NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 431 Frosty Blaze_2
"This Crystal Core should increase ice attribute defense…"
Wang Tao briefly explained.
"Ice attribute defense? So, does that mean it won't fear the cold?"
Xiang Hongbin evidently thought along the same lines as Wang Tao.
"Let's find someone to fuse with it later to see what effects it has—for our team as well, since I still have some Level 4 Extraction Crystal Cores…"
The two continued their discussion as they searched the area.
Sure enough, as Wang Tao had thought, such a large place couldn't possibly only have a few Frozen Zombies. Wang Tao soon found another group of zombies.
And this group of Frozen Zombies was larger than the previous ones, totaling 15, all Rank-4 Elites.
"Little Ice, Little Fire, could you two try your Fusion Awakening?"
The two little martens seemed to understand Wang Tao's words, as they immediately jumped off his shoulder and dashed toward the group of fifteen zombies.
At that moment, the wind was strong, covering up a lot of noise. The two little martens swaggered to the front of the zombie horde and were then noticed by the zombies.
"Hehe…"
All 15 zombies lunged toward the martens.
Whoosh—
Little Ice and Little Fire opened their mouths simultaneously. Streams of ice-blue air and orange-red flames sprayed out, forming an equilateral triangle distribution with the zombie horde, the point of the triangle facing in the zombies' direction, which was also where the ice and fire converged.
The group of zombies was instantly frozen, immediately followed by the flames falling upon them.
Crack—
Boom!
A loud noise erupted, ice crystals and sparks burst forth, resembling a grand fireworks display, resplendent yet deadly.
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Seeing these huge damage numbers, and the nearly instantly melted fifteen zombies, Wang Tao's mouth fell open.
"Is this a bit too exaggerated..."
The Fusion Awakening, Ice and Flame, used by Little Ice and Little Fire, inflicted over sixty thousand damage every 0.5 seconds! These zombies with two hundred thousand HP only needed 1.5 seconds to die!
Moreover, and it was an area-wide explosion damage, all fifteen zombies were hit, none escaped! All of them exploded within 1.5 seconds!
Jiang Shixue's mouth gaped slightly, evidently amazed as well.
"Damn! That's fierce!"
Xiang Hongbin was somewhat astonished too. He had fought against Frozen Zombies and knew their strength well. Though these were just Rank-4 Elite zombies, due to their Freezing Aura, their strength was much higher than that of ordinary Elite zombies. Moreover, most importantly, they were particularly resistant to damage! It would take Xiang Hongbin almost ten seconds to kill a single Rank-4 Frozen Zombie on his own.
But these two little fellows, still far away, almost instantly killed the Frozen Zombies—was it one second or two seconds? And it wasn't just one or two zombies, but a whole group!
Talking about Awakenings, why such a huge difference!
Xiang Hongbin glanced at the two little martens and then at his Mechanical Arm, he started doubting himself.
Seeing this, Wang Tao immediately patted Xiang Hongbin on the shoulder.
"What are you thinking! It's normal for a System Awakener like you not to compare in damage to Ice System or Fire System Awakeners. I believe, System Awakeners' advantage lies in physical fitness, combat endurance, omnipotence… Ice System is about control, damage, while Fire System is purely about damage. If your system's damage was higher than that of the Ice or Fire, then how would other players manage?"
"…You have a point there."
Xiang Hongbin scratched his head.
What a pity he couldn't see the damage numbers; otherwise, he would have realized, not only was the damage from the martens higher than his, but even Jiang Shixue and Wang Tao's ordinary attack damage was higher than his, and neither Wang Tao nor Jiang Shixue were System Awakeners… but of course, they couldn't be judged by normal standards, each was more monstrous than the last. Compared to other Awakeners, Xiang Hongbin was already considered quite strong.
"Chirp chirp—"
The two little martens were very economical; they only spat for two seconds, making sure the zombies were dead beyond doubt, then ran back onto Wang Tao's shoulders.
"Awesome!"
Wang Tao checked the recorder hanging in front of him, ensuring he captured the martens' battle, then he stroked Little Ice and Little Fire's heads before looking toward the battlefield.
