Doomsday: I can see the health bar, kill monsters and drop treasure.

Chapter 661 Earthquake
Rumbling--

The ground continued to shake and the houses were swaying.

The survivors were either squatting or lying on the ground. Although they looked panicked, it was obviously not their first time experiencing this, and their reactions were fairly quick.

No wonder Wang Tao found so many people on the street when he came here just now. It turned out that it was not because it was too busy here, but because the earthquake made them afraid to stay at home.

Wang Tao looked calm, standing firmly on the ground like a nail. He seemed to be in control, but in fact he was ready to spread his wings and run away at any time.

After all, this is a natural disaster. Even if he has the strength of the sixth level, he is not enough in the face of such a natural disaster and can only hide.

Fortunately, the earthquake came and went quickly. After about ten seconds, the ground finally stopped shaking.

“Phew—it’s okay!”

After the earthquake subsided, Mayor Xiang Bo, who was lying on the ground, secretly glanced at the surrounding buildings. When he saw that the buildings were basically intact, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly got up.

"It's okay, it's okay... Fortunately, most of the buildings here are made of mutant plants and will not collapse due to some vibrations..."

Everyone else breathed a sigh of relief.

There are many houses in the Red Maple Base, but they are basically the bodies of mutant plants. The whole house is integrated and has a certain toughness, so it is very earthquake-resistant. As long as the building does not collapse, there will not be too many casualties. After all, the magnitude of this earthquake is not high, and there has been no ground cracks or collapses.

At this time, someone exclaimed:

"Mr. Wang is indeed a sixth-level awakener. We can't even stand, but you are standing still..."

Wang Tao waved his hand to interrupt the man's compliment and asked directly:
"Please tell me exactly what this earthquake is about."

Han Youlin hurried over to explain:

"The first earthquake occurred at midnight last night, and then there were two more. There was one during the day. Including this one, there have been a total of five earthquakes today! There is an earthquake about every two or three hours. Although the damage caused by each earthquake is not great and we have not suffered too many casualties for the time being, no one can guarantee whether there will be a major earthquake. Moreover, I feel that each earthquake seems to be larger than the previous one..."

Wang Tao frowned and asked, "Apart from the earthquake, are there any other abnormal situations here?"

"We don't have any other abnormalities here..." Han Youlin immediately shook his head, and then continued, "But because of the previous catastrophic biological incident, our people have never dared to go out, so I don't know if there are any changes outside..."

Earthquakes are something that cannot be predicted now. Moreover, this is a natural disaster, there is no fixed enemy for you to fight. Even if Wang Tao is so powerful, he cannot solve the problem of earthquakes.

"Logically speaking, we are not in an earthquake zone, so how could an earthquake happen? Could it be that the geology has changed after the end of the world..."

Someone muttered, and everyone was also very confused. If the geology really changed and this place became an earthquake zone, it would be dangerous for the Red Maple Base. Let's not talk about anything else. The natural barrier of the Red Maple Base is a few high mountains. If these mountains collapsed, the entire Red Maple Base would explode in an instant!

"So what you're asking for help is..."

Wang Tao looked at several people.

He can't solve the earthquake problem, and naturally no one else in the Changhe Base can solve it either.

"Our Changhe Base can help us move. If we encounter monsters above the sixth-order lord during the move, I hope the people at Changhe Base can help solve them. We really can't stay here anymore..."

Han Youlin spoke with a somewhat bitter expression.

If there were other troubles at the Red Maple Base, such as encountering catastrophic creatures or unbearable temperatures, they could still stay at the base. If they really couldn't solve the problem, they could ask for help from the Changhe Base. Anyway, they didn't have to leave the Red Maple Base.

But if it is a horrible natural disaster like an earthquake, then they have only one choice - move!
Especially since there have been several earthquakes in this day, they are panicking. These small earthquakes are like a warning that there may be a big earthquake next! If a big earthquake really happens, then given their geographical location, they will most likely die. So now they have no other ideas, only one idea, run away!
The Changhe base was too far away from them. After all, there were so many of them that they would not be able to reach it in a short time. So their requirements were not high. As long as they could find a flat, open area, it would be fine. At least they had to avoid the earthquake disaster first...

