NOVEL WEB Chapter 483: Slaying Disaster_2
Five minutes, even if Wang Tao's eyes could withstand it, his Awakening Energy couldn't support it! The longer [Scorching Eyes] were sustained, the slighter the increase in damage, but the greater the consumption; he simply couldn't bear such a drain. Thus, Wang Tao decisively stopped using his Ability and had to think long-term.
But at that moment, the words for blood replenishing suddenly appeared above the head of the Catastrophe Rank Tree.
[+700]
[+700]
[+700]
[...]
"Regenerating blood?"
Wang Tao thought of the name associated with the Catastrophe Rank Tree's Cataclysmic Awakening.
"Life Drain? This can't be my blood, can it?"
Wang Tao's expression was very ugly because his HP was dropping by exactly 700 every second!
To verify his guess, Wang Tao immediately stepped back a few paces, and the blood loss above his head decreased.
[-600]
[...]
At the same time, the regeneration number above the tree's head changed too.
[+600]
[...]
"Damn, it really is my blood!"
Wang Tao immediately ran back.
He hadn't yet found a way to slay the great tree and definitely couldn't stay there, otherwise, he'd be allowing the tree to heal for free.
"How is it?"
Seeing Wang Tao return, everyone immediately inquired. Lan Yulian's healing was cast upon Wang Tao as if it cost nothing.
"One piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The good news is, after the Ascension, it seems the mutant tree lost its ranged attack ability; I attacked it, and it couldn't fight back. But the bad news is, its defense is too high..."
Wang Tao thoroughly explained the situation of the great tree.
"This..."
Everyone frowned upon hearing this.
If Wang Tao couldn't do anything about it, then they might have to give up...
"What if I heal you from behind while you go up and fight it at close quarters?"
Lan Yulian asked.
Wang Tao immediately shook his head.
"No, I can withstand it, but you can't. The range of your healing is limited; you can't stay too far from me..."
Lan Yulian thought about it and realized that this situation was different from last time. Last time, the Fourth-Order Disaster Level Giant Snake's Cataclysmic Awakening range was much smaller, and she could heal others from outside the range. But now, with such a large area, she would have to venture deep into it to heal, and if she dared to go in deep, she might die on the spot...
"Then what do we do... It feels too regretful to give up like this!"
The expression on everyone's faces was one of disappointment.
After all, the opportunity was rare; the Fifth-Order Disaster-Level Great Tree couldn't move, which essentially made it a stationary target. If they couldn't take it down, that would be such a waste.
"Let me think some more..."
Wang Tao still had some good items at hand, such as the Life Ring that could store 100,000 HP. This thing was equivalent to a blood replenishing pack, but it wasn't very useful against such a degree of Cataclysmic Awakening.
Another example was the Flowing Bracelet that could enhance attack power, which at maximum could increase his attack power by 99%, but the side effect was a 99% decrease in HP... If he wore this bracelet and fought with the mutant great tree, he would die even faster...
"Perhaps, we could try these two items..."
Wang Tao looked towards the two items.
[Fifth-Rank Weapon: Ironwood Guardian]
[HP:1000000/1000000]
[Status: Dormant]
[Enhancement: Independent Attack, Auto Defense]
[Compatibility: 100%]
The first was the Ironwood Guardian; its 24-hour cooldown had already ended after his last trial.
Although a Biological weapon's Combat Power was equivalent to that of Level 6 Lords, and couldn't compare to Disaster Class, with 1 million HP, it should be effective, right?
[Explosive Heart]
[Fifth-Order (Epic)]
[Durability +1, Attack power +1000, explodes 30 seconds after activation (activation requires Awakening Energy)]
The second was the Exploding Heart. With a full 1000 Attack power, it should be able to cause quite a bit of damage to the great tree, right?
"What do you guys think about this plan? I'll set up the Ironwood Guardian first, then I'll use every means available to see how much HP we can drain from it, and finally, use the Exploding Heart to... If that doesn't work, then we'll just leave and think of another plan later," Wang Tao said to the others.
He had explained [Ironwood Guardian] and [Explosive Heart] to everyone before, and they all knew the effects of these items.
"We can give it a try!"
Most of the people had no objections, mainly because they couldn't help in a hurry. If they faced Sixth Rank Lords, they could still join the fight, but the range and damage of this Cataclysmic Awakening were too abnormal; they simply couldn't get across.
But He Jijun suddenly spoke up:
"There's something not quite right!"
"Where is the problem?"
Wang Tao immediately asked with a serious expression.
"Didn't you say the Ironwood Guardian is a Biological weapon that is tough to move and fights in close combat? And the Catastrophe Rank Tree's Awakening range is huge and can siphon life from other creatures for its own use! Against the Catastrophe Rank Tree... I'm afraid the Ironwood Guardian might become a blood replenishing pack!"
Hearing this, Wang Tao suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
He Jijun was right, the Ironwood Guardian wouldn't be able to reach the Catastrophe Rank Tree if it stayed back, and if it got too close, it would definitely have its HP drained by the tree!
The damage the Ironwood Guardian could cause was probably less than what the mutant tree could absorb; after all, it was a Cataclysmic Awakening... If there really was a healing pack with 1 million HP, then they could forget about killing it!
"You're right, I didn't consider that. Let's not use the Ironwood Guardian then, just the Exploding Heart..."
"Yes, we could give that a try."
This time, after ensuring there were no oversights, Wang Tao approached the mutant great tree once again.
Zzzt—
[-3421]
[...]
Two high-temperature rays were immediately fired, and a string of damage numbers appeared above the mutant great tree.
At the same time, a fireball appeared in Wang Tao's hands. The fireball grew larger and larger, and then he smashed it directly into the mutant great tree.
Boom—
[-4293]
[-429]
[...]
The explosion after the fireball's charge-up was quite spectacular, but the damage clearly did not live up to the special effects.