Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot - Chapter 523 - Chapter 523: Chapter 225: Taking Zijin Base_2

Chapter 523: Chapter 225: Taking Zijin Base_2

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With the addition of those produced by the zombies, there are now over 50,000 units of Zombie Culture Fluid. Wang Tao even started to entertain the idea of cultivating zombies himself for hunting…

The last package contained Hand Grenades and Blueprints.

[Obtained: Mental Shock Grenade x10]

[Obtained: Mental Attack Grenade Blueprint x1]

[Mental Shock Grenade: Causes mental shock within a specific range upon detonation]

[Mental Attack Grenade Blueprint: Allows for crafting of 10 Mental Shock Grenades, required materials: Level 3 Flesh x10kg, Crystal Core x1, Metal x1kg]

This grenade should have an effect similar to the Mental Shock special ability, but it doesn’t consume mana and can be used by anyone.

As for the blueprint, like the previous Slime Spitter Grenade Blueprint, it is single-use, each only able to produce 10 grenades. However, the threshold for crafting it is very low. Just Level 3 Flesh and any Crystal Core are needed, which Wang Tao could obtain by taking down a Level 3 zombie.

Since he couldn’t merge with a Mind Attack Crystal Core for now, these grenades would serve as a good substitute.

After tallying up the spoils of war, Wang Tao looked up at the sky; it was already evening. The personnel who went out to hunt zombies were beginning to return one after another.

Wang Tao pondered that now the mother zombie had been dealt with, it was time to start rescuing people. All he needed was to wait for news from Lan Yulian.

Just as he thought of Lan Yulian, his walkie-talkie crackled to life.

“Wang Tao, it’s Lan Yulian. The work is done. I’m handling some affairs; I’ll come to you in about three or four days.”

“Wang Tao, I am…”

The voice coming from the walkie-talkie wasn’t Lan Yulian’s—it must be one of her subordinates.

Zijin Base could send signals to him, but he couldn’t respond. Lan Yulian had to keep sending messages to prevent Wang Tao from missing them.

“That was sorted out so fast?”

Wang Tao was somewhat surprised.

It seemed the General hadn’t set any traps. But that made sense. He was a smart man and knew that if he played any tricks, he would be the first to suffer the consequences.

“If she will arrive in three or four days, then we will wait until she comes before performing the rescue.”

If it were simply killing zombies, having Lan Yulian there or not didn’t matter, but when it came to rescuing people, certainly, her presence as a healer was best. After all, Wang Tao was someone with a professional ethic; since he promised to save people, he intended to save them alive.

The next day.

After a good sleep, Wang Tao and the other two felt almost no issues at all.

“We’ll continue to hunt zombies today. Everyone, gear up; if we hunt down an Ascension Crystal Core… I will prioritize distributing them to you all!” Wang Tao said to everyone with a smile.

Upon hearing this, everyone was extremely excited.

The mainstream level of survivors in Zijing City was still Level 1, Level Two was very rare, and Level 3 consisted of only a few people like Nie Siyan.

Many among this group were Level 1 ability users. They dared not think about reaching Level 3, but if they could ascend to Level Two, it would be like being offered a pie from the sky!

Seeing everyone’s enthusiasm roused, Wang Tao waved his hand.

“Let’s move out!”

“Yes!”

Taking advantage of the few days before Lan Yulian’s return, Wang Tao planned to lead everyone on high-intensity zombie hunts, hoping to boost their strength a bit. This way, the rescue mission would have a better chance of success.

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Three days later.

Inside a building.

“We won’t go out today; take a day off.”

Upon hearing that they wouldn’t be hunting zombies today, everyone instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

“We can finally rest!”

In these three days, they had experienced what high-intensity zombie hunting really meant!

They had no idea how many zombies they had killed, nor were they aware of how many spoils they had collected. The only thing on their minds was—kill.

If they didn’t rest today, they felt they would be done for.

Not just them, even Xu Xiaojun, with his capacity to endure hardship, was feeling overwhelmed.

Wang Tao himself also felt utterly exhausted.

Perhaps only Jiang Shixue appeared as if nothing was wrong; her physical strength remained a mystery.

Wang Tao told everyone to rest well, but he had no time to rest; he needed to sort through the spoils of war properly.

In these three days, everyone fought intensively for over a dozen hours every day! This was far more exhausting than any job because one small mistake could mean death!

With such intensity, the spoils of war were naturally bountiful!

Wang Tao alone had gained over 100,000 units of Special Energy! His total Special Energy had now reached 310,000!

Merging and extracting from a Level 3 Crystal Core required 30,000 units of Special Energy each time, so his stockpile was enough for a dozen such procedures.

Then there were the Crystal Cores; all Crystal Cores obtained from killing zombies were with Wang Tao.

There were 5,000 Level 1 Crystal Cores, 1,000 Level 2 Crystal Cores, and 200 Level 3 Crystal Cores!

Under normal circumstances, obtaining so many Crystal Cores would be impossible—not due to lack of strength, but simply because there were not enough Elite Zombies since only Elite Zombies could drop Crystal Cores.

But the circumstances here were special; cultivated by humans and the mother zombie alike, many of the zombies here had Crystal Cores.

This presented Wang Tao with an opportunity.

Though most were White Crystal Cores, after his operations, he had quickly merged them into Red and Orange Crystal Cores.

Wang Tao set aside some Omnipotent Crystal Cores and Ascension Crystal Cores in particular.

“With so many Crystal Cores, they’ll have the chance to undergo a complete transformation!”

Wang Tao said to Nie Siyan, who was massaging his shoulders:

“Call Zhu Han and the other four in here.”

“Yes, Brother Wang!”

A moment later, Zhu Han and the four others were brought before Wang Tao.

These five were among Nie Siyan’s trusted subordinates; of the over three hundred members of the Skull Club, she only trusted these five.

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