When he woke up the next day, Chen Xing continued to delve deeper. There are only elite-level ones in the fringe areas, and there are guard-level ones going deeper.
The crystal core used to make the hero potion must be of the defensive grade. The quasi-guardian level is not good, and the high-guard level is not good. It cannot be high or low. If it is too high, the body cannot bear it, and if it is too low, it will have no effect.
On the third day after entering the Black Death Jungle, Chen Xing saw a figure. Standing next to a pile of rubble more than thirty meters away, with his back to him, motionless. The surroundings were covered with roots and vines, and if Chen Xing hadn't been sharp-eyed, he wouldn't have been able to spot them.
This "person" seemed to be naked and had no clothes on. His dark skin had a metallic sheen, and he didn't look like a human being.
The black form was scanned and the data came out.
[Xuan Zhi (guard)]
[Vitality: 125/125]
[Innate ability: steel body, extraordinary agility]
[Viruses that may be carried: zombie disease]
Chen Xing was surprised, it turned out to be a guard-level mutated zombie.
Xuan Zhi is one of the secondary mutated forms of living corpses, along with "Poison King" and "Crawler". Xuan Zhi is a very rare evolutionary form, and it is said that the probability is less than 3%. What the old monster Hei possesses is the Xuanzhi bloodline, copper skin and iron bones, and his movements are swift and fierce.
Chen Xing squatted down quietly, picked up the big black eagle, slowly compressed the spiritual energy, and injected the red lotus armor-piercing bullet into the gun chamber.
All creatures above the guardian level will have territorial awareness and have their own fixed area of activity. Guarding level means "guarding one side", which is appropriate for both humans and mutant creatures, so he doesn't have to worry about the sound of gunshots attracting the attention of other creatures.
The texture of the gun body seemed to be flowing with fluorescent liquid, which gradually became brighter. But at this moment, Xuan Zhi suddenly moved, as if aware of the fluctuations in spiritual energy, he turned his head stiffly, and his dark eyes met Chen Xing.
"Wow!"
The next second, Xuan Zhi let out a strange cry, like a spring spring, and rushed over at an extremely fast speed. The feet stepped on the ground, and the tree roots turned into powder and scattered in the air.
The two sides were less than forty meters apart, and they rushed over in a matter of seconds at the speed of Xuan Zhi. Chen Xing immediately stopped compressing the spiritual energy and switched to regular method of infusion. When the mysterious corpse was only seven or eight meters away, he pulled the trigger.
A large ball of blue flame was sprayed out from the muzzle of the gun, and Xuan Zhi's body shook. The bullet made a "ding" sound as if it hit a steel plate, creating a large number of sparks.
Chen Xing turned around and ran away, but Xuan Zhi only hesitated for half a second before continuing to pursue him. Chen Xing pulled out the Silver Star while running, infused it with psychic energy, and shot back. Xuan Zhi's body was extremely hard. He was shot seven times in a row, but he didn't pause much and kept chasing after him.
Chen Xing ran a few hundred meters away. Seeing that Xuan Zhi was about to catch up, he immediately climbed up a banyan tree with a thick trunk. Xuan Zhi caught up and jumped up from below, reaching a height of five or six meters. Fortunately, Chen Xing had already changed the bullet and shot it down in the air.
Xuan Zhi let out an unwilling roar, hugged the tree trunk with both hands, and exerted all his strength. His arms sank into the wood, sawdust flew everywhere, and the sound of cracking continued to be heard.
Chen Xing was swaying on the tree, and the thick stump showed signs of being uprooted. After firing several shots, Xuan's corpse didn't move at all. He had no choice but to move quickly on the branches and jump to another banyan tree. Xuan Zhi turned around and chased after him, hitting the tree trunk with his shoulder. He only heard a "thud" sound and the whole tree was shaking.
Chen Xing changed several trees one after another, and finally climbed up to an ancient banyan tree with a trunk diameter of more than three meters. Xuan Zhi finally couldn't hit it or pull it out, so he used his hands and feet to climb.
Its nails are sharp and hard, digging deeply into the bark of the tree, climbing up and down. Chen Xing took out the scar and shot Xuan Zhi in the head. The bullet hit his head and sparks flew everywhere. Xuan Zhi tilted his head and fell down.
The two sides were in a stalemate for a while, but Xuan Zhi couldn't get up, so he turned around and disappeared into the bushes, hiding himself.
