NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 504: Silver Beetle_2
This feature isn't bad at all, it can block attacks without affecting Wang Tao's daily activities.
As for how much damage the Omnipotent Shield can actually block, Wang Tao wasn't clear, but he had a vague sense that there would be a warning before the shield broke. He now felt that the Omnipotent Shield had plenty of energy and could block quite a few attacks.
After testing this new superpower, Wang Tao then began to open the meteorites.
A total of fifteen, he opened them by quality from lowest to highest.
The first meteorite was of ordinary quality and after using two fifth-order Crystal Cores to open it, inside was a white No Ability Crystal Core.
"The first meteorite is a trash Crystal Core, such a loss!"
Wang Tao was somewhat speechless, he wasn't afraid of a loss, but the fact that the first one was already a loss wasn't a good sign!
After muttering a complaint to himself, Wang Tao opened the second meteorite.
Inside was a shield.
[Steel Bone Shield]
[Fifth Order (Excellent)]
[Durability+100, defensive power+100]
The attributes of this Shield were very ordinary, at least in Wang Tao's eyes they were ordinary, other team members couldn't use it either, it was destined to be thrown into the school's treasure vault. However, this time it wasn't a loss, this shield could be worth quite a bit of money.
Then Wang Tao quickly opened the third meteorite.
A silvery object suddenly popped out, everyone else instinctively moved back, thinking a monster had appeared, but Wang Tao wasn't nervous at all and casually caught the object.
"It's a biological weapon!"
Xiang Hongbin immediately exclaimed loudly.
Having been with Wang Tao for a long time, his eye for value naturally wasn't something ordinary people could compare with, judging from the object that lay obediently still in Wang Tao's hands, it was highly probably a biological weapon.
However, this thing looked somewhat familiar... it seemed a bit like the Iron Beetle? It's just that it's slightly larger than the Iron Beetle, and it's not black, but silver.
"That's right, this is a level 5 biological weapon, also an upgraded version of the Iron Beetle—the Silver Beetle," Wang Tao said with a smile.
[Level 5 Weapon - Silver Beetle]
[HP: 10000/10000 (Limit 200000)]
[Status: Can Be Awakened]
[Enhancement: Independent Attack, Armed (activation requires consuming a Level 5 Insect Clan corpse)]
[Compatibility: 0%]
[Independent Attack: Can follow master's orders to attack independently]
[Armed: Covers master's entire body, providing certain attribute enhancements]
Compared to the Iron Beetle, the HP limit of the Silver Beetle had increased from 100,000 to 200,000, other aspects seemed to remain the same.
But it couldn't just be an increase in HP, after all, it was a level 5 weapon. It's probably similar to the Night Demon Heart, with significant improvements in all other aspects as well, it's just that these cannot be displayed numerically.
But there was no way to test it now, the Armed capability needed to be activated by letting the Silver Beetle consume a Level 5 Insect Clan corpse.
"Keep going! Looks like the luck has arrived!"
Wang Tao tossed the Silver Beetle to Ding Yuqin and the others, then opened the fourth meteorite.
Inside was another trash Level 5 Crystal Core, another loss.
Wang Tao's expression remained unchanged as he continued to open the fifth Crystal Core.
Whoosh—
A dark shadow flew out.
"It's an Insect Clan Monster!"
An Iron Shatter Spear appeared in Wang Tao's hands, and he stabbed it straight through.
The monster had just grown larger, and before it could take in its surroundings, Wang Tao had already thrust his spear through it.
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[Curse: Blindness]
And the monster was also unlucky enough to be afflicted by the curse of blindness.
Roar—
The six-legged monster with a carapace was attacking wildly around as if it had gone mad. It had a unique way of attacking—crashing its body directly.
Wang Tao took a few steps back, easily dodging the attack.
The others could also now see what the monster looked like.
[HP: 300000/300000]
[Mana: 200000/200000]
[Level: Level 5, Lord]
[Awakening: Boulder Armor]
[Boulder Armor: For the duration, defensive power significantly increases]
Wang Tao also noticed for the first time that the monster's awakening was actually purely defensive. He had fought against Zombies with such awakening before and knew about their formidable defense. Clearly, this carapaced monster had not yet activated its awakening.
