the Crystal Core, which will be destroyed once the Energy is depleted]

[Note 4: The inlaid Crystal Core cannot be detached but can be re-inlaid (the original Crystal Core will be overwritten and destroyed)]

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