Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1508 - 629: Temperature Rise_2

"Although the warmer weather is a good thing, at this rate, won’t it keep getting hotter in the future?"

Xiang Hongbin didn’t like hot weather.

"... Hard to say." Wang Tao frowned and shook his head.

Because he had a Fire awakening, he could even turn into a fire person, so his heat tolerance was stronger than others, and he didn’t feel too hot.

But judging from everyone else’s reactions, Wang Tao had a somewhat bad feeling in his heart.

The previous heavy snowfall came without any signs, lasting half a year. There was no warning at all. Since the temperature could decrease, it could also increase! After all, this is the Apocalypse, anything is possible...

"Hope I’m overthinking it..."

Regarding the weather, there was nothing Wang Tao could do; he could only play it by ear.

"Let’s go to the hospital marked on the map first..."

"Okay!"

...

Two days later, Wang Tao left the basement of the hospital with a headache and then crossed out the location of the hospital on his map.

In these two days, he had visited three places: two hospitals and a laboratory.

All three places were heavily infested with zombies and Sixth Rank Lords. Although there were no Disaster Class, the sheer number still posed a challenge... After busy work for two days, he didn’t find any data on the Ancestral Virus.

The only thing worth mentioning was that Wang Tao encountered a zombie with Basic Law Force from the Dark Series, from which he successfully acquired 1% of the Power System’s Laws! This brought his Basic Law Force to 51%.

Wang Tao had previously absorbed Power System and Psychic System Basic Law Force; now he had absorbed one from the Dark Series, so he was missing only the final one from the Fire System.

According to the information Wang Tao sensed before, as long as he absorbs another Fire System Basic Law Force, he could complete another Basic Attribute!

What made Wang Tao somewhat uncomfortable was that this time he only absorbed 1% of the Basic Law Force!

Based on his past experience, when absorbing Basic Law Force of the same system, he should have gained 5%, but now only 1%... It was clear that after reaching 50% of the Basic Law Force, the difficulty skyrocketed! Not only could he only absorb Law Force of the same system, but the absorption rate had also been greatly reduced.

If this pace continued, it would greatly increase the difficulty for Wang Tao to complete the last Basic Attribute.

But he wasn’t sure if it was an illusion; after absorbing this 1% Dark System Basic Law Force, did he really become stronger somehow? Even though his attributes hadn’t changed...

"It shouldn’t be an illusion, it does seem like I’ve gotten a bit stronger!"

After a brief test, Wang Tao couldn’t help but break into a grin. His Dark Series ability had indeed become stronger!

If it was just an increase in the difficulty of tasks, he would definitely not be pleased, but if it could enhance his own strength... then Wang Tao would only like to say: let the storm be more violent!

He had basically reached the limits of a Sixth Rank Lord and there didn’t seem to be room for further enhancement. However, this 1% of Dark Series Basic Law Force has given him a boost in strength, as if he had broken through his own limits!

There was no need to complain anymore; in the future, hunting more zombies to enhance his strength would suffice.

"Let’s go, let’s check out that place where the Mutant Dragonflies were spotted..."

Whistle——

Carrying everyone, the Golden Eagle rapidly reached the location Gu Yun told Wang Tao.

"Eh?"

Just as they arrived, the Golden Eagle told Wang Tao that it had spotted the group of Mutant Dragonflies.

"Isn’t this lucky!"

Wang Tao was delighted, but he didn’t get too proud. Seeing these Mutant Dragonflies only meant half the success; the other half depended on whether the Mutant Dragonflies could communicate. If they could communicate, then it was almost a sure thing, but if they were no help in communication, or if their minds were gone, going crazy or broken, then there would be nothing he could do.

Soon, Wang Tao saw the group of Mutant Dragonflies; they were currently fleeing for their lives! The presence of the Golden Eagle was too imposing, and they felt they had no chance of winning, so they decided to flee right away. However, they couldn’t fly as fast as the Golden Eagle and slowly got caught up with.

