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

“What are you going to do?”

Seeing the toolbox in Qu Shilin’s hand, Wang Tao was on guard.

Qu Shilin nonchalantly hid the briefcase behind her, then brushed her hair behind her ear and said,

“Ahem, I’m just quite curious…”

Upon seeing this, Gu Yun immediately spoke up,

“Miss Qu, let’s not take this thing apart, shall we?”

The city hall had previously agreed with the Hope Research Institute to allow them to study what’s inside the meteorite.

However, which parts they could study and which they couldn’t were not for the Hope Research Institute to decide, because they had neither taken the Crystal Core nor the meteorite, and the ownership of these items had nothing to do with them.

Of course, if the people from the Hope Research Institute really wanted to study something, everyone would certainly give them face.

And Wang Tao had just said that this beetle was a weapon! Judging from Wang Tao’s tone, he had obviously seen something similar before, so it was unlikely that he was deceiving everyone.

So everyone was curious about what this weapon was and whether it could directly or indirectly enhance their combat power.

If it could, then the importance of this weapon was immense, and they definitely couldn’t let Qu Shilin just dismantle it.

“…”

Did they all distrust her so much? Where was the basic trust between people?

Watching the somewhat tense looks of several people, Qu Shilin glared at them. However, she put down the briefcase.

Everyone relaxed at once. If Qu Shilin had insisted on forcibly dismantling it, it would have been somewhat troublesome. After all, no one wanted to fall out with the research institute, but thankfully, Qu Shilin was not unreasonable.

All eyes turned to Wang Tao.

Gu Yun asked,

“Mr. Wang, could you please introduce it?”

“Of course,” Wang Tao nodded, then added, “I need a Level 2 Crystal Core.”

The Iron Beetle’s compatibility was 0%, and it couldn’t be used. At least 1% was necessary. And to increase the compatibility, one needed either their own HP or a Crystal Core. For a Fourth-order weapon, a Level 2 Crystal Core could increase the compatibility by 1%, Level 3 by 10%, and Level 4 by 100%.

Gu Yun didn’t hesitate to take out a Level 2 White Crystal Core without any Ability.

Wang Tao took the Crystal Core and silently communicated with the Iron Beetle.

Then they saw the Iron Beetle suddenly move; it crawled onto the Crystal Core as if it was feasting. In the blink of an eye, the Crystal Core vanished.

Now, the Iron Beetle’s armed capabilities had not been activated, and couldn’t be used, it could only perform Independent Attacks.

To make it attack, it was similar to the Night Demon Type 1, not directly controlled, but commanded.

Wang Tao threw the Iron Beetle and gave it a command to guard him.

And then everyone saw that while the Iron Beetle was in the air, its body began to expand! In the blink of an eye, upon landing, it had grown to a size similar to Lightning!

“Woof!”

Lightning barked cautiously from the side.

“Sss—”

Gu Yun, Qi De, and the others all gasped in surprise.

They were clearly seeing such a scene for the first time.

After the Iron Beetle grew larger, it immediately came to Wang Tao’s side, walking slowly around him like a guard.

“Is it… acting as your bodyguard? Does it have intelligence?”

Shang Heng immediately asked.

It was clear to anyone that this giant beetle was protecting Wang Tao.

“You could consider it a bodyguard, or you could have it attack. As for intelligence, it has some, but not much,”

Wang Tao explained.

The weapon’s intelligence was limited to understanding Wang Tao’s words and executing his commands, but it had no capacity to discern or think. It was like a pure tool.

Upon hearing Wang Tao’s explanation, Shang Heng immediately said,

“Then, can it demonstrate an attack? I have the tools here!”

Shang Heng asked a soldier to bring over three dummies: one made of wood, another wood dummy dressed in armor, and a third wood dummy covered with steel plates. These were their props for testing weapons, and now they could conveniently be used for demonstration.

Wang Tao issued a command for the Iron Beetle to attack the wooden dummy.

Whoosh—

The Iron Beetle, though appearing round and chubby, was not slow. It reached the first wooden dummy in the blink of an eye, aiming its pincer-like horns at the dummy.

Crack—

The wooden dummy instantly shattered.

“Huh? That’s some decent damage!”

Everyone was somewhat surprised.

This wooden dummy was much harder than an ordinary person, but the beetle snipped it apart instantly—not just cutting, but shattering!

The Iron Beetle’s horns seemed to trigger something like a Shockwave during the attack, which combined with the snipping to completely shatter the dummy.

“This is at least Level 2 strength, right?”

Gu Yun spoke up.

A Level 1 Ability User could destroy a wooden dummy, but definitely not with such lethal force.

Wang Tao didn’t speak; he commanded the Iron Beetle to attack the armored wooden dummy.

Bang—

The armored dummy was also snipped apart, not as thoroughly destroyed as the wooden dummy, but most of the armor shattered.

“More than that! This is at least Level 2 pinnacle strength!”

Qi De’s eyes lit up.

Though he was a Fourth-order Superpower, now Levels 2 and 3 were the main force. Having an obedient Level 2 pinnacle assistant would be quite impressive.

Wang Tao remained silent. He once again ordered the Iron Beetle to approach the steel-plated wooden dummy.

The steel plates on the wooden dummy were pitted with many small indentations and a few sparse holes. It was clearly well-worn; the surface bore the marks of bullet impacts.

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