Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1703 - 719 Level 2 Ascension_2

Actually, when Wang Tao carried Jiang Shixue away, Li Qiuyu was already awake, after all, Jiang Shixue was in her arms. But she didn’t know what she was thinking and chose to pretend to be asleep instead of opening her eyes.

When Wang Tao picked her up, she immediately felt her heart racing, almost unable to keep up the pretense.

However, after Wang Tao placed her on the bed and thoughtfully covered her with a blanket, he left directly.

This gave Li Qiuyu a sense of having gained and lost, especially at the thought of Wang Tao having a "candlelight dinner" with Ding Yuqin later, which made her inexplicably irritated.

But she was too embarrassed to go out now, after pretending to be asleep for so long...

Wang Tao naturally had no idea that Li Qiuyu was going to have insomnia again, as he was eating noodles with Ding Yuqin at the time.

Neither of them spoke, and while eating noodles, Ding Yuqin occasionally sneaked a glance at Wang Tao.

"Sister-in-law, is there something you want to say to me?"

Wang Tao suddenly looked up and asked.

"Uh... nothing, nothing!"

Ding Yuqin hurriedly waved her hand. But after a while, she gritted her teeth secretly, mustered up the courage, and said:

"Ahem, Wang Tao, when are you moving?"

"In the next couple of days."

Actually, moving could happen anytime, since Wang Tao had the Space Backpack and could carry everything.

It was just that the Shuize Base wasn’t fully constructed yet, so he would wait until everything was ready before going. It would take just a couple of days, and by then, he would probably be at Level Two, and the base would be ready.

When Ding Yuqin heard that Wang Tao would be moving in the next couple of days, she couldn’t hold back anymore. She immediately put down her chopsticks, biting her lip, and looked at Wang Tao somewhat pitifully, saying:

"Wang Tao, can you take Sister-in-law with you when you move? If you leave, Sister-in-law can’t survive here alone..."

"No problem."

Wang Tao nodded directly.

"...Ah?"

Ding Yuqin was stunned.

When Wang Tao mentioned moving, he hadn’t asked her at all, so she assumed Wang Tao wasn’t planning to take her. Thus, she thought of many reasons to persuade Wang Tao, but he agreed directly, not giving her any chance to argue.

"What’s wrong? Is there another issue?"

Wang Tao looked at Ding Yuqin in confusion.

"No, no problem! I’m just too happy! Thank you so much... If I were to stay here alone, I would definitely die... Sob... From now on, Sister-in-law will cook for you and do your laundry..."

Ding Yuqin, overwhelmed, became a bit incoherent, her eyes even turning red.

"Eat quickly before it all gets cold."

Wang Tao didn’t explain too much.

Actually, even if Wang Tao didn’t take her, she could still go to Shuize Base because there were quite a few survivors in Happy Community. At that time, Xiang Hongbin and the others would gather all these survivors and relocate them.

Of course, Wang Tao was definitely going to take her. In the previous life, Wang Tao promised they would live well this time, and even if they had no memory, Wang Tao wouldn’t break his promise.

"Mm!"

Ding Yuqin quickly wiped her tears and continued eating noodles.

After finishing the late-night meal, Ding Yuqin made sure Wang Tao had no further instructions before she quietly went back to her own home.

At night, zombies were particularly active, with the sound of roars everywhere. Making too much noise could attract zombies.

Wang Tao went up to the rooftop to see if there were any Elite or Zombie Lords nearby. Indeed, a few Elite Zombies had appeared.

Wang Tao flew over and easily dealt with those Elite Zombies, then came back to sleep.

The next day.

Wang Tao left early in the morning again.

Before leaving, he informed Ding Yuqin that there was a lot of food in his house, and she could eat anytime.

Ding Yuqin nodded quickly to show her understanding. Confirming last night that Wang Tao would take her with him made her feel a lot better, and even Li Qiuyu seemed much more pleasant to her.

