Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot Chapter 39 - 39 Design Blueprint, Crystal Corel

Chapter 39: Design Blueprint, Crystal Core_l

Translator: 549690339

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[404/1000]

“Huff???? ”

Wang Tao let out a long sigh of relief after seeing the Big Hamr Zombie’s HP bar drop to less than half.

In the enhanced speed from the Running Potion, beneath the glare of the flashlight and the sun, it took him four minutes to grind away nearly six hundred HP from the Big Hamr Zombie.

If it weren’t for his superhuman physique, which had been further strengthened by killing zombies, he definitely wouldn’t have lasted this long.

“I hope when you die, you’ll drop sothing good for …”

Wang Tao quickly closed in on the zombie again and bashed its head with his club.

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[377/1000]

Based on his four minutes of combat experience, Wang Tao had the chance to hit it once more before retreating without it being too late.

But suddenly, he noticed the Big Hamr Zombie’s movents were different.

Previously, at this ti, it would have been preparing to swing its left arm.

But now, it suddenly gripped the Steel Bar Hamr with both hands.

Danger!

An alarm went off in Wang Tao’s mind. He imdiately gave up the chance to attack and chose to retreat quickly.

And just as he retreated, the Big Hamr Zombie suddenly swung the hamr with both hands, turning in a 360-degree windmill around itself!

Whoosh

Bang!

The Big Hamr landed heavily, and the concrete floor cracked once again.

Four ters away, Wang Tao felt the brunt of the wind on his face and shuddered with fear.

Lucky for him, he had retreated; otherwise, a hit from that would have killed him with his remaining HP!

After the Big Hamr hit the ground, the Big Hamr Zombie seed a bit tired, leaning over slightly with its head bowed, using the hamr as support.

“Good opportunity!”

Wang Tao imdiately sprinted to its side and swung his club fiercely.

Bang!

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This strike inflicted the highest damage he had achieved so far, but the steel pipe Wolf Fang Club finally gave in under the strain, its steel studs, and even the pipe itself, bent out of shape.

Bang!

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Without the steel studs, the damage was greatly reduced.

Seeing the Big Hamr Zombie pick up the hamr again, Wang Tao hurriedly retreated and simultaneously threw away the damaged Wolf Fang Club, switching to the Long-handled Sheep’s Horn Hamr at his waist.

The horned hamr was half the length of the Wolf Fang Club, which put him at a slight disadvantage against such a large foe, but Wang Tao was already accustod to the Big Hamr Zombie’s attack pattern. As long as he was well-prepared, it wouldn’t be a problem.

After the Big Hamr Zombie’s HP dropped below 40%, its attacks beca much more frenzied, occasionally unleashing a 360-degree windmill.

Wang Tao found himself in a difficult fight, as there were few chances to approach the zombie and get away unscathed.

He was practically dancing on a steel wire, one misstep and he’d be done for.

However, the tenser the situation, the calr Wang Tao beca.

As the Big Hamr Zombie’s HP neared depletion, it beca even more manic, and Wang Tao couldn’t approach it at all. He didn’t force it, instead, he kept dodging and waited for an opportunity.

Finally, after a full minute of waiting, he successfully moved behind the Big Hamr Zombie and smashed its head with the pointed end of the Sheep’s Horn Hamr.

Squish

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The Big Hamr Zombie’s body stiffened, then it crashed to the ground with a thud.

“Huff~huff~”

Seeing it finally dead, Wang Tao sat down on the ground, heaving deep breaths.

He had only 20 HP left, nearly drained of his energy. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he had persevered solely on willpower during the last few minutes. Now if any random zombie—no, even any random human—ca at him, he might not win.

But re monts later, Wang Tao perked up.

Because he found that he had recovered quite a bit of strength all at once!

He quickly glanced at his HP bar.

[60/300]

After killing the Big Hamr Zombie, his HP cap rose by 40 points, and he recovered 40 HP!

Wang Tao felt his body getting warm; it seed like his physical condition had improved even more!

He clenched his fist tightly, feeling the power in his hands, almost bursting out with laughter.

