Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 875 - 342: Becoming Famous (Part 2)
Of course, everyone understood that the Starfire Society couldn’t possibly open up recruitment to everyone; the more critical the times, the more selective they needed to be. They couldn’t afford to be careless.
But no matter what, this had made many powers envious and jealous.
However, such envy was futile because, after all, the Starfire Society was a power that participated in the first kill of a Disaster-level monster. Their strength was beyond doubt; ordinary people simply didn’t have such capabilities...
"So, you’re saying that the Starfire Society is very popular now?"
Wang Tao was somewhat speechless.
He had only established the StarFire Society for the convenience of entering and leaving the base. He had never considered expanding its scale. He was self-aware and knew that he wasn’t very good at management.
As for Lan Yulian, she did have experience—in fact, not just her but also Yang Changhong, Han Rui, Wei Zhenguo, and He Jijun had relevant experience, as they were all no ordinary people before the apocalypse. However, they all made it clear that they were not interested. Managing and operating was too tiring, and they preferred to go out and kill zombies with Wang Tao instead.
The Starfire Society might recruit, but definitely not on a large scale. Fame and popularity were things Wang Tao could take or leave.
"Yes, the Starfire Society has been very popular recently. However, it was most popular last week, and now it’s starting to cool down..."
Cui Sheng hurriedly explained.
"Hmm..."
Wang Tao nodded, chatted with Cui Sheng a bit more, and then Cui Sheng took his leave after seeing that Wang Tao had no further instructions. He still had to report the fact that Wang Tao was willing to be a guest of honor.
After Cui Sheng left, Lan Yulian handed Wang Tao a tablet filled with various resumes that had been submitted.
"I’ve never looked at our Starfire Society’s backend before. I just took a glance, and there are so many resumes..."
Lan Yulian spread her hands.
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The Starfire Society was just the few of them; there weren’t that many matters to attend to, so she hadn’t bothered with these things after she returned and was unaware that the Starfire Society had suddenly become popular.
"Haha, take your time looking through them. They’re all talents!"
Wang Tao said with a laugh.
Lan Yulian just shrugged her shoulders. She wasn’t interested in these. All she wanted to know now was how Jiang Shixue and her Lightning awakening ability were.
...
The entire morning, except for Cui Sheng’s visit, no one else came, and Wang Tao and his group didn’t go out. The pressure from the Level 5 Giant Eagle they encountered before was too great, so they needed to properly relax.
In the afternoon, Cheng Yiyi arrived.
She wasn’t wearing Powered Armor today but was dressed in a military uniform, looking both beautiful and valiant.
However, the most eye-catching thing about her was not her appearance, but her attributes.
[HP: 100000/100000]
[Mana: 31200/31200]
[Level: Level 4]
[Awakening: Poison Bullet]
[Poison Bullets: Fired bullets carry poison]
Cheng Yiyi had awakened.
Wang Tao was not too surprised by this, as the Secret Key had a 50% chance of successful awakening. Although not high, it was not low either.
He had used two Ordinary awakening secret keys in exchange for Cheng Yiyi’s Advanced Awakening Secret Key.
Cheng Yiyi was taking a gamble; as long as she awakened, it was like earning an Awakening Key... and now, it seemed she had clearly won her bet.
But Cheng Yiyi’s awakening [Poison Bullet] was quite interesting. Bullets carrying poison upon being fired?
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Huang Wu’s awakening added poison to his attacks, which covered a wider range. Cheng Yiyi’s awakening involved her bullets carrying poison, narrowing the range considerably.
Just from the descriptions, Huang Wu’s awakening seemed stronger. But in reality... it was hard to say!
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Wang Tao and Huang Wu had fought together twice before, and upon careful reflection, Wang Tao realized that Huang Wu had never made a ranged attack. When deploying poison, Huang Wu always preferred close combat, using a knife!
At the time, Wang Tao thought Huang Wu simply favored close combat and knives, so he didn’t think too much about it.
