Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1154 - 470 Killing the Trumpet Flower_2
Chapter 1154: Chapter 470: Killing the Trumpet Flower_2
Chapter 1154 -470: Killing the Trumpet Flower_2
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But this mutated plant has legs?
Wang Tao immediately signaled Blacky to chase after it. Upon reaching the spot where the mutated trumpet flower had been, Wang Tao found some snake-like trails, with no signs of it being uprooted.
“It seems it hasn’t grown legs, instead its rhizome is quite long…”
Wang Tao followed the trail and soon saw a cave made of rocks ahead. If nothing went wrong, the roots of the trumpet flower should be inside.
As he got closer, Wang Tao used his psychic powers to scout and indeed saw the trumpet flower. It was curled up deep inside the cave, its large bell aimed right at the entrance, dripping venom that corroded the hard stone on the ground.
Wang Tao was certain that if he went in like this, he would definitely be attacked by countless drops of venom.
After a brief thought, Wang Tao took out an ordinary shield from his space backpack without any rush.
[Iron Bone Shield]
[Rank Four (Excellent)]
[Durability +70, Defensive Power +70]
Wang Tao had a pretty nice electric shield in hand, but considering the trumpet flower’s venom was highly corrosive, he didn’t want to waste too much durability—doing so would feel like a loss. So, he opted for any shield just to block attacks. After all, if the trumpet flower could hit him, he could hit back; all he needed was three seconds to kill the opponent!
Thus, Wang Tao picked up the Iron Bone Shield and charged directly into the cave.
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The moment he entered, Wang Tao felt a tremendous force on the shield, obviously from large amounts of venom spraying onto it.
The force, of course, couldn’t trouble Wang Tao, but to his shock, the shield in his hand was actually dissolving!
In just a moment, only the handle of the shield remained, with its 70 points of durability gone!
“What a potent poison!”
Wang Tao commented, but luckily he was already inside the cave. Dodging drops of venom with agile movements, he accelerated towards the trumpet flower.
Sizzle—
At the same time, red light glimmered in Wang Tao’s eyes, and two high-temperature rays shot out instantly.
[-23734]
[-23187]
[…]
Hiss—
The mutated trumpet flower let out a desolate howl, its roots moving frantically, whirling throughout the cave. Its movements were too fast, and even the high-temperature rays lost track at times, but for the most part, they were hitting their mark.
By the time Wang Tao reached it, its last bit of HP was depleted.
[…]
[-7345]
[0/300000]
Phew—
Wang Tao rubbed his slightly sore eyes.
[Scorching Eye], this ability, though capable of sustained output, had increasingly higher consumption the longer it was used, and the eyes could overheat. Wang Tao had only recently learned the ability, and there was still much room for improvement…
Wang Tao looked at the massive mutated trumpet flower.
If it were a long-range head-on battle, it would take only seven or eight seconds to kill it; if it were close-quarters combat, Wang Tao was confident he could kill it instantly. After all, many of his techniques were for close combat.
But this mutated trumpet flower didn’t just have ranged attacks; its roots were also long and could move freely over a wide area. Coupled with its hiding in a defensible cave, the difficulty of killing it had increased significantly.
Nonetheless, the result remained the same, it merely took a bit more time and awakening energy.
In general, Wang Tao was still very satisfied with [Scorching Eyes], but he did have a small regret—it was a pure fire attribute ability, unable to trigger the dark attribute’s [Curse] effect. With long-range attacks like these spanning dozens of meters, Wang Tao’s dark attribute abilities could hardly connect. If [Scorching Eyes] had both fire and dark attributes, that would’ve been better…
Shaking his head, Wang Tao began to collect the spoils of war from the trumpet flower.
“Let’s see what good things there are…”
Although he hadn’t lost a single drop of blood, maintaining control throughout, the waste of a shield meant there had to be something good to make up for it.
