Chapter 257: Chapter 137 Level Two Toughness^3, If we had known it would turn out like this, we might as well have used thermal weapons from the start, since we were going to attract so many zombies anyway… Wang Tao felt that the Level 2 Zombie probably wouldn’t have been able to withstand too many bullets., After everyone had finished summarizing their lessons, Wei Zhenguo took out the crystal core from the hooded zombie., “This is the crystal core of that zombie, see if you can use it!, Wang Tao hadn’t had a chance to look at the crystal core in the brain of the hooded zombie before, but now that he saw the crystal core Wei Zhenguo pulled out, he was quite surprised. It was actually an Epic Crystal Core, what luck!, Level 2 Crystal Core – Ascension, Quality: Epic (100%), Purity: 45% (No Side Effects), This is an Ascension Crystal Core!, Wang Tao was overjoyed in his heart., “This is useful to me!”, Everyone’s faces also showed joy., “Good that it’s useful! Otherwise, all our efforts would have been in vain!”, Wang Tao had thought that his luck couldn’t be that bad today, that no Ascension crystal cores would drop-Wang Tao checked the package he had looted, and indeed, there was no Ascension crystal core inside., But who would have thought the Ascension crystal core was inside the zombie’s brain!, “I’ll take the crystal core then, after today, my strength should increase considerably!”, Wang Tao said with a smile as he got up., “We’re looking forward to it!”, The people genuinely congratulated him, after all, the stronger Wang Tao became, the greater the security of their base., Wang Tao and Han Rui went back home together., Ding Yuqin asked if either of them was hurt, and WangTao, feeling somewhat exhausted, went to take a bath., Lying comfortably in the bathtub, his fatigue faded away a lot, and after a long sigh of relief, Wang Tao looked at the package from the Level 2 hooded zombie he had killed., The zombie had dropped a total of two packages., The first package contained three crystal cores., Level 1 Crystal Core – Omnipotent, Quality: Excellent (60%), Purity: 50% (No Side Effects), Omnipotent: After fusion, randomly adds 1 to an already merged ability, up to, a maximum of 10, The first one was an Omnipotent Crystal Core, but unfortunately, it was only, Level 1., “Could it be that only Level 2 zombies drop Level 1 Omnipotent Crystal Cores?” If that were the case, then the conditions would be too harsh… However, this was after all an Omnipotent Crystal Core, and if someone had fused with some particularly rare abilities, then the utility of this Omnipotent Crystal Core could still be significant., The second one is a Level 2 Crystal Core., Level 2 Crystal Core – Athlete, Quality: Excellent (80%), Purity: 45% (Side Effect: Doubled physical energy consumption for actions), Athlete: Passive Ability, enhanced athletic abilities This crystal core was a passive ability, and the description was quite simple. But judging by the hooded zombie’s performance, Wang Tao felt this ability was powerful!, The hooded zombie was not only faster than humans but also more agile. It effortlessly performed feats akin to acrobatics… especially when it was running on the rooftops, the obstacles could not stop it at all!, If a human fused with this ability, leaving everything else aside, at the very least the ability to run away would be maxed out., Wang Tao was somewhat tempted, but unfortunately, he couldn’t fuse with any other crystal cores anymore., The side effect of this crystal core was that actions consumed double the physical strength, which was surprisingly the same as the stealth crystal core. It seemed that the side effects of crystal cores were not unique to each one…, The last crystal core was also level 2., Level 2 Crystal Core – Jump), Quality: Excellent (40%), Purity: 45% (Side effect: Noise sensitivity) Jump: Consuming energy, it can enhance the height and distance of the jump This ability wasn’t bad either. If he could jump a distance of ten-plus meters like the hooded zombie, it would be a very strong ability, whether for offense or defense. Moreover, if combined with the athlete ability, it would be a replica of the hooded zombie!, As for this side effect… no wonder that zombie was so sensitive to sound; it turned out to be noise sensitivity!, Wang Tao suddenly thought, he used five self-destruct bombs to blast nearly five thousand HP off the hooded zombie. But was it the bombs’ power that blasted that HP, or the enormous noise that did it? It was really hard to say…, Wang Tao couldn’t use any of the three crystal cores in this package right now, and he thought of an issue—, Abilities like athlete and jump were all level 2 from the start, without any level 1 crystal cores seen., So, could level 2 people directly fuse with such crystal cores? Or would level 2 people also need to find level 1 crystal cores first?, Wang Tao was somewhat confused; these were things he’d have to wait to figure out after his own advancement to level 2, since his current understanding of level 2 matters were all conjectures…, The second package contained a set of clothes., Blackhoodie: Durability 5, Tear resistance 5, Black sport trousers: Durability 5, Tear resistance 5 Were these the clothes that burst out from the hooded zombie?, He had also obtained two pieces of clothing from the zombie, including the security uniform he was wearing and the nurse’s outfit in his space backpack, as well as this set of hoodie and trousers., All these clothes came with durability and tear resistance attributes, but the attributes for the security uniform and the nurse’s outfit were both 1, while this set was 5., Wang Tao felt these two attributes were quite practical. For example, his security uniform, even though its attributes were all 1, hadn’t worn out since he started wearing it. And with this set being 5, it would surely be even more durable., It was a pity that the zombie didn’t drop any potions, blueprints, or the like, which was slightly regrettable., But Wang Tao was content nonetheless, since he got an ascension crystal core after all., The ascension crystal core was orange in quality, and he immediately put it into his mouth., After a moment, Wang Tao felt a warm sensation all over his body as his limbs filled with strength., He checked his attributes., His HP hadn’t changed; it was still 4999- His mana increased by 200, and now it was at 4400., Internal impurities also rose. Previously it showed 0%, but now it was 1%-to be exact, 1.1%, according to Wang Tao’s calculation…, Then there was his ability—his toughness had become a level 2 ability!, This pleasantly surprised Wang Tao. After seeing the attack power of the full blood level 2 zombie today, he had hoped for his toughness to ascend to level 2., Now just right, one attack ability, shockwave, and one defense ability, toughness, were both level 2-a balanced combination of offense and defense! If he were to confront the hooded zombie again, he should be able to withstand its direct attacks, right?, Wang Tao tried out his level 2 toughness, and the sensation of using it wasn t much different from when it was level 1, but the mana cost had increased., When level 1 toughness was activated, it consumed 1 mana per second, but now it consumed 5 mana per second. The consumption of mana increased fivefold. He just didn’t know exactly how much the defense had improved… he would have to test it out properly!, At night, Wang Tao replenished his HP thoroughly on Ding Yuqin. Through his relentless efforts, he finally refilled her HP to full! Having a blood replenishing pack was indeed convenient! Lu Gang, who was equally severely injured, was still lying on a hospital bed, while Wang Tao could go out and hunt zombies!