Chapter 242: The Master
Chapter 242: The Master
Crack! Crack!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The warm underground cave was swiftly excavated.
Two corpses and an unconscious captive were then tossed down by Lindsey.
"Hmm..."
Hong, who had been sleeping for half the day, was startled awake by the sound and lazily got up by the campfire.
"Lindsey, what are you up to?"
The girl stood up, rubbed her bleary eyes, and stretched her arms.
As her consciousness became clearer, the scent in the cave also reached her nose.
It was a scent different from her own and Lindsey's—a stranger's scent!
There was an outsider! Hong instantly snapped out of her daze and, as a priority, grabbed the Poisoned Spear in her hand, her gaze fixed on the source of the sound.
The cave was illuminated by the torchlight.
Hong quickly spotted three humans lying on top of each other and Lindsey, who had just landed on the ground and was continuously waving his arms above his head.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Several crisp sounds echoed, and the cave was sealed once more.
Lindsey turned and waved to Hong, "Come and help, let's move these three over there."
"You're overreacting." Hong shrugged and went to help Lindsey drag the three individuals back to their camp. "I thought we had intruders."
Lindsey replied, "It's almost like that. They were about to reach us from above."
Hong continued her inquiry, "Where did these guys come from? Are they the Dragon Beast's minions?"
Lindsey shook his head, "Hard to say, but they definitely didn't have good intentions."
He briefly recounted the events that had transpired on the snowy ground, emphasizing in the end, "These guys are really strange."
"Aside from the emotional fluctuations during combat, their emotional responses at other times were extremely weak. Whether it was before death or when they saw their companions being subdued and threatened, they didn't show the reactions typical of normal humans."
What concerned Hong was Lindsey's description of these three individuals' abilities: "Lindsey, you said their skills are identical to mine?"
Lindsey pointed to one of the corpses, "At the very least, that sense of decay and killing intent is identical, and this guy can also make the spear in his hand take on a tangible form."
"What do you think their background is?"
Lindsey pointed to the guy who had been knocked unconscious by his kick after being hit by an arrow, "I kept one alive specifically for interrogation."
At the same time, the item information for these three individuals was revealed.
【Corpse: Reviver】
【The corpse of a Reviver who successfully mutated and was killed again.】
【A low-value old bone.】
【Undead: Reviver】
【An individual who, after resurrecting from a corpse, successfully mutates. Possesses normal intelligence and the foundation for cultivating Essence skills, enjoys killing the living to enhance their own abilities.】
【Uncontrollable undead slaves, difficult to sell.】
"..."
"Revivers?"
Before opening the item information, Lindsey had never expected such an outcome!
He even doubted his own senses and opened his Hunting Notes.
Only after clearly seeing the kill count change from 143 to 145 did he confirm his recent achievement.
They weren't mysterious enemies of unknown origin or bizarre creatures imitating humans. They were zombies that had resurrected from human corpses! No wonder they didn't care about their companions' lives and could maintain such a stable emotional state.
Hong, standing nearby, also heard Lindsey's voice:
"Revivers?"
"You mean those resurrected corpses?"
"Your words." Lindsey nodded in affirmation, "If my diverse abilities aren't mistaken, then that's what they are."
Hong followed her train of thought, "So these people were adventurers who died in Black Mountain."
"Their bodies revived by accident, then wandered through the Thousand Mountain Stone Forest, and we happened to run into them?"
Lin Sai's thoughts mirrored Hong's, but he was more cautious, "That's probably how it is."
"But to be safe, we should ask this guy."
"And don't forget, these guys have the same skill as you. I've never seen such an Awakener in the Hidden Frontier."
As Lin Sai spoke, he pulled out the arrow from the other's shoulder and put it back in his bag.
Next, he slapped the revivalist's face twice.
Slap! Slap!
"Hmm..."
"Huh?"
The revivalist, who had lost consciousness, woke up to see Lin Sai in front of him.
"Go to hell..."
The revivalist, who had intended to retaliate immediately, stopped mid-sentence.
Because he couldn't control his body.
The Hunting Notebook clearly stated that one of the revivalists' weaknesses was the essence of life and death.
Lin Sai possessed the former.
When fighting other Awakeners, the revivalists' endurance as an undead species made both killing and controlling them extremely troublesome.
But they just happened to meet Lin Sai, their nemesis.
As Lin Sai watched the revivalist give up, he couldn't help but smile in satisfaction.
"Since you've successfully mutated, you must have regained your previous memories."
"Start by telling us about your origins."
"Do you know about mutations?" Lin Sai's question caught the revivalist's attention, and as expected, his attitude was terrible, "Then you should understand that there's nothing to talk about between the living and the dead."
Hong, standing by, tried to reason with him, "We hope you'll answer honestly, and we can offer you a decent burial site."
The revivalist turned his head and replied sarcastically, "How could the dead possibly care..."
Suddenly, the revivalist's movements stopped.
He stared at the girl standing right before him, his eyes filled with disbelief, excitement, and joy that he couldn't conceal. However, deep within his expression, there was also a trace of fear that couldn't be erased:
"You... It's you!"
At this moment, Lin Sai still had the sapphire glasses on.
In his vision, the blue aura symbolizing a calm mindset suddenly transformed into a vibrant green, but deep within this aura, a red color rooted in the soul also emerged.
Blue represented calmness.
Green indicated excitement and joy.
Red corresponded to fear.
Previously, Lin Sai could only test this on Red and some wild animals, but now with the revivalist as a reference, the emotional aura detected by the sapphire glasses was truly clarified.
As he confirmed this discovery, Lin Sai couldn't help but feel nervous as he witnessed the revivalist's intense excitement.
The same skill, both existing in the Black Mountain World.
Combined with the revivalist's reaction, there was no doubt that this revivalist knew Red's identity.
And from his respectful address, this revivalist was highly likely to answer Red's questions.
The doubts that had lingered for half a year were about to be resolved.
So... Was the person he rescued from the Dragon Beast's prison a Demon King or a Princess?
As Lin Sai felt anxious and tense, the emotionally charged revivalist indeed continued to speak to Red.
Struggling to contain his emotions, he shouted excitedly, "Master, please hurry to Black Mountain and reclaim the power that rightfully belongs to you!"
(End of Chapter)
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