Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 888 - 348 Control_2

For example, if she wanted to manipulate Wang Tao into taking out weapons and going on a killing spree against the people around him, Wang Tao would instinctively resist such an action, even if his perception was blocked and he knew nothing of it.

Wang Tao’s spiritual power was very strong; if he resisted, Jiang Shixue wouldn’t even be able to make him touch his own head, let alone attack others. It was highly likely that Wang Tao would snap out of it completely.

If Jiang Shixue wanted to control the current Wang Tao, she had to choose something that wouldn’t cause Wang Tao any aversion. For instance, touching her head—Wang Tao obviously wouldn’t object to that.

So Jiang Shixue gave it a try and, indeed, she could make Wang Tao place his hand on her head.

As for the blank look in Wang Tao’s eyes and the stiffness of his body, that was related to Jiang Shixue’s ability. She felt that if her own strength continued to grow, she might be able to control a person to act completely normal, without giving anything away. But that was definitely impossible at the moment…

Finally, there was the consumption of [String Puppet].

It was somewhat similar to Wang Tao’s [Starfire Outbreak], starting with a usage of 100 Awakening Energy each time, with no upper limit.

However, 100 Awakening Energy for [Starfire Outbreak] could at least last 10 seconds, while Jiang Shixue’s [String Puppet] could only hold for 1 second. The duration was incredibly short…

Of course, the amount of time she could control someone was related to Wang Tao’s level and the strength of his spiritual power. Whether it was always fixed at one second was something she would have to continue testing…

"It’s magical!"

Everyone was amazed by Jiang Shixue’s [String Puppet].

To be able to directly control others! Even Wang Tao could be controlled—this Awakening was too powerful!

Although she only controlled Wang Tao for a second and didn’t make him do anything he wouldn’t want to do, it still couldn’t hide how formidable this Awakening was. After all, Wang Tao was already strong, but what if the person being controlled wasn’t Wang Tao, but someone else?

Everyone else’s level and spiritual power were not as good as Wang Tao’s, so what would be the effect of controlling them?

Everyone looked forward to Jiang Shixue with anticipation.

Wang Tao then took out an Awakening Crystal Core.

"Little Xue, try to see if you can fuse with this Crystal Core."

Previously, Jiang Shixue couldn’t fuse with any Crystal Core, but an Awakening Crystal Core was different from the others; it had no attributes. After fusion, it simply added 100 Awakening Energy. Now that Jiang Shixue had awakened and had Awakening Energy, she should be able to use an Awakening Crystal Core to replenish her energy, right?

"Eh? I can fuse now!"

Jiang Shixue tried and suddenly widened her eyes.

She could actually fuse now, and she felt her Awakening Energy was at full capacity!

Wang Tao’s face immediately showed a smile—if Jiang Shixue couldn’t fuse with an Awakening Crystal Core, the only ways to replenish her energy would be through Awakening Energy Pearls or to wait for it to recover over time, which would be far less efficient. Fortunately, Jiang Shixue could also fuse.

Wang Tao then took out several other Ability Crystal Cores for Jiang Shixue to try, but she could no longer fuse with any other Crystal Cores.

Although he had guessed this outcome, Wang Tao was still a little disappointed; if Jiang Shixue could fuse with other Crystal Cores, her combat effectiveness could have increased by another notch!

Of course, she wasn’t bad right now.

Wang Tao then took out a good number of Awakening Crystal Cores and let Jiang Shixue go through Synthetic Fusion, incidentally increasing her Awakening Energy limit.

Wang Tao felt that 100 Awakening Energy was really not enough, only enough to release one Awakening, which for Jiang Shixue might last only one second. That was too short; she needed at least 500 energy to be passable.

Moments later, Jiang Shixue’s energy limit reached 500.

"Brother, I feel like my Awakening has become a bit stronger..."

Jiang Shixue looked at Wang Tao with shining eyes.

"Stop causing trouble for me, go control someone else and try!"

