Chapter 264 Mutated Equipment

"Are we safe?"

"Safe."

Inside the helicopter. Hearing Wang Tao say it was safe, several people breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the helicopter can fly into the sky, those giants are dozens of meters high and can throw stones, which is also very dangerous for the helicopter.

If it weren't for He Jijun's good driving skills, he might have been hit by the giant zombies!

In order to avoid leading the giant zombies to the base, He Jijun deliberately flew in other directions. Fortunately, the helicopter's fuel tank is large enough, otherwise it may not be able to fly for so long.

However, in the process of escaping from the city, Wang Tao always felt that something was staring at him. He was not sure if it was a giant zombie, anyway, that feeling was always there.

So he didn't dare to let down his guard and kept letting He Jijun continue to fly.

Half an hour later, his feeling of being spied on finally disappeared.

For safety reasons, Wang Tao let He Jijun fly until now. Wang Tao actually wanted to fly a little longer, but unfortunately there was not enough fuel.

"Let's go back and take another way."

The helicopter circled again and flew back to the military base before running out of fuel.

Before landing, Wang Tao checked and confirmed that there was no problem with the military base before letting He Jijun land.

"Huh——"

Yang Changhong and the others staggered down the helicopter.

He Jijun's helicopter driving skills were high, but this was a military transport helicopter after all, and there was no comfort. And they had to avoid danger, so there was basically no riding experience, and they almost vomited.

Even Lightning, who was always very energetic, was a little listless. It was only after Wang Tao stroked its dog head that it regained some spirit.

Wang Tao was fine, although he was a little uncomfortable.

The one with the best mental state was He Jijun. He was like nothing happened, and he drove the helicopter to the hangar.

Arriving at the command center hall, Wang Tao took out various foods.

Several people ate without caring about their image. Although they had simply replenished some energy on the plane, they were still hungry.

"Let's summarize the battle process..."

Wang Tao clapped his hands.

The people who ate a lot of food were also much more energetic and started to communicate immediately.

In terms of results, such an operation was naturally successful. Not only did they kill the fourth-level zombies, but they also did not lose any personnel. It was a big victory.

But in terms of the process, there were too many dangers in this operation! If it weren't for the quick reaction and good skills of several people, plus a little bit of luck, it would be hard to say what the result would be.

The reason for all this is that the defense of the explosion-proof zombie is too strong, and its blood recovery ability is too outrageous.

Originally, they prepared four heavy machine guns, but only one could really cause damage to the explosion-proof zombie.

This disrupted Wang Tao's previous plan and seriously affected their efficiency.

If the explosion-proof zombie had weaker defense and did not have this blood recovery ability, then their four heavy machine guns would fire at the same time, and they should be able to solve it quickly.

The power of heavy machine guns is actually still very large. For example, ordinary zombies can be torn in half with one bullet. Even elite zombies can't withstand a few bullets.

But unfortunately, they encountered this fourth-level zombie with abnormal defense!

Wang Tao felt that the fourth stage might be a watershed - it was basically no problem to use firearms to deal with zombies before the fourth stage. But it might be a little difficult after the fourth stage.

Especially at the end, Wang Tao fired a few shots at the giant zombie with a heavy machine gun. The damage of that shot was more than ten points, which was probably equivalent to giving it a massage...

"It's not our fault, we were just unlucky and happened to encounter a zombie with strong defense..."

Wang Tao didn't elaborate on the situation of this explosion-proof zombie before, and now Wang Tao briefly explained the information of this zombie.

"It turns out that this is a zombie that is very good at defense and can also heal its own injuries..."

Everyone suddenly realized.

No wonder this explosion-proof zombie is so difficult to kill!

After Wang Tao said this, everyone suddenly felt eager to try again.

Since this explosion-proof zombie with extremely abnormal defense can be solved, other fourth-stage zombies must be no problem!

If I go again next time, maybe I can solve other fourth-stage zombies soon!

"Anyway, we won a big victory this time. And I got another fourth-level promotion crystal core..."

