Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot
Chapter 1270 - 523: Lightning Ascension to Level 5_2

Chapter 1270: Chapter 523: Lightning Ascension to Level 5_2

"Alright then, I’ll try not to hurt you."

After the meal, Cheng Yiyi took Wang Tao to the indoor training field.

There were no spectators here, just the two of them.

An hour later, the two came out of the training field. Wang Tao’s expression had not changed much, but Cheng Yiyi looked lost in thought, as if her soul had wandered off.

"You see, I told you you’d be hit hard. You just wouldn’t believe me..."

Wang Tao somewhat helplessly patted Cheng Yiyi on the shoulder.

That’s when Cheng Yiyi came back to her senses, looking at Wang Tao with a complex look in her eye.

She knew she was far less powerful than Wang Tao, but she had not anticipated the gap to be so huge!

As for how huge... Wang Tao could immobilize her with just a look! She had no doubt that Wang Tao could "look" her to death!

There was no helping it; Wang Tao rarely used his spiritual power to attack, but that did not mean it wasn’t strong. Aware that Cheng Yiyi’s spiritual power was weak, Wang Tao encountered no backlash from using his mental attacks, so he just tried it out a bit, and that dumbfounded Cheng Yiyi right away.

Of course, using mental attacks was plainly bullying, so Wang Tao resorted to various other methods. Naturally, Cheng Yiyi had no way to counter, and any method she tried was crushed! Even when Cheng Yiyi brought out the Gatling gun and used her awakening ability, she couldn’t stand against Wang Tao!

To her, a so-called Fourth-order Awakener, she was no different than an ordinary person in front of Wang Tao...

Thus, she had indeed been hit hard.

The blow wasn’t just the disparity in strength but also because she had gone through so much with Wang Tao, and she had developed feelings for him. She was bold in both love and hate, but she was also very proud and had strong self-esteem. If the gap between her and Wang Tao was too wide, she felt undeserving of him. Now, their gap seemed even larger than she imagined...

Having prepared what to say, Cheng Yiyi remained silent, feeling her own strength too insignificant to speak up.

Wang Tao was clueless about Cheng Yiyi’s thoughts; she had instructed him not to hold back, so he’d used just a little bit of his strength.

"Don’t worry, though I’ve been struck, I won’t lose heart. One day, I will reach your level of strength!"

Cheng Yiyi looked at Wang Tao with a resolute gaze. Right now, she put aside all other thoughts, focusing solely on becoming stronger—setting a small goal, to achieve Level 5 Ascension! Once she reached Level 5, she would challenge Wang Tao to a spar again!

"Keep at it!"

If Wang Tao knew Cheng Yiyi was thinking of challenging him again after reaching Level 5, he could only find it naive. After all, he was no ordinary Level 5 Awakener, with four awakenings... Even if Cheng Yiyi reached Level 6, Wang Tao could easily suppress her.

However, seeing the fighting spirit in Cheng Yiyi’s eyes was a good thing, so Wang Tao didn’t say much and simply encouraged her.

Then, Wang Tao took out a Sixth-Rank Night Demon Heart and handed it to Cheng Yiyi.

"This Sixth-Rank Night Demon Heart is for you, consider it a sponsorship for our Sixth Legion."

Wang Tao had plenty of Sixth-Rank Night Demon Hearts. Once Ding Yuqin and the others returned, each person could have one, with some to spare. There was no use in Wang Tao keeping them; he wasn’t short on cash, so he planned to gift the hearts away. Giving them to Gu Yun, Cheng Yiyi, Qu Shilin, and others was no issue.

"What? A Sixth-Rank Night Demon Heart? For me?"

Cheng Yiyi was taken aback.

Such an item had at least the combat power of a Level 5! Was he really giving her something so precious?

"Thank you!"

Cheng Yiyi instinctively wanted to refuse, but in the end, she reluctantly accepted it with a conflicted expression. If it were anything else, she would have certainly refused. But this was something that could make her stronger! She had said she wanted to follow in Wang Tao’s footsteps... so she accepted it, knowing she would remember this favor.

Then, Cheng Yiyi added:

"I have some meteorites in hand. I won’t be using them and they aren’t easy to sell right now, so I might as well give them to you. You can’t refuse; consider them a gift from me!"

