Stealth Potion

"Bang!" "Whoosh!" "Thud!" "Crack!" "Clang!"

"Ugh..."

Looking at the sliver of health bar above the Zombie's head, Wang Tao stomped down hard.

Puchi!

Its head exploded like a watermelon.

[-35]
[0/500]

"Hoo~"

Torturing Zombies was also a skill—of course, not real torture. Rather, Wang Tao wanted to test how much damage his various attacks would inflict on Zombies.

He hadn't had the chance to try before, and now that he finally had the opportunity, he naturally couldn't miss it.

After experimenting for about an hour, he finally understood many things he hadn't before.

For example, crippling attacks like severing limbs only dealt damage once. If he kept attacking places other than the head, it wouldn't cause repeated damage...

For example, the Zombie's only fatal weakness was its head; attacking other places wouldn't kill it! Even if you chopped off its neck, leaving only its head, that head would still be alive...

For example, the Zombie's health bar was related to the hardness of its head. He couldn't crush a Zombie with full health in one stomp, but he could easily crush one with a sliver of health...

For example, although Zombies didn't feel pain, they were still affected by negative statuses like dizziness. Of course, maybe it wasn't dizziness, but something similar to hit-stun in a game. Wang Tao wasn't sure what it was exactly; he just needed to know that a heavy blow to the Zombie's head would make it pause slightly.

Moreover, Wang Tao was pleasantly surprised to discover that Zombies were afraid of fire!

When he attacked the Zombie with other tools, it remained unmoved. But when he poked the Zombie with a burning stick, it actually struggled and tried to retreat! When he directly burned it with fire, it lost health very quickly.

This was very important news! Of course, the smaller the sample size, the greater the error. Wang Tao couldn't guarantee that all Zombies were afraid of fire, but as long as some Zombies were afraid of fire, it was definitely encouraging news!

As for whether Zombies burned to death would drop items, Wang Tao wasn't sure; he wasn't willing to experiment and could only wait for another opportunity.

In addition, Wang Tao had experimented with many other things, such as the damage caused by attacking various parts of the Zombie, the Zombie's approximate range of perception, and the extent to which the Zombie's vision had deteriorated.

Wang Tao had a rough idea of these things, although it might not be accurate, it was still somewhat useful. If necessary, he could find another opportunity to experiment more.

As for this special, scheming Zombie... Wang Tao guessed that Zombies could evolve—the Zombie in 201 had more health than other Zombies, probably because it had evolved by eating people!

However, Wang Tao also believed that Zombie evolution wasn't just about gaining health by eating people; there were also cases like ordinary Zombies evolving into Zombies skilled in stealth.

After all, when Wang Tao came earlier, he did hear two Zombies inside. The Female Zombie was likely one that had evolved later...

After searching both Zombies in the room, Wang Tao pushed them out the window.

Bang, bang—

The sound of the fall attracted some Zombies to watch, but after realizing they were the same kind, the Zombies slowly dispersed.

Wang Tao ignored the Black Blood on the floor. He sat on the sofa to rest for a while, and then looked at the spoils from killing the Zombies.

Both Zombies had 500 health, seemingly similar in strength. But in reality, they were very different!

The male Zombie in the house was just an ordinary 500-health Zombie.

But Wang Tao suspected that the Female Zombie might have mutated a second time or something. Although her health hadn't increased, she had learned to hide! Normally, even if a Zombie stayed in one place without moving, it definitely wouldn't close the door!

But this Female Zombie had learned to close the door and wait for prey!

If Wang Tao hadn't been strong, anyone else might have fallen for it!

So, despite having the same health, this Female Zombie was much more dangerous than the male Zombie! After all, if a normal Survivor killed a Zombie and saw that there were no other Zombies in the house, they would definitely lower their guard. When they opened the cabinet door in a relaxed mood, they would likely be caught off guard.

Moreover, the amount of health gained from killing the two Zombies confirmed Wang Tao's idea.

The male Zombie was just an ordinary Zombie, giving Wang Tao 5 health, while the Female Zombie directly gave Wang Tao 20 health!

Wang Tao's total health had now reached [150/155]! "I can break through 200 health by killing a few more. Next goal: 200 health!"

After setting a small goal for himself, Wang Tao looked at the spoils from the two Zombies.

The ordinary spoils weren't worth mentioning: a wallet, a lighter, a Platinum Necklace, two watches, and two cell phones.

The key is the items dropped by the Zombies.

The male Zombie dropped a small box of screws.

[Acquired: Screws*1]

[Screws: Crafting Material]

Still a crafting material, but this time it's screws, which I haven't gotten before.

Counting these screws, Wang Tao currently has four kinds of crafting materials. They are Gear*1, Iron Block*1, Steel Wire*1, plus these Screws*1. I wonder what these things can be made into...

As for the items dropped by the female Zombie, they first made Wang Tao's eyes light up, but then immediately darkened.

[Acquired: Stealth Potion (Small)]

[Stealth Potion (Small): After injection, it can conceal your aura, making it difficult to be detected by humans. Duration: 1 hour, Cooldown: 12 hours. Warm reminder: Best used at night]

This is a pen-sized, semi-transparent, disposable needle-free injector, and you can see the green liquid inside, with the words "Stealth Small" written on the shell.

Seeing the Stealth Potion, Wang Tao was excited. According to some game routines, anything with the word 'stealth' is a good thing for hiding from monsters.

But after seeing the explanation below, Wang Tao felt a darkness before his eyes.

Not easily discovered by other humans? He doesn't need to hide from people right now!

And how can you hide from human perception? Can it hide from people's hearing or sight? People can think and have the ability to distinguish! Unless you can cover their eyes, ears, etc...

It feels a bit useless. Maybe there's a special use, but Wang Tao definitely won't be able to use it for the time being.

"If there was a Stealth Potion that could hide from Zombies, that would be great, but alas..."

After sighing, Wang Tao shook his head with a wry smile.

It's good enough to have this, what's there to regret!

The suffix of this Stealth Potion is "Small", maybe there is also "Medium" or "Large". Maybe there's one inside that can hide from Zombies.

And since there is a Stealth Potion, there may be other potions as well! Wang Tao is even more excited about his ability to drop treasures!

After putting away the spoils dropped by the Zombie, Wang Tao began to search through 601.

The couple in this house should have mutated into Zombies at the same time. There were no signs of fighting in the house, so the food was relatively well preserved. This food should be enough for Wang Tao to eat for half a month! But a lot of it is frozen food, and now the refrigerator has no power... Finding diesel is a top priority!