LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 477: Iron Thorn Steel Whip_2
Wang Tao had quite a few materials on hand, and since it didn't cost him anything, he could try it out later to see what the effects would be.
[Alloy Vine: Crafting material, a tendril made of alloy, very hard]
This "Alloy Vine" was what had ambushed him underground before, disguised as a Steel Vine, and Wang Tao had collected all of them, a total of eight pieces. It wasn't actually part of the Steel Vine, more like a weapon belonging to it.
The description of the Alloy Vine stated it was a crafting material and emphasized its hardness. Wang Tao guessed it should be a good material, but he didn't know if there were any corresponding blueprints...
After pocketing these spoils of war, Wang Tao turned his attention to the Loot Pack.
There were a total of five Loot Packs, the first being a Crystal Core Gift Bag.
Inside were an orange [Level 5 Crystal Core - Ascension], a red [Level 5 Crystal Core - Awakening], another red [Level 5 Crystal Core - Omnipotence], a purple [Level 5 Crystal Core - Defense], and a blue [Level 5 Crystal Core - Nutrient Absorption].
Since there were no particularly special Crystal Cores, Wang Tao took a quick look and stored them away, then he examined the second Loot Pack, which contained Antidote Potion.
[Obtained: Antidote Potion x50]
Another fifty Antidote Potions. The cave was full of mutated plants, many of which were poisonous. Having Antidote Potions versus not having them was definitely a completely different experience, especially when encountering situations like toxic lakes, where the Antidote Potions were particularly useful.
The third Loot Pack contained a physical awakening key.
[Obtained: Awakening Key x1]
The fourth Loot Pack contained essence liquid.
[Obtained: Advanced Tree Essence Liquid x10240]
The mutated vines had just burst forth more than three thousand Tree Essence Liquid, and now this Loot Pack had produced another ten thousand. Wang Tao figured he wouldn't be running out of it any time soon.
Wang Tao looked at the final Loot Pack, hoping for two blueprints. Unfortunately, there was only one.
[Obtained: Iron Thorn Steel Whip Blueprint x1]
[Iron Thorn Steel Whip Blueprint: Can be used to create a sturdy whip, required materials: Steel Vine x1, Level 5 Crystal Core x1, Iron Block x50, Nails x50, Rubber x50, Screw x50, Steel Wire x50]
[Iron Thorn Steel Whip: Equipped with Armor Breaking Attribute]
Seeing the blueprint, Wang Tao's brow raised in intrigue.
When he first saw the name, he thought the weapon produced by this blueprint would be a flexible whip, but to his surprise, it turned out to be a sturdy whip with an armor-breaking attribute...
A sturdy whip resembled a bamboo stalk with segments like bamboo joints evenly distributed along the whip, with a sharp tip used mainly for chopping and smashing but also for piercing - a type of weapon.
Such a weapon was often used in cavalry battles in ancient times and belonged to the category of blunt instruments, which inherently possess strong armor-breaking capabilities.
If it were a flexible whip, Wang Tao definitely wouldn't use it because he didn't know how to. But if it was a sturdy whip, then he might consider giving it a try.
His current weapon, the Sharp Long Knife, was a good weapon, but he was already Level 5, and the Sharp Long Knife was still at Level 4. Naturally, it would be better if he could switch to a Level 5 Weapon.
Wang Tao checked the materials in his Space Backpack; there were enough of them. So he immediately began crafting.
Moments later, amidst the Running Lightning's luminescence, a vast whip appeared in Wang Tao's hand.
"Huh? It's so big!"
Seeing the two-meter long, cup-mouth-thick, thirteen-sectioned weapon in front of him, Wang Tao was quite surprised.
You'd call such a large thing a whip?
It'd be more appropriate to call it a stick, or even a thick club...
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But really, despite its size and weight, Wang Tao found it quite suitable for himself when he held it in his hand.
Of course, whether it's suitable or not mainly depends on the attributes. If the attributes are poor, even a good feel won't make it work. And its attributes, well, they made Wang Tao exclaim in admiration.
