NOVEL NEXT Chapter 790: Giant Holy Beetle
The number of Sixth-Stage Crystal Energy Star Meteorites is not many, and soon there's only one left unopened, which is also the largest one.
Those meteorites opened previously were somewhat beyond Wang Tao's expectations—unexpectedly, three Gold Beetles and three Sixth-Rank Bug Race monsters were found in total! Just enough for activation.
In other words, excluding Wang Tao, Changhe Base already possesses three top Sixth-Stage combat powers!
It's worth noting that currently, everyone else is only at Level 4 at most, with the highest zombies at Level 5, while suddenly, Changhe Base has three additional Sixth-Stage combat powers! Plus, the more than twenty Level 5 Silver Beetles and many Level 4 Iron Beetles that were previously obtained... the advantage zombies gained from the corrosive acid rain seems to have been evened out!
Of course, this is not to say zombies no longer have an advantage, as there are many of them, and they can continuously evolve. Humans, after all, rely on external resources, and their own enhancement speed is very slow, so they're still no match for zombies. But this situation is already quite good, at least it prevents too large a gap between humans and zombies.
Moreover, what's more important is that although humans rely on external resources, these Crystal Energy Star Meteorites are not depleted. The scale of last night's meteor shower was astonishing, and what fell into Changhe Base was just a very small part, which means there are undoubtedly many more Crystal Energy Star Meteorites out there!
If these Crystal Energy Star Meteorites can be collected as much as possible, and then opened uniformly by Wang Tao... surely many more Iron Beetles, Silver Beetles, or even Gold Beetles can be found!
If that really happens, it seems like humans at Changhe Base could really stand a chance against zombies.
Wang Tao shook his head, not wanting to think about it too much, and turned his attention to the last Crystal Energy Star Meteorite.
He purposely left this largest meteorite for last, as he had never seen such a large meteorite in his previous life, so naturally, he was very much looking forward to it.
[Sixth-Stage Crystal Energy Star Meteorite (Epic): Filled with mystery, can be opened (requires x10 Sixth-Rank Crystal Cores)]
Wang Tao took out 10 Orange Sixth-Rank Crystal Cores, reluctantly placing them on the meteorite.
The higher the quality of the crystal cores used, the better the items opened. This meteorite looked extraordinary, so to avoid any mishaps, Wang Tao directly took out 10 Sixth-Rank Epic Crystal Cores.
Thankfully, he was fortunate, the crystal cores acquired were either Red Superior or Orange Epic, otherwise, solely relying on synthesis might not have accumulated 10 Epic Crystal Cores. After all, he himself also needed Sixth-Rank Crystal Cores, so those Basic Crystal Cores had to be reserved for his own use.
After placing the crystal cores into the holes on the meteorite, with a click sound, several cracks appeared on the enormous meteorite, and then, like petals, it opened slowly outward.
Hearing the commotion, others quickly ran over, staring nervously yet curiously at the huge meteorite, speculating on what might be inside.
Boom—
As multiple pieces of the meteorite cracked and fell off, the contents inside finally revealed themselves to all present.
"Monster!"
Upon seeing the insect clan monster with white shell, everyone instinctively backed away, hiding behind Wang Tao. They were currently only at Level 4, and naturally, they fled as far as possible from a Sixth-Rank monster.
"Huh?"
But Wang Tao did not make any move, instead uttering a light exclamation.
Everyone was not foolish, through Wang Tao's reaction, they roughly guessed that this probably wasn't a monster.
"Could it be a biological weapon?"
Wei Zhenguo asked immediately.
"Yes, it's a Sixth-Rank biological weapon."
Wang Tao touched his chin and then moved forward to examine its attributes carefully.
[Sixth Rank Weapon·Holy Beetle]
[HP: 1000000/1000000]
[Status: Dormant]
[Enhancement: Independent Attack, Growth, Armed (requires Sixth-Rank Crystal Core for activation)]
[Compatibility: 0%]
Wang Tao did not expect that, above the Gold Beetle, there would be a Holy Beetle!
Iron Beetles are black, Silver Beetles are silver, Gold Beetles are gold, while this Holy Beetle is white, with a jade-like texture; if it weren't for its somewhat grotesque insect clan form, it indeed exuded a holy aura.
Of course, compared to other beetle biological weapons, it didn't just differ in color; it also differed in attributes and size.
Iron Beetles can have up to 100,000 HP, Silver Beetles up to 200,000 HP, Gold Beetles up to 500,000 HP, whereas this Holy Beetle has 1,000,000 HP! This HP seems to be the upper limit for Sixth-Rank creatures, as Wang Tao hasn't yet encountered a Sixth-Rank creature exceeding 1,000,000 HP.
Moreover, it doesn't just enjoy an increase in HP limit; instead of requiring insect clan corpses for activation, it requires Sixth-Rank Crystal Cores for activation.
Compared to Sixth-Rank insect clan monsters, Wang Tao found Sixth-Rank Crystal Cores relatively easier. After all, as long as you kill any non-human Sixth-Rank creature, crystal cores will drop. But Sixth-Rank insect clan monsters are not necessarily that accessible...
As for its additional "Growth" enhancement, there's no detailed explanation provided yet; detailed information will be revealed after activation. Wang Tao vaguely guessed something but was not yet certain.
Finally, there's its size; be it Iron Beetle, Silver Beetle, or Gold Beetle, their beetle form is only as large as a palm. When transformed to an independent attack state, they're about the size of a dog. Only when transformed to an armed state can they grow to five meters, seven meters, or even as tall as ten meters.
And now this Holy Beetle is currently in a dormant state, and the dormant state is the most initial beetle form. Other beetle biological weapons have a beetle form only palm-sized, yet its size is nearly as large as a house!