Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot
Chapter 1716 - 725 Level 2 Zombie Appears_2

Chapter 1716: Chapter 725 Level 2 Zombie Appears_2

His daughter still couldn’t escape the fate of being infected...

Wang Tao sighed. Earlier, seeing Chen Zhuang’s fiancée doing well, the situation was completely different from the previous life. He thought perhaps this expert’s daughter might also escape the disaster, but now it seems, good luck doesn’t last forever.

Wang Tao immediately said:

"Leave it to me, you all evacuate first."

"Okay!"

The middle-aged policeman didn’t hesitate, and after telling Wang Tao the location of Tao Lin, he promptly led the other survivors upstairs.

Wang Tao quickly reached the place mentioned by the middle-aged policeman and immediately sensed the man on the other side of the door. At this time, he was still holding a pen, scribbling in his notebook. It seemed he hadn’t heard the zombie growls and gunfire outside at all.

Zap——

Wang Tao directly broke the lock, pushing the door to enter.

"Hurry up and pack, leave with me."

Tao Lin was startled by Wang Tao’s voice. Seeing a stranger, he looked a bit puzzled.

"Huh? Why do I feel like I’ve never seen you? Are you new?"

"..."

Wang Tao was speechless, realizing this Tao Lin truly hadn’t heard the commotion outside, completely unaware that rescue had arrived.

"I’m with the rescue team from Shuize Base. The other survivors have already evacuated, you’re the last one, follow me quickly."

Only then did Tao Lin register that someone had come to rescue him.

But his first reaction wasn’t to leave with Wang Tao; instead, he took a step back.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I won’t go. Let me stay here, please!"

Behind him was a transparent freezing device. Inside lay a little girl with her eyes closed.

This situation was completely unexpected for Wang Tao.

Tao Lin’s daughter was indeed infected, but her current state was much better than Wang Tao had anticipated.

It seemed she was put into the freezing device by Tao Lin before she could fully transform into a zombie. Although low temperatures can’t kill the zombie virus, they can reduce its activity and slow its onset.

The little girl’s condition now was somewhat similar to Jiang Shixue’s situation back then. Both were infected with the zombie virus, with their internal impurities reaching 100%, but they hadn’t completely turned into zombies.

Her situation was even a bit better than Jiang Shixue’s from the previous life.

However, she didn’t possess Jiang Shixue’s strength and was still an ordinary little girl at the moment.

For this situation, Wang Tao felt it could be considered a blessing in disguise.

Freezing can only slightly delay the zombie virus for now and cannot cure it. The little girl probably wouldn’t last much longer, even if she remained frozen. Eventually, she would still turn into a zombie. But right now, the Hope Research Institute in the Capital City should be working on an inhibitor, and it might have already been developed.

By then, giving the little girl some inhibitor could further delay the outbreak of the zombie virus. Its effect is far superior to freezing.

Although this is still a palliative measure, unlike the previous life, Wang Tao returned with memory this time. And among those memories was the recipe for the zombie virus serum!

This was taken from Qu Shilin before Wang Tao prepared to start [Time Travel] in the previous life.

Although the recipe is extremely complex and Wang Tao couldn’t understand it at all, he remembered it entirely thanks to his powerful spiritual power.

After the world restarted, Wang Tao still remembered these recipes!

With this recipe, it won’t take long before a zombie virus serum can be produced. So, the little girl still has hope.

However, Wang Tao hasn’t disclosed the zombie virus serum recipe to anyone yet. It’s not that he doesn’t trust others, but because Qu Shilin once told him, they only managed to manufacture the serum two years after the apocalypse began. By then, the zombie virus had undergone countless mutations, becoming much stronger than the early apocalypse virus.

If the potion is made according to the old recipe, there might be dosage issues. As the saying goes, every medicine has three parts poison, too strong a potion could be fatal.

Qu Shilin specifically advised Wang Tao not to make and use the zombie virus serum recipe verbatim even if he brought it into the next life. It’s best to find Qu Shilin or other researchers from the Hope Research Institute, tell them the recipe, and have them retest and improve it. That wouldn’t take much time before a serum suitable for the current situation could be made.