The scene was a mess; the snow on the ground had all melted, and the soil beneath the thick snow was blasted into a crater. Within the explosion's range, ice crystals and sparks enveloped the area, Wang Tao could feel alternating cold and heat...
However, the ice crystals soon melted due to the high temperature, and the flames gradually died down, returning everything to silence, except for the sound of the wind, whooshing and the dozen or so glittering Crystal Cores on the ground. As for those zombies... they had been blown to pieces long ago.
"So strong, really strong! Feels like this thing is a humanoid bomb! Plus, it's way more convenient than a bomb..."
Hong Bin couldn't stop marveling.
Wang Tao nodded. Before Awakening, Ability Users still feared thermal weapons, but after Awakening, the damage caused by Awakeners was nearly the same as thermal weapons. It wouldn't be long before they completely transcended thermal weapons.
Of course, for the time being, humans were still relatively frail, even the defensively-oriented System Awakeners could be killed by thermal weapons, so caution was still necessary...
After picking up the Crystal Cores, Wang Tao said to the others:
"Let's wait a bit and see if the noise from the explosion attracts more zombies."
"Okay!"
Wang Tao waited a while, and two waves of zombies came, one with three, and another with four, all of them Fourth Order Elite Frozen Zombies.
This time, Wang Tao didn't let the two little ones take action. He placed them atop Lightning, and he himself ran towards those four zombies.
A small fireball appeared in his hand at the same time.
Wang Tao had long wanted to test his fire damage. Using Starfire Prairie was too wasteful; a small fireball was enough.
When the fireball in Wang Tao's hand grew larger, he directly threw it out.
Boom—
The explosion of the fireball was much quieter than the Frosty Blaze, and the scene was less spectacular, but the damage...
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Huh?
Wang Tao himself was stunned; his fireball had directly knocked off 200,000 HP from the Frozen Zombie? The four 200,000 HP Frozen Zombies were instantly killed!
It has to be said, seeing those six-figure damage numbers was really thrilling!
However, after calculating carefully, Wang Tao realized the damage, although exaggerated, was actually reasonable.
His fireball attack against a Level 4, Lord generally did about thirty thousand damage. The defense of these Elite Zombies was probably only half that of a Lord's, so even if he dealt over sixty thousand damage, plus considering the zombies were of the Ice Attribute, and from the way Little Bing and Little Huo attacked, fire attribute attacks on ice attributes seemed to double the damage, so the explosive fourteen thousand damage was about right. After the fireball exploded, it burned a few more times, killing a 200,000 HP zombie...
Compared to the two little ferrets, a fireball's instantaneous damage was higher, the numbers more dazzling, more like a "one-shot."
But the ferrets' sustained damage was higher, dealing over sixty thousand damage every 0.5 seconds! If it were against an enemy with even thicker HP, like a 400,000 HP Frozen Zombie, then Wang Tao would need to use two fireballs. But for the two little ferrets, it would just take 1.5 seconds longer... So, the little ferrets were suited for attacking high HP enemies, provided their Awakening Energy was sufficient.
But then again, Wang Tao's fireball was only an Ability, not an Awakening... If he used Awakening, how high would that damage be?
"Damn, that's sick! Both the master and pets are crazy!"
Hong Bin muttered.
The three zombies over here were dealt with quickly as well, and then the group moved deeper.
An hour later, Wang Tao and the others returned to their vehicle.
"How did it go? Were there any zombies?"
The others asked anxiously.
"Didn't you just hear the explosion?"
"No..."
"Then it seems the blizzard blocked the sound."
Wang Tao took out the recorder from his chest and played it while explaining the earlier situation.
Hearing about the emergence of a new kind of Mutant Zombie, the Frozen Zombies, everyone looked quite worried; their worst fears were coming true—the zombies had already adapted to the ice and snow while humans hid in their bases!
If the blizzard continued and humans dared not venture out, mankind would fall even further behind in the race with the evolving zombies...
However, the battles of Little Bing and Little Huo immediately excited everyone, especially Qu Shilin, who couldn't stop grinning—it was her Little Huo after all!
"Little Huo, how are you so strong! Bless you~" Qu Shilin kissed Little Huo hard,"Wait, this is your Fusion Awakening with Little Bing... Oh my! A one-shot!"