Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot - Chapter 1633: 686: The Temptation of Residual HP_2

Chapter 1633: Chapter 686: The Temptation of Residual HP_2

But this wasn’t just [Curse Dark Cage], there was also Wang Tao’s [Infinite Karma Fire]. When flames ignited on Wang Tao’s body, all curse effects vanished.

And without the curse, the negative status “curse effects doubled” on Wang Tao was completely nullified.

Seeing that [Curse Dark Cage] was ineffective against him, Wang Tao felt eager.

These three Seventh-Order Lord Zombies were much weaker than he had imagined. Although they were also Seventh-Order Lords, they were evidently inferior compared to the Fire Beast and Stone Beast. Wang Tao felt taking on all three wouldn’t be too difficult.

However, considering the terrifying monster behind them, Wang Tao ultimately decided to wait for a moment.

Whoosh—

Wang Tao escaped [Curse Dark Cage] effortlessly without encountering any obstruction and darted off in the distance, his speed moderate.

The three Seventh-Order Lord Zombies never expected Wang Tao would break through their Law Domain so easily. Luckily, they weren’t slow to react this time. When they noticed Wang Tao hadn’t headed toward the monster behind them, the three immediately rushed after him.

These three Seventh-Order Lord Zombies were the leaders of the entire zombie herd. As soon as they moved, the zombie herd instinctively followed them.

Watching the terrifying zombie tide trailing behind him, Wang Tao grinned.

To lure away this massive zombie herd, Wang Tao had prepared several plans and had even considered sacrificing some HP. But surprisingly, things went much more smoothly than he expected. He didn’t need to do anything special—he just avoided running toward the magma monster, and the three Seventh-Order Zombies started chasing him, drawing the zombie tide along with them.

These three Lord Zombies could fly but weren’t adept at maintaining speed. Wang Tao had to deliberately restrain his pace, worried they’d lose track of him. Meanwhile, he was a bit concerned about the magma monster catching up. But luckily, it seemed like the magma monster couldn’t fly—or at least, it hadn’t. It kept running on the ground, its speed not particularly fast, unable to quickly catch up to the zombie tide.

Thus, under Wang Tao’s lead, the three Seventh-Order Lord Zombies, the sprawling zombie tide, and the Seventh-Rank Destruction-level Magma Monster all followed the route he’d planned.

Not until they completely veered off course and stopped heading toward Changhe Base did Wang Tao finally breathe a sigh of relief. Regardless of whether he could ultimately take the magma monster’s head, his mission was already halfway complete.

At that moment, the flat path ahead disappeared, replaced by a stretch of rugged mountainous terrain.

For Wang Tao, who could fly, as well as the three Seventh-Order Lord Zombies, this posed no problem—they easily flew across. But for the zombie tide below, scaling this mountain required some time, naturally delaying its progress.

And so, as the zombie herd climbed through the rugged terrain, the magma monster in the back… caught up!

Unlike Wang Tao, who burned these zombies into blackened remains with flames, the magma monster’s [Great Drought] was silent and subtle.

Thus, the zombies at the rear of the herd silently disintegrated into ash.

The size of the zombie herd was undoubtedly immense, but beyond the three Seventh-Order Lords, the rest comprised Sixth-Rank and Level 5 zombies. Against the Destruction Domain [Great Drought], their strength was futile—they perished instantly upon contact.

The range of the magma monster’s Destruction Domain was too vast; zombies vanished en masse within moments.

The three Seventh-Order Lord Zombies chasing Wang Tao, upon noticing the situation, immediately stopped their pursuit and flew directly toward the zombie herd.

“Hmm? Leaving already?”

Wang Tao was quite surprised.

He had encountered many Zombie Lords before but had never seen any care for their underlings. Could it be that these zombies were growing smarter? Did they realize that fighting solo was worse than banding together? Wang Tao was perplexed.

He surveyed the environment, then turned his gaze back to the approaching magma monster, the corners of his mouth twitching upward slightly.

