Chapter 239: Chapter 131: Ascension of the Highest, Difficulty (Seeking Monthly Votes)_3, Translator: 549690339, Just like before, Wang Tao called Han Rui, and the two of them made a round outside. They weren’t sure if the Elite Zombies nearby had all been killed by Wei Zhenguo’s team, as they could barely spot any. The only one they eventually found was a Self-exploder., But as long as it was an Elite Zombie, that was good enough for Wang Tao to practice on., He carefully sneaked up to the Suicide Bombing Zombie and controlled it with a Slime Grenade, then he swung his axe at the creature, as if cutting through the void., A visible Shockwave appeared on the blade, striking heavily onto the body of the Self-exploder., Then., Bang, The Self-exploder exploded!, The sound, however, wasn’t loud because it wasn’t a Self Detonation; it was shattered by the Shockwave! The white slime that had solidified on its body was also broken into pieces., “Amazing! Is this the power of a Second-order Superpower Owner?”, Witnessing the shattered remains, Han Rui exclaimed softly., And she suddenly thought of something, if Wang Tao could kill a Self-exploder in one blow, and prevent it from exploding, they could save on using Slime Grenades and save a lot of time—just approach the Self-exploder, hack it with the axe, and that’s it!, This is what it means when a Level 2 suppresses a Level 1!, “No, to be precise, this is just the power of a Level 2 Ability; I’m not a, Second-order Superpower Owner yet.”, Wang Tao was not pleased at all, as his HP hadn’t increased. His worst fears had come true—maybe he had to ascend all four of his abilities to Level 2 before he could achieve Level 2 Ascension…, “Ah?”, Han Rui was stunned for a moment, then after hearing Wang Tao’s explanation, she felt a bit disappointed before she started thinking about herself., She currently only had two abilities, Perception and Rush. But she could feel that she was still capable of fusing two more abilities. That meant she, like Wang Tao, could learn up to four abilities., But for Wang Tao to upgrade to Level 2, he might need at least four Ascension Crystal Cores!, If you only had one ability, perhaps you’d only need One Ascension Crystal Core… She currently had two abilities and needed just two cores, which was half as difficult compared to needing four…, “Being powerful comes at a price, huh!”, Wang Tao sighed., Although Ability Users who fused four Crystal Cores were quite impressive, the difficulty of ascending increased exponentially!, When he first discovered he could fuse four different types of Crystal Cores, he still thought it was too few and wished he could fuse dozens or hundreds—how powerful would that be!, Now, Wang Tao felt relieved that he couldn’t fuse so many types of Crystal Cores!, Otherwise, if he truly could fuse that many, whether he could ever achieve Level 2 Ascension in his lifetime would be another question…, “So… do we keep hunting zombies?”, Han Rui asked, looking at Wang Tao., “Kill!”, Wang Tao nodded., He needed to find Crystal Cores! At the very least, he had to get three more Ascension Crystal Cores to check for any Level 2 Zombies., Wang Tao currently knew of two Level 2 Zombies, the Gorilla zombie and the Hooded zombie. Even if he managed to kill these two and they both dropped Ascension Crystal Cores, he’d still be short one Crystal Core…, Plus, he needed to level up his Precision Shooting and Self-healing abilities; one of his abilities was at 4, and the other still at 1… He needed to kill more zombies to collect Level 1 Crystal Cores!, Wang Tao and Han Rui stayed outside until dark before returning, having bad luck with only five Elite Zombies encountered all afternoon., This was far too few compared to the hospital. Too bad the zombies there wouldn’t come out anymore., “Go home and rest up.”, Wang Tao said to Han Rui as she got out of the car., “Okay!”, Han Rui gained quite a bit of HP this afternoon, reaching 3700! Not far from 4000 HP now., But Han Rui was conflicted about fusing Crystal Cores, Wang Tao said he still had plenty of Crystal Cores, and if Han Rui was willing to fuse, she could ask him for them., The more types of Crystal Cores she fused, the harder it would be to ascend, and now Han Rui wasn’t so sure if she wanted to continue fusing., After all, reality isn’t like playing a game; in games, you can slowly grind over time, but reality doesn’t give you that luxury…, The next day., Wang Tao once again asked Han Rui to join him for a zombie hunt, but this time not just Han Rui, Ding Yuqin, Gao Hua, and Chen Zhuang joined as well., All three were above 1000 HP, and since killing Ordinary Zombies wouldn’t increase their HP, they needed to kill Elite Zombies instead., Wang Tao hadn’t taken them before because they lacked experience in killing zombies, and bringing them would only be a hindrance. But now, after some training, they were basically qualified Hunters. Even Ding Yuqin, the least skilled among them, could handle several Ordinary Zombies on her own., So Wang Tao took them out to get more familiar with the characteristics of Elite Zombies, to be more composed when they encountered them in the future., They had better luck today than yesterday, encountering 16 Elite Zombies in the span of one day!, Han Rui reached 4000 HP and fell into deep slumber. Ding Yuqin, Gao Hua, and Chen Zhuang also got their cuts in, relishing the thrill of killing an Elite Zombie., Before nightfall, when they returned to the Survivor Base, Wang Tao noticed many unfamiliar faces., He let Ding Yuqin and the others go first, then drove the still-unconscious Han Rui to her home., At Han Rui’s house, Wang Tao unexpectedly saw Sun Weiguang., It had been many days since Wang Tao last saw Sun Weiguang, and to be honest, he felt that when Sun Weiguang was around, things seemed more thrilling? Ahem—, “Commissioner Wang!”, Upon seeing Wang Tao carrying Han Rui upstairs, Sun Weiguang was surprised but considerately helped Wang Tao open the door., “Where have you been these days?”, Wang Tao asked curiously., “Ahem, I’ve been with Ou Yingying lately. I came over today to formally talk to Han Rui, hoping that we can part on good terms, and go our separate ways…”, “Oh, then I won’t disturb you guys.”, Wang Tao nodded., After placing Han Rui on the bed, he left. Then he went to the administrative building, asking Ren Jie with some surprise:, “Why are there so many unfamiliar faces today?”, Ren Jie replied:, “It’s all because of that Gorilla zombie… Many family-style small-scale Survivor Bases were destroyed! Those who survived all want to join our base..”