Zombie's travel diary

Chapter 302 You won't come to me, will you?
The hinterland of Ziyan.

"Congratulations, you killed a four-star monster, gained [-] energy points, and dropped a gold coin!"

The system's notification sounded in his ears, but Link turned a deaf ear and just stared at the black phantom lying on the ground in front of him.

Just now, he reflected the shadow into the extremely low field, allowing it to suffer a wave of powerful AOE damage from the glacier giant.

Originally, he just had the mentality of giving it a try, but he didn't expect that there would be a problem with this attempt.

Shadow monster, a six-star shadow creature!
"This shadow monster should belong to that five-star summoner."

"He really didn't fully believe me."

Link thought for a moment and came to this conclusion.

The umbral in front of him didn't let the system issue a contract prompt, which showed that the umbral was a summoned beast.

Since it is a summoned beast, there must be someone behind it.

If it was the Ye Xiao organization, they would definitely not cause such trouble, and would have killed them directly.

So……

Only the previous five-star summoner was the most suspect.

"This should be the backhand left by the five-star summoner."

Link couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, feeling a little relieved.

The previous five-star summoner's reaction was so abnormal that he always thought there was some kind of conspiracy. Now, he finally knew about the conspiracy.

The plan of the five-star summoner is probably to let this umbral follow him all the way to gather information.

If he hadn't absorbed those power stones, this operation would have exposed him 100%!

"Fortunately, there is a system."

Link was overjoyed.

Knowing the reason of the matter, he looked at the umbral monster on the ground and felt a little worried.

How to deal with this thing?

After a certain distance from the summoned beast, the summoner's control over it will weaken.

With such a long distance from the mine to the hinterland of Ziyan, the five-star summoner could only sense the general location of the umbral at most, and he certainly didn't know the specific situation of the umbral.

Therefore, the coma of the shadow monster in front of him will not be noticed unless...

The umbral is dead!
"It seems that you can't kill it, or you will be noticed instantly."

Link murmured.

After the five-star summoner discovers that the umbral is dead, it is estimated that he will take new actions against him.

Being stared at by a five-star summoner will have a great impact on his next journey to spawn monsters, and he has to find a way to avoid this from happening!

but.

The solution is not so easy to think about.

The current situation is that this umbral cannot be killed, nor can it be thrown.

If you kill it, you will be noticed instantly. If you throw it away, the umbral will stay in one position for a long time, and it will still be noticed after a while, and there is even a risk of being hunted by other monsters!
If you bring it with you, the five-star summoner can easily track his location through the shadow monster, which is still not safe.

"This... is difficult..."

Link sighed, playing with this lump of unknown umbral.

Not to mention, it feels very comfortable to the touch, smooth, cold and elastic.

only……

Link frowned, realizing that a corner of his own shadow was gradually merging with the umbral.

"???"

"Can you fuse even if you're in a coma?!"

Link was shocked, and quickly adjusted his position to keep his shadow away from the umbral.

Just now, the Umbrella was directly shot out of the shadow by the Glacier Behemoth's skill. If the Umbrella merged with his shadow again, would it be possible for the Glacier Behemoth to fight again?
Judging from the energy fluctuations, it was only the last time, and the umbral was already dying. If it happened again...

Must die!

but.

With the current injury of the umbral, no one will definitely not be able to wake up in two or three days, which is a blessing among many misfortunes.

"An unconscious umbral can make me helpless."

Link sighed, helpless for a while.

at this time.

Rumbling--

Suddenly there was a roar in the distance.

Link looked up, and a group of blue and white sheep with two lightning-like horns on their heads flashed by.

The Lightning Sheep, a five-star neutral monster, has extremely low attack power, but its speed... even a six-star monster is hard to catch up to!

This is also the capital where the Lightning Sheep was rated as a five-star monster!

Just as Link thought about it, the flock of more than a dozen sheep had already run from his east to his west.

"Run so fast."

Link was a little puzzled.

Although the Lightning Sheep exploded with all its strength, its speed was very fast, but it was normal speed when it was usually on the road.

unless……

What danger did you feel!
of course.

Link didn't have time to worry about how frightened they were, he was looking at the flock of lightning sheep with bright eyes now!

