Ding! Current upgrade progress 5736/2500*2!
Detected player meets upgrade conditions, would you like to upgrade immediately?
Yes!
Ding! Congratulations on advancing to Awakener Mid-Stage 1!
All your physical attributes have greatly increased!
The energy field surrounding your body has become even more powerful!
A new talent tree has been unlocked!
[Gene Evolution Direction] has gained 1 talent point!
[Energy Evolution Direction] has gained 1 talent point!
Next level: Awakener Mid-Stage 2!
Current upgrade progress 1023/8000*2!
[Gene Evolution Direction] Talent:
[Berserk Execution]: 0/1, instantly activate to heal wounds, clear negative statuses like poison and infection, and increase attack damage by 300%, self-healing ability by 300%. Immune to toxin and virus infection during the duration (10 minutes).
After the duration ends, a 30-minute [Vulnerability State] will occur (damage taken increased by 30%)!
[Metamorphosis]: 0/3, with each level up, physical reaction, strength, speed, and damage resistance will gain an additional 33%/66%/100% increase! (Regardless of when you level up, you will receive compensation for upgrade benefits starting from Awakener Level 1! Only effective for Awakener stage upgrades!)
[Energy Evolution Direction] Talent:
[Crystal Core Resonance]: 0/1, consume ten crystal cores to resonate with the crystal cores within a target, thereby dealing massive damage to the target!
The resonance effect will simultaneously affect other targets within a five-meter radius of the target, and can link up to 100 resonant targets multiple times!
Damage increases with level!
[Energy Barrier]: 0/3, when activated, all attacks that would deal damage to the本体 will be reduced by 60%/75%/90%. Each successful defense will consume crystal cores. The stronger the attack, the more severe the crystal core consumption. When the crystal cores in your body are depleted, the barrier will automatically dissipate.
Zhang Chen took a brief look.
The talents in the [Energy Evolution Direction] had nothing special to say.
[Energy Barrier] was a melee self-protection skill, but it consumed crystal cores...
He still had more than half of his traps left to activate.
By the time all of them were activated, he would probably be due for an upgrade!
He should choose an area-of-effect skill first, as farming crystal cores was the top priority!
Upgrade [Crystal Core Resonance]!
Ding! [Crystal Core Resonance] has been learned!
The two skills in [Gene Evolution Direction]...
The first skill was undoubtedly a god-tier melee skill.
But the 30-minute vulnerability state was tricky.
Especially with hordes of behemoths in a zombie tide.
Zhang Chen already wasn't confident in fighting behemoths with his bare body.
If he were in a [Vulnerability State], the battle would surely be unfavorable.
It was better to upgrade [Metamorphosis] first!
Each level up provided an additional 33% increase to all attributes.
And this increase was calculated from the initial Awakener Level 1.
This meant from initial Awakener Level 1 up to Mid-Stage Awakener Level 1, a total of 3 levels.
He could gain an additional 3 instances of 33% attribute bonuses!
Dual talents meant 6 instances!
In terms of calculation, this attribute bonus would be terrifying!
Upgrade [Metamorphosis]!
Ding! [Metamorphosis] 1/3 upgrade successful!
As the prompt ended.
Zhang Chen felt a surging power within him traveling everywhere.
Then it slowly integrated into his limbs and bones.
His entire body was filled with strength!
Aah!~
Zhang Chen roared.
Through the cockpit glass, the sound didn't travel far...
His strength had increased.
But it wasn't yet at a point where Zhang Chen had to engage in close combat.
With the armed mecha, he could be as sneaky as possible for as long as he could!
No reckless moves!
Seeing the five behemoths, dozens of crawlers, and scattered zombie elites including venomous worm breeders slowly approaching.
Zhang Chen reactivated the cooled electromagnetic cannon and fired at the behemoths!
Sizzling~ Crackle!
Powerful electric charges crackled in the dust-filled air.
Even the power cables of nearby utility poles ignited.
Direct hit!
Two behemoths were connected by the current.
[18% of Behemoth 1's tissue has been destroyed, 12% more tissue needs to be destroyed to completely eliminate it!]
[17% of Behemoth 2's tissue has been destroyed, 13% more tissue needs to be destroyed to completely eliminate it!]
The three crawlers at their feet were the unluckiest, suffering collateral damage.
They instantly dissipated into mist.
Seeing the prompt, Zhang Chen was stunned!
Right!
The behemoths were linked by the electromagnetic cannon's current, and the damage they received was almost the same?!
In that case...
It took two electromagnetic cannon shots to eliminate one behemoth before...
Now, as long as he could get the behemoths together, he could achieve a multi-target kill!
Zhang Chen calculated carefully.
The first behemoth to receive the electromagnetic cannon's attack suffered 18% damage, while the behemoth next to it only suffered 17% damage.
This indicated a 1% attenuation after the current passed through the behemoth's body.
According to this attenuation,
Two electromagnetic cannon shots could eliminate four clustered behemoths.
Conservatively estimating, eliminating three at once was also possible!
Alright, let me test if this theory holds true!
Zhang Chen jumped down from the building. During his descent, his heavy machine gun also took down two crawlers clinging to the building's exterior wall.
Seeing the armed mecha, the behemoths roared.
All five behemoths charged forward.
One crawler was too slow.
It was instantly crushed under a behemoth's feet.
Becoming a meat patty...
What a shame, it wasn't killed by me, so I can't collect it remotely!
The five behemoths were spaced apart, not densely packed.
He had to help them!
Zhang Chen assumed a bow stance and shielded himself with his shield.
He abruptly activated the rocket booster!
Whoosh!
Thump!
The armed mecha directly collided with the leading behemoth.
Without losing momentum, it was sent flying backward.
Only when it collided with the second behemoth did Zhang Chen control the armed mecha to shut off the thruster and firmly dig its legs into the ground to brake.
The armed mecha's legs tore long grooves in the asphalt, even churning up the soil!
Then, he suddenly leaped backward, activating the thruster.
Whoosh!
He flew into the air again.
At this moment, the behemoths behind also charged over.
All five behemoths were squeezed together.
Now is the time!
Zzzzz...
Sizzle!
Boom!
Divine punishment descends!
Pale white light illuminated the entire street.
The lightning first struck a crawler that had foolishly jumped up.
The powerful current passed directly through its body.
And blew it into mist!
Then it struck the first behemoth, then the second, the third...
[You have successfully initiated lightning skewers, they respectively suffered 13%-17% damage!]
At the same time, next to each behemoth's body, a damage indicator was displayed.
The two behemoths that had been heavily damaged by the electromagnetic cannon previously collapsed to the ground.
Then they watched as their massive bodies slowly turned into mist...
[Caution, a new type of mutant infected, Type III, the Wailer, has been detected!]
Caution?
This was the first time Zhang Chen had seen the prompt use this word to describe an infected.
Could it be... this guy is more troublesome than a behemoth?!