Chapter 362: Chapter 171 Monster Manual_3

Wang Tao looked down at the buzz-cut man, speaking slowly:

“Whose airdrop is this?”

“Yours, it’s yours! I have nothing to do with this airdrop!”

The buzz-cut man hurriedly responded.

Seeing that the other party finally knew their place, Wang Tao patted his shoulder, scaring him so much that his legs gave way, and he flopped straight to the ground.

“…”

Wang Tao couldn’t be bothered to speak anymore; he turned his attention straight to the airdrop.

Inside the airdrop was a device, which looked somewhat familiar.

“Crystal Core Synthesizer?”

There was a manual next to it; Wang Tao glanced over it and confirmed it indeed was a Crystal Core Synthesizer. However, it was an improved version of the previous one.

The overall method of operation hadn’t changed; it still required synthesizing three Level 1 Crystal Cores of the same Quality, but it wasn’t guaranteed to succeed, as there was a possibility of failure.

The manual stated that the success rate was now higher than before.

Yet, however high the rate might be, there was still a chance of failure, while Wang Tao’s own synthesis of Crystal Cores never failed. Moreover, Wang Tao’s synthetic cores were impurity-free and had no side effects. The cores synthesized by this device, on the other hand, had no side effects but contained impurities…

So, even if it was an improved version, this device was useless to Wang Tao, especially since it couldn’t synthesize Level 2 Crystal Cores, making it even more useless to him.

Besides the Crystal Core Synthesizer, there was also a hand-crank generator and five military walkie-talkies with headsets.

Wang Tao’s eyes lit up at the sight of the walkie-talkies.

His previous walkie-talkie had been damaged in the midst of fleeing, so he had been without one for a while.

It was perfect to give one to Jiang Shixue and Xu Xiaojun each. Communication would be much easier in the future.

Wang Tao gestured, and Jiang Shixue leapt down directly from the third floor, startling the buzz-cut man, who had no idea what was going on but dared not raise his head, instead burying it even deeper.

Wang Tao handed the walkie-talkies to Jiang Shixue and Xu Xiaojun. Before he could teach them how to use them, a rumbling sound caught his attention.

Several modified off-road vehicles slowly appeared from a distance.

Wang Tao’s enhanced vision allowed him to see farther than the average person; he observed that this group of people looked quite happy at first, probably having made a significant haul. However, their expressions quickly changed.

Schh—

Several vehicles braked one after another, stopping about twenty meters away from Wang Tao. Then a group of people swiftly dismounted, holding pistols, steel pipes, homemade spears, and other weapons, and watched Wang Tao with great vigilance.

“Who are you? Why did you kidnap our man?”

Someone shouted fiercely.

Wang Tao raised an eyebrow at this group.

Was there actually a Level 2 Ability User among them?

Not bad for strength!

Of course, it was just ‘not bad.’ That was because Wang Tao noticed the Level 2 Ability User hadn’t merged with four Ascension Crystal Cores and her Mana was quite low. Such an Ability User didn’t pose much of a threat to him.

Seeing his boss finally arrive, the buzz-cut man cried tears of joy; he really thought he was going to die just a moment ago!

However, without Wang Tao’s permission, he didn’t dare get up, after all his life was still in Wang Tao’s hands. He still couldn’t understand how he got down from the rooftop; he hadn’t seen Jiang Shixue go up at all.

Wang Tao kicked the buzz-cut man.

“Answer him.”

The buzz-cut man really wanted to add his own spin to the story but didn’t dare to do so; instead, he earnestly relayed what had happened after Wang Tao arrived.

After hearing this, the group exchanged glances.

Although the buzz-cut man hadn’t told the full story, they had a rough idea of what had happened.

It seemed the buzz-cut man had discovered the airdrop, but with many zombies nearby, he dared not collect it. Maybe while he was waiting for reinforcements, another group came and took the airdrop. Unwilling to give up, he tried to use his boss to intimidate the others, only to end up getting beaten down…

The group eyed Wang Tao and the other two with less than friendly intent.

Although Wang Tao and Xu Xiaojun looked intimidating, there were only three of them, while their own side had thirteen people! Were they supposed to be afraid of that?

Now, in this post-apocalyptic world, the rule of reason didn’t apply; only the strongest fist prevailed!

“Your teammates don’t seem to care whether you live or die!”

Suddenly, Wang Tao pulled out an axe and placed it against the buzz-cut man’s neck.

The buzz-cut man’s face turned pale with fear, and, unable to care for anything else, he blurted out:

“Boss, no! Didn’t you always say, ‘the more friends, the longer the road’? We survivors are all friends!”

Wang Tao found this remark somewhat amusing; he had never said anything of the sort.

At this moment, the survivors made way, and a figure wearing a coffee-colored trench coat and a shapely figure walked forward from behind. She removed the scarf covering her face, revealing a slightly rough complexion, but a very pretty face with a smile that felt like a warm spring breeze.

“Sir, we’re all survivors struggling to live in this post-apocalyptic world, all compatriots. Why create such a tense situation? If you release Little Jia, we’ll also put away our weapons. Let’s not fight but get acquainted instead, how about that? As for this airdrop… naturally, it belongs to whoever found it first. Since you found it first, it naturally belongs to you.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Tao felt a bit disappointed because he had his eye on their vehicles. If these people didn’t make a move, he would feel awkward about taking their cars…

“Get lost.”

Wang Tao kicked the buzz-cut man, who immediately stumbled and scrambled into the crowd.

Seeing Wang Tao release the man so readily, both the woman and the survivors were surprised.

The survivors looked to their boss, expecting that she would order an attack on Wang Tao at this point.

However, to their surprise, the boss didn’t order an attack, instead, she sauntered over to Wang Tao. She removed her gloves, looked up at him with a smile, and extended her hand.

“Hello, my name is Yang Changhong.”