Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1451 - 602: Base Strength Enhancement_2

But now Seventh Order Creatures have appeared! That gap is just a little too big!

If it were only a difference of one level, we could still win with the right strategy and numbers. But a two-level gap is insurmountable; it’s a genuine difference in power!

If they encounter a Seventh Order Creature, wouldn’t that mean certain death?

Watching the shock on everyone’s faces, Wang Tao didn’t feel satisfied, but continued:

"You think it ends with Seventh Order? No, it’s not that simple. The gap between Seventh Order and Sixth Order isn’t just one level. It’s like the difference between a Fourth-order Awakener and a Level 3 ability user... The difficulty of ascending to Seventh Order is far greater than Awakening..."

Everyone was once again shocked.

They understood all too well the gap between a Fourth-order Awakener and a Level 3 ability user, having only recently attained Fourth Order themselves.

Generally speaking, a Level 3 ability user has absolutely no chance of defeating a Fourth-order Awakener head-on, even with superior numbers, because the gap between Awakening and ability is too vast.

But now Wang Tao was telling them that Seventh Order Creatures have appeared! And such powerful Seventh Order ones at that, even if they became Sixth Rank Awakened, they wouldn’t stand a chance...

Instantly, it was as if a cold bucket of water had been dumped on the students, their excitement from Awakening subsiding considerably.

Seeing the solemn looks on the students’ faces, Wang Tao smiled and said:

"Of course, there’s no need to be overly anxious. Seventh Order Creatures have appeared, but they are still very far from our base, and won’t reach us any time soon... You must use this time to grow stronger! The future of Changhe Base depends on you to defend it!"

"Get stronger!"

"Get stronger!"

Wang Tao felt that it was important not to let these students relax, but also not to push them too hard, and he thought the current balance was just right. So without saying too much, seeing that the students all had a sense of urgency, almost wishing they could go out and hunt zombies right away, Wang Tao stepped down from the stage.

However, as soon as he stepped down, he was surrounded by people. Gu Yun had arrived.

"You got here quite fast!"

Wang Tao had seen him while he was on stage, so it was no surprise.

Gu Yun wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking at Wang Tao with a bit of a resentful gaze.

"I heard that you know something about Seventh Order?"

Wang Tao hadn’t mentioned anything about Seventh Order to him. Thus, upon hearing Wang Tao say that the gap between Seventh Order and Sixth Order was similar to that between Awakeners and ability users, Gu Yun immediately ran over.

"I forgot."

Wang Tao shrugged; he really had forgotten. Because Qu Shilin’s awakening potion was so amazing, he had been busy testing the potion. After coming out of the laboratory, the sun was out again... So there were too many important things, and he had subconsciously forgotten about Seventh Order.

Seeing that Gu Yun seemed to want to say more, Wang Tao gestured with his hand.

"Let’s go, head to City Hall. We’ll have a meeting, and I’ll talk about this matter."

"Okay!"

Wang Tao arrived at City Hall.

All the commissioners, high officials of City Hall, leaders of major forces... anyone who could come had come.

After all, it was news about Seventh Order, and it was Wang Tao who broke the news; they definitely couldn’t miss it.

"There are quite a few people here, so I’ll just get started. The gap between Seventh Order and Sixth Order, just like the gap between a Fourth-order Awakener and a Level 3 ability user, isn’t something you can just ascend to by using Crystal Cores. Like Awakening, it requires many conditions..."

Wang Tao shared everything he learned about Seventh Order on his trip, without holding anything back. For some data others might not be able to perceive directly, Wang Tao explained using his own words.

For example, 1 million HP, he explained it like "an individual’s physical condition reaching the pinnacle of Rank Six."

Everyone listened quietly and took notes until Wang Tao finished speaking; no one uttered a word. Most faces bore a look of concern.

"Ascending to Seventh Order is much harder than Awakening..."

"Killing creatures of Sixth-Rank Lord or higher to obtain the Power of Laws, and even then it’s not guaranteed..."

"All six basic attributes must be full before one is eligible for Ascension..."

