Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot

Chapter 392: Chapter 181: Mechanical Right Arm_3

Of course, that doesn’t mean the mechanical left arm was completely useless.

Firstly, the material—though its exact metal was unknown, and slightly heavy—it was not only highly durable but also exhibited a significant degree of toughness! Things that are too rigid can easily break, but this material had both hardness and toughness, seemingly designed for battle.

Then there was the battery, which used some sort of advanced technology; the battery itself wasn’t large. Its portability was quite good.

Last of all, the charging method for the mechanical right arm—it would charge with any motion. Normal activities like walking or running could fully recharge it. Of course, it could also be charged in the usual way by plugging it in. So, in terms of recharging the energy, it was quite convenient.

“Little Jun, you try it.”

Wang Tao took off the mechanical left arm and let Xu Xiaojun give it a try.

Unexpectedly, what Wang Tao found awkward to use, Xu Xiaojun found exceedingly handy.

As the saying goes, raw strength can overcome any skill. This was exactly Xu Xiaojun’s situation. He was naturally large in stature and possessed a Power ability. Therefore, his strength surpassed Wang Tao’s.

As long as one’s own strength is sufficient and body weight is considerable, wearing the mechanical arm would have minimal side effects, if any at all.

Moreover, Xu Xiaojun was not a speed-type Ability User, so it did not affect his agility and speed—because he was naturally not fast.

“Since it’s not a problem for you to use it, then it’s yours,”

Wang Tao shook his head and said.

He couldn’t get used to it and Jiang Shixue was even less suitable. With her small frame, it was difficult to even keep the exoskeleton stable. Thus, Xu Xiaojun was the best fit.

“Great!”

Xu Xiaojun didn’t stand on ceremony this time because he could see that Wang Tao truly felt uncomfortable using the device, while he himself found it quite comfortable.

Wang Tao shared his experience and the pros and cons of the mechanical right arm with Yang Changhong and the others. Although the gadget wasn’t going to be given to them, it was still fine to share some information about it.

Everyone was initially envious, as it was a device that could enhance combat power, but after hearing Wang Tao’s experience, their envy disappeared—they didn’t have the physique of Xu Xiaojun, and on them, the device would most likely become a burden.

Wang Tao specifically let Yang Changhong try it as well, and they all watched as her expression shifted from curiosity and excitement to utter despair.

“No, I really can’t handle this…”

Yang Changhong quickly returned the device to Xu Xiaojun.

She wasn’t strong; speed was her specialty. The mechanical arm significantly weakened her when worn, considering her abilities.

“If only there were a complete mechanical exoskeleton… but then energy would be a big problem… However, achieving this level already is pretty good, and hopefully, we can truly figure out how to use the energy from the Crystal Core later!”

Wang Tao said to himself as he stroked his chin, watching Xu Xiaojun refit the mechanical right arm to his body.

After all the airdropped supplies were dealt with, Wang Tao had a private conversation with Yang Changhong about Abilities. After all, he had promised to give her a Crystal Core, but he needed to understand her abilities first.

“I have three Abilities. Actually, I had fused with four, but I transferred one to someone else…”

Yang Changhong’s words piqued Wang Tao’s curiosity.

“Transferred to someone else? Can you explain in detail how you did that?”

Wang Tao knew that Abilities could be transferred during Ascension, but he had never witnessed a transfer. Yang Changhong was the first person he encountered who had done so, and he wanted to understand the details.

“I can’t explain it very well, but at the time, I just had this feeling that I could transfer it, and then when I held the other person’s hand, I transferred the Ability… After the transfer, I suddenly felt much more comfortable…”

Yang Changhong explained with a furrowed brow.

After listening, Wang Tao pondered in silence for a while.

According to Zhang Hong, she had fused four abilities, and each ability had been fused to +10, but only one ability used the Ascension crystal core. Just like Wei Zhen Guo before.

There was danger at that time, and she had no time to wait for the second Ascension crystal core, so she directly used a Crystal Core to ascend.

After the Ascension, she felt that she could pass on this second-order ability to someone else, so she immediately did so.

After the inheritance, she felt that some energy had been drained from her body, though not sure how much, but it was definitely less. And her combat power had significantly dropped, after all, losing a Level Two ability. However, she felt very comfortable…

Wang Tao observed and deduced that after the inheritance, she must have lost 1000 mana because now she has 3200 mana. If all her abilities were at +10, then this amount of mana would make sense. As for her feeling comfortable, that was naturally because some internal impurities had been removed.

However, after the inheritance, there was one thing that distressed her—she found that she couldn’t fuse Level 1 abilities anymore!

This was also why, even though she had many Level 1 Crystal Cores, she did not continue to fuse new abilities.

“Second-order superpower owners cannot fuse Level 1 crystal cores anymore?”

Wang Tao furrowed his brow.

Because he felt that he himself seemed to be able to continue fusing Level 1 Crystal Cores. Was he different from others in terms of fusing crystal cores as well?

But he hadn’t tried it yet, so he wasn’t one hundred percent sure.

“I’ll have to try it out later…”

After all, whether he could fuse Level 1 Crystal Cores was crucial to his ability upgrading plan.

“By the way, who did you pass your ability on to?”

Wang Tao was curious; she had actually passed on her only Level Two ability… That was true love!

“…My sister.”

Zhang Hong spoke with a tinge of melancholy.

“You have a sister? Then she…”

Wang Tao’s eyebrows raised.

“Went missing… During the danger we encountered earlier, I led the zombies away to let her run first. But when I escaped the danger and went back to look for her, she was nowhere to be found. I searched for a long time but never found her. Later, I ran into a group of survivors, and they suggested I go to Zijing City to check. Because the survivors in this area are all trying to make their way to Zijing City, I heard that there is a Survivor Base there…”

Zhang Hong’s expression was very sad.

In the post-apocalyptic world, going missing is almost equivalent to death.

However, her sister was after all an ability user who had inherited a Level 2 ability, so it was difficult to say whether she was dead or not.

“She definitely will be very lucky.”

Wang Tao comforted her.

“I’ll take your word for it…”

Zhang Hong gave a wry smile.

“Let’s talk more about your abilities.”

Wang Tao continued.

“My current three abilities are, first, to increase speed for a certain duration; second, to conceal my presence, making it difficult for zombies to detect me; and third, to make the weapon in my hand vibrate at a high frequency…”