Chen Jingren and Yashamaru were hiding from the sun, but there was already an explosion in Lille City.
City Lord Adrian was in his office at the moment. He was standing in front of the portrait of his ancestor, his lips moving and he didn't know what he was saying to the portrait.
On the wall behind his desk hung a sword and a shield that symbolized the knight's status. There was also a heavy armor on the shelf next to it, which was unexpectedly clean and free of dust.
It can be seen that their owners use them frequently and take good care of them.
He had already sent a new search team into Gangze Mountain early this morning. The lack of substantial progress in yesterday's search made him very dissatisfied.
Just the day before yesterday, an inmate disappeared out of thin air from a prison for serious criminals in Lille.
And this escaped prisoner happened to be James, the former black-clad high priest who had just been arrested not long ago.
With his disappearance, his followers became restless.
This guy is a completely dangerous guy. Just after he escaped from prison, a red light occurred on Gangze Mountain that dyed the entire sky red.
The prophet Bryant happened to find him at this time and told him a terrifying news: the devil descended from the sky, and it would blow the horn of destruction and bring the world to a catastrophe of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
When Bryant learned that James had escaped from prison, the city owner and he immediately believed that it was James who did it.
He has the strength and the motive for revenge, and he happens to be missing.
Just after James escaped from prison, George and his daughter, who had informed him, also disappeared.
Yesterday, the search team reported that they found six corpses in the mountains that had been eaten with only bones left. It was unclear whether they were caused by zombies or wild animals.
In this way, the identity of the deceased could not be confirmed, but City Lord Adrian definitely did not believe that James was dead.
Even if James and the devil were not found for a day, his hanging heart could not let go.
What he was most worried about was that James would collude with the devil and the zombies, which would lead to a catastrophe for mankind just as the prophet said.
However, the search did not go smoothly. Gangze Mountain was too big, and various forces were entangled there.
In order to avoid zombie activity time, they must end the search before sunset.
But if James and the Devil were only active at night like zombies, it would be impossible to find them.
At this moment, the door was knocked.
"Please come in!"
The person who pushed open the door was Captain Andrew. His team had been searching the mountains since yesterday.
"Lord Adrian, I am here to report to you the progress of the search. As for the cave my team discovered while exploring yesterday, I and my team members entered the search again today. The beast in the cave has disappeared, and there is a small amount of Shura grass and some I don’t know if they are human or animal bones. But traces of struggle were found in the cave, and these traces are still very new and should have been left not long ago.”
"Shura grass? Beasts? Fighting? Isn't Shura grass only found in Witch's Hill? Why is there Shura grass in that cave? How can there be beasts that are not affected by Shura grass, and can even fight where Shura grass exists? What? Captain Andrew, what do you mean?"
Captain Andrew seemed to have made a big mistake, and said with some fear: "Yesterday we discovered the cave in the Nanshan area of Gangze Mountain and entered it to explore. Because Shura grass was found in the cave, one of my team members was attacked. In order to save the unconscious team members, I ordered the exploration to be stopped. But then I thought about it, it would be terrible if other search team members who did not know the truth accidentally entered by mistake. I once sent two team members back to seal the entrance of the cave, and that was when they heard the sound inside the cave. There was the roar of the beast and the terrifying emerald green eyes. For their own safety, they gave up sealing the cave entrance and fled back."
At this point, Andrew hesitated to speak.
Adrian looked at Andrew's expression, comforted him and said, "Don't have any scruples and tell me everything you think. I will definitely trust your judgment."
Andrew then continued: "I didn't pay much attention at first, thinking I was just startling the beast in the cave. But in retrospect, although I heard that only animals and witches are allowed to enter Witch's Hill, there may be poisonous animals in Witch's Hill where Shura grass is everywhere. The resistance is much better than that of other races. But it would be wrong to have a fight between Shura Grass and beasts that are not affected by Shura Grass at the same time."
After a pause, he continued: "And the only people who can fight with beasts that are not affected by the effect of Shura Grass are guys who are also not affected by Shura Grass. If after we leave, someone enters the cave and fights with the beast Killed the beast. Or maybe the sound my team members first heard and saw was not a beast?"
Having said this, Adrien somewhat understood.
"You want to say that the devil and James once hid in the cave. Because of the Shura grass, it became a restricted area that was difficult for the search team to enter, so they were not found. Why didn't you report such an important thing earlier?"
James was so frightened that cold sweat dripped from his forehead, and he said tremblingly: "It's all my fault, I was negligent. If only I could figure this out earlier."
