Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot

Wang Tao had seen strength and defense potions before, but this was the first time he encountered life elixirs and energy potions.

[Life Elixir (Small): Increase HP cap by +1000 (up to a maximum of 10 bottles)]

[Energy Potion (Small): Increase energy cap by +1000 (up to a maximum of 10 bottles)]

They were potions that increased the cap on HP and energy!

However, there was a limit, one could only consume a maximum of 10 bottles, but this was already pretty good, after all, 10 bottles combined were 10,000 HP and 10,000 mana!

Wang Tao temporarily saved the life elixirs as his current HP was 10,000; it would be a big loss to waste them now, so he held off for now. He planned to consume them together with the [Blood Beads] once his HP reached 110,000.

As for the energy potions, he had no hesitation and consumed all 10 bottles in a row.

Moments later, Wang Tao’s mana cap increased by 10,000, now standing at [65000/65000].

Wang Tao was somewhat of a perfectionist; 65,000 just didn’t look as good as 70,000 to him. When they were safe again, he planned to find Ding Yuqin and the others to use "Yin and Yang Balance"... ahem, with no other meaning but simply to see if they could increase the mana cap further. For now, there was no rush since they hadn’t left danger behind and couldn’t let their guard down. Stay tuned for updates on NovelBin.Côm @@novelbin@@

The fourth loot pack contained an awakening key.

[Acquired: Awakening Key x1]

Another awakening key obtained, Wang Tao now had four physical awakening keys. He didn’t need them for himself at the moment but could offer them to others. He planned to discuss later who should undergo awakening first. Considering the 50% success rate for the first awakening with one secret key, if four people attempted awakening at the same time, at least two should succeed, right?

The fifth loot pack contained something Wang Tao had not seen before.

[Acquired: Gem Slot Opener x2]

[Gem Slot Opener: Can open a gem slot on equipment without any existing slots]

"Equipment can be socketed?"

Wang Tao was first surprised, then pleasantly so.

He didn’t possess many pieces of equipment that could be inset with abilities, so this item was quite valuable.

For example... could he add a slot to his weapon?

Although his tusk long knife was decent, it would be better if he could inlay it with an ability!

Wang Tao leaned toward inlaying an active attack type ability, but he didn’t have many Level 4 Crystal Cores to choose from… so that would have to wait for later.

Wang Tao looked towards the last loot pack, which unsurprisingly contained blueprints.

[Acquired: Giant Slayer Ring Blueprint x1]

[Acquired: Giant’s Heavy Armor Set Blueprint x1]

[Giant Slayer Ring Blueprint: Can craft a Giant Slayer Ring. Required materials: Eye of the Giant x1, Level 4 Crystal Core x1]

[Giant Slayer Ring: Attributes unknown]

[Giant’s Heavy Armor Blueprint: Can craft a piece of Giant’s Heavy Armor. Required materials: Giant’s Heart x1, Level 4 Crystal Core x1]

[Giant’s Heavy Armor: Attributes unknown]

There were two blueprints, one for a ring and one for a heavy armor suit.

The required crafting materials were quite simple, and Wang Tao immediately began to craft.

Moments later, both pieces of equipment were crafted successively.

The Giant Slayer Ring was a piece of equipment that looked even more simple than the Night Demon Ring, all silver and unassuming in appearance.

Of course, the appearance didn’t matter, what was important were the attributes.

[Giant Slayer Ring]

[Level Four (Epic)]

[Attack against lives awakened as "Giant" deals +10% damage; when attacked by lives awakened as "Giant," receive -10% damage]

"Huh?"

Seeing the attributes of the ring, Wang Tao was pleasantly surprised.

That meant when he attacked Giant Zombies, the damage he dealt would increase by 10%, and when Giant Zombies attacked him, the damage he received would be reduced by 10%! Wouldn’t this add up to an effective 20% in his favor?

Of course, in practice, it certainly wasn’t as much as 20%. After all, Wang Tao wouldn’t just stand toe-to-toe with Giant Zombies; he would prioritize dodging their attacks. It didn’t matter if the damage reduction was 10% or even 50%, he wouldn’t be able to withstand it... especially since he had seen Giant Zombies with as much as four hundred thousand HP!

He definitely didn’t want to test his luck against such powerful Giant Zombies.

Regardless, the attributes of the ring were quite nice. The next time he encountered a Giant Zombie, his odds would be better.

Then he turned his attention to the second piece of gear.

It was a set that looked very ancient, plain without any fancy adornments, but its attributes were far from ordinary.

[Giant’s Heavy Armor]

[Level Four (Epic)]

[Durability +300, defensive power +100~300 (the larger the body size, the higher the defense), speed -20%, Ability: Not Inlaid (requires Awakening Energy to activate)]

Seeing these attributes, Wang Tao frowned.

The durability was significantly increased, the same as the Black Iron Heavy Armor. But the defensive power... it fluctuated, higher with larger body size, from a minimum of +100 to a maximum of +300!

If the defense could reach +300, then this defense would far exceed the 200 defensive power of the Black Iron Heavy Armor, and the Black Iron Heavy Armor even had the downside of reducing speed by 50%, whereas Giant’s Heavy Armor only reduced it by 20%.

However, the defensive power of Giant’s Heavy Armor depended on body size, and for Wang Tao’s two-meter height...

He immediately tried it out, then was left speechless.

[Durability +300, defensive power +125, speed -20%, Ability: Not Inlaid]

It was fair to say that the Giant’s Heavy Armor was passable, but it wasn’t quite right for Wang Tao. Although it added a defensive power of 125, the reduction in speed by 20% was a significant drawback. If it had 200 defensive power, then even with a speed reduction of 20%, it wouldn’t matter, but it was a pity there was only 125...

After reviewing these spoils, Wang Tao yawned, unable to resist the fatigue.

Jiang Shixue had already left, and the room was left with only his Lightning. Wang Tao petted the Lightning lying on the floor asleep, then he flopped onto the bed to rest as well.

He didn’t know how long he slept, but suddenly Wang Tao felt the train come to a stop.

"Are we there already?"

He groggily opened his eyes.

At that moment, the speaker in the small room sounded.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the path ahead is blocked; we need to go down and clear it."