"Whew!" A ball of Strange Fire appeared in Zhang nglong's palm, but to his surprise, in this darkness, the ever-reliable Strange Fire was rely akin to an ordinary kerosene lamp, with visibility limited to only about five ters around him.
This was the first ti ever that Zhang nglong used Strange Fire and it backfired on him!
"What kind of spooky place is this?" Zhang nglong increased the output of the Strange Fire, shrouding his body in flas, but he could still only see about ten ters around him.
After the strange thing that attacked him missed, it clearly retreated back into the darkness, but Zhang nglong could still feel sothing moving at high speed, ready to strike at any mont.
"Even the Strange Fire can be suppressed, it's too bizarre!"
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!" Zhang nglong was furious, and he suddenly hurled out ball after ball of fla in all directions. Without his restraint, the twenty-odd Strange Fires quickly spread, enveloping the surrounding area of several thousand ters in a sea of fire, and Zhang nglong finally saw the humanoid creature.
"This..."
When Zhang nglong saw the thing, he couldn't help but shiver instinctively.
Indeed, the thing did not look much different from a normal adult at first glance, but upon closer inspection, its body was emaciated and hunched over like a withered old man, and its skin was a dry, charred black, as if it had been carbonized by fire.
Its face had long lost its forr appearance, and only its two crimson eyes stood out as especially eerie, even with traces of blood at the corners of its mouth, likely left by the Warcraft it attacked earlier.
"This little thing is quite unique," Zhang nglong observed no intelligence from the creature's eyes, as if it were a beast driven solely by murderous instinct, even making him think of zombies.
Of course, zombies were nothing compared to this creature.
"Hmm? That thing..." Zhang nglong suddenly noticed that this creature was dressed in tattered clothes, which were still not completely decayed after all these years, displaying a pattern of the superpower known as Dustless Absolute Palace among the eighteen superpowers.
Zhang nglong had a deep impression of that power, as Dustless Absolute Palace was filled with mighty n who practiced Body Refining Techniques, exuding an aura of philosophy whenever they appeared, making this creature seem like it used to be one of them.
The creature stared at Zhang nglong, drool continuously flowing from its mouth, and emitting low snarls, displaying almost no difference from a beast besides its shape.
In the distance, the slaughter continued, making it clear that there was more than one such creature around.
Zhang nglong commanded the flas to spread, instantly subrging the entire forest in a sea of fire.
Within the Strange Fire, the trees were swiftly burned to nothing, revealing those nauseating creatures and the remains of Warcraft.
The creature count was not large; counting the one in front of him, there were only four in total, but there were at least seventy or eighty Warcraft carcasses on the ground, with most of them reduced to pieces.
"What the hell?" Zhang nglong's gaze was suddenly drawn to one particular corpse.
Amongst the many corpses, it was the only intact one, with sothing appearing to move inside its body.
Suddenly, sharp claws ripped the corpse open from within, and a black monster the size of an adult erged.
"This… it can actually reproduce like this?" Zhang nglong felt a bit nauseous; this was reminiscent of a zombie virus spreading, yet Zhang nglong was still clueless whether it was infection-based reproduction, or more akin to an alien laying eggs within creatures to propagate.
The newborn creature's Life Level was approximately at First-grade, and its first action post-birth was to devour the Warcraft corpse entirely. After completing the consumption, its Life Level rose two levels imdiately!
"This truly is a hellhole!" Zhang nglong couldn't help but worry for the other Heavenly Prides.
Even he felt sowhat stifled in such an environnt, and if others ended up in this darkness, they might only end up as prey.
Zhang nglong now grasped the difficulty of this trial; without finding so appropriate asures to mitigate these creatures, this could likely beco the deadliest trial in history.
However, Zhang nglong didn't have much ti to dwell on this as those creatures were already closing in on him.
Zhang nglong noticed that these creatures seed instinctively fearful of the flas; they remained hidden in the darkness, but Zhang nglong felt no fear as his surroundings were illuminated by flas for several thousand ters around, affording him ample reaction ti if the creatures got close.
The hunt comnced, with the pack seemingly treating Zhang nglong as prey. Their figures flickered around him, their sharp claws as deadly as a Divine Weapon, each aid directly at Zhang nglong's vital points.
"Shing!"
A blood mark appeared on Zhang nglong's arm, not because he couldn't dodge, but because he sought more information!
"These creatures carry a highly infectious quality!" Zhang nglong imdiately sensed that a virus-like substance was present on the creature, with red micro-particles swiftly corroding his body. The speed of infection was rapid, and without any suppressive asures, full infection could occur in re minutes.
[Dean, this is a very advanced virus capable of rapidly multiplying within living organisms, turning them into mindless monsters, much like the zombie virus on your Earth. The crucial difference is that it seemingly targets your human genes for attacks, whereas in Warcraft bodies, it mutates into another kind of reproduction mode. These two proliferative modes combined allow for an exceedingly fast propagation rate!]
"So, the main challenge to face this ti is indeed these creatures," Zhang nglong activated his immune system; his perfect genes had long since rendered him impervious to poisons, and despite the virus's potency, it couldn't truly infect Zhang nglong.
He collected so of his blood samples, suddenly struck by a profitable idea.
"Gou Dan, ti for business again!" Zhang nglong displayed a mischievous grin.
[Business?]
"Hehe, you see, this place is so hazardous, people who lack self-preservation abilities will need a haven, don't you think? Wouldn't it be reasonable if I set up a refuge and charged a tiny bit of money?"
"Also, if soone gets scratched by these creatures and doesn't want to turn into one, they'll have to find a solution, right? If I can cure them, charging a dical fee wouldn't be too much, would it?"
[People co here for a trial, Dean, but you seem to be here for profit.]
"Hahaha," Zhang nglong laughed, "it's just a side hustle, though before that, we need to research this thing!"
Zhang nglong raised his hand, a fla lotus slowly taking shape...
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