Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot

"I'm at home. What have you discovered?"

Wang Tao asked with a hint of curiosity.

"That's perfect, don't go anywhere, wait for me! You'll know soon enough!"

Qu Shilin's voice was filled with excitement, which only piqued Wang Tao's curiosity further.

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

Wang Tao didn't have to wait long; just as he finished his breakfast, Qu Shilin arrived.

However, Qu Shilin hadn't come by car but in a suit of powered armor.

"Hmm? Is this powered armor?"

This suit of powered armor was different from any that Wang Tao had seen before. Previous models had seemed safe but were somewhat clunky and stiff. This one, however, appeared much lighter and more flexible.

Click—

The powered armor opened, and Qu Shilin stepped out, ran over with her arms stretched out, and gave Wang Tao a big hug.

Little Huo hopped from Qu Shilin onto Wang Tao, and he stroked its small head.

Hearing the commotion, Little Bing ran out from the house. Upon seeing Little Huo, the two small ferrets excitedly ran off to play.

Wang Tao and Qu Shilin didn't mind the little creatures; they caught each other's gaze. Wang Tao noticed that Qu Shilin seemed to have lost some weight, but her spirit status was very good. Conversely, Qu Shilin felt like Wang Tao had gotten stronger.

Qu Shilin looked at Wang Tao with a touch of smugness and said,

"Wang Tao, what do you think of the powered armor I've made!"

Wang Tao scrutinized the powered armor closely; if it were just an increase in various datas, Qu Shilin wouldn't have been so proud. He guessed there must have been a qualitative change.

"It does look a lot prettier than the other powered armors, but I can't tell what exactly is different just by looking."

Wang Tao spoke honestly.

"Then step inside and give it a try; I guarantee you'll be amazed!"

Qu Shilin was clearly very confident in her research results.

"Okay, I'll give it a shot."

This powered armor was a prototype, so there wasn't the strict one-user-per-suit rule. Once Wang Tao stepped inside, the interior space began to adjust according to his body size before enveloping him completely and closing with a click.

At first everything went dark for Wang Tao, then slowly lightened, allowing him to see the surrounding environment.

"Eh?"

Wang Tao let out a slight sound of surprise.

Previously, upon entering powered armor, the view would consist of two parts: the original windows of the armor itself, which were like the armor's eyes.

However, the vision inherent to the armor was limited and couldn't compare to human eyes. Therefore, a display screen was required to compensate. You could simply think of the display screen as a car's rearview mirror; by using both the window and the display, you could observe your surroundings. But of course, it wasn't as good as the naked eye, and there were still limitations.

But now, as Wang Tao stepped into this suit of powered armor, he realized there were no windows or display screens. Instead, he could directly see his surroundings, just as with human eyes! If it weren't for all the data indicators in front of him, he wouldn't even feel the presence of the powered armor!

To be precise, the field of view was even broader than human vision, because when he thought about seeing behind himself, the image of what was behind him instantly appeared!

"Interesting..."

Wang Tao's eyebrows rose; this was no longer just a matter of visuals—it was as though whatever Wang Tao thought, the powered armor could react accordingly!

This was much more advanced than the original powered armors!

Before, you had to manually control the powered armor with your hands. For example, to see what was behind you, you needed to click the "rear view" button, and then the display would show what was behind you... This was akin to driving a car; no matter how skilled you were, even achieving unity with the vehicle, driving was still driving. A car, as an external object, was very different from one's own body.

But now... all Wang Tao did was think, and he could see the scene behind him?

This technology was impressive; it felt almost akin to a biological weapon. Those Iron Beetles, Silver Beetles, and other such biological weapons were controlled in this manner.

"This powered armor of yours has something to it, both in terms of visibility and control..."

Wang Tao commented.

"Haha, not bad, right? Now, give the control features a try, there's a manual inside."

Qu Shilin's voice clearly reached him from the outside.

Wang Tao thought of the manual in his mind, and an electronic manual appeared in his view. The manual was lengthy but highlighted certain points.

After glancing at the key points, Wang Tao's eyes widened.

"What? It can use Ability?"

He made sure he wasn't seeing things wrong—the manual for the powered armor stated that as long as you insert a Crystal Core with Ability into the power chamber, the armor could manifest the corresponding Ability!

This was somewhat similar to embedding Crystal Cores into equipment; once embedded, the equipment could utilize the abilities from the Crystal Cores.

Of course, just like inlaying in equipment, this feature of the powered armor had its limitations; you could only use one type of Crystal Core at a time, and not all Crystal Cores were compatible.

Qu Shilin had tested various Crystal Cores and listed workable ones in the manual, while also separately noting the ones that didn't work. As for those not tested, they were to be used cautiously, and ideally not at all—the manual would be continuously updated.

Currently, there was a Rush Crystal Core installed in the powered armor, so Wang Tao tried it out in an open space.

Swoosh—

After initiating the Rush ability, the powered armor instantly charged over thirty meters. Wang Tao felt no discomfort at all.