Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1683 - 709: So You’re Called a Zombie_2

After tidying up the spoils of war, Wang Tao quickly packed all the food, walkie-talkies, and other items from room 601 and the opposite 602 into his own Space Backpack.

Now his Space Backpack could also hold nameless items. Though it only had 100 slots, each slot could hold one type of item, and it could massively stack items. Putting all these supplies in was no problem at all.

After finishing the scavenging, Wang Tao went downstairs.

This building had a total of 12 households. Besides his own 501, there were only three remaining survivors: Ding Yuqin in 502, the glasses man in 401, and the bald locksmith uncle in 202. Rooms 402 and 302 were empty, with no people or zombies inside. As for the remaining 301, 201, 102, and 101, they were all occupied by zombies.

Wang Tao was uncertain how long he would stay here, but even if it was only for a day, he needed to clear out all the zombies in the building. He wouldn’t allow any threats around him.

Wang Tao first went to 402, quickly tidied up the supplies, and then glanced at the opposite door, 401.

The glasses man in 401 had killed the bald uncle and tried to harm Ding Yuqin. If Wang Tao had not appeared in time, he might have succeeded.

So in this lifetime, Wang Tao planned to give him no chance, intending to eliminate him and nip the danger in the bud.

Wang Tao was surprised to find no movement in 401.

Wang Tao’s hearing was extremely acute now; at such a close distance, he could hear the breathing of people inside. But now, it was so quiet, indicating that there was no one inside.

"No one... Could it be the butterfly effect?"

Buzz—

Wang Tao broke the door lock and went inside.

The room was in chaos, plastered with two-dimensional posters that Wang Tao did not recognize, and discarded tissues everywhere.

"No one, and no food... Did he leave?"

Wang Tao frowned; it was quite bold to venture out at such a time...

Since there was no one here, Wang Tao did not linger and went to the third floor.

According to his memory from the previous life, there were two zombies in 301, one male and one female, while 302 was empty.

Wang Tao heard nothing from 302, while 301 was active, and upon hearing the noise, he raised an eyebrow. There was a living person?

Buzz—

Wang Tao first broke the lock of 302, finding more than ten pounds of food inside. Although it was not much, mosquito legs were still meat, so Wang Tao did not mind.

Then Wang Tao went to the door of 301, choosing not to break the lock this time, but gently knocked instead.

There seemed to be no movement inside, but Wang Tao could hear a man’s gasping from behind the door.

"Open the door! I know you’re behind it, and if you don’t open up, I’ll break it down!"

Wang Tao threatened quietly.

A moment later, the security door opened slightly, and a man with bloodshot eyes revealed half of his face, looking at the burly Wang Tao in his nano battle suit with vigilance.

"What do you want?"

"Where’s the woman you’re sharing the lease with?"

Wang Tao asked directly.

"Woman? What woman? I don’t know! I live here alone!"

Saying so, the man tried to shut the door.

But Wang Tao reached out, wedging his hand in the door gap, and despite the man’s efforts, the door held firm.

Wang Tao smiled and said:

"I mean no harm, just want to confirm that you’ve handled her well after killing her. Zombie Virus is highly infectious, and any carelessness can lead to infection. If you’ve dealt with it properly, there’s no problem."

In the previous life, the woman in room 301 first got infected with the Zombie Virus and bit the man. As she ate him halfway, the man turned into a zombie too, causing the female zombie to lose interest instantly, hence there were two zombies in that room.

But now, the man was alive, and the woman infected with the Zombie Virus was dead, which surprised Wang Tao greatly.

He wondered why the situation differed from the previous life. Was it the butterfly effect caused by his own actions?

"..."

Upon hearing Wang Tao’s words, the man fell silent, then trembled as he unlocked the security chain, whispering through tears:

"I really didn’t mean to kill her, but when she showed symptoms of Virus infection, I had to kill her to survive..."

As Wang Tao entered, he saw a woman lying on the sofa with her head bashed in. Her neck was already showing black blood vessels, about to turn into a zombie, but before transforming, the man had smashed her head.

The man didn’t dare to look at the woman’s corpse, leaning against the door, explaining quietly to Wang Tao.

This morning, his female roommate had a fever and asked him for aspirin. As he offered medicine, he noticed something odd about her skin, and secretly took photos of her, posting them online seeking help.

Netizens swiftly replied that his roommate was infected with the Zombie Virus and advised him to escape quickly.

Though dubious, for his own safety, he continued sharing her symptoms online. Then half an hour ago, a compassionate netizen sent him a video.

The video depicted a man with symptoms similar to his roommate suddenly mutating and attacking his caregiver.

Watching this scene, overwhelmed with fear, he couldn’t hold back any longer. He grabbed a hammer from his toolbox and killed her while she was sleeping on the sofa.

After killing the roommate, he was filled with remorse. She was human before turning, and he’d killed a person. It was irreversible, causing him great internal conflict until Wang Tao arrived...

"So it’s related to the internet..."

Wang Tao mused inwardly.

In the previous life, after waking up and understanding the apocalypse, he disconnected from the internet entirely. But now, the internet was still intact.

Without the internet, the man might have hesitated, eventually getting bitten by the woman upon her transformation. But after seeking online help, he proactively killed her before she became a zombie. Thus, his survival was linked to the internet...

"She was a zombie. You did the right thing."

Wang Tao patted the man’s shoulder without saying more, and left promptly.

He was now almost certain that, whether related to himself or not, the development of this lifetime’s situation was different from the previous one. The experience in the last life could be a reference, but not relied upon. The sole dependency should be personal strength.

After leaving 301, Wang Tao proceeded to the second floor.

In the previous life, room 201 had a female zombie—a prostitute brought home by the male owner there. When Wang Tao saw her then, she was gnawing on the male owner’s head.

However, back then, Wang Tao had only come to 201 several days after waking. Now, he arrived the very first day after waking up, so the male owner might not be dead yet?

Indeed!

Wang Tao heard the male owner alive in the room, playing games with the prostitute. Though they intentionally kept their voices low, Wang Tao heard them clearly.

He simply pulled out a metal strip, fiddled with the lock, and easily opened the door. After all, it was occupied; there was no need to destroy their door lock.

The couple in the room evidently hadn’t noticed someone coming in amidst their intense activity. The bedroom door was open, and Wang Tao instantly caught sight of the entwined bodies on the bed.

Just one glance and Wang Tao turned away.

Both were infected with the Zombie Virus, beyond salvation, let them await death. A brief moment of joy before demise was better than for most people.

Before leaving, Wang Tao thoughtfully welded their security door using the Heat Energy Beam.

Then Wang Tao skipped the bald locksmith uncle in 202, heading directly to the first floor.

On the first floor, room 101 housed two elderly people; 102 was home to a family of three.

The two elderly had turned into zombies during the outbreak of the Zombie Virus. Among the household of three, the particularly annoying child had long become a zombie and bitten his parents to death.

Wang Tao first entered 101, dispatching the two elderly zombies with consecutive Heat Energy Beams to their heads. Next, he moved to 102, kicking the child zombie to pieces.

Thus, Wang Tao had cleared all the zombies in the building.

In the previous life, clearing all zombies in the building took Wang Tao ten days. But now, it hadn’t even been a full morning!

Plus, Wang Tao had spent considerable time testing his new abilities and understanding the changes in this lifetime. Otherwise, it would have been a matter of minutes.

"Having such strength in the early days of the apocalypse is indeed satisfying! But it’s not enough; I must go outside, find Elite Zombies, and seek ways to ascend to Level 1..."

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