BXBX NOVEL Chapter 201 - 119 Zombies in the Hospital_l
[Level 1 Crystal Core – Strength]
[Quality: Excellent (4-0%)]
[Purity: 50% (Side effect: Strength and physique are directly proportional, with insufficient physique, strength will experience negative growth)]
[Power: Passive Ability, significantly increases strength]
The Crystal Core from the obese female zombie nurse was a blue “Strength” core; it was quite interesting since it is a passive ability, somewhat similar to the Glutton Ability.
But the side effect seems better than that of the Glutton, just how big must the physique be to gain an increase in strength, and is his physique up to par?
Moreover, Wang Tao suddenly thought, the Glutton’s Ability meant the more one eats, the fatter one gets, and the stronger one’s defensive power becomes. If the Power Ability meant the bigger the physique, the greater the power, then…what if one were to fuse both of these Crystal Cores, what effect would that have?
The last Crystal Core belonged to the first zombie doctor he had killed.
[Level 1 Crystal Core – Throwing Master]
[Quality: Excellent (60%)]
[Purity: 50% (Side effect: Quick to anger)]
[Throwing Master: Passive Ability, skilful at throwing most items]
Throwing Master surely could increase the accuracy of thrown objects. It didn’t consume extra mana, making this Crystal Core pretty good!
Though Precision Shooting was powerful, its mana consumption was terrifying: it drained 10 points of mana every second. Considering Wang Tao’s current mana level, he could at most use it for two or three minutes before running out. It might seem like two or three minutes wasn’t short, but since there was no way to regenerate mana at the moment and it could only recover over time, which was very slow, mana was indeed precious.
However, Precision Shooting could not only increase the accuracy of medium- and long-range attacks but also enhance close-range combat, enabling him to strike more precisely and potentially hit the same wound repeatedly, thus indirectly increasing damage.
While Throwing Master didn’t cost mana, it seemed to offer no enhancement for close combat, and it was unclear exactly what was meant by “skilful”…
Also, the side effect of this Crystal Core was quite quirky as it would directly affect personality! No wonder he always felt this zombie seemed quite angry…
Wang Tao became a bit conflicted: he wanted the Self-healing Ability, he wanted the Power Ability, and he also wanted this Throwing Master Ability… But unfortunately, he could only fuse one more Crystal Core at the moment, so he had to make a careful choice.
Aside from these three Crystal Cores, there were naturally other spoils of war.
The obese female zombie had dropped two small Strength Potions, which were the same as the potions he had found previously.
What the elderly male zombie had exploded into were five Hand Grenades and Blueprints.
[Coughing Smoke Bomb Blueprints: Able to create 5 Coughing Smoke Bombs, required materials: Zombie stomach xi, A Crystal Core xi, Zombie Flesh xiokg, Metal x5kg]
[Coughing Smoke Bomb: Releases a thick smoke, zombies within the smoke move slower; non-zombies in the smoke will continually cough and lose HP]
The function of this Smoke Bomb was similar to Ability, akin to Slime Spitter Grenade. Moreover, its crafting seemed straightforward without the need for any special materials.
However, Wang Tao dared not use this carelessly, as, with some caution, Slime Grenades typically wouldn’t hurt oneself. But this Smoke Bomb would cause continuous HP loss…
The loot that the zombie doctor dropped was rather interesting, consisting of medical packs and surgical knives.
[Acquired: Medical Packs X5]
[Medical Pack: Capable of restoring 100 HP in 10 seconds (lost limbs cannot be regenerated)]
This Medical Pack was like the one he’d found before in the clinic, capable of adding 100 HP in 10 seconds.
However, the previous doctor zombie had only dropped one Medical Pack, while this one dropped five.
Medical Packs were one of the reasons Wang Tao had come to the hospital. They could be more effective than some medicines.
Though considering Wang Tao’s current 3,000 HP, the 100 HP recovery might not seem much. But since there’s no cooldown mentioned, it implies they can be used continuously.
And it’s not just about the 100 HP; it could be about pulling someone back from the brink of death!
He should definitely try it out when he gets the chance…
[Acquired: Surgical Knives xio]
[Surgical Knife: Throwing weapon]
The description of the Surgical Knife as a throwing weapon left Wang Tao somewhat speechless. Yet, seeing zombies use it as a weapon made it seem somewhat reasonable?
The doctor zombie, upon death, had dropped 10 Surgical Knives, plus the ones Wang Tao had picked up from its hands—there were four in total. Originally there had been five, but the one thrown at Wang Tao was ruined.
Something like a Surgical Knife was incredibly sharp, yet very fragile. A Surgical Knife thrown by a zombie was essentially one-use only.
Wang Tao now had a total of 14 Surgical Knives in his Space Backpack, which could be utilized as 14 hidden weapons!
If he could learn the Throwing Master Ability, those 14 Surgical Knives would enhance his capabilities significantly. Of course, even if he didn’t, it wouldn’t matter. Wang Tao still had Precision Shooting, and since the ability worked well with the Flying Axe, throwing these Surgical Knives surely wouldn’t be a problem.
After checking the spoils, Wang Tao explained the effects of these three Crystal Cores to Han Rui.
It was better to clarify, lest they get into trouble unawares.
Han Rui was quite interested in the Throwing Ability, but since Wang Tao didn’t offer it to her, she wouldn’t bring it up herself.
“Let’s go, let’s see what’s inside.”
Wang Tao had no plans to go upstairs. The pharmacy was on the ground floor, and since they were here, they definitely had to take some medicine.
As for the upper floors, if there was any danger, it wouldn’t be easy to escape, so staying on the safe side was best.
If there were Elite Zombies upstairs, they might consider luring them down…
“There are two Elite Zombies inside and some Ordinary Zombies…”