New Weapon's First Battle

New Weapon's First Battle

Seeing this, Wang Tao felt his scalp prickle.

If he had guessed right, the male owner of this apartment had been eaten by the Female Zombie!

"Grr..."

Upon seeing a living person, the Female Zombie immediately dropped the head in her hands, let out a roar, and staggered toward Wang Tao.

Wang Tao gripped the Steel Pipe with both hands, his eyes fixed on the Female Zombie.

510/510

This Female Zombie did not have 500 health, but 10 more! He did not know whether she had been born that way or had gained it by eating that man...

Whoosh! Once the Female Zombie reached him, she swiped a claw at Wang Tao. Wang Tao shifted slightly and easily dodged, then swung the Steel Pipe down hard at the zombie's head.

Bang! A crisp sound rang out as a thread of Black Blood sprayed from the zombie's head.

-102

408/510

Seeing that damage number, Wang Tao became excited.

Sure enough, a different weapon made all the difference! When he had used the Homemade Short Spear before, striking a zombie's head had barely broken through its defense, and the weapon had become useless after only a few uses.

But now, one blow from the Steel Pipe had taken off a full fifth of the zombie's health! The Steel Pipe was completely intact, while the zombie had been struck dizzy.

Though this also had something to do with his strength gradually increasing, the weapon was the most important factor.

The result of that strike gave Wang Tao even more confidence.

While the zombie seemed somewhat dazed, he struck its head with the Steel Pipe again.

Bang! Splat—

-135

273/510

That blow directly burst one of its eyeballs.

"Roar!"

As if enraged, the zombie roared, then suddenly lunged down and bit at Wang Tao's neck with its foul-smelling mouth.

Wang Tao reacted quickly and raised the Steel Pipe, shoving it straight across the Female Zombie's mouth.

"Grr~"

Looking at that disgusting face so close to him, Wang Tao suddenly forced the Steel Pipe downward.

Crack~ Bone cracked, and the Steel Pipe directly dislocated the zombie's jaw, leaving Black Blood all over the floor.

-59

The zombie raised its head, its remaining white, dead-fish eye staring fixedly at Wang Tao. Then it spread its arms as if trying to embrace him.

Wang Tao crouched to avoid the Female Zombie's enthusiastic embrace, then swung the Steel Pipe at her legs.

Bang!

-3

The Female Zombie was petite and unsteady on her feet. Wang Tao had put all his strength into that attack, knocking her directly to the ground.

Taking advantage of the Female Zombie being down, Wang Tao quickly stood up. The Steel Pipe spun 180 degrees in his palm, instantly shifting into a reverse grip. Then he raised it high with both hands and drove it fiercely down into the Female Zombie's forehead.

Splat!

-211

0/510

The Female Zombie twitched twice, then stopped moving.

It sounded like a long fight, but the battle had actually lasted less than a minute.

"Phew~"

Wang Tao took a deep breath. Though the fight had been short, he had gone nearly all out with every attack, so it had still drained quite a bit of stamina.

Actually, Wang Tao had wanted to see if he could kill it with just a few strikes. After all, one blow had taken more than a fifth of the zombie's health.

But battles changed in an instant. Wang Tao had been a little too slow and failed to seize his opportunities perfectly. On top of that, he was still not strong enough to stun the zombie again. So his idea had not worked out for now.

Still, the outcome was good. He had killed it fairly easily.

Wang Tao had killed several zombies already, and this was the second easiest one in his opinion. The easiest had naturally been that unlucky zombie missing half its body.

But that did not mean this Female Zombie was weak. Wang Tao felt that she was probably about as strong as the zombie from the hallway earlier.

Sure enough, when Wang Tao looked at his Health Bar, he found that it had increased by 10 points! The same amount he had gained from killing the hallway zombie!

130/130

It had been 120 before, and now it was 130!

Without bothering to get excited, Wang Tao quickly absorbed the translucent package floating from the zombie's body into himself.

Obtained: Steel Wire*1

Steel Wire: Crafting Material

Another crafting material. He had no idea what these crafting materials could actually make.

After putting it away, Wang Tao began searching the corpse.

After searching for a while, he found a Gold Necklace, a Gold Bracelet, and several condoms.

Wang Tao threw the condoms away immediately. After all, he did not dare use anything that had been on a zombie.

Then Wang Tao looked at the man's corpse in the apartment. He had been eaten by the Female Zombie until only half his head remained, with only bloodstained bones scattered on the floor.

The sight made Wang Tao physically uncomfortable. A -1 even appeared above his own head.

Mental attack! Wang Tao quickly searched the bedroom, then left.

The man only had a wallet and a phone. The Female Zombie had a women's shoulder bag containing some loose change, a phone, strange medicines, cosmetics, and other things.

Whether they were useful or not, Wang Tao took everything.

If he could survive in the future, he would definitely meet other survivors or reach a Survivor Base.

Where there were people, trade would inevitably arise.

He might not have any use for the things he had scavenged, but they might be exactly what someone else needed. He could trade them away.

As for paper money, maybe it would still be useful, or maybe no one would want it. But it did not take up much space, so he might as well keep it. If it truly became worthless, he could burn it as firewood for warmth.

After a quick search, Wang Tao walked out and knocked on Apartment 202's door.

"It's safe now. Come out."

The Balding Uncle inside had actually been watching through the peephole the whole time.

After seeing Wang Tao enter and hearing some noises, then seeing him come out shortly afterward, he was somewhat incredulous. He had not expected Wang Tao to deal with it so quickly!

But he did not rush to open the door. Only after Wang Tao came over and knocked, and he heard that Wang Tao's voice sounded normal without any sign of injury, did he open it.

"Little brother, you're amazing! You weren't hurt, were you?"

The Balding Uncle flattered him a little.

Wang Tao knew what he was thinking. He was simply afraid that Wang Tao had been infected.

"Don't worry. It was only one zombie. I didn't touch any of the food inside. Shall we go in together?"

Wang Tao was a man of his word. Since he had said he would trade a quarter of the food for the Balding Uncle's lockpicking skills, he would not go back on it. He had not even checked exactly how much food there was.

"Alright, alright, alright!"

The Balding Uncle happily followed Wang Tao into Apartment 201.

Naturally, he noticed the women's shoulder bag in Wang Tao's hand, but he did not care. Wang Tao had killed the zombie, so of course he had the right to choose the spoils. Besides, that stuff was useless to him. He only wanted food.

But something seemed off. Why was there a women's shoulder bag in Room 201? "Ugh—"

When he saw the blood all over the apartment, the Female Zombie, and half of his neighbor's head, the Balding Uncle's pupils suddenly shrank, and his stomach churned. But thinking that the bread he had just eaten might not have digested yet, he forcibly held it back and did not actually vomit.

But a number popped up above his head.

-10

25/100

Wang Tao was somewhat speechless. That scene had clearly hit him hard.

To keep the Balding Uncle from having a mental breakdown, Wang Tao told him to go look at the food and shift his attention.

As a result, upon seeing the rice in the kitchen, the Balding Uncle let out a wail...

"No~"