69novels Chapter 298 Encounter with Undead Creatures
Chapter 298 Encounter with Undead Creatures
Chapter 298 Encounter with Undead Creatures -
Amid Wang Tong's complaints, the group of nine gradually entered the Xianchi area. During this time, Zhang Xiaohou and Qin Hu said a few words to him, but it was of no use. Wang Tong continued to grumble and chatter, just like an old monk chanting scriptures.
In the end, everyone simply stopped paying attention to Wang Tong. Xianchi is not a lake but a place name.
Not only is there very little vegetation here, but the soil is also loose, and fine white sand drifts by from time to time. This white sand is not real gravel, but rather the powder that turns bones into dust after being exposed to the wind and sun.
At first glance, it looks like salt spilled on the ground. The locals living here don't say salt directly, but rather "salty," so they call this area "Salty Land."
Xianchi is located on the northern side of the Qinling Mountains, bordering the ancient capital of Chang'an District. This area is slightly low-lying and sunken, and from the sky it looks like a pool, so the people living here call it Xianchi.
A long protective barrier was set up to the northeast of Xianchi. Due to the special nature of the demons that inhabited this ancient capital, this barrier was not an energy barrier, but a protective wall set up by a high-level earth mage.
After walking for a while, the group of nine people landed in the sky on their eagle.
Upon arriving at Zhang Xiaohou and the others, Qin Hu took out a brand-new map from his backpack, spread it on the ground, and pointed to a certain place on the map, saying, "Our first destination is here, Yangyang Village. It is nestled at the foot of the mountain and is considered a remote village on the north side of the Qinling Mountains. There are only about thirty households in the whole village."
"Yangyang Village? Is there a Wolf Fort nearby? I must say, the name of this village is quite amusing," Lu Hongjing said with a grin in the group.
"Hongjing, stop talking nonsense." Qin Hu raised an eyebrow, stopping the others from interrupting.
The female officer in the group, Shi Shaoju, glanced at their location on the map and then said, "It's about four kilometers from here to Yangyang Village, and the sun is about to set. Shouldn't we think of a way to deal with the potential dangers tonight?"
"What are we afraid of? Let's just charge in! What can they do? Those low-level undead creatures can't possibly stop us!" Lu Hongjing said excitedly.
Qin Hu glanced at Lu Hongjing, his expression wary, and said, "Don't be so naive. Don't forget, the previous survey results for this land classified it as an orange zone!"
"I haven't scouted the orange zone or the red zone," Wang Tong muttered to himself.
"Shut up," Qin Hu said irritably.
According to the Hunter Alliance's classification of demons in various places, the density of demons varies in each area. Therefore, the Hunter Alliance uses different colors to represent the density of demons. The higher the density, the denser and stronger the demons, the color ranges from green to white, then to orange, then to red and finally to black.
The green zone is the safe zone, while the white zone is where scattered demons roam. These white zones are not far from the safe zone, and high school students often train in these zones under the guidance of their teachers.
The orange zone, on the other hand, is a dangerous area inhabited by demon clans. This area is no longer suitable for high school students to train in. It is mostly a place where various demon-hunting teams hunt demons. However, even the demon-hunting teams dare not let their guard down easily, as they may be killed by the demons here if they are not careful.
The red zone is a death zone for mages, inhabited by various demon races or tribes. High-level demon-hunting teams are easily ambushed by hordes of demons.
Actually, between the black zone and the red zone, there is also a purple zone, which is incomparable to the red zone. The purple zone is a kingdom of demons and monsters, and even a super-level mage might encounter disaster there.
As for the terrifying Black Zone, it is a forbidden zone for all life. Few people have ever set foot in it. Almost everyone who has stepped into that zone has perished. Even some high-level demons dare not enter such a zone.
The ancient capital not only stands in the realm of the dead but also borders the Qinling Mountains, making it arguably the city with the most frequent security alerts in all of China. Therefore, for the people living here, the sounds and colors of alert have long been commonplace.
They continued doing their daily routines as usual, completely unaffected by the warnings.
The reason why the citizens living here are unaffected is mainly because when night falls, the land will no longer be ruled by humans, but by undead creatures slumbering underground. At night, this land will be filled with the revelry of the undead.
Just as Zhang Xiaohou, Qin Hu, and the others finished setting up their tents, strange rustling sounds came from the soil not far away. It sounded like chewing or knocking. This was Zhang Xiaohou's first time stepping into the Land of the Dead, and he was very nervous, cautiously looking around at his surroundings.
Just then, pairs of withered, rotten, and hideous arms sprouted from the ground like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. One of these arms was less than five meters away from Zhang Xiaohou, and the withered, rotten arm, filled with the aura of death, kept scratching in the air.
"Ah, my foot, my foot!!" Just then, a cry of pain came from not far from the tent.
Zhang Xiaohou turned his head and was shocked to find that it was Lu Hongjing who had cried out in pain. At this moment, Lu Hongjing was standing on a mound full of rotting arms, and his legs were being held tightly by several withered corpse hands that looked like steel spikes, making him unable to move at all.
In just a moment, Lu Hongjing's calves were mangled and bloody by the withered corpse hands. Lu Hongjing tried to run but could not break free from the several corpse hands that were holding him. The intense pain made it impossible for Lu Hongjing to concentrate on casting spells.
Suddenly, the head of a very hungry undead burst from the ground, its black iron-like head biting down on Lu Hongjing's calf. By the time Qin Hu and the others reacted and tried to save him, all that was left of Lu Hongjing below the knee was bloody white bone.
At this moment, Lu Hongjing, overwhelmed by the intense pain, could no longer hold on and was about to fall backward. Qin Hu, seeing this, shouted loudly, "Hongjing, hold on! Don't fall!!"
There were so many undead creatures under Lu Hongjing's feet. If he really fell, he would be devoured into a pile of bones by the undead creatures under the soil in an instant. Zhang Xiaohou, who reacted faster, had already connected the brown star track.
"Ground Wave!!"
By manipulating the soil in that area, Zhang Xiaohou used the special properties of the earth-type spirit seed, the rock, to solidify the loose soil beneath Lu Hongjing's feet into stones. The solidified rocks directly fixed the corpse hands in place. However, the corpse hands were unwilling to give up on Lu Hongjing, the piece of meat that was already in their mouths, and frantically smashed the hard ground.
But no matter how hard they smashed the ground, they couldn't crack the hard ground that trapped their corpse hands. At this moment, Lu Hongjing finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground.
Upon seeing this, Qin Hu quickly shouted to Wang Tong, "Hurry and save them!!"
As he spoke, Qin Hu began to draw a star map of the lightning system. After a moment of stunned silence, Wang Tong charged towards Lu Hongjing with his two cyan whirlwinds. Upon arriving at Lu Hongjing's side, Wang Tong directly carried the critically ill Lu Hongjing and ran back to the group.
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