To be precise, it was looking at the shadows of the group of lightning sheep!

Since the umbral can merge with the shadow of creatures even in a coma state, why can't the umbral be thrown into the shadow of the lightning sheep?

Other monsters like to lie still when they have nothing to do, but the Lightning Sheep can't be idle. In this way, it doesn't need to kill the Umbrella, but it can also keep the Umbrella moving, and it doesn't have to be carried on the body to cause damage to itself. Being tracked kills three birds with one stone!
Letting the umbral follow the lightning sheep is definitely his best choice so far!

Link didn't hesitate any longer, and ran after the Lightning Sheep.

Although the Lightning Sheep was fast, fortunately, the movement was loud enough and the traces left were deep enough.

Relying on the traces left on the ground, Link hurried towards the location of the lightning flock.

During the period, he also killed a few four- and five-star monsters by the way.

a long time.

Link stopped.

In the distance, a group of lightning sheep stayed there.

It was at the foot of a huge mountain range. Although the entire mountain range was not high, it stretched for dozens of miles, blocking the entire west side of the Ziyan Basin.

According to the records, behind this mountain range is the endless sea of ​​ink.

"Then this should be the western end of Ziyan Basin."

Link smiled.

This group of lightning sheep can really lead the way. His previous plan was to level up around here.

This place is located at the end of the Ziyan Basin, and the population is sparsely populated. In addition, most people have been attracted to the east to snatch the Ziyan Moshi. It is absolutely impossible for anyone to come here!
Ok.

Link is absolutely sure of this!

until……

He watched helplessly as a group of people entered his line of sight.

"???"

Link was startled.

There were dozens of people in that group, the lowest level was three stars, and they were uniformly dressed, so it looked like they belonged to the same organization.

Fortunately, in order not to disturb the Lightning Sheep, Link has been hiding in a remote corner, and the group of people did not find him!

"Except for some four- and five-star monsters, there are no special resources here..."

Link frowned, "What is this organization here for?"

He stared at the group of people closely, thinking hard, and when the group of people gradually approached, he finally noticed the pattern on their clothes.

The pattern is an unknown creature, which seems to be a mixture of many animals, which looks very weird.

"This pattern..."

Link suddenly thought of something, turned on the communicator, and sent a message to Xie Kun, "Send me the trademark of the channel provider that competes with you."

Xie Kun's movements were extremely fast, and a picture was sent within a few seconds.

Link made a careful comparison and was sure that the patterns on the clothes of the group of people were the same as the ones in the pictures sent by Xie Kun.

"Are you sure the news said that Ziyan Moshi will appear in the east?"

Link asked quickly.

"Certainly."

Xie Kun replied quickly.

"But the members of the Beast Gang are all in the west now."

Link revealed the situation in front of him to him.

"What are they doing to the west?"

Xie Kun was very puzzled, "Even I know the information. It's impossible for the members of the Beast Gang to not know. Are they going to the west to ask for Ziyan Moshi?"

"Not always."

Link guessed, "Maybe the information is false, and Ziyan Moshi may appear in the west."

"Then what's the point of doing that?"

Xie Kun couldn't figure it out, "As I said before, the value of a piece of purple rock inkstone is not as high as the reputation value of the whistleblower. The Beast Gang must have spent a lot of money to let the whistleblower release false news."

"They have this money, and they also bought two pieces of Ziyan Moshi. Wouldn't this be more effective than half the effort?"

"Maybe they have some special purpose."

Link sighed, "Anyway, this matter is beyond the two of us."

The members of the Divine Beast Gang are not fools. They spent a lot of time releasing fake news to attract most people's attention to the east. It is definitely not for no one to disturb when mining Ziyan inkstone. Behind this, there must be a deeper plan .

As for what the plan is...

Link thought for a while, but gave up the idea of ​​investigating.

The operation of the Divine Beast Gang was obviously well prepared and well-planned. If he went to investigate alone with a small four-star, wouldn't that be courting death?

Even if there is really something good behind this matter, why should he rob it with a group of people?
He would not risk himself to satisfy his curiosity.

And this time.

The group of the Beast Gang had already passed the rock where Link was hiding, and walked in the direction Link had come from.

Not long after, a group of people walked straight into the mountain and disappeared.

