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

Chapter 833: Chapter 326 Combined Strike_2

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Pfft!

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Wang Tao fired another shot, this time the damage came from the crystal energy gun itself. After seeing the possibility of gradually wearing down the Black Giant Snake, he had considered whether he could fire fewer shots to save some crystal cores. After all, he was using a Level 4 Epic Crystal Core. But now, he was ready to speed things up.

Meanwhile, Huang Wu had already charged up to the Black Giant Snake and struck it with his blade.

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This strike only dealt a little over two hundred damage, the lowest among all the awakeners involved.

But the subsequent poison damage was significant.

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These numbers combined were even higher than what Qi De had achieved.

After his attack, Huang Wu quickly retreated. However, the Black Giant Snake’s tail was already sweeping toward him, and it seemed like he couldn’t dodge it. In the nick of time, he activated his speed ability and narrowly avoided the hit. Without looking back, he ran straight towards Lan Yulian.

When his HP was just a sliver away from depletion, a green light finally fell upon him.

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“Whew—That was close!”

Huang Wu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He had felt like he almost died just now; he never wanted to experience that feeling of dancing on the edge of a knife again!

But the outcome was good, he had successfully landed a blow on the Disaster-level Black Giant Snake! If they could actually slay it, then he would be one of the contributors to the kill!

Of course, he could have just taken a gun and shot the Black Giant Snake a few times to count as having contributed to the kill. But as a Fourth-order Superpower, he did need to maintain some pride…

“Old He, do you want to go and take a slash too?”

Zhen Guo nudged He Jijun’s arm.

He Jijun put down the Air Bullet Rifle he was holding and shook his head firmly.

“No. If we can win the battle, there’s no need to take risks.”

He was rather rational, and didn’t have a strong complex for personal heroics. In the current situation, he found it quite agreeable to join forces with the crowd and collectively take down the Black Giant Snake—no need for showboating.

Wang Tao nodded; their thoughts were similar. He hadn’t used his Fireball, which should be able to damage the Black Giant Snake, but there was no need to waste Awakening Energy. At this pace, they could just keep hitting it slowly.

The Black Giant Snake couldn’t use any abilities and naturally had no means of healing itself, but its own Blood Regeneration speed was very fast—it was just too physically resilient. So they were truly just whittling down its HP slowly…

Bang!

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After Wang Tao fired another shot, he suddenly had a thought and immediately contacted Jiang Shixue using the radio.

Wang Tao’s vehicle was still parked at the bottom of the mountain, with Jiang Shixue, Nie Siyan, and a few others guarding it. Since they had come out quite a distance this time, the vehicle was very important. If anything happened to it, the walk back would be troublesome.

“Bro! How’s the situation over there? Is it safe?”

Jiang Shixue, knowing Wang Tao was in battle, had not taken the initiative to contact him.

“Things have stabilized for now; it’s safe at the moment. I just thought of something—go down into that cave and see if there are any mushrooms or something… But be careful, if there’s danger, retreat immediately…”

Wang Tao suddenly remembered that there might be mushrooms inside the cave too!

It was definitely safe in the cave now because the Black Giant Snake’s Cataclysmic Awakening was an indiscriminate attack. Any creature inside would surely be dead by now. Jiang Shixue had Night Vision, her claws were sharp, and she could climb walls… Even if she encountered danger in the cave, she should be able to escape.

“Okay!”

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Ratatat—

The relentless gunfire continued to engulf the Black Giant Snake. After Lan Yulian had imbued everyone with Fire attribute attacks, the Black Giant Snake’s HP also slowly began to decrease.

From its two hundred thousand HP, it now had just over a hundred thousand left. At this rate, another ten to twenty minutes would be enough to wear it down completely!

Although they couldn’t see its health bar, they could feel that the Black Giant Snake’s attacks seemed to have weakened a bit, which thrilled everyone. Were they really going to slay this Disaster-level monster?!

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If they could kill the Black Giant Snake this time, Lan Yulian would definitely be the hero. All tactics had been developed around her, and without her, at least a large number of people would have died.

Next would be Wang Tao. Although Wang Tao seemed relaxed—and indeed was relaxed—he was absolutely the main force in attack! His Air Bullets combined with the Crystal Energy Gun could inflict 15,000 points of damage to the Black Giant Snake per minute. This damage was unmatched by anyone else!

