Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1559 - 653: The Uses of the Transparent Fish_2
Chapter 1559: Chapter 653: The Uses of the Transparent Fish_2 ƒгeewёbnovel.com
After some explanation, Wang Tao finally understood the situation with the transparent fish today.
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The transparent fish were indeed drawn here by the battle between the sandstorm giant zombie and the octopus sea beast. However, it wasn’t what Wang Tao thought—it wasn’t as though the transparent fish intentionally hid beneath the water’s surface to ambush people.
Transparent fish don’t have that kind of intelligence. Their combat approach is always "meet and attack," fighting while calling for their companions. Strategies and schemes are beyond their mental capacity.
The only reason they were staying underwater was that they sensed the commotion on land. But they weren’t sure where, specifically, that activity was happening. As a result, the transparent fish were forced to wait underwater, hoping for lucky prey to come their way.
Then, as Wang Tao ventured into the sandstorm, the sandstorm giant zombie and the octopus sea beast had already fought their way to the shore. The transparent fish, sensing the activity on land, immediately surged forward! They didn’t understand what death was; they only understood hunger.
A mere sandstorm couldn’t suppress their desire to feed.
Even though many of them became bloated to the point of near-death from swallowing so much sand, they didn’t care. All they wanted was to determine what kind of food was within the sandstorm—it smelled so fragrant, and eating it would surely make them stronger!
At this moment, Wang Tao killed the octopus sea beast and stored it in a treasure chest. Just as he was preparing to deal with the giant zombie, he heard Ding Yuqin and the others warn him that the transparent fish were coming. Without hesitation, Wang Tao decided to abandon the giant zombie and flee immediately.
When Wang Tao stored the octopus sea beast in the treasure chest, those transparent fish noticed that the scent, which had greatly stimulated their appetite, suddenly weakened significantly. Only the transparent fish near the sandstorm could still faintly smell it, while those farther away could no longer pick up the scent. After all, once exposed to the air, the olfactory sensitivity of transparent fish greatly diminishes. Also, with Wang Tao stashing away the octopus corpse, it was natural they couldn’t smell it anymore.
However, they possess a strong ability to communicate—when they’re within a certain distance of each other, they exhibit a "shared sense of smell" capacity. This allows them to simultaneously detect the location of prey and pinpoint their companions.
Thus, even though the alluring scent had grown faint, they could all still perceive it.
When some of the transparent fish charged into the sandstorm and discovered the scent persisting on the giant zombie, they instinctively lunged and bit at the giant zombie.
Although they don’t usually eat zombies, they didn’t realize yet that the octopus sea beast was already gone. They just wanted to find and consume the octopus sea beast! Mistakenly believing the octopus sea beast was hiding inside the giant zombie, their plan was simple: kill the giant zombie, and then the octopus sea beast would emerge.
At this moment, having already taken flight, Wang Tao unleashed two high-temperature rays and killed the giant zombie outright.
After the giant zombie’s death, the octopus sea beast didn’t materialize, leaving the simple-minded transparent fish momentarily bewildered.
But their lack of intellect prevented them from pondering too deeply.
Without food, it was time to retreat. They instinctively knew that eating zombies was fatal, even with their limited intelligence.
However, a slight mishap occurred—
When the transparent fish on the giant zombie signaled "the food is gone," all nearby transparent fish received the alert. They immediately chose to leave the area in search of other food sources. At this point, though, the transparent fish had split into two groups: one bunch still in the water, and another stranded on land.
As the group within the water abruptly turned and departed, the transparent fish in the air struggled to follow. Their weak perception abilities outside of water left them unable to distinguish where the water was... and so, the land-based transparent fish were left behind.
Wang Tao initially thought these transparent fish stayed on land for some insidious purpose or some deeper strategy. But to his surprise, they’d simply failed to follow the retreating group and been abandoned there.
Once again, Wang Tao witnessed the sheer lack of intelligence in transparent fish.
That being said, perhaps their simplicity could be exploited?
For instance, if Wang Tao encountered enemies with power equivalent to that of the giant zombie in the future, he could lure them toward the shore and let the transparent fish mount an attack—ultimately reaping the rewards himself!
Alternatively, he could lure other sea beasts to fight the giant zombie. For instance, Wang Tao had drawn in the octopus sea beast. However, the octopus sea beast was clearly weaker than the transparent fish. After all, there was only one octopus sea beast, whereas the transparent fish were endless. The octopus sea beast could only match the power of the giant zombie evenly, but if the transparent fish collectively targeted the giant zombie, eliminating it would merely be a matter of time.
So if even Level 6 giant zombies couldn’t withstand the transparent fish, how about Seventh Level creatures?
Though Wang Tao hadn’t encountered Seventh Level creatures yet, he knew they must exist—perhaps some had already appeared in particular regions.
If a Seventh Level creature appeared and Wang Tao couldn’t defeat it for the time being, he could lure it into the transparent fish’s attack range. Could these endless fish possibly kill such a foe? If not, could they at least create trouble for it? Even if they couldn’t slay it, merely trapping it would already be a significant advantage for Wang Tao!
As for how to lure the transparent fish upward, the octopus sea beast might offer some clues, considering how appealing it seemed to them...
"I’ll look into this further—it might come in handy down the line..."
Wang Tao muttered to himself while rubbing his chin.
At this point, Qu Shilin began discussing the sandstorm giant zombie.
The reason Qu Shilin could understand so many details about the transparent fish’s memories was due to her memory search ability, which she’d utilized on numerous fish to compile and analyze their memories.
Her [Memory Search] ability could only be used once per target, and since there was only one sandstorm giant zombie... its memories were relatively limited.
Qu Shilin had learned that this sandstorm giant zombie came from a distant location—an area populated by not just one, but dozens of giant zombies. These zombies moved together in groups.
One day, though, this giant zombie suddenly manifested the [Sandstorm] status, which didn’t just affect itself but also disrupted the other zombies. Forced to leave its group, it accidentally wandered to the vicinity of Changhe Base.
"Giant zombies living in groups, huh..."
Wang Tao frowned deeply upon hearing that.
He had expected there would be other giant zombies upon encountering one, but he hadn’t anticipated they would live in groups.
If it were a single giant zombie, Wang Tao wouldn’t necessarily need to step in—others could handle it. But if the zombies traveled in groups, then the others might find themselves incapable of dealing with such a threat.
More importantly, Wang Tao had no idea which direction these giant zombies were heading. If they happened to approach Changhe Base, it would spell trouble for the base. A large number of giant zombies could dismantle the base entirely, and even the barrier might not be able to hold them back...
"I need to figure out where these giant zombies are located—ideally, handle them in advance..."
Wang Tao rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
Since this sandstorm zombie had reached the vicinity of Changhe Base, it seemed plausible that others could do the same.
Besides, eliminating giant zombies often yielded valuable items, making it worth venturing out for.
After discussing his thoughts with the group, Wang Tao proceeded to inspect the spoils from this encounter.
Luck was on his side today—the octopus sea beast contained Basic Law Power, and it was from the Psychic System, which Wang Tao could absorb.
By killing the octopus sea beast, Wang Tao advanced his Primary Law Power progress to 80%, leaving only the final 20%. Yet instead of showing any excitement, his face bore an expression of concern.
"I still haven’t come across a target with Basic Fire Attribute Law Power... No, I can’t keep hunting these sea beasts right now. If I accidentally max out my Primary Law Power at 100% without unlocking the Fire Attribute, I won’t be able to ascend to the Seventh Level..."
