Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1472 - 612: Soul Ring_2

[Poison Coating Potion: Upon injection, the user’s physical attacks will carry a poison effect for 10 minutes, with a cooldown of 12 hours.]

The description of this Poison Coating Potion is exactly the same as the previously obtained [Biochemical Virus Potion]. However, these two potions clearly look different.

At this moment, two zombies stumbled upon the tent as if they were lost. Wang Tao used a bottle of the Poison Coating Potion to test its effects on them.

"It really is different!"

The results were almost as Wang Tao had predicted. The poison attack brought on by the Poison Coating Potion was similar to regular Poison Attribute attacks, calculated as 10% of the inflicted damage, whereas the Biochemical Virus Potion was calculated based on a percentage of the enemy’s total HP... so the two potions are indeed different.

Generally, the Poison Coating Potion is more useful. But against enemies with strong abilities, high Defense, and a large amount of HP, the Biochemical Virus Potion would be more effective.

Finally, there were the Blueprints that Wang Tao was very much looking forward to. There weren’t many; the three zombies dropped a total of three.

[Obtained: Corrosive Shield Blueprint x1]

[Obtained: Double-section Spear Blueprint x1]

[Obtained: Soul Ring Blueprint x1]

A Shield Blueprint, a Spear Blueprint, and a Ring Blueprint; they seem pretty decent.

[Corrosive Shield Blueprint: Can be used to craft a Shield; required materials: Corrosive Poison Gland x6, Sixth-Rank Crystal Core x1, Iron Block x60, Nails x60, Rubber x60, Screw x60, Steel Wire x60]

[Corrosive Shield: Attributes unknown]

[Double-section Spear Blueprint: Can be used to craft a Spear; required materials: Stubborn Arm Bone x2, Sixth-Rank Crystal Core x1, Iron Block x60, Nails x60, Rubber x60, Screw x60, Blade x60]

[Double-section Spear: Attributes unknown]

[Soul Ring Blueprint: Can be used to craft a Ring; required materials: Soul’s Eye x1, Sixth-Rank Crystal Core x1]

[Soul Ring: Attributes unknown]

Wang Tao immediately took out the corresponding materials and began to craft.

A moment later, amidst the radiance of a rainbow light, three pieces of Equipment were crafted.

The first thing that caught his eye was a massive grey Shield.

[Corrosive Shield]

[Sixth Rank (Epic)]

[Durability +200, Defensive power +200, holding this Shield significantly boosts Poison Attribute Defense, and attacking enemies will cause poisoning]

The Durability and Defensive power of this Corrosive Shield are not very high amongst Sixth Rank Epic equipment, but it notably increases Poison Attribute Defense. Moreover, it can poison enemies when they attack you!

These two additional abilities are quite nice, though Wang Tao doesn’t need it, it could be useful for someone else.

Then Wang Tao looked at the black Spear that was over two meters long and as thick as the mouth of a bowl.

[Double-section Spear]

[Sixth Rank (Epic)]

[Durability +300, Attack power +220, Attack Speed -20%, can be split into two Weapons for use, after splitting Attack power +180, Attack Speed +20%]

This Spear is something special, as it can be used split into two.

If not split, it is a long and thick Spear, with an Attack power 20 points higher than the giant blade in Wang Tao’s hand! But it reduces Attack Speed by 20%, while Wang Tao’s blade provides an additional 20% Attack Speed. So, if looking at basic Attributes alone, both are roughly the same.

However, this Spear can be split into two Short Spears! Although after splitting, the Attack power drops to 180, the Attack Speed increases by 20%!

Therefore, when using this Weapon, it allows one to choose the appropriate combat style based on the situation. Quite flexible indeed.

But Wang Tao’s Sharp Giant Blade has an extra Armor Breaking Attribute, so it’s better for Wang Tao to stick with his own Weapons. This Spear can wait until tomorrow to see who wants to use it, and they can take it then.

After putting away the Shield and Spear, Wang Tao looked at the last piece of equipment.

