Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1044 - 417 The Second Poison_2

Chapter 1044: Chapter 417 The Second Poison_2

Chapter 1044 -417 The Second Poison_2

When they arrived, faint noises could be heard coming from upstairs. Upon ascending, they saw a large group of people in the hall.

Some were wearing masks, others had their faces covered, all engaged in excited exchanges. There were several large fire pits burning with firewood, raising the temperature significantly. Many had shed their heavy coats and were in lighter attire, though their faces remained concealed.

Waiters moved about with trays, offering beverages and Cockroach Paste for the guests to consume.

Qiu Rong took a deep breath, her face beneath the mask betraying excitement. She had caught the scent of the Holy medicine! The thought of being able to drink the Holy medicine later made her tremble with anticipation.

Wang Tao glanced at Qiu Rong and felt that her spirits seemed to have improved instantaneously.

Clearly, the supposed Holy medicine was a factor, probably because Qiu Rong had smelled it.

Wang Tao carefully examined himself and Jiang Hui, relieved not to find any signs of poisoning.

He had been worried that just smelling the medicine could cause poisoning, but thankfully it wasn’t so ridiculous.

He then observed the others—mostly ordinary individuals and Level 1 Ability Users. There wasn’t a single Second-order Superpower Owner in sight; Jiang Hui’s strength was surprisingly the greatest there… And not everyone among them showed signs of poisoning; some appeared normal. Perhaps new arrivals?

“The Holy medicine will be distributed in half an hour. During this time, you are free to mingle, but don’t wander off; you have to stay on this third floor. If you break the rules… you know the consequences!”

After giving a few instructions, the bulky man descended. People were also guarding the stairwells to the second floor and the fourth floor.

Wang Tao and the others, feeling warm, shed some of their clothes. Wang Tao used his spiritual power to probe and saw that the second floor was empty, seemingly used as a storage area. However, the third floor was occupied, seemingly by members of the Dusk Church rather than guests.

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Wang Tao’s spiritual power was strong enough to penetrate masks with ease. However, after scrutinizing the area, he did not recognize any acquaintances on the fourth floor.

“The Holy medicine will be distributed in half an hour; the distributor probably hasn’t arrived yet… Let’s wait a little longer.”

Wang Tao suspected that the distributor of the Holy medicine would likely be one of the three deputy mayors or a Deacon.

Then, Wang Tao used his spiritual power to check on a disguised customer in front of him, raising an eyebrow in the process.

Indeed, he saw quite a few familiar faces. Wang Tao, who had been frequenting City Hall recently, recognized several people from there and some from the police department. Whether poisoned or not, it was clear that the Dusk Church had infiltrated City Hall and the police department, which deserved serious attention.

Among these people, there were significantly more women than men, with a rough male-to-female ratio of 3:7.

Regarding the identities of these women, Wang Tao carefully recalled and realized he had not met most of them, but there were two women he seemed to recognize, likely from a previous banquet… Could these people be the family members of the officials?

Clearly, there was a plot afoot!

Wang Tao instinctively glanced at Qiu Rong.

If the Dusk Church got all the officials’ family members to drink the Holy medicine and then assassinated them as they had Yao Guodong… that would be troublesome; it was fortunate the discovery was made early…

While Wang Tao observed them, it was only natural others were watching him too.

Several people approached him for small talk, saying they were all from the Dusk Church and it’d be nice to make friends.

One of them was a voluptuous woman wearing a white mask. She walked up to Wang Tao and, looking at his strapping figure, her eyes sparkled with interest behind her mask.

“Handsome, how about joining me for a drink?”

She extended a warm invitation to Wang Tao.

“Sure,”

Wang Tao nodded.

The woman was overjoyed when Wang Tao agreed and immediately hooked her arm in his, giving him the sensation of her softness.

Jiang Hui opened his mouth in surprise. To receive such perks on a mission?

Qiu Rong, on the other hand, subconsciously wanted to follow Wang Tao, as she was a bit scared in this unfamiliar environment. The times she’d previously purchased Holy medicine, she had just bought it upon arrival, without encountering so many people, only meeting the Deacon—quite different from the current situation…

Before Wang Tao left, he exchanged a look with Jiang Shixue, and she promptly took hold of Qiu Rong, sitting her down in a corner along with the policewoman.

Jiang Hui waited a while, realizing no women were inviting him for a drink, and he shrugged disappointingly. While he wouldn’t have accepted the invitations, not receiving any was still disheartening.

“Could it be because I’m too short, too thin?”

Jiang Hui shook his head and went over to Jiang Shixue as well.

On the other side, Wang Tao followed the plump woman to a corner.

The reason Wang Tao came over wasn’t anything special; he was just genuinely curious.

Because this was the same woman he had seen at the New Year’s party, her husband being a head of a department. When her husband took her to the party, she was very introverted and easily shy, the type to blush whenever she spoke with other men, often hiding behind her husband. But she and her husband had a good relationship, seen as a model couple in everyone’s eyes.

Both handsome in appearance and matching well, they were greatly envied. The envy was not only because they had a good relationship, but more importantly, this couple wasn’t formed after the apocalypse but were legally married before it. To have come this far and still be so loving, naturally, people were envious.

But now…

Where was her introversion and shyness?

However, when he took a closer look at the woman’s Poison Attribute, Wang Tao instantly realized. Her attribute was different from Qiu Rong’s!

“Poisoning: a common toxin with certain addictive properties, long-term consumption can increase certain desires, can be detoxified if not taken within 30 days.”

Her poison wouldn’t kill, but the condition for detoxification changed to 30 days without taking it!

Was this another drug? Or was it a mutation?

Wang Tao fell into deep thought.

The woman pulled Wang Tao down to sit on the sofa, sitting very close to him. She gently pinched the muscles on Wang Tao’s arm, her voice filled with amazement:

“Wow, you’re so fit! You seem so much better than those guys downstairs with all their bulk!”

“It’s all right.”

Wang Tao felt she had a good eye, considering those bulky guys were just for show, and his muscles were the real deal.

The woman took the initiative to chat with Wang Tao, babbling about this and that until the waiter brought over the drinks.

“This wine is pretty good!”

The mask on the woman’s face left her mouth exposed, allowing her to drink without removing it.

However, as she was holding the wine glass, it seemed like she didn’t have a good grip, and suddenly, wine was spilled.

Originally, the wine would have fallen on Wang Tao, but he happened to touch her arm, causing the wine to spill on the woman herself instead.

The front of her blouse was instantly wetted, becoming semi-transparent with the fabric already being quite thin.

She didn’t know it was Wang Tao’s doing on purpose, thinking it was an error on her part, she looked at Wang Tao with a plaintive gaze.

“You’ve gotten my clothes wet…”

“Sorry, it wasn’t intentional.”

Wang Tao looked apologetic.

“If you wipe it off for me, I’ll forgive you.”

The woman bit her lip as she looked at Wang Tao.

“Alright.”

It was a simple task.

There happened to be a piece of torn clothing on the sofa, which Wang Tao used to wipe her down.

But before Wang Tao had wiped a few times, he realized that the woman’s breathing had become slightly labored, and soft, strange sounds were coming from her mouth.

“…”

Wang Tao felt the poison was quite powerful; he hadn’t done anything, and she was already like this. If he were to do something, could she even handle it?

Such a drug absolutely could not appear within the base! Otherwise, who knows what chaos might ensue…