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

Upon hearing Wang Tao’s praise, Lan Yulian was very pleased. She stood on her tiptoes and kissed him on the cheek, then released Wang Tao and suddenly hugged Jiang Shixue by her side.

“Little Xue! I’ve missed you so much!”

Jiang Shixue was somewhat embarrassed but also hugged Lan Yulian back, knowing that both she and Lu Yingfeng were especially fond of her.

Wang Tao, on the other hand, hugged Lu Yingfeng. Lu Yingfeng was slightly embarrassed, her face turning a rosy red.

Wang Tao pinched her cheek and then smiled,

“Let’s go.”

“Mm~”

The group returned to the central area of the base, and Wang Tao introduced Lan Yulian, Lu Yingfeng, and He Jijun to each other.

It was then that Lan Yulian noticed that Wang Tao also had a dog with him.

Lan Yulian asked curiously.

“Lightning. Everyone in the military base is gone, only it’s left…”

Wang Tao briefly explained.

The reason he kept Lightning with him was that he wasn’t clear on how exactly Lightning should ascend, so he thought that bringing it along might help find a way.

“Poor little thing…”

Lan Yulian’s maternal instincts kicked in, and she snuggled Lightning intensely. She then recounted the incident concerning the suspected Level 4 zombie in detail.

“In the recent period, there have been a total of four Level 3 Zombie Lords around our base. But now all four Zombie Lords are dead; it must have happened last night, given that I saw those zombies during the day yesterday. Those Zombie Lords were all torn apart, lying dead among the horde of zombies…”

Lan Yulian took out a cell phone, which had photos taken on it.

Although not very clear, one could roughly see that the deaths of these zombies were indeed gruesome.

Just by looking at the bodies, it was impossible to determine the situation. Wang Tao also thought it was the handiwork of a Level 4 zombie.

The strength of Level 3 Zombie Lords wasn’t that disparate; it was unlikely they would end up in such a state.

“Did you hear any noises?”

Wang Tao asked.

“It seemed like there was no noise… I’ve investigated, and no one in the base heard anything, including the guards.”

“Not a single noise?”

“None…” Lan Yulian shook her head, then as if remembering something, she hastily said, “Oh right, these four lords all died in the same place, which is why I said they were killed at the same time.”

“Were these four zombies together before?”

“No, they were in different directions before…”

“That’s strange then…”

Wang Tao frowned.

The four Level 3 Zombie Lords weren’t together before, but last night all of a sudden they came together and were slaughtered without making any noise. It wasn’t that a Level 4 zombie couldn’t do this, but it raised the question of whether the zombies now knew how to carry out their deeds in a covert manner? Or was it that this Level 4 zombie had a peculiar method that prevented these zombies from making noise before dying?

“I’m worried that this might be a Level 4 zombie that is good at stealth or ambush. That would be very dangerous!”

Lu Yingfeng suddenly spoke up.

Wang Tao nodded. That was a concern for him as well. A Level 4 zombie might not be frightening, but one that excelled at stealth and ambush was indeed terrifying!

“By the way, did you pick up the Crystal Cores of these Level 3 lords? What kind of Cores were they?”

The Cores could give an indication of the zombies’ strengths.

“No, after discovering the deaths of these zombies, we sent someone with the Stealth Potion to sneak a look, but found nothing; their Crystal Cores were gone. With so many zombies around, they could have been kicked anywhere…”

Lan Yulian said regretfully.

After all, the Crystal Cores of Level 3 Lords were quite valuable.

“How about this, tonight I’ll go out and see what exactly is going on,”

Wang Tao suggested after some thought.

There was no use analyzing the situation here; he had to go out and see for himself.

“I’ll come with you!”

Lan Yulian immediately raised her hand, only to be pushed down by Wang Tao.

“Are you coming to be my burden?”

“…”

Lan Yulian pretended to be very angry, but Wang Tao was clearly not buying it. He pinched her cheek and said,

“Tonight, none of you should come out, it’ll just be me and Little Xue.”

The others couldn’t see in the dark and would indeed be a burden at night.

“Alright then.”

Lan Yulian had already arranged for people to keep watch over the surroundings, and so far, no abnormalities had been detected. Wang Tao walked around the base with Lan Yulian and the others, getting to know the situation in the base.

There was no doubt about it, Lan Yulian truly had a talent for management.

After bringing together the survivors of Zijing City to the base, she managed everything in an orderly fashion, with hardly any trouble arising, and before the tide of zombies arrived, it was a flourishing sight to see.

It was only then that Wang Tao learned the group of survivors from Duzhu Town had indeed come to Zijing City, and Lan Yulian had taken them all in.

The original Zijin Base had nearly ten thousand people. After the change in leadership and Lan Yulian brought over other people from Zijing City, the numbers swelled to over ten thousand. Afterward, other outsiders and survivors from Duzhu Town joined, and now the population of the entire Zijin Base had reached twenty thousand.

“To be precise, there are 21,944 people — oh no, that’s wrong, a new baby was born in the base yesterday, so now there are 21,945 people!”

Lan Yulian said proudly to Wang Tao.

“Oh? There’s a new baby?”

Wang Tao was surprised.

In a post-apocalyptic world, surviving on one’s own was already difficult enough. Most people would not choose to have children, as no one wanted their child to suffer in such a world.

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