529 Dark Abyss, Ten Thousand Corpses Pit, Part One (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
There were two ways for the Undead to evolve. First, using the presence of death to nurture themselves, like the fermentation of alcohol, allowing their strength to grow as time went by.
Second, by merging with and devouring others!
Combining the body parts of dead corpses to their own bodies with brute force would grant them the capabilities of the corpses when they were alive to a certain degree!
The Corpse General had used Jia Xi's head to grant itself a human's vision. Since she had only died recently, her hatred still remained, hence she had come looking for the team as night arrived.
Ash Garlic, staying still, none of them were effective against a Corpse General consumed by strong hatred, as she could still recognize their faces within a day of her death!
”Come...stay with me! I want you all to come stay with me!” the head on the Corpse General screeched at them with terrifying hatred.
The Corpse General had the ability to command the Undead. Following the scream, the zombies within a few hundred meters away obeyed its summon, sharing the same target as the Corpse General!
The zombies too began to scream, their rotten legs that were initially dragged around like puppets suddenly received a strong burst of energy, turning them into the most savage beasts, which charged toward the humans and surrounded them...
Countless black figures were running at them. The density of the Undead in the area was high to begin with. The entire place trembled as the summoning took place. The Undead had gone totally mad. The eight soldiers that were hiding in the middle of the Undead suddenly became the freshest meat available!
”Run, quick!” yelled Qin Hu.
There was more Undead around them than previously, including a Corpse General driven by hatred. They had no chance of fighting them whatsoever...
The eight soldiers quickly fled into the distance, casting Magic continuously as they ran, summoning wild fiery fists and erupting tornadoes. Despite the bodies scattering in the air together with the splatter of blood and liquid, the zombies were still chasing them relentlessly!
”AHHHH~!”
As the group was running, no one had time to look after Lu Hongjing, whose legs no longer had any flesh.
Lu Hongjing was a Water Magician. He barely had a Water Barrier protecting him from the Undead...
However, there were simply too many crashing onto him, like rugby players stacking on top of one another as they fought for the ball. More zombies desperately tried to squeeze themselves between the gaps.
Lu Hongjing's cries were completely blocked off. The group could only see a pile of zombies where he was. They saw parts of his flesh being thrown out from the pile, which were immediately taken away by the zombies nearby. Not a single drop of blood was left, as the zombies even fell to their knees to suck it all up.
”Don't look back!” Shi Shaoju snapped at Zhang Xiaohou.
The greatest taboo in the Land of the Undead was turning back.
Even if their blood-related brothers had fallen, they were not allowed to turn back and rescue them. The most they could do was to simply come back and retrieve their corpses during the day, just so they would not turn into more Undead...
”There's no such thing as rescuing in this land. The rescue team is basically the corpse retrieving team!” emphasized Shi Shaoju.
Zhang Xiaohou bit his lips and continued to run.
The zombies showed no sign of decreasing. There were always new ones blocking the path ahead.
The Undead seemed to have unlimited energy. Even those that were left a long ways behind were still chasing after them.
”I...I've got you… come… stay with me!”
A terrifying voice was heard. Zhang Xiaohou turned around and realized that Captain Qin Hu had somehow been left behind...