Volume 2 Chapter 114 The Restless Wilderness
Thor knew very well that what happened to him was not due to hallucinations or conjectures, but perhaps due to the time difference on the way back and forth or some other reason, the magic array that seemed to be a teleportation array disappeared.
It's kind of weird when you think about it, like when you suddenly see a guy in the crowd with his head standing there and smiling at you, and when you pull the crowd around you and point it to them, that guy is gone.
In the end, Thor didn't bother to explain anything to anyone, and he never paid attention to those worldly eyes and discussions.
Originally, Thor's circle of friends has always been small, and he has never liked to live in the spotlight. Orphans have always been sensitive and suspicious, and the more eyes they are around, the more people they have to distinguish, and they are too tired.
Anyway, he witnessed it and tried his best, and since there was no result, Thor wouldn't force anything.
Maybe there are too many secrets in the wilderness, and that's how the truth is buried by various accidents.
It's late autumn now, and winter is coming soon, so when the snow closes, it's not a good season for adventure.
Tugging on the tail of autumn, Thor has been active lately. After dealing with the trivial matters in the cemetery every day, he went out early and drilled into the wilderness every day until he was tired and returned late.
After entering the Sleeping Forest today, Thor chose a random direction and set off on an adventure, leaving everything to luck.
The ground is thickly covered with rotting leaves from late autumn, countless cobwebs hang between the trees, and when you look up, you can see the leafy treetops that cover the sky, and the damp and cool air permeates the forest.
The area of the Sleeping Forest is too vast for a small map in my hand to exhaust itself.
Thor wasn't sure where he had been, it seemed to be near the grave of that guy from Claude?
As Thor looked around, the sound of dead leaves being trampled could be heard, and a rotten creature came out from behind the tree.
When he saw it clearly, Thor's gaze instantly became hot.
A zombie! That's a good thing!
In previous adventures, Thor had encountered some rotting creatures, but they were usually rotting corpses, and even the common rotting corpses were not encountered every day.
The difference between carrion and zombies is clear at a glance.
The rotting corpses are thoroughly decomposed, while the zombies are better, and some will look at you innocently with their big eyelidless eyes. The most noticeable difference, though, is the body, which is usually a dark red color with intact muscle groups, and looks like someone who has been accidentally skinned.
Zombie Thor has only encountered it once, just like the magic illustrated book, I don't know if there is wisdom or not, but zombies do have a lot of strength.
In terms of speed and power, the overall feeling for Thor is not too strong, but it is definitely not weak either. It is gratifying that after Thor beheaded the stiffness, the other party really contributed a demon soul to Thor .
Thor doesn't know if zombies have a clear weakness, and the Pokédex doesn't give a description of it. He groped for his own sword and cut a lot of swords before he cut off the zombie's neck, and Thor no longer struggled with ways and means, if only he could kill it.
Thor had heard from Captain Locke in the tavern, well...... Locke is an alcoholic in the tavern, and his usual profession is adventurer. That guy probably hasn't even seen the sea, and I don't know why he always thinks of himself as the captain of the ship.
When he gets excited, he will blow his story around him, from his wilderness adventures to the color of a woman's skirt.
It was from him that Thor once overheard that zombies are the monsters that adventurers prefer, because of the high probability of demon souls, and the reason seems to be because they have a similar appearance to humans.
This reason sounds like nonsense, and it is unknown whether it is true or not, but in terms of the result of killing a zombie and appearing a demon soul, Thor still believes in the probability.
It is precisely because of this that when he encounters a zombie again today, Thor will be as excited as seeing a long-lost relative, not only because of the probability of the appearance of the demon soul, but also because the zombie level is within the range of his challenge.
Pulling out his long sword, he moved his wrist and flicked a few circles of sword shadows, and Thor pounced directly on the zombie.
However, before Thor could meet for the first time, five or six more zombies appeared from behind different trees with the sound of dead leaves being trampled.
Hell, it's a zombie horde! In the open forest terrain, it was still a little reluctant to face the siege of six or seven zombies, and Thor had to break out of the siege before it could be formed.
The advantage of a squad-based adventure is that you can withstand more enemies, while the individual form of an adventure is flexibility.
However, Thor did not flee, but attracted the group of zombies, hoping to make the group of zombies behind him fall behind or scatter through the complex terrain, and that was his chance.
But I don't know if this group of zombies has team intelligence or some other reason, this group of rotten guys can always get together in the end no matter how they are divided by the terrain.
Thor still didn't give up, stopping and waiting for them from time to time, dragging them all the way north.
Unfortunately, when they were still some distance away from the col where the dragon Therus was located, the group of zombies clearly sensed something and decisively turned around and left Thor to play alone.