“This place is perfect—wilderness, no resources, no survivors…”

When monsters of the Seventh-Rank Destruction Level died, they left behind Destruction Domains, which could expand in range. Therefore, such monsters couldn’t be allowed to perish near bases or key transit routes. It was best to lure them into a desolate wilderness like this, so they could die here!

As Wang Tao envisioned this location as the magma monster’s grave, the three Seventh-Order Lords returned to the zombie herd. They began channeling immense amounts of dark elements, attaching them to the zombies. Instantly, the zombies’ speed surged, swiftly pulling them out of the magma monster’s attack range.

These three Lord Zombies clearly knew better than to confront the magma monster head-on—they simply wanted to get their underlings away from danger.

The strategy worked well. Sacrificing part of the herd, they managed to temporarily escape the magma monster’s range.

“They’re really protective of their underlings—getting smarter…”

Watching this scene unfold, Wang Tao’s brows furrowed.

Zombies growing intelligent was undoubtedly bad news. But there was no time to dwell on that now—the priority was figuring out how to eliminate the Destruction-level magma monster.

Wang Tao glanced at the monster again.

Earlier, it had nine hundred thousand HP. Now, after some time had passed, it was down to eight hundred fifty thousand and falling.

Wang Tao observed closely. Along the way, the magma monster hadn’t encountered any rivals—its HP loss was entirely self-inflicted.

In theory, it could be worn down to death!

The risk was high, but the reward made it worthwhile.

Besides, Wang Tao himself wasn’t actively holding it back; the countless zombies served as its targets, forming a buffer that kept him temporarily safe.

Of course, Wang Tao wanted the zombie herd to stall the magma monster, but the three Seventh-Order Lord Zombies weren’t willing to oblige.

After temporarily dodging the magma monster’s attack, they promptly led their herd in another direction.

“Trying to flee?”

Slash—

Wang Tao descended like a bomb, crashing into the zombie herd from above. Upon landing, he activated his Law Domain [Infinite Karma Fire]!

Boom—

Countless zombies burned to death instantly!

The entire herd was forced to halt, and in that brief pause, the magma monster caught up again!

Roar—

The three Seventh-Order Lord Zombies were furious, but Wang Tao struck and fled too quickly for them to catch him.

With the magma monster looming closer, they could only rely on dark elements to reinforce their herd, accelerating their escape from the monster.

However, with Wang Tao creating such chaos, the zombie herd was unable to gain any real speed. Soon enough, the magma monster caught up again, reducing masses of zombies to ash.

Furious, the three Seventh-Order Lord Zombies roared at the distant magma monster. But outgunned, they could do nothing but endure.

On this occasion, the three Seventh-Order Lord Zombies hurled multiple [Curse Dark Cage]s at the magma monster.

Th𝚒𝗌 𝖼hɒp𝕥𝙚r ɩ𝙨 p𝑜𝐬τ𝕖ɗ b𝙮 𝕂𝙞𝘵𝖾𝖓𝕠𝗏𝙚𝑙

Though they couldn’t cast [Curse Dark Cage] too far, the magma monster didn’t evade—it charged straight into the cages.

The few moments it was delayed by the effects were just enough for the three Lord Zombies to move their underlings further away.

But then, Wang Tao intervened again.

Once more halting the herd’s escape, allowing the magma monster to close in.

The three Lord Zombies continued helping their underlings retreat, while the magma monster kept slaughtering the zombies…

“So united!”

Wang Tao silently marveled, then his expression sharpened.

He noticed it clearly—in the zombie herd, the aura of a Sixth-Rank Elite Zombie suddenly shifted. Black mist rose from its body.

Within mere seconds, it ascended from a Sixth Rank Elite to an advanced Dark Attribute Seventh-Order Lord!

“…”

Wang Tao was dumbfounded.

Had zombie evolution to the Seventh-Order become this simple?

He suddenly understood why the three Lord Zombies, who could’ve easily escaped on their own, refused to abandon their massive herd of underlings.