Chapter 661 Earthquake

Rumble——

The ground continued to tremble and the house was crumbling.

The survivors were squatting or lying on the ground. Although they looked panicked, it was obviously not the first time they had experienced it, and their reactions were quite quick.

No wonder Wang Tao found so many people on the street when he just came over. 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 and stood firmly on the ground like a nail. He seemed to be at ease, 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 a sixth-level strength, he can't stand up to this kind of natural disaster and can only hide.

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

"Phew—it's okay, it's okay!"

After the earthquake disappeared, Mayor Xiang Bo, who was lying on the ground, secretly glanced at the surrounding buildings. After seeing 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 mutated plant bodies 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 mutated plants. The entire house is integrated and has a certain degree of toughness, so it has strong earthquake resistance. 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 have been no ground cracks or collapses.

At this time, someone praised:

"Mr. Wang is indeed a sixth-level awakened person. We can't even stand, but you remain unmoved..."

Wang Tao waved his hand to interrupt the man's compliment and asked directly:

"Tell me what exactly this earthquake is about."

Han Youlin quickly came over and explained:

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

After hearing this, Wang Tao frowned and said, "Besides the earthquake, are there any other abnormal situations here?"

"There are no other abnormalities here..." Han Youlin immediately shook his head, and then continued, "But because of the previous disaster biological incident, our people have never dared to go out, so I don't know if there are any changes outside..."

Things like earthquakes cannot be predicted now. Moreover, this is a natural disaster. There is no fixed enemy to fight you. Even if Wang Tao is so strong, he cannot solve the earthquake problem.

"Logically speaking, our place is not an earthquake zone. How could an earthquake occur? Could it be that the geology has changed after the end of the world..."

Someone muttered, and everyone was very confused. If the geology really changes and this area becomes an earthquake zone, it will be dangerous for the Hongfeng base. If nothing else, let’s just say that the natural barrier of the Red Maple Base is several high mountains. If these mountains collapse, the entire Red Maple Base will explode instantly!

"So the content of your request for help is..."

Wang Tao looked at several people.

He can't solve the earthquake problem, and neither can anyone else at Changhe Base.

"Our Changhe Base can help us move. If there are monsters above the sixth level lord during our move, I hope the people at Changhe Base can help solve the problem. We really can't stay here..."

Han Youlin spoke with a bitter look on his face.

If there are other troubles encountered at the Red Maple Base, such as encountering disaster-level creatures, the temperature being too high, etc., they can still persist at the base. If they really can't solve it, they can also ask the Changhe Base for help. Anyway, they don't have to leave Hongfeng base.

But if it's a horrific natural disaster like an earthquake, then they have only one choice - move!

Especially since there have been many earthquakes in this day, they are panic-stricken. These small earthquakes are like an early warning that there may be a big earthquake next! If there is a major earthquake, given their geographical location, there is a high probability that it will be cold. So they have no other ideas now, only one idea, run away quickly!

Changhe Base is too far away from them. After all, there are many of them and they will definitely not be able to get there in a while. Therefore, their requirements are not high, as long as they can find a flat, open area. At least we have to avoid the earthquake disaster...

"Will you help you move? No problem."

Wang Tao nodded first, and then said:

"But I need to go outside first to see if it is a real earthquake or an earthquake phenomenon caused by other factors..."

Wang Tao originally thought it was an ordinary earthquake, but Hongfeng Base was unlucky enough to hit it.

But after getting to know them, Wang Tao was a little doubtful whether the earthquake was a natural disaster or was affected by something.

It’s not surprising that Wang Tao is suspicious, because according to Han Youlin, earthquakes occur so regularly that they occur every two or three hours, which doesn’t feel normal. And someone just said that the place where the Red Maple Base is located is not an earthquake zone...

Anyway, the current earthquake is not serious, and the Red Maple Base is also very aware of precautions, so Wang Tao is going to go out to 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 in a hurry, but were very happy. If possible, they did not want to leave here. This earthquake was indeed strange, and they could not find the reason. Wang Tao was strong and might be able to see something different. In case there were other reasons, it would be better not to move.

So, Wang Tao asked Han Youlin and others to prepare first. If Wang Tao did not find anything, he could evacuate at any time.

While Han Youlin and others were preparing, Wang Tao took the golden eagle directly and flew to the sky.

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

Wang Tao asked directly.

