Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1514 - 632: Phoenix Laboratory_2

That was the urban area, where there were more zombies. Wang Tao prepared to hunt zombies there while looking for traces of survivors from the Phoenix Base... novelbuddy.cσ๓

Some time later, Wang Tao and his group arrived back at the Phoenix Laboratory. Wang Tao circled the laboratory, initiating a carpet search—though a search wasn’t actually necessary. As soon as the Golden Eagle flew overhead, it immediately caught the attention of a large number of zombies, among which two Sixth Rank Lords were headed in their direction.

Both Wang Tao and Jiang Shixue carried the aura of Basic Law Force, which was irresistibly attractive to the Sixth Rank Lord Zombies. So there was no need to worry about the number of zombies; there were guaranteed to be more than enough for Wang Tao and his team to hunt.

"Everyone, let’s begin."

"Okay!"

"Woof!"

"Tweet—"

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Shortly afterward, there wasn’t a single standing zombie near the Phoenix Laboratory.

"It feels great, but it’s also genuinely exhausting..."

Wei Zhenguo rubbed his waist.

However, seeing the ground littered with Level 5 and Level 6 Crystal Cores, he again broke into a smile.

"Hurry and set up the battlefield! There are too many zombies here, and it’s possible that more Sixth Rank Lords are on their way..."

Wang Tao waved his hand, and everyone quickly began to clear the battlefield.

Suddenly, Wang Tao sharply looked up towards the distance.

Jiang Shixue and Lightning almost simultaneously turned their gazes as well.

They saw a towering figure over five meters tall slowly emerging from behind a dilapidated building.

A Sixth-Rank Calamity Level Zombie had arrived!

[HP: 1000000/1000000]

[Mana: 0/0]

[Level: Sixth-Rank Catastrophe]

[Cataclysmic Awakening: Life Erosion]

[Life Erosion: Continuous HP reduction for all life forms in the vicinity]

This zombie’s Awakening Ability belonged to the fairly common type among Cataclysmic Awakenings.

The Awakening was straightforward and brutal: all life forms within a certain range continuously lose HP, the closer they are, the faster the HP drops.

Normally, Level 5 beings can’t withstand the Cataclysmic Awakening of Level 6.

But Wang Tao’s team was clearly not ordinary.

Not only did they have several Sixth-Rank beings, but they also had two healing-type Awakeners. With heavy healers, the Fifth Order Awakeners could hold their own against a Sixth Rank Disaster Zombie.

Wang Tao immediately conveyed some precautions, then took the lead and charged forward.

"Charge!"

The others followed one after another.

The Sixth Rank Disaster Zombie couldn’t have expected that, while other zombies would flee from it as far as possible, these humans were actually rushing towards it. Weren’t these humans weak in aura?

The Disaster Zombie was puzzled, but with its limited intelligence, it didn’t ponder too much. Since these delicious morsels were delivering themselves, it just needed to eat.

Boom!

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But with just an encounter, the Disaster Zombie’s towering figure was blasted away by a punch from Wang Tao.

The zombie violently crashed into a derelict building, causing dust to rise everywhere.

Wang Tao did not pursue his victory but instead looked towards the large hole, his eyes shooting out two scorching red beams.

Sizzle—

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Wham—

Suddenly, another wall of the building shattered and a tall and imposing figure burst out. It seemed as if an expression of rage could be seen on its decaying face, then it charged at Wang Tao with extreme speed.

Bang!

Wang Tao held a knife in each hand, instantly blocking the Disaster Zombie’s strike, yet he was pushed back by more than a dozen meters, crashing into a three-story building.

Boom—

Several loud noises came from the building, followed by a direct explosion, tossing Wang Tao and the Disaster Zombie into the air.

The moment the Disaster Zombie was flung out, the others immediately concentrated their attacks on the zombie, bolstered by the healing of Lan Yulian and Lin Meng. Temporarily ignoring their own radiation-induced Awakening, they fought fiercely as if trading life for life.

Wang Tao gently landed, catching his breath for a moment.

"This zombie... its Constitution is really strong!"

He had clashed with the Disaster Zombie a few times, but the results were mediocre; he had only managed to inflict a couple hundred thousand damage to the Disaster Zombie’s HP.