Without Wang Tao, attempting to grind down the Black Giant Snake to death with just the others would be futile; even if they used up all their bullets and exhausted their energy, it’s doubtful they could have killed it, given the snake’s strong healing ability…

Then, there were Cheng Yiyi and Zhou Long.

Cheng Yiyi was the commander, with everyone, including Wang Tao and Lan Yulian, following her orders. It was precisely because of her command that when they were first attacked by the Black Giant Snake, the formation didn’t collapse and they immediately used massive firepower to halt its advance. Otherwise, if the Giant Serpent had charged at them… even Lan Yulian couldn’t have saved them.

Afterward, everyone calmly attacked the Black Giant Snake under her direction, and although some were injured, no one died!

Zhou Long needs no further mention. Everyone could attack the Black Giant Snake with confidence because Zhou Long’s Black Quicksand completely controlled its movement!

Although it didn’t control the serpent fully, as it still thrashed in the Black Quicksand, slowly inching forward, Zhou Long could control the extent of the Black Quicksand and move it along with him. That’s why they were able to keep the Black Giant Snake trapped.

Without Zhou Long, they probably would still have been able to kill the Black Giant Snake thanks to Lan Yulian and Wang Tao, but the price would have been high, and many would have likely died…

As for who suffered the most, it was naturally Zhou Long, for he was the only one constantly within the range of the serpent’s Awakening [Life Drain], losing HP continuously, while Lan Yulian’s Healing Light enveloped him, constantly regenerating his HP. The experience of continually losing and regaining HP was truly agonizing…

At that moment, Zhou Long’s voice rang out in the earpieces of everyone.

“Everyone… how much longer do you need? I can’t hold on much longer…”

Upon hearing Zhou Long’s words, everyone instantly became tense.

“Zhou Long, what’s your situation?” Cheng Yiyi hurriedly asked.

“I’m exhausted… and mentally drained too… My Awakening, though not consuming much Awakening Energy, continuously drains my physical strength and spirit… I’m about to collapse…” Zhou Long said weakly.

His Awakening Ability was different from the others. A typical Active Awakening would consume a significant amount of Awakening Energy either instantaneously or continuously.

Zhou Long’s was different; his Awakening didn’t consume much Awakening Energy, which is why he had been able to hold out until now. If it had been as consuming as Wang Tao’s Starfire Prairie, he wouldn’t have lasted even a minute. But there was a cost—continuous drain on his spirit and physical strength.

So he felt sleepy and tired, dying to lie down and sleep. He felt that if he held on any longer, he might suddenly drop dead…

After listening to Zhou Long’s explanation, everyone’s expressions changed drastically.

Without Zhou Long’s Black Quicksand, they would certainly suffer casualties!

Lan Yulian’s healing was powerful, but those Level Two and Level One individuals exposed to the serpent’s Awakening would likely die instantly, leaving no chance for Lan Yulian to replenish their HP!

Cheng Yiyi immediately calculated in her mind whether or not to have those with lesser strength withdraw while those with greater strength stood up against the Black Giant Snake.

However, Wang Tao suddenly spoke:

“Consuming too much physical strength and spirit? Wait for me!”

Under everyone’s puzzled gaze, Wang Tao charged towards Zhou Long.

Upon entering the Life Drain area, Wang Tao immediately felt uncomfortable.

In his hand, he had a [Rejuvenation] Potion which could instantly restore his spirit and physical strength to full, but at the cost of being weak for the whole next day.

Wang Tao directly forced open Zhou Long’s mouth and poured the entire potion down his throat.

Glug~

Zhou Long was somewhat dazed, but he was in no state to resist.

Then he miraculously found that his physical strength and spirit were fully restored—he was neither sleepy nor tired anymore!

“Keep it up!” Wang Tao patted him on the shoulder, then immediately withdrew since staying within the [Life Drain] range was too uncomfortable.

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Zhou Long suddenly felt like it might have been better to just pass out. He had to continue enduring the torment!

Zhou Long once again experienced the feeling of time dragging on endlessly. Just as he was about to give in, he suddenly heard a thunderous noise.

Looking up, the Black Giant Snake… had collapsed?

“Is it dead? Which lucky bastard killed it? It’s the first kill of a Disaster-level creature…”

Zhou Long couldn’t hold on any longer and as he collapsed to the ground, he began to snore.