Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1463 - 608: Biochemical Scepter_2

The Biochemical Resistance Potion isn’t much to mention, as it can enhance Poison Resistance.

However, Wang Tao previously acquired quite a few Antidote Potions in the Rift, and comparatively speaking, Wang Tao feels that the Antidote Potion should be more formidable. After all, the Biochemical Resistance Potion temporarily adds to Poison Resistance, whereas the Antidote Potion can directly neutralize most poisons.

Of course, when I say most poisons can be neutralized by the Antidote Potion, there’s still a small portion of poison that can’t be countered; consuming it would be useless. The Biochemical Resistance Potion simply increases Poison Resistance, effective against any type of poison. In some particular scenarios, it might prove to be more useful.

So, each has its merits, and the right choice depends on the specific situation.

What really caught Wang Tao’s eye was the Biochemical Virus Potion. After using this potion, attacks will gain a Poisoning Effect lasting 10 minutes.

There are many types of Poisoning Effect, but even the weakest one can indirectly increase one’s combat power, which is something Wang Tao really likes.

Inside the fourth Loot Pack, there was a cylindrical transparent glass cup, with blue liquid flowing inside — this was a piece of finished equipment.

[Obtained: Super Biochemical Virus x1]

[Super Biochemical Virus]

[Sixth Rank (Epic)]

[Durability +1, upon detonation, releases the mutated Biochemical Virus within a specific range (detonation requires Awakening Energy)]

This is a single-use weapon that releases a biochemical virus upon detonation. This kind of attack obviously doesn’t discriminate between enemies and allies, so one must be extremely careful when using it in the future.

As for its power, I’m not sure at the moment, but being a Sixth Rank Epic piece of equipment, the power shouldn’t be too weak.

However, upon seeing this item, Wang Tao suddenly remembered the crystal stone he acquired from killing the Sixth Rank Tian Hua of Destruction earlier.

[Destruction Crystal]

[Seventh Rank (Epic)]

[Durability +1, upon detonation, deals a devastating strike to all Seventh Rank and below units within a certain range (detonation requires sacrificing 1 million HP, 100,000 Mana, 10,000 Awakening Energy)]

These two items are somewhat similar, both being single-use offensive equipment.

But this [Destruction Crystal] is Seventh Rank, and the conditions for detonating it are much simpler than detonating the [Super Biochemical Virus].

To detonate the Super Biochemical Virus, all you need is Awakening Energy, while detonating the Destruction Crystal requires 1 million HP, 100,000 Mana, and 10,000 Awakening Energy.

At that time, Wang Tao wasn’t yet at Sixth Rank, so he didn’t understand the concept of these three figures, but now he does — apart from the 100,000 Mana, 1 million HP and 10,000 Awakening Energy are the caps of Sixth Rank!

A person has at most 1 million HP, and currently, Wang Tao has not found a way to break through the 1 million HP threshold. This means that to activate the Destruction Crystal, one’s HP will drop to zero, resulting in instantaneous death!

"Is this thing... supposed to be used for mutual destruction?"

Wang Tao immediately furrowed his brow, wondering if this item could actually be used?

If this really is an item that can only be used for mutual destruction, then even if one has no choice but to use it in the future, extreme caution is required — no, Wang Tao hopes it will never need to be used. After all, activation costs a life, regardless of who does it!

Stowing these items away, Wang Tao continued to check the last Loot Pack, which as expected, contained Blueprints, but only one.

[Obtained: Blueprint for Biochemical Scepter x1]

[Blueprint for Biochemical Scepter: Can be used to craft a scepter, required materials: Biochemical Eyes x2, Sixth-Rank Crystal Core x1, Iron Blocks x60, Nails x60, Rubber x60, Screws x60, Steel Wire x60]

[Biochemical Scepter: Attributes unknown]

"A scepter? There are such weapons? This can be used as a weapon?"

Wang Tao was somewhat surprised.

Without further ado, he immediately took out the materials needed and started crafting.

After a flash of rainbow light, a rather strange looking stick appeared in Wang Tao’s hand. Although this equipment was named a scepter, it... clearly looked like one of those pesticide spraying tubes! Except it had two black eyeballs on it, giving it a somewhat sinister appearance.

