Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 993 - 395: Attending the Party_3

"This is seriously badass! What's your strength now? You must be comparable to an Ability User, right?"

Duan Xuchang looked toward Xiang Hongbin.

"Kind of."

Xiang Hongbin nodded. In fact, his strength was stronger than that of an Ordinary Awakener, after all, his Mechanical body was comparable to that of an Awakener, and now he had awakened... Combining the two, his strength was definitely stronger than that of an Ordinary Awakener. But there was no need to show off; after all Duan Xuchang was not an Awakener; speaking too much might make Duan Xuchang uncomfortable.

"Sure enough, a combat power of an Awakener... Then, this Mechanical body of yours is..."

"Thanks to Miss Qu, if it weren't for her, I'd still be disabled!"

Xiang Hongbin looked behind at Qu Shilin. Only then did Xiang Hongbin realize, there was a woman tightly wrapped in a military coat behind them, petting Lightning's head.

"Hi!"

Qu Shilin extended her hand and greeted Duan Xuchang.

Duan Xuchang blurted out subconsciously:

"Miss Qu, can I get these Mechanical parts installed on me?"

Hearing that, Qu Shilin's expression turned serious.

"Theoretically, anyone can have a Mechanical body installed. But whether you can withstand it is another matter; it requires a resilient spirit -- I know you want to say your will is resilient, but I think the original body is better, because such a transformation is irreversible, and there's a possibility of failure... so Xiang Hongbin's current situation was really a desperate remedy. And since this is a prototype from our research institute, even if you wanted a transformation, it's not possible for the time being; you'll have to wait..."

With that said, Duan Xuchang became somewhat conflicted.

His strength had already peaked, and if nothing unexpected happened, this would be it for life. Although a Level 3 Awakener was much stronger than an Ordinary person, he was not satisfied! He still wanted to kill zombies, kill monsters, save Survivors! If his strength didn't increase, he would eventually be left behind. So, seeing Xiang Hongbin, he thought the Mechanical body was his chance!

However, what Qu Shilin said made him hesitate; he was fully able-bodied now, and if he underwent the transformation and failed, he would truly become a cripple...

Wang Tao looked at Duan Xuchang's tangled expression and patted him on the shoulder.

"You don't need to be in such a rush. Personally, I think that unless it's absolutely necessary, it's better not to undergo the Mechanical body transformation. But I understand your desire to improve your strength... How about this, if in the future we can get something that increases Hidden Attributes, I could prioritize selling it to you!"

Hidden Attributes were no longer a secret; after Wang Tao's repeated explanations, the information had spread throughout the base. Duan Xuchang certainly knew this, but he scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

"But... I don't have money..."

"... Then I'll give you one later!"

Wang Tao waved his hand magnanimously.

He was perfectly willing to give Duan Xuchang one; after all, if it hadn't been for Duan Xuchang's rescue, the more than twenty thousand people at Zijin Base might have been gone. It's just that he thought if he outright offered it as a gift, Duan Xuchang might not accept, so he said he'd sell it...

"No, I didn't mean that!"

And upon hearing that Wang Tao wanted to give it to him, Duan Xuchang waved his hands repeatedly.

He didn't want to take advantage; he genuinely had no money. After all, he was just a team leader; with items costing tens or hundreds of thousands, he really couldn't afford them...

"Alright, alright, such things are exceedingly rare anyway, and who knows if we'll stumble upon them in the future. Besides, maybe you'll come across them on your own..."

"..."

Duan Xuchang was both grateful and a bit helpless – he considered himself to have rather average luck, dreaming about such things was all he could do.

"By the way, what have you been busy with lately?" Wang Tao changed the subject, but after speaking, felt it might be encroaching on privacy, so added, "Sorry, if it's inconvenient, just pretend I didn't ask."

"Hey, it's nothing I can't talk about!"

Duan Xuchang shook his head, then explained:

"I remember I told you before, our Third Legion has always been focused on Flying Zombies and monsters. We're still working on that! Although we have made some progress, I can't say much about the specifics, but there's something I can tell you..."

Duan Xuchang moved a bit closer and whispered.

"In other places, there are already quite a few Flying Zombies and monsters. The reason we don't have many here is most likely because of the Giant Eagle – it regards this area as its territory and doesn't allow other creatures to fly over, it attacks them..."

"Ah?"

Wang Tao was momentarily surprised.

This meant that, to some extent, the Giant Eagle was providing them protection, didn't it?

"But that's only temporary. The stronger you are, the slower your strength grows; eventually, when other zombies and monsters aren't afraid of the Giant Eagle anymore, I suppose we'll get more Flying Zombies and monsters around here..."

Listenting to Duan Xuchang's words, Wang Tao nodded silently, then suddenly asked:

"Since the Giant Eagle sees this place as its territory, it must be aware of our base, right? Why doesn't it directly attack our base? With so many people here at the base..."

Duan Xuchang looked at Wang Tao somewhat speechlessly.

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"Do you really think our base's missiles and cannons are a joke? We let it alone, but if it dares to come here, we guarantee that it experiences what firepower coverage is! It's smart; the reason it doesn't come over must be because it senses the threat..."