Chapter 183 Tide of Corpses

Wang Tao is more interested in two of the three abilities mentioned by Yang Changhong.

The first ability is an ability that can continuously increase speed.

Wang Tao has always attached great importance to speed, but unfortunately he does not have any speed abilities.

The charge ability can only be regarded as a displacement ability, and since it is a built-in ability of the set, it has many restrictions and cannot be used continuously.

Wang Tao feels that Yang Changhong's speed ability is very good, and it is also a continuous ability. And Wang Tao's barrier is also a continuous ability. If he has this acceleration ability, maybe he can try to synthesize it...

The second thing Wang Tao was interested in was Yang Changhong's ability to make weapons vibrate at high frequencies.

"How did you get the shock? Do you have as fast a hand as I have, who have been single for twenty years? Why don't you demonstrate it and let me see?"

Wang Tao asked curiously.

Hearing Wang Tao's words, Yang Changhong's face suddenly turned red, and she glared at Wang Tao.

"...Don't get it wrong, it's not what you think!"

"Ah? Didn't you say that the weapon vibrates at a high frequency? What's wrong with this - oh~"

After Wang Tao was stunned for a moment, he suddenly realized what he was saying.

"……go away!"

Yang Changhong gave Wang Tao a hammer. She felt that Wang Tao did it on purpose, so she quickly changed the subject.

"Then take a look."

She took out the machete from her waist and held it in her hand.

Buzz~

Suddenly, Wang Tao heard a very slight buzzing sound. He looked at the knife in Yang Changhong's hand, and he didn't seem to feel any vibration visually.

Then he saw Yang Changhong holding a knife and gently waving his hand at the dead tree stump next to him.

Pfft——

The tree stump was cut into two pieces instantly!

Wang Tao could see clearly that Yang Changhong did not use any force. He just swung the knife and cut the stump open!

Although Wang Tao can also cut through tree stumps, he relies on pure brute force, which is completely different from Yang Changhong.

"Amazing!"

Wang Tao sighed in admiration.

One thing is for sure, he likes this ability very much!

If he had this ability, and coupled with his strength, how powerful would a slash be?

"Oh, why is it so powerful? It only looks powerful, but in fact it has many limitations... This power consumes a lot of energy, and unlike Xu Xiaojun's shock wave, it has a range of attacks..."

Yang Changhong sighed.

Her ability does high damage, but it also has many shortcomings.

In fact, she prefers the ability to attack from a distance. After all, the closer you are to zombies, the greater the danger...

Wang Tao asked:

"Then what kind of superpower do you want? I feel that charging, jumping, copper skin and iron bones, self-healing, etc. are all suitable for you."

Wang Tao talked about a lot of superpowers in one breath and briefly explained the functions of these superpowers.

Yang Changhong listened with expectation.

These abilities sound great!

But after Wang Tao finished speaking, she suddenly said:

"Ahem, what about that? Does it have the ability to attack from a distance?"

"Remote attack?"

Wang Tao had just made recommendations based on melee abilities, but he didn't expect Yang Changhong to want long-range ones.

If we really want to talk about long-range attack abilities, the only thing that can be considered is precision shooting, but it is impossible for Wang Tao to give this crystal core. He himself is not enough.

In addition to accurate shooting, Throwing Mastery and Spit Nails are considered long-range, which should actually be considered mid-range. As for the shock wave, the attack distance is actually not that far, at least compared to these abilities, it is much closer.

"There are also long-range ones, namely Spit Nail and Throwing Mastery."

Wang Tao introduced these two abilities respectively.

After Yang Changhong heard this, his eyes immediately lit up.

"Then can I have the crystal core of the Spit Nail?"

This surprised Wang Tao. She thought Yang Changhong would like throwing mastery.

Yang Changhong's consideration is actually very simple. Throwing mastery seems to be very convenient and can be used to throw a lot of things. But the premise is that you have to have a throwable weapon. You can't just pull out a hair and throw it out. That's not realistic.

But the spit nail is different. This one stores one-tenth of the food you eat, and then you can spit it out like a hidden weapon!

As for eating, she eats every meal, so there will be no shortage of weapons. Moreover, it is stored in the stomach, so there is no need to hold additional weapons. It will be hard to guard against when taking action!