Saul was speechless about the result.
In fact, Thor had tried to hunt in the col where the dragon was located, and he didn't dare to use the dragon to enjoy it, but Thor thought that with his friendship of sending fish from time to time, he would let them know why the flames were so red if he attracted a strong enemy dragon.
The idea was constructive, but it turned out that most of the monsters might be more or less intelligent, and they would never venture into the dragon's territory, well, except for the iron-headed Devilhorn Wolves who chased Thor in the first place.
Seeing that the zombies saw through their malice, Thor could only stay behind them in turn, looking for an opportunity. After leaving the dragon's territory, everyone played a game of cat and mouse again.
Later, there were some changes in the situation, and in the process of chasing and dodging, Thor suddenly encountered another zombie group, more than a dozen of them, and the two groups merged into a group to chase Thor.
It was dangerous, and Thor fled all the way back into the dragon's col to shake off the group of enemies.
Leaning against the dragon's body, he sighed helplessly, wasting another day of.
It wasn't until he was on his way home that Thor suddenly realized that something was wrong today.
He didn't dare to say that he was familiar with this wilderness, but after all, he was walking and watching every day, but he had never encountered such a large number of zombies in his memory, and even individuals were rare. So, where did these guys who popped up come from?
Walking to the lake, Thor kicked off his boots and soaked his feet in the cool water.
"What's the special thing you haven't done lately?" Thor said suddenly, like a psychopath, into the empty lake.
A moment later.
"I haven't even shown up yet, how did you notice me?, it's a nuisance, why would you deprive me of my only pleasure?" Sylvana sat down beside Thor in a dejected tone.
"You'd better keep that little bit of trick to scare the homeless and wild dogs. Thor grinned,
"What do you mean?" Sevana didn't know.
"It's just something that seems a little abnormal to you, or something different from what it used to be, anything. Thor didn't really know what he wanted to ask.
"When you say that, I suddenly remembered that two people seemed to have crawled out of the lake yesterday. ”
"What do you mean?" Thor glared, a little unintelligible.
"It's those two people who were originally drowned in this lake, but suddenly came back to life yesterday and crawled out. Savana replied.
Thor couldn't remember what to say for a moment with his mouth open.
"They're all soaked, aren't they? soak them as soft as bread, what's the use of crawling out?" Thor asked subconsciously.
"How do I know, maybe they just want to climb ashore and dry themselves. Siffana muttered.
The corners of Thor's eyes twitched a few times, and he inexplicably felt that it actually made sense.
"What do you think, I mean from your standpoint, what do you think they are?" Thor asked again.
"They're obviously monsters, what else could they be? The living dead? I envy them that they can get out of this lake and run around. Sylvana stared at Thor reluctantly.
Looking at Sevana, who had human eyes and a body that looked like transparent sculptures, and rightly called those two guys monsters, Thor felt that this conversation could not continue.
You weren't much better yourself, were you?Thor could have asked, but instead of teasing Sylvana again, he fell into deep thought alone.
In this wilderness, it seems that something suddenly happened that I didn't know.
Thor vaguely remembered a time before someone seemed to have said that the land was sick and that the earth was gradually rotting. It is also said that there are too many dead people who are too attached to this world and are unwilling to die completely.
Shaking his head, Thor felt like he was thinking too much. These words sound like the drunken babblings of some drunkard, with no specific direction and no reference value.
"Be careful!" said Thor to Sylvana before leaving.
"Watch out for what?" Sevana wondered.
"I can't tell, in short, you should be cautious yourself, don't show up easily, and pay more attention to your surroundings. Tell me if you need help, I can't help you anyway. Thor put on his boots.
"You ......!" Sevana listened sweetly, but her face darkened when she heard it.
"Be careful, anyway. Thor stood up.
"I really want to go with you. ”
"Where are you going? Can't you leave this lake?"
"Yes, there's a source of magic in this lake, and I'll disappear if I get too far from here. Sylvana suddenly felt a little sad.
"Is there a source of magic? Is there a lake in other lakes? By the way, do you know the sea? I don't know what the source of magic is, but there should be something like that in the vast ocean, maybe I can take you there and help you change the environment." Saul suggested.
"I don't know what the sea is, but it's useless, I can't live that far. Sylvana bowed her head in frustration.
Thor couldn't think of anything better for a while, so he could only comfort a few words, saying that he would look for opportunities later.
Back at the gravekeeper's hut, Thor combed through the day's ordeal and shrank into his bed, ending a tiring and unproductive day.
It's just that what he didn't expect was that the next day, he encountered another zombie, and this zombie directly dragged him into a nightmare.