[Biochemical Scepter]

[Sixth Rank (Epic)]

[Durability +300, Healing ability +30%, releases an attack with a Biochemical Virus effect when performing healing]

"It actually didn’t add any attack power but increased the healing ability by 30%!"

Seeing the attributes of this biochemical scepter, Wang Tao’s face lit up with surprise and delight.

Equipment that increases healing ability is already rare, but one that directly boosts it by 30% is exceptionally scarce! For healers, this is absolutely a divine artifact!

Even if it has no attack power, that’s fine—after all, no one expects healers to engage in direct combat.

Moreover, this biochemical scepter not only enhances healing power but also grants an additional effect of a biochemical virus to the target’s attacks!

Doesn’t that make it essentially a use-on-demand [Biochemical Virus Potion]?

After Wang Tao shared the attributes of the biochemical scepter, everyone unanimously agreed that Lan Yulian was the most suitable user.

If it hadn’t had the attribute of increasing healing power by 30%, it would have been suitable for Lin Meng since her role was to bestow blessings that grant poison attack, which in a sense, is also a form of blessing.

But, it enhanced healing ability by 30%, and Lan Yulian’s healing powers were much stronger than Lin Meng’s, so clearly, letting Lan Yulian use it was the most appropriate. She could maximize the value of the biochemical scepter.

Although the biochemical scepter is somewhat unsightly, Lan Yulian didn’t mind it at all.

Upon taking the scepter, Lan Yulian immediately cast several healing abilities on the group.

Then, Wang Tao noticed a status effect on all of them—[Biochemical Virus: Attacks carry the biochemical virus].

"Not bad at all!"

Although the exact effects of the poison weren’t clear yet, Wang Tao was already quite satisfied, since it would enhance their combat capabilities, even if it was just a 1% increase.

After some more testing, Wang Tao said to everyone:

"Let’s head back first and give this Ancestral Virus data to Qu Shilin."

Since they had such smooth sailing today, Wang Tao intended to go back first and hand over the items to Qu Shilin, take a rest at home after making sure there were no issues, and come out again tomorrow. Mainly, he wanted Qu Shilin’s final confirmation that the data was valid. It’d be awkward to deliver the data with great excitement, only to find it inadequate.

"Alright!"

Everyone naturally had no objections.

Wang Tao did one last sweep of the surroundings to make sure there were no zombies, jumped on the back of the Golden Eagle, and flew towards Changhe Base with the group.

On the way, Wang Tao casually tested the biochemical virus ability brought by the scepter and the results surprised him pleasantly.

The damage from the biochemical virus carried by the biochemical scepter wasn’t calculated as a percentage of attack damage but rather as a percentage of the target’s current HP!

More specifically, facing a zombie with one million HP, if Wang Tao dealt 10,000 HP of damage with a strike, the damage from ordinary toxins would fluctuate around one-tenth of this strike’s damage—which would be about 1,000 HP.

However, with the biochemical virus, it deducts a certain percentage based on the target’s current HP. This ratio is related to one’s own strength and the target’s strength. The weaker the target, the higher the proportion; the stronger the target, the lower the proportion. But there is a baseline: the higher one’s own strength, the higher the baseline; the lower one’s own strength, the lower the baseline.

After some testing, with the status of the biochemical virus, Wang Tao discovered that with his current strength, the baseline is 5%!

Which means, based on the lowest 5%, 5% of one million HP is 50,000 HP!

In other words, if Wang Tao dealt a 10,000 HP hit, the biochemical virus would cause an additional damage of 50,000 HP!

This was extremely exhilarating; in any future battles, as long as the opponent had a million HP, Wang Tao’s first attack would inevitably take away over 50,000 HP from the opponent!

Of course, the biochemical virus ability isn’t without its drawbacks.

It calculates damage based on the enemy’s current HP, not their maximum HP.

Meaning, if the enemy only has 500,000 HP left, then the toxin damage Wang Tao inflicts would be only 25,000— the lower the opponent’s current HP, the less damage incurred. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com

If it dealt a percentage damage based on the maximum HP, that would’ve been incredible.

Nevertheless, Wang Tao was content. This ability greatly increased his hunting speed.

Moreover, the most important thing was that the others could use the biochemical virus as well!

Even though their low levels meant a lower minimum threshold, they still had a 2% minimum, capable of inflicting at least 2% of the maximum HP in damage to the enemy!

If they all attacked the enemy together, that damage would be considerable!