Novel Lived
Chapter 530: 227 Rescue Success_3
Chapter 530: Chapter 227 Rescue Success_3
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Wang Tao glanced at his watch and was quite satisfied with the efficiency.
Level 3 ability users are indeed powerful, especially when they move as one under the command of Lu Yingfeng, as disciplined as soldiers. Their combined effect was definitely greater than the sum of their parts.
Of course, a large part of their success was due to Lan Yulian. Her ability to heal and boost HP, both individually and in a range, greatly increased the team’s margin for error.
As for her area-of-effect [Healing Light] Ability, Wang Tao had some criticism because it restored too little HP—just over ten drops per second, or roughly 1000 HP per minute. That was even less than Wang Tao’s own [Iron Wall] Ability.
However, this was an area healing ability. As long as one was within a ten-meter radius of Lan Yulian, they could benefit from the healing. The more people there were, the more effective the Ability.
Particularly in situations where there were many wounded, Lan Yulian didn’t need to heal them one by one. All she had to do was activate the [Healing Light] and let them regenerate their HP, keeping the critically injured alive.
So overall, it was still a strong ability. It just wasn’t as effective for someone like Wang Tao who could heal himself.
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Outside the building.
“You must be Mr. Wang, hello!”
Prison Head approached Wang Tao and greeted him politely.
During the evacuation, he had learned from Lan Yulian that the rescue operation was entirely organized by someone named Wang Tao. They owed their thanks to Wang Tao.
Prison Head was unfamiliar with this name and wondered just who this Wang Tao was.
Upon first seeing Wang Tao and noticing his stature and muscles, Prison Head felt envious, but he couldn’t sense the strength of a Level 3 ability user from him.
Was he not a Level 3 ability user?
Prison Head was puzzled.
To be honest, after seeing so many Level 3 ability users, he found it a bit unusual to encounter someone who wasn’t one. After all, Lan Yulian seemed to treat this Wang Tao with a lot of respect…
“Do you need something?”
Wang Tao gave him a cold look.
Wang Tao didn’t have a high opinion of the leaders of the four major forces in Zijing City—except for Lan Yulian. Especially the General and Prison Head, who secretly reared zombies. Therefore, Wang Tao was not inclined to show him any pleasantness.
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The color drained from Prison Head’s face.
He hadn’t expected that his polite approach would be met with such an attitude!
If this had happened before, he wouldn’t have thought twice before starting a fight. But now, weakened as he was and the other person being Lan Yulian’s man, he restrained himself.
“Cough, there’s nothing in particular, just wanted to make your acquaintance—”
“If there’s nothing, then stay inside the building and don’t wander around,” Wang Tao said curtly.
“…Alright!”
Prison Head wanted to say something, but in the end, he just nodded his head in frustration and went back.
Wang Tao continued to watch the rescue operation through binoculars.
The first group of survivors was saved in 19 minutes.
The second took 16 minutes, and the last group 15 minutes.
In other words, it took everyone about 50 minutes to rescue all the survivors from the diving hall. They had saved 10 minutes on Wang Tao’s estimate.
After the last group of trapped individuals was saved, Lu Yingfeng took the Level 3 ability users to cover the rear and lure the zombies away. There were too many zombies; even with all Level 3 ability users, they couldn’t kill them all.
After some time, everyone returned to the building. The rescue operation was a complete success.
As long as they didn’t encounter any Zombie Lords above Level 3, the situation was relatively safe, given the number of Level 3 ability users present. And the only two Level 3 Zombie Lords in the vicinity had been killed by Wang Tao…
Of course, the mission was not without its difficulties. There were injuries and deaths.
Many of the reinforcements from Zijin Base were injured, and the more serious cases had already used Inhibitors.
They didn’t have Iron Tree Armors to protect their entire bodies. A single mistake could lead to infection… Many of them envied the armor on Lan Yulian’s side and planned to inquire about its source afterwards to see if they could buy a set.
As for the deceased, they were naturally the trapped ability users in the diving hall. They were very weak and many were injured. Breaking out from the midst of so many zombies was not guaranteed even for Level 3 ability users. In the end, some unlucky ones died in the jaws of the zombies… It was an unavoidable outcome. Successfully saving the majority was already considered a complete success.
“Hard work everyone!”
Wang Tao said to the returning crowd.
“Not at all, it’s our duty!”
Nie Siyan quickly spoke up, and the others nodded in agreement. They held Wang Tao in high regard.
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Lan Yulian wiped the sweat off her forehead and said:
“Shall we head back now?”
It was eleven in the morning, and if nothing unexpected happened on the road, they could make it back to Zijin Base by evening.
The zombies near the diving center had scattered, and were bound to slowly infest the entire sports center. Staying here was no longer very safe.
“Sure.”
Wang Tao nodded.
The group went into the building to gather everyone else.
“Hmm?”
As they entered the first-floor lobby, Jiang Shixue suddenly turned to look at Wang Tao.
“There’s a fresh scent of blood upstairs.”
The smell here was chaotic, with the scent of blood everywhere. But what Jiang Shixue referred to was certainly not from these people.
“Let’s go up and take a look.”
Wang Tao went upstairs, and the others followed.
Watching the figures of Wang Tao and the others go upstairs, the General’s face remained unchanged as he said to Kong Xiu beside him:
“He’s a dead man.”
Kong Xiu’s face was pale.
As soon as they reached the upper floor, Wang Tao smelled a fragrance, but this scent… was nauseating.
As if he had realized something, Wang Tao’s expression changed abruptly.
He immediately headed towards the source of the fragrance, and as he turned a corner, he saw the Prison Head.
Seeing Lan Yulian and the others arrive, the Prison Head used his foot to stamp out a small fire that hadn’t completely died down, then smiled and said:
“Madam Lan, you’ve finally returned safely! So, shall we head back now?”
“What have you eaten?”
Wang Tao asked with a cold face.
“Hey, I just roasted some food I brought with me!”
The Prison Head spoke nonchalantly.
“Beef jerky?”
Wang Tao turned to look at Jiang Shixue beside him.
Jiang Shixue immediately said:
Whoosh—
The expressions on Lan Yulian and the others changed instantly.
The Prison Head panicked at once and pointed at Jiang Shixue:
“You little bitch, don’t talk nonse—”
Whoosh!
Before everyone’s eyes flashed, Lu Yingfeng appeared in front of the Prison Head. She instantly grabbed his neck and lifted him up with one hand.
“You… ugh… let me go…”
The Prison Head flailed at Lu Yingfeng with punches and kicks, but he was still weak and had little strength. This was almost like tickling Lu Yingfeng, who was clad in a full set of armor.
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“Prison Head, I didn’t want to kill you, but you crossed our line…”
Lan Yulian waved her hand.
“Drag him out and kill him.”
“You—I didn’t… you don’t have any evidence…”
The Prison Head argued in fear and desperation.
But Lan Yulian was unmoved.
She had just become the leader of Zijin Base, even the leader of the entire Zijing City, and was looking for an opportunity to establish her authority, when someone just happened to present themselves on a platter.