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

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If luck is bad, how many Awakening Keys will be consumed!

Wang Tao had 3 Awakening Keys on him and one more in the Space Backpack, a total of 4. He could at most attempt to awaken twice, and if both tries failed… he would have to go hunt Level 4 Zombie Lords again!

As for the effect of the Awakening Keys, Wang Tao had somewhat perceived it—he felt that after activating an Awakening Key, his Hundred Thousand Blood Volume, a random Level 4 Ability, and a random Hidden Ability would fuse together!

"Hundred Thousand Blood Volume" plus "Level 4 Ability" plus "Hidden Ability" equals "Awakening"!

No wonder the activation of an Awakening Key required blood volume, an ability, and a hidden ability as the three conditions; so that's what it was all about!

The reason why Wang Tao can't awaken now is that he has a Hidden Ability that has not yet fully integrated. Right now, it's in a half-finished state.

And awakening requires the random integration of a Hidden Ability; since he has a half-finished one, there's no chance for randomness. Therefore, he can't awaken now, he has to wait for the Little Fire Integration to complete.

If he hadn't integrated that Little Fire, he would probably be able to awaken by now.

However, Wang Tao was not in a hurry. It was only ten days, he could wait.

Besides, it seemed that each Hidden Ability represented an Awakening Ability. If he had four Hidden Abilities, doesn't that mean he could awaken four times?

If that were truly possible, the strength gain from awakening once compared to four times would definitely be different. Wang Tao was very much looking forward to it.

It's just that he wasn't sure if the ability and the Hundred Thousand Blood Volume would continue to exist after the fusion.

If the blood volume were gone, wouldn't he be reduced to ten thousand HP?

If the ability were gone, Wang Tao would feel quite distressed about it; after all, his abilities had fused with many Crystal Cores...

Wang Tao shared all this information with Jiang Shixue. When Jiang Shixue heard it was just a minor accident, she was immediately relieved.

"You scared me to death, I thought…"

Jiang Shixue patted her chest.

"Haha, no worries."

Wang Tao ruffled Jiang Shixue's hair and then said,

"Alright, let's sleep, and we'll tell the others the news in the morning."

Wang Tao sprawled onto the bed.

"Mm."

Jiang Shixue hummed in agreement, then naturally snuggled into Wang Tao's arms.

Early the next morning, Wang Tao called everyone over and updated them on his situation.

Upon hearing that Wang Tao couldn't awaken for now, everyone was somewhat disappointed. They were all looking forward to seeing what an Awakener would look like.

However, it was only a matter of a few days, not a big problem. They would also not venture out these few days and would just wait in the base for Wang Tao to awaken.

Wang Tao thought the same. Since he could awaken, it made sense to wait until after his awakening before going out to hunt zombies. There was no need to take risks now; staying in the base was fine.

"Actually, there are some devices in the base that I haven't gotten around to sorting out. Now might be a good time to do some research to see if we can re-establish contact with others..."

He Jijun spoke up.

The military base's means of contacting the outside world, besides the radio, included wired transmission.

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The base used to connect with Capital City through wired communication. However, even that was eventually severed. But the military base must have more than one line, so it's worth trying and researching. Maybe we can establish contact with other survivors, assuming there are any left alive.

"Alright, I'll get familiar with my Level 4 Ability", Wang Tao nodded, then turned to the others, "You guys can do as you please. If you get bored, you can go out and kill zombies outside the base, but don't wander off too far and be careful..."

"Okay!"

Wang Tao and his group suddenly found themselves with some free time.

And with idleness, comes overthinking.

Wang Tao suddenly wondered if he should fly to Zijing City to have a look? Continue reading at My Virtual Library Empire

The military base now had two airplanes. Whether it's a helicopter or a jet transport, flying to Zijing City shouldn't be a problem.

But there was a minor issue—Wang Tao perhaps could get the plane airborne, but landing it was not necessarily something he could do…

So, doing something like that was not something he dared to attempt on his own. Handling an airplane with such a technical requirement would still be a job for He Jijun.

Since He Jijun was busy studying all kinds of communication equipment in the military base and had no time currently, and since Wang Tao didn't absolutely have to go, he merely thought about it and didn't discuss it with He Jijun.

However, speaking of return, Wang Tao thought of Ding Yuqin, Han Rui, Wei Zhenguo, and the others who were heading towards Red Stone Base at that time.

Back then, Level 2 Zombies weren't numerous. Since among them was a Second-order Superpower Owner, and combined with the vast amount of supplies Wang Tao had left them… Wang Tao felt that, barring a Level 3 Zombie or monster, they should make it alive to Red Stone Base.

Wang Tao had also thought about looking for them before, but with a Level 3, Lord Black Mist Monster in between, he would either have to take a big detour, which was too far and equally dangerous. Hence, Wang Tao had set his sights directly on the military base.

Now, as for Wang Tao, he had accomplished half his goal. Although the military base wasn't very safe—the zombies in the nearby Wuyang City urban area were too strong—at least he had two planes and could fly elsewhere.

"After awakening, first head into the city to hunt Four-level zombies to collect some Crystal Cores. Then go back to Zijin Base to see Lan Yulian. Finally, make a trip to Red Stone Base to see if Ding Yuqin and the others are there!"

Wang Tao quickly settled on his next plan.

But plans often don't keep up with changes.

That day, He Jijun suddenly found Wang Tao. He looked a mix of excited and fretful.

"The communication equipment I've been tinkering with actually got in touch with a Survivor Base! This group of survivors is in the neighboring province. They aren't far from either Wuyang City or Zijing City. Their base had some military lines left over which they restored, and quite by accident, contacted us!"

In the post-apocalyptic world, survivors rarely manage to connect with others or factions. To be able to make contact was certainly good news.

"That's great news!"

Wang Tao's eyes lit up.

He Jijun continued:

"But they told me they are facing a life and death crisis right now—A vast horde of zombies has surrounded their base. The number of zombies is high, and they've been trapped for half a month, almost out of ammunition and food. They're asking us for help. Moreover, they said it's not just them—other Survivor Bases that they know of are also besieged by the zombie horde..."

"A zombie horde?"

Wang Tao's brow furrowed.

"Yes. They don't know where the horde came from. It just appeared suddenly and caught them off guard."

Hearing this, Wang Tao suddenly remembered, on his way to Zijing City, along with Yang Changhong, they too had encountered a large zombie horde!

If that horde hadn't dispersed but had grown in size...

"Zijin Base!"