Chapter 95

This person's skin had turned a deathly white, with large patches of blackened veins appearing on his body. Not only that, but there were also blades of grass growing from his body, clearly implanted by someone. Despite this, he was still alive.

"…Save… me."

Taking out a detox pill, Zheng Chen pressed it directly onto a wound on his chest. The white detox pill visibly turned black. Then, Zheng Chen took out a few pills and stuffed them into his mouth.

This person, who looked like a dead man, slightly regained some strength. No one knew how long he had held on, but he was still alive.

"…" After being saved by Zheng Chen, the person's eyes bulged out, looking behind Zheng Chen with a terrified expression, trying to speak but unable to utter a single word.

Slowing down a bit, Zheng Chen reached into his cloak and suddenly burst out, throwing a bottle of blood behind him. The black dog blood he threw covered a fan-shaped area behind him.

Several sharp howls suddenly sounded, and Zheng Chen saw several blurry shadows quickly retreating into the gray mist.

What the hell is this? ... It really is a ghostly thing.

Seeing that Zheng Chen had resolved the danger behind him, the person who looked like a dead man calmed down a bit... No wonder this character from the forum was so well-prepared.

"Wait." Zheng Chen said, searching around. This person had survived for so long here, so there must be something strange nearby; otherwise, it would just be luck.

If it were just luck, he wouldn't have ended up like this.

Seeing Zheng Chen leave, the player immediately panicked. Hey, hey, hey, is he going to leave me here?

Fortunately, Zheng Chen returned shortly after, but the blurry shadows following him made the player's eyes widen again!

These ghostly things had given him a lot of trouble, and they had wiped out his entire group except for him. Now those ghostly things were back!

Approaching the player, Zheng Chen threw the bottle of blood behind him, and the ghostly shadows immediately howled and retreated.

After forcing the ghostly shadows back, Zheng Chen dragged the player out of the cemetery. Along the way, the zombies seemed to be stimulated and surged towards Zheng Chen, and even the human blood he threw had little effect!

Moreover, there were many ghostly shadows floating around in the gray mist, which hadn't been there before!

Staring at the zombies blocking the path, Zheng Chen counted the bottles of blood hanging from his cloak, threw off his cloak, and took out a crossbow he had prepared in advance. He aimed it forward and fired, and the arrow split into two halves, each carrying a metal wire that cut the zombies in the attack range in half.

The player was stunned by the weapon's power. This thing is so powerful!?

The range of this arrow was even wider than a shotgun, and it was effective!

As for the ghostly shadows, the black dog blood in Zheng Chen's hand still had a strong deterrent effect.

After breaking out of the gray mist in the cemetery, Zheng Chen threw the player to the side, quickly spat out the detox pill in his mouth, which had turned black, and threw away the slightly lighter ones that were clearly no longer usable.

After confirming that he hadn't been contaminated by anything strange, Zheng Chen looked at the player lying on the ground, who was in a weak state.

"My name is Zhao Wen..." Zhao Wen said with some effort, feeling incredibly relieved. If it had been a bit later, he would have considered suicide to start over.

Nodding, Zheng Chen quickly left the cemetery with him and arrived at a pre-prepared resting spot. He lit a fire and threw all the ineffective detox pills into it.

This was a method mentioned by Ping Shizhi. Although the smoke contained some toxins, it was better than throwing them around.

"Uh, can you help me pull these grass blades out of my body?"

Zhao Wen, who had regained some strength, said with difficulty.

"Did you implant them yourself?"

Zhao Wen nodded. This was an emergency measure he had come up with when the detox pills ran out and the group was almost wiped out. If it worked, he could survive a bit longer; if not, he would die. In any case, the number of lives in the game was limited within a certain time, so he didn't want to waste them.

Although staying in that place alone was terrifying and the pain from his injuries was intense, it was a rare and valuable experience... Well, being able to endure it, ignoring the pain, was a significant factor.

Although the roots of these plants were connected to a zombie before he pulled them out, which was disgusting, compared to survival, it wasn't a big deal.

"Did you find anything?"

