Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1365 - 565: Shadow Protection_2

Above the sky, feeling the biting cold wind against his face, Wang Tao took a deep breath, ready to first check out the loot.

Zhao Yue’s condition wasn’t great at the moment, he was on the brink of death. But after all, with the strength of Level 6, he was quite tenacious. Plus, with Lan Yulian by his side, his life was assured, so Wang Tao didn’t rush to interrogate him. After all, they would be flying for a few hours, so there was plenty of time.

The shadow monster had dropped a total of 6 items and 5 Loot Packs. This number was exactly the same as the Sixth Rank Disaster Fire Zombie Wang Tao killed a few days ago.

However, unlike the Flame Zombie, which left behind a complete corpse, the shadow monster disappeared after dropping the loot, leaving no body behind. Lightning missed out on eating a Sixth Rank Disaster...

Wang Tao stroked Lightning’s head and then turned to look at the loot.

[Obtained: Sixth Rank Crystal Core: Promotion x1]

[Obtained: Advanced Awakening Key x2]

[Obtained: Awakening Energy Beads x2]

[Obtained: Mysterious Shadow x1]

[Obtained: Shadow of Dark Beast x1]

[Obtained: Awakening Seed x1]

Crystal Cores, Secret Keys, and Energy Beads were all familiar faces, and the Awakening Seed was also within Wang Tao’s expectations. But now, without the Sixth Rank Disaster’s corpse, planting the Awakening Seed in an ordinary body seemed like a waste... He would have to study this later.

Mysterious Shadow was a black glow the size of a fingernail, an item that could grant one the Hidden Attributes of the Dark Series; Wang Tao’s Dark Awakening came from this.

[Mysterious Shadow: If released, it will grow into a Dark Beast. If consumed, it will grant a Hidden Attribute.]

The Shadow of Dark Beast was a palm-sized black transparent object, akin to a shadow, seemingly without substance, but Wang Tao could drag it around... It was a crafting material.

[Shadow of Dark Beast: Crafting material.]

However, Wang Tao suddenly realized a problem.

If you release the Mysterious Shadow, it will grow into a Dark Beast. And the item dropped by the shadow monster is called [Shadow of Dark Beast]... Well, aren’t you the so-called Dark Beast?

Wang Tao had always wondered what the Fire Beasts, Dark Beasts, and the like would look like after being released; now he knew, it turns out a Dark Beast is just a black shadow!

Although it’s called a "beast," a Dark Beast is completely different from ordinary beasts; it has no physical body and is immune to Physical Attacks! They can only be harmed by other types of Attribute Attack.

If he has the chance to encounter one again in the future, Wang Tao will know how to deal with it.

"Oh right, I still have this thing in my hands..."

Wang Tao took out a small flame from the Space Backpack.

This was a Magic Flame, obtained from killing the Flame Zombie last time. This thing, if released, will grow into a Fire Beast!

Since a Dark Beast is just a shadow without substance, perhaps a Fire Beast is just a flame without substance?

Of course, the flame isn’t the point; the point is since killing a Dark Beast can drop a [Mysterious Shadow], doesn’t that mean killing a Fire Beast could drop a [Magic Flame]?

And he just acquired [Mysterious Shadow]; if he releases it, gets a Dark Beast, then kills the Dark Beast, wouldn’t that also drop a [Mysterious Shadow]?

If so, wouldn’t this become an "eternal machine"?

He could keep killing and continuously drop loot! Madly bursting with spoils of war!

Wang Tao was somewhat moved and really wanted to try it out right away.

But after thinking it over carefully, Wang Tao felt he couldn’t rush into it.

The world can’t be that good, letting him take advantage indefinitely.

It says that after releasing it, it will grow into a Dark Beast; the emphasis is on "growth." He didn’t know how long it would take or what conditions were required to grow to a Sixth Rank Disaster. What if it’s just a Level 1 after birth, and it doesn’t drop [Mysterious Shadow] after being killed, and harsh conditions are required to become a Disaster Class? That’s also a possibility.

