Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot

The main reason for always carrying Taxue is because of its small size, making it convenient to carry. Not only can it help Wang Tao fight, but it can also help Wang Tao collect spoils of war.

Taxue has long been accustomed to this kind of work, effortlessly grabbing onto Wang Tao's shoulder and flying into the sky together.

Due to the urgency of the situation, Wang Tao didn't drive and instead prepared to fly directly over. With his current strength, flying to Red Stone Base in one go is no problem, and he can even conserve some physical strength.

Wang Tao felt somewhat relieved. Luckily, he only played games with Li Qiuyu at night, and the physical strength he had wasted had mostly recovered. If he had been involved with the other women too, he would not have been at full strength now.

Before long, Wang Tao saw Red Stone Base.

In the pitch-black darkness, the circles of firelight ignited at Red Stone Base were particularly conspicuous, as was the dense swarm of zombie rats outside the circles of fire!

Obviously, the swarm of zombie rats broke through from the sewers of Red Stone Base. The high walls of the base were useless, but Bai Hao reacted quickly, establishing circle after circle of fire walls within the base, blocking the zombie rats' assault and gathering the survivors within the fire circles.

But the number of zombie rats was too many, and their levels were not low, with Level 1 and Level 2 almost evenly split. They lurked outside the flames, not wanting to leave. And the flames of Red Stone Base can't burn indefinitely; there will always be a time when they extinguish. Once the flames go out, it might be their death day!

"I've arrived, let me alleviate some of the pressure for you first."

After notifying Bai Hao, Wang Tao immediately descended toward a weaker point in the flames.

At this moment, the fire wall outside this area was already very small and might extinguish at any moment, but the new fuel was not yet delivered. Watching the zombie rats outside, like a tidal wave seemingly ready to jump in, the survivors here were filled with despair.

Suddenly, two conspicuous red beams shot from the sky to the ground, instantly evaporating the zombie rats preparing to jump over the flames.

"Reinforcements are here!"

At the same time, they received a message from their superiors, saying that a powerful Ability User had come to save them and that everyone should unconditionally cooperate with this big shot's actions, with violators subject to military punishment.

Upon receiving this news, although the survivors still held some skepticism, they were not as hopeless as before, and they defended more vigorously.

Wang Tao ignored these survivors, first using a Heat Energy Beam to deal with the more active zombie rats, and then landing right in the center of the rat swarm, taking a two-handed big hammer and starting to smash.

This [Frenzy Hammer] is a two-handed long weapon with a large attack range. After a kill, it grants a 10-second berserk state, perfectly suitable for the current scene.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

With each hammer strike, who knows how many zombie rats were crushed, releasing basic crystal cores and light clusters of spoils of war, which Taxue could barely keep up with collecting.

But these zombie rats were not afraid of death, hurling themselves at Wang Tao one after another. Even those attacking the fire wall turned and rushed at Wang Tao, joining in the siege against him.

Seeing this, Wang Tao wasn't frightened but delighted.

His current physical strength was abundant, and he wasn't afraid of more zombie rats. His attacks were sweeping and broad, and the more concentrated the zombie rats, the more effective his attacks. It's best if all the zombie rats could be lured in, allowing Bai Hao's side to organize a counterattack as soon as possible.

But as time went on, Wang Tao's expression grew more and more grave.

"Why are there still so many!"

By now, the sky was already dimly lit, and Wang Tao didn't know how many zombie rats he had killed. His physical strength was almost exhausted, yet these zombie rats were still endless, truly endless!

Moreover, he hadn't seen the leader of these zombie rats during this entire fight. If he could find their leader and slay it, these zombie rats would surely descend into chaos, reducing the threat to Red Stone Base until a new leader emerged.

But now, the leader of the zombie rats was nowhere to be found, and these zombie rats were infinite, impossible to kill completely... Wang Tao felt that unless he could ascend right on the spot, his Level 2 ability alone might lead to him being worn out alive by these zombie rats!

"Misstep!"

Just as Wang Tao was about to tell Bai Hao that he couldn't handle these zombie rats and they might need another plan, Bai Hao reached out to Wang Tao on his own initiative.

"Wang Tao, Wang Tao! We are ready and can evacuate at any time!"

"Evacuate? You're planning to abandon Red Stone Base?"

Wang Tao was somewhat surprised.

The Red Stone Base is not small, with well-equipped facilities. It's not easy to find such a good place if abandoned.

"We have no choice but to give it up!"

Bai Hao's voice was tinged with reluctance, but his tone was resolute.

This made Wang Tao have to admire him. Despite his own miscalculation, Bai Hao had already prepared for evacuation in advance.

Given the current situation, evacuating Red Stone Base is indeed the best choice; if you can't win, you have to retreat. But after all, it's Red Stone Base. Wang Tao's first instinct wasn't to abandon it, and Bai Hao, who said to give it up, is truly ruthless.

So Wang Tao immediately said:

"Alright, then you hang in there for a bit, let me recover some energy, and then I'll lead you guys out!"

Right now, his physical strength was greatly depleted, making it impossible to lead Bai Hao and his group out. However, his recovery ability was also strong, and with a short rest, he could basically recover about seventy to eighty percent.

"Okay! We'll hold on!"

Wang Tao immediately picked up Taxue and flew out of the battle center, landing on the rooftop of a building far from Red Stone Base.

Wang Tao's flying speed wasn't fast, attracting some zombie rats to follow him, but only a small portion, as most zombie rats were still besieging Red Stone Base.

This detail shows that there is clearly a leader within this rat tide; otherwise, their movements couldn't be so coordinated. But this leader shouldn't be very powerful, likely not reaching Level 3 since this small portion of zombie rats wouldn't have left with Wang Tao. These zombie rats following Wang Tao have clearly broken free of their leader's control, acting on instinct...

While pondering, he took out some food and called Taxue over to eat together, quickly recovering his strength.

At the same time, Wang Tao also took out the crystal cores he had just obtained in battle.

He had killed a large number of zombie rats just now, including quite a few Level 2 ones, and those Level 2 zombie rats had dropped a lot of basic crystal cores, which was exactly what Wang Tao needed now.

So Wang Tao synthesized these basic crystal cores and then fused the crystal cores he needed.

By the time Wang Tao had almost fully recovered his physical strength, his power had increased significantly!

However, he still hadn't reached Level 3, and in the face of these endless zombie rats, he was powerless. Even Level 3 might not be safe; after all, the number of zombie rats was too great, and perhaps Level 4 strength was needed to completely eliminate them.

"Bai Hao, how are you guys doing?"

By now, the sky was fully bright, and Wang Tao flew back toward Red Stone Base, checking in with Bai Hao.

"Alright, we can still hold on for now!"

Bai Hao replied immediately.

"Alright, I'll clear the way for you, just follow me!"

Wang Tao once again landed inside Red Stone Base, and the seemingly endless zombie rats charged at him again.

"Got it!"

Bai Hao responded, and then Wang Tao heard the roar of numerous engines.

The military at Red Stone Base was a formal force with many vehicles, and the survivors could squeeze in to fit in the vehicles.

As Wang Tao landed in front of them, clearing an area of zombie rats with a Heat Energy Beam, Bai Hao decisively issued the command.

"Retreat! Follow him!"