The number of these mutant dragonflies is quite large, nearly a hundred strong, much more than what Gu Yun had reported!

But most of these mutant dragonflies are Fourth Order Elites, with only one being a Level 4, Lord.

This strength is too weak, and so Wang Tao had no reservations; he directly sent out his spiritual power to first determine if he could communicate with that Level 4, Lord.

A moment later, Wang Tao was overjoyed.

"...I can communicate!"

Once he confirmed communication was possible, what followed was simple, nothing more than a mix of threats and inducements.

They can no longer run away, and Wang Tao has his eyes set on their leader; one could say that they are already meat on Wang Tao’s chopping board—it’s just a matter of how he wants to cook them.

Under the terrifying might of Wang Tao and his group, the leader of the mutant dragonflies hardly hesitated and agreed right away.

One reason is fear of death; the other is Wang Tao’s promise of board and lodging. Nowadays, with zombies being so numerous, it is also troublesome for them to find food. Being guaranteed food and shelter is a very attractive offer for them...

After incorporating this group of mutant dragonfly beasts, Wang Tao directly led the more than a hundred mutant dragonflies back to Changhe Base.

Upon return, if not for the Golden Eagle flying in the lead, the City Defense Army would have almost sounded the alarm. After all, the sight of more than a hundred large mutant dragonflies flying en masse was indeed a bit frightening.

When Gu Yun saw so many mutant dragonflies, his eyes went wide.

"You actually managed to sway these flying mutant beasts? And there are so many of them! This is much more than the information I had!"

"It might be the main force that those people didn’t find before. I’ve wiped out their whole nest; now they will obey orders and can work for the base. All you need to do is to keep them fed. Oh yes, these mutant dragonflies are carnivorous..."

These mutant dragonflies are of no use to Wang Tao and his people; they have the Golden Eagle and the Mutant Wild Geese, whose strength is greater, and the weaker mutant dragonflies are unable to make a valuable contribution. Therefore, aside from giving each of his two disciples one, Wang Tao planned to trade the rest with the City Hall.

"Alright, you can count on me!"

Gu Yun immediately scampered off to make preparations.

With these mutant dragonflies, when they next interact with Red Maple Base, they will be able to bring more goods and earn more Crystal Cores!

Wang Tao rested at home for a day, then set out again the next day.

"Indeed, the temperature has risen again!"

The moment he passed through the barrier, Wang Tao could be one hundred percent certain that the temperature outside was indeed rising slowly. His thermometer showed that it was now 33 degrees Celsius.

"This damned apocalypse..."

Xiang Hongbin cursed aloud; he was already feeling somewhat feverish.

Whilst this temporarily doesn’t affect his combat power, if he were to be engaged in prolonged combat, his body would definitely suffer from overheating, which would decrease its performance and thus his combat effectiveness.

"Let’s go..."

Shaking his head, Wang Tao and his group headed towards the location marked on the map.

...

Time flies; half a month went by in a blink of an eye.

In an experiment lab in Qian Country, Wang Tao walked out with a dark expression.

Over this half-month period, in terms of hunting zombies, he could say that he had made quite some gains; but in searching for Ancestral Virus data, he had come up empty—having not found a single piece.

Qu Shilin might only be missing the last piece of the data, but Wang Tao had already scoured every location marked on Qu Shilin’s map, unable to find this last piece of the data... This was quite frustrating.

Although there are still many hospitals and labs domestically, those are relatively less well-known, and in Qu Shilin’s view, their level is quite average; she estimated it to be unlikely that they have retained any data on the Ancestral Virus.

Even if there is, there are too many such small places, and it would be impossible for Wang Tao to search them all in a short time, even if he ran his legs off...

Moreover, it’s not just the Ancestral Virus data that’s hard to find, zombies and monsters with Basic Law Force of the Fire System are also hard to find. To this point, Wang Tao hasn’t seen a single one...