Chapter 1403: Chapter 581: Mutated Radiation Deadlife Grass_2

This is a pretty good idea! But as for how to implement it specifically, it needs more careful study. He has to get the balance right; if he ends up creating too many powerful zombies and can’t kill them all, it would be bad news for other humans. So he can’t be reckless…

While thinking about this, Wang Tao looked at the last Loot Pack, which contained a Blueprint.

[Acquired: Radiation Shield Blueprint x1]

[Radiation Shield Blueprint: A Shield can be crafted with this. Required materials: Radiation Eye x1, Sixth-Rank Crystal Core x1, Iron Block x60, Nails x60, Rubber x60, Screw x60, Steel Wire x60]

This was a Blueprint for crafting a Shield, which somewhat surprised Wang Tao.

He immediately gathered the required materials and, after a burst of rainbow light flickered, a Round Shield appeared in Wang Tao’s hands.

This Shield was small and compact, but it looked a bit shabby, due to the Shield’s front side being a hollow big eye.

[Radiation Shield]

[Sixth Rank (Epic)]

[Durability +200, defensive power +200, holding this Shield significantly enhances radiation resistance]

The Durability and defensive power of this Radiation Shield were average, not bad, but also not too impressive among Sixth Rank Equipment.

However, the latter attribute made a difference; holding the Shield greatly increased radiation resistance!

In places with radiation or when fighting Radiation Zombies like just now, this Shield seemed quite useful.

If he encounters Radiation Zombies again, Wang Tao felt he might be able to use the Radiation Shield for melee combat. He wouldn’t need to withstand much radiation, only enough to offset the HP loss from radiation with the HP gained from Blood Sucking using the Iron Shatter Spear. If the Blood Sucking could truly offset the HP loss, Wang Tao’s speed in killing the Radiation Zombie would definitely be much faster than this time! After all, his strongest ability is in melee combat.

“Let’s give it a shot.”

After thinking, Wang Tao picked up the Shield in his left hand, then jumped off the Golden Eagle and flew towards the corpse of the Radiation Zombie.

Then Wang Tao was somewhat surprised.

“Not bad, this effect!”

He found that holding the Radiation Shield almost eliminated the uncomfortable feeling, and the HP loss effect from the radiation greatly decreased!

If he had this device earlier, he wouldn’t have needed to waste Awakening Energy to kite the Radiation Zombie, and could have directly engaged in melee with a sword or spear.

“Not bad, not bad!”

Wang Tao was very satisfied. This Radiation Shield might not be needed often, but it could come in handy during special times.

Wang Tao, holding the Shield, planted the Awakening Seed inside the body of the Radiation Zombie.

Once the Awakening Seed entered the Radiation Zombie, it immediately took root and sprouted, with its roots firmly entrenched in the flesh of the zombie.

Using a Sixth Rank Disaster as fertilizer, fruits would be ready in just 3 days. Wang Tao could wait here for three days, as he had pretty much figured out how to Ascend to Seventh Level; three days were bearable.

Of course, Wang Tao wasn’t just idly waiting. After making sure there were no other zombies or creatures around, he rode the Golden Eagle to scour the Wuyang City urban area.

There were certainly no Giant Zombies or Disaster-level zombies left, but it would be good to find other Lord Level Zombies.

Unfortunately, although there were some Ordinary Zombies and Elite Zombies, there were no Lord Level Zombies at all. Moreover, these Ordinary and Elite Zombies were all far from the central area, and it seemed like the Radiation Zombie was the only one in the entire central region.

However, this was understandable as the Cataclysmic Awakening indiscriminately attacked, and any creature within its range would lose HP or even die. Even if those zombies foolishly didn’t move, they would slowly die from radiation.

“Right, since the Radiation Zombie has been hiding underground all this time, could there be something good in its lair?”

Wang Tao was curious. After all, the Radiation Zombie was dead, so it should be safe below.

So Wang Tao flew back to the central area and then arrived at the entrance to the Radiation Zombie’s lair.

It was a dark and gloomy cave, and although Wang Tao’s vision could penetrate darkness, since the cave sloped downward, he couldn’t see inside.

