Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot
Chapter 1724 - 729 Red Stone Base_2

Chapter 1724: Chapter 729 Red Stone Base_2

After leaving the county town, there were noticeably fewer zombies outside, so Wang Tao brought out the pickup truck he had used before and drove towards Red Stone County. After all, flying consumed a lot of physical strength, and he couldn’t endure long periods of it.

In the car, looking at Jiang Shixue, who was reviewing the previous battle, Wang Tao nodded in satisfaction.

You had to admit, Jiang Shixue’s potential was impressive—no wonder she was so strong in the previous life.

Although she hadn’t had direct combat with zombies before and hadn’t learned combat skills before the apocalypse, she had strong physical attributes and a quick mind. Most importantly, she knew how to summarize the experience of every battle, analyze her gains and losses, and strive to do better next time. In reality, she managed to achieve that, with her combat prowess slightly increasing after each battle!

After so many battles, her combat ability was completely different from when she first hunted those three zombies.

In terms of combat, Jiang Shixue indeed had a talent, and she might not even be inferior to Wang Tao.

"Bro, how did I perform today?"

After finishing her review, Jiang Shixue immediately looked at Wang Tao, with an eager look, asking for praise.

"If it’s a 100-point scale, I can give you a 90."

Wang Tao replied with a smile. In reality, she deserved a full 100 points, but he deducted 10 points to prevent her from becoming arrogant.

"Wow! Ninety points!"

Jiang Shixue was overjoyed. Although Wang Tao was usually approachable, he was strict during battles. In those battles just now, even though he had constantly encouraged her, he had also scolded her. She hadn’t expected Wang Tao to give her such a high score.

So Jiang Shixue immediately clasped her hands together and said:

"It’s all thanks to your teaching, brother!"

"Alright, take a good rest. We likely won’t encounter any more battles on our way, so you can take a nap."

Wang Tao shook his head helplessly.

Not saying it was fine, but upon saying it, Jiang Shixue did feel a bit tired. She had been fighting non-stop for the past two hours.

"Okay! I’ll rest for a bit then..."

Jiang Shixue curled up in her seat and gradually fell asleep.

Wang Tao continued driving on the wide highway towards Red Stone County.

Glancing at the trees by the roadside, Wang Tao hoped to encounter a mutant beast like Taxue, preferably a Level Two one. According to the previous life, there were more zombies in the city and more mutant beasts outside.

In those past two hours, Wang Tao had roughly scoured the entire Shuize County but hadn’t spotted any Level Two creatures. He only encountered two First-tier Lords, which Wang Tao dealt with effortlessly. Without Level Two creatures, he couldn’t enhance his strength...

Half an hour later, Wang Tao successfully arrived in Red Stone County. This journey left him a bit disappointed.

Although he encountered several wandering zombie herds, all were led by First-tier Lord zombies, without any Level 2 zombies in sight. Wang Tao easily wiped out these herds, not even waking up Jiang Shixue in the process...

However, upon reaching Red Stone County, Wang Tao could clearly sense that the atmosphere here was different from Shuize County. Red Stone County was larger with a bigger population, so there were more zombies, and naturally, their strength was also greater.

Just as he entered the county town area of Red Stone County, Wang Tao vaguely sensed a few presences. Even Taxue, napping on the armrest box, opened its eyes.

"Level Two presence... nice!"

Wang Tao grinned, feeling that this trip wasn’t in vain.

However, the presence was very faint, and even with Wang Tao’s super perception ability, it wasn’t easy to locate quickly. So, Wang Tao didn’t specifically look for it and decided to head to Red Stone Base first.

In the previous life, Wang Tao had been to Red Stone Base, but by then, it was already destroyed. He Jijun had speculated from the ruins that the base might have had issues during construction, ultimately leading to it being blown up.

At present, Red Stone Base was doing fine, thriving, and sought after by many survivors. Whether there were hidden concerns was unknown.

While driving towards Red Stone Base, Wang Tao picked up the phone.

Before coming, he had obtained the contact information for Red Stone Base from Wei Zhenguo and others, informing them in advance that he would be visiting. Red Stone Base was both astounded and welcoming, asking him to notify them upon arrival.

However, as Wang Tao tried to use his phone to contact them, he suddenly frowned.

"No signal? Has this era’s network signal also started failing..."

With experience from the previous life, Wang Tao wasn’t panicked, but he guessed that other survivors would face difficulties. Without signal, it wouldn’t be long before water and electricity would also stop. If survivors lost water and electricity, and lost contact with the outside world, it would drive people mad; some might show the darker sides of themselves that had been suppressed or hidden...

While pondering these thoughts, Wang Tao had already spotted a massive base coming into view.

This was Wang Tao’s first time seeing Red Stone Base’s appearance. Naturally, it couldn’t compare to Changhe Base, but it was similar to Zijin Base. In fact, it’s likely that the same team designed both Red Stone and Zijin Bases, as their appearances and specifications were almost the same.

Red Stone Base was also constructed in a relatively remote area. However, constructing such a large base couldn’t have been done silently, so outside the high walls of the base, there were many zombies roaming around.

Due to the flames surrounding the base, these zombies dared not enter. However, possibly because the "human scent" inside was too strong, they were reluctant to leave and continued wandering nearby.

Judging by the situation, it must take significant effort for the people in the base to go out every time.

Buzz—

Wang Tao’s diesel pickup truck made a loud noise, attracting the attention of the wandering zombies. They roared and charged over. Wang Tao ignored them, woke up Jiang Shixue, packed away the pickup, and then took Jiang Shixue into his arms and soared into the sky, heading towards Red Stone Base.

From above Red Stone Base, the situation inside the base was clearly visible.

Seeing the significantly more survivors than in Shuize Base, Wang Tao silently nodded; now this truly looked like a Survivor Base!

Wang Tao concealed his presence a bit and landed in an inconspicuous corner inside the base. He didn’t necessarily intend to hide his presence, but given that there was a genuine military presence stationed within Red Stone Base, it would be troublesome if he was mistaken for a monster and shot at.

Wang Tao didn’t tell Red Stone Base how he entered, so they likely assumed he came in by car. He regretted not informing them beforehand that he would fly in; who knew the signal would disappear at this time...

Neither Wang Tao nor Jiang Shixue attracted any attention upon landing, and Wang Tao led her towards the center of the base. The Red Stone Base was entirely managed by the military, and they had established a command center in the center of the base.

On the way, Wang Tao saw many survivors working, as the base was still under construction and needed any manpower available. Although many looked somewhat weak, their spirits were generally good. This was clearly because the base provided a strong sense of security. Based on their mental states, one could infer the situation of the base. Currently, it seemed that Red Stone Base was relatively reliable.

"Stop! Military area, unauthorized personnel prohibited!"

Outside the command center, Wang Tao was stopped by two armed soldiers.

"I am Wang Tao from Shuize Base, here to meet General Bai Hao."

Wang Tao declared his identity.

Both soldiers appeared puzzled. Shuize Base? They’ve never heard of it. Is this person from outside?

However, Wang Tao mentioned the name of their leader, and given Wang Tao’s impressive demeanor, they dared not be negligent and immediately reported via walkie-talkie.

A few seconds later, a message came through the walkie-talkie.

"Quick, invite Mr. Wang in!"

"Yes! Please come in, Mr. Wang!"

The soldiers quickly invited him in.

"Hmm?"

As Wang Tao was about to enter, he suddenly paused. He saw a familiar face that greatly surprised him.

"He’s actually still alive?"