Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1689 - 712 The Terrifying Monster of the Previous Life_2

Chapter 1689: Chapter 712 The Terrifying Monster of the Previous Life_2

A moment later, the crystal fusion was completed. Wang Tao still didn’t have any abilities, nor did a blue bar appear, but he felt that his strength had increased slightly!

"This method of absorbing crystal cores to enhance strength...feels not bad at all! I just wonder how much crystal cores I can absorb, and whether absorbing similar crystal cores would have any effect. I’ll have to test it later..."

Wang Tao sighed and then looked at the potion.

[Running Potion: Increases running speed, duration of 10 minutes, cooldown time 1 hour]

The introduction of this Running Potion is somewhat similar to the Strength Potion, both lasting ten minutes and having a one-hour cooldown. However, the exact speed increase is not specified.

Wang Tao used the potion right away and then felt his lower limbs filled with power. At the same time, a status lasting ten minutes appeared on his attribute panel.

[Running Speed +100%]

"Running speed is directly doubled, similar to the Strength Potion, not bad."

[Swift Boots]

[First Order·Excellent]

[Durability +100, Defense Power +10, Running Speed +5%]

The last loot was a pair of black boots, an actual piece of equipment, not a blueprint. This made things much more convenient since he didn’t have to gather materials to craft them. However, since Wang Tao kills zombies to drop materials, he speculates that equipment blueprints will still appear.

Regarding this equipment, these are shoes that increase running speed, with a percentage improvement. Although it’s only 5%, percentage improvement means a high upper limit, allowing those who are already fast to maximize its value.

Wang Tao could use these shoes as well, but since he has a full set of nano battle suit, he doesn’t need these.

After storing the shoes away, many zombies had already appeared outside of the building. The commotion from the Zombie Lord’s charge attracted all the zombies from outside the main building of the water factory.

But they were all just some ordinary zombies, and Wang Tao, like a wolf in a sheep pen, eliminated them with a single punch each, instantly killing them.

After dealing with these zombies, Wang Tao arrived outside the building with the big iron door, curious as to why the Zombie Lord ran here.

The big iron door could block the Zombie Lord, but not Wang Tao. Wang Tao easily destroyed the lock with a Heat Energy Beam, then pushed the door open.

Roar——

The zombies inside, upon seeing Wang Tao, immediately rushed at him.

These were also just ordinary zombies, easily handled by Wang Tao. However, when hunting one of the zombies, Wang Tao paused for a moment, suddenly seeming to understand why the Zombie Lord came here—the appearance of this zombie was somewhat similar to the Zombie Lord from earlier. It might have been the Zombie Lord’s son. Although the father turned into a zombie, there might still be some obsession, like wanting to see his son once more...

Wang Tao shook his head. He had seen such tragedies many times. Though his heart stirred slightly, he quickly suppressed it.

This reminded Wang Tao of his friends from his past life. Although he couldn’t save everyone with his current strength, helping friends should not be an issue. Now, except for Ding Yuqin, no one else was around, so Wang Tao thought he could make a plan to find them at some point.

Wang Tao didn’t expect them to help him much, even though they were ordinary people. He would still help them. After all, they got along well in the past life, and he promised to find them in this life so they could live happily...

These zombies at the water factory dropped a lot of purified water, all "medium-sized (25L)" and "large-sized (100L)" bottles. This abundance allowed Wang Tao to store a substantial amount of water resources, so he wasn’t lacking in water for now.

Wang Tao scavenged around the water factory again, ensuring no zombies were left alive, then prepared to leave.

Although he wiped out all zombies at the water factory, resolving the survival crisis for the survivors in the main building, he wasn’t interested in meeting them.

In fact, during the fights with the Big Hammer Zombie and the pursuit of the Zombie Lord, Wang Tao sensed some survivors nearby. Some were in the same building as him, downstairs, and some may have even seen him. But Wang Tao did not bother to greet them.

