Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1531 - 641: Dissecting the Sea Beast

Wang Tao personally escorted everyone back to Changhe Base smoothly.

He left subsequent matters to Gu Yun, not resting for a moment, and once again set out from the base. This time, however, he brought Qu Shilin along.

Qu Shilin had also ascended to Level 6, and was now a genuine Sixth Rank Awakened.

"Wang Tao, where is the Sea Beast?"

Qu Shilin had only just awakened recently, and if it were not for Wang Tao finding her, she would still be unaware of the changes that had occurred within the Rift in the past two days.

Qu Shilin was naturally very interested in such a Sixth Rank Disaster Sea Beast, and now she was also a Sixth Rank Awakened, capable of withstanding the Cataclysmic Awakening radiating from a dead Disaster-level creature.

So when Wang Tao asked her to come and study the Sea Beast, she immediately agreed.

"No rush."

Golden Eagle flew to a desolate mountaintop, where Wang Tao and his company alighted from the Golden Eagle, then they saw Lightning open its mouth, and a miniaturized Sea Beast corpse was spat out, rapidly enlarging.

After Lightning ascended to Level 6, the black hole-like space in its mouth had grown much larger, able to store many things. However, storage is one thing; digestion still required handling one by one.

Moreover, Lightning’s main Attack relied on its mouth, and if its mouth did not open, its combat strength would drop by at least seventy percent. Hence, for now, Lightning could only serve as a temporary storage space, but that was already sufficient.

Soon, the bodies of more than a dozen Sea Beasts had been spit out by Lightning. Like small mountains, they piled up in front of Qu Shilin.

"..."

Looking at these Sea Beasts with their fierce appearances, Qu Shilin’s mouth formed an ’O’ shape.

Although she had already received information about the Sea Beasts from Wang Tao, when she actually saw so many Sea Beasts and personally felt the oppressive sensation and Cataclysmic Awakening emanating from their bodies, she was still shocked.

So many, and such powerful Monsters, could humans truly slay them?

Qu Shilin, with only a Level 5 combat prowess, found it difficult to imagine.

"These are the Sea Beasts."

Wang Tao pointed at the Sea Beasts.

Although the Sea Beasts were dead, their Cataclysmic Awakening remained. And since further research was needed, which could potentially lead to accidents, Wang Tao felt it was more appropriate to conduct the research outside the base.

Then Wang Tao checked everyone’s HP loss and nodded silently.

After a Disaster-level creature dies, the effect of the Cataclysmic Awakening is greatly weakened, approximately equivalent to a Fifth-Order Catastrophic Awakening.

Indeed, these Sea Beasts’ Cataclysmic Awakening was not strong, and now they’re dead. So their Awakening effect... Wang Tao estimated it to be about Level 4.

For those with an HP of 1 million at Level 6, a Level 4 Cataclysmic Awakening naturally posed no threat.

In fact, just as Wang Tao predicted, there was continuous HP loss in front of these Sea Beast bodies, but it was not a big concern. A casual Healing from Lan Yulian could restore everyone’s HP to full.

This was the first time Qu Shilin experienced the Cataclysmic Awakening at such close quarters, and she was somewhat not accustomed to it. However, as a researcher, her adaptability was strong. In just a short while, she was fine.

"Which one will you start with?"

Wang Tao asked.

"Let’s start with this one!"

Qu Shilin, holding her toolbox, approached the Sea Beast corpse closest to her, then summoned others to assist her.

"Help me dissect it, my knife can’t cut through..."

"Okay."

These Sea Beasts were quite different from the creatures Wang Tao had encountered before. He had no knowledge of them, so Qu Shilin, the professional, was tasked with researching them to see if these Sea Beasts differed from other Mutant Beasts, Monsters, zombies, and the like.

Especially the Sea Beasts’ Cataclysmic Awakening, whether it’s as Wang Tao theorized - unable to exhibit full strength in the air.

If that was indeed the case, the threat of the Sea Beasts might not be as great as previously thought.

Proving this was simple: just bring more water, put the Sea Beasts in it, and try out.

One day later.

Wang Tao tossed an Awakening Seed, harvested from the Sea Beast, onto the body of a Sea Beast dissected to half its size. The seed quickly took root and sprouted within the Sea Beast’s body, prompting a sigh of relief from Wang Tao.

"We can plant Awakening Seeds now. It seems that at least one-third of the flesh and blood is needed..."

The others also sighed in relief upon hearing this.

"Next, we’ll see if the quantity of Awakening Fruits growing from this half of the corpse will be reduced. If not, then we’ll process the remaining Sea Beast corpses in the same way..."

Wang Tao said with a smile.

Generally speaking, Awakening Seeds are a guaranteed drop from Disaster-level creatures. Planting Awakening Seeds within their bodies after killing them is the most profitable outcome.

But these Sea Beasts were somewhat different...

After three days of research, Qu Shilin discovered that these Sea Beast corpses were indeed treasures—

Their flesh contained vast amounts of Energy that could be absorbed by the human body! Consuming it would enhance one’s Constitution and Life Energy. Their bones, teeth, and Scales were incredibly hard and somewhat malleable, suitable for making Weapons Equipment...

Most importantly, these Sea Beasts were mutated fish from the sea, not zombies. Although there were impurities inside their bodies, they had not progressed to the point of forming the Zombie Virus. Even if humans consumed their flesh, as long as it wasn’t excessive, there were no safety issues!

And this was just the preliminary research result from Qu Shilin; further experiments could continue to see if the Sea Beasts’ flesh would react chemically with other substances, achieving a synergetic effect greater than the sum of their parts.