"Idiot, don't go!" yelled Wang Tong at Zhang Xiaohou.
However, before he could finish his sentence, he saw Zhang Xiaohou coming to a sudden stop and turning around to save the woman called Jia Xi.
The woman was struggling to hold on. Her ice chains were shattered into pieces by the Corpse General. The ice shards scattered in the air as the Corpse General charged at Jia Xi like an off-road vehicle.
Jia Xi pleaded. When she saw Zhang Xiaohou turning around to save her, she forced an expression on her face. However, when she reached out her hand to ask Zhang Xiaohou to give her a hand, the enormous Corpse General sucked in its tongue and dragged Jia Xi into the air, before pulling her right into its bloody mouth!
"Crunch!"
The Corpse General bit down greedily, as if it had just bitten into a delicious fruit. Fresh red juice splattered everywhere.
A few drops of blood splattered onto Zhang Xiaohou's face. Zhang Xiaohou's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Run, idiot!"
Wang Tong's voice echoed in Zhang Xiaohou's ears. When Zhang Xiaohou finally collected his thoughts, the Corpse General's eyes were emitting a crimson glow, locking onto him.
"I'm … I'm sorry." Zhang Xiaohou murmured softly. A gust of wind rose from under his feet, carrying his body like an arrow that was shot out from a bow, shooting out at an extremely fast speed.
Zhang Xiaohou was extremely quick. Even the Corpse General could not keep up with him, let alone the zombies that were surrounding him. As such, when the zombies were about to close off the area, Zhang Xiaohou dashed out with a gust of wind and caught up with the team.
…
"Wipe your face," Shi Shaoju took out a silk handkerchief and handed it to Zhang Xiaohou.
Zhang Xiaohou didn't take it. Instead, he wiped his face with his sleeve. It was covered with Jia Xi's blood, even though Zhang Xiaohou hadn't said a word to her.
"I thought that with your outstanding ability, you would've gotten used to seeing life and death. You would've given up on those who couldn't be saved like us. You might've lost your life if you went back. The groups here are different from the groups in other places. If you fall, you should give up. Turn around, and the whole group will be wiped out! "Qin Hu walked over and looked down at Zhang Xiaohou, who was resting on the ground.
Zhang Xiaohou did not say anything. He was indeed a "transfer student". He had traveled from the South to the Middle, and then to the Ancient Capital.
"Don't do something so stupid next time, and don't disobey orders," Qin Hu said and did not say anything else.
Zhang Xiaohou still didn't say anything, he was only immersed in his unwillingness … If he had been just a bit faster, he would have been able to save her before the Corpse General swept her away.
"There aren't any Undead here. The Sunny Goat Village is just ahead, I can see their fences …" said Wang Tong.
"Alright, let's head to the village as soon as possible."
The Sunny Goat Village was only a few kilometers away from the Qinling Mountains. It was located right at the foot of the mountain.
The village was not huge. It was built along a mountain stream. The houses were all made of wooden huts. It felt like they had returned to ancient times when they set foot in the village. The village did not have any magic technology that belonged to the late twentieth century. There were no electric lights or wires. Even the signal of a mobile phone was almost non-existent.
"The demon creatures are very sensitive to our equipment. This village doesn't use any equipment. It's most likely one of the reasons why they won't attract any demon creatures or Undead here," Shi Shaoju was very observant. She immediately expressed her opinion as soon as they set foot in the village.
At night, the village was exceptionally quiet. There was not a single light, only a faint yellow moon hanging in the sky.
They could hear the sound of the flowing mountain stream. The village was dead silent, as if no one was living here.
"You … before you enter the village, remove everything you shouldn't be bringing, including your blood …" an aged voice suddenly came from the wooden tower at the entrance of the village.
The wooden tower was similar to a sentry post. Someone was supposed to be on duty every night to prevent any accidents from happening.
"Old man, we are from the Lintong Army. We were ambushed by a huge group of undead on our way here. Some of us are either dead or injured. Please let us enter the village and treat our comrades," said Shi Shaoju to the old man.
"That's why I said, throw away all the things you shouldn't have. Those things will bring us bad luck and disaster," the old man insisted.
The group exchanged glances with one another. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
"Leave this too."
"It's the only communication device we have with the headquarters. It's been specially modified, so the demon creatures won't notice it," said Qin Hu.
"No, we shouldn't enter the village."
"Listen to him, there must be a reason why they were able to live in the Land of the Undead for so many years …" said Shi Shaoju.
The group removed everything that was connected to the outside world. The old man simply set them all on fire. Everyone's faces darkened. Without any communication devices, no one would know if they all died here …
It seemed like the scouting team was planning to enter the village, too. Their devices were all destroyed. It would be strange if they did not go missing!
"Alright, come in. You all look worn out and covered in wounds. Go wash yourself by the stream … oh, don't use the water from upstream, we still need to drink it," said the old man.
The old man led the eight of them through the village and arrived at the end.
The village was not huge. It was probably smaller than the manors of some wealthy families. It only took them around ten minutes to walk from the entrance to the end of the village.
The village was extremely quiet. They did not see anyone else apart from the old man. They could not help but feel a chill down their spines.
"The surroundings are filled with undead, and the village is isolated. Not a single person is breathing. Is this a haunted village? Only the undead don't attack other undead," whispered Wang Tong to Zhang Xiaohou.
"Nonsense, the people in the village are most likely asleep. There's no television, no phone, no internet here. What else can they do apart from sleeping? "said Zhang Xiaohou.
"Oh, you're right too. By the way, the kidney I just bought was burned. I should have sent a message to my wife before we entered the village, so she wouldn't think I died here … my heart hurts. "
Zhang Xiaohou rolled his eyes. He was too lazy to waste his time on Wang Tong. He continued to observe the village.
Speaking of which, the Sunny Goat Village was like a primitive village. However, Zhang Xiaohou noticed a strange custom here. Every house would have a stalk of Dog Claw Grass in front of it.
Dog Claw Grass was the common name, but it was actually called Grey Plum.
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