NOVEL NEXT Chapter 787: The Emergence of the Energy Crystal Meteorite
Wang Tao suddenly thought of the "air wall" he encountered before. Could it be that he was targeted by some sort of world rules?
Unable to figure it out, he stopped thinking about it. He needed to focus on finding rifts, hunting the monsters inside, and striving to ascend to the seventh level quickly.
In the rifts he had visited before, he had already accumulated some Sixth-Rank Crystal Cores. He believed that his ascension to the seventh level would be swift!
In theory, neither zombies nor monsters could match his ascension speed. So, after he ascends to the seventh level, if these zombies or monsters also start leveling up rapidly to catch up with him, then Wang Tao could confirm that he was indeed being targeted!
Of course, the targeting wasn't by a specific organism, but more likely by some rule in this apocalyptic world that he couldn't understand...
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When Wang Tao returned to Changhe Base, it was already three days after the appearance of the rift.
He wanted to continue searching for rifts outside, to kill sixth-rank monsters and accumulate crystal cores, but he was a bit worried about the base and decided to go back for a visit and to rest a bit.
However, upon returning to Changhe Base, Wang Tao felt that his concerns were somewhat unnecessary.
The appearance of the rift did catch people off guard, and some survivors had suffered, but humans are a very resilient species and adapted quickly. Most importantly, powered armor had been deployed on a large scale!
With the powered armor, humans were at least Level 3 in strength, and when a large number of Level 3 individuals acted together, they might not fear Fourth-order Monsters coming out of the rift!
Moreover, people aren't foolish; the rift is very conspicuous, and they can all see it. The City Hall has a ban in place, so they all avoid the rift. So, for now, things are fine, and there's no need for Wang Tao to worry.
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City Hall, meeting room.
"Wang Tao, what's inside the rift?"
The crowd looked at Wang Tao, full of curiosity.
They knew Wang Tao had gone to the rift, but he wouldn't let others go with him and hadn't disclosed what was in there, so they were all very curious.
"It's pitch black inside, you can't even see your hand in front of you... At least one layer, at most three layers..."
Wang Tao revealed everything he knew about the rift without reservation.
"Hiss—"
Upon hearing Wang Tao say that the first layer of the rift had all Fourth-Level Organisms, the second layer had Fifth-Order Creatures, and the third layer had Sixth-Rank creatures... everyone looked shocked.
"The rift monsters are considerably stronger than the zombies! After all, we haven't seen a sixth-rank zombie yet, but Wang Tao, you've already killed plenty of sixth-rank rift monsters..."
"If we accidentally run into them, it would be really dangerous, wouldn't it..."
"..."
Everyone's expressions turned worried.
"The rift monsters are indeed a level stronger than the outside zombies, but don't worry. You have to go to the second and third layers personally; those monsters won't come out on their own. The ones that come out are mostly fourth-level creatures..."
Seeing the worried expressions on their faces, Wang Tao smiled and explained.
Hearing that the fifth and sixth-rank monsters wouldn't come out, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Without the presence of so many sixth-rank monsters, the fourth and even fifth-rank monsters might not be much of a threat.
"Eh? Does this mean you're about to ascend to the seventh level soon?"
At this point, Lan Yulian suddenly spoke.
They were not clear about the specific conditions needed for Wang Tao's ascension; they only knew that the major obstacle was the crystal cores, and Wang Tao could ascend as soon as he accumulated enough crystal cores. After Wang Tao ascended to the sixth level, no sixth-rank zombies appeared, making it impossible for him to gather crystal cores for another ascension.
But now, the Crack Third Layer has Sixth-Rank monsters! They will drop Sixth-Rank Crystal Cores!
Although not every rift has a third layer, if there is a third layer, there must be sixth-rank organisms. Given Wang Tao's ability, hunting sixth-rank creatures should be no problem! So, could it be that Wang Tao is close to ascending again?
Looking at everyone's excited expressions, Wang Tao smiled and shook his head:
"Not necessarily. Rifts with a third layer are relatively rare, I still need to spend some time searching—however, having said that, ascending to the seventh level might not take too long..."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Wang Tao with envy.
"Truly a monster!"
"To us, the rift is extremely dangerous, but to you, it's an opportunity! What a transformation!"
Currently, they were only fourth level, and they hadn't even seen the shadow of ascending to the fifth level, while Wang Tao was preparing for ascension to the seventh level. Moreover, ascending to the Seventh Level—according to Wang Tao—would make him a Domain User, which is stronger than an Awakener... such envy!
Seeing everyone's envious looks, Wang Tao didn't say much more. He's different from others; his advancement doesn't have a threshold, only requiring crystal cores. For others, the difficulty of advancement is thousands of times higher, especially from Level 3 to Level 4, and Level 6 to Level 7, which require too many prerequisites. Even with Wang Tao's help, they will undoubtedly be stuck here for a long time. It's possible that by the time Wang Tao ascends to the eighth or ninth level, others might not have even reached the seventh level...
"By the way, has our expansion plan been affected?"
Wang Tao asked Gu Yun.
Changhe Base is undergoing large-scale expansion. The expansion itself isn't difficult, even the tall city walls can be dismantled like building blocks, something considered in their original construction, so it shouldn't be a major issue. But the main problem isn't the expansion of the base's area; it's about relocating the population.