Wang Tao let the Golden Eagle, Lightning, and the two ferrets wait for him in the air, as he went in alone. After all, the place still had significant radiation, and Lightning and friends were only Fifth-Order Power and couldn’t resist this radiation.

The tunnel inside was quite spacious. Wang Tao initially thought this was a sewer, but he discovered some abandoned subway carriages. Clearly, this was a subway station of Wuyang City.

Several passages were blocked off, leaving only one available. Although Wang Tao had the ability to clear the rubble from the passage, there wasn’t anything valuable inside, so it wasn’t worth the trouble. He followed the remaining path and soon came upon a large expanse of withered grass that stretched as far as the eye could see.

“Eh? Is this… Withered Life Grass?”

Wang Tao had previously found Withered Life Grass looking dry and dead in the lair of a Catastrophic Serpent, a kind of grass that could increase HP limits, which he and his companions had used.

These grasses in front of him looked similar to Withered Life Grass, but upon closer inspection, he noticed some differences; these grasses had black spots on them. At the same time, Wang Tao also saw its name.

[Mutated Radiation Deadlife Grass?]

“Has the Withered Life Grass mutated due to radiation?”

Wang Tao was very curious and immediately picked one.

[Acquired: Mutated Radiation Deadlife Grass x1]

[Mutated Radiation Deadlife Grass: After consumption, HP limit +1000, Mana limit +1000, but will enter a Radiation State. The more consumed, the more severe the Radiation State (up to a maximum of 100 pieces)]

“Eh? This attribute seems pretty powerful!”

Wang Tao was immediately surprised.

Ordinary Withered Life Grass would only increase HP by 1000 after consumption, and a maximum of 10 pieces could be used.

However, this Mutated Radiation Deadlife Grass not only boosts HP by 1000 but also increases Mana by 1000!

Wang Tao now understood that to ascend to the Seventh Level, Mana was just as important as HP. This 1000 Mana was also very valuable.

And most importantly, this mutated grass could be used up to 100 pieces! That is to say, if all 100 pieces were used, one would gain 100,000 HP and 100,000 Mana! These attributes were indeed impressive!

But there was one side effect of this Mutated Radiation Withered Grass–it would cause one to enter a Radiation State, and the more consumed, the more severe the Radiation State!

This Radiation State should have a similar effect to the Cataclysmic Awakening of that Radiation Zombie, but definitely not as strong, otherwise, it would be too overpowered.

But the description also says that the more you eat, the stronger the radiation! Maybe if it accumulates to a certain extent, it could be as strong as a Cataclysmic Awakening! In that case, one should be careful when consuming it; not everyone might be able to withstand it…

Wang Tao prepared to test it on himself first, to see what the situation was. Moreover, the most important thing was, he had consumed Withered Life Grass before, and he wanted to know if the mutated version would still be effective for him.

Wang Tao immediately began collecting. There was much more Mutated Radiation Deadlife Grass this time, and after some effort, he gathered them all.

[Acquired: Mutated Radiation Deadlife Grass x6251]

A total of over six thousand stalks; if calculated with a limit of 100 pieces per person, at least sixty people could use it.

After ensuring nothing was missed, Wang Tao left the subway tunnel, flew into the sky, and left the radiation range of the Radiation Zombies.

Once he confirmed there was no radiation status on himself, he put a stalk of the mutated grass into his mouth.

Withered Life Grass was tasteless, looked very dry, but melted instantly upon entering the mouth.

“Hmm?”

Wang Tao found that his HP remained unchanged at 1 million, but his Mana had increased by 1000, which showed that the mutated grass was effective for him. What puzzled him was that he didn’t experience any Radiation State!

To ensure the accuracy of the test, he had purposely left the radiation range of the Radiation Zombies, but after eating a piece of Withered Life Grass, he didn’t enter a Radiation State!

“Could it be that my constitution has gotten stronger? That’s not right…”

Wang Tao immediately looked at the small round shield in his hand, quickly stowed away the Radiation Shield, ate another piece of grass, and then looked at his attributes.

His Mana increased by another 1000, but there was an additional status–

[Status: Radiation]

“So, it’s because of this Radiation Shield that increases radiation resistance!”

“Does that mean, as long as I hold the Radiation Shield while using it, there won’t be any negative effects? Oh right, there’s also that Radiation Resistance Potion which should be able to…”