That's right, it just walked straight into the mountain!

"It should be some kind of phantom formation, used to hide a certain entrance."

Link took a deep look at that position, and refocused on the Lightning Sheep.

He still has a hot potato that he hasn't disposed of yet.

According to the records, the Lightning Sheep is extremely alert, and any creature approaching may startle them.

Even creatures that are weaker than them, they will instinctively avoid them.

Therefore, it is not an easy task to get close to the lightning sheep and successfully throw the umbral into their shadow.

In addition, not far away is the secret stronghold of the Beast Gang, which made this matter even more difficult.

Link took a deep breath, tried to suppress his energy fluctuations, and carefully groped towards the lightning flock.

Fortunately, it was dusk now, and the shadows of the lightning sheep were dragged very long, which relieved Link a lot of difficulty.

Not long after, Link groped to the shadow of a lightning sheep.

However, this short distance gave Link a feeling like the end of the world.

He can't take another half step now.

Obviously, the Lightning Sheep was aware of his presence.

Every time he takes a step closer, the Lightning Sheep takes a step back, keeping a certain distance from him.

Link really wanted to explode and rush up, but he didn't dare to bet on the reaction speed of the Lightning Sheep.

Once the Lightning Sheep reacted and caused a large-scale commotion, which might alarm those members of the Divine Beast Gang, it would be a bit of a waste.

"It can be dragged like this all the time, but there is still no way to get close."

Link was a little worried.

At this moment, a strange energy fluctuation swept over, attracting the attention of all the lightning sheep.

Everyone, including Link, was taken aback by the fluctuation.

but.

Link quickly came to his senses and seized this opportunity to charge forward.

The next moment, he slammed the umbral into the shadow of one of the lightning sheep!
And at this time, the Lightning Sheep, who was attracted by the fluctuation just now, finally came to his senses.

"withdraw!"

Seeing that he had succeeded, Link seized the opportunity and hid in the hiding place dug in advance by Rock Dragon Rat.

He had anticipated that such an emergency would happen, so he was prepared early.

The movement just now was not small, and it would definitely alarm the people of the Beast Gang, and his preparations just came in handy.

It was a small pothole around a rock next to the mountain range. Just now, the Rock Dragon Rat had dug a hole for Link to enter on the basis of that pothole.

The burrow is so small that it can only fit Link's entire body, and he can't even move around a lot.

but.

The concealment of this cave is absolutely awesome.

There is a rock just above the slant of the cave, and Link instructs the Rock Rat to push the rock and cover it over the entrance of the cave.

In this way, even if he was completely buried underground, absolutely no one would have thought that there would be a person hiding under the rock!

Link felt a little relieved.

at the same time.

Two people suddenly walked out of the mountain that the divine beast helped a group of people enter before.

Obviously, they were alarmed by the movement outside and came out to investigate the situation.

"The fluctuation just now...is it because of that?"

One of them frowned and murmured.

"It should be, look at the group of lightning sheep."

Another person pointed to the messy lightning flock, "They were all startled like that, but they still didn't run away. They were obviously attracted by that thing."

"Then I'll go back and inform you that you drive away those lightning sheep first, lest they get in the way."

"it is good."

After the two communicated, one of them turned around and walked back to the mountain. As for the one who stayed behind, he summoned several monsters and launched an attack on the lightning flock.

For some unknown reason, the Lightning Sheep, who were supposed to be scared away in an instant, just ran away resentfully after being attacked several times and suffered a lot of injuries.

Link sees all this through the Rock Dragon Rat hiding in the dark.

"If I knew I couldn't scare them away, I wouldn't have to be so careful."

Link hid in the small hole, slightly speechless.

What about the high level of vigilance?

The attack hit me all before I started to run away...

but.

"What did those two people say just now?"

Link was lost in thought.

Rock Dragon Rat transmitted to him verbatim what the two had just said.

but.

He didn't understand very well, and could only vaguely guess some vague messages.

Just as he was trying to sort out the reason, a new situation occurred outside.

A powerful man suddenly came out.

Link carefully identified the rock rat and recognized the man.

"The five-star summoner in the mine before."

Link swallowed, "You won't come looking for me, will you?"

(End of this chapter)