Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 965 - 386: The Person in the Garage_2

"Wait a moment..."

There was some rummaging on the other side, and then those crushed abandoned vehicles began to move, revealing just enough road for a vehicle to pass and the three people inside.

Looking at the three dirty, frail figures, everyone except Wang Tao was somewhat surprised.

They felt these three must be Ability Users, but there were no Ability Users at Changhe Base quite this destitute...

The trio's gaze was very cautious; they voluntarily cleared a path and specifically avoided the glare of the vehicle's headlights. They seemed to be unaccustomed to the bright light.

After entering, Wang Tao realized that they had crushed these abandoned vehicles to create a gate, and it was mounted on wheels; no wonder they had been able to move it so quickly.

The space inside was larger than Wang Tao had imagined; besides various discarded vehicles, there were also heaps of assorted materials, resembling a junkyard.

But there was not much light, only a few oil lamps flickering dimly... It looked somewhat eerie and strange.

"Are there zombies outside?"

Among them, the frailest person asked.

"There aren't many zombies, but there is a giant eagle,"

Nie Siyan explained.

The three exchanged glances; they seemed to have never seen a giant eagle.

The frailest among them stared at Nie Siyan and asked:

"So, are you folks exiting through another exit, or are you here to seek refuge? This garage has only two exits, one is where you came from, and the other is behind us..."

Nie Siyan looked toward the vehicle.

Click—

The car door opened, and Wang Tao got out voluntarily.

As the leader of the team, it was natural to exit the vehicle and communicate with a bit more courtesy.

The burly Wang Tao contrasted sharply with them, making the three even more wary.

"Hello, my name is Wang Tao. I'm the leader of this team."

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Wang Tao extended his hand.

The trio didn't shake hands, the frailest person rasped:

"I'm Shang Qin. Are you leaving or seeking refuge?"

Wang Tao withdrew his hand, feeling that his group wasn't very welcome!!

But he understood, as from another perspective, they had abruptly barged into someone else's home; it would be strange for them to show a pleasant disposition.

"Would it be alright if we stay here for the night?"

Wang Tao withdrew his hand, his expression unchanged, still smiling as he asked.

"Yes. Follow me."

Shang Qin turned and walked away, the other two immediately followed him.

Wang Tao waved his hand, and the vehicle slowly moved forward.

After a while, Han Rui's voice suddenly sounded in Wang Tao's earpiece.

"Wang Tao, there are quite a few people inside, about twenty— no, over thirty people, but their strength isn't strong, the strongest is Level 3, there are no Level 4s..."

"Hmm."

Wang Tao nodded.

He knew there were more than these three people inside, but he hadn't expected there to be over thirty...

Soon, some tents appeared ahead.

There were also several campfires, each with a pot on it, simmering something indistinctly, bubbling and steaming.

Several frail figures stood around the pots; feeling the light from the lamps, they immediately got up, watching Wang Tao and his group with wary faces.

Shang Qin went over and said something to them, and they continued sitting, but they moved closer to the campfires, intermittently glancing at Wang Tao's group as if worried Wang Tao would snatch their food...

"You can set up tents over there,"

Shang Qin pointed to a clearing not far away.

"Thank you."

Wang Tao nodded, then gave Nie Siyan a look; she immediately went back to the vehicle and then brought out a large bag of cockroach paste from Changhe Base, handing it to Shang Qin.

"Sorry for the intrusion, consider this our lodging fee."

"Okay."

Shang Qin clearly recognized the protein blocks, accepted them directly, showing a hint of joy on his face.

Wang Tao's group parked their vehicle in that clearing, and naturally, they didn't need to set up any tents—they could just sleep in the vehicle.

Honestly, there was a lack of trust between Shang Qin's group and Wang Tao, and Wang Tao didn't trust them either... After all, when you're away from home, it's wise to be cautious.

But perhaps because he received a significant amount of protein blocks, Shang Qin's attitude noticeably improved.

"Would you like some hot soup? We still have some leftovers."

"No thanks!"

Wang Tao quickly shook his head.

He had just seen that the stuff in those pots was black with a hint of blue and had no idea what was being cooked. It smelled like herbal medicine... Wang Tao dared not drink it carelessly.

Shang Qin nodded and did not say much before he left.

Once he had left, Han Rui immediately looked at Wang Tao with a serious face.

"Wang Tao, have you noticed that they are short on people?"

Han Rui had previously told Wang Tao that there were over thirty people here, but now there were at most about twenty, missing more than ten people.

"Where are they?"

Wang Tao had naturally noticed, but the space in the garage was large, and his range for mental detection was limited, so he hadn't seen the location of the additional ten or so people.

"They're over there… Those people are all gathered together! I feel... like they are imprisoned! Moreover, those people are very weak, all ordinary people, I feel... like they are all women..."

Han Rui gestured with her eyes in a direction.

Wang Tao followed her gaze, but the area was cluttered with many items and it was unclear what exactly was there.

The other people, hearing what Han Rui said, all had a change in expression.

"Imprisoned? Women?"

Xiang Hongbin and Wei Zhenguo's faces even displayed anger.

"Should we go look and see what exactly is going on?"

Xiang Hongbin said with a frown.

Although such things were common in the apocalypse, it was one thing to not encounter them, but now that they had, he felt that if possible, they should help.

Wang Tao did not answer but looked at Han Rui.

"Are those imprisoned women in any danger of losing their lives?"

"Not for the moment."

Wang Tao nodded and then said:

"You guys tidy up here, I'll go over and take a look."

"I'll come with you!"

Xiang Hongbin and several others spoke up.

"No need to go so many, otherwise they might think we are up to something... Here's what, Siyan and I will go."

Nie Siyan had shown her face just now, and she was quite good at pretending, appearing harmless to humans and animals.

"Okay!"

Nie Siyan followed behind Wang Tao, heading towards Shang Qin's group.

"Mr. Shang, excuse the interruption. It's our first time here, and we are very unfamiliar with this place. Could you show us around, like where it's dangerous, where there are survivors... Do you smoke?"

Wang Tao passed over a dried, homemade cigarette.

Seeing the cigarette, including Shang Qin, the eyes of that group lit up.

Shang Qin quickly took it and, not caring whether it was poisoned or not, lit it immediately in the fire, then took a deep drag.

"Sss—huh—refreshing!"

A few seconds after puffing clouds of smoke, Shang Qin then with a smile invited Wang Tao to sit.

"Please, have a seat!"

Wang Tao also sat down directly by the fire just like them.

Then he noticed that these people were only focused on the cigarette in Shang Qin's hand and did not pay any attention to Nie Siyan, the beautiful woman.

"If you want to know where it's dangerous, there are just too many places… There are zombies, monsters..."

After listing a bunch of places and their approximate dangers, Shang Qin continued:

"But if you ask where there are survivors, I really don't know much. I only know that besides us, there are two other survivor factions in this place..."

Two other survivor factions?

Wang Tao was somewhat surprised. There were so many people outside?

He suddenly asked:

"You must know about River Base, then why don't you go to River Base? It's too dangerous here..."

These people were not without any strength, after all, they had Level 2 and 3 abilities. Going to River Base shouldn't be a problem, right? Or was it because they wanted to be local tyrants here?

Hearing Wang Tao's words, Shang Qin and the others all looked up at Wang Tao.

Wang Tao felt somewhat uncomfortable under their gaze.

After a long while, Shang Qin finally said somberly:

"The so-called bases are doomed to fail. Yet, this way of life is the future..."