"Spit nail? No problem."

Wang Tao put his consciousness into his space backpack, synthesized it into an epic spit nail crystal core, and took it out.

[Second-order crystal core·spit nail]

[Quality: Epic (100%)]

[Purity: 100% (Side Effects: None)]

[Spit Nail: Can store one-tenth of the food eaten in the stomach, and then spit it out as a weapon]

"Orange crystal core!"

Yang Changhong was shocked when he saw the crystal core in Wang Tao's hand.

She has survived in the apocalypse for so long, and she has only seen an orange crystal core once, and it was a first-order self-destructive crystal core... but Wang Tao casually took out a second-order epic crystal core? It's just what she needs!

Since Wang Tao said he would give it away, he would definitely try to give it an outstanding or epic crystal core. If the quality was too low, he would not be able to give it away.

And he happened to have several spit nail crystal cores in his hand, so he used two ordinary ones and one excellent one to synthesize an epic crystal core.

"This...are you really going to send it to me?"

Yang Changhong still couldn't believe it. After all, this crystal core was too precious.

"Of course, I keep my word."

Wang Tao said with a smile.

The information about the reservoir that Yang Changhong provided him, not to mention the harvest of the third-level monsters, but the second-level zombies, allowed Wang Tao to earn nearly a hundred second-level crystal cores! It was normal for him to give Yang Changhong a small epic crystal core as a favor.

After confirming that Wang Tao was not joking, Yang Changhong immediately took the crystal core in his hand.

After quietly admiring it for a while, she looked up at Wang Tao with very grateful eyes.

Second-order crystal nuclei are inherently precious, and if they are suitable for you, they will be even more precious. She had three crystal cores in her hand before, but unfortunately she didn't know their functions and never dared to use them herself. Later, she exchanged them with Wang Tao.

Now this Spit Nail epic crystal core is worth far more to her than those three crystal cores!

"Thanks!"

Yang Changhong thanked him gratefully.

"Don't be so polite. If you encounter zombies, monsters, etc. that you can't deal with in the future, just come to me. If I gain something, I will definitely give you some introduction fees."

Wang Tao patted his chest and said.

Yang Changhong shook her head helplessly. She had only seen this kind of second-level zombies gathering together once so far.

"By the way, do you want this thing? The price is easy to tell."

Wang Tao took out a magical stomach bag.

This magical stomach pouch and the saliva nail crystal core were both exploded by the same zombie.

"A magical stomach pouch that can store food! To—"

Yang Changhong subconsciously said yes, but he quickly realized it and his face turned bitter.

"But I have nothing left to exchange with you...I only have these things that are fairly valuable..."

She took out some crystal nuclei, all of which were first-order.

Wang Tao originally didn't care much about these first-order crystal nuclei, but after seeing a few of them, his eyes suddenly lit up.

[First-order crystal core·full speed]

[Quality: Excellent (60%)]

[Purity: 50% (Side Effect: During the duration, physical consumption is doubled)]

[Full speed: During the duration, the speed will be increased to a certain extent]

This is a power called "Full Speed", which is Yang Changhong's first power, and it is also Wang Tao's favorite power. However, this side effect feels a bit uncomfortable. It should be a long-lasting power, but the existence of this side effect will greatly shorten the battery life...

[First-order crystal nucleus·high frequency vibration]

[Quality: Excellent (40%)]

[Purity: 50% (Side Effect: The energy consumption of using this ability increases five times)]

[High-frequency vibration: wrists and fingers can vibrate at high frequencies]

The second crystal core that caught Wang Tao's attention was Yang Changhong's ability to vibrate at high frequencies.

You can't actually tell much about this ability just by looking at the introduction, but looking at Yang Changhong's actual operation, you know that this ability is very strong!

Moreover, this side effect is also very painful, and the mana consumption increases five times!

No wonder Yang Changhong said that this power consumes a lot of energy. It turns out to be a side effect.

Looking at it this way, Yang Changhong is quite unlucky. When using her full speed power, it consumes double the physical strength. Her high-frequency vibration consumes five times the mana when used - oh, by the way, she also has a stealth power. A hidden side effect is that when taking action, double the physical strength is consumed...

Good guy, I really don’t know it until I see it, and I’m shocked when I see it.

