Chapter 1161: Chapter 474: Wooden Treasure Chest Chapter 1161: Chapter 474: Wooden Treasure Chest Seeing the exquisitely crafted wooden chest over a meter tall in front of him, Wang Tao didn’t even have time to be surprised before he saw a name slowly appearing on the chest!

[Ordinary Treasure Chest]
It actually has a name!

Wang Tao’s gaze immediately sharpened.

He had been considering whether to bring the chest up to the first floor and open it after meeting up with Ding Yuqin and the others; after all, nobody knew what was inside, and it was always right to be cautious.

But seeing that the chest actually had a name, and it was called a “Treasure Chest,” Wang Tao immediately changed his mind.

Since it said “Treasure Chest,” there should be some good things inside… right?

There were two fixed clasps on this huge wooden chest. As soon as Wang Tao touched them, he heard a click, and the chest automatically opened.

Swish–
A faint white light emanated from the chest, making Wang Tao instinctively step back.

A second later, the white light disappeared, and a huge tree root appeared before him; he had no idea what kind of tree it was, but it seemed to glisten with a hint of metallic sheen. Next to this root, there was a wooden sign that read “Fifth Order Weapon: Ironwood Guardian”!

And this root also had a name–
[Fifth-Rank Weapon: Ironwood Guardian]
[HP: 1000000/1000000]
[Status: Dormant]
[Enhancement: Independent Attack, Auto Defense]
[Compatibility: 0%]
[Independent Attack: Can carry out attacks on its own following the master’s commands]
[Auto Defense: Can automatically defend against attacks following the master’s commands]
This was a Level 5 Biological weapon!

But it seemed that this biological weapon didn’t require a Crystal Core to increase its health points; its HP was already maxed out at an astonishing one million!

A biological weapon with one million health points, and at Level 5!

Its strength must be even higher than the two Mutated Tree Roots that Wang Tao had just killed! After all, those roots only had three hundred thousand HP. As for the Night Demon, also a Level 5 weapon… it would probably get completely outmatched! After all, the Night Demon Type 2 had a maximum HP of only two hundred thousand; the gap was too large in comparison…

Wang Tao felt a slight excitement in his heart. He originally thought that he no longer needed any biological weapons with his current strength, but if it was the “Ironwood Guardian,” Wang Tao felt that he could use it!

Wang Tao immediately picked up the [Ironwood Guardian] and fed it a Level 5 Crystal Core.

The compatibility of a biological weapon was increased using Crystal Cores, which could be thought of as the energy of the biological weapon. If the compatibility was gone, it couldn’t be controlled.

Regardless of the weapon’s level, it could only integrate Crystal Cores of its own level or two levels below. For example, this Level 5 [Ironwood Guardian] could only merge with Level 5, Level 4, and Level 3 Crystal Cores. Crystal Cores higher than Level 5 and lower than Level 3 were not compatible.

A Level 3 Crystal Core could increase its compatibility by 1%, a Level 4 Crystal Core by 10%, and a Level 5 Crystal Core by naturally 100%. Theoretically, it was more cost-effective to fuse with lower-level Crystal Cores, since high-level cores generally come at a premium.

But Wang Tao urgently wanted to know the [Ironwood Guardian]’s strength, so he didn’t economize and used a Level 5 Crystal Core straight away.

Then the root of the [Ironwood Guardian] writhed and swallowed the Level 5 Crystal Core that Wang Tao was holding in his hand.

Moments later, the compatibility of the [Ironwood Guardian] reached 100%.

Wang Tao issued a command to it.

“Independent Attack!”

Swish–
As the huge root landed, its roots rapidly grew underground and its body began to enlarge.

Seconds later, a monster that looked like a super-sized serpent, emanating a metallic sheen all over its body, appeared before Wang Tao. Next to it, Blacky would probably look no different than a toy!

“It’s huge!”

“Woof~”
The [Ironwood Guardian]’s appearance was somewhat similar to the two Mutant Root Lords Wang Tao had just killed, but the Ironwood Guardian’s body was larger and emitted a stronger sense of oppression. Its strength was definitely superior to that of the mutated tree roots!

Looking at such a giant, Wang Tao was thrilled.

But soon, the smile on Wang Tao’s face disappeared.

“Damn it! It can’t move!”

When Wang Tao issued the move command, he discovered it couldn’t be executed. It was only then that he realized something as he looked down, noticing the sprawling roots embedded in the ground beneath his feet.

“Damn…”

Wang Tao was immediately frustrated.

If it couldn’t move, then this [Ironwood Guardian] was somewhat useless! He couldn’t just lure the monsters over, could he? By that time, Wang Tao himself would have already resolved the issue…

While internally grumbling, Wang Tao didn’t forget to continue commanding the [Ironwood Guardian] to see its attack power and to understand what this auto defense meant.

Boom boom boom–
As the [Ironwood Guardian] thrashed its body, the rocks around it, including the cave it was previously in, were all destroyed in an instant…

In the midst of such rampant destruction, Wang Tao became more familiar with the [Ironwood Guardian]. He had one piece of good news and one piece of bad news.

The good news was that the [Ironwood Guardian]’s physical attack was incredibly powerful. Even those stones which were somewhat troublesome for Wang Tao were quickly smashed to pieces with the [Ironwood Guardian]’s body!

In terms of strength alone, it must be the second most powerful creature that Wang Tao had seen to date, even greater than the Level 4 Giant Zombies. The Giant Eagles held the top spot, but they were Giant Awakenings and were in a league of their own.

The bad news: not only could the [Ironwood Guardian] not move, but reactivating it required a 24-hour cooldown!