Adrian did not continue to scold him, but comforted him: "I don't mean to blame you, you have done a good job. You go and gather your people immediately, and we will take action when I come back from meeting the prophet."
Captain Andrew resigned, and Lord Adrian went to see the prophet. After that, human forces began to join the chess game.
But Chen Jingren, who was hiding in the tree hole, said that since it was noon and the sun was shining, his zombie body seemed very weak at the moment, and the Gu worms had calmed down.
Chen Jingren knew clearly that as long as he waited until nightfall, these insects would torture him again.
If he refused to sacrifice his life for Sulan, Sulan would not remove the corpse poison from him.
Now he was firmly controlled by Sulan, and the only one around him who could move freely was Yashamaru.
Chen Jingren modified the eating plan he had made before. He originally wanted to survive the thirty days of the game safely away from right and wrong.
But this idea did not exist from the moment he arrived. Chen Jingren had no idea that his appearance would be as exaggerated as summoning a demon.
And putting him at the center of the struggle from the very beginning was what the hateful Martel had planned from the very beginning.
"Since I can't escape, then I will play a good game of chess with you."
Chen Jingren informed Yashamaru of his plan and asked Yashamaru to keep it secret.
And when hunting, you must not bite the prey, or let the prey turn into zombies, as that will affect your plan.
The plan is arranged, just wait until nightfall and take action immediately.
While Chen Jingren and Yashamaru were quietly waiting for nightfall, a large amount of human aura appeared in the Sulan family's territory.
Moreover, the aura was getting closer and closer to Chen Jingren and the others, and the danger came before it got dark.
"It's these guys again, who are they looking for? Why don't they have fun?"
Chen Jingren couldn't help but complain, but the next second he suddenly understood.
"I remember when I first arrived, there were four burnt corpses around me, and there were two corpses in the woods in the distance. Are they the ones I'm looking for? Aren't those people followers of the witch?"
Seeing how things were developing more and more weirdly, Chen Jingren couldn't help but suspect that his previous reasoning was wrong.
"Could it be that the person who held the summoning ceremony there to summon him was not a follower of the witch, but someone from the human camp?"
As soon as I thought about this, a chill rose from the soles of my feet.
"No! If it's really not a summoning ceremony held by the followers of the witch, then I will be completely exposed. When the two zombie bosses find out the truth, they will definitely kill me. But at this time, I was also hit by Su Lan’s corpse Gu!”
Through the unique ability of zombies to sense human scent, Chen Jingren discovered that there were particularly many searchers coming this time.
The other party must have gotten some news and concentrated on searching this place.
Although Chen Jingren expected to encounter search personnel, he did not expect to encounter so many.
The conversations and responses between them could be clearly heard, and it would be terrible if they discovered it.
Chen Jingren pinched Yashamaru's mouth tightly, fearing that it would make any noise out of instinct.
The human footsteps were getting closer and closer to them. Chen Jingren's heartbeat became very fast due to excessive nervousness. He was already prepared for the worst.
A human was slowly walking towards their hiding place, getting closer and closer.
Chen Jingren could even hear the man breathing.
Chen Jingren kept praying in his heart: "I hope this idiot won't notice this and pass us quickly."
The searcher was searching the surroundings carefully, and when he looked up, he discovered the tree hole where Chen Jingren and the others were hiding.
"Huh? Is there a tree hole here?"
After discovering the tree hole, I walked slowly towards it.
One step, two steps, three steps... The footsteps are getting closer and closer, and he is about to approach the tree hole. As long as he investigates the tree hole, he will find Chen Jingren hiding here.
Chen Jingren also showed off his sharp nails. He would not sit still and wait for death. As soon as the other party found out, he would kill him on the spot.
Moreover, he must be killed in one blow without letting him make any cry for help.
When the search team came to the tree hole, they suddenly stopped.
He said to himself: "Forget it, how could James and the devil hide in the tree hole. The only ones hiding in the tree hole are hibernating bears. It's almost summer now. If the bears don't wake up, they will just sleep until next year." .”
After laughing at himself, the search team member turned and left.
Seeing that the other party left wisely, Chen Jingren let out a sigh of relief.
They were just a tiny bit away from being discovered.
Just when Chen Jingren breathed a sigh of relief, a burst of rapid footsteps suddenly came towards them again.
The sudden reversal instantly lifted Chen Jingren's heart that had just been put down into his throat again.