The mutated creatures' IQs are not high, but they are not completely mentally retarded, and they will not stand there stupidly and let people beat them in vain. Chen Xing tentatively fired a few rounds of bullets, and there was a metallic sound in the bushes. The mysterious corpse roared out and ran further away.
Chen Xing immediately caught up and shot with the big black eagle. Xuan Zhi was beaten so hard that he turned around and rushed towards Chen Xing. Chen Xing immediately climbed up a nearby ancient banyan tree and shot from a high position. Xuan Zhi couldn't get up, so he had to flee, and Chen Xing chased him again.
Next, Chen Xing gave full play to the guerrilla spirit of retreating when the enemy advances, harassing the enemy when stationed, attacking when the enemy is tired, and pursuing when the enemy retreats. Although Xuan Zhi has a body of steel, it cannot withstand repeated blows. Chen Xing used red lotus bullets and armor-piercing bullets, gradually tearing apart Xuan Zhi's defense. As the number of attacks increases, the damage caused becomes higher and higher.
[dr2614-11-13,am10:17]
[Tip: Not within satellite signal coverage]
[You use the weapon "unknown old-fashioned rifle", aim at the mysterious corpse (guard), and activate the skill "charged shooting"]
[Your bullet caused 1 point of damage to the target, accompanied by high-temperature burning and reduced defense]
[Xuanzhi received a small amount of damage and suffered a setback, with remaining health points of 112/125]
[You use the weapon "unknown old-fashioned rifle", aim at the mysterious corpse (guard), and activate the skill "charged shooting"]
[Your bullet caused 1 point of damage to the target, accompanied by high-temperature burning and reduced defense]
[Xuanzhi suffered a small amount of damage and suffered a setback, with remaining health points of 111/125]
…
[Your bullet caused 3 points of damage to the target, with high temperature burning and reduced defense]
[Xuanzhi suffered a small amount of damage and suffered a setback, with remaining health points of 101/125]
…
[Your bullet caused 5 points of damage to the target, with high temperature burning and reduced defense]
[Xuanzhi suffered a small amount of damage and suffered a setback, with remaining health points of 73/125]
…
[dr2614-11-13, pm4:03]
[Your bullets caused 8 points of damage to the target]
[Xuan Zhi suffered a devastating blow, remaining health value is 0/125, dead]
[All threats cleared]
[End of battle]
[Battle Result Statistics: Xuan Zhi]
[Market price estimate: 650~750 gold coins (Orchid Town), 750~850 gold coins (Dragonstone Town)]
From morning to afternoon, Xuan Zhi was finally beaten to death.
This is the advantage of a shooter. If he were to be replaced by a combat soldier, he might not be able to defeat anyone of the same level. Mutated creatures are stronger and have higher defense capabilities than humans. In actual hand-to-hand combat, humans suffer. Unless you have good armor and weapons, or have a numerical advantage, no one will put themselves in danger.
However, humans fight in small teams and rarely fight alone. Unless someone is powerful above the lord level, they will not completely give up on the team.
Chen Xing used an ax to split open Xuan Zhi's head and dug out a red crystal core the size of a walnut. If you look at it in a dark place, you will see that the crystal core is dotted with stars, which are dazzling. This is the characteristic of the guard-level mutant biological crystal core. It is no longer a pure color shimmer.
If it continues to develop, the starlight will gradually gather into a group, and finally "ignite" to form a "flame". This process is called "igniting the spiritual fire", which is somewhat similar to the spiritual awakening of humans. However, humans do not have crystal nuclei, only ethereal spiritual pools, which are essentially different from mutant creatures.
White Tower scholars divided carbon-based organisms into two major categories, amorphous nucleated organisms and crystalline nucleated organisms.
Humans are typical amorphous nuclear organisms, with psychic molecules stored in cellular fluid. The spiritual pool is regarded as the spiritual projection of the spiritual energy in the body, because the spiritual pool has no specific location and is half virtual and half real. The crystal nucleus is an objectively existing substance and is an aggregate of the biological spiritual energy of the crystal nucleus.
Usually amorphous core creatures can actively utilize psychic energy in the early stages, while crystalline core creatures can only actively utilize psychic energy after igniting the spiritual fire. Before that, they can only use it passively.
Each has its own advantages. Crystalline organisms tend to evolve physically, with lower intelligence and stronger bodies, while amorphous organisms tend to evolve spiritually, with higher intelligence and weaker bodies.
The realm of crystalline creatures is formed by their own bodies, while the realm of amorphous creatures is formed by their own spirits. I can't tell the difference between the pros and cons, I can only say that each has its own merits.
