Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1513 - 632: Phoenix Laboratory

"Eh?"

After reading the information Qu Shilin handed over, Wang Tao was very surprised.

It was a personal work journal of a researcher in an institute, which said that at the advent of the apocalypse, orders were given to research various anomalies that occurred after the end of the world. Everyone cooperated and took on their respective duties.

The mission of the Hope Research Institute was to research a zombie virus antidote. Although an antidote was ultimately not developed, they managed to create a Zombie Virus Inhibitor; it wasn’t all for nothing.

And there was a place called the Phoenix Laboratory, whose task was to study the original Zombie Virus! To see if the virus could be used to achieve other research results.

When the virus first broke out, the scale was not large and was quickly discovered. The outbreak site was right next to the Phoenix Laboratory.

In order to figure out what exactly these viruses were, the higher-ups transferred a large number of researchers to the Phoenix Laboratory.

The Phoenix Laboratory was the first domestic unit to study the Zombie Virus, even earlier than the Hope Research Institute, and even provided a lot of research data to the Hope Research Institute.

But no one could have predicted that the virus would break out all over the world, and in just a few days, it turned into the apocalypse...

Anyway, there’s a high probability that the Phoenix Laboratory contains the Ancestral Virus data Qu Shilin needs!

As it happens, this Phoenix Laboratory is the same place that Wang Tao had seen before—blown into a huge crater by a nuclear bomb.

"This..."

Wang Tao was somewhat joyous initially, thinking Qu Shilin had missed this Phoenix Laboratory. Surely if they find it, wouldn’t it mean they can gather enough Ancestral Virus data?

But reading on, Wang Tao was speechless. It turned out to be that laboratory bombed by the nuclear strike. Not a single intact building remained, let alone any data. This left Wang Tao feeling a false sense of excitement...

Wang Tao had mentioned this to Qu Shilin before, thinking she had forgotten or not paid attention at the time, but Qu Shilin flipped through a few pages of the document in Wang Tao’s hand and pointed to a certain section.

"Hmm?"

The journal entry mentioned that in their last communication with the Phoenix Laboratory, the lab reported an incident, so the researchers took the data and evacuated. After that, they completely lost contact with the Phoenix Laboratory, and it was unknown whether the evacuees were still alive.

"They evacuated with the data in advance?"

Wang Tao was very surprised.

He had thought that something unresolved might have happened inside the laboratory, and for safety, the military directly dropped a nuclear bomb, with the researchers as collateral victims.

But in reality, it wasn’t as bad as Wang Tao thought—following the incident, they orderly evacuated with the data, and then came the finale with the nuclear strike...

If that’s the case, then finding the people from the Phoenix Laboratory might mean finding the Ancestral Virus data! Assuming they are still alive and have preserved the data in good condition!

"Yes, they most likely evacuated successfully!"

A smile appeared on Qu Shilin’s face, originally thinking there was no chance, but now the situation had turned around, and there was hope again.

"Well, I’ll have to keep an eye out in the future. See if I can find people from the Phoenix Laboratory, hope for a bit of luck..."

Wang Tao stroked his chin.

Unfortunately, the journal doesn’t specify where the Phoenix Research Institute’s people evacuated to; having a specific location would make the search much easier.

In the current situation, if they are still alive, they are either hiding in some obscure small base or in a large base unknown to Wang Tao... For Wang Tao, it’s like finding a needle in the ocean, equally difficult to find. Even if they aren’t dead, Wang Tao won’t be able to find them anytime soon.

However, no matter what, there is hope again, a naturally very joyful matter.

In addition to this data, there were also other useful materials. After studying with Qu Shilin for a while, Wang Tao went home, and it was already mid-noon.

Although Wang Tao was still energetic, he slept well, and when he woke up, it was the next morning.

"Did everyone rest well?"

At breakfast, Wang Tao asked everyone.

He was only missing the last one-third of the Basic Law Force and a hint of Fire Attribute Law Power to attempt the Seventh Level Ascension!

With the zombies growing stronger and the temperature increasingly hotter, he felt that his Level 6 strength was not quite sufficient and needed to ascend to Seventh Level for more security.

So next, Wang Tao had to continue hunting zombies outside, striving to quickly acquire the Basic Attributes needed for the Seventh Level Ascension.

"We’ve rested well and are ready to go at any time!"

The others quickly nodded.

They were basically on the verge of Ascension to Level 6, just a bit short on Crystal Cores. Therefore, they were even more eager than Wang Tao.

"Alright, then let’s set off."

Wang Tao didn’t waste any words and led the group, riding on the Golden Eagle, once again leaving Changhe Base.

There weren’t many zombies around Changhe Base, and even if there were, they weren’t strong since, essentially, Changhe Base is somewhat secluded, with most zombies concentrated in the cities.

Therefore, Wang Tao didn’t linger; he had the Golden Eagle fly directly towards the distance, and the direction of its flight was the previously bombarded Phoenix Laboratory.