Absolute Destiny Game-Chapter 45 - 42 Corpse Chaser
45: Chapter 42 Corpse Chaser
45 -42 Corpse Chaser
“What is that sound?” I Want to Be Immortal asked, puzzled.
Xiao Jie, however, became instantly solemn.
“Quick, hide!” he whispered sharply.
Xiao Jie didn’t know what the ringing of the bell meant, but since it was something unknown, the outcome could only be good or bad.
With a 50% chance of danger, it was natural to hide first and foremost.
They quickly found a large tree surrounded by weeds and hid behind it.
I Want to Be Immortal was also obedient and squatted next to Xiao Jie behind the tree.
Using a third-person perspective to clip their view, they observed their surroundings, ensuring they remained undetected while monitoring the area.
No sooner had they hidden than they saw a procession of dozens of soulless zombies moving slowly down a trail, like a parade marching along.
Dingling— dingling!
A black-robed figure wearing a bamboo hat walked behind the group, ringing a bell as if shepherding the soulless zombies.
Whenever he rang the bell, the zombies, like frightened sheep, hastened their pace.
Wu Gang (Corpse Chaser): Elite, Level 9.
Life Value: 440.
Several grotesquely large but emaciated gray-haired dogs followed the man in the black robe.
If a soulless zombie lagged even a little, a large dog would pounce on it, and the others would quickly join in, tearing into it ferociously.
The zombie was devoured in mere moments, but the man in black didn’t care and continued ringing his bell.
Xiao Jie watched with a chilling sense of alarm.
He stared at the large dogs for a few seconds through a gap in the weeds, and his Beast Language Skill immediately came into effect.
[Corpse-eating Dog (Corrupted Beast): Level 6.
Life Value: 160.
Taming difficulty: Untamable.
Skills: Frenzied Bite LV2.
Corpse Poison Teeth LV2.
Corpse Eating LV2, Frenzy LV2.
Beast Information: Long-term consumption of corpses has caused these wild dogs to fall into corruption, both physically and mentally.
Due to the accumulation of corpse poison, enemies bitten by them will suffer damage from corpse poison, and they can recover Life Value through Corpse Eating.
Their semi-Undead bodies make them even more difficult to kill.]
Damn!
A shiver ran through Xiao Jie’s heart.
The combat power of these creatures was only slightly weaker than the Lost Soul Mountain Bandits, but their numbers were not to be underestimated.
Moreover, with the Frenzy skill, if they were discovered, a pack of Corpse-eating Dogs swarming in would likely mean the end for them.
Fortunately, due to their previous hunting experience, they had chosen to hide downwind, so they should not be detected.
At this moment, neither of them dared to move an inch.
Xiao Jie even sent a private message to I Want to Be Immortal—Don’t move.
I Want to Be Immortal seemed to realize the danger too, so they both hid behind the tree, watching the soulless zombies slowly pass through the woods.
Not far away, a soulless zombie suddenly appeared out of thin air, having just spawned, and was immediately driven by the bell into the passing group.
Xiao Jie thought to himself that it made sense.
The nearby soulless zombies must have all been chased away by this Corpse Chaser.
It wasn’t until the Corpse Group had been gone for a few minutes and was confirmed to be far away that Xiao Jie finally let out a long sigh of relief.
Whew, that was close.
Lucky we hid quickly.
The two stood up from their hiding spot and looked in the direction the Corpse Group had left, both feeling a lingering sense of fright.
At that moment, several crows flapped their wings and landed around the gnawed corpse.
What was left of the body after the Corpse-eating Dogs’ feast was basically just a skeleton, but the crows didn’t mind and pecked at the remaining scraps of flesh.
“Caw caw, those stinking dogs didn’t even leave a whole piece of meat.”
“Caw caw caw, stinky dogs, stinky dogs.”
“Caw caw, demons and monsters everywhere, can’t get seeds nor meat, life’s unbearable like this.”
Xiao Jie saw an opportunity, thinking to himself that these crows, flying in the sky, must know where to find monsters and where it’s good for leveling.
“Hey, you guys, let’s chat for a bit.”
The crows were startled and flapped their wings, ready to fly away.
Xiao Jie hurriedly said, “Don’t go, I mean no harm.”
“Caw caw caw, human, you can speak crow language, caw caw, what are you?”
“Caw caw caw, a demon, it must be a demon in disguise.”
“Caw caw, let’s listen to what he has to say first, humans can’t fly, so there’s nothing to fear from him.”
The three crows circled above Xiao Jie’s head, screeching loudly.
Xiao Jie heard them clearly, but all that reached the ears of ‘I Want to Be Immortal’ was noise.
However, he could hear Xiao Jie’s voice quite clearly.
He thought to himself how odd it was that Feng was talking to the crows.
Wisely, he didn’t interrupt but just listened.
“I want to inquire about something, are there any weaker monsters nearby?”
He expected the crows would seize the chance to ask for something in return, but he immediately received an answer.
“Caw caw, I know, I know, to the east there is a wheat field with many straw men, straw men are bad, go fight them!”
“Caw caw caw, right, right, right, straw men are bad, go fight the straw men.”
“Caw caw, kill the straw men, eat the seeds!”
Xiao Jie asked curiously, “Straw men?
What kind of monster is that?
Are they hard to defeat?”
‘I Want to Be Immortal’ finally couldn’t help himself, “Feng, are you conversing with the crows?”
Xiao Jie didn’t hide anything, “Yes, I previously learned a Beast Language Skill, which allows me to talk to animals.
They say there are straw men nearby, do you know what kind of monster that is?”
“It should be Demonized Scarecrows, a type of very weak monster, similar to soulless zombies, except they have a ‘Flame Embrace’ skill that does a lot of damage.
If you’re not careful, they could kill you instantly.”
“How do you know that, have you fought them before?”
“No, but my brother left me a Strategy Guide that mentions them.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jie felt the venture was worth a try, “Alright, then let’s give it a shot—my friends, please lead the way.”
“Caw caw, follow me, human, I’ll take you there.”
“This way, this way, caw caw.”
The crows cried out as they flew towards the distance.
The two of them hurriedly followed.
Heading north was temporarily out of the question; the soulless zombies were nothing to worry about, but the number of Corpse-eating Dogs was really frightening.
These four-legged beasts were deadly, and once they spotted you, there was no chance of escaping.
Not to mention there was an Elite Monster.
The mountain bandits on the western slope hadn’t respawned yet, so with that being the case, they might as well check out the east.
Following the crows, the two passed through a sparse woodland, and suddenly, the view cleared into a vast, open field stretching out before them.
The overgrown wheat field was dotted with greenery, and in the distance, one could see a few abandoned barns and farmhouses.
This must have been where Ginkgo Valley once had its farmlands, but now they had been abandoned.
Wild wheat and weeds grew together, indistinguishable from one another, but the contours of the former farm fields were still discernible from the ridges and raised beds.
Amidst the weeds, one could spot the occasional rabbit; however, the most noticeable things were the scarecrows meant to chase away birds—they had somehow come to life, walking unsteadily like puppets without purpose, slowly moving through the fields.
