Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot
Chapter 1308 - 540: Testing the Summoning Altar_2

Chapter 1308: Chapter 540: Testing the Summoning Altar_2

"The experiment requires 24 hours... Might as well set up the altar inside the factory."

Although the factory still contained toxic gas, it wouldn’t kill Wang Tao in the short term, and the gas was also dissipating quickly.

Wang Tao arrived at a workshop within the factory, thought for a moment, and the altar immediately flew out from his hand, rapidly enlarging upon landing on the ground. It fitted almost perfectly with the floor area of the workshop.

Most of the zombies inside the factory were nearly killed by the toxic gas, so Wang Tao just threw all the zombies from outside into this workshop. These zombies had their limbs removed by him, rendering them immobile.

The zombies seemed to have no reaction when falling onto the altar, but for the time being, Wang Tao couldn’t put the summoning altar away; the altar indicated that he needed to clean it first.

"All that’s left is to wait... Success or failure will be seen tomorrow."

Wang Tao left the factory and began gathering the spoils of war from the zombies that had just died. Even adhering to the principle of not wasting, Wang Tao threw the corpses of the dead zombies onto the altar as well. After all, it’s just a test; testing more wouldn’t hurt.

At that moment, Jiang Shixue suddenly called out to Wang Tao, saying that she had detected people underground.

Wang Tao immediately went outside the factory and then used his spiritual power to scan.

"Eh? It’s them? They’ve hidden underground and haven’t been annihilated, but they’re in a terrible state..."

The group previously consisted of 16 people, but now only 3 remained. The 12 Level 3 ability users were all gone, the one with the highest defensive power, Yu Li, was also gone, leaving only Peng Nan, Shen Cuishan, and Zhuo Song. But their condition was not good; they seemed to be hanging on by their last breath, feeling like they could drop dead at any moment.

Wang Tao searched and discovered that the entrance to the bunker was actually inside the factory, which explained why the zombies hadn’t found them.

The factory was filled with toxic gas, so Wang Tao, not wanting to enter, violently dug open a hole instead.

Inside the bunker, listening to the sound of digging above, Peng Nan and the others completely despaired.

They had just heard what seemed like the sounds of battle above and wondered who was fighting the terrifying Sixth-Rank Lord Zombie. They prayed that the Sixth-Rank Zombie Lord would be lured away at the end, giving them a chance to escape. But unexpectedly, the battle ended so quickly... Such a quick end to the battle clearly wasn’t a victory for humans; the Sixth-Rank Lord Zombie had found more to feast on.

This made the three of them even more distressed; without the Sixth-Rank Zombie leaving, they dare not venture out, as their current condition wouldn’t allow them to stay any longer...

But there was still a glimmer of hope since the Sixth-Rank Lord Zombie hadn’t discovered them.

But now... listening to the sound of digging above, the three knew they were finished.

They didn’t understand why the Sixth-Rank Lord Zombie had suddenly found them. They might as well have tried to escape desperately, like Yu Li did before; perhaps there was still a chance.

But now it was too late for regrets; they had no chance anymore. Exiting now would only lead to death by poisoning. If they didn’t leave, they could only wait for the Sixth-Rank Lord Zombie to come knocking...

"Cough cough, forget it, we can’t escape anymore. Let’s all use our last resort and fight to the death, and any damage we can inflict... would be good..."

Peng Nan, leaning weakly against the corner, said weakly.

"Mm..."

Equally weak, Shen Cuishan and Zhuo Song nodded.

As they prepared for their last stand, the ceiling of the underground room was finally breached, and they saw blinding light. But there were no zombies coming in, rather a faint human voice echoed down from the hole.

"The outside is safe now; you can come out."

"..."

Peng Nan and the others exchanged glances, wondering if they were hallucinating due to being close to death. But since all three heard the same thing, it didn’t seem to be an illusion?!

"I feel like... this voice sounds familiar..."

Zhuo Song uttered hesitantly.

Peng Nan and Shen Cuishan exchanged glances, both seeing shock and disbelief in each other’s eyes.

"It’s him—"

"Liu Bo!"

But, how could that be!

Liu Bo should have been dead long ago! He could have died soon after accidentally stepping out of Peng Nan’s Second Space! Even if he had survived at first, encountering the Sixth-Rank Lord Zombie would mean certain death!

But the voice outside was indeed Liu Bo’s; as Awakeners, their memory was not an issue, as long as they were sure it wasn’t an illusion, the voice had to be Liu Bo’s!

Could it be that the Sixth-Rank Lord Zombie outside had left by itself? Or was it lured away by Liu Bo using something? Surely, it wasn’t possible that Liu Bo had killed the Sixth-Rank Lord Zombie?

"Liu Bro, is that you?"

Shen Cuishan immediately asked.

Wang Tao, outside, was slightly startled, and then he remembered that he had casually used the name Liu Bo as an alias.

"It’s me. Since you’re not dead, hurry up and come out, otherwise if you succumb to your injuries, that would be too regrettable."

It really was Liu Bo!

The three of them still couldn’t understand exactly what was happening, but their instinct to survive made them quickly climb towards the hole.

When the three of them emerged one after another, they found no zombies outside! Not even a single body. Had the Zombie Herd moved on?

"Stop gawping; if you don’t want to die, use these."

Wang Tao handed them a medical kit and a Rejuvenation Potion.

Their injuries were severe, and there was no healer or doctor here, so the medical kit could at most only slow their death. The effect of the Rejuvenation Potion was similar to adrenaline, capable of restoring one’s physical strength and spirit, but was much more potent than adrenaline; after injection, as long as they didn’t get injured again, it was essentially like having their HP locked for a certain amount of time. If they made it back quickly, there was still hope for salvation.