“Indeed, to beco stronger, you have to kill zombies!”

Wang Tao roughly estimated that for every 100 HP gained, his physical condition might improve by about 10%. However, the incrent in HP from killing zombies seed quite small, maybe one-thousandth? Wang Tao wasn’t sure.

But no matter what, the more zombies he killed, the stronger he beca! Conversely, the greater the danger.

Even with his strength, he almost perished today…

After a brief rest, Wang Tao looked around and, seeing no zombies approaching, he began to check the spoils of battle with relief.

First were the two worker zombies.

[You have obtained: Purified Water (dium) xi]

[Purified Water (dium): 25L, consumable]

[You have obtained: Purified Water (dium) xi]

[Purified Water (dium): 25L, consumable]

Each of the worker zombies dropped two buckets of water, not the small 5L ones but dium-sized 25L buckets of purified water.

It’s no surprise they’re from the water plant! All good stuff!

As for the worker zombies themselves… Wang Tao checked the bodies and only found two packs of cigarettes.

Then there were the items dropped by the Big Hamr Zombie.

“A Strength Potion and… a blueprint!”

Seeing these items, Wang Tao’s eyes widened.

Besides a needleless syringe labeled “Strength (small),1‘ there was a blueprint. [Strength Potion (Small): After injection, overall strength increases by io°/o-ioo% (the stronger the physique, the greater the increase), lasts for 1 minute, 12-hour cooldown]

[Strength Potion (Small) Blueprint: Once learned, you can craft five doses of Strength Potion (Small) at a ti. Required materials: Strength Mushroom xi, Zombie Crystal Core xi, Purified Water 100ml, 10 kcal food]

Strength Potions are precious, but they only last for a short duration and should be used at crucial monts.

As for the formula on the blueprint, aside from purified water and food, Wang Tao hadn’t seen any of the other required materials; it seems impossible to craft it now.

“Wait a second—Zombie Crystal Core? What is that? Sounds like sothing that grows inside zombies?”

Wang Tao was puzzled. He went over to the two worker zombies and, enduring the disgust, ticulously searched their skulls and bodies but found no crystal cores.

He then approached the Big Hamr Zombie, looking at this towering figure over two ters tall, Wang Tao first frisked it indiscriminately, finding only a pack of cigarettes and a lighter.

Then Wang Tao picked up the horned hamr and pried open the shattered skull of the Big Hamr Zombie.

“Eh?”

As Wang Tao acted, a grape-sized white transparent diamond-shaped crystal fell out, which he caught reflexively.

The crystal had a gray haze inside, but there seed to be a wave pattern moving within it, reminiscent of… the Shockwave created by the Big Hamr Zombie’s slam?

Wang Tao instinctively swallowed, feeling an urge to consu it. Yet the bloodstains also made him feel nauseated.

At that mont, a line of text popped up.

[Level 1 Crystal Core-Shockwave]

[Quality: Ordinary (20%)]

[Purity: 50% (Side effect: Light sensitivity)]

Below was a detailed introduction.

[Level 1: A crystal core with an energy level of 1]

[Crystal Core: Humans can fuse with it to obtain the respective Ability] [Shockwave: Consus energy when attacking, can carry a Shockwave] [Quality: The stability level of the energy within the crystal core, the higher the stability, the better the quality, and the higher the fusion success rate] [Ordinary (20%): 20% success rate for fusion; failure results in loss of the crystal core and leaves the individual weak for one day. Regardless of success or failure, Internal Impurities remain]

[Purity: 50% (Side effect: Light sensitivity): 50% of the energy in the crystal core is usable, the rest is impurity, with the side effect of “light sensitivity”] [Friendly reminder 1: The more internal impurities a human has, the higher the chance of turning into a zombie]

[Friendly reminder 2: Humans can only fuse with a limited number of crystal core types, and each ti a new type is fused, the difficulty increases exponentially. Choose carefully]

[Friendly reminder 3: Multiple crystal cores of the sa type and level in your backpack can be synthesized together]