Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1459 - 606: Discovering Ancestral Virus Data_2

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In the following two days, Changhe Base still did not allow people to go outside.

This perplexed many, as the corrosive acid rain had ceased, the accumulated water outside had dissipated, and the temperature had risen to over ten degrees above zero... At such a suitable time for going out, why weren’t they allowed to leave? Wasn’t this delaying their strength advancement?

Seeing that people were discussing this, City Hall released news about the sixth-rank zombies.

"What? Zombies are now at least fifth and sixth level?"

"Damn it! How am I supposed to play anymore! I’m just third level! And you expect me to fight against sixth level?"

"It’s game over..."

"..."

Most people felt a chill in their hearts. After striving for so long, they were still lagging behind!

However, some strong individuals seemed eager to try.

They might not be able to fight against Sixth Rank Lords, but ordinary sixth-rank zombies and Elite Zombies? Weren’t they still able to fight those?

As long as they weren’t besieged by a zombie herd, they should be able to handle it!

There is an old saying, "High risk, high reward"; the fifth and sixth-rank Crystal Cores within the base were very expensive. This may be an opportunity...

The news of a large number of sixth-rank zombies left some within the base feeling uneasy. However, the first to be affected was the Crystal Nucleus Bank—the price of low-level Crystal Cores had gone up.

After all, with fewer low-level zombies, the output of Crystal Nuclei was reduced, so price increases were reasonable.

However, for most people, the impact wasn’t that significant. As long as the low-level Crystal Cores were not completely out of stock, no matter how much the price increased, there would be a limit, which was within the affordability range of the Ability Users... What they were more concerned about now was the Crystal Cores of the fourth, fifth, and sixth levels, which could allow them to ascend and become stronger. Now, with more fifth and sixth level zombies outside, it was actually an opportunity.

And not long after the City Hall announced the news about the Sixth Rank Zombies, they published the next policy—people were now allowed to go out, but they had to follow orders and form teams. Each team had to have at least three Fifth Tier Psychics to lead, otherwise, it would be illegal. There were also various rules and regulations...

Seeing the rules and regulations announced by the City Hall, people showed no impatience. They were all survivors of the apocalypse, and they knew well that these so-called rules and regulations were actually survival guides! This was what many people had summarized with their lives; if they didn’t want to die, they had to keep these rules firmly in mind, as they could save lives at a critical moment.

One of the regulations stated that if they encountered a Sixth-Rank Lord Zombie, they should try to avoid combat and inform City Hall if it was possible to flee. City Hall would dispatch someone, and once that person succeeded in slaying the Sixth-Rank Lord Zombie, everyone would receive a reward.

Of course, if you had the ability to hunt sixth-rank zombies, you could also take action yourself. The rewards for slaying a Sixth Rank Lord would definitely be more than what City Hall would offer, but only if one had sufficient strength...

Among these regulations, there was a lot of information about the sixth-rank zombies, explaining how to deal with them... Naturally, this was all summarized by Mr. Tao, who didn’t keep it to himself and shared it all.

Wang Tao planned to stay in the base for three days to see if there were any Sixth Rank Lords nearby. After three days, whether there were any Sixth Rank Lords or not, Wang Tao was ready to leave the base temporarily—he had previously promised Qu Shilin that he would help look for Ancestral Virus research materials. He and Qu Shilin had already planned their route, which would allow him to hunt zombies along the way while searching.

Now, with the temperature rising and more zombies appearing, there should be plenty of zombies encountered on the way. It would be best to encounter more Sixth Rank Lords.

Wang Tao needed to slay as many Sixth Rank Lords as possible, to ensure his Basic Attributes were up to par. He felt that only by ascending to the Seventh Level would he have a sense of security.

However, to Wang Tao’s surprise, neither he nor anyone else had found any Sixth-Rank Lord Zombies near Changhe Base within these three days. There were quite a few ordinary and Elite sixth-rank zombies, though.

This annoyed Wang Tao, as he felt he was just wasting time.

