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

"Uh, be careful on the road!"

"Okay."

Wang Tao nodded and then approached the Golden Eagle.

"Xiao Jin, are you full?"

Before the Golden Eagle had landed, Gu Yun had already prepared a lot of meat for it to eat. Of course, Lightning had its share as well.

In just this short while, both the eagle and the dog had eaten quite a bit of meat.

The Golden Eagle once again felt fortunate for its decision to follow Wang Tao. Just flying around casually, it got to eat so much delicious food, something that was totally incomparable to before!

"Chirp~"

The Golden Eagle indicated that it was seventy percent full, but eating too much could affect its flight, so seventy percent was enough.

"Then let's make another trip."

"Chirp~"

Whoosh—

The Golden Eagle took off with Wang Tao, disappearing into the sky amid the grateful or envious gazes of the people below.

This time, the Golden Eagle flew much faster. With no zombies to block its path and no need to worry about the cold air, it took just over an hour to arrive back at the Ocean Base.

After Wang Tao took Su Jie and the others away, Yao Hai had constantly had people monitoring the sky. By now, he almost felt as if "all this was unreal," since today's experiences were too sci-fi. If it wasn't a firsthand experience but rather something someone told him, he would definitely think they were daydreaming…

"Will Mr. Wang come back? No, he definitely will! I shouldn't doubt Mr. Wang's character! But what if he encounters some danger on the way? And now it's already dark... I hope Mr. Wang will come back tomorrow during the day, at least it's safer..."

Just as Yao Hai was somewhat anxious and uncertain, suddenly someone excitedly shouted.

"General! Mr. Wang's Golden Eagle has appeared at the gate of our base!"

"Really? Let me see!"

Yao Hai, using the equipment left in the air-raid shelter, saw the situation outside. Although it was already dark, the snow was very white, reflecting the huge Golden Eagle, especially when Wang Tao jumped down from the eagle's back, Yao Hai was incredibly excited.

"Quick, quick, quick! Everyone follow me—" Yao Hai immediately called for people to follow, and these people were already prepared.

But he seemed to think of many things, and quickly added: "Oh right, don't call me General anymore, there are real generals at the Changhe Base, don't make a fool of ourselves!"

In his own small base, being called General for fun was fine, but Changhe Base was a huge Survivor Base with a population of half a million, with probably quite a few real generals. If people still called him a General, it wouldn't be suitable. Although he was an Awakener and not weak, there was no need.

"Understood! Boss!"

The others were also very sensible.

Outside the air-raid shelter, just as Wang Tao jumped down from the Golden Eagle's back, he saw the door open and Yao Hai came out excitedly with a group of people.

"You moved quickly! Then let's go quickly, let's go home sooner."

"Okay!"

Yao Hai didn't dally and immediately organized everyone to orderly board the Golden Eagle.

Even though they had seen the Golden Eagle once before, there were still many people who couldn't contain their astonishment. It couldn't be helped; the Golden Eagle had not learned to hide its aura yet. Not to mention its size, just its aura of being a Level 5, Lord was not something many people could endure.

After a bit of lingering, finally, everyone was on board.

Wang Tao made sure again that everyone was present and accounted for before the Golden Eagle flapped its wings and flew into the sky.

"Ss—It's so cold!"

Yao Hai, who was stronger than Su Jie, was still an Awakener with real strength, but he was still shivering from the cold. Like Su Jie, he excitedly widened his eyes to see the scenery rapidly receding outside, looking forward to starting a new life.

However, after flying for a while, he felt there was no scenery worth seeing anymore because it was completely dark and he couldn't see anything. So, he proactively started a conversation with Wang Tao.

"Actually, those few people who were not willing to go with you to Changhe Base, deep down, they really wanted to go to Mammoth Base to be superior people. But there was another reason—they didn't know how to get to Changhe Base. They thought the journey was too long, too dangerous, and likely fatal, and that going to Mammoth Base would be safer... If they knew that we were flying there, with no dangers and very quickly, I wonder if they would regret their previous decision..."

Yao Hai still felt a deep sense of regret inside, as they had fought side by side for a long time and had become like brothers. Unfortunately, starting from today, they would go their separate ways...

"Who knows."

Wang Tao shrugged his shoulders. He could have actually told Yao Hai that they could fly over safely, but since they already wanted to leave, Wang Tao wouldn't keep them there; the base wouldn't miss a few people.

"Sigh..."

Yao Hai sighed but soon cheered up.

Everything up to today was in the past; from today forward, he needed to look ahead. What others did didn't concern him; he just needed to survive safely at Changhe Base with Su Jie!

More than two hours later, Golden Eagle flew back to Changhe Base.

When Yao Hai and the others saw the lights of the city below from the air, they were so moved that they choked up. It really was a huge, inhabited base!

"Welcome everyone to Changhe Base. I'm Gu Yun, the mayor of Changhe Base..."

Gu Yun repeated his earlier words, but this time, in addition to the people from Changhe Base itself, Su Jie was there to greet them.

Su Jie immediately rushed forward and, under the watchful eyes of everyone, hugged Yao Hai tightly.

Clap Clap Clap!

The onlooking crowd laughed and clapped.

"You're free to do as you like."

The rest wasn't Wang Tao's concern anymore; Golden Eagle could rest as well.

"Chirp~"

Golden Eagle indicated that after it ate the meat Gu Yun had prepared again and was fully satiated, it would go home to sleep.

"I forgot to tell you something earlier..."

Wang Tao mentioned to Gu Yun about the equipment that had malfunctioned in the air. Anything with a battery was damaged; anything without a battery was intact.

"This is a very important situation, and it might offer a solution. I will report it to the research institute. Thank you for your help these days, take a good rest!"

"Haha, okay, then I'll rest for two days."

Wang Tao laughed and said goodbye to Gu Yun, leaving in a Crystal Energy Car.

The task of hatching Sixth-Rank Night Devil Parasite Eggs wasn't urgent; he needed a good rest to adjust his condition before proceeding. After all, there were more than thirty Sixth-Rank Night Devil Parasite eggs—it was a big project.

"But speaking of the research institute, Qu Shilin has been secluded for quite some time, right? I wonder if she has any results yet..."

Wang Tao thought of Qu Shilin; it had been many days since he had seen or contacted her, and he missed her a bit.

Back at Autumn Water Pavilion Villa, Ding Yuqin had prepared a sumptuous dinner.

At the dinner table, Wang Tao detailed his experiences during the trip, especially the combat with the giant zombies. He spoke in great detail as this was experience they could use in the future.

"This giant zombie is too strong! It feels like a Level 5 giant zombie is stronger than a Level 6 Night Demon Lord!"

Everyone was impressed.

"Exactly! From what we can tell, to hunt a giant zombie, just having ranged attacks isn't enough; the best method is to be able to fly. Xiao Jin was a big help this time, and I even feel like Xiao Jin could hunt a giant zombie of the same rank on its own, though it would be time-consuming and dangerous. It's a thankless job..."

Golden Eagle felt that joining Wang Tao was the best decision it had made, and Wang Tao was also glad that he hadn't decided to kill Golden Eagle straight away when they first met. They had come to know each other through conflict.

The next day.

Wang Tao indulged in a rare sleep-in and woke up at ten in the morning.

The consecutive high-intensity battles during the day yesterday, added to the two battles with Ding Yuqin and Han Rui at night... it was indeed a bit draining.

While he was having breakfast, Wang Tao suddenly received a message from Qu Shilin.

"Wang Tao, I'm out of seclusion! Are you home? I'm coming over to show you my research results!"