So, at present, this recipe is not really a cure, and Wang Tao felt there was no need to tell others until it was truly produced.

"Is it for her?"

Wang Tao pointed at the little girl in the freezing device.

"..."

Tao Lin didn’t speak, which was an implicit acknowledgment.

"You can’t save her here, only by leaving with me will there be a chance. Later I can take you to find other researchers, like those at the Hope Research Institute, Phoenix Laboratory... Then you all can work together, and there’s a good chance to create a zombie virus antidote."

"What? You can take me to meet them?"

Hearing Wang Tao’s words, Tao Lin was extremely surprised.

If he could really work with them, then maybe he truly had a chance to create a zombie virus antidote. But from his information channels, he learned that after the apocalypse struck, these experts were protected by the military, and now nobody can contact them, not knowing whether they’re even alive...

"Not a big problem."

Wang Tao remained calm, not making any direct promises, but from him, Tao Lin sensed a strong confidence.

Yet, Tao Lin still hesitated.

"Can my daughter go to your base? I haven’t been infected by the virus, but my daughter... The Survivor Base probably wouldn’t allow such a ticking time bomb, right?"

"It’s okay, as long as preliminary protective measures are taken, we’re professionals in this regard."

After confirming his daughter could also go to the base, Tao Lin finally stopped resisting.

This freezing device was like an ice coffin, but much colder. Also, even after power cuts, it can maintain a low temperature for a while.

Once Tao Lin packed up all his research data, Wang Tao picked him up with one hand, hoisting the freezing device with the other, and under Tao Lin’s dazed gaze, took off and flew!

"You can actually fly! What kind of ability is this? Did you mutate? Is this apocalypse a purification process, where successful ones gain superpowers and the failed ones become zombies?"

Admittedly, Tao Lin had many questions and a wild imagination. But he was not very aware of the outside world, unfamiliar with things like Superpower Crystal Cores.

Wang Tao didn’t elaborate much either, taking him directly back to the truck.

Everyone else was already settled. They were equally bewildered to see Wang Tao flying directly over.

"You guys go ahead, I’ll cover the rear."

Seeing more and more zombies, Wang Tao spoke to Wei Zhenguo.

"Alright!"

Wei Zhenguo put away his rifle and immediately commanded the rescue team to break through.

Wang Tao flew into the sky, his eyes glowing red, with all firepower unleashed.

Zap——

Zap——

The heat energy beams swept over, killing a large number of zombies instantly, none lasting more than two seconds. Even elite zombies were easily taken down.

Witnessing such terrifying destructive power, even those who had already seen Wang Tao’s strength, like Wei Zhenguo and Xiang Hongbin, were left stunned.

"Is he still human..."

"Is this what it’s like to be an Ability User? If we became Ability Users, would we be this strong?"

"I just feel that even if we become Ability Users, we won’t match Wang Tao’s strength..."

"..."

Wang Tao’s full-on assault eased the pressure on the rescue team significantly. Their two units soon converged and then headed in the opposite direction of Shuize Base. The pursuing zombies were still too many, better not to lead them to Shuize Base.

Seeing the convoy successfully break through, Wang Tao finally caught his breath.

The effect of going all-out was powerful, but the consumption was equally enormous; he needed to rest soon.

Swoosh——

Wang Tao flew to a rooftop, where Taxue, clutching a bag of spoils, jumped onto him.

Wang Tao found the proper way to use Taxue—by becoming a black mist through its ability, it could go unnoticed by zombies and quickly collect spoils in the zombie herd. This saved Wang Tao a lot of effort.

"Let’s go."

Wang Tao gathered all the spoils, and Taxue adeptly jumped onto his shoulder. Just as Wang Tao was about to return to the base, his gaze suddenly sharpened, and even Taxue bristled a bit.

"Hmm? A Level 2 aura... finally, a Level 2 zombie appears!"

Wang Tao immediately changed plans, flying towards the direction where the Level 2 zombie aura was sensed.