Wang Tao said, smiling as he tousled Jiang Shixue’s hair.

"Alright..."

Jiang Shixue looked around at everyone, who were both nervous and expectant.

Then, Jiang Shixue randomly selected a lucky individual—Yang Changhong.

Then everyone watched in shock as Jiang Shixue controlled Yang Changhong, and it was completely different from when she controlled Wang Tao.

When she controlled Wang Tao, she could only do so for one second.

But when she controlled Yang Changhong, she could do it for five seconds!

Within those five seconds, Jiang Shixue made Yang Changhong do many things, including spinning around, striking poses, and even kissing Wang Tao... She even picked up an iron rod and swung it at Wang Tao! It was clearly a lethal blow!

Everyone watching had goosebumps.

Previously, they were saying that Jiang Shixue’s ability to control others should be quite effective. Now it seems, indeed it is!

Yang Changhong simply couldn’t, or rather, had no way to resist.

"Ah?"

When Yang Changhong snapped back to consciousness and saw herself holding an iron rod while being grabbed by Wang Tao, she was still a bit confused.

"What did I just do?"

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She couldn’t remember anything from those five seconds at all.

Wang Tao took the iron rod from Yang Changhong’s hand.

"You were just controlled by Little Xue."

"But... but I didn’t feel anything..."

Yang Changhong furrowed her brows and thought hard, but her mind was indeed blank.

"It’s normal that you felt nothing, I didn’t feel much either!"

Wang Tao said with a laugh as he patted Yang Changhong’s shoulder.

At this time, Jiang Shixue spoke up to explain:

"When controlling Sister Changhong, I could sense her bit of resistance, especially when I made Sister Changhong attack Brother. Sister Changhong resisted fiercely. But her spiritual power is far too weak compared to mine, so this ’fierce resistance’ had basically no effect on me, which is why Sister Changhong was controlled by me..."

Yang Changhong felt a bit embarrassed and scratched her head.

"So I did resist, but it was as if I hadn’t resisted at all..."

Wang Tao said with a smile as he took hold of Yang Changhong’s hand, and then had Jiang Shixue continue the experimentation a few more times.

After consuming some more crystal cores, Wang Tao had a rough idea of this [String Puppet] Awakening in his mind.

Jiang Shixue was able to control her peers, Wang Tao, Lan Yulian, and He Jijun, but the duration varied.

She could control Wang Tao for one second, He Jijun for one and a half seconds, and Lan Yulian for two seconds.

The control duration seemed to relate to the level of spiritual power of Wang Tao and his companions. Wang Tao had the highest spiritual power, followed by He Jijun, and Lan Yulian the lowest, so the time Jiang Shixue controlled them increased correspondingly.

It might seem like just one or two seconds, and not very significant, but in actual combat, a second could change the tide of battle.

Then, Jiang Shixue discovered an even easier method of control. If she tried to make Wang Tao do something he was unwilling to do, he would instinctively resist, and her success rate of control would be much lower. But if she merely made Wang Tao space out for a second, it was much easier!

This was an excellent method of control, which seemed particularly useful against someone with high spiritual power like Wang Tao. After all, spacing out in battle could be fatal.

As for controlling Level 3 individuals like Ding Yuqin, it’s only fair to say that the Awakening truly lived up to its name—Marionette.

Everyone would be under her control for about five to ten seconds.

During those five to ten seconds, the controlled individuals were like real marionettes, completely at the mercy of Jiang Shixue’s manipulation. And after the control ended, they would not remember the memory of being controlled; it was as if all their senses had been sealed off...

It could be said that if those below Level 4 were controlled by Jiang Shixue and she harbored malicious intent, they were basically as good as dead. After all, a lot could be done within those few seconds.

As for the range of this control... it couldn’t be too far from Jiang Shixue, roughly up to thirty meters at most. This was a minor limitation, but it still didn’t diminish the power of the [String Puppet] Awakening!

And just as they were still researching Jiang Shixue’s Awakening, a "woof" was heard, and Lightning woke up.