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

"Indeed, these are creatures from before the apocalypse..."

These items must have been purchased by Zhu Fen from others or collected by Zhu Fen before the apocalypse...

Anyway, no matter what, these items were all very beautiful, and Wang Tao accepted them all with a smile.

After arranging the animal hides and specimens, Wang Tao also found a safe in the master bedroom of this villa.

Wang Tao used the same method to open this safe.

"These two safes actually have different passwords; this Zhu Fen is really quite cautious..."

Wang Tao shook his head and then looked inside.

"More Crystal Cores!"

Wang Tao and Jiang Shixue unceremoniously collected these Crystal Cores again. Wang Tao calculated they were worth another 20 Million!

"She's really rich!"

Wang Tao remarked with emotion. Although he was wealthier than Zhu Fen, his wealth came from adventuring, while Zhu Fen could earn so much while staying safe and secure inside the base—truly impressive.

"There shouldn't be anything missed, right?"

Just as Wang Tao was about to leave, Jiang Shixue suddenly tugged at the hem of Wang Tao's clothes.

"Brother, it seems like there's some movement below..."

Jiang Shixue pointed at the ground.

"A basement?"

The large villa they had just searched didn't have a basement, so Wang Tao had subconsciously overlooked whether this villa had one.

"It should be, I heard some noises."

Jiang Shixue nodded her head; her senses were very sharp, especially in the quiet of the night, where she could hear things from far away.

"Then let's look for it!"

Wang Tao carefully felt around with his spiritual power and then immediately looked towards one spot.

"There really is a basement; I see the entrance!"

The basement was quite deep; although Wang Tao's spiritual power was strong, its range was limited, so he couldn't see exactly what was in the basement, but he did find the entrance.

And this entrance was right under a table in the middle of the hallway, which required a mechanism to open. Wang Tao didn't know where the mechanism was, but that wasn't a problem—he forcefully pried open the entrance to the basement.

It was pitch dark inside, but to Wang Tao and Jiang Shixue, it was no different from daytime. They went straight down the stairs.

As Wang Tao delved deeper, his spiritual power had already previewed the situation in the basement.

"Oh my..."

Wang Tao was shocked.

When Jiang Shixue saw what was inside, her mouth slightly opened in surprise, seemingly a bit bewildered.

Because in this basement, there were many "animals"!

At first glance, they indeed looked like animals, all different kinds. But upon closer inspection, one could see that these were not real animals but humans dressed in animal skins—no, it felt like the skins weren't just worn but sewn on.

"This is so perverted..."

Wang Tao felt extremely disgusted.

Especially considering these people were all still alive, they crawled on all fours like real animals, locked in iron cages, looking at Wang Tao and Jiang Shixue who were approaching with eyes full of panic and despair.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here to rescue you,"

Wang Tao said softly.

Hearing a voice that was not that old woman's, the "animals" in the cages became somewhat restless, but they still didn't dare to speak.

Wang Tao took out an Ultraviolet flashlight and aimed it at the ceiling before turning it on. He was afraid that shining it directly onto their faces might blind them, after all, he didn't know how long it had been since they had been exposed to light.

The rich ultraviolet light made these people instinctively shrink back, but squinting their eyes, they managed to make out Wang Tao's tall figure.

Without wasting words, Wang Tao directly opened their cages and brought them some food and water.

With the clean food and water, the people temporarily let down their guard and then, like animals, crouched on the ground to eat.

"Who can tell me, what happened to you?"

Wang Tao asked.

A moment later, a weak male voice spoke up.

"We..."

More than ten minutes later, Wang Tao had a rough idea of what was going on.

These people were all captured, but they didn't know who had captured them, only that it was a perverted old woman.

They were all ordinary people with 1000 HP, and even if Zhu Fen was weak in combat, she had a Level 3 body, so it was clear they couldn't beat her. Therefore, it was normal that she could suppress them.

After they were captured, their bodies were sewn with animal skins, and Zhu Fen treated them like animals.

But this wasn't entirely due to Zhu Fen's psychological perversion; mainly, she used these people to entertain others!

As for what "entertainment" entailed, it wasn't limited to physical punishment, humiliation, violation, and other kinds of terrible acts.

Many people had died previously because they couldn't endure the torture; they were replaced batch after batch. The weak man who spoke was the one who had held on the longest...

Wang Tao found it hard to imagine what kind of pervert would enjoy these "people in animal skins," especially since all these people were men... could it be that she entertained homosexuals?

However, the weak man explained further that there were homosexuals, but those who violated him were not men, but included Zhu Fen and several other old women... He was just an ordinary man, while those old women were all Level 3, and these men simply couldn't withstand it, especially since they were also being tortured and made to drink things that exhausted their bodies... his iron rod was being ground to a needle!

Wang Tao, as a fellow man, sympathized with these people.

However, Wang Tao didn't have time to waste here, and he directly said:

"You are free now, but there's a heavy snowfall outside, and you can't leave. You can wait until tomorrow morning, and the police will come to take you home. As for the animal skins on your bodies... it shouldn't be a big problem, even if it's really grown into your flesh, our base's doctors should be able to separate them for you..."

Upon hearing this, the people were immediately very excited, for although they were tormented to the point of preferring death, who would wish to die if they could live?

"That old woman..."

Some were still worried, however.

"She's already dead."

Whew—

Instantly, the people heaved a sigh of relief.

Then all of them kneeled down to Wang Tao in unison.

"Thank you, our savior!"

Wang Tao waved his hand dismissively and then prepared to leave. But as he was leaving, he remembered something and suddenly asked:

"Right, have you seen what those people look like?"

"We have!"

The crowd immediately answered.

"Oh? Then take a look, are any of these people among them?"

Wang Tao handed over his informational wristwatch, which had some photos on it.

"Yes!"

The people quickly identified several women and men.

"..."

Wang Tao shook his head silently, having already suspected that those entertained by Zhu Fen must have significant status.

Sure enough, much as he had imagined, there were not only officials and Ability Users, but also another female and a male committee member.

Such recognition was obviously of no use against these people since there was only testimony and no physical evidence. However, it didn't matter to Wang Tao, physical evidence was something for the police to find, and it had nothing to do with him; he just needed to know who was involved.

Wang Tao took these people to the villa, and after making sure they were not in danger, he left with Jiang Shixue. They would notify Jiang Hui on the way back.

Wang Tao and Jiang Shixue continued to scavenge through Zhu Fen's legacy. It wasn't until the next morning that Wang Tao finally searched through the last villa.

This villa was the most inconspicuous and remote, but it was the most important—because it contained the list of the Dusk Church's members and many Holy medicines.

Wang Tao had intended to come to this place first, but since it was farther away, he had saved time by searching from near to far.

It didn't take long for Wang Tao to find the list.

Looking at the names and various introductions on the list, Wang Tao was somewhat shocked.

"So many people have been converted into believers, and many women have already been trained, like time bombs ready to explode at any moment..."