As for himself... he didn’t even scratch his Shield. The Disaster Zombie was very powerful, and even without its radiation-induced Catastrophic Awakening, its System Abilities were formidable. Sadly for it, Wang Tao was equipped with an Omnipotent Shield; as long as the Shield wasn’t shattered, he would not lose HP.

Even if the Omnipotent Shield were to be broken, Wang Tao still had a Graystone Ring that could summon a Graystone Shield... so the fate of this Disaster Zombie was already sealed.

Wei Zhenguo and the others seldom had the chance to hunt Disaster-level zombies. Now presented with a rare opportunity, they all went all out, not giving the Disaster Zombie a chance to fight back in the short term.

However, as a Sixth-Rank Disaster Zombie, it possessed a certain level of intelligence. It quickly burst out of their encirclement, fixing its gaze on Lan Yulian.

It sensed that if it could devour this ’food’, the others would be easy to deal with!

But just as it charged toward Lan Yulian, a large blade blocked its path.

"Pretty smart, targeting the healer first... But unfortunately, you’ve got no chance!"

Wang Tao muttered under his breath, then once again tangled with the Disaster Zombie.

Wang Tao alone was enough to deal with the Sixth Rank Disaster Zombie, and with Wei Zhenguo and the others assisting from the flanks, the hunting speed naturally increased. In no time at all, the Disaster Zombie’s head was cleaved off by Wang Tao.

"Good teamwork."

As a pile of spoils of war fell out, Wang Tao first praised everyone, then went on to collect the spoils.

As expected, an Awakening Fruit Tree seed burst forth.

Wang Tao immediately planted the seed inside the corpse of the Disaster Zombie, letting it take root and germinate.

"There shouldn’t be any more zombies here; let’s go see other places."

Looking at the wreckage around him, Wang Tao quickly led the group away from there.

Where there was a Disaster Zombie, other zombies wouldn’t be found. With the Disaster Zombie dead, no other zombies would come here for a while. If they wanted to hunt zombies, they would have to go elsewhere.

However, the city was vast, filled with numerous and powerful zombies, and there was no shortage of targets to kill.

Not long after changing locations, another Sixth-Rank Lord Zombie appeared.

This time, Wang Tao did not take action, watching Wei Zhenguo and his teammates skillfully hunt the zombie without it even touching their clothes.

"Not bad, not bad!"

Wang Tao nodded with a smile.

The effectiveness of a team was indeed not comparable to a single person’s efforts.

"Continue! Kill! I want to wipe out all the zombies in this city!"

Xiang Hongbin was somewhat cocky.

But obviously, this was not something that could be completed in a short time. Wang Tao and his team had been killing for a day and a night, and they had only cleared a small part of the city. In comparison to the total number of zombies in the city, it was insignificant.

"Hmm? Another Disaster-level zombie has appeared!"

The somewhat lazy Wang Tao immediately focused his gaze. Not far away, he saw a very skinny, petite zombie about 1.5 meters tall.

Another Disaster-level zombie.

[HP: 1000000/1000000]

[Mana: 0/0]

[Level: Sixth-Rank Catastrophe]

[Catastrophic Awakening: Radiation]

[Radiation: Carrying a high amount of Radiation]

Its Catastrophic Awakening Ability was Radiation, and Wang Tao did not know if it had mutated after escaping from a nuclear explosion.

But regardless, the frequency of Disaster-level zombie appearances was quite high now!

Just in one day, in the same city, they encountered two Disaster-level zombies... This was an experience Wang Tao had never had before.

If one says that Lord Zombies tend to be ’lone’, with usually only one Lord in an area, then Disaster-level zombies are the ’lone amongst the lone’. After all, their Catastrophic Awakening abilities continuously caused Life Erosion, affecting friends and foes alike. If they were too close, wouldn’t they end up fighting each other?

Could it be that these Disaster Zombies, like the Lord Zombies, were now appearing on a large scale?

Shaking his head, Wang Tao stopped pondering for the moment.

"This is a Radiation Disaster Zombie; you might not withstand the radiation. I’ll handle it."

Wang Tao raised his Radiation Shield and charged quickly towards it.