Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1518 - 634 Defense Rebound_2

After getting familiar with his equipment, Wang Tao turned his attention to the second Disaster-level zombie, which was the Radiation Zombie’s spoils of war.

[Obtained: Sixth Rank Crystal Core: Promotion x1]

[Obtained: Awakening Energy Beads x2]

[Obtained: Advanced Awakening Key x2]

[Obtained: Hard Skull x1]

[Obtained: Mystic Body Pearl x1]

[...]

"Mystic Body Pearl?"

Upon seeing this pearl, Wang Tao’s eyes lit up instantly.

This was something that could permanently increase attributes!

He had previously come across several similar beads, like the Fire Pearl, Mystic Earth Pearl, Mystic Soul Bead... and now he had come across a Mystic Body Pearl!

Since it’s called "Mystic Body Pearl," it should increase the Constitution Attribute, right?

[Mystic Body Pearl: After consumption, permanently increases Strength by 20%, Stamina by 20%]

Just as Wang Tao thought, the Mystic Body Pearl increased both Strength and Stamina by 20%!

Without hesitation, Wang Tao swallowed it immediately.

Suddenly, a warm surge of energy instantly spread throughout his limbs.

A moment later, Wang Tao swung a punch into the air.

Whoosh—

Wang Tao could clearly feel that his Strength had greatly increased, as had his overall combat power!

"Not bad, not bad!"

Wang Tao was very satisfied and then turned his gaze toward the Loot Pack.

In addition to Crystal Cores, Potions, Secret Keys, and other items, the pack also contained a Blueprint.

This Blueprint was not for ordinary equipment, but for a ring.

[Obtained: Protection Ring Blueprint x1]

[Protection Ring Blueprint: Can be used to craft a ring, required materials: Hard Skull x1, Sixth-Rank Crystal Core x1]

Wang Tao immediately took out the materials, and moments later, a small Skull Head ring appeared in his hand.

[Protection Ring]

[Sixth Rank (Epic)]

[Defensive power +20%, Ability: Reflect (requires Awakening Energy to activate)]

[Reflect: When hit by a Physical Attack, it reflects damage back at the attacker. The reflection has a certain chance of causing Dizziness in the attacker]

The Protection Ring actually increased the defensive power by an entire 20%!

This was a percentage enhancement! The stronger the strength, the more defensive power would increase!

Wang Tao had just received a set of Battle Armor with a significant increase in fixed defensive power, and now he had obtained a ring that increased defensive power by a percentage. When added together, Wang Tao himself didn’t even know how high his defensive power was now!

Moreover, besides the 20% increase in defensive power, the Protection Ring also carried an extra Ability—Reflect!

When Wang Tao was fighting the Radiation Zombie, each time he slashed at the zombie, the shock made his arm go numb. Although it didn’t cause any harm to Wang Tao, it disrupted his attack rhythm, making it very nasty.

And Reflect was not just about reflecting damage, it also had a certain chance to cause Dizziness!

That was even nastier!

If you suddenly rushed in to attack an enemy, only to get Dizzy yourself, that would be extremely unlucky. At certain key moments, it could even be fatal!

However, the chance of this happening should be low, and besides, Wang Tao’s luck has always been pretty good, so he didn’t get Dizzy while fighting the Radiation Zombie. He was just annoyed by the Reflect.

Of course, if this ability were on him, then Wang Tao definitely wouldn’t find it nasty, but actually quite delightful!

He immediately put on the ring.

Wang Tao had several ring-type Equipment, but since all ten fingers could wear rings, there was no conflict for the time being.

After putting on the Protection Ring, Wang Tao couldn’t directly feel his increase in defense, but he vaguely felt as if he were enveloped by an invisible, colorless film. This film would not cause any interference to Wang Tao, but when he was attacked, it would Reflect the attack back to the attacker!

He had others try attacking him to confirm that the Reflect was working every time, so Wang Tao could rest easy.

As for Dizziness, it did not appear during the test, but that wasn’t a big issue, having Reflect was good enough.

"Haha, it seems the effect is pretty good!"

