Apocalypse: I Can See Health Bars, Killing Monsters Drops Treasure
Chapter 42

Encountering a Survivor

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"Huff——"

After reading the message on the second piece of paper, Wang Tao sighed.

Although he knew the situation outside was definitely not good, he was still somewhat disappointed after confirming it.

There was one last piece of paper in the envelope.

This paper detailed how to contact their base via radio, the specific location of their base, and a diagram.

This diagram wasn't a map, but a zombie diagram. It recorded information about the various zombies encountered so far! Compared to the contact information, Wang Tao was more interested in this zombie diagram.

After all, he was too far from the military base right now, so even if he knew the method, he couldn't contact them. But the zombie information on the diagram could definitely bring a lot of help to Wang Tao.

There were more than twenty types of zombies on the diagram, among which Wang Tao saw a few familiar ones.

The sneaky zombie he had encountered before was called a "Silencer."

Silencers would silently lurk in the dark or disguise themselves as human corpses. They didn't make any sound, and their own senses were also very weak. Only when their prey came close would they discover them and suddenly launch a fatal attack.

The frontal combat power of this type of zombie was actually similar to that of ordinary zombies, but because of the sneak attacks, many people died at the hands of Silencers. Indoors, this was a very dangerous zombie...

The child zombie that Wang Tao had seen before that could sprint short distances was officially called a "Sprinter."

They were faster than ordinary zombies and had higher attack power. When they were close to their prey, they would activate their sprinting ability. The threat of a single Sprinter wasn't great, but if Sprinters were mixed among other zombies and suddenly launched an attack, then the Survivors would be in danger...

There was also the Screaming Zombie that Wang Tao encountered and ran over while driving, which was called a "Screamer."

They themselves were relatively weak, much weaker than ordinary zombies. A normal adult male with good physical fitness could completely take them on with a cold weapon.

But this zombie was very sensitive to sound, and before discovering humans, it would make certain preparations. After the preparations were completed, it would emit a loud scream that could attract surrounding zombies, especially special zombies.

If you killed the Screamer before it made a sound, then there was no problem. But if you let the Screamer scream, then the best choice at this time was to run! Otherwise, if you were besieged by a horde of zombies, you would only die...

As for the Hammer Zombie that Wang Tao encountered today, there was also an introduction about it, but not much.

The Hammer Zombie was called a "Terror," and it was a zombie that only appeared a few days after the apocalypse. At that time, everyone was protecting themselves, and no one would take the initiative to kill it.

Terrors were slow, but they could use weapons, had strong attack power, and strong defense. And its attacks would carry scientifically unexplainable shockwaves... As for the characteristic of its eyes being afraid of light, it wasn't written on it. It seemed that no one had discovered it...

Wang Tao hadn't encountered other types of zombies yet, but he had firmly remembered the information about these zombies in his heart, and he would definitely be able to use it in the future.

The information also stated that most zombies were afraid of fire. If you wanted to establish a Survivor Base, fire was an indispensable thing.

At the end of this information, Zombie Crystal Cores were also mentioned.

It said that only powerful zombies had this thing called a crystal core. But what exactly this thing was used for was currently unknown, because several people who volunteered to experiment had all failed and suffered great sequelae.

They speculated that taking this crystal core should enhance human physical fitness, but it had great side effects. If anyone wanted to use it, they had to be mentally prepared. In principle, they didn't recommend using it...

After Wang Tao finished reading the messages on these three pieces of paper, he carefully put them away and placed them in the box containing weapons.

As for these guns, after thinking about it, he took out one. And loaded it with 10 bullets.

Guns were something you might not use. But you had to prepare in advance, in case they played an important role at a critical moment.

Then Wang Tao packed up the airdrop, which he would take back. It was a pity that these things couldn't be put into the space backpack, otherwise it would be much easier.

At this time, the sun was about to set.

The sunset was beautiful, but unfortunately Wang Tao was not in the mood to appreciate it.

He made himself a simple dinner that was large and filling, and when he was halfway through eating, his eyes suddenly narrowed.

Because he saw a group of people appearing in the distance!

There were a total of six people, four men and two women, all dirty, carrying large and small bags on their backs, and holding some self-made weapons in their hands. It seemed that there was also a police comrade? "There are actually Survivors out here..."

Wang Tao felt a little surprised.

It wasn't strange to have Survivors. The world was so big, there must be people who survived. But for Survivors to come out at this time... were they tired of living?

It was almost dark! He himself didn't dare to come out at night...

But Wang Tao quickly realized that he might have misunderstood.

These Survivors might not have come out in the evening, but had come out before and walked until the evening.

Because they were hiding in the corner, pointing and gesturing at the water plant, seemingly wanting to come over for shelter, but also appearing somewhat afraid.

Wang Tao had no intention of going out to greet them. After navigating the complexities of society for so many years, he had long understood the treacherous nature of people's hearts. Especially now that he had so many supplies, and was in a weakened state, he needed to be even more vigilant.

Although the small building where Wang Tao was located was some distance from the entrance, there were no buildings obstructing the view in between, so he could clearly observe the situation outside.

The group of Survivors cautiously entered the water plant, and they were all excited when they saw that the gate was unlocked. However, a young man with dyed yellow hair was startled when he discovered the Zombie that Wang Tao had hammered to death in the guardhouse, and he ran back to the crowd in a panic.

"There's a Zombie!"

"Don't panic, there are many of us, one Zombie is no match for us!"

A woman wearing a black police uniform took out a police pistol and shouted in a low voice while pointing it at the guardhouse.

When the others saw the policewoman speak, they immediately felt as if they had found their backbone, and immediately tightened their grip on the Kitchen Knives, Steel Pipes, table legs, and other weapons in their hands, surrounding the guardhouse in a fan shape.

The policewoman was about to say that she would go take a look when a thin young man beside her suddenly said to her, "Honey, why don't you go take a look?"

"...Okay."

The policewoman opened her mouth, but then didn't say anything.

She put away her pistol, then picked up the police baton at her waist and cautiously approached the guardhouse.

The others followed behind her with weapons in hand.

The policewoman came to the front of the guardhouse and cautiously glanced at the Zombie inside. When she saw the blood hole in its head, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Everyone, don't worry! The Zombie inside is dead!"

Hearing that the Zombie was dead, everyone dared to breathe loudly.

The policewoman's husband was still a little uneasy. He went over and took another look, and only after seeing that the Zombie was indeed dead did he straighten his back.

"However, how did this Zombie die? Looking at the wound, it doesn't seem like it's been dead for long..."

The policewoman frowned. She looked at the water plant, wondering if there was someone inside...

Inside the small building.

After seeing the situation of the group of Survivors outside, Wang Tao immediately relaxed.

"So they're just a bunch of newbies..."

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