"Damn, did I really have to jinx it...?"
Wang Tao stared dumbfounded at a "Terror Brute" zombie not far away.
He had only casually said that he hoped to run into a Hammer Zombie. He hadn't expected to encounter one right now!
Take a detour? There was still time to do that.
But honestly, seeing this Terror Brute made him reluctant to leave. After all, this zombie could drop a Shockwave Zombie Crystal Core! "What should I do?"
Wang Tao looked at the Terror Brute in the middle of the road, then at the remaining duration of the Stealth Potion beneath his Health Bar.
"The Stealth Potion has forty minutes left, and it'll take around twenty minutes to get back. That means I still have twenty minutes..."
After hesitating for a moment, Wang Tao gritted his teeth. "I'll give it a try. If it doesn't work, I'll retreat!"
Wang Tao slowly parked the car in an alley off the street. It was a dead end, cluttered with piles of rotting garbage, but there were no zombies inside.
After getting out, Wang Tao carefully surveyed the surroundings before walking to the entrance of a nearby house.
The door was open, and the interior was a mess. There were plenty of black bloodstains on the floor and walls.
Holding his Claw Hammer, Wang Tao walked in and cautiously searched through the place. All the food and similar supplies were gone, but he found what he wanted.
"Two glass spice bottles..."
Both bottles were empty, saving Wang Tao the trouble of cleaning them.
He searched the two neighboring houses as well. Though he only found one glass bottle, he did find a bag of Laundry Detergent.
"So many bottles were broken. What a shame... But this should be enough to make three Molotov Cocktails!"
Wang Tao returned to the car, took out a can of gasoline, and poured gasoline into the three glass bottles until they were more than half full but less than two-thirds full. He couldn't fill them completely, or they might not ignite.
After filling all three bottles with gasoline, Wang Tao added some things he had previously scavenged from a small restaurant into each of them.
He added White Sugar to the first Molotov Cocktail, which could extend the burning time.
He added flour to the second Molotov Cocktail, which could raise the temperature of the flames.
He added Laundry Detergent to the third Molotov Cocktail, which could increase its stickiness...
Finally, he sealed the bottle openings as tightly as possible and stuffed in strips of cloth as fuses.
That completed three simple Molotov Cocktails—oh, no, there was still one more thing. He had to wipe the bottles clean!
Some gasoline had spilled onto the bottles when he was pouring it in. If he didn't wipe it off, he might set himself on fire.
Once everything was ready, Wang Tao took a deep breath, grabbed all the equipment he could carry, including his pistols, and got out of the car to head toward the Terror Brute.
The Stealth Potion was still in effect. As long as he didn't get too close to the zombie, it basically wouldn't notice him.
When he got roughly ten meters away from the Terror Brute, Wang Tao stopped.
This Terror Brute was similar to the one he had encountered before. It was over two meters tall, heavily built, dressed in work clothes, and holding a Reinforced Concrete Hammer.
However, this Terror Brute looked even more ferocious, and its Health Bar was significantly longer.
1200/1200
It was probably stronger.
But whether it was strong or not didn't matter.
After all, Wang Tao had no intention of fighting fair this time.
After carefully observing the area, Wang Tao set his sights on an old two-story building.
The building was directly under the sun. If he stood on top of it and the Terror Brute wanted to attack him, it would have to face the sunlight!
The building's door was locked. Looking through the shattered security window, he could see that the inside looked like it had been through a fierce battle, with bloodstains everywhere. The front door was also blocked by plenty of furniture—picking the lock was useless.
He glanced at the outer wall again. The windows and other fixtures protruded outward, providing plenty of places to climb.
Without another word, Wang Tao grabbed his things and started climbing the wall.
A few minutes later, Wang Tao climbed onto the roof of the second floor.
Looking at the Terror Brute in the distance, Wang Tao was eager to make a move. However, he didn't attack immediately. Instead, he took out a long rope.
The rope had been stored in the pickup truck and was very sturdy.
He tied one end of it to the rooftop railing and tossed the other end down.
Once everything was ready, Wang Tao finally took a deep breath. Then he picked up several bricks and hurled them at the Terror Brute in the distance.
Smack, smack, smack—
His aim with the bricks wasn't very good. Only one of them hit the Terror Brute.
"Roar—"
After being hit, the Terror Brute immediately turned around, but it didn't see who had thrown the brick.
After all, the Stealth Potion was still in effect, preventing it from smelling him.
So Wang Tao threw a few more bricks, deliberately using the sounds to guide it.
Sure enough, the Terror Brute followed the sounds over. When it reached the bottom of the building, it looked up at Wang Tao on the roof in confusion. But the sunlight was too dazzling, and it instinctively raised a hand to shield its eyes.
At that moment, Wang Tao soaked the cloth fuses of the Molotov Cocktails with gasoline one after another, then flicked open his lighter.
Once the Molotov Cocktails were lit, Wang Tao threw them at the Terror Brute below.
Smack—
Dead on. The first Molotov Cocktail struck the Terror Brute right on the head.
Boom—
A raging blaze erupted in an instant, engulfing the Terror Brute as a string of numbers popped up above its head.
-53 -52 -55
The heat wave made Wang Tao instinctively take a step back on the second-floor roof.
"Roar—"
Scorched by the flames, the Terror Brute zombie let out an enraged roar.
It finally spotted Wang Tao on the roof. Though it didn't understand why the zombie on the roof was attacking him—and could even use fire—it only knew one thing: fight.
The Terror Brute in the flames raised its hammer and smashed it into the building.
Bang! A deafening boom rang out, accompanied by a Shockwave. Wang Tao felt the whole little building tremble.
"Holy shit!"
Seeing the Terror Brute smash a huge hole in the building with one blow, exposing the red bricks within, Wang Tao was dumbfounded.
This old-fashioned brick structure didn't look like it could withstand many hits! And such a loud noise would attract lots of zombies! "No, I need to finish this quickly!"
Wang Tao had originally planned to slowly burn it to death with the remaining Molotov Cocktails, but now he was forced to change his plans.
After packing up his things, Wang Tao grabbed the rope and descended from the rooftop.
The Terror Brute in the sea of fire had already been burned beyond recognition, yet it still had the strength to hammer the walls. It also seemed able to see Wang Tao. It swung its hammer directly at the ground. The hammer missed, but the Shockwave struck Wang Tao.
-82
Wang Tao felt a sweetness rise in his throat. Enduring the pain throughout his body, he rolled to his feet, swiftly drew both pistols, and pulled the triggers at the Terror Brute.
Bang bang bang—
As soon as the gunshots rang out, all kinds of chilling roars echoed through the street.
Wang Tao's expression remained unchanged as he continued pulling the triggers.
When several -300s popped up above the Terror Brute's head, it instantly collapsed.
Braving the flames, Wang Tao hurried over and pried a red translucent crystal core from the Terror Brute's skull with his hammer. He gathered the loot and immediately fled.
Rumble—
Just as Wang Tao left, a group of zombies arrived behind him.
The zombies spotted Wang Tao from afar, but they didn't pursue him closely. In their eyes, Wang Tao was one of their kind.
"Phew—"
As he ran, Wang Tao brushed away the sparks that had landed on him.
He ran all the way back to the car. Seeing that no zombies were following him, Wang Tao let out a heavy breath.
He hurriedly started the car and glanced at the loot in his Space Backpack.
Tier 1 Crystal Core - Shockwave Quality: Excellent (80%) Purity: 50% (Side Effect: Light-sensitive eyes)
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