Chapter 1429: Chapter 593 Second Basic Attribute Meets Standard_2

Wang Tao pointed in a direction, and the Golden Eagle quickly flew to Shuize County.

Shuize Base was reconstructed from Shuize University. It was close to the house Wang Tao had previously rented and was the first base Wang Tao had stayed in. There, he made some friends and also lost some. Shuize Base was also a place he missed dearly.

To Wang Tao’s surprise this time, there were survivors inside Shuize Base. These survivors, fully bundled up, were preparing to head out.

“One level 3 ability user, three level 2 ability users, and even a level 1 ability user… pretty weak strength! However, the number of zombies here is also low, so with a bit of caution and luck, they should be able to survive…”

The situation at Shuize Base at that time was somewhat similar to Zijin Base, where both faced crises of annihilation. There wasn’t enough time to take all the supplies, forcing everyone to selectively carry some and flee.

It was quite normal for any survivors to discover this place and regard it as their base.

Wang Tao jumped right off the back of the Golden Eagle, unfolding a pair of wings from his back just before landing, allowing him to smoothly touch down.

The group of survivors, who had just exited the gates of Shuize Base, was cautiously observing their surroundings when suddenly, a harsh wind blew, and the snow blinded them. Then there was a loud thump, as if something fell in front of them.

“What’s that!”

Everyone was startled.

A slightly taller individual instinctively protected the others. They all picked up their homemade melee weapons, aiming in Wang Tao’s direction.

“Don’t be afraid, I mean no harm.”

Wang Tao spoke out directly.

Upon hearing a human voice, the group didn’t relax at all; on the contrary, they became more vigilant.

If it were zombies, then the zombies’ target would be them, and if they died, that was it. But if they encountered other survivors, then the targets of these survivors might be their base!

Therefore, they would rather encounter zombies and hoped not to face their own kind.

The fierce wind had subsided, and the group hurriedly cleared the snow off their faces and strained their eyes wide open.

Seeing the intimidating, burly figure standing in front of them–over two meters tall, looking like a small giant–they involuntarily swallowed their saliva.

Though they couldn’t feel any imposing aura from this man, their apocalyptic survival instincts told them that this human who suddenly appeared before them was very strong!

“This is our base, and it’s already occupied, you–you can’t have designs on our base!”

The lead level 3 ability user declared with a ferocious but nervous voice.

His voice was very young, probably a boy around fifteen or sixteen years old.

The others also chimed in.

“Right, this is our base! If you leave now, we’ll pretend nothing happened. We–we have awakeners in our base, I hope you know better!”

“Hurry up and leave our base!”

From the sounds of it, the group was made up of both men and women, all fairly young.

Wang Tao understood their thoughts, as he was also highly cautious around his peers.

Thus, Wang Tao didn’t bother with unnecessary talk and directly exhibited the aura of a sixth rank awakened.

BOOM–

Wang Tao emitted a terrifying aura that they had never felt before, causing their bodies to stiffen, rendering them unable to move. They couldn’t even speak or turn their eyeballs, only able to widen their eyes in extreme fright as they stared at Wang Tao.

In their eyes, Wang Tao had become immensely large, almost like a divine being looking down on them from above. They felt like ants under Wang Tao’s feet, which he could blow away with a single breath!

It felt like a year had passed, and yet it seemed to be just a moment, when the group finally realized they could move again, and the terrifying aura from Wang Tao had dissipated. No one doubted it was an illusion; the man before them was unimaginably strong–they felt even a glance from him could kill them!

“I said, I have no ill intentions.”

Wang Tao spoke again.

This time, they didn’t dare say anything about Wang Tao leaving, not daring to speak at all. They just looked at Wang Tao with severe fright, and Wang Tao even caught a whiff of urine… Someone had been scared to that extent.

“…”

Wang Tao was somewhat speechless, having exerted too much force. These youngsters clearly hadn’t seen much of the world and had been scared.

