Wang Tao was quite surprised. He had assumed that zombies capable of concealing themselves would hide in the shadows and launch surprise attacks. But now, that did not seem to be necessarily true.
Like the zombie before him. When Wang Tao entered, it had not attacked first and had instead continued lying on the bed.
If Wang Tao had not spotted the red Health Bar above its head the moment he came in, he would not have acted so decisively.
If someone else had gone to check on it without any guard up, they might have been in serious trouble.
After killing it, Wang Tao's health increased by 20, bringing it to 205/205.
He did not know whether it was an illusion, but after his health broke through 200, Wang Tao felt as though his physical condition had improved a little... But there was no time to test it now. He would study it carefully after returning home.
He turned the zombie's body over. Although half its head had been smashed to pulp by his hammer, he could still recognize from the rough outline of the other half of its face that this was the restaurant's Boss Lady.
As for where Boss Li had gone...
Wang Tao suddenly threw back the blanket and saw a bloody human skeleton lying in the arms of the Boss Lady zombie.
Whoosh—
Wang Tao hurriedly covered it back up. If he saw scenes like that too often, even he would lose health.
After confirming that there was no danger in the bedroom for the moment, Wang Tao turned his attention to the loot he had obtained from killing the Boss Lady zombie.
Obtained: Stealth Potion (Medium) ×2 Stealth Potion (Medium): After injection, conceals your presence and makes you less likely to be detected by zombies. Duration: 1 hour. Cooldown: 12 hours. Friendly reminder: Best used during the day.
"Good stuff! And there are two of them!"
Wang Tao had previously guessed that Stealth Potions might come in "medium" and "large" versions, and that one of them might be for hiding from zombies. He had actually guessed right!
This was exactly what he needed. Potions for hiding from people were useless to him, at least for now. But one for evading zombies was incredibly useful!
He even wanted to inject a Stealth Potion right now and go provoke some zombies... But that dangerous thought passed in an instant.
The description clearly said "less likely to be detected by zombies," not "unable to be detected by zombies"! Wang Tao guessed that the Stealth Potion might work by reducing the scent or presence of a human. Zombies could normally detect him from far away, but after injecting it, perhaps they could only detect him at close range?
He felt that was probably about right.
After putting away the Stealth Potions, Wang Tao began searching for other loot.
The bedroom was not large. A bed and some miscellaneous clutter filled the entire space. Boss Li and his wife usually lived rather simply and wore no accessories, so Wang Tao did not bother searching their bodies.
What caught Wang Tao's attention were the three square, army-green metal oil drums in the corner. Each drum was marked with "20L."
Wang Tao checked them. Only one drum was full, one contained only half a drum of diesel, and the last one was empty.
But that was enough for Wang Tao. One liter of diesel seemed capable of generating three or four kilowatt-hours of electricity. There were around thirty liters here, so that was nearly one hundred kilowatt-hours! If he only used that electricity for the refrigerator's freezer, his fridge consumed less than one kilowatt-hour a day. It would last a long time.
He set the oil drums aside and continued searching.
There was not much else of value in the bedroom. He found only a wallet, a car key, and two phones.
Then Wang Tao went to the kitchen. Although it looked as though someone had already ransacked it and many things were gone, some food had still been left behind.
Wang Tao did not dare take any food that was too dirty, since he was not sure whether it had zombie blood on it.
After making a simple selection, he took a sealed 25-kilogram bag of rice, a 25-kilogram bag of flour, several bags of salt and sugar, some rice noodles, a large pile of drinks, two cases of bottled beer, and a large bag of assorted ready-made meal packs, which he estimated weighed around 20 kilograms.
"Who would have thought that even a proper-looking Boss Li used meal packs..."
Wang Tao grumbled inwardly, but this was a good thing for him. At least the unopened meal packs were clean, and they came in a variety of flavors that tasted pretty good.
After roughly sorting everything, the total came to a full 150 kilograms! "...That is a bit too much. I can't carry it all in one trip."
Wang Tao suddenly had a happy little problem. Fortunately, this place was close to his residential complex, so he could make a few trips.
Just as Wang Tao confirmed there were no zombies nearby and prepared to take some of the supplies home first, he suddenly heard a faint buzzing sound.
"Hm? What is that sound? And it is getting louder!"
Wang Tao immediately became alert. He put down the supplies and gripped the Wolf Tooth Club tightly in his hand. The zombies outside seemed to have heard it as well and were becoming somewhat agitated.
This was the apocalypse. Any tiny change could be fatal. Until he knew exactly what was happening, Wang Tao did not dare risk going home.
He continued waiting in the restaurant, but he had already hooked the metal latch onto the rolling shutter door. If zombies came from outside, he could instantly pull the shutter down. As for the small restaurant's back door, Wang Tao had long since locked it from the inside.
"Bzzzz—"
"Whoosh—"
The sound came closer and closer. Wang Tao, who was hiding by the entrance, suddenly looked up.
A small black dot appeared in the clear blue sky in the distance.
"That is... a plane!"
Wang Tao's eyes narrowed, and excitement immediately surged within him.
He hurriedly looked at the phone in his pocket.
"Today is... April 18. This is the day the government announcement said they would conduct airdrops!"
"The government is still here—at least it can barely function and keep its promise!"
Wang Tao's spirits rose at once as he stared intently at the growing black dot.
As the roar of the turbines grew louder and louder, Wang Tao recognized it as a government Military Transport Plane!
Were there really going to be airdrops? Wang Tao felt a little expectant.
"If only the supplies could be dropped nearby..."
"Whoosh—"
"Hrrgh..."
"Roar—"
As the plane arrived, the zombies outside became increasingly frenzied and began running around wildly.
Wang Tao was slightly nervous. Luckily, there were not many zombies around here, so there was no immediate risk of being exposed.
"They're dropping supplies!"
Suddenly, Wang Tao saw boxes emerging from the rear of the Transport Plane, as though it were laying eggs. Some airdrops opened parachutes, while others had no parachutes at all.
As the plane drew closer and closer, Wang Tao became more and more excited.
But soon, Wang Tao cursed under his breath, because once it got close, he realized the plane was about to turn!
"Forget it, my luck is just—hm?"
Wang Tao had just been about to say that his luck was bad when he saw the plane suddenly throw out another airdrop as it turned! This airdrop was very close to him. He could even see the large words on the supply crate! And this one had a parachute!
Wang Tao instantly fell into a dilemma.
Should he take it, or not...
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