This Yang Changhong's combat power may be good, but his staying power is totally lacking! No wonder Wang Tao rarely took action when he saw her on the road. Maintaining the image of being the boss is one thing, but it's probably also because of his lack of staying power.

"What, what's wrong?"

Seeing Wang Tao's strange look, Yang Changhong subconsciously touched her face. She felt a little uncomfortable, as if she had been looked down upon.

"Do you have poor endurance? Are you weak?"

Wang Tao suddenly asked.

"...You have kidney deficiency!"

Yang Changhong's face darkened.

"I'm serious, these crystal nuclei you fused consume a lot of energy and physical strength."

"ah?"

Seeing that Wang Tao didn't look like he was joking, Yang Changhong was a little confused. She thought carefully and then said:

"When you say that, it seems true - I feel that after I became a superpower, my fighting power has increased, but the fighting time is still the same as before, not very lasting. I thought this was a natural weakness of women..."

Seeing Yang Changhong's confused look, Wang Tao smiled and said:

"This is a side effect of your fused crystal cores, but it's not a big deal. Just be more careful in the future and don't engage in protracted battles. Also, I want these crystal cores."

Wang Tao took away several full-speed crystal cores and several high-frequency vibration crystal cores. Then he handed the magical stomach pouch to Yang Changhong.

"You want to exchange with me? Then you won't lose..."

Yang Changhong couldn't believe it.

"There's nothing wrong with it, everyone just gets what they need."

"good!"

Since Wang Tao had no problem, Yang Changhong immediately put away the magical stomach pouch without any ink. After learning how to operate it from Wang Tao, she put the food she carried in it, took it out, and put it in again.

"amazing……"

Yang Changhong was having a great time.

"Okay, you can take your time and play by yourself. I'll go back to sleep first."

Wang Tao waved his hand and was about to leave.

Yang Changhong suddenly said:

"You won the bet before. What is your request? Have you thought about it?"

Hearing Yang Changhong mention the bet, Wang Tao raised his eyebrows and looked her up and down.

"Can you really agree to anything?"

"Yes!"

Yang Changhong had said before that it was within her ability, but now she said it directly.

"Okay, then my request..." Seeing Yang Changhong's somewhat nervous face, Wang Tao suddenly smiled and said, "My request is not appropriate now, let's talk about it when it's safe."

"Okay!"

Yang Changhong nodded heavily.

Wang Tao left the grove.

Looking at Wang Tao's back, Yang Changhong looked very grateful.

No matter whether these things are precious to Wang Tao or not, they are very precious to her anyway. She is a person who knows how to repay kindness, but unfortunately she has nothing valuable now, so she can only find an opportunity later.

At night, Wang Tao was sleeping soundly in the car, and suddenly felt someone patting him. Wang Tao opened his eyes instantly, with green light flashing in his eyes.

Jiang Shixue, who had gotten into his arms, had woken up at some point, and she looked to the east.

"Brother, zombies are coming."

Although Jiang Shixue didn't have the ability to sense, her perception was very sharp. If there were powerful zombies or monsters approaching, she could always detect it in advance.

Wang Tao thought it was a night demon. If it was a night demon, then he had to move. After all, the night demon was a third-level zombie and lived in groups. Whether Wang Tao could deal with it or not, the others would definitely suffer.

But when he looked at the location Jiang Shixue pointed to, he was relieved.

"It's not a night demon, it's just three second-level zombies... No! There's a large group of zombies behind them!"

Wang Tao immediately turned on the car intercom.

"Everyone pay attention, a large number of zombies are coming from the east! Everyone pay attention, a large number of zombies are coming from the east!"

Wow——

In the end times, few people can sleep soundly, especially in the wild. Everyone woke up in an instant.

The people on night duty were startled. Didn't they see any zombies? But now it was too dark, their flashlights couldn't reach far, and since this was the words of Wang Tao, a second-level psychic, they would definitely choose to believe it.

For a moment, there was a sound of orderly movement in the temporary camp.

It must be said that these "end-time herders" were very familiar with this situation, and they quickly packed up and could evacuate at any time.

At this time, the zombies finally entered their sight.

"Fuck! So many!"

Seeing the dark mass of zombies, everyone shuddered.

