LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 280: Frenzy of the Dead Tide_1
Wang Tao played with the Boar Tusk Long Knife a bit, noticing a significant difference in touch compared to the Sharp Bone Blade. But he quickly adapted to it.
"Not bad!"
Lan Yulian had been watching silently by his side, already used to Wang Tao's various miraculous actions.
After Wang Tao finished reviewing all of his combat power, Lan Yulian then leaned on his arm again.
"It's late, time to rest..."
"Alright!"
Wang Tao directly scooped up Lan Yulian, and they both tumbled into the covers.
The next day.
When Wang Tao woke up, he found that both Lan Yulian and Lu Yingfeng had already gotten up before him.
As for why Lu Yingfeng was there, naturally, she had been called over by Lan Yulian the night before.
"Brother, you were too noisy last night!"
After Wang Tao got up and emerged from his room, he happened to meet Jiang Shixue walking out with Lightning. Jiang Shixue's face was flushed as she complained to Wang Tao.
"Ahem, it's all Lan Yulian's fault!"
Wang Tao quickly blamed her, but Jiang Shixue did not dwell on the matter.
After a simple breakfast, Lan Yulian told Wang Tao that they had tested the body of the wild boar monster on smaller animals, and nothing had happened. On the contrary, it seemed like the small animals had evolved to some extent—they had become stronger!
"Hm?"
Upon hearing Lan Yulian's words, Wang Tao's first reaction was to look at Lightning.
He had not yet found a way to enable Lightning's ascension and wondered... could this be the correct method?
Wang Tao had tried many methods before, but none could induce Lightning's ascension. Additionally, he had hardly encountered any monsters before, and Lightning certainly couldn't be expected to eat zombies...
Suddenly, Wang Tao remembered last night when he made the Night Demon carry back the wild boar monster, Lightning had barked at him twice.
Wang Tao thought it was Lightning welcoming him back... A welcome was certainly part of it, but perhaps Lightning had also wanted to eat the wild boar monster!
However, Lightning was too well-behaved, and after seeing no reaction from Wang Tao, it had stopped barking.
The more Wang Tao thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
So he squatted down and hugged Lightning's head.
"Do you want to eat that wild boar from last night?"
Lightning was very intelligent and could understand some human speech. Even if it didn't understand, it would guess what was going on from Wang Tao's expression and gestures.
When Wang Tao asked this and even gestured with his hands, Lightning immediately barked twice and wagged its tail frantically.
Wang Tao took this as Lightning's affirmation and immediately said to Lan Yulian:
"Jade Lotus, bring over some meat of the wild boar monster!"
"Okay!"
Shortly after, Lan Yulian came over with a large bowl of raw meat.
Since the wild boar monster was not a zombie, there was no need to worry about infection with the virus; as long as its meat was confirmed to be non-toxic, they could eat it.
Wang Tao placed the meat in front of Lightning, and it immediately began to drool.
"Woof!"
It was very eager, but since Wang Tao hadn't given the command, it naturally didn't start eating.
"Eat it!"
Wang Tao rubbed its head.
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Upon Wang Tao's permission, Lightning immediately dove into its meal.
Wang Tao watched Lightning closely to see if any negative status indicators would appear above its head.
By the time Lightning finished eating the bowl of meat, it was completely safe.
Then, somewhat excitedly, Lightning went up to Wang Tao, burrowed into his arms, and then fell asleep.
"Ascended?"
Seeing Lightning's state, Wang Tao burst into happy laughter.
The people around him had all ascended to Level 3, only leaving Lightning, the military dog, still at Level 1. Now, at last, he had found the method for ascension!
Wang Tao then told Lan Yulian:
"Keep most of that wild boar meat for me; I'm not sure how much Lightning will need to eat. We might need more in the future."
"Alright."
Lan Yulian immediately nodded her head.
"Lightning is going to ascend! That's great!"
Jiang Shixue stroked Lightning's fur somewhat relievedly.
"It's truly a good thing we came out this time."
Monsters were much less common than zombies. It was very difficult for Wang Tao to encounter them normally. If not for killing the wild boar monster this time, it was uncertain when the next opportunity would arise. Even if Lightning had a chance to ascend later, it was definitely better for it to ascend sooner rather than later.
Wang Tao had originally planned to return to the military base today. Although there were many zombies at Zijin Base, they were not a great threat without the presence of four-level zombies. In contrast, it would be a big trouble at the military base if, without Wang Tao present, the four-level zombies in Wuyang City's urban area moved there.
However, since Lightning had ascended, he decided to wait another day, which didn't bother him.
Wang Tao made contact with the military base. Yang Changhong told him that everything was fine there; they had taken Ding Yuqin and a few others to hunt zombies in the surrounding area and had made quite a bounty. The zombies within the urban area of Wuyang City were mostly inactive, staying put within the city.
Regarding the matter of contacting the base that Ding Yuqin and the others had mentioned, they were still busy with it, with no progress made for the time being. But this was also because many underground lines were damaged and had not been repaired yet. If they could fix these lines, there was a chance they might establish contact.
Wang Tao was not disappointed; it would be best to establish contact, but if it couldn't be done, there was no helping it. He set his expectations very low.
After ending the communication with Yang Changhong, Wang Tao had nothing else to do, so he prepared to take Lan Yulian and Lu Yingfeng out to kill zombies.
Last night, Wang Tao had used the Crystal Core to level up their Abilities to Level 3 +10, but their HP had not yet reached one hundred thousand.
So, he took them out to boost their HP.
There were many zombies outside the base. They haven't seen any Level 3 Lords yet, but there were Level 3 Elites, which were enough for them to increase their HP.