First, the one Wang Tao had killed was a Level 5, Lord, which counted as overlevel killing for him, so Wang Tao got 2 Awakening Keys and 200 Awakening Energy. Previously, when he killed a Level 4, Lord, he received 1 Awakening Key and 100 Awakening Energy; killing a Level 5, Lord, doubled that. This was just in time as he had also consumed some Awakening Energy and could replenish it.
Then there were the actual spoils of war that burst out from the mutated trumpet flower, a total of three items.
They were a Crystal Core, a Poison Sac, and its trumpet flower.
[Acquired: Fifth Rank Crystal Core·Toxic Defense x1]
[Acquired: Strange Poison Sac x1]
[Acquired: Toxic Horn Flower x1]
Wang Tao had never seen a poison attribute defense crystal core before; it was somewhat similar to the ice attribute defense.
[Fifth Rank Crystal Core·Toxic Defense]
[Quality: Excellent (60%)]
[Purity: 30% (Side effect: Decreased defense)]
[Poison Attribute Defense: Passive Ability, enhances poison attribute defense]
This side effect, like the “Body stiffness” of ice attribute defense, was unacceptable. If he wanted to fuse it, it was best to remove the side effect.
The [Strange Poison Sac] was no different from the ones he had acquired before, all with a one-third chance of obtaining hidden attributes.
As for the [Toxic Horn Flower], it was a crafting material. Wang Tao was very curious about what it could make.
After storing the actual spoils of war, Wang Tao turned to the Loot Pack.
There were only three packs, fewer than Wang Tao had expected.
The first was still a Crystal Core Gift Bag, containing a total of 5 crystal cores: a red [Fifth Order Crystal Core: Ascension], an orange [Fifth Order Crystal Core: Omnipotence], a blue [Fifth Order Crystal Core: Awakening], a purple [Fifth Order Crystal Core: Great Strength], and a red [Fifth Order Crystal Core: Defense].
Nothing special about the cores; Wang Tao was a bit disappointed. He had been wondering if he could get a poison system ability crystal core, but no such luck.
So Wang Tao opened the second Loot Pack, which contained potions. Seeing the name of the potion made Wang Tao’s eyes light up.
[Acquired: Antidote Potion x50]
[Antidote Potion: Can neutralize most poisons]
This was the first time Wang Tao had obtained an antidote potion, and the description said it could neutralize most poisons!
There were many mutated plants in this rift, and a large number of them were poisonous. While Wang Tao was not afraid for himself, others might not be as lucky. With these antidote potions, if any accidents occurred, they should be useful.
After storing the potions, Wang Tao looked at the last Loot Pack.
[Acquired: Venom Horn Gun Blueprint x1]
[Venom Horn Gun Blueprint: Can make a Venom Horn Gun. Required materials: Toxic Horn Flower x1, Fifth Order Crystal Core x1]
[Venom Horn Gun: Attributes unknown]
“A gun, really?”
Wang Tao was very intrigued; these kinds of gun blueprints were too rare. He had only previously acquired an Air Bullet Rifle Blueprint and made it for He Jijun to use. That gun was fine, except that it took too long to charge—30 seconds for a single shot, which was less efficient than a Crystal Energy Gun. In those 30 seconds, Wang Tao could slay two Level 5, Lords.
Now he had obtained another gun blueprint; Wang Tao wasn’t expecting much, just hoping it wouldn’t take as long to charge as the Air Bullet Rifle.
The materials were ready, so Wang Tao immediately started crafting.
After a flash of rainbow light, a trumpet gun that was slightly shorter than him appeared in his hand.
“…”
Looking at the two-meter-long gun that was thicker than his waist, which stood upright as a “loudspeaker,” Wang Tao was at a loss for words. Could this caliber even count as a gun?
[Venom Horn Gun]
[Fifth Rank (Excellent)]
[Durability +100, Attack power +100, Comes with a poisoning effect (The poisoning effect requires Awakening Energy) Ability: Poison Rain]
[Poison Rain: Consumes stored energy to launch a wide range of poison rain]
“Hmm? This gun comes with an ability, interesting…”