But it was not a big issue. Wang Tao spoke again,

“I have no interest in your small base. It would be easy for me to kill you all. So, lead me inside; I want to talk to your leader.”

For Changhe Base, survivors were a precious resource. If Wang Tao encountered survivors outside and if this group had no major issues, he would consider bringing them back to Changhe Base. Since he had run into them now, it shouldn’t go to waste. Moreover, he had a rather good first impression of this group…

After finishing his words, Wang Tao turned to the level 3 ability user who was standing in front of everyone.

Although he was young, he clearly appeared to be the leader of this small team. The first thing he did when he sensed danger was not to run, but to stand in front of the others, showing the demeanor of a leader. Just for this alone, Wang Tao had a rather favorable first impression of these survivors.

“…Okay!”

The man struggled internally for a moment but eventually nodded in recognition of the situation.

With Wang Tao’s strength, not to mention just a few of them, even if all the survivors of their entire base were combined, they were no match for Wang Tao! The walls of the base were obviously not enough to stop Wang Tao, so agreement was the only option…

“Very good.”

Wang Tao nodded with satisfaction, then lowered his head and asked:

“My name is Wang Tao, what about you?”

The heights of these people ranged from one meter fifty to one meter seventy, while Wang Tao stood at two fifty, somewhat towering over them like a crane among chickens.

The man spoke somewhat nervously:

“…Xu Quan.”

“Do I really look that much like a bad guy to be so nervous…”

Wang Tao was somewhat helpless.

Looking at Wang Tao’s sturdy build and his towering height, everyone wanted to nod–if he didn’t look like a bad guy, then no one did–but they didn’t dare to speak.

“Hey? Xu Quan, how did you guys get back here–Who is this!”

As they just returned to the gate of the base, the two guards at the gate were shocked at the sight of Wang Tao.

“Open the gate!”

Xu Quan didn’t waste any words and directly ordered someone to open the gate.

He seemed to be highly respected in the base, as the two guards looked puzzled but still opened the gate.

Once again entering Shuize Base, Wang Tao felt an infinite sense of emotion, especially seeing the slogans “Unity and Friendship, Strength Through Unity” still preserved on some of the walls of the houses, it was as if he had returned to a year ago.

“I used to live here, almost a year ago I think, that’s when I left this place.”

Wang Tao suddenly explained.

“…”

Xu Quan and the others stared at Wang Tao in surprise.

They had already thought of many possibilities, but they had never thought that Wang Tao was once a member of this base.

“I’m just passing by and came back to see the place, don’t worry about me taking your resources. Speaking of which, some of the resources here were left by me, I wonder if you noticed them. For example…”

Wang Tao mentioned some locations of resources, and the pupils of Xu Quan and others suddenly widened. The resources mentioned by Wang Tao were indeed there!

And Wang Tao even correctly mentioned the types of resources in these locations! This was something that probably the people of their base didn’t remember too clearly. As Xu Quan was one of those gathering resources here at that time, he was very aware of what Wang Tao was talking about.

“You… Mr. Wang, you really used to live in Shuize School!”

Xu Quan spoke excitedly.

He was smart, he pretty much understood now that Wang Tao probably wouldn’t hurt them. After all, Wang Tao sealed and labeled the resources when he left, making sure that those who came later could find them. Such a person, most likely, is not a bad guy.

And with Wang Tao’s strength being so formidable, if he really had any ill intentions towards them, there wouldn’t need to be so much trouble.

“Yes. I was out hunting giant zombies and happened to pass by, I just stopped to see if there were any people, I didn’t expect to actually find people…”

Wang Tao said with a smile.

And hearing his words, Xu Quan suddenly exclaimed in surprise:

“Giant zombies? The kind that’s as tall as a building?”

“Yes, that kind. Have you seen one?”

Wang Tao was somewhat surprised. To have seen a giant zombie and lived to tell about it, with their level of strength, meant they were quite lucky.

“Seen! We just escaped from a territory of those giant zombies, there were many giant zombies there!”

“Oh?”