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

Zijin Base’s exterior was swarming with zombies at a visibly alarming rate.

They screamed and howled, climbing up the tall walls.

Da-da-da—da-da-da—

The heavy machine guns mounted on the wall fired down below; the zombies at the front were riddled with holes, but countless more took their place.

In the blink of an eye, the base of the wall was piled high with zombie corpses, which served as a ladder for the other zombies.

“Gasoline!”

Someone shouted, and barrels of gasoline started pouring down onto the heap of bodies. Bullets struck the gasoline, and flames erupted instantaneously, swallowing the zombies in a sea of fire.

“Hehe…”

“Roar—”

The ignited zombies’ body fat emitted crackling noises. But the secretion of black blood with fire-retardant properties began to reduce, even extinguish, the flames.

Without pain or fatigue, they emerged from the fire and continued their assault on the wall.

…

“These zombies are tough to deal with! Even fire can’t kill them…”

Wei Zhenguo complained as he reloaded, watching some zombies’ flames slowly extinguished atop the tall wall.

Unless they were directly doused in gasoline over their heads, these zombies might really be unburnable.

Wang Tao remained silent. He was firing his rifle at the Elite Zombies in the horde while keeping an eye on the three zombies that stood out from the rest—three Level 4 Lords!

After the arrival of these three Four-level Lord zombies, the situation didn’t unfold as Wang Tao had predicted—they didn’t lead a massive zombie charge against Zijin Base. Instead, they waited from afar while sending Ordinary Zombies ahead!

Wang Tao felt that these zombies had truly become cunning, capable not only of strategic deployment but also of using these cannon fodder to wear down their enemies.

The base’s ammunition was limited, and people could weary.

If the base was so depleted by other zombies that they ran out of bullets and supplies, by the time the Four-level Zombies attacked, they would stand no chance.

“Wang Tao, how about we rush out together! We’ll hold off the other two Four-level Zombies, and you take care of the third. As long as we can split them up, I believe you can take them down!” Xiang Hong Bin suddenly said.

Back at the military base, Wang Tao used a military printer to make a prosthetic limb for him. Although he lacked the combat power of a normal person, he still had the ability to fight, which is why he was also on the frontline.

Hearing this, the others turned their eyes towards Wang Tao.

What Xiang Hong Bin said was also a viable strategy. They all knew Wang Tao was a strong fighter, capable of taking down a Level 4 Lord Zombie, but it needed time and had to be a 1v1 fight.

With three Level 4 Lord Zombies present, Wang Tao obviously couldn’t handle them. But if they could temporarily distract the other two, giving Wang Tao time and space, he would surely take care of the problem!

But there was one major issue…

“I disagree because you would die,” Wang Tao flatly refused.

He had fought against Level 4 Lords multiple times and knew how terrifying they were.

Put simply, if Wei Zhenguo and the others were to fight these two Level 4 Lords, casualties would be inevitable! It’s just a matter of how many would die; total annihilation was possible.

Having recently reunited, Wang Tao naturally couldn’t accept such a scenario.

“But if we don’t do this, we’re just slowly dying!” Xiang Hong Bin sighed.

He wasn’t afraid to die; what he feared was dying without achieving anything.

“There will be a way. I’ll think of something,” Wang Tao still shook his head.

“Ah…”

Seeing this, everyone else refrained from saying anything further.

Ding Yuqin came up to Wang Tao’s side, gripped his hand tightly, and whispered:

“We trust you, Wang Tao! But if there really is no other way… you can retreat in time!”

To “retreat in time” meant to give up on the people of Zijin Base.

Ding Yuqin feared Wang Tao would become obstinate and fight to the death against these zombies. Wang Tao certainly had the chance to retreat.

She admitted, she was selfish. But as long as Wang Tao was alive, her selfishness was justified. She was never a generous person to begin with.

Looking into Ding Yuqin’s watery eyes, Wang Tao smiled and caressed her cheek.

“Don’t worry, if it really comes to that, I’ll make sure there’s a way out for myself,”

Wang Tao could leave by helicopter at any time. But he didn’t want to flee ignominiously, especially when there was still a chance.

“That’s good!”

Ding Yuqin tilted her head, rubbed her face into Wang Tao’s palm, then decisively turned away, picked up her rifle, and resumed firing skillfully at the base of the wall.

Wang Tao took a deep breath and looked again at the three Level 4 Lord Zombies hiding in the dark distance.

The first zombie was a gaunt and withered one, hunched over.

[HP: 150000/150000]

[Mana: 100000/100000]

[Grade: Level 4 – Lord]

[Awakening: Boulder Armor]

[Boulder Armor: For the duration, defensive power is greatly increased.]

Was this some kind of Earth Awakening? It seemed a bit similar to his Starfire Prairie. He didn’t know how much this increased the defensive power, nor how long this Awakening would last…

The second zombie was over two meters tall, extremely obese.

[HP: 120000/120000]

[Mana: 100000/100000]

[Grade: Level 4 – Lord]

[Awakening: Flame Explosion]

[Flame Explosion: Concentrate Awakening Energy to form a massive Fireball and explode.]

Clearly, it was a Fire System Awakening Ability and by its description, the Awakening’s power seemed considerable.

The third zombie was a deformed one, surrounded by a yellow-green fog.

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