NOVEL NEXT Chapter 789: Accelerated World Development
"Silver Beetle?"
Everyone gathered around immediately. From the name "Silver Beetle," they could roughly guess what it was, but still found it somewhat unbelievable.
After all, Iron Beetles are fourth-tier biological weapons, which is already quite powerful. This Silver Beetle clearly sounds stronger; could there really be fifth-tier biological weapons?
Wang Tao, as if knowing what they were thinking, smiled and said:
"You probably guessed already, and yes, the Silver Beetle is indeed a fifth-tier biological weapon!"
"Hiss! Fifth-tier biological weapon!"
Even though everyone had guessed it, when Wang Tao confirmed it himself, they still found it a bit unbelievable.
Apart from Wang Tao, their highest level was only fourth-tier, still far from the fifth-tier. Though there are fifth-tier zombies out there, their numbers are extremely sparse. So right now, the fifth-tier is indeed the pinnacle of combat strength!
Seeing everyone's excited expressions, Wang Tao chuckled and shook his head, then glanced again at the attributes of the Silver Beetle.
[Level 5 Weapon·Silver Beetle]
[HP: 200000/200000]
[Status: Can Be Awakened]
[Enhancement: Independent Attack, Armed (requires eating a Level 5 Bug Tribe corpse to activate)]
[Compatibility: 0%]
This Silver Beetle is similar to the previously acquired Iron Beetle; it doesn't need a Crystal Core to increase HP, as its HP has already reached the cap of 200,000, 100,000 more than the Iron Beetle.
Of course, the Silver Beetle is not just about having more HP; its size is larger, and its strength is greater. Once armed, it becomes an undisputed top-tier Level 5 Lord combat power.
"With the Silver Beetle, we should not worry about personal safety in the apocalypse, right?"
"Be bolder. With the Silver Beetle, you're basically undying, okay? After all, only the third layer of the rift has sixth-tier creatures; outside, the strongest creatures are fifth-tier. Fifth-tier is the strongest on the ground…"
"…"
Everyone started discussing enthusiastically, but someone noticed an important issue.
"By the way, doesn't activating the armed effect of this beetle-type biological weapon require it to eat a corpse of the same-tier insect race? But this Silver Beetle is fifth-tier, meaning it would need to eat a fifth-tier insect race!"
This indeed was a problem, and everyone's eyes turned to Wang Tao.
"That's not a big issue. There are plenty of Level 5 Meteorites left; we're bound to find a fifth-tier Bug Tribe."
Wang Tao smiled, then casually tossed the Silver Beetle over to everyone, before continuing to open Level 5 Meteorites.
Ka—
The second Level 5 Meteorite was opened, and a black thing crawled out.
"Speak of the devil, here comes the insect race monster!"
Before people could react, Wang Tao attacked the insect race monster that just emerged from the meteorite.
With Wang Tao's current strength, this fifth-tier insect race monster ended up like the previous fourth-tier insect monsters—knocked out instantly by Wang Tao upon emergence.
"…"
Even though many had seen Wang Tao's strength before, some hadn't witnessed it firsthand. Seeing this fifth-tier Lord-level insect monster effortlessly defeated by Wang Tao, they were dumbstruck.
This is the prowess of the top expert at Changhe Base and even the strongest human—truly powerful!
Wang Tao gathered the spoils from the fifth-tier insect race Lord monster quickly and then directed the Silver Beetle to consume the insect's corpse.
As with the fourth-tier Iron Beetles, the Silver Beetle swallowed the insect race corpse quickly, leaving not a trace behind. Simultaneously, the Silver Beetle could finally be armed.
Wang Tao tried it immediately. Watching the Silver Beetle squirm for a moment, it transformed into a towering humanoid insect monster over seven meters tall!
"Whoa! As expected of a fifth-tier Lord; its aura is so much stronger than that of the Iron Beetle earlier!"
"Amazing! As expected of the Silver Beetle!"
"So breathtaking! The Powered Armor looks like a child's toy next to it…"
"It must be six meters—no, at least seven meters high! That height, such a form… the visual impact is overwhelming! Not to mention the true aura of a fifth-tier Lord…"
"…"
Everyone who saw the Silver Beetle's armed effect expressed admiration without exception.
Wang Tao entered the Silver Beetle, tried it for a moment, and found it was just like the Silver Beetle from his past life. There were basically no major issues; if any, it might be slightly less agile compared to speed-focused humans. But in the face of absolute power, agility doesn't seem that crucial.
Wang Tao disarmed the Silver Beetle, seemingly indifferently tossing this ordinary-looking insect over to Gu Yun and the others.
"Study it yourselves—oh, by the way, this thing uses Level 5 Crystal Cores, so try to conserve a bit."
While speaking, Wang Tao tossed them several Level 5 Crystal Cores.
For Wang Tao, Level 5 Crystal Cores are not much, but for others—they simply have none.
"Alright! I understand!"
Gu Yun quickly accepted the Crystal Core earnestly.
The Crystal Core certainly wouldn't be taken without compensation from Wang Tao; City Hall would provide him the appropriate compensation. Although Wang Tao might not care about it, it's a matter of attitude, and compensation must be given.
As people continued discussing the Silver Beetle, Wang Tao opened several more Level 5 Meteorites. While nothing extraordinary came out, neither did any insect race monsters or Silver Beetle-level items. Still, it was a small gain.