This fellow was indeed quite troublesome for ordinary survivors.
It was fine for Zhang Chen, though.
After all, with the hint, he already clearly saw that the core of this resurrected one was located in its lower abdomen.
But... where was the promised Level 4 supply box?
Level 1 to 3 supply boxes were all large containers.
As long as they were nearby, they could be seen at a glance.
But now, the red dot on the minimap was right in front of Zhang Chen, at the location of the mutated Type IV infected.
Yet, Zhang Chen couldn't see any sign of the box.
Could it be...
Suddenly, Zhang Chen noticed something different about the resurrected one's left hand.
Looking closely, he saw a dark red ring on its left index finger.
Apart from the color, it was almost identical to a storage ring.
This was because the resurrected one's finger was already deformed and swollen.
The ring was wrapped by flesh, making it difficult to notice without a careful look.
Could it be... the Level 4 supply box was this ring?!
Before Zhang Chen could think further, the tip of a tentacle on the resurrected one's back suddenly split open, like petals made of blooming flesh.
The core of the "flower" was a steel needle wrapped in viruses.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Each tentacle could continuously launch 2-3 steel needles at a time.
Thud thud thud!
Zhang Chen dodged aside, evading this attack.
The wall behind him was pierced with another twenty or so holes.
Light streamed in through the holes.
Is this all the strength it has?
Zhang Chen frowned slightly.
He had expected a more challenging opponent.
It seemed this fellow's strength was comparable to an Awakened being at the advanced Level 1 stage.
The speed of attack and reaction ability at this level were far too different from Zhang Chen's.
Perhaps he should ease up a bit?
See what strength the resurrected one would have with 30 tentacles?
Zhang Chen glanced at the surrounding environment.
The space was cramped, and he had to be careful of the glass doors that were open at his feet.
He wasn't allowed to use attacks with too much lethality either...
There were too many restrictions, making it uncomfortable to fight here, not enjoyable at all!
Let's end this quickly!
With that thought, Zhang Chen dismissed his previous idea and suddenly drew his Thousand Bone Blade.
[Flash Step]!
The next instant, Zhang Chen appeared directly behind the resurrected one.
*Splat!*
The Thousand Bone Blade cut through the wall and the resurrected one together.
The Thousand Bone Blade was not the sharpest type.
So, this cut created a large gash in the wall.
The resurrected one was torn in half before it could even cry out.
The tearing wounds caused by the Thousand Bone Blade were difficult to heal.
At the severed parts of the resurrected one's body, Zhang Chen found a hollow spherical energy body the size of a baby's fist.
Was this the resurrected one's energy core?
Zhang Chen turned to look at the resurrected one's corpse.
He saw countless red thread-like fine lines extending from the severed parts of the body towards the opposite side.
When the fine lines connected, the broken tissues and muscles quickly bonded together.
The wounds were actually healing rapidly.
Zhang Chen squeezed it gently.
The energy core shattered into fragments that scattered on the ground.
At the same time, the resurrected one's body began to vaporize rapidly...
In no time, it disappeared...
Ding! Auto-collection obtained: [Energy Focusing Crystal Core] *15, [Tentacle Capable of Firing Steel Needles] *7, [High-Energy Fertilizer] *3, [Dark Red Ring] *1, [Rare · Item Tracker] *1, [Rare · Energy Beast Armor Blueprint] *1, [Skill: Intermediate Insight Eye] *1, [Rare · Intermediate Lucky Card] *1, [Small Weather Modification Device 3.0] *1.
[Tentacle Capable of Firing Steel Needles]: Press it, and steel needles will shoot out; it's a material for crafting certain weapons.
[Rare · Item Tracker]: Input the name of a known item into the tracker, and it will automatically display the location of the nearest item to the user (prioritizing the location with the largest quantity of that item); can only be used once.
[Rare · Energy Beast Armor Blueprint]: Requires [Complete Mutant Bug Wings] *3000, [Giant Carapace] *20, [Scythe Claws] *20, [Energy Focusing Crystal Core] *100, to craft the [Energy Beast Armor] that can expand or contract according to the energy beast's size, greatly enhancing the energy beast's combat power!
[Skill: Intermediate Insight Eye]: When used, you can intuitively see the strength level of survivors, but cannot see through the true levels hidden by deceptive skills like [Feigned Weakness].
[Rare · Intermediate Lucky Card]: After use, for 10 minutes, the user's luck is greatly increased. Low-probability events favorable to the user will become certain events! The item disappears after use.
[Small Weather Modification Device 3.0]: Consumes 50 Energy Focusing Crystal Cores, can temporarily change the weather within a 3-kilometer radius for 24 hours (still effective against extreme weather)!
[Dark Red Ring]: Apart from its color, its shape and appearance are identical to a storage ring.
A mutated Type IV infected dropped one rare blueprint and two rare items?
Just thinking about it seemed impossible.
The only explanation was that while collecting the resurrected one's corpse, Zhang Chen had also collected the driver's supply box.
He looked at the minimap...
The red dot had indeed disappeared!
As expected...
The Level 4 supply box was indeed with this resurrected one!
Could it be that... the Level 4 supply box was this dark red ring?
Highly likely, because storage spaces do not allow nesting of items within backpacks.
So, if another storage ring entered, of course, this is just a hypothesis, because storage rings are automatically decomposed into [Storage Ring Fragments] during collection, naturally forming one ring and the items inside occupying separate slots.
It looked as if Zhang Chen had killed the resurrected one and received a pile of rewards.
Zhang Chen held the ring and played with it.
The material was also very similar to a storage ring.
Could this item be another version of a storage ring?
But why would it appear on an infected creature's hand?
And why wouldn't collection decompose it into storage ring fragments?
A series of questions arose in Zhang Chen's mind.
Driven by curiosity, Zhang Chen carefully put the dark red ring onto his left index finger...
The next second...
Nothing happened!
Zhang Chen couldn't use the ring at all.
The prompt just repeatedly displayed: [The shape and craftsmanship of this ring are very similar to a storage ring]!
Let's put it away for now; the mystery will surely be solved later.
Huh?
Just as Zhang Chen was about to leave.
He suddenly noticed that at some point.
He had been surrounded by Red Soil Fungi.
The walls, the ground, and all around were covered in Red Soil Fungi.
However, due to the effect of his own Dark Absorption.
The Red Soil Fungi extending to his feet were killed instantly...
This guy... wants to eat me?