Doomsday: I can see the health bar, kill monsters and drop treasure.

Chapter 533 Greystone Ring Fighting Stance

Wang Tao has no way to test the fighting power of the golden beetle for the time being, but it is undoubtedly much stronger. If there is a chance later, he can find a sixth-level lord to try...

He put away the golden beetle and the gray stone shield axe, and then began to make the last piece of loot, which was the ring blueprint.

Wang Tao is also looking forward to this ring, because the ring is also made of gray rock, which can also increase defense and mental defense!

A moment later, a simple gray ring appeared in Wang Tao's palm.

【Graystone Ring】

[Level Six (Epic)]

[Defense +200, Mental Defense +200, Ability: Graystone Shield (needs awakening energy to activate)]

[Graystone Shield: Consume energy, awaken energy, and form a high-defense shield outside your body. The shield has 100 million HP, lasts for up to 10 minutes, and has a cooldown of 6 hours.]

hiss!
Even though there was already a precedent for the Graystone Shield Axe, Wang Tao was still a little surprised after seeing the properties of this ring.

This graystone ring actually increases defense by 200 and mental defense by 200! It also has the graystone shield axe's own special ability "graystone shield"!
Not to mention the increased attributes, just the graystone shield ability is worth it. After all, this shield can last up to 10 minutes and has 100 million health points, which is equivalent to a second life!

If you add his own 800,000 HP, almighty shield, golden beetle, and gray stone shield axe shield... Wang Tao couldn't imagine how high his defense was!

Rings are different from other equipment. Many of the same type of equipment can only be worn once, and wearing them again will have no effect. But rings are different. There are ten fingers in total, and the first ring worn on each finger will have an effect.

So even though Wang Tao has a lot of ring equipment, he can still use the graystone ring without changing his equipment.

However, the defense of equipment is not cumulative, but calculated independently. Unless it is a suit, the defense added by a certain piece of equipment cannot cover the whole body. And the ring is so small, it can't protect a finger, right?

When Wang Tao put on the ring, he instantly found a warm current quickly covering his whole body from his fingers. He vaguely felt that his defense and mental defense were enhanced!
"So that's it..."

Wang Tao understood clearly. The defense added by the ring is not just for the fingers, but for the whole body. In other words, the defense added by the ring is superimposed with the equipment!
Wang Tao's sixth-level Night Demon suit only adds a total of 200 defense. This graystone ring adds another 200, which is equivalent to 400 defense for Wang Tao's whole body, and there is also additional mental defense!

"It's worthy of being a destructive grade! The things that exploded are really good!"

Wang Tao sighed a little.

He hoped to continue to encounter level 6 destructors in the future. According to his current improved strength, if he encounters a level 6 destructor again, it should not be a problem for Wang Tao to kill him in a short time.

This operation was the most dangerous one for Wang Tao in recent times, but it was also the one with the greatest rewards. It can be said to be a high-risk, high-return operation.

However, this is the end of the world, where dangers are everywhere. For many people, even a little bit of income is good enough, let alone high returns. Wang Tao is naturally content.

After chatting with Jiang Shixue for a while, we arrived at the Changhe Base.

Those who were brought back by Wang Tao lay on the back of the golden eagle all the way, not daring to stand up or look up. They did not see Wang Tao testing the gray stone shield axe, nor did they see the tall city walls and towering trees in the distance.

It was Wang Tao who kindly reminded them.

"We've arrived."

Some people raised their heads tremblingly. The golden eagle's speed had slowed down a lot, and they could open their eyes.

When they saw the entire appearance of the Changhe Base and the big tree that was taller than the base from the air, they were stunned.

Is there such a place in the end times?

It's not like they haven't seen a survivor base before, but they have never seen a base of this scale. Let's not talk about how the wall was built, just talk about that big tree, is it real? Such a huge plant, is it a spirit? How can it be in the base? And why does it feel like there is a layer of translucent film outside this base? Is it dazzled...

As the golden eagle silently passed through the barrier and entered the base, these people became even more confused and shocked!

It's so warm in here!
And there was not much snow on the streets? There were even pedestrians walking around!

Oh my god, is this the end of the world? This is exactly the same as before the end of the world!

Looking at the survivors who were talking and laughing below, and thinking about how they had lived in darkness for many years, they suddenly felt a little envious... If they had the chance, they would definitely like to live here!

Soon, the golden eagle landed outside the city hall.

For people living near the city hall and its surroundings, the golden eagle has been here many times. Although they are surprised every time they see it, they are somewhat accustomed to it, so they don't run over to watch.

