Chapter 80: Upgrading Undead Creatures

After eating and drinking their fill, Green and the others settled the bill and left. When settling the bill, Green paid special attention to the attitude of the restaurant waiters. He wanted to read some clues from their faces. If these waiters knew about the poisoning incident, they would surely show some signs.

However, Green was disappointed. The waiters remained very calm, showing no signs of anything amiss. Even when Green gave them a tip, they behaved normally.

Although Green didn't see anything, he wasn't too disappointed. After leaving the restaurant with Zhao Hai, they immediately headed out of the city. They had finished their business in the city, and staying any longer would be pointless.

Most importantly, Green and the others wanted to set a trap. They believed that the person who poisoned them would certainly come to check the results. Poisoning a black mage was a very dangerous act, as black mages were usually experts in poisons. Ordinary poisons had no effect on them.

Because of this, Green and the others believed that the person would come to check if they were poisoned. If they were still in the city, the person wouldn't dare to act. In a large city like Casar, acting rashly would anger the Vanser family, who might intervene.

Green and the others didn't want to conflict with the Vanser family yet, but they wouldn't let the person who dared to poison them off easily.

After leaving the city, Zhao Hai and the others immediately released the alien, pretending to be in a hurry to reach the Rocky Mountains. They had less than two hours before the poison took effect.

Zhao Hai carefully calculated the time, controlling the speed of the alien so that it would enter the mountains and then pretend to be poisoned.

Zhao Hai and the others hadn't noticed any enemies following them, but Green knew that someone was definitely following them. The assassins trained by powerful families or organizations were not easy to detect.

When they left Casar City, it was already past two in the afternoon. In about two hours, it would be nearly four. It was spring, so it wouldn't get dark as early as in winter. At four, it was still quite bright, and there was still time to do what they needed to do. This was the time Zhao Hai left for the others.

Although it would be more advantageous for Zhao Hai and the others if it were dark, the poison didn't give them that much time. Therefore, they decided to act in the mountains, where they wouldn't be noticed by others.

Zhao Hai and the others' actions were no different from when they came. To others, it seemed that Zhao Hai and the others had registered as mages in Casar City and were now leaving, trying to get home before dark. There was nothing unusual about this.

The two hours of travel were quite boring, but Zhao Hai and the others had gotten used to it. They had been traveling for days, and this time they had something to do, so they didn't find the two hours particularly difficult.

Zhao Hai calculated the time and felt it was about right. He turned to Green and said, "Grandpa Green, it's about time." Green looked around. They were already in the mountains. Although there was a road, it was rarely used, especially at this time of day. It was almost dark, and the city gates of Casar closed at six. No one would be rushing to the city at this time.

Green nodded and said, "Alright, let's act." Zhao Hai nodded, slowing down the alien gradually. Then he retracted the alien, and all of them fell to the ground, lying still as if they had fainted.

They lay on the ground for over half an hour, but nothing happened. However, Zhao Hai and the others had anticipated this, so they remained still, lying quietly.

Fortunately, it wasn't cold, and the place where they lay was covered with weeds, so they didn't feel the cold. However, just lying there was indeed uncomfortable.

After lying on the ground for over an hour, just as they were about to give up, something finally happened. Green heard a faint sound of footsteps approaching.

Although Zhao Hai didn't have Green's excellent hearing, he still had the surveillance system from his spatial farm. Zhao Hai had discovered that he could still use the surveillance system after leaving the spatial farm, just like before, appearing as a projection in front of his eyes. Since his level had reached six, the surveillance range had increased by ten meters.

This ten meters didn't mean an additional ten square meters but that the diameter of the surveillance area had increased by ten meters, significantly expanding Zhao Hai's surveillance range. At this moment, Zhao Hai saw someone approaching on the screen.

Normally, one should be able to hear footsteps when someone was fifty meters away, but Zhao Hai heard nothing. If it weren't for the surveillance system, Zhao Hai wouldn't have noticed the person approaching.

Controlling the surveillance system, Zhao Hai clicked on the green dot that was slowly approaching. A figure immediately appeared next to Zhao Hai and the others.