These items surely couldn’t compare with the Sixth-Rank Night Demon Heart, but Cheng Yiyi had nothing else of value to offer.

"Alright."

Wang Tao smiled and shook his head.

If there were Level 5 or 6 Meteorites, it might be worth trying his luck. His luck had always been fairly good.

After exchanging some more, Cheng Yiyi sought advice from Wang Tao about combat and how to handle the Sixth-Rank Night Demon Heart. Once the meteorites were delivered, she personally saw Wang Tao home.

"It’s a shame there’s no Level 6 Meteorite; there are only a few of Level 5... I’ll wait to open them when we go out next time."

Wang Tao didn’t look down on these meteorites. He would find time to open them later; even a mosquito’s leg is still meat, after all.

The next day, in the morning.

Wang Tao had finished clearing all the snow nearby and was discussing with the Golden Eagle about constructing a nest on the Crystal Energy Poison Tree when Ding Yuqin and the others returned.

Their operation had been carried out entirely without Wang Tao, and he didn’t know the specifics.

So when he saw the people returning, Wang Tao’s first reaction was to count heads.

Thankfully, not a single person was missing. Wang Tao could finally relax.

"Wang Tao, how did the Crystal Energy Poison Tree get so big? And that transparent light screen outside, is that the barrier ability of the Crystal Energy Poison Tree?"

Seeing Wang Tao at home, Xiang Hongbin excitedly ran over to ask.

Wang Tao had previously mentioned the capabilities of the Crystal Energy Poison Tree to them, but they had no idea the effects would be so exaggerated.

"Yeah, it’s the Crystal Energy Poison Tree..."

Wang Tao smiled as he explained.

Hearing how powerful the Crystal Energy Poison Tree was, everyone was admiring and excited at the same time because it meant their base’s defensive power was stronger now. After all, Wang Tao had just said there were flying zombies outside, and this barrier could block the flying zombies!

After talking about the Crystal Energy Poison Tree for a while, Wang Tao initiated another topic:

"How did your trip go? What did you gain?"

Upon mentioning this, Xiang Hongbin got excited. He hurriedly said,

"This time we killed over a dozen Level 4 Lords and 3 Level 5 Monster Lords, damn exciting!"

"Oh? Three Level 5 Monster Lords? Not bad!"

Wang Tao was somewhat admiring.

With their nearly all-level-four strength, they could kill a Level 5 Lord when working together, but it was very dark inside the rift, so killing a Level 5 Lord let alone more than one, obviously came with a lot of effort. No wonder Xiang Hongbin was so excited.

"What about you, what victories did you have this time out?"

Han Rui asked curiously. They knew Wang Tao went to hatch a Level 6 Night demon, but they didn’t know how many he managed to hatch.

"Me? I only killed about twenty or so Level 6 Lords."

Wang Tao said nonchalantly.

"Dammit, suddenly life doesn’t seem so meaningful!"

After being silent for a moment, Xiang Hongbin looked at Wang Tao resentfully.

It is indeed frustrating to compare oneself with others!

They strained themselves working together just to kill 3 Level 5 Lords, and here Wang Tao had killed more than twenty Level 6 Lords!

The gap was too huge!

Not to mention Cheng Yiyi, even they felt like they couldn’t keep up with Wang Tao’s pace.

"Haha, don’t be disheartened. I have also saved up quite a number of Crystal Cores. You guys can ascend to Level 5 too. At that time, you’ll see a significant improvement in strength—"

Before Wang Tao could finish speaking, his expression suddenly changed.

"That’s right, I forgot to tell you, Lightning has already ascended to Level 5 ahead of you guys."

"..."

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Wait, even Lightning had ascended faster than them?

Especially Jiang Shixue, those pretty big eyes of hers were filled with grievance. Like Lightning, she couldn’t ascend through Crystal Cores. She felt that Lightning’s ascension must be related to always being with Wang Tao; she had wanted to follow Wang Tao too but ended up being brushed off by him...

And just when everyone was feeling down again, Lightning, who had just awakened, came running over, wagging its tail.

Seeing its attributes, Wang Tao couldn’t help but be surprised.

[HP: 1,280,000/1,280,000]

[Mana: 500,000/500,000]

[Level: Level 5, Lord]

[Awakening: Gourmet Feast]

1.28 million HP?

That’s the highest HP Wang Tao had ever seen on any creature!

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