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

The image continued to move, settling on the woman’s embrace. A delicate little face was revealed.

“A baby!”

In the communication hall, Li Ping exclaimed softly.

The others also shone with excitement in their eyes, even the usually calm Hou Zhiyuan’s expression flickered with emotion.

In the video, the baby was staring with clear, curious eyes at the camera. Then the videographer gently teased the baby, who quickly broke into a smile.

Seeing the baby’s innocent smile, everyone in the communication hall subconsciously smiled along, including Hou Zhiyuan.

The scene moved again, showing there were surprisingly more than twenty babies!

Some babies were crying, being softly comforted by their mothers; some were deep in sleep, looking utterly content; others were looking at the camera, laughing out loud when teased by the cameraperson…

As they looked at these heartwarming scenes, everyone in the communication hall unconsciously curled the corners of their lips into smiles.

The birth rate in the post-apocalyptic world was very low, and the infant mortality rate was terrifyingly high! Even in their Changhe City Base, not many babies were born successfully, almost as if they had been cursed! This had nothing to do with medical conditions, as the medical facilities in their base city were not bad…

The sight of these newborns seemed like a glimpse of hope for the future.

The video ended with the smile of the last baby.

The screen was now dark, and no one spoke.

Hou Zhiyuan took a deep breath and then said to Li Ping,

“Look at the photos again.”

The photos were much clearer than the video, but this only made the fear on the survivors’ faces more visible.

Besides the photos, there was detailed data.

There were now a total of 21,945 people in Zijin Base, mostly ranging from 15 to 40 years of age. Aside from the babies, there were no children or old people, just young and middle-aged adults. After all, those with poor constitutions had been weeded out.

Aside from the detailed population within the base, there was also information about the distribution of zombies.

“Level 5 Zombie!”

“Disaster Class?”

“A source of wide-scale radiation that kills both plants and zombies? No wonder they called it Disaster Class!”

Seeing the information about the Level 5 Zombie, everyone’s expressions turned grim.

Hou Zhiyuan’s face was very serious, but he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the exact location of the Level 5 Zombie.

Thankfully, the Level 5 Zombie was in the urban area of Wuyang City, which veered off from the planned rescue route. Otherwise, based on the description given above about the Level 5 Zombie, it would be uncertain whether they could even go ahead with the rescue…

…

Wang Tao didn’t return to the military base immediately. He stayed to wait for news and took the time to clear out the zombies surrounding Zijin Base.

“These zombies are really insane…”

Facing the relentless Mad Demon Zombies charging at the city walls, Wang Tao casually unleashed a Shockwave that shattered dozens of Mad Demon Zombies. But they didn’t know fear and still crazily charged at the wall.

“Leave these Mad Demon Zombies to you. I’m going to take care of those Level 3 Lords!”

Wang Tao felt that these zombies were likely being directed by a Zombie Lord and that eliminating them should help ease some pressure.

“Be careful!”

Lu Yingfeng advised from the side.

“Mhm.”

Wang Tao leaped down from the high wall. As he fell, his body was instantly wrapped tightly by Entangling Roots.

Thump!

After landing, Wang Tao charged straight for the Zombie Lord hidden within the horde.

The strength of the Level 3 Lord was formidable, but for the current Wang Tao, it wasn’t much of a challenge. It took only a few moves to deal with one Level 3 Lord, and then Wang Tao went on to kill the second, the third…

Until he could no longer find any more Level 3 Lords in his field of view, he then returned to the top of the wall, catching his breath.

“Huff—”

Even though the zombies were no match for him, killing so many was still an exhausting task.

Seeing the zombies below the wall suddenly become somewhat disorganized, Wang Tao immediately smirked.

Just as he thought, they were following commands!

Without the direction of a Level 3 Lord, their efficiency greatly diminished.

Then, Wang Tao’s walkie-talkie crackled with Lan Yulian’s voice.

“Wang Tao, someone from the military base is looking for you.”

“Okay, I’m coming!”

Wang Tao went to Zijin Base’s communication room to pick up the receiver.

“Ssshh…”

The military base relayed the signal, and after a moment, a solemn male voice came from the other side.

“Mr. Wang Tao, we have confirmed the video you sent. We will dispatch a rescue team, but the journey is long—we need you to hold out for three days!”

“Three days? Okay! We’ll hold out! But our communication lines here are not very good and may cut out at any time…”

Wang Tao meant that if they lost contact, it wasn’t necessarily because the base had fallen—it could just be that the equipment had malfunctioned.

He was concerned that if communications were cut, the other side might assume they were all dead and abandon the rescue.

Hou Zhiyuan apparently caught Wang Tao’s concern and said,

“Don’t worry. Once our men are dispatched, they won’t give up halfway. You only need to hold on and wait for rescue; leave the rest to us!”

“Alright!”

After ending the call with Hou Zhiyuan, Wang Tao immediately went to find Lan Yulian.

“I need to make a trip back to the military base.”

“Now? It’s about to get dark…”

Lan Yulian sounded concerned.

“It’s okay. I need to go back and bring all the resources and equipment from the military base here.”

“Ah? Aren’t you going to defend your military base then?”

“I have decided to give up the military base and make a stand here at Zijin Base,” Wang Tao said with a smile.

Lan Yulian was at once surprised and worried upon hearing this.

“You’ve really decided…”

“What I just contacted was the Changhe Base City. They said they would send someone to rescue us!”

Lan Yulian was instantly stunned.

“They… are sending someone to rescue us? A two thousand kilometers round trip?”

“Yes. So… hold on, and wait for rescue!”

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