Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1542 - 645: Explosion!_2

If it weren’t for the large bomb crater on the shore, the vast expanse of charred land, and the lowered water level... it would seem as though nothing had happened at all.

"It looks like they’re really gone... But it seems unlikely they all died; they probably left... Those transparent fish clearly don’t have the senses of the sea beasts, they might not be able to detect things above the water surface..."

Previously, those transparent fish were obviously lured here by Wang Tao using pork as bait. As long as fishing like this isn’t continued, those transparent fish shouldn’t be drawn here again.

Of course, that being said, this place still needs to be marked as a forbidden zone, to prevent others from approaching.

There were still many bodies of transparent fish floating on the water, their bodies adorned with numerous sparkling crystal cores. Wang Tao lamented inwardly, but he didn’t dare to get into the water to pick them up.

"Let’s go, let’s go home."

After one more glance at the water, Wang Tao jumped onto Lightning’s back and left the area together.

By the time Wang Tao returned to Changhe Base, it was already evening. When he arrived at City Hall, Gu Yun and the others were there, obviously waiting for him.

"Phew— it’s good you’re back!"

Seeing Wang Tao return safely, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the [Blaze] explosion was not very loud, the fire was particularly bright, tingeing half the sky red. Since there were no significant mountains or other obstacles outside Changhe Base, the City Defense Army on duty quickly noticed the flames over there.

After they reported this to City Hall, Gu Yun, considering the direction Wang Tao had gone and his own strength, thought it was very likely an incident caused by Wang Tao. And when they realized Wang Tao hadn’t returned for half a day, they naturally started to worry...

"It seems like there were sea beasts in that area. How many? You must’ve dealt with them all, right?"

Gu Yun said smilingly.

Since Wang Tao had returned safe and did not appear to be in disarray, it was clear he had resolved the issue.

"Yes, there were sea beasts." Wang Tao nodded first, then spoke with an inexplicable tone, "As for how many... I can only say, it seemed never-ending!"

"Ah?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was first taken aback, then immediately startled.

Endless sea beasts emerging from the nearest rift to Changhe Base? Those Sixth Rank Disaster creatures? That would mean big trouble for Changhe Base!

Wang Tao shook his head and said:

"It’s not what you think, those sea beasts were not the previously mentioned large fish, but a type of larger-sized mudfish-like sea beast, with each individual’s strength being only of the Sixth-Rank Elite Level..."

"So that’s how it is..."

Everyone immediately relaxed, as with Wang Tao’s strength, he was clearly not threatened by Elite Level opponents. But Wang Tao’s following words made their hearts jump to their throats again.

"Although the individual strength of these sea beasts is only of the Sixth-Rank Elite Level, they are very powerful! Their bodies are transparent, and to our human eyes, they are almost indistinguishable from being invisible! Moreover, they have strong jumping abilities; they can leap from the water directly onto targets several meters away! It’s almost like flying! Humans facing them can easily be successfully ambushed!"

"They have sharp mouth apparatuses and if they latch onto you, they greatly impair your ability to move. You can’t shake them off, unless you kill them. And their numbers are overwhelming; you simply can’t kill them all. Kill one, and ten come; kill ten, and a hundred more approach... In just a short moment, the transparent fish will pile upon you like a mountain, leaving you immobile, only able to wait for death..."

"Of course, if one’s strength is weaker, they might not even wait to be overwhelmed by countless transparent fish because they could be sucked dry in just a brief moment..."

Whoosh—

After Wang Tao finished explaining, the meeting room erupted in turmoil.

For Wang Tao to say "only able to wait for death", it meant that for everyone else besides him, it was basically a true death sentence!

"Transparent fish that cannot be detected by the naked eye..."

"Endless numbers of Sixth-Rank Elite Creatures..."

"Able to leap directly from the water onto their target, sticking onto them until death, capable of immobilizing people so they can’t move..."

"What a terrifying thing..."

Everyone’s scalp tingled a bit.

Just by listening to Wang Tao, one could feel the terror of those transparent fish.

"Then you..."

Gu Yun immediately looked at Wang Tao.

"I too paid a price, it cost me all my Awakening Energy to escape..."

Wang Tao’s face was serious.

"Hiss—"

Everyone gasped in shock. Even Wang Tao said he had to escape, which made it evident how powerful these Transparent Fish were.

"Oh right, these are the Transparent Fish."

Wang Tao took out two Transparent Fish and placed them on the table, and everyone immediately crowded around.

"Damn! They’re so transparent! I thought they would be semi-transparent like some small fish, but this... this is almost like invisibility! There’s only a faint trace, you can’t see it if you don’t pay attention!"

"No wonder Commissioner Wang said humans could easily be ambushed by Transparent Fish—if it flew in front of me, I wouldn’t be able to see it!"

"Facing an endless supply of these monsters... just thinking about it makes one despair!"

"..."

Seeing the Transparent Fish, and combining it with what Wang Tao just said, they obviously understood the terror of these Transparent Fish.

If one didn’t know about the existence of Transparent Fish, and someone passed by the Rift and got ambushed, they might not even know how they died!

Fortunately, due to the previous Sea Beast incident, everyone in the base considered the area near the Rift a no-go zone, except for those curious enough to wander there.

But the problem is, the Rift is very close to Changhe Base!

Previously, during the icy conditions, he had felt relieved that the Rift was close to the base, as they didn’t have to travel far for each exploration trip. But now, this close Rift posed a significant threat to their base!

Sea Beasts can live on land, and some can survive in a dehydrated state for a long time! If these Sea Beasts start moving towards land...

Just thinking that outside the base could be filled with "Invisibility Assassins," ready to deliver a fatal strike to humans at any moment, Gu Yun instantly shuddered.

Although the probability is small, what if?

And this is the Apocalypse, anything could happen!

"So Commissioner Wang, what do you think we should do next?"

At this moment, Gu Yun felt somewhat at a loss.

Wang Tao thought for a moment and said:

"Make the entire area around this Rift off-limits, the water collection work from the Rift will continue to be indefinitely suspended, and it’s best not to go out during this time. Though with the temperature so high outside, there’ll probably be few people going out..."

"I’m going to head to the research institute later to see if these Transparent Fish have any weaknesses..."

"What’s important is figuring out whether these Transparent Fish will actively come onto land! If they don’t, the problem becomes much simpler—we just avoid provoking them. But if they do, that’s troublesome!"

"But don’t worry too much. While there are many of them, we also have a large number! As long as we can spot them in advance and avoid an ambush, we can put up a fight!"

"Of course, this presupposes that our Ability Users and Awakeners are organized into Legions for battle, engaging with immediate fire coverage, not giving them a chance to fight back! After all, their individual strength isn’t strong. But if individuals or small teams encounter these Transparent Fish, it’s almost certainly a death sentence unless they have the power of a Sixth Rank Awakened..."

Wang Tao felt even Sixth Rank Awakened aren’t safe, unless they possess his level of power.

But then again, when Wang Tao was previously surrounded, it was because he was ambushed by Transparent Fish and was unaware of their characteristics, failing to react in time.

If prepared, Wang Tao believed he wouldn’t have been in such a sorry state; even if he couldn’t wipe out all the Transparent Fish, he could retreat safely.

After discussing with Gu Yun and the others for a while longer, Wang Tao took the Transparent Fish to the research institute.

Qu Shilin’s eyes lit up when she saw the Transparent Fish. She immediately called over numerous research staff to begin dissecting the fish.