NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 505: Lucky_2
Wang Tao continued cracking open meteorites.
The twelfth meteorite contained one Ascension Crystal Core, not bad.
The thirteenth meteorite held a trash crystal core.
The fourteenth meteorite revealed another Insect Clan Monster.
[HP: 300,000/300,000]
[Mana: 200,000/200,000]
[Level: Level 5, Lord]
[Internal Impurity: 50%]
[Awakening: Corrosive Acid Liquid]
[Corrosive Acid Liquid: Sprays a large amount of corrosive acid liquid]
It was a black and red creature, elongated without legs, somewhat resembling an earthworm. On its head, it had no eyes or nose, just a circular mouth full of sharp teeth.
"Another poison-based insect."
Wang Tao charged straight in.
[-42842]
The monster's defensive power was quite decent, much stronger than the centipede monster just now.
But it was no use.
Against the onslaught of Wang Tao's attacks, which were like a fierce storm, it only lasted half a minute longer than the centipede monster.
Boom—
The monster with its HP drained fell to the ground.
Given the previous examples, everyone had grown accustomed to Wang Tao's quick combat speed.
Wang Tao checked the loot.
[Acquired: Fifth Order Crystal Core: Great Strength x1]
[Acquired: Poisonous Teeth x1]
[Acquired: Strange Poison Sac x1]
Still three physical spoils of war, among them another strange poison sac.
As for the loot pack, it was similar to the one from the Insect Clan Monster just now.
A crystal core, a physical key, and an equipment blueprint.
[Acquired: Poisonous Dagger Blueprint x1]
[Poisonous Dagger Blueprint: Can make a dagger, required materials: Poisonous Teeth x1, Level 5 Crystal Core x1, Iron Block x50, Nails x50, Rubber x50, Screws x50, Steel Wire x50]
[Poisonous Dagger: Attribute slot]
Without any hesitation, Wang Tao immediately got out the materials to craft it.
Very quickly, a dark and unremarkable dagger appeared in Wang Tao's hand.
[Poisonous Dagger]
[Fifth Order (Excellent)]
[Durability +120, Attack power +100, Attack Speed +20%, Attacks come with Poison Effect (Poison Effect requires Awakening Energy)]
Aside from the poison effect, compared to the Venomous Scimitar, the Poisonous Dagger had 20 less points in attack power but a 20% increase in attack speed.
Overall, the attributes of this dagger were not bad, but Jiang Shixue was the only one in the team who used daggers, yet she already had a better one...
After asking and confirming no one wanted to use this dagger, Wang Tao pocketed it, planning to toss it in the treasure vault of the Awakeners School later.
"Just one last meteorite left..."
Wang Tao glanced at the corpses of the insects nearby and stroked his chin.
"Could we get another Silver Beetle?"
Having said that, Wang Tao immediately opened the meteorite, and a silver silhouette emerged.
"...Little Lightning, it's not that I don't want to feed you with the Insect Clan corpses, it's just that I'm extremely lucky today!"
Wang Tao vigorously rubbed Lightning's head.
Lightning wagged its tail frantically, not sad at all, but rather happy for Wang Tao.
"Ah? Another silver-armored beetle?"
The others couldn't believe their eyes when they saw the silver beetle caught by Wang Tao.
They knew Wang Tao was lucky, but this luck seemed ridiculously good! Out of the 15 meteorites they cracked open, 3 yielded silver-armored beetles? These were bona fide fifth-order combat power creatures! And there just happened to be three insect race monsters for the silver beetles to devour...
"Guys, chill out."
Wang Tao waved his hand with a bit of swagger.
He felt his luck today was indeed good, but on second thought, it seemed reasonable. After all, these level 5 meteorites were of high quality and consumed a lot of crystal cores. He had almost used up the fifth-order crystal cores he had no use for, so it would be unreasonable not to get some good stuff in return...
Wang Tao skillfully activated the silver beetle, letting it gobble up an insect clan corpse, and still passed this armed silver beetle over to Lan Yulian and her group.
