Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot

The next day, early morning.

When Wang Tao awoke, he was the only one left in the bed.

Looking at his full HP and full mana, Wang Tao couldn’t help but sigh with admiration; Yin and Yang Balance, the ability to regenerate mana, was truly amazing.

After a night’s rest, both HP and mana were full. Especially since Jiang Shixue had considerately let Wang Tao rest without lifting a finger, allowing him to enjoy the whole process.

After washing up and stepping outside, he saw a dark figure suddenly pouncing toward him.

Wang Tao crouched down and hugged Dog Lightning.

"Were you waiting for me to get up?"

"Woof!"

"Good boy!"

Wang Tao rubbed Lightning’s head and then went downstairs with him. He found He Jijun and wanted to hear his thoughts.

"I was just about to look for you! I want to check out that helicopter."

He Jijun said to Wang Tao.

"Okay, let’s go together."

The helicopter was in the hangar, and there were still those soldier zombies inside. Wang Tao hadn’t killed them before and had left them in the hangar.

Wang Tao and He Jijun arrived at the hangar together and looked at the figures still engaged in loading and unloading, both with mixed emotions.

Wang Tao used Mental Disturbance to take control of them and got them into a small room and locked the door.

Then the two approached the helicopter.

Wang Tao asked,

"What are you planning to do?"

"I’m planning to mount a few heavy machine guns on it..." He Jijun said, stroking his chin.

This was a military transport helicopter with quite a spacious interior, capable of carrying over twenty people. In addition to carrying them, there was definitely room for more weapons.

There were already provisions for weapon mounts inside. However, it could only fit two heavy machine guns, and He Jijun, thinking that wasn’t enough firepower, planned to add two more!

"Come help me modify it; it’s slow going by myself."

"Sure!"

Wang Tao also called Xu Xiaojun over, and the three of them began modifying the helicopter.

On the left and right doors of the helicopter, two Type 400 heavy machine guns were installed, firing 12.7mm bullets. Their power was naturally beyond question.

The only downside was the slow rate of fire, with a combat rate of about 300 rounds per minute. After all, this wasn’t meant for installation on aircraft or dedicated for anti-air use, hence the low firing rate.

What Wang Tao actually preferred was the six-barrel Fire God Gatling gun with its ultra-fast firing rate, thousands of rounds per minute, and ferocious firepower. Unfortunately, this military base didn’t have that. They had some originally, but they were destroyed in earlier battles with the zombies.

Of course, a regular heavy machine gun was not bad either. Plus, a slower firing rate had its advantages—it was less wasteful with bullets. There weren’t many bullets left at the military base.

After spending a whole day and making many modifications, He Jijun finally managed to mount all four heavy machine guns.

Two machine guns were installed on each of the two side doors of the helicopter, and these two sets of guns were tied together, meaning one person could control two machine guns at the same time.

"There are six of us and one dog. I’ll fly the helicopter, and we need one person as co-pilot. Then two people will control the four machine guns, with the remaining two loading bullets..." He Jijun explained to everyone.

Among them, only He Jijun knew how to fly the helicopter and was very proficient at it, so naturally, he would be the pilot. As for the co-pilot, although no one else knew how to fly, they could learn. They didn’t need to be too proficient, just as an emergency backup.

Wang Tao was immediately conflicted; he wanted to learn to fly the helicopter but also wanted to shoot guns.

After some thought, Wang Tao decided he wanted it all!

Giving up shooting was out of the question, but he could also learn to fly the helicopter, regardless of whether he would actually fly it or not.

Wang Tao then gathered everyone together.

"Old He will explain how to fly the helicopter, and everyone should listen carefully. We might not need it, but it could come in handy at a crucial moment."

"Alright!"

Everyone was quite interested in learning to fly the helicopter.

So, He Jijun gave a static demonstration in the hangar, familiarizing them with the helicopter’s various functions before taking them on an actual flight.

After spending another day, everyone had memorized the theoretical knowledge well enough. It was hard to say whether it would be useful at a crucial moment, but as long as they could rote memorize, that was enough. They didn’t have the luxury of time to learn slowly.

Next was the practical operation.

Fortunately, there wasn’t much wind that day, and though it was still raining, it didn’t affect much.

So He Jijun began to take Wang Tao and the others for a test flight.

The helicopter was towed out of the hangar by a military vehicle and started up.

Humming—

"This sound is too loud; even the rain can’t cover it..." Nie Siyan, who had never been on a helicopter before, looked pale at the noise.

"This is one of the reasons I didn’t use the plane before." Wang Tao said somewhat helplessly.

He had ridden in a helicopter while filming in the past, so he knew how loud they could be.

Wang Tao could already imagine how many zombies they would attract when they took this thing into the city...

All of them, including Dog Lightning, boarded the helicopter and closed the door. He Jijun immediately said,

"Attention, taking off."

Humming—

Soon, the helicopter lifted off the ground.

For Nie Siyan, Xu Xiaojun, and Jiang Shixue, who had never been in a helicopter before, it was quite astonishing. Wang Tao and Yang Changhong had ridden in one before, but that was a thing of the past, and the experience now had its own unique feeling.

He Jijun didn’t dare to fly the helicopter too far, just circling near the base.

The zombies around the military base had originally been cleared out, but now from high in the sky, they could visibly see a lot of zombies being attracted over.