After pulling out the grass from his body, Zheng Chen asked. There might still be some roots left in his body, but it wasn't the right time to deal with them. He would let Ping Shizhi handle it when they returned.

"Nothing." Zhao Wen's lips twitched involuntarily. He didn't find anything... No, he did find a lot of ghostly things. Although they didn't cause much damage, they greatly limited their abilities, and they were surrounded by zombies. A few teammates who managed to escape were eventually killed by the zombie poison and evil energy.

It was simply ridiculous... There hadn't been such a situation a few days ago! Although Ping Shizhi had warned them about the increased danger, they hadn't expected it to be this severe.

The first time they came, most of the group returned, but the second time, only he was left.

"If you can walk, let's leave." Zheng Chen took out two new detox pills, threw the empty porcelain bottle aside, and removed his cloak, throwing it into the fire. He then dug up a package from a nearby spot.

Zhao Wen's lips twitched. This preparation was too thorough... Wait... Did he also take the village chief's commission?

Zheng Chen temporarily left, and the surroundings gradually became quiet. Apart from the sound of the fire, Zhao Wen faintly heard some water flowing. There was a small river nearby! Was he going to take a bath?

After a while, he saw Zheng Chen return in a new set of clothes, carrying a much smaller package. It was really like that...

This was unbelievable.

Under the effect of the detox pills, the terrifying symptoms on Zhao Wen's body slowly disappeared. Zheng Chen didn't pay much attention to him, and Zhao Wen, exposed to the scorching sun, soon felt thirsty.

Looking at Zheng Chen, who was already eating, Zhao Wen thought, "Can't you help me drink a little?"

Zhao Wen thought with a sense of regret, barely sitting up and taking a sip of water from the bottle next to him. Fortunately, the cap wasn't on.

After drinking the water, he couldn't help but take a long breath. In a safe environment, a series of previously ignored issues appeared. His thirst was quenched, but he was hungry again!

After struggling until the afternoon, Zhao Wen barely regained the ability to move. By the time they returned to the village, it was almost evening.

In Ping Shizhi's clinic, after Ping Shizhi settled Zhao Wen, Zheng Chen was taken to a separate room. "How was it?"

Zheng Chen took out a damaged butterfly wing emitting a blue glow, just half of it. The cemetery was almost barren; how could a butterfly appear there?

"A butterfly?" Ping Shizhi picked up the damaged butterfly wing that Zheng Chen had gently placed on the table and examined it, then shook his head. He couldn't identify what type of butterfly it was; the patterns on it were unfamiliar. "Where did you find it?"

"Uh-huh."

"Could it be some strange thing causing a mutation?" Ping Shizhi said softly. He couldn't identify the butterfly wing, but the fact that Zheng Chen brought it back from the cemetery was significant.

Blue butterfly... Blue butterfly...

Ping Shizhi frowned, thinking hard. "Right! A few months ago, a black-haired girl briefly stayed in the village. She seemed to be tracking someone and asked around in the village."

"..." A black-haired girl a few months ago? An image of a tall figure immediately flashed in Zheng Chen's mind. Was it her?

"She asked us to pay attention to any strange blue butterflies..." Ping Shizhi frowned. There had been no sign of blue butterflies in the past few months, but now they had appeared. Should they look for that girl?

The key was that no one in the village knew who she was, where she came from, or why she came here. Now that she had left, the entity she was tracking seemed to still be there. In any case, the cemetery's mutation now had some leads. "Sigh, good work, Little Zheng."

Ping Shizhi shook his head and said to Zheng Chen, "We can stop the investigation here."

Regarding the cemetery, he had already heard the situation from Zhao Wen while treating him. Apart from the zombies, ghostly things had also appeared. If they didn't resolve it quickly, who knew what else might happen!

Moreover, the situation there wasn't something ordinary people could handle. Zheng Chen was strong among ordinary people, but he was still an ordinary person.

After returning to his residence, Lei and Xi Ya had already gone back, and they seemed to be in a bad mood.

"What happened?"

"I was harassed by a lot of people," Xi Ya said softly, a thin vine in her hand gently wrapping around her finger, slowly tightening...

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