Without counting Wang Tao, they had at least four true fifth-order combat powers, plus a level 5 night demon heart... With such strength, they could probably walk sideways in any rift.
"The meteorites are all opened, and there aren't enough level 6 crystal cores left, let's go."
Wang Tao waved everyone over and mounted the giant golden eagle.
"Chirp—"
The golden eagle let out a call, seeming to have something to say to Wang Tao.
Wang Tao communicated with it using spiritual power and couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.
The golden eagle asked with a hint of loss why it wasn't allowed to fight; was it because Wang Tao thought it was weak? Although it wasn't as strong as Wang Tao, it could still kill those level 5 insect race monsters to prove itself...
The golden eagle was afraid that Wang Tao wouldn't want it anymore, especially since it had only enjoyed a few days of carefree living; it didn't want to go back to living in the icy wilderness.
"It's not that I disdain you, it's just completely unnecessary. You'll have your chance to shine."
Wang Tao stroked the golden eagle's feathers and said.
The golden eagle was strong; apart from Wang Tao, no one could match it. Even if someone else ascended to level 5 later, they would likely still be no match for the golden eagle. After all, the golden eagle's awakening ability was "Giant."
Because of the golden eagle's strength, Wang Tao didn't dare let it fight freely—what if it stole the prey he intended to hunt? Especially since the golden eagle was eager to prove itself, it might not know when to stop.
"Chirp—"
Reassured by Wang Tao, the golden eagle instantly perked up. As long as Wang Tao didn't find it weak, it was content.
By now, night had fallen, but Wang Tao and his party did not head straight back to town.
That was because Wang Tao hadn't fully replenished his HP; he had just fused with the "Omnipotent Shield" ability, which deducted 200,000 from his HP limit, leaving him with only 10,000. Although he had subsequently slain a few level 5 lords, that only added up to 30,000-plus HP. So, Wang Tao wanted to restore his HP to full.
The golden eagle flew swiftly, but the frozen zombies seemed to have vanished, hardly a one to be seen for half the day. Fortunately, the keen-eyed golden eagle finally spotted a herd of ice zombies.
This horde of zombies wasn't very powerful, lacking even a single lord. But their numbers were decent, densely packed with fourth and fifth-order elite zombies.
Wang Tao had his companions wait in the air while he, spear in hand, leaped down.
Thud—
As he landed, his spear pierced through several zombies.
Wang Tao then slaughtered the horde like a wolf among sheep.
Three minutes later, the battle was over.
Wang Tao's HP cap was back up to 210,000.
He had thought that if it wasn't enough, he would look around in the rift. Now, it seemed he wouldn't need to bother.
"All done; let's head out."
Wang Tao said with a smile as he leaped onto the golden eagle, and the group headed back towards Changhe Base.
By the time they returned to the base, it was the middle of the night, but the Qiushui Pavilion Villa Area was a hive of activity—a large group of people was digging a foundation, and these workers were all level 2 and level 3 ability users!
The reason for so many ability users to work through heavy snow was naturally due to the golden eagle.
Gu Yun had previously said he would help build a nest for the golden eagle. After discussing it with Ding Yuqin and others, they quickly settled on a plan and got to work. They aimed to have the golden eagle's nest completed in short order.
After all, it was a level 5 lord, the base's second most potent combat power after Wang Tao—not someone they could just leave to sleep in the snow.
"This is all for your new home!"
In the air, Wang Tao patted the golden eagle's feathers and said.
The golden eagle didn't really understand what kind of home was being built. To its mind, it could sleep anywhere, including in the frigid snow.
But it could tell from Wang Tao's tone that all these people were working for its benefit. So, it slowed its descent considerably, careful not to blow the workers away with its landing.
From the ground, the view was entirely different—a gust of strange wind blew through the blizzard, and under a dim yellow light, a massive, sky-obscuring figure slowly emerged above their heads... The group of workers nearly died of fright!
For many ability users, this was their first sight of a legendary level 5 lord, and the experience was strikingly memorable.