Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 955 - 382 Need Help

Eight people had awakened together this time, and six of them were successful. There were just over a dozen people in total, ten of whom were Awakeners!

Wang Tao wasn't sure if these numbers were considered high, but the ratio was definitely the highest. He was quite satisfied with this outcome, and felt that his efforts had not been in vain.

"Should we do some actual combat testing?"

Xiang Hongbin looked at Wang Tao eagerly.

Past tests had mainly focused on observation and sparring, which truly couldn't reveal their full strength and potential. To gain a clearer understanding of their abilities, a real combat test would be preferable.

Wang Tao thought for a moment and said,

"Let's test it, we'll go out tomorrow."

Although there was a zombie horde outside, they had the Crystal Energy Car and many Awakeners. As long as they could spot the zombie horde in advance and avoid being surrounded, escaping shouldn't be a big problem.

Compared to the zombie horde, Wang Tao was actually more worried about the Giant Eagle. However, the Giant Eagle hadn't appeared recently, and Wang Tao hadn't encountered it the last time he went out. He guessed that its nest might be far from here, so Wang Tao felt there wasn't too much to fear. After all, he had undergone his Second Awakening and, together with so many other Awakeners, it should be manageable.

"Good!"

Hearing Wang Tao's words, everyone was thrilled.

During sparring, they had felt somewhat restrained since they had just obtained such powerful abilities and were unsure how to control themselves. An accidental heavy blow could hurt one of their own, which would be problematic. But if it was a real combat test, they could fully unleash their capabilities!

"It's already late at night. Rest well, everyone, rejuvenate and restore. We will go out together tomorrow,"

Wang Tao told the crowd.

"Good!"

Before going to bed that night, Wang Tao sought out Li Qiuyu.

Previously, he had asked her to integrate the [Tree Essence] Crystal Core, but she had run off right after the integration, and since Lu Yingfeng and others had awakened, Wang Tao hadn't sought her out.

Later when testing the awakenings of others, Li Qiuyu did appear but stayed away, and Wang Tao, being busy, didn't speak much about it.

Now that he was free, Wang Tao had time to find her. He wanted to know if the effect of the Tree Essence was really as he had imagined.

Wang Tao was a person with a strong desire for knowledge; not clarifying this issue would keep him awake at night...

Arriving outside Li Qiuyu's room, Wang Tao first used his spiritual power to check that there was only one person inside before knocking on the door.

"Come in."

Hearing the door open and assuming it was Jiang Shixue, Li Qiuyu didn't pay much attention initially, but soon she realized the footsteps were not Jiang Shixue's.

When she looked up and saw Wang Tao, for some reason, her face flushed red. She quickly grabbed the blanket, wrapped herself tightly, and glared at Wang Tao:

"You, why didn't you knock before coming in!"

Wang Tao was somewhat speechless.

"Didn't you ask me to come in?"

"Er... What I meant was why didn't you say anything!"

"You already asked me to come in, what more should I say? Enough chit-chat, I have something important to discuss!"

Wang Tao waved his hand, looking serious.

Upon hearing it was something serious, Li Qiuyu's expression also turned more solemn.

"What's the serious matter?"

"Let's test the abilities you gained from integrating that Tree Essence."

"...No!"

Li Qiuyu's face turned bright red, visibly reluctant.

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But this was a serious matter, and Wang Tao did not allow any dissent. Thus, after some resistance, he lifted her blanket and studied in detail.

The Tree Essence Crystal Core could only be integrated by females, and Wang Tao felt it probably had something to do with women's unique physical structure. Now upon examining, indeed it did—the Tree Essence Liquid was produced from her chest.

This also solved one of Wang Tao's questions, yet he now had another—whether the Tree Essence Liquid produced by humans differed from that produced by plants.

Such distinctions weren't clear just by reading descriptions; it required personal experience and direct comparison to truly understand. Though eating strange substances might be risky, it was for scientific research, and Wang Tao felt responsible for carrying it out himself.

"You... mmm..."

...

The next day.

When Wang Tao woke up, he found that Li Qiuyu was still sleeping, although she was just pretending.

"I'm leaving now, stop pretending to sleep. After breakfast, we need to go out and take a walk."

Wang Tao mercilessly exposed her, then left without looking back, and don't ask whose butt he patted.

"..."

Turns out, the Tree Essence produced by Li Qiuyu really was different from that of plants; the essence from plants replenished HP and Mana, whereas hers restored physical strength and spirit! It was essentially an enhanced version of the Rejuvenation Potion, and its enhancement lay in the absence of side effects.

If there were downsides, two could be noted.

One was that it couldn't be preserved for long; although Wang Tao could store it in the Space Backpack, it couldn't be preserved anywhere else, losing its effect within a minute of being away from the body. The second downside was that the quantity was quite limited; it disappeared with just a slight draw by Wang Tao, cough.

Overall, however, it was a very useful supplemental Ability. Especially combined with Wang Tao's Mental Development, after deep mutual interaction from body to spirit, Wang Tao could restore both Mana and physical strength and spirit! If he joined with Ding Yuqin, then HP could be restored too... Hisss! This was practically like a fountain of youth in the game! Wang Tao was looking forward to it, and when he spoke to Ding Yuqin about it, she probably wouldn't refuse...