Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot - Chapter 1634: 687: Success

Chapter 1634: Chapter 687: Success

Previously, people always said zombies evolved quickly, but many times this was deduced from conclusions without much direct observation. This time, Wang Tao witnessed it personally. The speed of zombie evolution… is freaking terrifying!

Wang Tao watched with his own eyes as an ordinary-looking Sixth-Rank Elite Zombie directly ascended to become a Seventh Order Lord!

It’s important to know that there isn’t just a single level between Sixth-Rank Elite and Seventh Order Lord; there’s at least a Sixth Rank Lord in between. This zombie effectively skipped two levels!

Moreover, ascending to the seventh level is an extremely difficult task—no, ascending to the seventh level is hard for humans, but not necessarily for zombies! Because when Wang Tao ascended to the seventh level, it took him a whole week, while this zombie probably didn’t even take half a minute!

This is likely why those three Seventh-Order Lord Zombies do not abandon their underlings, because their underlings have the chance to become as strong as them! To strengthen their power!

“If all zombies are like this, how can humans ever win?”

Wang Tao felt a bit worried deep down, but in the distance, there was an even more terrifying magma monster, leaving Wang Tao with no time to think about these matters.

Even if there’s now a Seventh Order Lord among the zombie herd, it doesn’t impact the current situation much.

After all, Wang Tao’s plan is to drag the zombie herd, not letting them escape the magma monster’s line of sight. Keep that lava monster chasing the zombies until it exhausts its own HP, then Wang Tao can see if he can swoop in for a kill.

The location of this barren mountain is quite good; the rugged mountain paths significantly slow down the zombies’ speed. The speed of that magma monster isn’t fast, so on flat ground, it might not catch them, but on such mountain paths, if it weren’t for the help of the four Seventh-Order Lords, the zombie herd might have been wiped out by the magma monster. Thus, Wang Tao found this location quite suitable for them.

In this back-and-forth, a day’s time passed.

Because Wang Tao kept interfering with the zombie herd, preventing them from leaving the barren mountain, they spent the entire day still on the mountain. The magma monster continued its pursuit of the zombie herd, and since the herd didn’t leave, it stayed on the mountain as well.

This situation was more or less what Wang Tao had predicted, but there were two unexpected developments.

One was that the number of zombies had decreased by 90% compared to before!

The Destruction-Level monster proved too strong; its domain required no consumption, and the range was so large. With Wang Tao deliberately interrupting, zombies occasionally fell into the magma monster’s Law Domain. Without exception, any zombie entering it instantly dropped dead.

So in just one day, the zombie number decreased by 90%.

However, the reduction in numbers didn’t mean a decrease in quality—four more Seventh Order Lord Zombies gradually appeared among the herd! This was the second thing that surprised Wang Tao.

Yesterday, Wang Tao saw the zombie evolution firsthand, knowing their speed, but this is way too fast! If this keeps up for a few more days, there might be dozens of Seventh Order Lord Zombies!

If there really are so many Seventh Order Lord Zombies, even Wang Tao would have to retreat. If trapped by their Law Domain, escape would be impossible.

Even as it stands, with these eight Seventh Order Lord Zombies, Wang Tao doesn’t dare to provoke the herd as he did before. Now he is extremely cautious, always attacking and then retreating immediately, never giving the Seventh Order Lord Zombies a chance to encircle him.

If they encircle him, they wouldn’t be the real threat; the real threat is the distant magma monster!

If Wang Tao gets temporarily trapped in the zombie’s domain, these Seventh Order Lord Zombies might not be able to harm him, but if the Seventh-Rank Destruction-level magma monster shows up, Wang Tao would be doomed. All the efforts would have been for nothing.

Thus, Wang Tao must be extremely cautious, ensuring he doesn’t give these Seventh Order Lord Zombies a chance to encircle him.

But there is some good news—the magma monster’s HP is depleting!

Yesterday when Wang Tao saw it, it had 90,000 HP left. Now, it only has 10,000 HP left!

Wang Tao was getting eager; if not for some remaining sense of reason, he might have charged directly.

However, it is clearly not the right time to go now; the opportunity hasn’t arrived!

Although the magma monster only has 10,000 HP left, Wang Tao is unsure if he can one-hit kill it. If he can, that would be great, a happy ending for all. But if he fails to kill it in one strike and the magma monster reacts, then Wang Tao is in trouble.

Th𝗂ṡ 𝒸hⱯp𝙩𝘦r 𝐢𝙨 p𝙤𝓈𝘵℮∂ b𝙮 Ⱪ𝗂ƚ𝙚η0ⱴᥱḷ

Because both Wang Tao and the magma’s power of laws are fire-based, Wang Tao’s Law Domain range is only 3,000 meters, while the magma monster’s power of laws covers over 10,000 meters!

This means Wang Tao can’t attack the magma monster from outside its Destruction Domain; he must enter its domain.

Once in the Destruction Domain, it’s entirely the magma monster’s territory, especially since this Destruction Domain’s range is so vast, it can directly envelop Wang Tao’s Law Domain.

By then, Wang Tao will definitely be suppressed, just as he suppressed a Seventh-Rank Fire Beast earlier.

So, in this situation, Wang Tao might only have one shot at it; he must ensure he can strike a fatal blow.

For now, nothing can harm the magma monster. Its HP depleting at a steady rate, Wang Tao can time his entry perfectly.

In this tense and stimulating process, after some more time, Wang Tao finally saw an opportunity.