After all, he couldn’t save them now; he couldn’t possibly take all the survivors home, right? Specialized matters should be left to professionals, like Wei Zhenguo and Xiang Hongbin at the Shuize University Base.

"At this point, they should have just entered Shuize University, right? Shuize University isn’t that far from here, maybe I should go take a look...wait!"

Wang Tao was preparing to head to Shuize University when he suddenly remembered something.

In his previous life, while chasing an airdrop, Wang Tao drove to the water plant. At that time, there were too many zombies in the city, so he bypassed them by driving through the outer ring. On that outer ring road, he encountered a terrifying monster.

He didn’t clearly see what the monster looked like, only that it had red eyes and a HP of ten thousand. The monster’s presence was so overwhelming that Wang Tao almost buckled. Had his will not conquered fear, resulting in a step on the gas, he might not have survived.

Afterward, Wang Tao encountered the monster again, but still couldn’t see its appearance, only seeing a mass of black mist. Moreover, that monster could create illusions, making it very tricky.

Because of this monster, Wang Tao was forced to part ways with Ding Yuqin and the others. Eventually, he managed to lure the monster away and escape its grasp. Later, after his strength grew, he returned but never found the monster again, unsure whether it died or left.

Now, in this new life, having returned to the water factory, Wang Tao suddenly thought of that monster.

"Now that the apocalypse has just begun, its strength shouldn’t be too strong yet, at most a Level 1, Lord. I can handle it. Even if it’s a Level 2, Lord, I’m not afraid..."

After a brief consideration, Wang Tao decided to go take a look.

Whoosh——

Wang Tao pulled the pickup truck out of the Space Backpack.

There weren’t many zombies near the water factory, so Wang Tao decided to drive over. Since the monster’s strength was unknown, it was better to conserve some physical strength.

"Hope you’re there and don’t make me take this trip for nothing..."

Vroom——

The pickup truck growled lowly, carrying Wang Tao away from the water factory.

In such a quiet environment, the sound of the car starting was quite loud.

The survivors in the main building of the water factory didn’t dare to breathe loudly, exchanging confused glances as they heard the car getting farther away.

"Did I hear wrong? Someone drove away?"

"It seemed to have left from our water factory..."

"Could it be that the commotion earlier wasn’t zombies fighting among themselves, but humans battling zombies? Could it have been the police or military rescuing us?"

"But they’ve already driven off... damn it! We should have shouted earlier! They probably didn’t even know we were hiding here!"

"But then again, if they could leave safely, doesn’t that mean the zombies here have been cleared, and we can go out and scavenge for supplies?"

"Hiss... seems like it? Should we go out and take a look?"

"No rush, let’s observe first..."

...

While the survivors at the water factory were cautiously observing the outside situation, Wang Tao had already reached the outer ring road.

Gazing at the forest along the outer ring road, Wang Tao was unsure if the monster was there, so he decided to look around first.

The outer ring road was quiet, with almost no zombies. Wang Tao drove slowly along the forest, attentively watching and listening for any movement within. Anything inside couldn’t escape Wang Tao’s perception. But even as the sun set, he didn’t detect any signs of life in the forest.

"Perhaps it’s not here yet—"

Just as he spoke, Wang Tao’s gaze sharpened.

He quickly turned his head, looking at one of the trees. A black cat with white feet sat perched on a branch.

The black cat curiously looked at Wang Tao, appearing innocuous. But from this cat, Wang Tao sensed an all-too-familiar aura!

"Found you! I didn’t expect it to be a cat!"

Wang Tao grinned.

Not only because he had solved a small mystery from his previous life, but more importantly, this black cat clearly possessed a certain degree of intelligence, and intelligent beings could cooperate.

Although they were enemies in the last life, it doesn’t preclude the possibility of collaboration this time around.

Just as Wang Tao was about to communicate with the black cat, sensing something, the cat turned to flee.

"Meow~"

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