But for others, this was quite comfortable. They might not be able to defeat Sixth Rank Lords, but ordinary and Elite sixth-rank zombies? They were still manageable. Killing these zombies would also yield Sixth-Rank Crystal Cores, which was very profitable.

"Maybe the Sixth Rank Lords didn’t come to our area... after all, our base is quite remote, and hardly anyone has gone out during the long winter, so the zombies don’t know there are humans here..."

Gu Yun shrugged his shoulders; he could only explain it this way.

"Perhaps, but I’m not planning to wait any longer, I’m going to go out tomorrow..."

The executives at the base knew about Wang Tao’s plan to go out and search for the Ancestral Serum research materials. After all, it was related to whether or not they could develop an antidote to the zombie virus!

For humans, the most dangerous thing about zombies is actually not their strength, but the zombie virus itself. Once infected, it’s the end of the line, hence why humans fight the zombies warily, aiming to ensure their own safety while eliminating the zombies.

Although the research institute had developed an Inhibitor, it was a temporary solution and wouldn’t let a person live longer than a normal human in the end.

If a zombie virus antidote could really be developed, it would not only save lives for humanity but also enhance their combat capabilities. Hence, everyone paid great attention to it.

"You must be careful!"

Gu Yun didn’t say much else, showing full support.

"I will be."

Wang Tao nodded.

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The next day.

Wang Tao and his group all boarded the Golden Eagle.

This time, Wang Tao was going to take all the members of the Starfire Society with him.

With their current strength, they could totally help Wang Tao, and Wang Tao also wanted to assist them in ascending to Level 6; their speed of ascension should be faster by his side.

"Such a big sun..."

After leaving the barrier, everyone squinted at the sun overhead, someone spoke without thinking.

"It must be about twenty degrees, right?"

While Wei Zhenguo spoke, he glanced at Xiang Hongbin.

Xiang Hongbin immediately raised his mechanical arm, which had a small thermometer on it, showing 22 degrees.

"This temperature is rising quite fast!"

Everyone felt a bit amazed.

Half a month ago, it was still more than a hundred degrees below zero, and now it had recovered to twenty degrees. This temperature was neither hot nor cold, very suitable for human survival, this was an issue within the barrier-enclosed bases. But this temperature is also suitable for zombies to thrive...

"Let’s go."

Wang Tao glanced at the map and then commanded the Golden Eagle towards the first destination.

On the way, it was obvious that the number of zombies had increased.

In the past, only small zombie herds were occasionally seen, and the levels of the zombies in those herds weren’t too high. But now, once away from Changhe Base, using a telescope to glance down at the ground, zombies could be seen everywhere. and these zombies were also not of low level, mostly around Level 5 or 6. Nowadays, finding Four-level zombies was not that easy...

Originally, Wang Tao had planned to fight his way through, but the sheer number of zombies made him change his mind — kill the convenient ones, and leave the rest.

When Wang Tao arrived at the destination, it was already afternoon. Mainly because they had encountered two Sixth-Rank Lord Zombies on the road, and Ding Yuqin and the others took the initiative, so Wang Tao did not make a move, which took some time.

Unfortunately, although these two zombies were both Sixth-Rank Lords, they didn’t possess Basic Law Force, which greatly diminished their value.

"This is that laboratory building... There are zombies inside, but not of high level, and no Lords detected for now... Clean up quickly!"

"Yes!"

Wang Tao and his group split into several teams to enter the building, then started cleaning and searching.

The most core part of the laboratory was on the third underground floor beneath the building. After a quick cleanup above, they scavenged a bit. After grabbing some things they thought were valuable, they came to the underground entrance.

With Wang Tao’s strength, these steel doors couldn’t stop him.

After dismantling the doors, the group quickly reached the central laboratory.

Upon entering, everyone saw a mummified corpse hanging from a noose with a neatly organized file beneath its feet.

Wang Tao picked up the file, his face immediately showing a strange expression.

"..."

Was it this simple to find a set of research data on the Ancestral Virus?