Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1457 - 605: A Large Number of Sixth-Rank Zombies_2

Chapter 1457: Chapter 605: A Large Number of Sixth-Rank Zombies_2

Hearing Wang Tao say that the flood outside wasn’t as severe as it seemed, and could hardly be considered a flood at all since the water was absorbed by the rifts, everyone was instantly overjoyed.

"I never knew rifts could be useful like this!"

"That’s great, that’s really great! I was worried before that if there was a flood outside, we definitely couldn’t build a boat, right? Now it seems we don’t need to!"

"..."

Seeing everyone so excited, Gu Yun immediately threw a wet blanket on their spirits.

"We can’t let our guard down just yet because we don’t know how long this downpour will last. If it’s like the heavy snow and continues for half a year..."

"Surely not... right?"

"..."

Some people shivered at the thought of half a year of corrosive acid rain.

If it really rained this much for so long, then probably very few pieces of land in the world would survive without being submerged! Even the rifts couldn’t store that much water! Changhe Base, originally on land, might directly turn into an underwater site!

Besides, if it rained for such a long time, the zombies would evolve to what extent! Even if humans weren’t drowned, they would be killed by zombies!

"There’s no need to worry too much, we’ve survived through that grueling winter, what’s there to fear from some rain? We just need to do our jobs and wait for the rain to stop."

A committee member encouraged everyone.

The crowd calmed down, comforting themselves that this is the apocalypse, it can’t get much worse, at worst, just death. Everyone dies at some point, sooner or later, sooner might mean sooner at peace...

However, everyone soon realized that the situation was not as bad as they had imagined.

After seven consecutive days of torrential rain, the rain finally stopped!

Seeing the sun emerge overhead, the people in the streets were overjoyed and wept.

Even though they hadn’t gone out or come into contact with corrosive acid rain, they knew continuous rain was bad. If there was too much water, Changhe Base could get trapped like an isolated island, or even submerged!

Thankfully, things did not develop in that direction, the rain stopped, and the sun came out! This torrential downpour lasted only seven days and nights, and although such a length of rain would have been terrifying before the apocalypse, since it was so intense and never stopped, everyone was safe within Changhe Base and faced no danger to their lives, which was already quite fortunate.

"..."

"The rain has finally stopped!"

"There’s no telling how many zombies have evolved and to what level..."

"Do you think there could be Seventh Order Zombies evolved this time?"

"Hopefully not... right?"

"..."

In Wang Tao’s villa courtyard, everyone discussed among themselves. When the topic of Seventh Order Zombies came up, they all fell silent.

Although Wang Tao had said that ascending to the Seventh Level was very difficult, zombies were unpredictable and shouldn’t be considered with common sense, let alone that they were drenched in such "nutrient-rich" corrosive acid rain for seven days and nights, it seemed reasonable if they evolved to the Seventh Order...

"Let’s go out and see for ourselves. Hopefully, there won’t be any Seventh Order Zombies..."

Wang Tao summoned Golden Eagle, and carried a group of people out of the base.

Leaving the range of the barrier, Wang Tao instinctively took a deep breath.

"This air... feels so fresh!"

In the apocalypse, the air always carried a bit of a stench, making it uncomfortable to breathe. Only in areas with fewer zombie activities and more greenery could one breathe in the sweet freshness of unpolluted air.

Today, after a heavy rain, taking a deep breath outside felt as though all the pores in one’s body had opened up, and it was exhilarating!

"Indeed, it’s comfortable..."

A content smile appeared on Wang Tao’s face.

However, he didn’t forget their main mission. The group arrived at the base’s main gate; the heavy rain had ended last night, and by now there was no standing water.

The designers of Changhe Base had considered the flood issue when constructing it, thereby choosing a location slightly elevated compared to the surroundings. If there’s no subsequent water flow impacting it, the floodwaters would recede toward lower areas.

Now it seems that the designers of Changhe Base really did an incredible job, so there wasn’t much standing water outside the base. Although walking on the muddy ground might be somewhat challenging, there was no problem at all for vehicles.

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Wang Tao led the group to start roaming around the base.

The zombies had already begun to thaw previously, and this time the corrosive acid rain that fell for so long could directly melt ice, so there were definitely a lot of zombies that came out.

Wang Tao wanted to check if there were any zombies around the base. He needed to ensure there were no zombies nearby, otherwise it might be dangerous for other personnel from the base to come out.

While riding the Golden Eagle, Wang Tao and his group quickly surveyed the area around the base.

Although they discovered some remnants of zombies, no living zombies appeared.

That basically confirmed that the area around the base was still safe, and there was no need to worry too much.

As for those rifts, they were almost filled with water!

"My god, the water level in the rifts is so high! How much water has been stored?"

Xiang Hongbin, looking at the glistening, bottomless rifts, spoke instinctively.

If they hadn’t entered the rift before, it would be hard for everyone to imagine that a place that looked like a river or a stream had such a deep space below.

"We really can’t go into the rifts in the future. But the monsters inside the rift, will they all be drowned? After all, they’re not zombies and should not be able to withstand the corrosive acid rain..."

"..."

Whistle—

Just as everyone was discussing, the Golden Eagle suddenly let out a cry.

"Zombies are coming!"

Wang Tao immediately shouted.

Everyone quickly looked up, only to see a group of zombies on the other side of the rift, with rotten bodies, wearing tattered rags, all wet.

At first glance, this group of zombies seemed ordinary, but everyone frowned.

"They are all Sixth Rank Common Zombies!"

"At least thirty of them!"

Before the heavy rain, they rarely encountered sixth-rank zombies outside. Whether they were Sixth Rank Elites or Sixth Rank Lords, encounters were rare.

As for the Sixth Rank Common Zombies, they had never seen them before.

The evolution of zombies follows a rule where higher-level ones evolve first, and lower levels evolve later. Generally, the Zombie Lords evolve first, followed by Elite Zombies, and Ordinary Zombies evolve last.

Thus, the level of Ordinary Zombies can represent the overall state of the zombies. At least, it can represent them in that particular area.

For example, the most common zombies they encountered before were Level 3 Ordinary Zombies and Level 4 Ordinary Zombies. This indicated that in that region, Level 3 Ordinary Zombies were likely the lowest tier.

And now, a random encounter with a group of zombies was all Sixth Rank Common!

What did that mean? It implied that within this region, Sixth Rank Common Zombies are likely the baseline level! If they encounter Elites or Lords here, chances are they’ll be Sixth Rank Elites or Sixth Rank Lords!

For Wang Tao, this was not a problem; he would love to hunt down Sixth Rank Lords. But for the others, it was a huge problem.

After all, within the entire Changhe Base, only he was at the sixth level. Others were at most fifth level and not many at that... The backbone of Changhe Base was around the third and fourth tier.

If others from the base came out and encountered sixth-tier zombies, how could they fight? They would be unable to defeat them!

"Let’s go see other places!"

Without dealing with this group of zombies, Wang Tao commanded the Golden Eagle to fly to other areas.

The group then saw several small-scale zombie herds, and among these zombies, aside from the occasional Level 5 Zombie, the rest were all sixth-tier! Although they hadn’t seen any Sixth Rank Lords, they had already seen quite a few Sixth Rank Elites.

"Damn it..."

Seeing the levels of these zombies, Xiang Hongbin and the others cursed.

"First let’s deal with these zombies, then we’ll make long-term plans. We can’t let them come out recklessly..."