Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot
Chapter 1269 - 523: Lightning Ascension to Level 5

Chapter 1269: Chapter 523: Lightning Ascension to Level 5

"Oh, right, I haven’t tested the suppression and enhancement abilities of the Crystal Energy Poison Tree yet..."

Wang Tao suddenly remembered, his attention had been drawn by the barrier, but the Crystal Energy Poison Tree had three abilities, including suppression and enhancement.

So, Wang Tao tried to let the Crystal Energy Poison Tree enhance his own abilities to see how much strength this so-called enhancement could actually confer.

However, the Crystal Energy Poison Tree told Wang Tao that it couldn’t enhance him, because the Crystal Energy Poison Tree was Level 6, and could only enhance creatures up to Level 5 combat power, and Wang Tao was already Level 5, so naturally, it couldn’t enhance him.

"Is that so..."

Wang Tao felt a bit disappointed; he thought it would be the type that increased based on a percentage, directly enhancing his combat power by a certain percent.

But soon, Wang Tao smiled and shook his head.

He had just been thinking from his own personal perspective, feeling disappointed because he couldn’t experience an increase in strength. But that didn’t mean this enhancement ability was useless. On the contrary, it was incredibly powerful!

It could enhance someone’s combat power to Level 5!

Currently, within the entire base, only Wang Tao and Golden Eagle were Level 5, with everyone else being at most Level 4. Level 5 strength was enough to dominate most people.

Moreover, according to the Crystal Energy Poison Tree, theoretically, as long as there were enough crystal cores, it could create countless Level 5 combat powers, just like it used the barrier, turning the base’s 500,000 people all into Level 5 combat forces!

Of course, such consumption was also too astonishing; in fact, it was unrealistic. Besides, a person couldn’t use this kind of energy for a long time; it required a certain cooldown time.

But even so, if there were a zombie invasion or some other emergency within the base that required Level 5 combat power, the Crystal Energy Poison Tree could immediately create temporary Level 5 combat power to address the urgent need.

The only pity was that this power could only be used within the range covered by the Crystal Energy Poison Tree; outside of that, it would immediately become ineffective. If it were possible to take it outside, even as a time-limited temporary ability, it would be incredibly powerful...

Next was the suppression ability of the Crystal Energy Poison Tree, which consumed HP, indirectly consuming crystal cores. As long as there were enough crystal cores, it could suppress a Level 5 Awakener into an ordinary person!

But similar to the "enhancement" ability, "suppression" could also only suppress up to Level 5; if someone reached Level 6, they would not be affected.

Overall, both abilities were not bad; although they would consume many crystal cores, they would definitely be useful at critical times. For example, if a powerful criminal appeared within the base, one could first suppress the opponent and then enhance the enforcer. With this addition and subtraction, the opponent would only be able to surrender. To some extent, this was also a tool for maintaining public order.

Wang Tao sent all this information to Gu Yun, and let the Crystal Energy Poison Tree give Gu Yun the privileges for suppression and enhancement, to help him manage the base.

That evening, Cheng Yiyi suddenly came over.

Last time in the Rift, Wang Tao had saved her life and brought her back. After returning, she had begun to recuperate and reorganize the Sixth Legion, ensuring that there would be no more people like Lin Kaiyang in it.

Now, after many days of reorganization, it had finally concluded, so she came to Wang Tao first to express her gratitude. Although she had already said thank you, after all, it was a life-saving grace, and she needed to be more serious about it. She had come to invite Wang Tao to a meal.

"Invite me to a meal? Sure."

Since Wang Tao had nothing else to do at home, he got into Cheng Yiyi’s car.

"I must say, this barrier is really amazing! Everyone should thank you!"

Cheng Yiyi felt somewhat amazed.

In just one afternoon, the main roads in the base had been cleared of snow, and the temperature had risen a lot. Ordinary vehicles could travel outside now.

Moreover, what was more important was that previously, due to the severe weather, many factories had shut down. Now that the harsh weather had been blocked, all the factories could start operating again. Weapon equipment, powered armors, and such could continuously be produced, indirectly enhancing the overall strength of the base.

It was expected that in a few days, the base would return to its flourishing state before the heavy snowfall.

"No big deal!"

Wang Tao dismissively waved his hand.

Cheng Yiyi did not speak again, focusing on driving.

Upon arriving at the Sixth Legion, Cheng Yiyi personally cooked a few dishes, having prepared the ingredients in advance, which didn’t take much time.

"Besides wanting to formally thank you today, I also wanted to ask you for advice..."

At the dinner table, Cheng Yiyi suddenly said.

"Hmm? Advice on what?"

Wang Tao was curious.

"I want to compare my strength with yours, to see how much weaker I am than you!"

Cheng Yiyi said seriously.

The previous incident made her feel that although she was an Awakener, she was still too weak. If she had the strength of Wang Tao, she definitely wouldn’t have been misled by Lin Kaiyang. So, she wanted to strive to catch up to Wang Tao and make Wang Tao her goal, hoping to be as strong as him!

But she wasn’t clear on how strong Wang Tao actually was, so she wanted to test it.

Wang Tao felt it was unnecessary; wouldn’t this just be masochistic? But seeing Cheng Yiyi’s serious expression, he helplessly shook his head.

"Don’t blame me for being blunt, but I think there’s no need for a competition; I’m afraid it would just be discouraging for you."

"...I’m not afraid!"

Cheng Yiyi knew she was definitely still far behind Wang Tao, so she was mentally prepared.