NOVEL WEB Chapter 299: Zombie Evolution_1
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Upon killing the Level 5 Zombie Parasite, in addition to the Loot Pack, it only dropped one item, which was its insect egg.
[Level 5·Night Demon Parasite (Insect Egg): After reaching adulthood, it can parasitize a portion of life. There's a chance within seven days that the life parasitized will turn into a Level 5 Night Demon, and with the use of Incubation Flesh, the success rate will increase]
This insect egg is a thumb-sized, earthy yellow sphere, bigger in size compared to that of a Level 4. If it weren't mentioned, one might never guess it was an insect egg!
After killing this Night Demon Parasite, that it would drop an insect egg was unexpected, but it's unknown if this egg, once hatched and killed, would continue to yield more eggs.
If it did, wouldn't that amount to being invincible?
Wang Tao thought that was probably not the case and there might be some other conditions...
Moreover, how is this insect egg supposed to be incubated?
Wang Tao held the egg, lost in thought.
To ordinary people, such an egg would be extremely dangerous. However, for Wang Tao, that wasn't necessarily the case.
If he was able to incubate the parasite egg and then kill it, wouldn't that be the same as killing a Level 5 Elite Zombie?
If he was bolder, and after incubating the parasite egg, allowed it to parasitize a zombie, turning the zombie into a Level 5 Night Demon which Wang Tao then killed, he would be able to obtain the loot of a Level 5 Zombie!
Currently, in Wang Tao's possession were 14 Level 5 and 56 Level 4 Night Demon Parasite eggs, totaling 70 eggs.
If even a third or a fifth of them turned into Night Demons and Wang Tao killed them, wouldn't he be able to gain a lot of loot!
Hiss—
Wang Tao quickly shook his head.
The idea was too dangerous, and it was better not to think about it for now!
After all, he hadn't fought a Level 5 Zombie yet and didn't know whether he could win... Even if he were to do so in the future, he would have to ensure safety measures were in place. Otherwise, it would be suicidal.
As for how exactly to incubate these eggs, Wang Tao figured there are likely two possibilities.
One is time, where hatching would occur when a certain period has passed.
The other is by providing nutrients, possibly requiring some meats, blood, and the like...
Later, when it was safe, Wang Tao planned to test with two Level 4 insect eggs. Even if they both hatched into Level 4 Night Demons, he would be able to cope.
As for the current batch of eggs, they were of course to be stored in the Space Backpack; he didn't trust anywhere else.
Then Wang Tao looked towards the Loot Packs that burst from the parasite, a total of five, a decent number.
The first pack contained a heart.
[Obtained: Fourth-Order Weapon·Night Demon Type 1 x1]
It was a Night Demon Type 1, and the four Night Demon Zombies he had previously killed had also each dropped a heart. Including those and the one Wang Tao already had, he now had six Night Demon Type 1s!
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If he released all six Night Demon Type 1s at the same time, their damaging power would certainly be stronger than that of a Level 4, Lord Night Demon!
In Wang Tao's view, these Night Demon Type 1s arguably had three disadvantages.
The first is that they cannot think independently and need commands. Of course, this isn't necessarily a disadvantage.
The second is that they are vulnerable to ultraviolet light, so they can only be used at night. Moreover, they are not viable in combat against Night Demons because Wang Tao would need to use ultraviolet tools.
The third is that they only have ten thousand HP, so their HP is quite low, and they could easily be quickly killed.
If Wang Tao could increase their HP to a hundred thousand blood volume, six Night Demon Type 1s, with a total HP of six hundred thousand, should be able to handle ordinary Level 4 Lord Zombies.
However, Wang Tao was short on Crystal Cores, so for the moment, there was nothing he could do.
Actually, Wang Tao was also waiting for the zombie evolution after this rain stopped.
As per the precedent, after every corrosive acid rain, zombies would undergo an evolution.
While Wang Tao definitely didn't want to see the zombies evolve, this kind of event was beyond human control. So, he had to accept the fact that zombies would become increasingly stronger.
Currently, Wang Tao had encountered Level 4, Lord Zombies, and even witnessed a Level 5 disaster zombie, but he had yet to come across an Ordinary Level 4 or an Elite Level 4 zombie.
Elite or higher beings all possess Crystal Cores, and Elites are much more numerous than Lords!
For now, if Wang Tao wanted to obtain a Level 4 Crystal Core, he would have to kill Level 4, Lord Zombies. Level 4 Lords are not only more dangerous but also rarer in number, which is why Wang Tao didn't have many Level 4 Crystal Cores in hand.
Wang Tao felt that after this heavy rain, there should appear Level 4 Elite Zombies...
If he encountered a large number of Level 4 Elite Zombies, the speed at which Wang Tao acquired Crystal Cores would naturally increase greatly!
Then whether he wanted to facilitate faster Awakenings for everyone or upgrade the Night Demon Type 1s to a hundred thousand HP, it would be relatively simpler.
Of course, after the widespread evolution of zombies, the post-apocalyptic environment would become even more dangerous. So he had to hurry to improve his strength!
Wang Tao turned to the second Loot Pack.
[Obtained: Awakening Energy Pearl x1]
Another Awakening Energy Pearl!
Counting the previous ones, Wang Tao now had 19 beads and 11 Awakening Crystal Cores, which amounted to 3000 Awakening Energy. Enough to raise the Awakening Energy limit to 1100!
The third Loot Pack contained Crystal Cores, but there were only two.
One red [Level 4 Crystal Core - Exraction] and one orange [Level 4 Crystal Core - Healing]
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