525 The Strange Village (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
”Idiot, don't go!” Wang Tong yelled at Zhang Xiaohou.
However, Zhang Xiaohou had already stepped on the emergency brake and turned around to save Jia Xi.
The Battlemaga struggled to break free. The Corpse General had shattered her ice chains to pieces. As the ice was still scattering in the air, the Corpse General dashed toward the Battlemaga like a runaway car.
Jia Xi uttered a prayer. When she saw Zhang Xiaohou turning around to save her, she barely showed a change of expression. As she reached out her hand for Zhang Xiaohou to pull her away, the enormous creature withdrew its tongue and dragged her through the air, right toward its murderous mouth!
The Corpse General bit down greedily, as if it were munching on a juicy fruit, bright red liquid sprayed through the air.
A few drops of the blood landed on Zhang Xiaohou's face. His eyes widened as his face filled with disbelief.
”Run, you idiot!”
Wang Tong's voice entered Zhang Xiaohou's ears. As he collected his thoughts, he saw the Corpse General's bloodshot eyes fixed on him.
”Sor...sorry,” mumbled Zhang Xiaohou softly as he summoned a gust of wind under his feet, carrying him into the distance like an arrow being fired.
Zhang Xiaohou was extremely fast. The Hatchet Corpse General had no chance of catching him. Meanwhile, the Zombies flanking him from other directions were unable to predict his path. Before the walking corpses could totally surround him, Zhang Xiaohou had already broken through with Wind Track and caught up to the team.
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”Wipe it off,” Shi Shaoju handed a handkerchief to Zhang Xiaohou.
Zhang Xiaohou did not receive it. He wiped his face with his sleeves. The fresh blood of Jia Xi was all over them; Zhang Xiaohou had never even had the chance to talk to her.
”I thought you'd already gotten used to this, based on your outstanding performance. I assumed you would abandon those that are impossible to save. It was very likely that you would pay with your life by turning around there. The squads here are different from the squads from other places. You should abandon those who are trapped by the Undead. Turn around, and you'll put the entire squad in danger!” the captain Qin Hu came over and glanced down at Zhang Xiaohou, who was taking his rest on the ground.
Zhang Xiaohou remained silent. He was indeed a 'transfer student' from the south to the middle region, the Ancient Capital...
”Don't do something stupid like that next time, and don't disobey the orders given to you,” said Qin Hu.
Zhang Xiaohou was still silent, still not reconciled to the death of his comrade... If he could have acted quicker, he might have had a chance of saving her before she was dragged away by the Corpse General.
”There's no sign of the Undead nearby. Sunny Goat Village is just ahead, I can see their fences...” said Wang Tong.
”Alright, let's head to the village at once.”
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Sunny Goat Village was only a few kilometers away from the Qinling Mountains, located in the foothills of the infamous mountain range.
The village was not big, constructed along a river flowing down from the mountain. The structures were basically made of wood. It felt like the squad had gone back in time the moment they set foot into the village. There was no sign of Magic Technology that had been developed in the past century. No streetlights, no electrical wires, even the mobile reception here was close to zero.
”Demon beasts are quite sensitive toward our technology. Perhaps the village has banned it so they won't attract the demon beasts and Undead here,” the observant Shi Shaoju quickly conjectured as they entered the village.