Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1697 - 716 Unexpected Guests_2

Thud—

Li Qiuyu immediately knelt before Wang Tao, speechless with tears:

"Thank you for saving Little Xue, thank you..."

"No need to thank me, it was just a trivial effort."

Wang Tao waved his hand and then gave Jiang Shixue a glance. It was only then that Jiang Shixue pulled Li Qiuyu up.

"By the way, I still have some supplies here. You can take whatever you need, just leave some for us, mother and daughter..."

Since Wang Tao saved Jiang Shixue, Li Qiuyu definitely wanted to express her gratitude. However, it’s the apocalypse now, and in just a few days, money has depreciated to be worth no more than paper, so giving money clearly wouldn’t work. But she still had some living supplies at home, which were very precious in the apocalypse. Wang Tao probably needed them.

However, before Wang Tao could speak, Jiang Shixue opened her mouth:

"Mom, we should quickly pack up and leave with Brother Wang!"

"Ah? Where to?"

Li Qiuyu asked instinctively.

"Of course to Brother Wang’s place, but Brother Wang said he won’t stay at home for long, and he’ll take us to the Survivor Base when the time comes..."

Jiang Shixue explained.

Actually, her main reason for wanting to follow Wang Tao was to become stronger. But to become stronger, she had to kill zombies, which was very dangerous. Seeing Li Qiuyu’s haggard face, she was afraid Li Qiuyu would worry, so she didn’t say much.

"Go to Mr. Wang’s place..."

Li Qiuyu instinctively wanted to refuse because, during the past few days since the apocalypse began, she had witnessed quite a few sordid things, even in their community—

A fitness coach had relied on brute strength to break into a villa, forced the villa’s female owner into a relationship, and even perversely broadcasted it live in the community chat, making the distant male owner watch. The female owner couldn’t bear the humiliation and committed suicide in front of the camera two days after being ravaged...

Though the female owner opened the door before she died, letting the zombies in, ultimately turning the male coach into a zombie too. But the female owner’s tragic situation had already been etched into Li Qiuyu’s mind.

So now, upon hearing about going to a strange man’s house, Li Qiuyu recalled such sordid events. It’s not a matter of trusting Wang Tao or not; it’s that both mother and daughter are powerless, yet they look decent. If they went to a strange place and someone harbored malicious intentions, they wouldn’t be able to resist at all. She didn’t mind so much herself, as death was a big deal, but if her daughter suffered, it was something she absolutely couldn’t bear...

"Brother Wang is a good person, mom don’t worry!"

Jiang Shixue seemed to have caught on to Li Qiuyu’s apprehension and quickly spoke out.

"It’s not that I’m doubting Mr. Wang; I know Mr. Wang is a good person. I just... am not quite accustomed to living in someone else’s place..."

Li Qiuyu shook her head repeatedly, then found a lame excuse.

Jiang Shixue was about to explain when Wang Tao suddenly spoke.

"To clarify, I’m not any good person. So you have to go, whether you want to or not."

"..."

Li Qiuyu opened her mouth, looking at Wang Tao’s serious expression, finding it suddenly hard to discern the truth. But she was indeed a bit frightened inside.

However, Jiang Shixue trusted Wang Tao very much. She wasn’t bothered by Wang Tao’s words but directly grabbed Li Qiuyu’s arm, pulling Li Qiuyu along with her to follow Wang Tao.

Wang Tao quickly scanned the basement supplies, then walked over and put them all into the Space Backpack one by one.

This scene dumbfounded Li Qiuyu, though Jiang Shixue had already gotten used to it.

"These supplies are still yours; I’m just helping you keep them for the time being. See what else you need to bring, and if there’s no problem, let’s go."

Wang Tao said to the two women.

"Brother Wang, please hang on a moment!"

Jiang Shixue immediately ran to her room.

Only Wang Tao and Li Qiuyu were left in the living room.

Facing their savior, Li Qiuyu was terribly conflicted. She was very grateful to Wang Tao but didn’t really want to go with him, mainly fearing that Jiang Shixue would get hurt. But Wang Tao’s demeanor clearly didn’t allow them to haggle...

