Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot
Chapter 1287 - 532: Greystone Ring, Combat Stance

Chapter 1287: Chapter 532: Greystone Ring, Combat Stance

Wang Tao couldn’t test the Golden Beetle’s combat power for now, but there was no doubt it was much stronger. If there was a chance, he could find a Sixth-Rank Lord to test it...

He put away the Golden Beetle and the Greystone Shield-Axe, then began to craft the last piece of spoils of war, the ring blueprint.

Wang Tao was also looking forward to this ring because it was made of the same Graystone, which would also increase defense and spiritual defense power!

Moments later, a plain-looking Greystone Ring appeared in Wang Tao’s palm.

[Greystone Ring]

[Sixth Rank (Epic)]

[Defense+200, Spiritual Defense Power+200, Ability: Greystone Shield (requires Awakening Energy to activate)]

[Greystone Shield: Consumes energy, Awakening Energy, forms a high-defense shield outside the body with 1 million HP, lasts up to 10 minutes, cooldown time 6 hours]

Hiss!

Even with the precedent set by the Greystone Shield-Axe, Wang Tao was still quite surprised seeing the attributes of this ring.

The Greystone Ring actually increased by 200 defense and 200 spiritual defense power! And it also had the Greystone Shield-Axe’s ability, "Greystone Shield"!

Not to mention the added attributes, just the Greystone Shield ability alone was worth it. After all, it was like having a second life with a shield that lasts up to 10 minutes and has 1 million HP!

If he also considered his own 800,000+ HP, the Omnipotent Shield, Golden Beetle, Greystone Shield-Axe’s shields... Wang Tao couldn’t even imagine how high his defense was!

Unlike other equipment, rings can be worn on each finger and each ring worn on a different finger will be effective.

So although Wang Tao had many rings, he could still use the Greystone Ring without changing any of his other gear.

However, the defense power of the equipment wasn’t cumulative, but calculated independently. Unless it was a matched set, the defense power added by one item wouldn’t cover the whole body. And since the ring is so small, it couldn’t just protect a finger, could it?

But when Wang Tao put the ring on, he instantly felt a warm flow from his finger quickly covering his entire body. He vaguely felt his defense and spiritual defense power increase!

"So that’s how it is..."

Wang Tao realized in his mind. The defense power added by the ring wasn’t just for the finger, but for the entire body. This meant that the defense power from rings was cumulative with other equipment!

His Sixth Rank Night Demon Set added a total of 200 defense points. This Greystone Ring added another 200, making it a total of 400 defense for Wang Tao’s entire body, with additional spiritual defense!

"No wonder it’s of the destruction level! The items dropped are excellent!"

Wang Tao felt somewhat emotional.

He hoped he could continue stumbling upon destruction level Sixth Ranks. Given the strength he had now attained, if he encountered another destruction level cases like Tian Hua, Wang Tao should be able to eliminate them in a short period.

This expedition was the most dangerous but also the most fruitful that Wang Tao had recently embarked upon. Truly, high risk, high reward.

However, this was an Apocalypse where dangers lurked everywhere, not to speak of high rewards—many people would be glad to have any reward at all. Wang Tao was naturally content.

After chatting for a while with Jiang Shixue, they arrived at Changhe Base.

Those whom Wang Tao had brought back were clinging tightly to the Golden Eagle’s back all the way, not daring to stand up or even to lift their heads. They hadn’t seen Wang Tao testing the Greystone Shield-Axe, nor the towering city walls and giant trees in the distance.

It was Wang Tao who kindly reminded them,

"We’ve arrived."

People tentatively lifted their heads, as the Golden Eagle had slowed down considerably, and they were able to open their eyes.

When they saw the entire appearance of Changhe Base from the air, including the tree that was taller than the base itself, they were dumbfounded.

Was there really such a place in the Apocalypse?

They had seen Survivor Bases before, but they had never seen one of such scale. Not to mention how the walls were built, just the giant tree itself, was it real? Such a huge plant, could it be sentient? How could it be inside the base? And it seemed like there was a translucent film outside the base... were their eyes deceiving them...

As the Golden Eagle silently passed through the barrier and entered the base, these people were even more puzzled and shocked!

It was so warm inside!

And the streets were almost free of snow? There were even people shopping around!

Heavens, was this the Apocalypse? This was just like before the Apocalypse!

Seeing the survivors below, laughing and chatting, and thinking of their own dark, sunless dwellings, they suddenly felt envious... If given the chance, they would definitely choose to live here!

Quickly, the Golden Eagle landed outside City Hall.

For those around City Hall, the Golden Eagle had visited many times already. Although they were always amazed, they had gotten somewhat used to it, so they didn’t come over to gawk.

However, Gu Yun and others were waiting down below. Wang Tao had just notified them that there was a situation at Mammoth Base, but it was too complex to explain in a few words and needed an in-person discussion. Gu Yun had brought many people to wait outside for Wang Tao.

When they saw Wang Tao kicking more than a dozen people off the Golden Eagle’s back, Gu Yun had an immediate bad feeling.

The intelligence from Yao Hai said there were over three thousand survivors at Mammoth Base, but now there were only about a dozen... Given Wang Tao’s strength, he shouldn’t have had trouble dealing with Mammoth Base unless... something had happened at Mammoth Base before Wang Tao’s arrival!