So Wang Tao couldn’t be hasty. He’ll do an experiment with this when he has time...

After storing all these loot items, Wang Tao turned to look at the Loot Packs.

The first Loot Pack contained the unwavering Crystal Core Gift Bag. They were all orange, named [Sixth Rank Crystal Core: Awakening], [Sixth Rank Crystal Core: Omnipotence], [Sixth Rank Crystal Core: Extraction].

"Hmm? Only these three Crystal Cores?"

Wang Tao was somewhat surprised; usually, there would be five to six Crystal Cores. But it wasn’t a big problem, Wang Tao wasn’t lacking these few Crystal Cores, perhaps this was a characteristic of this kind of special monster.

The second Loot Pack contained a Secret Key, and the third Loot Pack contained Potions.

[Acquired: Advanced Awakening Key x2]

[Acquired: Dark Attribute Enhancement Potion x20]

[Acquired: Dark Attribute Defense Potion x20]

[Dark Attribute Enhancement Potion: After injection, increases own Dark Property Damage by 10%, lasts for 1 minute, with a cooldown of 12 hours]

[Dark Attribute Defense Potion: After injection, increases own Dark Attribute Defense by 10%, lasts for 1 minute, with a cooldown of 12 hours]

Both potions are for Dark attributes, one for attack and the other for defense. They are both very useful for Wang Tao.

The fourth Loot Pack contained a black translucent bead.

Seeing this bead, Wang Tao immediately thought of the [Xuanhuo Pearl] that could increase 20% Fire Attribute attack and defense before, and he suddenly became excited. Could it be another good item like that?

[Acquired: Shadow Bead x1]

[Shadow Bead: After consumption, grants a one-time Shadow Protection status]

[Shadow Protection: When near death, transform into an intangible shadow for 1 minute. During the Shadow State, HP regenerates at 2% per second, speed increases by 1000%. Once Shadow Protection is triggered, the Shadow Protection status will disappear]

"It’s not something like the Xuanhuo Pearl..."

Wang Tao was a bit disappointed; he had a Dark Awakening, and if it could increase Dark Attribute Attack by 20%, that would be great. Unfortunately, it couldn’t...

However, after careful study of this Shadow Bead, Wang Tao’s face revealed a smile again.

Although this wasn’t something to increase his own attributes, it was a life-saving trump card!

After consumption, it would grant a Shadow Protection status. This status seems like it would be intangible like the Dark Beast, with no physical form, and so completely immune to physical attacks. Attribute attacks might still be effective, but most attacks are physical, and being able to dodge physical attacks is already great. Moreover, in the Shadow State, HP regenerates at 2% every second! Speed is boosted tenfold!

The Shadow State lasts for 1 minute, and if HP regenerates at 2% per second, it would only take 50 seconds to fully regain HP.

Additionally, during this minute, with a speed increase tenfold, with Wang Tao’s speed, who could catch up? Not even a flying Golden Eagle! If given this minute, he could run far away!

So, this Shadow Protection status was effectively an extra life! After coming close to death, whether waiting for HP to fully regenerate to continue fighting or to simply run away, it was feasible!

The only pity is that once Shadow Protection is triggered, the status disappears. That is to say, Shadow Protection is one-time use...

If it were a permanent ability, that would be awesome.

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Wang Tao thought silently.

Even if there was truly a permanent Shadow Protection, it would surely come at a certain cost, much like Zhao Yue’s life-saving ability, although strong, it has many limitations...

The Shadow Bead did not specify a duration; Wang Tao estimated that if not triggered, it should exist permanently.

So, Wang Tao directly consumed it, and a moment later, he felt like an invisible haze of black mist appeared on his body; his attributes now included a status.

[Status: Shadow Protection]

No duration was listed, so as long as it’s not triggered, it should exist permanently.

"Hope I’ll never have to use it..."

Wang Tao murmured in his heart, then turned to look at the last Loot Pack, which contained a Blueprint.

[Acquired: Shadow Sanctuary Badge Design Blueprint x1]

"Ah?"