Wang Tao laughed heartily.

After studying for a while longer, the next destination was reached.

Gazing at the mountainous heaps of corpses in the city ruins below, Wang Tao took a quick look and, seeing no Lord Rank zombies or higher, said to everyone:

"You all go hunt zombies nearby to scavenge for Crystal Cores, I’ll go down and test the new equipment."

"Okay!"

After everyone agreed, Wang Tao had the Golden Eagle fly them a little further away, while he himself jumped straight down.

Feeling that the flight of the Golden Eagle wasn’t very high, Wang Tao didn’t bother to spread his wings, instead brutally crashing into the midst of the Zombie Herd.

Boom!

With a loud crash, several unlucky zombies were directly stomped into meat pies by Wang Tao, and a large number of zombies around him were blown away, clearing a circular space.

"...my feet are a bit numb."

Wang Tao kicked away the zombies under his feet, then checked his own Attributes.

He hadn’t lost a drop of HP, and his Omnipotent Shield was undamaged.

"This defensive power... awesome!"

Wang Tao laughed loudly.

Roar——

At this time, other zombies in the vicinity had already charged over.

Although there were no Lord or Disaster Class ones, they were all Fifth and Sixth Order Elite Zombies. Being besieged by them wouldn’t feel good.

But Wang Tao didn’t distance himself from the Zombie Herd, nor did he use [Wildfire Spread]. Instead, he directly took out his big saber, plunging into the Zombie Herd.

Swish——

With a swing of his blade, the heads of dozens of zombies were chopped to pieces, clearing a large area in front of Wang Tao. But zombies from other directions had already swarmed over, and without dodging, he would certainly be hit. However, Wang Tao didn’t dodge. He swung his saber again, slaying dozens more zombies in the process.

Finally, the attacks from the surrounding zombies landed on him.

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

"..."

However, all the zombies that attacked Wang Tao were met with a reflexive counter-shock. Some zombies staggered from the impact, while others were knocked to the ground or even blasted away!

Wang Tao casually swung his saber to slay those zombies that staggered, and in the blink of an eye, he had cleared a large area around himself again.

"High Defense plus counter-shock works so well against zombies below Lord Rank!"

Seeing this effect, Wang Tao himself was quite surprised.

He had thought that as long as the shock was enough to halt the zombies’ attacks, that would give him enough time to do a lot. However, he didn’t expect that making the zombies pause was just a mediocre result; some zombies were knocked to the ground, and some were even sent flying. This effect was even better than the low-probability Dizziness!

"Could it be, the greater the Strength, the better the counter-shock effect?"

Wang Tao speculated within his mind.

Previously when he had others attack him, he only tested whether the counter-shock was triggered one hundred percent of the time, and did not assess the specific effects of the counter-shock.

Now it seemed that the effect might be even better than he had imagined!

So, relying on his high Defense, the Shield, and counter-shock, Wang Tao charged straight into the denser parts of the Zombie Herd. He didn’t bother to defend himself, focusing solely on the Attack!

If one were to look down from the sky, they’d see Wang Tao like a meat grinder, rampaging through the Zombie Herd without any restraint, slashing wherever he went - none of the zombies could stand in his way!

Even if occasionally a large number of zombies charged at him together, they only had one chance to attack.

After one attack, the zombies were either stunned by the shock, causing their attacks to pause, knocked down, or even flung away, leaving them no opportunity to effectively surround and attack Wang Tao.

So, although Wang Tao seemed to face countless zombies, in reality, these zombies couldn’t leverage the advantage of their numbers. Instead, they were being defeated one by one by Wang Tao.

"Awesome!"

Wang Tao roared.

Just as he was excitedly chopping away, he suddenly noticed the zombies starting to retreat.

"Hmm? Running away——wait a second..."

Wang Tao didn’t pursue these zombies. Looking at the sudden appearance of a patch of black fog in the distance, his brow furrowed immediately.

"Another Disaster Zombie..."

It hadn’t been very long, and he had already encountered three Disaster-level zombies.

Disaster-level zombies... it seems like they are indeed starting to emerge in large numbers!