BXBX NOVEL Chapter 230 - 128: Level 2 Zombie_3
And looking at the names of these four Crystal Cores, Wang Tao probably understood why Wei Zhenguo and Gao Hua, the two people who had seen Shao Yong, both said that Shao Yong was completely different from before.
Shao Yong had gained the strength of an Ability User and became somewhat inflated with pride, which was definitely also a reason. But there was another important reason, which was the side effects of these Crystal Cores!
The side effect of the Power Crystal Core is that physique and strength are directly proportional, which didn’t temporarily affect Shao Yong’s personality. But the other three Crystal Cores were different—
The side effect of the Loose Tongue Crystal Core was “emotional instability,” the side effect of Precision Shooting was “irritability,” and the side effect of Rejuvenation was “prone to falling into lust”… All these side effects could influence a person’s personality!
If there was only one side effect, it would have been okay, but Shao Yong had fused all three types of Crystal Cores, and on top of that, he had fused them to the limit!
Combine that with Shao Yong’s possible arrogance and his lack of strong will… and he gradually became psychologically twisted.
He might not even be aware of it himself, and he might even think that what he’s doing is right… These kinds of side effects that subtly change a person’s personality are somewhat terrifying!
From now on, if I see someone fusing such Crystal Cores, I’ll need to be wary, for it might just be another Shao Yong…
When Wang Tao killed Shao Yong for the second time, which was killing zombie Shao Yong, his spoils of war included a Level 2 Crystal Core and a bundle.
After digging through zombie Shao Yong’s brain, there was only one green Level 2 Power Crystal Core—the expectation of finding four Crystal Cores in his head left Wang Tao slightly disappointed.
As for the contents of the bundle, it surprised Wang Tao once again-it was still Crystal Cores!
However, this time there were only two, and these two Crystal Cores were completely different from the ones he had seen before!
[Level 1 Crystal Core – Omnipotent]
[Quality: Excellent (40%)]
[Impurities: 50% (No side effects)]
[Omnipotent: After fusion, randomly adds +1 to one of the already fused abilities, up to a +10 limit]
The first one was an Omnipotent Crystal Core!
Wang Tao had never seen such a Crystal Core before.
Reading the description on the Crystal Core, didn’t this mean that if he fused this Level 1 Omnipotent Crystal Core and succeeded, he could directly add +1 to his Precision Shooting or Self-healing power?
That was rather impressive!
But clearly, obtaining this Crystal Core was far more difficult; Wang Tao had killed so many zombies but had never come across such an Omnipotent Crystal Core.
Wang Tao felt that this might be related to Shao Yong’s strength. Zombie Shao Yong was not only powerful in his own right, but he also possessed four abihties-this was what made him completely different from other zombies, as all other zombies Wang Tao had encountered so far only had one ability. Therefore, Wang Tao had reason to guess that perhaps only zombies with multiple abilities had the possibility of dropping this Omnipotent Crystal Core? If that were true, then the conditions would be too harsh, seeing that apart from zombies transformed from Ability Users, Wang Tao had never seen any zombie with more than two abilities…
Then there was the second Crystal Core, which excited Wang Tao even more than the first Omnipotent Crystal Core.
[Level 2 Crystal Core – Ascension]
[Quality: Excellent (80%)]
[Impurities: 45% (No side effects)]
[Ascension: After fusion, can randomly promote one of the already fused abilities to level 2]
Wang Tao had previously thought that after successfully fusing 10 Crystal Cores, there would be no way to fuse anymore, so how could he continue to advance?
Wang Tao knew there were Level 2 Crystal Cores; if he had one, would he just fuse it directly? Would it need any conditions? His powers were Level 1; could he directly fuse a Level 2 Crystal Core? These were all questions.
And now, Wang Tao seemed to know the answer.
His Level 1 abilities could continue to fuse with Level 2 Crystal Cores! But first, he had to promote his abilities to level 2.
The way to advance to Level 2 was by fusing this Level 2 Ascension Crystal Core! This Ascension Crystal Core was an even more precious existence than the Omnipotent Crystal Core!
The Ascension Crystal Core was fundamental; if you don’t use the Ascension Crystal Core to promote your ability to level 2, then having more Omnipotent Crystal Cores would be useless.
However, Wang Tao suddenly thought of another problem.
This Crystal Core stated that it would randomly promote one pre-fused ability to level 2, but he had four abilities. This meant he needed four Ascension Crystal Cores-no, perhaps even more than four. If he wanted a higher success rate and no impurities, he might need eight or even twelve…
Wang Tao suddenly felt annoyed; surely, only a Level 2 Zombie could drop a Level 2 Ascension Crystal Core, but how many Level 2 Zombies would he have to kill to collect so many Crystal Cores!
Moreover, there’s no guarantee that every Level 2 Zombie would drop one; what if it’s all a matter of luck…
Wang Tao felt his scalp tingling.
This was about fighting Level 2 Zombies!
When he killed zombie Shao Yong, it was because the opponent was at low HP; if it were a full HP Level 2 zombie Shao Yong, he didn’t know whether he could win…
Wang Tao suddenly remembered the first time he fought the Big Hammer Zombie, that thrilling, exciting feeling; he might have to experience that often in the future…
“Damn it!”
Cursing under his breath, Wang Tao shook his head.
But no matter what, he had to increase his strength. Knowing the danger, he still had to face it.
Otherwise, as the zombies evolved and upgraded, and he remained stagnant, he would eventually be eliminated!
The next day, in the early morning.
When Wang Tao woke up, he prepared to go hunt zombies; he was just 100 HP away from 5000, and he wanted to see if reaching 5000 HP would make him a Level 2 Ability User.
But just after getting up, Wang Tao felt his body was somewhat weak.
“What’s going on? I didn’t do anything last night!”
Wang Tao hurriedly checked his attributes and a Weakness icon appeared below his HP bar.
[Weakness remaining time: 1732:47]
“Fuck!”
Wang Tao suddenly remembered that the Rejuvenation Potion had a side effect —after using it, one would fall into a day of weakness!
Wang Tao went to bed early yesterday and forgot about it.
And this potion was kind of interesting; it mentioned weakness for a day, and it really meant a full day, starting the countdown precisely from midnight of the next day…