I hacked through the chaotic world with my blade
Chapter 511 - 146 Are You a Cheap Person_2

Chapter 511: Chapter 146 Are You a Cheap Person_2

Gu Hang was astonished. The emergence of Awakeners marked the beginning of humanity’s resistance against zombies.

But later on,

he realized that Awakeners were indeed stronger than ordinary people, but this strength seemed insufficient compared to Evolutionary Zombies. If things were to stay that way, Awakeners might only be able to handle regular zombies.

Now, hearing that Awakeners could enhance their abilities, how could he remain calm?

Of course, he definitely believed in what Lin Fan said. He could doubt anyone else, but he always had unwavering faith in whatever Lin Fan said.

"Yes, it’s the crystals in the zombies’ brains. Swallowing them allows you to absorb the energy within," Lin Fan explained.

"I see."

Gu Hang nodded, having thought of this before. But according to what he knew, swallowing a crystal meant death for ordinary people.

Could it be that Awakeners, after swallowing crystals, experience no adverse effects because they are immune to the zombie virus and their bodies undergo mutations that allow them to withstand the energy in the crystals?

"Lin Fan, what do you think?" Gu Hang asked.

Lin Fan smiled, "If crystals could enhance an Awakener’s abilities, then everything would be much easier."

After speaking,

he took out the Golden Crystal he had kept from the zombie he had killed earlier. Ye Qian and Zhong Hanguo, who had only ever had contact with White Crystals, stared wide-eyed, having never seen a crystal of such color.

"Is this the Golden Crystal that appears only in mature hybrid zombies, as recorded in the atlas?"

Ye Qian’s memory seemed excellent; she could remember the content despite having only glanced at the atlas briefly.

Lin Fan confirmed, "That’s right. Before I met you, I encountered a mature hybrid zombie. The energy contained in such a crystal is immense."

"Brother Lin, may I take a look?" Dong Jia asked.

"Sure."

As Dong Jia took the crystal, she mimicked swallowing it, then her face suddenly changed, "I can’t swallow it."

"Why?" Lin Fan was very puzzled.

Dong Jia explained, "I just had a premonition that if I swallowed it, my body would undergo a violent transformation, as if there might be a chance of mutation."

"Let me see." Knowing Dong Jia’s ability, Ye Qian guessed that if Dong Jia foresaw it, could it mean that the energy in the Golden Crystal was too great, causing the body to mutate if it could not endure the shock?

If that was the case, it would indeed be very dangerous.

Ye Qian took the crystal and also made a gesture as if to swallow it, then looked at Dong Jia.

Dong Jia said, "I see you bleeding from the nose, in pain, but without mutation."

Standing aside, Gu Hang added, "Based on this, it appears that different stages can only tolerate corresponding crystals. Dong Jia, having never ingested a crystal and thus not fortified, could only consume White Crystals. To jump across crystal tiers could cause a backlash."

Ye Qian and Zhong Hanguo exchanged glances.

"It should be that way. Zhong and I have swallowed quite a few White Crystals, but we’ve never swallowed Black Crystals. Suddenly leaping to a Golden Crystal and facing its enormous energy shock is more than the body can bear," Ye Qian analyzed.

Zhong Hanguo nodded, agreeing with Ye Qian’s assessment.

As they conversed,

many previously unknown things became clear. For Gu Hang, this was a significant progression. Improving every moment of every day was a fortunate affair for any survivor still alive.

...

At this moment,

Lin Fan was out in the city, harvesting zombies and collecting crystals, with White and Black Crystals being the most valuable at the time.

Dong Jia and Zhu Cheng had never consumed crystals, so they could only absorb White Crystals.

Whereas Ye Qian and Zhong Hanguo, having relied on cooperation to hunt Evolutionary Zombies, had long started consuming White Crystals, even though they struggled when facing zombies with Black Crystals.

Swish!

Lin Fan cleaved an Evolutionary Zombie into two with a single sword stroke and extracted the crystal from its head to put in his bag. Looking at the crystals in his bag, his face lit up with joy.

"Knowing how to become stronger, let me take on the role of provider. If I can cultivate powerful Awakeners, then in the future, more people can deal with zombies."

That was his simple idea.

He would never have thoughts like others might, worrying about whether others who consumed the crystals could grow strong enough to threaten him someday.

Of course, he also thought of Officer Huang who needed crystals to enhance his strength, so he would cut off some zombies’ limbs and send them Huang’s way.

Officer Huang might be a bit confused at first,

but upon seeing the limbless zombies before him, he’d just be briefly perplexed before he thoroughly took down the fierce menaces.

That night,

Dong Jia, Zhu Cheng, Ye Qian, and Zhong Hanguo were in a room, looking at the crystals in front of them, exchanging bewildered and shocked glances.

"This..." Zhong Hanguo was so shocked he found it hard to speak, "Are all these crystals for us?"

"When Brother Lin gave them to me, he said that they were for us to absorb," Dong Jia replied.

Ye Qian, staring at the pile of White and Black Crystals before her, had a blank mind.

With their capabilities, they could indeed kill Evolutionary Zombies with ease, but the difficulty of hunting a single Evolutionary Zombie lay not in the zombie itself, but in the many regular zombies that would appear around it, requiring a slow and methodical clearance.