However, Gu Yun and the others were waiting downstairs. Wang Tao had just informed them that something had happened at the Mammoth Base, but it couldn't be explained in a few words, so they needed to talk in person. Gu Yun and many others were waiting for Wang Tao at the door.

When Gu Yun saw Wang Tao kicking more than a dozen people off the back of the golden eagle, he suddenly had a bad feeling.

The intelligence Yao Hai provided said that there were more than 3,000 survivors at the Mammoth Base, but now there are only a dozen... With Wang Tao's strength, it is impossible for him to fail to take over the Mammoth Base, unless... something happened at the Mammoth Base before Wang Tao went there!

Gu Yun's thoughts were still very clear, and he immediately found the key to the problem. And the facts were indeed similar to what he expected.

Wang Tao came to Gu Yun and said in a serious tone:

"I was too late. Those more than 3,000 survivors...are all gone."

"..."

Although he had guessed it, Gu Yun still felt upset when he heard the news in person. This was more than 3,000 lives!
"In the end what happened?"

Gu Yun asked quickly.

"Tian Hua, the leader of the Mammoth Base, got something that can summon high-level life from somewhere, which is the 'evil god' in the intelligence. He called that thing the 'stone god', and then he sacrificed all the survivors of the Mammoth Base to this evil god, and gained the strength of the sixth level..."

Wang Tao used the law enforcement recorder on his body to recount what happened at the Mammoth Base in great detail.

Wang Tao also brought back some exquisite stone sculptures.

After hearing Wang Tao's words and looking at those one-to-one life-size stone sculptures, Gu Yun and others felt a chill in their hearts.

Damn it for turning so many survivors into stone!

Although Wang Tao has killed Tian Hua, the so-called Stone God also deserves to die!

"These people are the only humans left in the Mammoth Base. I don't know much about them. Tian Hua and others are also dead. If you want to know more information, just ask them."

Wang Tao pointed at those people and said.

"I see!"

Gu Yun waved his hand, and a group of soldiers came over and took the group to the detention center. He wanted to pry out all the information these people knew, not only for the survivors, but also about the evil gods, sacrifices, seventh-level enemies and other issues, which had to be clarified.

Wang Tao did not stay here for long. He boarded the golden eagle again and flew directly back home.

Strictly speaking, he had participated in a battle this time, but this battle was too intense and exhausting, so he had to rest for two days. He also had to slowly summarize and digest the experience of this battle, so that he could better deal with similar enemies next time.

However, as soon as he returned home, Jiang Shixue suddenly grabbed the corner of Wang Tao's clothes excitedly.

"Brother, I think... I'm going to be promoted!"

"what?"

Wang Tao was stunned.

Jiang Shixue didn’t eat any good food, so how come she suddenly got promoted?

Jiang Shixue scratched her head and said:

"It seems to be related to your previous battle... After feeling the destructive aura of the sixth stage, I felt as if I had gained something that I couldn't explain. When I was fighting with Tian Hua, the feeling was even stronger. Up to now, I feel as if I have digested the results of this battle..."

After saying this, she looked at Wang Tao with sharp eyes.

She had said that going out with Wang Tao would definitely be rewarding, and that her chance of promotion would definitely depend on Wang Tao. Now it was indeed true!
"So that's it..."

Jiang Shixue is not an ordinary human being and cannot be measured by humans.

Humans need various conditions to advance, and none of them can be missing. But she only fought one fight, and most of the time she was just a bystander, and suddenly she gained something and could be promoted... It makes sense, very reasonable.

"So when exactly will you be promoted?"

Wang Tao asked again.

"Right now……"

As soon as Jiang Shixue finished speaking, she felt her eyelids twitching, then her body went limp and she fell towards Wang Tao.

Wang Tao immediately hugged Jiang Shixue, and seeing that Jiang Shixue had fallen asleep, he smiled and shook his head, and carried Jiang Shixue to the bed.

Including Jiang Shixue, they have a total of 4 fifth-level awakeners.

But apart from Wang Tao who is a normal person, there is also a dog, an eagle and a half-human Jiang Shixue... This combination is a bit weird.

But there is no need to worry. Wang Tao has already accumulated a lot of crystal cores, and Ding Yuqin and the others are also frantically accumulating crystal cores in the cracks. When they come back next time, they should be able to advance to the fifth level.

It is actually easier to upgrade from level 4 to level 5 than from level 3 to level 4, as long as there are enough crystal cores. Wang Tao doesn't have much else now, but he has a lot of crystal cores.