"Assisting you with your move? No problem."

Wang Tao nodded first, then said:
"But I have to go outside first to see whether it is a real earthquake or an earthquake phenomenon caused by other factors..."

Wang Tao originally thought it was just an ordinary earthquake, and the Red Maple Base was unlucky to be hit.

But after getting to know them, Wang Tao began to doubt whether the earthquake was a natural disaster or was caused by something else.

It's not Wang Tao's fault for being suspicious, because according to Han Youlin, the earthquakes happened too regularly, every two or three hours, which didn't seem normal. And someone just said that the Red Maple Base was not located in an earthquake zone...

Anyway, the earthquake is not big at the moment, and the people at the Red Maple Base are also very cautious, so Wang Tao plans to go out and see what is going on.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Wang!"

When they heard that Wang Tao was going to investigate outside, they were not anxious, but very happy. If possible, they did not want to leave here. This earthquake was indeed strange, and they could not find the cause. Wang Tao was strong and might be able to see something different. If there was really another reason, it would be better not to move.

So, Wang Tao asked Han Youlin and the others to get ready first, so that they could evacuate at any time if Wang Tao didn't find anything.

While Han Youlin and others were preparing, Wang Tao directly rode on the golden eagle and flew into the sky.

"Xiao Jin, did you find anything about the earthquake just now?"

Wang Tao asked directly.

In most cases, animals have stronger senses than humans, and some animals can even predict earthquakes. So Wang Tao asked, not expecting to find anything, but to his surprise, the golden eagle immediately chirped softly.

"Chirp~"

"Hmm? You really found something? Tell me now!"

"Chirp~"

Listening to the golden eagle's explanation, Wang Tao's expression suddenly became serious.

"You mean, the center of this earthquake is ten kilometers southwest? Isn't this exactly the location of the cave where the two disaster-level monsters were before?"

Coincidence? Wang Tao thought it shouldn't be such a coincidence!

"Maybe... this earthquake was caused by some monster in the cave!"

Wang Tao thinks this is very likely.

Although it seems that monsters cannot cause natural disasters of the magnitude of earthquakes, there are differences between earthquakes.

Although the earthquakes at the Red Maple Base look scary, their actual magnitudes are very small. What everyone is afraid of is not such earthquakes, but that there will be bigger earthquakes in the future!

If the earthquake was only a minor one of this magnitude, then there was nothing to be afraid of. Their houses would be able to withstand it anyway, and there wouldn't be many casualties...

The more Wang Tao thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. Perhaps it was really caused by a monster that had the ability to make the ground shake!

Wang Tao immediately asked the golden eagle to fly over and take a look. After a while, they arrived at the location of the cave.

Due to the angle, Wang Tao didn't see the cave at first. It was only when the golden eagle landed in front of the cave that Wang Tao exclaimed.

"Fuck! Such a big cave!"

Han Youlin and his friends had been talking about caves before, but they didn't elaborate on what the cave looked like. So Wang Tao subconsciously thought it was just an ordinary cave.

But now I see that this cave is half in the mountain and half underground. At first glance, I thought it was another crack. The cave is dark and winding downwards, like a tunnel leading to hell...

At the same time, a constant stream of heat waves rushed in from the cave, raising the temperature here by at least five degrees!

"Is this... a fire element?"

Feeling the heat wave in front of him, Wang Tao closed his eyes. He could faintly sense a scorching breath from the heat wave. It must be the fire element!

"Xiao Jin, wait for me outside, I'll go down and take a look!"

Wang Tao turned and gave instructions to Xiao Jin.

Although the cave is large, it is obviously still unable to accommodate the huge golden eagle, so he has to go in alone.

"Chirp~"

The golden eagle rubbed Wang Tao with its beak and said that it sensed a hint of danger from the cave and asked Wang Tao to be careful.

"I will."