[Soul Ring]

[Sixth Rank (Epic)]

[Mental Attack Power +500, Spiritual Defense Power +500]

"Holy shit!"

Seeing the attributes of this ring, Wang Tao’s eyes widened.

This ring didn’t have any fancy attributes, just two, adding 500 to both mental attack power and spiritual defense power!

"This is just so brutally simple!"

Wang Tao hurriedly put on the plain-looking ring. He didn’t know if it was just psychological, he felt his thinking immediately became much clearer and he wasn’t the slightest bit sleepy.

Wang Tao had previously obtained a Greystone Ring, which added 200 spiritual defense power, and Wang Tao thought that was already impressive. But there was even better stuff out there - a ring that added 500!

Wang Tao’s spiritual defense power was already strong, and after adding various equipment enhancements, he wouldn’t have to fear a Disaster-level Mental System Zombie’s Cataclysmic Awakening within a certain range! And now, with another ring that added 500 spiritual defense power, Wang Tao didn’t dare to imagine how strong his spiritual defense had become!

Besides spiritual defense power, this Soul Ring also increased mental attack power by 500!

This was an even bigger deal since, as far as Wang Tao was concerned, he had never obtained an item that increased mental attack power before, which showed how precious it was—hold on, Wang Tao had just obtained a Mystic Soul Bead, nearly forgetting about it. That thing increased spiritual defense power and mental attack power by 20% each!

It wasn’t in vain that Wang Tao spent a great deal of time killing that Disaster-level psychic zombie!

The time was well spent!

Now, in the psychic aspect, he had both percentage enhancement and a fixed numerical increase. If he encounters similar Disaster-level Mental System Zombies in the future, Wang Tao could directly get up close for a brawl, even dominate it in combat, right?

"Awesome!"

Wang Tao clenched his fists hard.

He couldn’t sleep anymore, not just due to excitement, but mainly because his spirit was unprecedentedly good, without any trace of sleepiness.

So Wang Tao decided to go out and look for zombies to test his current mental attack power.

After the snow melted, and the weather warmed up, more and more zombies appeared outside. Wang Tao didn’t have to look hard before running into a bunch of them.

Thus, Wang Tao immediately began the test—all the zombies he saw were instantly killed with one look!

It wasn’t the [Scorching Eyes] at work, but rather without any special effects or any warning, the zombies suddenly dropped dead, even the Sixth-Rank Elite Zombies with hundreds of thousands of HP!

"This is psychic attack!"

Psychic attacks are silent and unexpected, impossible to guard against.

Unless one’s own spiritual power is strong enough to sense someone else’s spiritual power, if attacked by Wang Tao like this, they might not even know what happened until they are about to die...

It must be said, this silent way of killing is very thrilling.

But mental attacks have two drawbacks, one is the fear of backlash—if the target’s spiritual power is stronger than your own, it could cause a backlash, where at best you get hurt, and at worst you drop dead instantly.

Wang Tao’s biggest worry used to be this, but now... his spiritual power is already high enough that he generally doesn’t need to worry.

The second drawback is that it’s not easy to replenish energy.

Currently, only Rejuvenation Potions can replenish spiritual power, but they can only be used once a day. If one’s spiritual power is depleted too much, it could seriously affect one’s combat effectiveness.

So even though Wang Tao’s mental attack power is now very high, and he basically doesn’t have to fear backlash, he still can’t use it as often as other abilities. It can be a trump card or used for psychic attacks on special occasions...

The next day.

Wang Tao handed out the unused equipment to everyone; whoever wanted it, used it. Then, he had the Golden Eagle fly towards the lab where they hunted the Biochemical Zombie previously. The Awakening Fruits were going to ripen today.

After some time, the Golden Eagle arrived near the lab.

"Huh?"

Seeing many zombies waiting around the nearly ripe Awakening Fruit Tree was not surprising to Wang Tao, but what surprised him was the presence of a Disaster-level zombie not far away!

Are Disaster-level zombies that easy to encounter now? Or has something changed in the world?