: The Resurrected Corpse

Qiao Ye was bombarded with too much information at once, and was even a little overwhelmed by it all.

He repeatedly confirmed with Barnum.

The other party assured them with absolute certainty that the history of the demon's descent was indeed thirty years.

Qiao Ye thought of many reasons to explain.

For example, the flow of time is different inside and outside dense fog.

But he quickly dismissed his own idea.

His father's crystallization period was only ten days at most, and four days had already passed outside when Qiao Ye entered the thick fog.

If the flow of time were different, he wouldn't be alive today.

We can only say that there is too little evidence at present to draw any reliable conclusions.

all in all--

The United States has now become a world of demons.

Powerful demons establish kingdoms, medium-sized demons rule over mountains, and weak demons band together for warmth.

Even the weakest being like Barnum could survive by scavenging.

Those who survived all depended on the demons for survival.

They worship demons and are known as the "Demon Chosen".

The demons also select fanatics from among these humans and bestow power upon them; these are the "Blessed Ones".

"Are these demons getting along so well?" Sienna asked.

Despite her emotional outburst just now, she quickly regained her composure.

All the sorrow was transformed into hatred for the devil.

Barnum glanced at Sienna; he still couldn't figure out what kind of creature she was.

It couldn't possibly be a demon, could it?

It's so shameful for a demon to perch on a human's shoulder.

"It's relatively harmonious now."

Barnum said, "The First Demon War ended twenty years ago, and the Demon Lords reached an agreement not to fight each other."

As for whether there will be another demon war in the future?

That's not something he, an E-level demon, should be concerned with.

Qiao Ye wanted to ask more questions.

But suddenly, he saw Barnum's expression change.

"This, this gentleman."

Barnum's voice trembled slightly. "I know you still have questions, but now is really not the time."

Qiao Ye frowned: "What do you mean?"

"It's getting dark!" Barnum said. "Those things are about to come out!"

Is it getting dark?

Qiao Ye looked up at the sky.

indeed.

The blood-red sky is transitioning to dark purple.

"What are you talking about?"

"A resurrected corpse!"

Barnum trembled as he said, "Don't blame me for not warning you beforehand, those four corpses on the ground were your companions, weren't they?"

"If you don't want to see them turn into zombies, you'd better deal with it quickly!"

Resurrected corpse, zombie transformation...

Qiao Ye suddenly realized that he had forgotten such an important thing!

They were in New Orleans, a holy city of Voodoo.

Isn't the most well-known aspect of Voodoo the resurrected corpse?

The prototype of zombies!

"What should we do?" Qiao Ye asked quickly.

"You can hand these bodies over to me!"

Barnum patted his chest and said, "I guarantee I'll handle it perfectly!"

Fuck you!

How could Qiao Ye possibly believe this devil?

And at this moment—

[Occult Knowledge] has been activated.

You have learned about [Voodoo Funerals].

[Voodoo Funerals: In some countries with a strong Voodoo culture, such as Haiti, people slit the throat of a loved one or drive nails into their chest before burial to prevent them from turning into a zombie.]

Slit the throat, or drive nails into it?

There's nothing we can do.

Although he was reluctant to desecrate his teammate's body, Qiao Ye had no time to hesitate at this moment.

however--

Countless fine cracks spread outwards from him, as if something was pushing upwards from below.

However, at this very moment—

A grayish-white hand emerged from the ground.

It grabbed the soil at Qiao Ye's feet and pushed hard.

A head popped out of the ground.

That's a woman.

At least it used to be.

Her hair was stuck to her scalp in clumps, and large patches of skin had peeled off her face, revealing darkened muscles and bluish veins underneath.

His eyes were empty, devoid of anything.

But her jaw opened and closed, making a gurgling sound.

The resurrected corpse has appeared!

Qiao Ye's [Demon Hunter Knowledge] activated instantly—

[Resurrected Corpse]

[Rank: E-level Demon]

[Prototype: The distorted beliefs of Voodoo.]

[Description: Initially, slave owners desired obedient and cheap labor, leading to the idea of ​​bringing corpses back to life. However, when the corpses actually came back to life, the slave owners were displeased.]

[Weakness: Destroying their heads can render the resurrected corpses incapable of moving.]

Qiao Ye took a step back, and the nun slashed.

With a flash of light, the head flew off.

The headless corpse swayed and fell back into the pit.

But Qiao Ye did not sheathe his sword.

Because he saw it.

The entire land resembled a boiling pot.

The ground was churning, the soil was cracking, and countless gray-white arms were reaching out from the ground.

Grab the air, grab each other, grab anything you can grab.

They are crawling out.

From every inch of land.

Barnum was so frightened that he reverted to his original form.

Two mouths screamed simultaneously: "I told you not to go out after dark!"

Qiao Ye gritted his teeth.

If Barnum had revealed such important information earlier, he wouldn't be caught off guard now.

Beside him, the four corpses of his teammates had begun to mutate.

The resurrection has begun.

Qiao Ye knew things were going badly. No matter what, he couldn't let his allies in the coalition become inhuman.

Otherwise, they will die with their eyes wide open in disbelief!

Since that's the case—

He made up his mind.

Rather than being controlled by demons and sinking into eternal damnation, it's better to take control first, so that at least they can rest in peace later!

He suddenly stretched out his hand, and a strange green light emanated from his palm.

Necromancer Basic Skills -

【Corpse Manipulation】!

The green light transformed into invisible lines, connecting to the corpses of Petrov and the others.

They suddenly opened their eyes and stood up.

"Come with me!"

Qiao Ye turned and ran away; he didn't want to face the horde of zombies alone.

He ran forward, his four teammates' corpses behind him.

Sienna perched on Qiao Ye's shoulder, leaving even the cat dumbfounded.

These four teammates clearly do not resemble the appearance of a resurrected corpse.

Could it be Qiao Ye again?

"Is this also a Witcher's skill?!" she exclaimed.

"You'll get used to it, you'll get used to it!"

As Qiao Ye passed Barnum, he kicked him up.

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and get the car!"

Qiao Ye jumped onto Barnum's SUV, while his four teammates lay down in the trunk.

Barnum got into the car and floored the gas pedal.

The SUV roared off, its wheels crushing the resurrected corpse that had just emerged from the ground.

In the rearview mirror, countless resurrected corpses crawled out of the soil.

One after another, in clusters, they surged forth from the ground like a tide.

It looked particularly eerie under the dark purple sky.

The horde of zombies is converging on the highway.

The resurrected corpses moved slowly, swaying and stumbling.

But there are too many of them.

It's everywhere, in all directions.

"How could there be so many?"

Qiao Ye couldn't help but curse.

"Absolutely possible!"

Barnum shouted through his two mouths, "Do you know how many people have died on this land?"

Qiao Ye looked into the distance; the road was completely blocked.

This can't go on!

"Hey, bro."

At this point, Barnum tentatively said, "I have a few machine guns in my trunk, why don't you take them out and try them out?"