Wang Tao smiled and patted the golden eagle, then jumped directly into the cave.

thump—

The ground in the cave was harder than Wang Tao had imagined, as if it was all stone, and there was a dull sound when it hit the ground. The cave was pitch black, but this darkness was the normal darkness without light, not the dark element fog in the cracks. So Wang Tao didn't need to use the [Heart of Darkness] awakening, and he could see the entire cave at a glance with his night vision ability alone.

"It's bare and there's nothing..."

After looking around and making sure there was no problem, Wang Tao continued to move forward.

At the first corner, Wang Tao carefully used his mental power to detect it. In the past, in the cracks, there were often mutant plants hiding at such corners, and if you were not careful, you would be ambushed. Wang Tao naturally did not forget this good habit of caution.

After making sure there was no danger, Wang Tao walked over, then continued down and soon came to the second corner.

He still explored the road very cautiously, and only went down after making sure there was no danger.

"I haven't seen any monsters yet...but the fire element seems to be getting stronger!"

Wang Tao was very excited.

He was now 99% certain that there must be a fire monster in this cave. Judging from the fire elements that could be seen everywhere, it was most likely a sixth-order disaster monster! And it was one with the power of the primary law!

"Seventh level..."

Wang Tao took a deep breath to ease his excitement. Then he continued to go down. He still didn't encounter any monsters. Of course, the concentration of fire elements was getting higher and higher.

In the places where Wang Tao had been before where there were more dark elements, the dark elements would form black fog, blocking people's vision. Even the night vision ability was useless. Only those who had awakened the dark attribute could control and move away the dark elements that blocked the way.

If the concentration of dark elements is too high, people will be poisoned by the dark elements and fall into a weak state. The higher the concentration of dark elements and the weaker the person's strength, the stronger the weakening effect will be. Wang Tao has seen people who were directly weakened by 99%, which is basically no different from a useless person. However, if one has a dark awakening, then in the rich dark elements, not only will they not be weakened, but they will also be amplified, increasing the dark attribute attack power.

Wang Tao estimated that the fire element in the cave now was similar to the dark element, and should also increase negative or positive states on people.

However, the fire element is not that strong now, it just makes Wang Tao feel a little hot. Wang Tao is very curious about what will happen when the fire element becomes strong enough...

Wang Tao continued to go down while thinking.

I don’t know how many turns I turned, but I still didn’t encounter any monsters.

As the fire element grew stronger, Wang Tao became more cautious.

Suddenly, Wang Tao stopped and couldn't help but grin.

"Finally I saw the monster!"

At the next corner of the cave, there was a mutant plant that looked like a red vine taking root in the cracks of the rocks.

"It's just a sixth-level lord, and it doesn't have the power of elementary laws..."

Without saying a word, Wang Tao took out his big knife and rushed forward.

With a few cuts, Wang Tao easily killed the red vine.

“There’s more inside!”

After picking up the spoils and turning the corner, Wang Tao discovered that there were some mutated plants in the distance. They were all at the sixth-order lord level and did not have the power of primary laws.

"I'll use you to stretch your muscles first!"

Now that he has met him, Wang Tao naturally cannot let him go.

Just when Wang Tao had just finished sneak attacking one of the mutant plants, he suddenly felt a flash before his eyes and the whole world turned gray.

"what?"

Wang Tao thought he was in an illusion and was stunned for a moment. With his current mental strength, could he fall into an illusion so easily?
At this moment, he saw that the mutated plants not far away suddenly became dry, cracked, and shrunk. Their health bars of millions were reduced to zero, and they turned into ashes in the blink of an eye.

Wang Tao subconsciously lowered his head and found that he could not see his body at all. All he could see was a gray shadow.

An unprecedented fear filled Wang Tao's heart!

He finally realized that he was not trapped in an illusion, but he had passively triggered the [Shadow Shelter] state he had previously obtained.

[Shadow Asylum: When on the verge of death, it turns into a disembodied shadow for 1 minute. In the shadow state, 2% of health is restored per second, and the speed increases by 1000%. After the Shadow Asylum is triggered, the Shadow Asylum state disappears.]

In other words... he just "died" once without realizing it!
(End of this chapter)