Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot

"I feel like we've walked right into the zombies' lair..."

Han Rui asked with some concern.

When they had set out, other than the horde that had trapped Cheng Yiyi and her group, they had hardly encountered any zombies. But now, on their way back, there were zombies everywhere... Although it was not the same path, there were still way too many zombies!

Upon hearing Han Rui's comment, Wang Tao also frowned.

They were heading towards Changhe Base; could it be that the zombies were all heading to the base as well?

However, after walking a bit further, Wang Tao breathed a sigh of relief.

He realized these zombies were not heading toward the base because their direction was different.

"It's getting dark, let's hurry home..."

The map showed that they were quite close to Changhe Base now. They estimated that they should be able to reach the base by nightfall.

They had wasted a lot of time killing zombies and taking detours, so if they had followed the normal route, they would have already arrived.

"There's another group of zombies ahead..."

Xiang Hongbin warned them.

Wang Tao had lost count of how many zombies they had killed along the way. Anyway, the 100,000 HP he had lost due to his Second Awakening had now been fully restored by killing zombies, back to 180,000.

Not just him, the HP of the others had also nearly completely recovered.

There was a group of zombies ahead, and although there wasn't a Level 4, Lord this time, there was a large number of Fourth-order Elite Zombies. By taking out these zombies, they estimated that their HP should be able to fully recover.

"Let's go!"

Without hesitation, they all charged in once again.

However, as they rushed into the horde, Wang Tao discovered through his Plant Affinity that there were survivors amidst the zombies.

The zombies were all gathered outside a dilapidated building, blocked by some obstacles. Inside the building, many survivors were desperately holding on and it was clear that they wouldn't last much longer.

As Wang Tao got closer, he used Mental Detection to take a look and found several familiar faces.

"Is that them?"

The familiar face inside was none other than Wen Guocheng, Fu Yu, and others whom Wang Tao had met before in that temporary underground safety zone.

"They still haven't returned to the city?"

These people looked very wretched as if they hadn't been back to the city. If they had, they probably wouldn't have come out again.

Wang Tao was somewhat speechless. He had already gone back, come out again, and now was going back once more. Yet, this group was still wandering outside...

When he had left last time, if this group had had the courage to leave as well, they would probably have returned by now and not be trapped.

Although speechless, he could only say that their luck hadn't run out yet since they had encountered him again.

Wang Tao didn't bother hunting the elite zombies, after all, his HP was full, and Elite Zombies of the same level wouldn't drop anything valuable. It was better to leave them for the others.

Then Wang Tao and Han Rui carefully checked once more to make sure there were no Level 4, Lords present, and then led their people towards the abandoned building.

...

Inside the building.

"Hey, there seems to be some noise outside? There's a fight going on!"

"Could it be that the rescue forces have arrived?"

"Rescue, my ass. We can't even send out a distress signal, where would the rescue forces come from?"

"But for real, people are coming!"

"Maybe they are just passing by... No matter who it is, our chance has come. We'll find the right moment to try and break out!"

The group inside the building began to discuss whether they could take the opportunity to break out.

"I see people! Hiss—they are treating the zombies like nothing, just walking right over here!"

"The people around them are so strong, the zombies can't touch them! They must be Awakeners, right?"

"That's the aura of Awakeners! We're saved!"

In the excitement of the group, Wen Guocheng suddenly gasped in surprise, his face lighting up with joy.

"It's that big shot from the Starfire Society we met before!"

His teammates hurriedly got down and looked out the window, and indeed they saw Wang Tao and his group approaching with an air of nonchalance.

"It really is him!"

Several teammates were also very excited.

They had briefly interacted with Wang Tao before and knew the big shot was a man of good character, and he seemed to be very wealthy; surely he wouldn't care about their petty belongings. They didn't have to worry about going bankrupt after being saved—a common occurrence.

"You know him?"

When someone heard the commotion here, they immediately asked.

"Ahem, yes, we do!"

Wen Guocheng wanted to say that Wang Tao was his friend, but that would obviously be a lie. If he really had such a friend, would he still be trapped here?

Yet even acquaintanceship made the others very happy—it was at least someone familiar!

"This big shot must have rescued us casually, we should quickly go out and not keep him waiting!"

"Right, let's hurry up!"

The group ran out in a fluster.

"Big shot! It's us! We meet again! Thank you for saving our lives once more!"

Wen Guocheng led the way, waving his hand.

"Hmm. Then let's hurry up, more zombies will come soon."

Wang Tao waved his hand nonchalantly.

The crowd was thrilled to see that Wang Tao didn't mention any fee for the rescue.

Usually, under such circumstances, the rescuers would name their price at this moment, insisting on compensation for the rescue. If they agreed, they would be saved; if not, the rescuers would turn away. During such times, one had no choice but to agree.

But Wang Tao didn't say a word, which meant he truly just lent them a hand out of convenience and didn't intend to ask for any reward!

They really had come across a kind person!

The crowd dared not dawdle; they quickly drove out several sports cars from some hidden spots outside, then hurried to get in and drove towards Wang Tao's location.

"You have cars? That makes things even more convenient."

Wang Tao nodded and then asked someone to bring over the Crystal Energy Car.

By then, the zombies had been mostly hunted down by Xiang Hongbin, leaving only some lower-level Ordinary Zombies.

"Let's go."

Wang Tao gestured and everyone immediately got into their cars, heading in the direction of Changhe Base.

Wen Guocheng's car had a radio, and after connecting with the radio in Wang Tao's car, he was quick to offer a group of thanks again.

"I'm just curious, how come you haven't gone back yet? I had gone back and come out again, and you were still out here?"

Wen Guocheng felt embarrassed upon hearing Wang Tao's words.

"Ahem, big shot, it was like this..."

After Wen Guocheng's awkward explanation, Wang Tao understood what had happened.

They had wanted to leave when Wang Tao did earlier, as there were no longer any signs of a zombie tide outside, but they were still worried because a zombie tide was too terrifying.

So they delayed leaving for a day, and as a result of that delay, another zombie tide arrived!

This tide wasn't the same as the previous one, but it was even more frightening. They felt chills all over just from watching those zombies through surveillance. They even suspected the lord among them was a sixth-order zombie...

And that meant they definitely couldn't leave.

Fortunately, before Wang Tao left, he had given them some food, allowing them not to starve to death. And the group that had been coveting their female teammate, Fu Yu, had been scared off by Wang Tao and didn't dare to bother them anymore.

So they spent two peaceful days there. After the two days, the zombie tide finally left. Everyone decided to leave immediately; while there were still dangers, they feared another tide would trap them for good, as they had run out of food.

However, they didn't leave together, as they were not all of one mind.

Wen Guocheng and his group weren't so lucky. After leaving, they encountered a horde of zombies. Although it wasn't as terrifying as a zombie tide, it was still quite perilous, and they strayed from their planned route. There was no choice but to slowly make their way towards the base. On the way, they met others who were also evading the zombie tide, and they proceeded together. Then last night, when they were sleeping, a group of zombies arrived outside...

Fortunately, Wang Tao arrived, for without even one Awakener amongst them, they clearly had no chance of breaking out...

"A suspected sixth-order Zombie Lord? Describe it to me in detail..."