Everyone was relieved when they heard that Wang Tao got another fourth-level promotion crystal core.

If you work hard for a long time and can't even get a crystal core, it will be very uncomfortable.

"Okay, everyone go and have a good rest! Prepare for the next expedition!"

"Okay!"

Several people went back to their rooms to rest.

Although they didn't consume much physical energy today, they consumed a lot of mental energy, so they had to have a good rest.

Wang Tao returned to the room and began to count the spoils.

When he was on the helicopter, he took a rough look and could only say that the fourth-level lord zombie was extraordinary. This is the same as the fourth-level lord night demon killed before, the spoils are very rich!

The explosion-proof zombie gave 25,000 special energy and 1 awakening secret key. Wang Tao now has two awakening secret keys!

However, when Wang Tao saw this awakening key, he suddenly had a bad feeling... He thought that a key would be consumed when awakening. But now he thought again, since killing a fourth-level lord zombie will get a key, what if the awakening consumes more than one key? Otherwise, if he awakens with one key, won't the subsequent keys be useless?

However, we have to wait until he awakens to see the details... Wang Tao looked at the other spoils.

The explosion-proof zombie dropped 3 items, and there were 4 loot packages.

The three items were the crystal core in its head, the explosion-proof armor on its body, and a baton on its waist.

[Fourth-level crystal core·defense]

[Quality: Excellent (60%)]

[Purity: 35% (Side effect: pus in the body)]

No wonder the defense of the explosion-proof zombie is so high, it turns out that there is a passive defense crystal core.

[Obtained: Contaminated explosion-proof clothing*1]

The explosion-proof armor on the explosion-proof zombie has a name, which surprised Wang Tao. However, the equipment dropped directly from the zombie has no attributes, so Wang Tao doesn't know whether this explosion-proof clothing is strong or not, but the defense should be strong. He can test it later.

It's just that the shape of this explosion-proof clothing is a bit difficult to stand - it's not just clothes, there are some hardened flesh and blood on it. If you wear it on your body, I'm afraid it will be mistaken for a zombie by others...

[Obtained: Contaminated baton*1]

The explosion-proof zombie didn't use a baton when fighting. With its body size, holding a baton is probably like holding a toothpick.

However, this baton is different from a normal baton. It has also been fused with its flesh and blood and mutated. It's called a baton, but the appearance is a stick made of flesh and blood, which makes people feel uncomfortable.

Then there are the four loot packages.

The first package contains 5 crystal cores, namely the red [Level 4 Crystal Core·Almighty], the orange [Level 4 Crystal Core·Promotion], the red [Level 4 Crystal Core·Awakening], the blue [Level 4 Crystal Core·Powerful] and the purple [Level 4 Crystal Core·Return of Light].

There is a promotion crystal core, and it is an epic quality promotion crystal core, which is very good for Wang Tao. With this crystal core, Wang Tao has three promotion crystal cores!

There is also an awakening crystal core, and it is a red one!

Among these crystal cores, only [Return of Light] is something Wang Tao has never seen before.

[Level 4 Crystal Core·Return of Light]

[Quality: Excellent (60%)]

[Purity: 35% (Side Effect: Irritability)]

[Return of Light: Passive ability, blood will be restored when blood is lost. The amount of blood restored is fixed at level 1 to restore 10 blood, level 10 to restore 100 blood, and level 10 caps it]

This is the ability of the explosion-proof zombie to restore blood when it is hit!

Wang Tao was excited. To some extent, this is a magical skill! However, after seeing the subsequent introduction, Wang Tao was speechless. He was too happy too early.

This blood recovery ability must first be hit, and it is a fixed blood recovery. It can only recover 100 blood at most.

This is definitely suitable for people with high defense. You hit him for hundreds and he can recover 100. But for most people, it may not be suitable. If you have low defense, people hit you for 3,000, and you recover 100, then it is useless...

Of course, overall, this ability is still good. Because it has a big advantage-passive ability, no mana consumption.

