Chapter 519: Chapter 224 Zombie Mother_1

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Wang Tao had not ascended to Level 3 because he still had two superpowers that had not been synthesized to their limit—he could merge his own superpower with others to obtain new superpowers, and could combine up to four native superpowers into one.

Therefore, Wang Tao had been collecting other Crystal Cores.

In the past few days, many Crystal Cores had come into his possession, and he had finally found two that were quite suitable.

The first Crystal Core was “Indirect Attack,” and the second was “Energize One Hit.”

[Level 2 Crystal Core: Indirect Attack]

[Quality: Excellent (80%)]

[Purity: 45% (Side effect: Strength reduced by half)]

[Indirect Attack: Consumes energy during an attack, allowing to attack over a short distance, but the attack is somewhat weakened]

The Ability “Indirect Attack” was still decent; some of the people from the smaller forces possessed this power.

It was different from Shockwave, which affected everything in front of it and would first hit an obstacle if present. Indirect Attack, however, attacked over a distance. If there was an obstacle, the attack would skip over it.

For instance, if the opponent was wearing a suit of Armor, using Shockwave would hit the Armor first. But with Indirect Attack, the attack could bypass the Armor and hit the opponent’s body directly.

However, this attack was somewhat weakened and the gap distance was very small; it might just bypass a layer of Armor or a wall, but may not be effective beyond that range. Coupled with the side effect of halving the user’s strength… in actual combat, this power was not strong.

But that didn’t matter to Wang Tao, as he was capable of synthesis. He had also saved up two of these, and with this one, he now had three.

Moments later, an Epic Indirect Attack Crystal Core appeared.

Wang Tao didn’t rush to merge it, but instead turned his attention to the other Crystal Core.

[Level 2 Crystal Core: Energize One Hit]

[Quality: Excellent (40%)]

[Purity: 45% (Side effect: One arm becomes powerless)]

[Energize One Hit: Consumes energy to build up power. The longer the buildup, the higher the damage of the strike. Maximum buildup time is 10 seconds]

This superpower wasn’t bad either. It allowed for a build-up strike, which could be a finisher in critical moments. However, its side effect was significant, effectively disabling one arm.

Wang Tao had also accumulated a few Energize One Hit Crystal Cores, and after merging them, an Epic Energized One Hit emerged.

Wang Tao felt that these two Crystal Cores should be mergeable with Vibration Shock, but he would have to test to be sure.

He extracted the Level 1 +10 Sprint Ability from his body and first merged it with an Indirect Attack Crystal Core.

“Sure enough!”

Seeing a 92% success rate, Wang Tao didn’t hesitate and went ahead with the synthesis.

After the process was complete, Wang Tao didn’t examine it closely but continued and merged the Energize One Hit.

The success rate for this was 90%, and Wang Tao confirmed the merge once again.

[Fusion successful, new superpower obtained: Level 2, Rank 1: Mastery Fusion]

[Mastery Fusion: Consumes energy to utilize high-frequency vibration, Shockwave, Indirect Attack, and Energize One Hit]

Without a second thought, Wang Tao used the nine Omnipotent Crystal Cores he had prepared in advance.

Moments later, all Crystal Cores were completely merged.

And Wang Tao’s Mana had just reached 20,000!

“The last superpower is all that’s left now… I need to study it carefully.”

He didn’t have any more Crystal Cores suitable for himself in hand. He wanted to merge a Perception one, but the Perception Crystal Cores were currently scarce, and he was one short. He would have to wait longer.

The next day.

Lan Yulian and Lu Yingfeng left early in the morning.

While the others continued to team up and hunt zombies, Wang Tao also continued to search for the Mother Zombie with Jiang Shixue.

However, Wang Tao didn’t plan on going near the swimming venue any longer; he had searched there for a long time with no findings. So today, he prepared to inspect other buildings for any clues.

And indeed, there were many zombies.

Not all zombies were attracted to the area near the swimming venue; many lingered inside buildings. Although it was pitch black inside, this did not affect Wang Tao and Jiang Shixue.

Wang Tao encountered several strong Level 3 Elite Zombies. He obtained quite a few Crystal Cores and potions. It could be considered a fruitful trip, not a wasted journey.

And at one moment, Jiang Shixue suddenly looked up.

“Brother, I feel like something is watching me…”

“Hmm?”

Wang Tao immediately became vigilant.

With increased strength, his perception had also become more sensitive. Often, these sensations were not just illusions.

Wang Tao followed Jiang Shixue’s gaze, which was in the direction of the gymnasium. He saw nothing.

So he employed his Plant Affinity Ability to carefully probe the gymnasium. Apart from some ordinary zombies, he didn’t sense anything else.

Although Wang Tao’s Plant Affinity Ability was not very precise, its range was extensive, and he immediately expanded it.

“Hmm?”

Suddenly, Wang Tao felt something was off in a particular area—and that place was a park next to the gymnasium.

“Let’s go!”

Wang Tao immediately grabbed Jiang Shixue and ran towards the park.

The park’s vegetation was lush, giving the impression of entering a primeval forest upon arrival.

Because Wang Tao’s Plant Affinity Ability could use plants for perception, he had already sensed the area and hadn’t detected anything unusual.

Moreover, every day as he passed by, he would sense it once to make sure he didn’t miss anything.

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