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

"Chiu~"

"Huh? You really found something? Tell me quickly!"

"Chiu~"

Listening to the explanation of the golden eagle, Wang Tao suddenly looked 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 so coincidental!

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

Wang Tao thought this was very likely.

Although it seems that monsters can't cause natural disasters of this level. But there is a difference between earthquakes and earthquakes.

Although the earthquakes at the Red Maple Base look scary, the actual magnitude is very small. What everyone is afraid of is not such earthquakes, but a bigger earthquake next!

If the earthquake is just a small earthquake of this level, there is actually nothing to be afraid of. Anyway, their houses can withstand it, and there are no casualties...

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

Wang Tao immediately asked the golden eagle to fly over and take a look.

A moment later, the location of the cave arrived.

Due to the angle, Wang Tao didn't see the cave at the first time. When the golden eagle landed in front of the cave, Wang Tao exclaimed.

"Fuck! Such a big cave!"

Han Youlin and the others had been talking about caves before, but they didn't go into detail about what the cave looked like. So Wang Tao subconsciously thought that this was just an ordinary cave.

But now, half of this cave is in the mountain and half is under the ground. At first glance, I thought it was another crack. The cave is dim and winding downward, like a tunnel leading to hell...

At the same time, there are constant heat waves coming 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 feel a hint of hot breath from the heat wave. It should be a fire element!

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

Wang Tao turned his head and told Xiao Jin.

Although this cave is large, it is obviously still unable to accommodate the huge golden eagle now, so he can only go in by himself.

"Chiu~"

The golden eagle rubbed Wang Tao with its beak. It said that it felt a trace 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.

Dong——

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

"Barely nothing..."

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

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 hidden in this corner, and they would be ambushed if they were not careful. Wang Tao's good habit of caution was naturally not forgotten.

After making sure there was no danger, Wang Tao walked over. Then he continued to go down and soon encountered the second corner.

He still explored the road very carefully, and only went down after confirming that there was no danger.

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

Wang Tao was very excited.

He was now 99% sure that there must be a fire monster in this cave. Judging from the fire elements that can be seen everywhere, it is likely to be a sixth-level disaster level! And it is the kind 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. After that, 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, there were more dark elements. The dark elements would form black fog, blocking people's vision. Even night vision was useless. Only the dark attribute awakeners could control and push away these dark elements that blocked the way.

If the concentration of dark elements is too high, people will be poisoned by the [dark element poison] and fall into a weak state. The higher the concentration of dark elements and the weaker the 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. But 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.

And now the fire element in the cave, Wang Tao estimated that it is similar to the dark element, and it should also increase negative or positive states.

However, the fire element is not so rich now, it just makes Wang Tao feel a little hot. Wang Tao is very curious, what changes will occur when the fire element is rich to a certain degree...

Wang Tao continued to go down while thinking.

I don’t know how many turns I have made, but I still haven’t encountered any monsters.

The fire element is getting thicker and thicker, and Wang Tao is getting more and more cautious.

Suddenly, Wang Tao stopped and grinned.

"Finally I saw a monster!"

At the next corner of the cave, a mutant plant in the shape of a red vine was rooted in the crack of the stone.

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

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

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

"There are more inside!"

After picking up the spoils and turning the corner, Wang Tao found that there were some mutant plants in the distance, all of which were at the level of sixth-level lords, and they also didn't have the power of the primary law.

"Let's use you to stretch our muscles first!"

Since he had encountered it, Wang Tao naturally couldn't let it go.

Just when Wang Tao had just sneaked an attack on one of the mutant plants, he suddenly felt a flash in front of his eyes, and the whole world turned gray.

"Ah?"

Wang Tao thought he was in an illusion, and was stunned for a moment. With his current mental power, can he still fall into an illusion so easily?

At this time, he saw that the mutant plants not far away suddenly became dry, cracked, and shrunk. The million health bars were cleared and 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. What he saw was a gray shadow.

An unprecedented fear filled Wang Tao's heart!

He finally reacted. He was not trapped in an illusion, but he passively triggered the [Shadow Shelter] state he had obtained before-

[Shadow Shelter: When on the verge of death, turn into a shadow without substance, lasting for 1 minute. In the shadow state, restore 2% of health per second, and the speed increases by 1000%. After the shadow shelter is triggered, the shadow shelter state disappears]

In other words... He just "died" once without knowing it!