[Iron Spike Steel Whip]
[Fifth Order (Excellent)]
[Durability +120, Attack power +120, comes with Armor Breaking effect (Armor Breaking effect requires Awakening Energy) Ability: Iron Spikes]
[Iron Spikes: A large number of iron spikes grow from the whip's body, at this time, the Armor Breaking effect is weakened, but Attack power +20, and comes with a Bleeding effect (Bleeding effect requires Awakening Energy)]
This steel whip's durability and attack are both increased by 120, making it the second highest attacking equipment in Wang Tao's possession!
The highest attacking equipment he owned was the [Impact Hammer] he obtained earlier, which added a whopping 150 points to his attack, extremely frightening damage. But it has a side effect—reducing the Attack Speed by 50%, an intolerable disadvantage for Wang Tao, who excels at speed. So unless in some special situations, he usually doesn't use it.
Although the [Iron Spike Steel Whip]'s 120 attack power is not as high as the [Impact Hammer], it is still quite impressive. After all, Wang Tao's main weapon, the Sharp Long Knife, only adds 80 attack power.
Moreover, the [Iron Spike Steel Whip] doesn't have a drawback like reduced Speed, and it also carries an Armor Breaking ability, which is a plus for Wang Tao.
But what really surprised Wang Tao was, the Iron Spike Steel Whip came with an Ability [Iron Spikes] by itself! The [Iron Spikes] Ability can add 20 to the weapon's attack power!
The [Iron Spike Steel Whip] already has an attack power of 120, plus another 20, that's 140! Only 10 points less than the Impact Hammer!
Wang Tao would certainly be willing to trade 10 points of attack power for a 50% increase in Attack Speed.
Although activating [Iron Spikes] weakens the Armor Breaking power, the extra Bleeding effect and the solid increase of 20 in attack power mean that even if the Armor Breaking really is a bit weakened, it's not a big problem.
Wang Tao gripped the Iron Spike Steel Whip, swung it around a few times, and found it quite handy.
He then activated the whip's Iron Spikes Ability, and instantly saw sharp iron spikes appear on the steel whip. At this point, it didn't look like a whip, it resembled a Wolf Fang Club.
These two states could be switched at will, without consuming much, a feature Wang Tao really liked.
The usage of these two states was also very straightforward—use the whip state against monsters with harder shells to break their armor; use the iron spikes state to inflict more damage on monsters without hard shells!
Like now, in the caves, those mutated plants generally don't have shells, so the killing power would probably be stronger in the Iron Spikes state.
After getting used to it a bit more, Wang Tao decided to change weapons.
Until he found a better weapon, this Iron Spike Steel Whip would be his main weapon. As for the Sharp Long Knife, it could be used by Lu Yingfeng.
Lu Yingfeng is currently using the Night Demon Short Knife, which is a Level 5 and slightly stronger in attack power than the Sharp Long Knife, but after all, she is accustomed to using a long knife, and the short knife greatly affects her performance.
Now that Wang Tao's Sharp Long Knife was being replaced, it could be just right for Lu Yingfeng, with her sword techniques, she could probably bring out at least 150% the ability of the Sharp Long Knife...
On the way back, Wang Tao really hoped that some monsters would appear so he could test the power of his new weapon.
But Lightning strictly followed the same path back they took coming, and all the mutated plants along the way were already cleaned up by Wang Tao. So they didn't encounter a single monster, which was a bit disappointing for Wang Tao.
After some time, the man and his dog finally arrived at the entrance to the second underground tier.
After going up, one could clearly feel that the fog on the first tier was much thinner than on the second tier. It didn't affect Wang Tao much, but Lightning appeared to breathe a sigh of relief; it always felt oppressed on the second tier but much better after coming up to the first tier.
Wang Tao followed the guidance of the Perception Ring to find Ding Yuqin and others, but he didn't bump into any base personnel along the way.
"I've been down there for half a day, and nobody has come to check on me..."
Wang Tao worried something might have happened, so he tried to contact the head teacher Pan Jian using the walkie-talkie and got through easily.
Pan Jian told Wang Tao that they were fine, it was just that the pace of their exploration was slow.
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