After hesitating for a while, Li Qiuyu approached Wang Tao and softly said:

"Mr. Wang, thank you so much for saving us, mother and daughter... But Little Xue hasn’t entered society yet, she’s quite naive, perhaps doesn’t understand many things... I just hope she won’t be harmed... If there’s anything you need from me, just tell me directly..."

In this dangerous apocalypse, Wang Tao came from afar to save the two of them, mother and daughter, and to say there’s no motive, Li Qiuyu didn’t quite believe that.

Li Qiuyu had already tried her best to say it tactfully.

But they were all adults, naturally understanding what it meant.

Wang Tao didn’t bother explaining much; he just nodded.

And this made Li Qiuyu shiver inwardly. As expected, Wang Tao had motives for saving them! No need to hold onto any fantasies anymore. Just hope they weren’t out of the wolf’s den, into the tiger’s lair...

Though Li Qiuyu was very worried inside, she still went to pack, as they dared not go out now and had to listen to Wang Tao. They could only take one step at a time.

Soon, the two women were ready. Wang Tao packed everything into the Space Backpack one by one, then led the two women to the balcony.

Li Qiuyu immediately saw the zombie dead on the second-floor balcony. That zombie had indeed climbed up but seemed to have been killed by Wang Tao, with its entire skull smashed—as if it had been a headshot...

Just as Li Qiuyu wondered how Wang Tao had killed that zombie, she suddenly felt a strong arm at her waist. Wang Tao directly wrapped her waist.

Before she could speak, she found herself suddenly lifted off the ground, shockingly flying!

Li Qiuyu was thoroughly dumbfounded.

Watching the shrinking villa, Li Qiuyu suddenly felt dizzy. Instinctively she held onto Wang Tao tightly, burying her head in his chest, daring not look further. But she had roughly realized inside—Wang Tao’s strength far exceeded her imagination...

Jiang Shixue, on the other hand, had wide eyes. Although she was also a bit afraid of heights, she was very envious of flying, not wanting to miss this rare opportunity for a good experience.

A few minutes later, Happy Community arrived.

Wang Tao held the two women and directly landed on the rooftop of his building.

But upon landing, Wang Tao suddenly furrowed his brows.

There were other people in the building, in fact quite a few, around ten, and they were swearing loudly, seeming like troublemakers.

Wang Tao perked up his ears to listen closely, finding that Ding Yuqin and the Locksmith Bald Uncle were fine, and suddenly felt relieved.

"We have some uninvited guests at home, you follow me."

Wang Tao let go of Jiang Shixue and Li Qiuyu, then went downstairs with the two women quickly following.

...

"I wonder if Wang Tao will come back..."

Listening to the yelling and foul-mouthing outside the door, Ding Yuqin looked worried.

Last night a group of people suddenly came, tricking the Locksmith into trusting them and letting them in.

Once inside, they went straight to the fifth floor, their target being Ding Yuqin!

Fortunately, Ding Yuqin was very cautious, not allowing strangers in, so their trick didn’t work. Then Ding Yuqin saw the private chat message in the community group, realizing the group’s target was herself. While startled, she quickly locked the door and propped it with a sofa to keep them out.

But continuing like this wasn’t a solution; if not fearing the commotion attracting zombies, those villains might have already forcibly damaged the door. If given more time, the door would surely be impossible to hold...

Ding Yuqin suddenly regretted not letting Wang Tao in last time and exchanging phone numbers so they could contact each other.

Wang Tao had said they could find him for anything, but now that there’s really an issue, she couldn’t get in touch with Wang Tao...

Just as Ding Yuqin regretted, the yelling from outside gradually reduced, and the group left.

Ding Yuqin breathed a sigh of relief, though temporarily—the pressure of having a group outside the door was still immense.

Knock, knock, knock—

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door outside.

Ding Yuqin’s heart jumped into her throat again, but then a familiar voice sounded.

"Sis, open the door."

Ding Yuqin quickly checked through the peephole, and upon seeing Wang Tao outside, she didn’t hesitate and opened the security door directly.

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