If it weren't for Wang Tao's reminder, it is estimated that some of them would have been killed here today!

"Retreat!"

Yang Changhong had thought that now that there were two second-level psychics, Wang Tao and Xu Xiaojun, they would not run away immediately if zombies appeared. But now seeing so many zombies, she didn't say anything and directly called everyone to retreat!

Now it is night, when the zombies are the strongest and the weakest, and for them, killing ordinary zombies is of no benefit. At this time, it is definitely the best policy to leave.

Boom~

The roar of the car instantly attracted the attention of the zombies, and many zombies began to speed up and ran towards the convoy.

Wang Tao was a little helpless when he saw this scene.

He thought that the zombies had discovered the convoy and attacked it. But now it seems that this is not the case, but the zombies were wandering at night and accidentally encountered it. This luck is too bad!

He had seen large-scale zombies wandering at night several times before, and the most impressive one was naturally the first time he saw it at the water plant. He still remembers the oppressive feeling of the zombies at that time.

Now this group of zombies does not give Wang Tao a strong sense of oppression, but he has no intention of showing off his strength. After all, there are night demons at night, and it would be a big trouble if he was besieged by night demons.

However, not fighting with these ordinary zombies does not mean that he will let go of the two second-level zombies in the front.

"Xiaojun, I will leave the two second-level zombies to you later."

Wang Tao drove and said to Xu Xiaojun who was sitting in the co-pilot.

These two zombies are both second-level elite zombies with 10,000 HP. With Xu Xiaojun's current strength, it is naturally no problem to deal with zombies of this level.

"Okay, Brother Wang, don't worry!"

Xu Xiaojun was eager to try. He had just equipped this mechanical right arm, and he had not had time to test its power.

Because these zombies blocked the road at the entrance of the village, the convoy could not merge into the main road in time, so they could only drive a distance into the wild first, and then find a way to enter the national highway.

These zombies were originally wandering on the main road. The movement of the vehicle attracted them, so some zombies left the team and chased the convoy. The two second-level zombies were also there.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

Yang Changhong directed the convoy forward while watching the zombies behind her. Although she did not have night vision, she had already stepped on the nearby area and was very familiar with the surroundings of the village.

Under his command, the convoy successfully merged into the national highway in a short time.

However, at this time, not only did the crowd not relax at all, but their scalps were numb.

Even Wang Tao was a little shocked.

"Oh my god, why are there so many zombies!"

The national highway was full of zombies, much more than he had expected!

"This is a zombie tide!"

Xu Xiaojun, who was eager to try, also subconsciously shrank his neck.

He couldn't see as wide as Wang Tao, but the range of the others' flashlights was full of zombies!

Fortunately, Wang Tao discovered it early, and now there are no zombies ahead of him. If he had discovered it a little later, the convoy might have been surrounded by zombies!

Seeing that the road ahead was still unobstructed for the time being, Wang Tao immediately said:

"Xiaojun, make a quick decision!"

"Yes!"

Wang Tao, who was walking at the end of the convoy, suddenly slowed down.

Xu Xiaojun quickly jumped out of the car. He had a mechanical exoskeleton arm in his left hand and a worn-out giant axe in his right hand.

Then he charged directly and crashed into the group of zombies behind him, and many zombies were smashed directly!

Xu Xiaojun swung the axe, threw out a shock wave, and killed another large group of zombies.

At this time, the two second-level zombies attacked at the same time, but Xu Xiaojun immediately blocked their attack with an axe, and then smashed one of the zombies on the head with his mechanical right arm. This second-level zombie was knocked unconscious directly!

Xu Xiaojun smashed twice in a row and chopped an axe.

Puff!

The first second-level zombie died.

Wang Tao's eyes lit up in the distance.

"This mechanical arm is good! It can easily knock out zombies..."

Xu Xiaojun used the mechanical arm to resist the attack while digging out the zombie crystal core. Then he did the same thing, knocked out the second zombie, and quickly killed it.

After getting the crystal core, Xu Xiaojun threw out a shock wave, smashing all the zombies around, and then rushed to the side of Wang Tao's off-road vehicle. He rushed to the side of the off-road vehicle in an instant.

He opened the door and got in the car, all in one go. The car suddenly accelerated and chased the convoy in front.