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

What followed was a mass of garbled text, looking closely, they appeared to be Chinese characters, but Luo Guozhong’s state might have been off when he wrote them, making them extremely chaotic. Wang Tao and the others simply couldn’t make out what they actually were.

At the end of the content, however, the handwriting suddenly returned to normal.

"Sorry, I lost my composure a bit. It might be because I’ve been lonely. But fortunately, I still have three comrades. We can still do something meaningful together."

"By the way, I also have a good buddy. Its name is Lightning, a military dog that is one year old and just reached adulthood. If you call its name, it will be very obedient. I hope you will allow it to follow you."

"A military dog? It couldn’t be the zombie dog we just killed, could it?"

Wang Tao and the others exchanged glances.

"Lastly, I want to say this. Wang Tao, or other survivors who read this letter, keep going! Don’t give up! You must strive to survive!"

——Colonel Luo Guozhong, September 15th

After reading the letter, they all had mixed feelings.

Between the lines, they could feel the despair in Colonel Luo Guozhong’s heart.

Luo Guozhong was infected with the zombie virus, an ailment that was incurable, only manageable with regular doses of the inhibitor, but even that could cause problems after prolonged use...

In short, from the moment Colonel Luo Guozhong was infected with the zombie virus, he had been waiting to die.

Previously he was able to establish contact with the Hope Research Institute in Capital City, which was his hope.

But his communications with the Hope Research Institute had been cut off, and with it, his hope had vanished...

However... there’s a question here!

Wang Tao previously thought that there was interaction between Wuyang Military Base and Hope Research Institute, that things like inhibitors and mechanical arms came from there, as they had airplanes and could fly over.

But from the letter, it seemed Colonel Luo Guozhong had never been in touch with the Hope Research Institute, and the connection between Wuyang Military Base and the Institute was only through communications. So how did they get those inhibitors?

Could there be some sort of space transmission technology?

"Check the combat logs! The combat logs should have an answer!"

He Jijun immediately located the master switch.

Bzzt—

In an instant, all the screens in the hall lit up.

Then one by one, images began to appear on the screens, some flickering with static and others showing surveillance footage.

"Surveillance!"

Seeing these surveillance screens turn on, everyone was curious.

After all, this was a military base with an inherently mysterious nature, and they hadn’t been able to access many areas, so they naturally turned their attention to the monitors.

"What’s this place? Looks like there are guns!"

Yang Changhong pointed to the first monitor that lit up and said.

"This is the armory, where all the weapons and ammunition of the Wuyang Military Base are stored. But looking at it... there’s not much left."

He Jijun explained.

"And what about this place?"

Nie Siyan pointed to the second screen with some curiosity.

"That’s the medical room..."

"And this is..."

"That’s the living area..."

"This is the logistical support room..."

"That’s the military garage. Huh? There are military vehicles! Ones that aren’t corroded!"

"..."

Facing everyone’s queries, He Jijun answered them one by one.

Then he added:

"Since the systems here are operational, we can remotely open the doors to other places. Like we can take out and use the stuff from the armory and medical room."

"That’s fantastic, I saw a lot of weapons inside!"

Yang Changhong was a little excited; she had seen many guns!

Although using firearms in the post-apocalyptic world is unsafe, at some specific times, like when the rain is particularly heavy as it was now, guns could still be used.

If so many guns fired at once, their killing power would surely be stronger than many Ability Users!

And since it’s the arsenal of a military base, there definitely won’t just be guns; there should be other weapons too, right?

Are there any cannons, missiles, or something like that?

If there are, that would be amazing!

The group became more and more excited.

"Someone’s there!"

Suddenly, Jiang Shixue pointed to one of the screens and said.

Everyone quickly turned to look.

On this screen was a huge transport plane.

Wang Tao was familiar with the shape of this transport plane—it was the very same plane that had airdropped supplies to him!

But now the focus wasn’t the plane; rather, beneath the plane were several figures in military uniform, with airdrop crates placed beside them.

"There are still survivors?"

The group was somewhat excited.

At that moment, a figure wearing a broken pilot helmet slowly walked beneath the camera’s view.

He lifted his head, revealing a grim face with pale, milky eyes.

"Zo—zombies?"

Yang Changhong and the others were stupefied.

This zombie pilot staggered over to the other figures.

"They’re all zombies?!"

Only then did the group realize that the other three military figures were all zombies. No wonder their movements seemed so stiff!

But the scene that followed would be etched in their memories forever.

The zombies in military uniform actually started moving the airdrop crates into the plane!

Then they closed the rear hatch of the plane!

And the zombie pilot, staggering over to the plane’s ladder, opened the cockpit door and sat in the pilot’s seat!

"These zombies…they’re actually going to fly the plane! Heavens!"

Hum——

However, at that moment, red lights started flashing in the hangar.

"Warning! Thunderstorm conditions, flight is currently not permitted. To proceed with flight, please enter the authorization password."

"Warning…"

After the warning sounded, the cockpit door opened. The zombie pilot stumbled out, and along with the other three military zombies, opened the rear hatch again and moved the airdrop crates back out.

After finishing, it seemed like they rested for a while and then started repeating their previous actions, moving the airdrop back into the plane!

"Warning! Thunderstorm conditions…"

Once again, the zombie pilot came down and, along with the three zombie soldiers, moved the airdrop crates off the plane!

So it went, in a repetitive cycle.

...

Command center.

Everyone was completely dumbfounded.

And Wang Tao, as if realizing something, quickly reopened the letter Colonel Luo Guozhong had written to him.

The date on the letter was "September 15th".

He looked at his watch, which read "October 22nd".

"The zombie pilot in the hangar is Colonel Luo Guozhong!"

"He didn’t die last week but rather…last month!"

"It was two days after the last time I ’requested an airdrop’ that he passed away…"

"Which means that after Colonel Luo Guozhong died, his zombie body has been flying planes for airdrops…and it’s been going on for over a month!"

"The person I contacted through the radio before was actually his…corpse!"