If you can get three in the future, Wang Tao might also fuse them.

The second loot package of the explosion-proof zombie contains potions.

[Obtain: Strength Potion (Small)*20]

[Obtain: Strength Potion (Medium)*20]

[Obtain: Rage Potion*20]

[Obtain: Hemostasis Potion*20]

Although there are no potions that increase permanent attributes, there are four potions, which is not bad.

The third loot package contains clothes.

[Obtain: Explosion-proof Suit*1]

[Explosion-proof Suit: Durability +10, Tear Resistance +10, Defense +5, Movement Speed ​​-5%]

The explosion-proof zombie's suit was exposed, including helmets, tops, pants, shoes, gloves, etc., which are very complete.

But this is a normal suit, not those clothes after mutation.

In addition to the regular durability and tear resistance, 5 points of defense are added, but the movement speed is reduced by 5%.

For Wang Tao, the movement speed is obviously more important than this defense, so it is a chicken rib.

As for the others, they can wear it, but they are all wearing the iron tree armor given by Wang Tao, and they can't wear this set of clothes outside. So no one can use it...

The last loot package contains equipment drawings, and there are two of them!

[Obtained: Mutated Explosion-proof Baton Production Drawing*1]

[Obtained: Mutated Explosion-proof Electric Shield Production Drawing*1]

These are a baton production drawing and a shield production drawing respectively.

[Mutation explosion-proof baton production diagram: You can make a mutation explosion-proof baton. Required materials: 1 baton, 1 fourth-level crystal core, 10 iron blocks, 10 steel wires, 10 screws, 10 nails, 10 rubber, 10 cables, 10 electronic components, 10 batteries]

[Mutation explosion-proof baton: with electric shock properties]

[Mutation explosion-proof electric shield production diagram: You can make a mutation explosion-proof electric shield. Required materials: 10kg fourth-level zombie bones, 1 fourth-level crystal core, 10 iron blocks, 10 steel wires, 10 screws, 10 nails, 10 rubber, 10 cables, 10 electronic components, 10 batteries]

[Mutated explosion-proof electric shield: with electric shock attribute]

The introduction of these two drawings made Wang Tao's eyes light up.

This baton and shield are actually electrified!

Wang Tao started making them without saying anything.

When he killed the explosion-proof zombie before, he took its body with him when he collected the spoils.

Because according to Wang Tao's previous experience, some equipment drawings require zombie bones.

After all, this is a fourth-level zombie. If bones are really needed and Wang Tao doesn't have them, it will be difficult to find them.

Now it is really used to make this explosion-proof shield!

The materials for making the baton are also easy to say. The infected baton dropped by the explosion-proof zombie is useless and can be used directly.

As for the fourth-level crystal core, Wang Tao thought about it and chose [Defense] and [Power]. Wang Tao has fused these two crystal cores, and he can't use them himself.

After getting all the materials, Wang Tao started making them.

After a while, two things appeared in front of Wang Tao.

The appearance of the "mutated anti-explosion baton" is a little different from that of an ordinary baton. It is black and red, and there are some vein-like patterns on it. It doesn't look like a serious weapon.

However, the appearance is not important. What is important is the attributes.

[Mutated anti-explosion baton]

[Level 4 (Excellent)]

[Durability +80, attack power +60, with electric shock effect (electric shock effect requires awakening energy)]

This attribute is a bit interesting. The durability is 10 points higher than the previous level 4 equipment, but the attack power is slightly weaker.

But it is understandable. After all, it is a baton, and it is normal for the lethality to be weaker.

But this electric shock effect actually requires awakening energy?

This made Wang Tao speechless. He had no awakening energy and could only use it as an ordinary baton.

But does this mean that this electric shock ability should be quite strong? After all, it consumes awakening energy, so it shouldn't be similar to an ordinary electric baton, right?

Wang Tao looked at the shield.

The appearance of this shield is also very different from that of an ordinary shield. It is a square shield with a black body, but it uses a lot of bones as embellishment, which looks a little bit ferocious. And its attributes are the highest equipment Wang Tao has ever seen.