But Li Qiuyu was feeling a little uncomfortable. She didn’t know what Wang Tao and Ding Yuqin had talked about yesterday, especially since Wang Tao went out for a while last night.

In the middle of the night, he couldn’t have gone out to kill zombies, right? So he must have gone to Ding Yuqin’s house!

Alone in a room, what might happen between a man and a woman didn’t need much imagination.

Seeing Ding Yuqin so happy, she must have been well taken care of last night!

This gave Li Qiuyu a strong sense of crisis. After all, she was forcefully brought back by Wang Tao, and as an adult, she knew what that meant. Even if she didn’t like it, she was basically Wang Tao’s person now. As long as her daughter can survive the apocalypse, she’d accept it. Besides, she didn’t dislike Wang Tao...

But in this situation, if Wang Tao shifts his interest to Ding Yuqin and gradually distances himself from her, eventually not taking care of Jiang Shixue, wouldn’t that be the end...

Thinking of this, Li Qiuyu’s gaze became determined. If Ding Yuqin can take the initiative, why couldn’t she?

Wang Tao didn’t know that Li Qiuyu was starting to overthink things again.

He first went to Shuize Base, and then, following Wei Zhenguo’s plan, began rescuing survivors one by one.

The situation today was a bit different from yesterday. Yesterday went smoothly, but today was not as smooth.

It wasn’t that they encountered powerful zombies, but rather a group of survivors were unwilling to come to Shuize Base.

They believed that in the apocalypse, strength is king. Since they had the ability to survive in the apocalypse, why should they live under someone else’s rule? Wouldn’t it be better to be their own local tyrant?

It’s risky, but they have freedom! They could do whatever they wanted without anyone or any rules controlling them. Isn’t that better than going to the Survivor Base to toil like beasts?

Wei Zhenguo didn’t want to give up on them, after all, there were over forty people. And the leader was an Ability User like Wang Tao! If these people could come to Shuize Base, it would greatly enhance their base’s strength.

But they refused to come, and it’s likely that if they weren’t afraid of Wei Zhenguo’s guns, they would have started cursing already.

Seeing that it was truly hopeless, Wei Zhenguo didn’t press further.

And after the Security Army left, this group shared the events on local social media. They didn’t dare to denigrate the Security Army, only saying that in the apocalypse, rules were now just paper. The strong should form their own groups, no longer needing to depend on others. Having a group of followers at your beck and call, with plenty of beautiful women vying for attention, wasn’t that enticing?

Many agreed with this sentiment, and quite a few survivors began to fantasize about "wielding power while awake and enjoying beauties while intoxicated" scenarios.

Ironically, when Wang Tao was busy all day preparing to return, he suddenly received news that the camp of this group was attacked by zombies. A particularly strong zombie breached their gate, and other zombies swarmed in. Even though their leader was an Ability User, he couldn’t withstand the zombie herd’s attack, not even surviving three punches from the zombie, and his head was smashed, with the spilled brain matter slurped up by the zombies like a drink.

When Wang Tao flew over, the forty-plus survivors had already been wiped out by the zombies, leaving only some skeletal remains.

"A Zombie Lord, a dozen Elite Zombies, a large number of Ordinary Zombies..."

After confirming there were no stronger beings present, Wang Tao directly charged down.

A moment later, all the zombies here were down, not one left alive.

As Wang Tao was collecting the spoils of war, he was pleasantly surprised to discover that it seemed like he had enough Crystal Cores!

So Wang Tao immediately synthesized the necessary Crystal Cores, obtaining a large batch of cores without any side effects.

Wang Tao swallowed each of the required Crystal Cores in sequence, and when he felt it was about right, he suddenly noticed his body becoming lighter yet filled with strength. He felt like he could punch a First-tier Lord Zombie to death...

"Finally ascended to Level Two!"

Looking at his attributes, Wang Tao grinned.

Only two and a half days after ascending to Level 1, and he successfully ascended to Level 2.

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