Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1511 - 631: Dusk Church Reappears

"Well done!"

Wang Tao agreed with the committee’s decision.

Previously, not allowing those with high levels of Internal Impurity into the base was not only a responsibility towards the other residents but also due to the insufficient strength of the base itself—if an accident occurred, they might not be able to handle it.

Now that the overall strength of the base has increased significantly and with the addition of the Silver Serpent Base, things are different. By transferring those people to the Silver Serpent Base, and keeping them at a distance from Changhe Base, they could provide them with food and shelter. Moreover, if an accident did occur, just one or two Awakeners would be sufficient to handle it.

So now that they have the capability, helping those unfortunate ones is naturally not a problem, as long as they prepare properly.

Having said that, Wang Tao suddenly thought of another issue. He had been to a small base called Zizhu Base before, and its people lived in an underground air-raid shelter. Since they were followers of the Dusk Church, Wang Tao had not brought them to Changhe Base. Given the current circumstances, with the underground being so hot and the surface overrun by zombies, what were they supposed to do?

"I need to make a trip tomorrow to see if they are still there..."

Wang Tao muttered to himself.

After exchanging a few words with Gu Yun, Wang Tao went to the Hope Research Institute. As expected, Qu Shilin hadn’t rested yet.

Seeing Wang Tao finally return home, she was overjoyed.

"Wang Tao, you’re finally back!"

Even though Wang Tao was very powerful, being out and away from home for so long, she was still very worried.

Wang Tao spread his hands helplessly.

"Didn’t find the data on the Ancestral Virus..."

"It’s alright, as long as you are safe and sound!"

Qu Shilin shook her head, not showing much disappointment, as if Wang Tao had found the data on the Ancestral Virus, he would have returned earlier, since they only needed one last piece of non-redundant data. Since Wang Tao returned so late, it probably meant he hadn’t found it. Thus, Qu Shilin had already prepared herself mentally.

Wang Tao sighed and briefly recounted his experiences in various laboratories, then took out all the paper documents he had found.

Although he didn’t find the Ancestral Virus data, Wang Tao managed to find some other well-preserved data. Regardless of whether it was useful or not, Wang Tao brought it all back, which wasn’t difficult for him.

"Wow, so many documents! There must be something we can use!"

Seeing Wang Tao take out so many documents at once, Qu Shilin’s eyes lit up. Even without the Ancestral Virus data, other data could also be useful to her.

So, she immediately gathered a group of researchers to start analyzing these documents.

Wang Tao didn’t want to disturb further, so he left the institute.

He had intended to visit Zizhu Base tomorrow, but after thinking it over, decided to go right now, since it wouldn’t take too long with the Golden Eagle.

Whistle—

The Golden Eagle took off, leaving Changhe Base.

The route from Changhe Base to Zizhu Base passed right through a Rift, and when they passed it, Wang Tao had the Golden Eagle stop for a moment.

The fruit inside the Rift was barely evaporated, almost level with the Rift itself. Due to the depth of the Rift, the water appeared black at first glance, but it was not poisonous and could be used normally.

There were temporary structures built by humans along the edge of the Rift, all for water collection. There weren’t many zombies here, as most zombies disliked water.

"In the past, it could provide Crystal Cores, now it provides water... these Rifts are really great!"

Musing to himself, Wang Tao resumed his journey toward Zizhu Base.

After a while, he finally arrived over Zizhu Base.

Bang—

Wang Tao landed directly at the entrance of the air-raid shelter, seeing the open doors, he frowned and then entered.

The deeper he went, the hotter it got, a few degrees warmer than outside, but still within what Wang Tao could endure.

Although Wang Tao didn’t see anyone, he wasn’t in a hurry until he had toured the entire air-raid shelter. He could confirm then: the people of Zizhu Base had left. There was no one here, nor any bodies.

Moreover, the items that could be moved were gone, and those that couldn’t be were neatly arranged. Clearly, their departure was planned. As long as there were no bodies, it meant that these people might still be alive.

Wang Tao planned to go outside again to see if there were any signs of struggle.

As he reached the doorway, Wang Tao suddenly raised an eyebrow.

He just noticed that behind the door, there was a letter stuck.

Because the door was open when Wang Tao came in, it was in his blind spot, and he didn’t see this letter upon entering.

Picking up the envelope, it read "Personally opened by Priest Lord."

Upon opening it, he found that the letter was left by the leader of Zizhu Base, Zhao Yaru.

"Hmm? City of Dusk?"

The letter stated that Zizhu Base had recently received a message from the Dusk Church, detailing that a catastrophe might soon happen and hiding underground would be futile. They urged the believers to quickly leave the base and seek the Church’s protection.

Zhao Yaru and her followers trusted the Dusk Church, but not the current Bishop as much as they trusted Wang Tao—since Wang Tao had once held a position as a priest in the Dusk Church.

Therefore they needed to clarify if the letter was sent by the Bishop or by Wang Tao.

If it was sent by the Bishop, they could ignore it. But if it came from Wang Tao, then it was something they needed to take seriously.