But now, considering Cheng Yiyi’s awakening [Poison Bullet], Wang Tao had to wonder... Did Huang Wu avoid ranged attacks because he didn’t want to, or was it because he couldn’t?
If Wang Tao could poison with his ranged attacks, he certainly would prefer using them. Putting aside damage, safety came first!
Previously, during the hunt of the Catastrophic Serpent, in order to land an assist, Huang Wu braved heavy HP loss to approach and strike the serpent. If his ranged attacks could carry poison, Wang Tao felt he wouldn’t have taken such a risk...
So, if Wang Tao guessed correctly, Huang Wu’s [Bone-piercing Poison] must be limited to melee range, and firearms couldn’t trigger it, maybe not even any form of ranged attack.
Cheng Yiyi’s awakening [Poison Bullet], however, was specifically for bullets and could be used at any distance!
With good marksmanship, this could be a great ability. If it still worked when wearing powered armor, then the ability would be really impressive!
Of course, the ability had its limitations. Without a gun or bullets, it would be basically useless. And the specific damage of the toxin remained unknown...
"Mr. Wang, we meet again!"
While Wang Tao was contemplating, Cheng Yiyi walked up briskly, extending her hand with a big smile towards Wang Tao.
Wang Tao shook her hand.
Cheng Yiyi’s hand looked soft and tender, but Wang Tao could clearly feel the calluses, which showed she was a woman accustomed to shooting a lot.
"Commander Cheng, congratulations on your awakening!"
Wang Tao congratulated her with a smile.
"Did Mr. Wang figure it out? It seems my ability to hide it still needs work..."
Cheng Yiyi frowned slightly.
Hearing her words, Wang Tao only then noticed that the aura she emitted as an Awakener was indeed very weak. Most people probably wouldn’t be able to tell.
Wang Tao had seen many Awakeners by now and was getting to know some characteristics of Awakeners.
System Awakeners, especially those with passive abilities like Qi De, have a very distinct presence. It’s easy to tell they are Awakeners, and they have to work hard to conceal their aura.
As for Wang Tao, an active Fire Awakened with no distinct physical traits, it was relatively easier to hide his aura. Coupled with his own proficiency, most people probably couldn’t see through Wang Tao’s strength.
Cheng Yiyi’s awakening seemed to also be easy to hide, but since she had only recently awakened and was advancing to Level 4, her physical attributes would have improved significantly, making it more difficult to hide.
Of course, she was already doing quite well, but it was Wang Tao who could see through attributes.
"Haha, maybe it’s because I’ve seen more Awakeners and have more experience now!"
Wang Tao said with a laugh.
Cheng Yiyi gave Wang Tao a look. She wanted to say she had met more Awakeners than Wang Tao, but if she hadn’t known Wang Tao was an Awakener beforehand, she wouldn’t have been able to identify him as one.
It wasn’t that she necessarily wanted to hide her powers or pretend to be a pig to eat a tiger or anything. Mainly, being good at hiding it signified a deep understanding of one’s own awakening, a symbol of strength...
"You’re right about that."
But Cheng Yiyi didn’t dwell too much on this matter. After all, she was confident she would continue to grow stronger.
She continued:
"Mr. Wang, I’ve brought the item I promised you, please take a look and see if there’s any problem..."
Cheng Yiyi waved her hand, and soldiers carried several large boxes from her off-road vehicle.
Cheng Yiyi personally opened the boxes, revealing meteors of various sizes inside. There were all qualities from Ordinary to Epic, and there were even Level 5 ones!
Level 4 and Level 5 meteors didn’t look much different, except for the size of the slot to place the Crystal Core. Level 4 meteors had a smaller slot, while Level 5 had a larger one. The difference was quite evident when compared side by side.
Clearly, Cheng Yiyi had brought these on purpose.
"Cough, Mr. Wang, I don’t have many meteors left, so I could only bring some Level 5 meteors to make up the number. If you don’t like it, I can exchange them for Crystal Coins..."
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