The person was very thin and small, dressed in black, with long arms and legs. They walked cautiously, carrying a black, slender sword on their back. They had a small nose and small eyes. Seeing this figure, Zhao Hai couldn't help but think of someone—Shi Qian from "Water Margin."

According to the book, Shi Qian's appearance matched this person perfectly. If he were on Earth, he wouldn't need makeup to play Shi Qian.

The person was very cautious, stopping about twenty meters away from Zhao Hai and the others. Then they took out several cross darts and threw them at Zhao Hai and the others.

Zhao Hai couldn't help but curse inwardly. This guy was really cautious. They had been lying there for over an hour, and he was still so careful.

At that moment, Zhao Hai suddenly summoned Zhao Zui, who blocked the darts. He wouldn't let the darts hit him.

As Zhao Hai summoned Zhao Zui, Green also moved. As an eighth-level advanced warrior, dealing with an assassin was easy for him. A yellow light flashed around Green as he pounced on the person. A green protective shield suddenly appeared around Meg, covering Zhao Hai, Zhao Zui, and herself.

The darts couldn't penetrate Meg's shield. When Zhao Zui appeared, the person realized they had been tricked and tried to retreat. However, it was too late. Green's strength was even greater than they had imagined. In one pounce, he covered the twenty meters and reached the person, who couldn't escape even if they wanted to.

The person was quite resolute and didn't try to run. Instead, they stared at Green with a determined look and then spat out a mouthful of black blood, falling to the ground dead.

Zhao Hai stood up and saw this. He hadn't expected the person to be so ruthless, immediately committing suicide upon realizing they couldn't escape. It seemed the person had poison in their mouth, just like in TV shows.

Green also hadn't expected the person to commit suicide. Now, there was no one to question. Green stopped beside the corpse and examined it. The person had no distinctive features, and there were no marks indicating any particular organization. It was impossible to trace their background.

Zhao Hai also approached the corpse, looking at the blackened face and then glancing around. He then turned to Zhao Zui and asked, "Zhao Zui, if we turn this guy into an undead creature, can we get any information from him?"

Zhao Zui shook his head and said, "No, Master. I am now an undead creature, so I can only create low-level undead creatures. I can't create high-level ones. Even if we turn this person into an undead creature, they would be a low-level one with no knowledge, unable to answer any questions."

Zhao Hai looked at the corpse, gritted his teeth, and said, "Turn him into an undead creature. Don't waste him. If he dared to attack us, he should have been prepared for this." Zhao Zui responded, softly chanting a few spells. A black mist emerged from his body and fell onto the person. When the mist dissipated, only a pale white skeleton remained on the ground, but the person's clothes and the slender sword on their back were still intact.

Zhao Hai didn't look at the person and directly stored the person and Zhao Zui in his spatial farm. However, as soon as the person entered the spatial farm, a notification sounded: "Low-level humanoid robot, upgrade, enhance abilities, enhance toxins."

Zhao Hai was surprised, then his face lit up. He immediately summoned the person again. The pale white skeleton had turned dark green, just like Zhao Zui and the others.

Zhao Hai happily asked, "Can you understand what I'm saying?" The person nodded.

Zhao Hai was overjoyed and quickly asked, "What's your name? Which organization do you belong to?"

The person shook their head and said, "Master, I am your loyal servant."

Zhao Hai was taken aback and asked a few more questions, but the person only repeated the same phrase. Zhao Hai realized that the person had no memory of their past.

Zhao Hai smiled bitterly, thinking that the upgrade wouldn't provide any useful information. However, he still asked, "What can you do?"

The person replied, "Master, I can assassinate, use darts, wield a sword, and use combat skills."

Zhao Hai understood. This person, now a low-level undead creature created by Zhao Zui, naturally wouldn't remember their past. The spatial farm's upgrade, like the natural upgrades of undead creatures, retained the person's previous abilities as an assassin.

Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright, call me Master from now on. Starting today, you will be called Zhao Qian." He then stored the person back in the spatial farm.