Ashen God
Chapter 98 Refresh Cycle

Chapter 98: Chapter 98 Refresh Cycle

Furthermore, the crux of the matter was that Zhang Yanhang actually always intended to save those rocket launchers for Trackers and did not want to waste them on other monsters. Therefore, he had been using only grenades and bullets to hunt monsters, after all, grenades and bullets were counted by the box and were in ample supply.

After devising the clearing plan for the Middle Layer, Zhang Yanhang checked the refresh status of the slot machine, and unsurprisingly, after twelve hours of sleep, the slot machine had refreshed once again.

"This time, it can be firmly established that the slot machine indeed refreshes once a day. Next, let’s clear out the fourth prizes from the slot machine.

Although the first and second prizes have not been refreshed this time either, the third prize is still quite enticing—a hundred monsters can at least drop a dozen treasure boxes. Plus, there are monsters that can drop green treasure boxes like Lickers and Beta-type Hunters."

Having sorted out various things, and then dressed himself again with the equipment he had taken off for sleeping, Zhang Yanhang skillfully carried the slot machine down to the pit nearby.

After placing the slot machine back to its original position, Zhang Yanhang started to smoothly pull the metal lever on the side of the slot machine.

[Please select the specific contents of the Lucky Slot Machine’s draw]

[Option One: ☠☠☠ (Third Prize, Nurse Zombie, First Tier Zero Stars, Ordinary Monster.)]

[Option Two: ☠☠☠ (Third Prize, Husky Zombie, First Tier One Star, Ordinary Monster.)]

...

[Option Thirty-six: ☠☠☠ (Third Prize, Licker, First Tier Two Stars, Ordinary Monster.)]

...

[Option Ninety-two: ☠☠☠ (Third Prize, Beta-type Hunter, First Tier Three Stars, Ordinary Monster.)]

...

[Option One Hundred and Eighty-nine: ✬✫✬ (Fourth Prize, Thank you for your patronage, no physical prize.)]

...

"Hmm? Something seems a bit off this time."

After carefully reviewing the list of options, Zhang Yanhang noticed an issue. Although the order and types were slightly different, the slot machine still only had one Beta-type Hunter of First Tier Three Stars and had not increased in number as before.

The other ninety-nine monsters consisted of 36 Ordinary Zombies of First Tier Zero Stars, 18 Police Zombies of First Tier Zero Stars, 30 Zombie Dogs of First Tier One Star, and 15 Lickers of First Tier Two Stars.

That’s right, the prize pool was exactly the same as last time, at most, only a small portion of Doberman Zombies were switched for other types, and there was also a minor variation in the types of Ordinary Zombies, with less common species such as Nurse Zombies, Driver Zombies appearing.

However, although these varieties were not common, their strength was completely the same as that of Ordinary Zombies, so, overall, the content of the prize pool was equivalent to no change since the items obtained from the treasure boxes of these special-named zombies were consistent with those of Ordinary Zombies.

"So, the question arises, why is there no significant change even though the prize pool has refreshed?"

Zhang Yanhang clearly remembered that with each previous refresh, the prize pool would have an increased number of higher-star monsters, but this pattern was broken by the current refresh.

He felt there could only be two possibilities for the prize pool to refresh with repeating content. The first possibility was that refreshing only one Beta-type Hunter might already be the limit for this third-tier prize pool, and it was unable to refresh with more Beta-type Hunters, hence the similarity to the previous prize pool content.

However, Zhang Yanhang felt that the upper limit of the slot machine’s prize pool should not be so weak, so he thought the second possibility might seem more plausible.

Zhang Yanhang had always drawn the third prize from the slot machine only after killing stronger monsters. The first time, the slot machine’s third prize pool was still in its initial state, but by the second refresh, because he had killed a Licker, the prize pool featured a Licker.

And by the third refresh, which happened less than an hour after he had killed a Beta-type Hunter, the prize pool likewise included a Beta-type Hunter.

But for this refresh, Zhang Yanhang had not killed any new monsters; he had only been repeatedly clearing the Outer Zone of Raccoon City, which only contained Lickers, Zombie Dogs, and Ordinary Zombies.

The Tyrant, a Second Tier One Star in strength, only appeared in the Middle Layer and the Core Area. And the Gamma Type Hunter, which was also a First Tier Three Stars like the Beta-type Hunter, resided in the sewers, a place he also had not encountered.

As it stood, the only two types of monsters Zhang Yanhang had not yet cleared in Raccoon City were the Tyrant and the Gamma Type Hunter. All others were either close to extinction or had already been decimated. Only these two types of monsters still lived carefree and happily in this city, which had been two-thirds emptied and was about to transition from a falsified ’silence’ to a true ’stillness.’

"Therefore, I suspect the lack of change in this prize pool refresh is likely because I did not kill any new monsters during this refresh cycle."

Zhang Yanhang thought this second possibility he conjectured was far more reasonable than the first. After all, the slot machine was a special item derived from the mysterious Ashen World and surely could not be that weak.

"The best way to verify this possibility is for me to go kill a Tyrant or a Gamma Type Hunter now and then wait for the next prize pool refresh to see if any new monsters appear in it."

But Zhang Yanhang felt there was no rush for this task. He should take care of it while clearing the Middle Layer later, as he would inevitably encounter the Tyrant if he was to clear the Middle Layer. And if he was bound to meet the Tyrant, it also meant he would kill it.

He might not feel quite confident about facing the Tyrants huddling together in the Core Area yet, but with the protection of Technique Immunity, taking on a lone Tyrant should not be an issue.

"Before that, let’s clear out the hundred monsters in the third prize. I choose Option One, the Nurse Zombie of First Tier Zero Stars."

Zhang Yanhang had already encountered the Nurse Zombies when he cleared the hospital in the Outer Zone of Raccoon City, but the Nurse Zombies in Raccoon City weren’t particularly appealing. Perhaps due to the unique circumstances of the United States, most seemed like middle-aged Zombie disguises, so the whole experience of exploring the hospital could only be described as somewhat underwhelming.

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