[Mutation explosion-proof electric shield]

[Level 4 (excellent)]

[Durability +100, defense +100, with electric shock effect (electric shock effect requires awakening energy)]

Durability and defense are both increased by 100. Wang Tao has never seen such high equipment. But it is a shield after all, which is reasonable.

As for this electric shock effect, it also requires awakening energy to use.

This makes Wang Tao very uncomfortable. He is a person with a strong curiosity. Now he is speechless when he has equipment but cannot use it.

"Level 4! Awakening!"

Wang Tao clenched his fist. This awakening is more and more attractive to him!

He is now short of a fourth-level promotion crystal core and an offensive ability.

Of course, he doesn't need offensive abilities, but since he can fuse other abilities, this opportunity can't be wasted.

What Wang Tao is thinking about now is whether he should upgrade the other three abilities to the fourth level first...

He can actually fuse the fourth-level promotion crystal core now and upgrade his three +10 abilities to the fourth level.

The fourth-level ability is definitely much stronger than the third-level ability, which can greatly increase his strength.

But he is a little hesitant, because his current special energy can only extract and synthesize the first-level, second-level, and third-level abilities. There is no fourth-level ability on it.

Wang Tao doesn't know whether he will be able to extract and synthesize the fourth-level ability after he is promoted to the fourth level. Anyway, he can't do it now.

This means that if he upgrades his ability to the fourth level, he will not be able to extract and synthesize it. If he encounters some special situations and needs to fuse other crystal cores, he will not be able to use it. So he is a little hesitant...

"Forget it, don't rush to fuse the promotion crystal core. After all, we mainly rely on thermal weapons to hunt fourth-level zombies..."

Wang Tao finally decided not to fuse it first.

After all, they are using hot weapons now, and this improvement in strength will not affect the overall situation. And even if the superpower is upgraded to the fourth level, his overall strength is still far worse than that of the fourth-level zombie, because one awakening is missing...

The next day.

Everyone gathered in the hall.

Because of the helicopter yesterday, a lot of zombies gathered around the base, and Wang Tao called everyone to clean up the zombies.

They have too few people. If there are too many zombies around the base, uncertain factors are likely to appear. So when there are zombies gathering, Wang Tao will take people to clean them up.

Soon, two military vehicles took everyone away from the military base. There are more zombies outside, and Wang Tao divided them into two teams to act separately.

It took a day to finally clean up the zombies around the base.

Wang Tao got two good news unexpectedly.

The first good news is that his special vines split!

[Level 3 weapon: Iron Tree Vine]

[HP: 10000/10000 (upper limit 100000)]

[Status: Awakened]

[Amplification: Split (2), Independent Attack]

[Compatibility: 100%]

His Iron Tree Vine must be split before it can be cultivated. Before, there was only one Iron Tree Vine, so it has always had 10,000 HP.

Wang Tao didn't know how it could split, and he guessed that it might have something to do with time.

And today, the iron tree vine successfully split! It became two, both with 10,000 HP!

Without saying anything, Wang Tao took out the crystal core and started to cultivate.

After a while, the upper limit of the health of the iron tree vine was increased to 20,000, two iron tree vines with 20,000 HP.

Although the health is still not much, it can't be easily cut off like before, right?

And not only its health has increased, its length has also increased. When it was 10,000 HP before, the length of this iron tree vine was 10 meters. And now after 20,000 HP, the length of these two iron tree vines is 20 meters!

The increase in the length of the iron tree vine is definitely a big improvement for Wang Tao! After all, he still counts on the iron tree vine to pull the zombie corpse onto the helicopter!

Twenty meters in length, or two, this greatly increases Wang Tao's fault tolerance!

The second good news is that Wang Tao finally got another active attack type of crystal core! And they also got a lot of almighty crystal cores when cleaning up the surrounding zombies.

In other words, he can increase all four superpowers to +10, and then fuse them into a fourth-level promotion crystal core!