BXBX NOVEL Chapter 341: 164 Abandonment_3
[Timed Defense: Passive Ability, increased defensive power during the day, unchanged at night]
The third crystal core was also a passive ability.
This Timed Defense ability made Wang Tao’s eyes light up. After all, he had witnessed the formidable defense of the pus-filled zombie.
If he could use this Timed Defense along with the Barrier Ability, he wondered whether his defense could reach the level of the pus-filled zombie.
However, the side effect of greatly reduced defense at night was quite significant.
Since Timed Defense itself doesn’t increase defense at night, coupled with this side effect, the night would become a weakness.
No wonder that after nightfall, the damage inflicted by Wang Tao and Jiang Shixue when attacking the pus-filled zombie increased so much.
If Wang Tao wanted to merge this ability, he would have to gather three crystal cores and eliminate this side effect.
[Level 2 Crystal Core – Perception]
[Quality: Excellent (60%)]
[Purity: 45% (Side effect: Perception ability weakened by 50% if not merged by a female)]
[Perception: Consumes energy to sense surrounding life forms]
The fourth crystal core turned out to be a Perception Crystal Core!
In the few months since the apocalypse began, Wang Tao had only seen Han Rui with the perception ability, and even hers was only at +1. There might be no choice but to rely on Omnipotent Crystal Cores for leveling up later, because Perception Zombies were so rare that Wang Tao had never encountered one.
It was unexpected that the pus-filled zombie possessed perception ability!
But Wang Tao felt that the pus-filled zombie’s perception wasn’t very strong either? When he and Jiang Shixue suddenly launched an attack, it didn’t even react…
Wang Tao then looked at the side effect, which stated that only a female could fully utilize the power of this crystal core; if a male merged it, the ability would be weakened by 50%!
So, was the pus-filled zombie possibly male?
Wang Tao felt discriminated against. Why should his ability be weakened by 50% if he merged it?
Wang Tao really wanted to merge this crystal core; after all, it was like installing a radar for himself.
But this side effect was too severe, reducing the ability by 50%!
There was nothing he could do for now; he would have to save up and see if he could gather three crystal cores to remove this side effect before merging.
The last one was an Ascension crystal core.
[Level 2 Crystal Core – Ascension]
[Quality: Excellent (80%)]
[Impurities: 45% (No side effects)]
His luck was not too bad, he obtained an Excellent quality Ascension crystal core. Wang Tao probably wouldn’t need it, but it was precious and could be exchanged with others in the future.
The crystal cores from the Crystal Core Gift Bag were all good, making the risk that Wang Tao and Jiang Shixue took worth it.
Then Wang Tao turned his attention to the other two packages.
The second package contained potions.
[Running Potion (Small) x5]
[Defense Potion (small) x5]
“5 Running Potions and 5 Defense Potions, not bad.”
Although Wang Tao had the recipes for these potions, he lacked the key materials to make them and could only obtain them through loot dropped by zombies. These 10 potions should last him for a while.
The last package contained something that slightly surprised Wang Tao; it was actually a blueprint for a pair of shoes!
[Running Battle Boots Blueprint x1]
[Running Battle Boots Blueprint: Allows for the crafting of a pair of Running Battle Boots. Required materials: Iron Block x5, Steel Wire x5, Screw x5, Rope x5, Nail x5, Rubber x5, Plastic x5, Cable x5, Electronic Component x5, Battery x5]
[Running Battle Boots: Durability +10, defensive power +10, running speed +10]
The shoes actually increased running speed!
This made Wang Tao very happy, as running speed was quite important to him since he didn’t have any abilities specifically aimed at increasing speed.
The materials required for making the shoes weren’t much, and with a thought, Wang Tao took them all out.
In the darkness, a flash of rainbow light shone and a pair of black boots resembling military shoes appeared in front of Wang Tao.
Jiang Shixue had already opened her eyes and curiously observed the shoes. She is a light sleeper, and the rainbow light just now had obviously caught her attention.
Wang Tao immediately put on the new shoes and instantly felt that they were much more comfortable than his previous shoes!
He couldn’t test the speed just yet, but Wang Tao felt it should significantly increase. Even without a speed boost, the durability and comfort level alone made them worthwhile.
Wang Tao, noticing Jiang Shixue’s curious expression, briefly explained that these were his new equipment.
Jiang Shixue didn’t ask further and continued to sleep leaning on Wang Tao’s shoulder.
Embracing Jiang Shixue’s shoulders, Wang Tao turned his gaze back to the Space Backpack. He had finished examining the loot from the pus-filled zombies but had yet to check the packages from the three undeveloped zombies and the mass of flesh in the zombies’ lair.
There were four packages in total.
The packages from the three undeveloped zombies all contained the same thing, three Level 2 Omnipotent Crystal Cores!
One Excellent, one Excellent (60%), and one Excellent (80%)!
This came as a pleasant surprise to Wang Tao; with these three, he could synthesize another Epic Omnipotent Crystal Core!
Omnipotent Crystal Cores themselves have no side effects, only impurities. By synthesizing two Omnipotent Crystal Cores into an Epic Omnipotent Crystal Core, one core would have only 0.1% impurity.
He calculated that he currently had 1.1% impurity in his body. If he could merge nine 0.1% impurity Omnipotent Crystal Cores, that would be exactly 2% impurity, which meant he could use two Cleansing Potions without any waste to remove all impurities!
Now he only had three Epic Omnipotent Crystal Cores, so he would continue to collect more!
As for the loot from the huge mass of flesh, it made Wang Tao raise his eyebrows.
[Level 2 Crystal Core – Extraction]
[Quality: Epic (100%)]
[Purity: 45% (Side effects: None)]
[Extraction: After merging, one can freely choose to extract a Level 2 Ability from oneself. The extracted ability will form a new crystal core without side effects.]
This Extraction… is almost like his ability to extract powers!
It seems that aside from the inheritance during level ascension, Extraction Crystal Cores could also be used to change abilities! Although he didn’t need it himself, others might. Wang Tao could already imagine the value of this crystal core!
It was just unknown what kind of zombies others would have to kill to get this Extraction Crystal Core…