NOVEL NEXT Chapter 607 - 253: Restoring Memory_2
But it was these clear memories that told her Wang Tao had always been good to her!
What moved her the most was that after she lost her memory, Wang Tao never deceived her!
For example, regarding her family situation, her mother, and some events that happened before, Wang Tao had told her everything.
She had some confidence in her own appearance. If someone else had found her with amnesia, they would likely have deceived her in various ways—this was something she had encountered while fleeing for her life on Shuizhe Mountain, but fortunately, she had seen through it.
But Wang Tao hadn’t lied to her. So calling Wang Tao "brother" was something she did willingly.
However, every time she remembered how much she liked holding Wang Tao’s hand and sneaking into his bed to sleep together at night, Jiang Shixue would feel very shy. She didn’t understand why she was so clingy...
Wang Tao, on the other hand, got an important message from her words.
"Do you mean to say you haven’t fused with a Crystal Core?"
"No..."
Jiang Shixue shook her head.
"Which means, that thing you accidentally swallowed before increased your strength a lot, letting your level rise—your Hidden Ability must have been obtained this way too. But the price was having 100% Internal Impurity, and you would soon turn into a zombie..."
Wang Tao analyzed.
It sounded somewhat magical, the fact that you could increase your strength without a Crystal Core! But in this apocalyptic world, many strange and bizarre things had surfaced, so there was no need for surprise. And this thing had too big of a side effect, much more than the Crystal Core!
Of course, that was what he said, but Wang Tao was very curious about the thing Jiang Shixue had eaten. It felt a little like Night Vision Eyes, Magic Seeds, and other such items, but stronger than both eyes and seeds.
He would have to pay more attention and see if there were similar things in the future.
Also, was Lightning’s Ascension related to this thing, perhaps?
Wang Tao also told Jiang Shixue about her mother, Li Qiuyu. Wang Tao had interacted with Li Qiuyu quite a bit previously, and he had a fairly good impression of this woman.
Seeing Jiang Shixue still a bit worried, Wang Tao patted her shoulder and said:
"Don’t worry, your mother and everyone else will be fine."
"Okay!"
Jiang Shixue nodded firmly.
"Right, try and see if you can fuse with a Crystal Core now!"
Wang Tao took out several orange Level 3 Crystal Cores.
Jiang Shixue tried, but still could not fuse.
Wang Tao was somewhat helpless for a moment.
Jiang Shixue was already so strong without having fused with a Crystal Core; if she could fuse, she would certainly be even stronger. Such a pity.
"But it’s alright, the fact that you can recover your memory is already great!"
Wang Tao said, smiling.
Jiang Shixue was not weak in strength, and now after ascending to Level 3, she would be even stronger, so not being able to fuse with a Crystal Core was not a problem.
Moreover, Jiang Shixue also had two Hidden Abilities and very strong physical fitness. She could probably outmatch most Ability Users.
"Shall we go outside and test how much your strength has improved?"
Wang Tao asked, looking at Jiang Shixue.
"Sure!"
The two quickly washed up, then left with Lightning.
On coming out, Jiang Shixue subconsciously placed her hand in Wang Tao’s, but then she quickly pulled it back as if she had received an electric shock.
Wang Tao, seeing this, took the initiative to grasp Jiang Shixue’s small hand.
After all, holding that soft and delicate little hand was very comfortable.
"..."
Jiang Shixue’s face turned red as she followed beside Wang Tao.
It was still raining outside, but the military base had an indoor training facility.
After some tests, Wang Tao felt that Jiang Shixue’s strength had improved a lot. As for her Combat Power, it was hard to say, as that required actual combat to know. But her physical fitness at least had tripled!
And it wasn’t just the increase in strength that mattered; what was more important was that Jiang Shixue had become smarter and more flexible after recovering her memory. After all, she was kind of dull before.
"Next, you should hunt some more zombies to enhance your strength a bit. Then we’ll have more confidence in hunting Four-level zombies!"
Wang Tao said with a smile.
"Okay!"
Jiang Shixue nodded.
He Jijun hadn’t woken up from his Level 3 Ascension, and Yang Changhong and the others were conserving their strength. Wang Tao planned to take Jiang Shixue alone to hunt these zombies. However, seeing that Lightning seemed eager to go as well, Wang Tao decided to bring Lightning along.
The two humans and the dog left the military base.
The zombies around the military base had been cleared out, so Wang Tao headed towards the urban area.
They had not gone far from the military base when they encountered quite a few zombies, including several Level 3 Elite Zombies.
Without Wang Tao having to lift a finger, Jiang Shixue easily dealt with all these zombies.
Watching Jiang Shixue’s HP bar quickly increase, Wang Tao nodded in satisfaction.
Jiang Shixue was strong in combat, Level 3 Elite Zombies couldn’t even touch her, and it seemed only a Level 3 Lord Zombie could pose some threat to her.
Their group traveled from the military base all the way to the vicinity of the urban area.
"The urban area is just ahead..."
Wang Tao stopped and didn’t continue forward.
Even though he hadn’t seen the Giant Zombie, he had no plans to enter the urban area now, as they had not yet gathered all their people.
"There are so many zombies inside..."
Jiang Shixue frowned.
The streets and the buildings were visibly filled with zombies!
Wang Tao took a rough look and didn’t notice any Four-level zombies for the time being, but he did see a lot of Level 3 Elite Zombies.
"The overall strength of the zombies in Wuyang City urban area is much higher than other places. Even without Four-level zombies, just these Level 3 and below zombies are troublesome enough. I guess there really are no survivors inside..."