Chapter 1398: Chapter 579: Conditions for Ascension to the Seventh Level_2

“Let’s go inside and take a look.”

After confirming there were no giant zombies around the outskirts of the city, Wang Tao instructed Golden Eagle to fly inward.

If one were to say which place was the most dangerous during the apocalypse, the bustling city center would definitely be one of them.

Even with the strength of Changhe Base, when they sent people to explore some cities, they would be cautiously advancing slowly and sometimes dared not venture too deep.

No one knew exactly what was inside the city center, but countless experiences told them it was extremely dangerous! It was best to stay as far away from the city center as possible. Safety first.

Wang Tao was naturally cautious about the city center, but with Golden Eagle on his side, there was no need to be so scared.

As they slowly ventured deeper, disappointment started to show on Wang Tao’s face.

“As expected, all gone…”

With the size of giant zombies, unless they were lying on the ground, they should have been visible by now. Unfortunately, even though there were several here before, not a single one remained. It was unclear if they had left or died.

“Let it be, given that my HP has already reached 1 million, even if there are no giant zombies, there should be some Zombie Lords around here, right? Let’s see if we can find a Lord. We’ve come all this way; we can’t return empty-handed…”

Wang Tao had Golden Eagle lower its flying altitude as he and Lightning stretched their necks to observe carefully.

Suddenly, Wang Tao’s HP began to drop continuously!

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Chirp–

Golden Eagle also cried out, its HP was decreasing as well, and at a faster rate than Wang Tao’s.

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It wasn’t just the two of them; both Lightning and the two ferrets were losing HP continuously.

Only then did Wang Tao notice a status appearing below his blood bar.

[Radiation: The body is lightly irradiated, rest for a period to return to normal]

“Retreat first!”

Wang Tao immediately had Golden Eagle turn back the way they came, and after a few flaps of its wings, the “Radiation” status above their heads disappeared.

“This is… the Radiation Zombie!”

Wang Tao clearly remembered that he encountered a Fifth Order Disaster-Level Zombie carrying a large amount of radiation here before!

That had scared Wang Tao quite a bit at the time, after all, he had less HP. If not for being on the helicopter, and had he come over the ground, he might have already died. Because the radiation carried by the Radiation Zombie was too intense, they absolutely couldn’t outrun it on the ground. Even if they could avoid the Radiation Zombie’s physical attack, they would be tormented to death by radiation!

He didn’t even think of taking revenge, as this kind of creature was not only invincible but also inescapable!

Afterward, when he went to Changhe Base, because it was too far away from here, Wang Tao never came back to this place. But all this time, Wang Tao had never forgotten about the Radiation Zombie and remembered it vividly.

Today, when Wang Tao saw the radiation status again, he felt that it was very likely still the same Radiation Zombie from before.

It did not die; it was still here!

No wonder the zombies here were extremely rare, probably either they left, or they were killed by the Radiation Zombie. After all, such radiation does not discriminate friend from foe. Maybe the giant zombies couldn’t withstand the radiation either and left on their own…

If it were before, Wang Tao would have run away immediately upon encountering such a Disaster-level zombie, but now Wang Tao could fly and had the ability for long-range attacks, so even if the Radiation Zombie had ascended to Level 6, Wang Tao was not too worried.

The only problem was, he did not know where the Radiation Zombie was, all he could see were ruins and blizzards.

“Let me find out, where exactly are you hiding…”

Wang Tao had Golden Eagle fly in other directions.

Since he wasn’t sure about the opponent’s location, Wang Tao didn’t take the risk of going down directly. Instead, he used his own HP to test. He had Golden Eagle fly slowly. If the Radiation status appeared, it meant they were at the edge of the range the Radiation Zombie could irradiate. By finding these edges and drawing a circle, the Radiation Zombie should be in the center of the circle!

It was a tricky job, and couldn’t be rushed, especially since it was uncertain whether the Radiation Zombie would move. If it did move, the difficulty of searching would double. After all, when he previously encountered the Radiation Zombie, it could move through the underground sewers, so it might not be visible from the sky now.

Sigh–

After some thorough testing, Wang Tao discovered one piece of good news and one piece of bad news.

The good news is that the radiation zombie didn’t move. Following the radiation range, Wang Tao found the center of radiation; it was very likely right below that pile of ruins.

The bad news is that the range of radiation was too extensive. This radiation zombie has definitely ascended to become a Sixth-Rank Lord.

Radiation zombies are different from the Flame Zombies and Dark Beasts that Wang Tao had hunted. Although they are also Sixth-Rank Lords, the Flame Zombie was left with only a shred of HP, something Wang Tao could deal with easily. The Disaster Awakening of the Dark Beast not only did not weaken Wang Tao but actually augmented his power. Thus, they posed no threat to Wang Tao.

But this radiation zombie is different. Even at the outer region, Wang Tao’s HP is decreasing by a thousand per second. If he gets closer, it might decrease by tens of thousands.

Wang Tao doesn’t have a healer by his side and is also unclear about this particular radiation zombie’s actual strength, so it’s better to be cautious.

After a brief consideration, Wang Tao decides to force the radiation zombie out from a distance, to assess its actual strength first.

As for how to force it out…

Wang Tao looks towards the ruins, his eyes emanating a red glow.

Sizzle–

Two high-temperature rays strike the ruins, directly cutting open a wall of one of the buildings horizontally.

Bang–

The building could not support itself; it instantly shattered.

Wang Tao rotates his neck, continuing to wreak destruction with high-temperature rays, and two more buildings collapse.

Just after five seconds, a terrifying presence seems to resurface from underground, swiftly moving towards the surface.

“Here it comes!”

Wang Tao withdraws his Scorching Eye and focuses intently.

Moments later, boom–

An explosion, and the ruins burst apart, flinging snow all around. A huge lump of flesh with countless eyes and arms looms within the rubble and snowstorm, flickering in and out of sight.

One could vaguely see that this flesh lump had not only arms and eyes the size of a normal human’s but also four humongous limbs and enormous eyes!

These giant limbs supported the flesh like four legs, while the eyes of various sizes hollowly gazed at Golden Eagle.

[HP: 1000000/1000000]

[Mana: 0/0]

[Level: Sixth-Rank Catastrophe]

[Cataclysmic Awakening: Radiation]

[Radiation: Contains a large amount of radiation]

Ignoring the appearance and only looking at the Attributes, the radiation zombie’s attributes haven’t changed much compared to before, apart from the Level increasing from Fifth Order to Sixth. It does not show how strong it really is.

However, Wang Tao’s face suddenly reveals an excited expression.

The moment he sees this radiation zombie, Wang Tao realizes that the “opportunity” he has been waiting for has finally arrived!

A new attribute appears on his attribute panel–

[Basic Law Force: 0%]

[Basic Law Force: Upon reaching 100%, it will automatically combine into a Trace of Primary Law. If all Basic Attributes meet the standard, one can opt to merge all Basic Attributes to comprehend the Law Domain once. If the comprehension of the Law Domain is successful, one ascends to the Seventh Level; if the comprehension fails, it dissipates as nutrients between heaven and earth]

[Method to obtain the Power of Laws: Defeat creatures carrying the Power of Laws to gain]

[All Basic Attributes meet the standard: Incomplete (1/6)]

[1. Sixth Rank Health Increase Maxed (Completed)]

[2. Sixth Rank Mana Increase Maxed (Incomplete)]

[3. Four Abilities Increase Maxed (Incomplete)]

[4. Four Awakenings Increase Maxed (Incomplete)]

[5. Awakening Energy Increase Maxed (Incomplete)]

[6. A Trace of Primary Law Power (Incomplete)]