Wang Luo was quite satisfied with the power of "Myriad Dragon Marshland," an offensive exotic art that also possessed some crowd-control effects.
The movements of the zombies that entered the water were all restricted, becoming incredibly slow.
Not just Zhou Yiming and the others,
Even the zombies found it strange. Why did this human possess so many SSS-class exotic arts?
Such high-level exotic arts were considered quite rare even among the human race in the underground world.
And now, a human from the surface world had mastered so many?
It was simply unbelievable!
Wang Luo paid no mind to the astonishment of others and instead looked at the latest mission issued by the system.
[Please, host, continue to survive in the apocalypse for one year. Reward: SSS-class Time Exotic Ability!]
Wang Luo was stunned.
"Time Exotic Ability?"
Did such an attribute exist among all attributes?
He had never heard of it before.
"Time Exotic Ability, does it mean that after possessing this ability, one can control time?"
Wang Luo gasped for air.
It didn't seem any weaker than the Space Exotic Ability!
[Host]: Wang Luo
[Level]: Legendary
[Exotic Abilities]: Azure Dragon Exotic Ability (God-tier), Wind Element Exotic Ability (SSS-class), Lightning Element Exotic Ability (SSS-class), Wood Element Exotic Ability (SSS-class), Water Element Exotic Ability (SSS-class)
[Exotic Arts]:
Azure Dragon: Divine Dragon Transformation (God-tier), Gale Dragon's Breath (SS-class), Dragon's Might (S-class), Dragon Claw Hand (S-class)
Wind Element: Void Wind Shatter Slash (SS-class), Great Wind Disaster (S-class), Great Wind Blade (A-class), Rasengan (B-class), Wind God's Leg (C-class), Palm Blade (D-class)
Lightning Element: Myriad Lightning (SSS-class), Lightning Dragon Aegis (SSS-class), Lightning Flash Step (A-class), Chidori (B-class)
Wood Element: Thousand-Hand Buddha (SSS-class), Blue Silver Vine Bind (F-class)
Water Element: Myriad Dragon Marshland (SSS-class)
[Weapons]: Eternal Space (Divine Artifact), Black Abyss (SS-class Superb Artifact)
[Current Mission]: Please, host, continue to survive for one year.
[Mission Reward]: SSS-class Time Exotic Ability
Looking at the new mission reward,
Wang Luo finally felt a sense of anticipation.
Although he hadn't received the Space Exotic Ability he'd been longing for, he had obtained the Time Exotic Ability, which was on par with space, which seemed like a decent outcome.
In a good mood, Wang Luo went on another killing spree, and tens of thousands more zombies perished by his hand.
However, before he could enjoy himself to his heart's content, someone urgently called him back.
"What's wrong?"
Wang Luo asked curiously.
He noticed the anxious expressions on everyone's faces.
"Wang Luo, it's bad! An Awakened's body has developed a problem."
Yang Shu said anxiously.
"A problem with his body?"
Wang Luo was puzzled.
Yang Shu nodded. "Just now, an Awakened showed signs of infection with the zombie virus. But when I tried to treat him, I found that my Purification Exotic Art couldn't purify it!"
"Later, after some inquiry, I learned that the reason the Awakened developed this condition might be due to absorbing too many energy source crystals!"
"But now we don't know what to do, and many people have started to panic upon learning that absorbing energy source crystals has this side effect, fearing they might experience the same situation!"
The base had finally stabilized, and panic among the populace at this time was definitely not a good sign.
Not long after,
The Awakened was brought before Wang Luo,
Accompanied by a group of high-ranking officials. They all took this situation very seriously, as no one wanted to turn into an ugly zombie.
Wang Luo examined the person's condition.
He saw that the skin on the Awakened's back had developed patterns similar to those of zombies, his pupils had a slight gray-white hue, and in many places, there were signs of zombification.
He waved his hand and said, "It's fine, this is because you absorbed too many energy source crystals without expending them!"
"Not digested?"
The others exchanged glances.
Wang Luo nodded. "He is an F-class Awakened. According to the norm, he should have advanced to the next level after absorbing 10 legendary energy source crystals. However, due to some unknown reason, he cannot advance. This has caused the energy from the absorbed energy source crystals to be stored in his body!"
"Moreover, in an effort to find a way to advance, many people have been absorbing them almost endlessly recently, leading to an accumulation of energy from energy source crystals within their bodies. Let alone such things, even too much of a health supplement can cause '虛不受補' (a condition where the body cannot absorb or benefit from it)."
Yang Shu asked, "Then how can we solve it?"
"Once this situation occurs, immediately stop absorbing energy source crystals, and then have a good fight with the zombies to expend the excess energy in your body, and you will be fine!"
In his previous life, in order to research further advancements,
Someone had also encountered this situation, which was why Wang Luo was so clear about it.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief,
They had thought it was some kind of mutation caused by absorbing energy source crystals!
As expected,
In the following days, more and more people experienced this situation. However, because Zhao Qingxuan and others had publicized the situation and its solution in advance, people were mentally prepared, and there was no major upheaval.
If such a situation occurred, they just needed to go fight zombies and expend the excess energy in their bodies.
But this incident also taught many people that blindly absorbing energy source crystals was not feasible.
At this point, many people began to suspect whether there were indeed no other levels beyond the Legendary tier, which was why they couldn't advance.
Because neither absorbing energy source crystals nor any other methods allowed for further advancement.
Wang Luo stood on the city wall, gazing at the volcano, lost in thought.
"Since those zombies can appear here through the lava channel from underground, it means that before the underground rift appeared, the volcano was the only passage connecting the surface and the underground..."
"Then, if we want to know if there are other levels, the most direct method would be to follow the volcanic passage down, and perhaps there's even a possibility that to advance to the next level, some special substances are required, and these substances can only be found underground?"
Wang Luo felt that he couldn't just wait like this. He planned to leave this place and enter the volcano to search for a way to advance his level!
However, just then,
A rumbling sound echoed from outside the base, and the ground trembled slightly!
"What is that?"
Everyone sensed something was wrong.
Looking out from the city wall, they were instantly dumbfounded.
"Holy crap, that's huge!"
Zhou Yiming exclaimed.
Wang Luo also stared in astonishment at the massive creature that had suddenly appeared in the forest. He had no idea that such a mutated beast existed near Anluo City.
It was a black-scaled serpent, hundreds of meters long!
However, compared to this giant serpent,
Wang Luo was more concerned about where this mutated beast came from.
If it came from underground, did that mean that besides the volcanic passage, there were other passages leading to the underground world?