NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 740: Level 3 Ascension
Wang Tao led Bai Hao and the others in retreat towards the Shuize Base.
Because at this moment, there was nowhere else to go. The area of Shuize University is not small, and although there are thirty thousand of them in total, they can squeeze in and stay. However, this would mean that the follow-up plan would need to change—
The defense of the Suzaku University Base isn't great; in the early Apocalypse, it could hold on, but in the mid-to-late Apocalypse, it definitely couldn't. Therefore, the Shuize Base cannot be a long-term stay and a new place needs to be found.
Originally, Wang Tao was planning to relocate the survivors from Shuize Base to the Red Stone Base.
The Red Stone Base is a proper Survivor Base in the Apocalypse, large and well-equipped, with plenty of farmland and vegetable patches inside it, able to accommodate up to a hundred thousand people without any issues. And with the Red Stone Base being close to the Shuize Base, transferring these thousands of survivors there is relatively simple.
But now, the Red Stone Base is facing a crisis, having been breached from the inside. The Zombie Rats are endless, impossible to kill completely. Moreover, Bai Hao just told Wang Tao that as more Zombie Rats are killed, it seems like some poison gas is starting to appear inside the Red Stone Base. When humans inhale it, they cough, develop fevers, and excessive inhalation can lead to unconsciousness or even death. This is one of the main reasons why Bai Hao is determined to abandon the Red Stone Base. So when Bai Hao announced the evacuation, the Red Stone Base was basically considered completely fallen.
With the Red Stone Base gone and the infrastructure of Suzaku University Base unable to last long, next up, not only do the survivors from the Red Stone Base need to relocate, but the survivors from Shuize Base also need to relocate!
Wang Tao thought that there was no better time than the present, taking advantage of the Red Stone Base's relocation to take the survivors from the Shuize Base along. With more people, they could take care of each other.
As for their relocation target, Wang Tao set his sights on the Zijin Base.
There are quite a few survivor bases in the country, but if we talk about proximity to the Shuize Base, first is the Red Stone Base, followed by the Zijin Base. So with the fall of the Red Stone Base, the best outcome would be to move to the Zijin Base. Based on information from the previous life, the Zijin Base should still be intact and has not fallen.
And even in the worst-case scenario, if the Zijin Base also fell, they could still go to the Wuyang Military Base. The Zijin Base and Wuyang Military Base happen to be in the same direction. The Wuyang Military Base is currently well secured and even has large aircraft within the base. If they could indeed reach the Wuyang Military Base, perhaps they could directly transport the survivors to the Changhe Base...
Anyway, Wang Tao has thought through these fallback plans, whether any unforeseen events occur later, he cannot predict, he can only ensure that the retreat route is relatively reasonable.
However, the immediate issue isn't determining which base to retreat to, but shaking off these Zombie Rats.
Wang Tao cleared the way ahead, Bai Hao and the convoy followed him, killing countless Zombie Rats. But these Zombie Rats seemed to be never-ending, an endless stretch without a visible end.
If it weren't for Wang Tao above them, sweeping his gaze, causing large numbers of Zombie Rats to be mercilessly slaughtered, stabilizing the group's morale like a God, they might truly have despaired.
As long as Wang Tao remained, they felt there was hope to break through the encirclement!
Truthfully, in terms of sheer numbers, Wang Tao might not have killed more Zombie Rats than the army.
After all, this is a regular army, equipped with modern thermal weapons, tanks, and cannons; a single shot could blast countless Zombie Rats into debris.
But the effect they presented was different.
Wang Tao, with a single glance, could clear a wide area in front of him, erupting with numerous Crystal Cores and clusters of spoils of war, providing an immensely powerful visual impact.
Meanwhile, the army's shells couldn't fire at such close range; otherwise, it would kill a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of their own. They could only attack the distant hordes of rats, though they killed many Zombie Rats, the visual effect was certainly less impactful since not many people could see it, and even soldiers themselves didn't know how many Zombie Rats a cannon blast could eliminate. Moreover, being without resupply, ammunition was limited, and they couldn't afford to fire recklessly, they had to carefully plan...
Furthermore, Wang Tao's attacks were more flexible, allowing him to also play the role of a firefighter while clearing paths, swiftly responding and handling dangers wherever they arose, saving many vehicles and bringing tears of gratitude to the survivors...
So overall, it seems Wang Tao alone was stronger than the entire army, becoming the singular hope for all the survivors. As long as Wang Tao was present, they held the confidence to break through!
Yet, what they didn't know was that although Wang Tao seemed to handle everything with ease, in truth, he was also utterly exhausted, depleting his own physical strength. Since being reborn in this life, he had never been this exhausted! If not for the belief that there was a chance of breaking through, along with a sense of responsibility, Wang Tao really wanted to flee immediately.
"Hang in there a bit longer!"
Wang Tao gritted his teeth and continued to persevere.
He occasionally took brief breaks within the convoy, but most of the time, he was fighting.
Wang Tao didn't know how many Zombie Rats he had killed, but as he was growing weary to numbness, he noticed a decrease in the number of Zombie Rats in front of him!
"Phew—indeed!"
Upon seeing this scene, Wang Tao finally let out a sigh of relief, knowing that his efforts hadn't been in vain.
"We are on the verge of breaking through, keep it up!"