As for Wang Tao himself... he looked at his crystal core and felt that it wouldn't be long before he could be promoted to the sixth level!

He already had enough fifth-order promotion crystal cores, but he was still a little short of the almighty crystal core. After all, his four abilities were very rare, and it was unlikely that he would get the same type again, so he could only rely on the almighty crystal core to improve.

In addition, Wang Tao didn't want impurities in his body, so he had to use 4 almighty crystal cores to synthesize 1 impurity-free one. And the easiest way to get a fifth-level almighty crystal core is to explode it from a fifth-level lord, so he had to kill a large number of fifth-level lords.

He has the ability, but fifth-level lords are hard to find, so he has to pay more attention to it in the future. Although he really wants to kill a sixth-level lord, he is still fifth-level after all and needs to be promoted to sixth-level. He has to focus on fifth-level lords in the future. He will rest for two days first, and then he will be busy again.

……

It must be said that the barrier of the crystal energy poison tree is really powerful. After blocking the wind and snow for a few days, the temperature in the base has now changed from more than 30 degrees below zero to more than 10 degrees above zero. The current environment can be regarded as a pleasant climate. Wang Tao stayed at home for a day and now he doesn't want to go out.

Gu Yun sent a message to Wang Tao that the City Hall had achieved some results in interrogating the people from the Mammoth Base.

There is not much information about Tian Hua. Tian Hua has always been very self-centered and does not trust others very much, so other people do not know him except for Tian Hua's confidants. And Tian Hua's confidants are the people who were sacrificed in the hall before, and they were all sacrificed by Tian Hua... So these people do not know much about Tian Hua, or the summoning altar.

However, they do know the locations of some survivors' bases.

The Mammoth Base was moved into the crack not long after it appeared. Before that, there were some other bases in the area where the Mammoth Base was located.

These people didn't know whether those bases were still there, but it was useful information after all. Gu Yun told Wang Tao all the coordinates, and Wang Tao could take a look at them when he went to explore the crack in the Mammoth Base next time. Anyway, for the golden eagle, it was just a matter of flapping its wings a few times.

After talking with Gu Yun, Wang Tao looked at the time and found that Jiang Shixue was about to wake up. He immediately went to Jiang Shixue's room, and after a while, Jiang Shixue slowly opened her eyes.

The two looked at each other, and Jiang Shixue immediately threw herself happily into Wang Tao's arms. Wang Tao subconsciously hugged Jiang Shixue, but his expression was a little confused.

"Didn't you advance to level 5? How come you were advanced and awakened at the same time?"

Wang Tao discovered that Jiang Shixue had not only reached the fifth level, but had also undergone a second awakening!

[Health Volume: 400000/400000]

[Blue amount: 300000/300000]

[Level: Level ·Lord]

[Awakening: Marionette, Fighting Stance]

Compared with the previous attributes, Jiang Shixue's level has become a fifth-level lord, and her health and mana have doubled - her health has reached 40 and her mana has reached 30! If Wang Tao had not used a high-level blood bead to increase his health by 50, he would have been surpassed by Jiang Shixue now.

All these were within Wang Tao's expectations, but there were two unexpected things.

One is that Jiang Shixue's body impurities are gone. She started out with 100% impurities in her body, then it became 50% after the promotion, and then it became 25% after the promotion again, and now it is completely gone.

Wang Tao originally thought that these 25% of impurities in the body would be cut in half, but he didn't expect them to be gone directly... Of course, this is a good thing, at least it proves that Jiang Shixue is one step closer to becoming a normal human being.

The second thing is that Jiang Shixue's hidden attribute [Dark Claws] is gone, and now it has become the awakened [Fighting Stance]!
[Dark Claws] can make Jiang Shixue's nails longer, her palms as hard as steel, and slightly increase her armor-piercing ability. However, her palms are not as strong as fifth- and sixth-tier weapons, so she still uses the sixth-tier Night Devil Dagger as a weapon. The hidden attribute of Dark Claws is a bit of a waste.

Now that it has successfully awakened for the second time, it will naturally not be wasted anymore, and it seems to be quite powerful.

[Battle Stance: All basic attributes are improved in all aspects, attack power, defense power, and speed are greatly improved]

This is a passive system awakening, which not only increases all basic attributes, but also adds a lot of additional attack power, defense power and speed.

Wang Tao felt that this awakening was tailor-made for Jiang Shixue, because Jiang Shixue's physical fitness was originally very strong, and even zombies might not be able to match her. Now that she has obtained such a system awakening, the effect produced is definitely greater than the sum of its parts.

(End of this chapter)