Chapter 329: Chapter 160: The Zombies Are Stronger Again_3
After temporarily settling down at Fish Bay Base, Wang Tao had planned to check out the Level 2 Zombie in the granary the next day.
If the opponent wasn’t very strong, he could have dealt with it right away, as Wang Tao was indeed in dire need of a Level 2 Crystal Core.
But when he woke up, the sky had cleared.
Eldest Lu had been ready to head to the granary for a while, but the continuous rain had caused delays. He had thought, with the addition of Wang Tao, they could brave the rain to get there.
But to his surprise, the weather turned fine!
Well then, there’s no day like today, let’s go now!
Since it had been raining heavily for the past few days, many survivors had stayed indoors, and the camp’s combat power was at its peak.
So, Eldest Lu immediately invited Wang Tao, saying they would head straight to the granary today. Wang Tao, of course, had no objections.
Soon, a large group of people gathered in the camp. Xu Xiaojun and Yu Wei were also there.
However, Yu Wei and his group seemed unable to look Wang Tao in the eye, not knowing what had happened.
Standing in the middle of the hall, Eldest Lu gave an inspiring speech, then briefly introduced Wang Tao.
He said that Wang Tao was their external support, that Wang Tao and Little Jun were the main forces of this combat, and that everyone should try to cooperate with them both.
The others weren’t surprised by this.
After all, Eldest Lu had already cautioned everyone the previous night, saying that Wang Tao was a strong fighter and must not be offended.
So even if some people felt unconvinced inside, they wouldn’t show it, but instead applauded vigorously.
After the mobilization meeting was over, Eldest Lu came to Wang Tao with an apologetic expression and said:
“Mr. Wang, I realized yesterday that someone may not have treated you well, so I disciplined them a bit. I hope you don’t mind…”
“…It’s fine.”
Honestly, Wang Tao didn’t even know who Eldest Lu was talking about. After all, not everyone was significant enough to be remembered by Wang Tao.
Seeing that Wang Tao wasn’t really angry, Eldest Lu immediately felt relieved.
The mentality of the strong was indeed different!
Last night, he found out that Yu Wei was spreading rumors in the camp that Wang Tao had a Red Crystal Core. Moreover, Wang Tao had traded that Red Crystal Core to his cousin, who became an Ability User overnight!
This was as good as Wang Tao giving the Crystal Core to him!
Eldest Lu immediately called Yu Wei for questioning, afraid there might be some conflict between them and Wang Tao.
Fortunately, Wang Tao probably didn’t care about a minor character like Yu Wei. This put Eldest Lu at ease, as long as there were no major conflicts.
Soon, everyone was ready. Excluding Wang Tao, there were a total of 30 people going out on this mission, essentially the strongest 30 of the base.
If they couldn’t take down that zombie, they were out of options…
“Mr. Wang, are you taking your sister with you?”
Seeing Wang Tao leading Jiang Shixue, Eldest Lu didn’t quite understand. Was it really appropriate to bring a girl who was helpless against a crisis?
“Yes.”
Wang Tao didn’t explain much.
He couldn’t really say that all these people combined weren’t a match for Jiang Shixue alone, could he?
“Fine!”
Since Wang Tao saw no issue, Eldest Lu didn’t say any more; maybe Wang Tao’s sister was also an Ability User… although she didn’t look like one at all.
Eldest Lu personally led everyone away from the camp.
They did not have a car, so they walked. Even if they had one, they wouldn’t dare to drive, since the zombies’ diminished perception was returning now that the rain had stopped.
Wang Tao, holding Jiang Shixue’s little hand, walked in the middle of the group. The two had a completely different vibe from the others; it was like they were out for a stroll, causing the others to frequently glance their way.
Not long after they left the camp, they spotted a few ordinary zombies appearing.
Such minor opponents naturally did not require Ability Users to act; the ordinary people with 1000 HP immediately stepped up.
However, unexpectedly, what should have been an easy fight against these ordinary zombies took quite a while to resolve.
Eldest Lu’s face immediately turned sour, feeling slightly embarrassed in front of Wang Tao.
And Wang Tao frowned.
Because the zombies’ HP had increased again!
Previously, these ordinary zombies had 1000 HP, but now they had 2000 HP!
When Eldest Lu said “again,” it was because these zombies’ HP had already increased once before.
When the virus outbreak occurred, the minimum HP for an ordinary zombie was 500.
Then there was heavy rain, and the minimum HP for ordinary zombies rose to 1000.
And now, after another heavy rain, ordinary zombies’ HP had reached 2000!
Is it possible that with each heavy rainfall, the zombies’ HP doubles?
If that’s really the case, can other humans keep up with this rate of evolution…
After killing the zombies, the group continued to advance.
Later, they didn’t encounter any more zombies; after all, this place was remote, with few people around. When they were almost at the location of the granary, they finally encountered another group of ordinary zombies, about a dozen or so.
But this time it wasn’t just 2000 HP zombies, there were also zombies with 2500 and even 3000 HP!
The team’s pace slowed down considerably.
Eldest Lu finally sensed something was wrong, as he personally fought with these ordinary zombies and discovered that they had suddenly become difficult to kill!
An Ability User himself, he found it quite time-consuming to kill just one ordinary zombie…
This made him look quite troubled. On the way to hunt the granary zombie, he suddenly felt uncertain.
But since they had already come this far, it wouldn’t be worth it to turn back now…
“We’ve come all this way, let’s go and see!”
After making up his mind, Eldest Lu continued to lead the team forward.
Soon, everyone arrived near the granary.
Wang Tao didn’t see the granary right away, as it was surrounded by buildings, but he immediately spotted three Level 2 Zombies, not just one as Eldest Lu had mentioned.
They were all dressed in workwear, as if they were originally employees of the granary.
[HP: 10000/10000]
[Mana: 4000/4000]
[Level: Level 2 Elite]
All three zombies had 10000 HP!
Wang Tao grinned; his luck today was pretty good!
