NOVEL NEXT Chapter 430: Frozen Zombies_2
So strictly speaking, she hasn't yet killed any zombies in the wild properly.
"Of course, that's no problem. There are so many zombies, we can't kill them all anyway."
Wang Tao said with a smile and a nod.
The first group of Frozen Zombies was the closest one to the base among the five, but this "closest" was only relative to the other zombie groups; in actuality, it was also quite far. Especially in this blizzard weather, even with Wang Tao and Han Rui, the car did not dare to drive too fast, so they had been traveling from morning until afternoon, finally coming near the zombie group.
"We're finally here, just up ahead. Let's go and take a look."
Wang Tao called out, and everyone immediately perked up, with the car slowly moving forward toward the targeted location.
But soon, Han Rui furrowed her brows.
"There's nothing... I don't sense any zombies..."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone instantly became vigilant.
Not fearing a horde of zombies, but fearing none at all—because that implies that the zombies have left, possibly hiding somewhere. The unknown is the most terrifying!
Everyone subconsciously looked to Wang Tao.
"Keep going a bit further. Xiao Rui, you keep a close eye out, don't miss any spot."
Wang Tao said with a frown.
In theory, Wang Tao's Plant Affinity Ability could detect at the farthest range, followed by Perception Ability, and lastly his Mental Detection.
But unfortunately, it was winter now, most of the plants were dead, and the ground was covered with snow, leaving no opportunity for him to exploit, so they could only rely on Han Rui.
"Got it!"
Han Rui nodded.
The car continued onward, and by the time Wang Tao asked the driver to stop, Han Rui still had not seen any sign of life other than themselves.
Up to now, Wang Tao had never seen anyone escape the detection of Perception Ability. Since Han Rui hadn't detected anything, it likely meant there were no zombies here.
However, to be on the safe side, Wang Tao said to everyone,
"You all wait in the car, I'll go over and have a look first..."
Better safe than sorry. If these zombies had evolved the ability to shield themselves from Perception Ability, it would be dangerous for them to burst in headfirst.
"I'll come with you! I'm not afraid of the cold!"
Xiang Hongbin immediately said.
"Okay."
Wang Tao nodded, then called over Jiang Shixue and Lightning. At this moment, Little Bing and Little Huo both called out to Wang Tao.
"Huh? You guys want to go too? Okay, let's go together."
Thus, Wang Tao and the three people with three beasts got out of the vehicle.
"Hiss—it's cold!"
The moment he stepped out of the car, Wang Tao shivered.
He then realized that he seemed to be the only one feeling cold…
Jiang Shixue had a unique constitution; her body temperature was much lower than that of normal people, and she wasn't bothered by the cold. There was no need to mention Xiang Hongbin, as a large part of his body was mechanical, untroubled by either cold or heat. Lightning and the two little ferrets were also not bothered by the cold, frolicking around in the snow, leaving only Wang Tao to feel the chill.
Wang Tao checked his informational wristwatch, and it displayed a temperature below minus thirty degrees.
"Damn it, a bunch of freaks!"
Wang Tao grumbled, then fully deployed his Mental Detection, leading everyone cautiously towards the target location.
"No zombies…"
"I don't see them…"
"Woof—"
"Chirp chirp—"
"..."
"Wait a minute!"
Wang Tao suddenly raised his hand, stopping everyone in their tracks.
"I see zombies! But…"
A look of shock appeared on Wang Tao's face.
"What's wrong?"
Xiang Hongbin's eyes emitted a blue glow, immediately entering a state of combat readiness.
"The zombies... have evolved! They're just behind the little mound on the left front! There aren't many of them, let's rush over!"
With a wave of his hand, Wang Tao, the three people, and three beasts immediately crouched down, carefully creeping forward. After surmounting the mound, they finally saw the zombies Wang Tao mentioned.
"This is…"
Below the mound were several stiff figures, different from ordinary zombies. Their skin was a deathly pale color tinged with blue. They were covered with frost, as if they had just come out of a freezer, but their movements didn't seem to be greatly affected…
[HP: 200,000/200,000]
[Mana: 100,000/100,000]
[Grade: Level 4 – Elite]
There were six zombies in total, all with the same attributes—Level 4 Elite. But their HP was quite high, at two hundred thousand, more than some Level 4 Lords, making them the Elite Zombies with the highest HP Wang Tao had ever seen.
However, HP was not the main point. The key was the status they had—
[Freezing Aura: Self-movement speed reduced, Ice attribute defense increased, attacks carry Ice attribute. Enemies within a radius of five meters will be Slowed, and their Ice attribute defense is lowered.]
Seeing this status, Wang Tao couldn't help exclaiming.
Is this supposed to be a debuff?
That's clearly a strong Ability, one might even say an Awakening!
Wang Tao had seen many kinds of statuses, such as poisoning, Curse, Bleeding, burning, acid rain, etc., but those effects were generally only self-affecting and unrelated to others.
But this "Freezing Aura" was different—it affected both the user and the enemies!
Although this status would slow them down, compared to the subsequent increase in "Ice attribute defense and attacks carrying Ice attribute, with enemies being Slowed and their Ice attribute defense lowered," this slowing effect was negligible. After all, if the enemies are also Slowed within the aura's range, then it's as if nobody was Slowed at all!
Moreover, the range of this aura was a five-meter radius circle, which was not small, nearly eighty square meters!