Wang Tao had just mentioned "awakening" when he saw a sort of rock-like substance appear on the body of the carapaced monster, enveloping its entire body and instantly transforming it into a "Boulder Insect!"
"Just the chance to test out the damage."
This carapaced monster seemed to rely on its eyes to discern its surroundings, and after being struck by the Curse: Blindness, it flailed around in impotent rage, wildly attacking its surroundings.
Wang Tao flashed behind the carapaced monster and then raised his spear, plunging it into its abdomen.
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[Curse: Slaying]
After the carapaced monster activated its awakening, its defensive power had significantly increased. Wang Tao's initial thrust which caused over sixty thousand damage, now only did twenty-five thousand. A roughly 60% increase in defensive power?
But it might not necessarily be a percentage increase; perhaps it was a fixed amount of added defensive power...
Regardless of the type of defense, it wasn't much of a problem for Wang Tao. Moreover, the carapaced monster was quite unlucky, being hit by the Cursed Kill on Wang Tao's second hit, effectively losing sixty thousand HP.
Boom—
The carapaced monster immediately twisted its body and charged fiercely towards Wang Tao.
Despite its large size, which might suggest clumsiness, its speed was actually quite fast. If it were another fourth-order Awakener, they might not be able to dodge in time.
However, Wang Tao's speed naturally crushed it, so the moment it turned, he appeared on its other side and thrust out with his spear again.
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[Curse: Armor Break]
This monster's luck was truly terrible, as Wang Tao's third strike triggered an Armor Break curse. Against such a high defense enemy, Armor Break was obviously quite appropriate.
So Wang Tao just pushed with his legs and jumped onto the body of the carapaced monster, and began stabbing wildly.
Thanks to the Armor Break buff, Wang Tao's damage significantly increased.
Moments later, after dodging another series of attacks from the carapaced monster, Wang Tao delivered the final spear thrust.
Pffft!
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[0/300000]
The carapaced monster's HP was depleted.
Wang Tao glanced at the dropped spoils of war and immediately shook his head a little.
This thing is too poor, it only dropped 2 tangible loot items and 3 Loot Packs.
[Acquired: Fifth Order Crystal Core: Great Strength x1]
[Acquired: Hardened Carapace x1]
These two tangible items were a Purple Crystal Core and its carapace.
Wang Tao immediately opened the Loot Packs.
The first Crystal Core Gift Bag contained 6 Crystal Cores, comprising Ascension, Omnipotent, Awakening, Defense, Mental Defense, and Self-healing. All familiar types of Crystal Cores.
The second Loot Pack contained a Secret Key.
[Acquired: Awakening Key x1]
The last Loot Pack contained a Shield Blueprint.
[Acquired: Hardened Shield Blueprint x1]
[Hardened Shield Blueprint: Can craft a shield with the following materials: Level 5 Crystal Core x1, Hardened Carapace x1, Iron Block x50, Rubber x50, Nails x50, Screws x50]
[Hardened Shield: Attributes unknown]
Wang Tao took out the materials and began crafting on the spot, but before doing so, he activated the Silver Beetle to consume the body of the monster.
Moments later, a shield over a meter tall was completed.
[Hardened Shield]
[Fifth Rank (Excellent)]
[Durability +200, Defensive Power +200, Defensive Power +10%]
The attributes of the shield looked good, with a defensive power of 200 already acceptable, plus an extra 10% defense. Wang Tao immediately handed the shield over to Xu Xiaojun, who was regularly equipped with a shield.
At this time, the Silver Beetle had finished consuming the Insect Clan's corpse.
Wang Tao immediately activated the Silver Beetle's Armed effect, and in an instant, the Silver Beetle transformed into a gleaming, gigantic Insect Clan Mech!
"Must say, it looks pretty cool..."
Wang Tao said, stroking his chin.
This Silver Beetle was clearly much cooler than the Iron Beetle.
Wang Tao entered the Silver Beetle and had a brief experience, then delegated the testing task to others, while he continued to open meteorites.
The sixth meteorite was cracked open by Wang Tao.
Another shadow emerged from the meteorite.
"Today's luck isn't bad, another Insect Clan Monster!"
Without a second word, Wang Tao charged forward again.