"Fusing all basic attributes, one can comprehend a Law Domain... This domain sounds very powerful, but success isn’t guaranteed, and failure could even lead to death!"

This news was too shocking. If it hadn’t come from Wang Tao himself, they wouldn’t dare to believe it.

"Wang Tao, how confident are you now in advancing to the Seventh Level?"

Gu Yun suddenly asked.

Wang Tao helplessly spread his hands, "I have no confidence at all—mainly because I’m unclear about how to comprehend it... Once all my basic attributes meet the standard, I might get more information. We’ll see then..."

"..."

Seeing that even Wang Tao lacked confidence in ascending to the Seventh Level, everyone’s hearts sunk.

The current issue wasn’t about the difficulty for humans to ascend to the Seventh Level, but that Seventh Order Creatures had already appeared!

Although Wang Tao said that such Seventh Order Creatures were inside the Summoning Altar, and as long as they weren’t summoned, they couldn’t come out.

But who could assure that the zombies outside the city wouldn’t level up to the Seventh Level?

Based on past experiences, the speed at which zombies leveled up was much faster than humans. Perhaps by this time, there are already zombies that have ascended to the Seventh Level...

Nevertheless, those present had all come through rough times and quickly adjusted their mindsets.

"Now that we haven’t actually encountered any Seventh Order Creatures, we don’t have to be so pessimistic..."

"Yes, Seventh Order Creatures shouldn’t appear so quickly, at least not here, and that’s good enough..."

"Let’s worry about the future later. Right now, we only need to focus on enhancing our strength as much as possible, so that even if Seventh Order Creatures do appear later, we won’t be completely unable to resist..."

"Next, we have to make a strong Sprint to the Sixth Level! Can’t let Commissioner Wang get too far ahead of us..."

"..."

After some more discussion, the meeting was adjourned.

Seeing that Gu Yun still looked troubled, Wang Tao patted his shoulder.

"You don’t have to be too anxious, it’s not a big problem. Trust me, I will definitely ascend to the Seventh Level!"

"I’ve always had confidence in you, but I’m not so confident about others..." Gu Yun gave a bitter smile. Then he took a deep breath and quickly adjusted his Status, "I won’t think about the Seventh Level for now. Please, if there’s any important news, make sure to inform the base! Now that the heavy snow has stopped and the temperature is rising, the base will send people out gradually, I have to be busy with this..."

"No problem."

Wang Tao nodded.

At this time, the sun had already set, and by the time Wang Tao returned home, Ding Yuqin and the others had also just arrived.

"Master!"

Xu Quan immediately greeted respectfully.

He had awakened with Wang Tao’s help and was now a bona fide Fourth-order Awakener.

"Master!"

When Lin Meng saw Wang Tao, she first bowed respectfully, then ran over and threw herself into Wang Tao’s arms.

She was still quite young, only thirteen, and was rather clingy to Wang Tao, her master.

"Not bad, not bad, let’s awaken after dinner."

Looking at Lin Meng’s Attributes, Wang Tao smiled and pinched her cheek.

Although Lin Meng hadn’t awakened yet, she was already at the peak of Third Order and could awaken at any time. Wang Tao was looking forward to her Awakening.

"Thank you, Master!"

After catching up with his two young apprentices, he learned that they had come across a powerful Zombie Herd on their trip, which caused them to be delayed for two days.

"I don’t know if it’s because of the snow stopping, but there seem to be more zombies outside... We plan to stay outside as much as possible for the time being to see if we can hunt more zombies."

Han Rui told Wang Tao.

"That’s fine. I’ll join you for the next few days."

Wang Tao nodded.

He wanted everyone to advance to the Sixth Level as quickly as possible.

Once the weather got warmer, Wang Tao was planning to take another long trip, helping Qu Shilin search for Ancestral Virus data and, incidentally, kill some zombies to gather more Power of Laws.

The reason for waiting until the weather warmed up to go out was that with the warmer weather, the likelihood of human Survivors coming out to move around would be higher, and he might be able to gather some useful information.