Ancient Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 31 Shura Field

Lin Xiu patted the donkey and carefully took a step.

Yao Rongrong's movements were quite significant, and she retreated quite a distance, proving that it was relatively safe for her to be there.

So going to Yao Rongrong's side first is not a problem.

The man and the donkey moved closer to Yao Rongrong. Once they were beside her, Yao Rongrong asked in a low voice, "What do we do now, sir?"

Lin Xiu said, "I need you to protect me, and you're asking me what to do?"

Yao Rongrong said, "Sir, you are far more knowledgeable than I am. I only know how to use this sword, and I have no other skills. I can only rely on you for this matter."

Lin Xiu said, "It seems that you, Miss Yao, still have plenty of energy to deal with this strange living dead, and you even have the mood to joke around."

Yao Rongrong said quietly, "I'm just trying to find some joy in this hardship. If I were to be hit by that living dead again, my legs would probably be shaken to pieces."

"I have tried so hard to protect you, sir, yet you show no tenderness or compassion whatsoever. This truly breaks my heart."

Lin Xiu: "..."

You think I'm chivalrous? If we were to compare our abilities side by side, you'd be the one chivalrous, not me!

However, what the woman said was indeed true. Lin Xiu could see that Yao Rongrong was actually standing there on one leg, and one leg was trembling slightly.

Lin Xiu admired this woman; she could still laugh and talk despite the pain, something he himself probably couldn't do.

"It's dark and windy now. We can't be sure where the living dead are in the temple on this mountain. We can't see them clearly either. Maybe... we should just make do here for the night."

Lin Xiu thought for a moment and said, "Let's rest here and talk about everything tomorrow morning."

There are undead guarding this place; as long as you don't get too close, you might actually be safer.

Yao Rongrong said, "What you say is true, sir."

Lin Xiu asked, "How are you feeling?"

Yao Rongrong asked, "Is the master showing concern for me?"

Lin Xiu: "..."

Yao Rongrong said, "Don't worry, sir, it's nothing serious. It's just that my bones were shaken quite badly and almost fell apart. My internal organs are fine, there are no external injuries, and my bones aren't broken. I just need to rest."

Lin Xiu thought to himself that this woman's cultivation method was indeed unique. If it were him in the past, being hit by a car would probably have crippled him.

That undead man rampaged around like a speeding car.

Thinking about this, he became even more interested in the cultivation method.

However, with the living dead in front of me, it's not a good time to take medicine and cultivate tonight, so I'll have to stop for now and just do some breathing exercises.

The two lay down fully clothed and rested next to the donkey.

Lin Xiu also reminded Brother Donkey to be patient tonight, get some rest, and stop munching on grass.

If it makes a mistake and bites a living dead creature, no one can save it.

Sure enough, the donkey calmed down and rested for a night without grazing.

The mountains and forests returned to deathly silence, but around midnight a wind blew, making the trees all over the mountain rustle.

Lin Xiu and Yao Rongrong didn't sleep well that night and were naturally awakened. They looked around at the same time, then glanced at the dilapidated temple behind them. Seeing that there was only the sound of wind around them and inside the temple, and nothing else, they breathed a sigh of relief and continued to rest.

As dawn broke and the first light of day appeared, Lin Xiu and Yao Rongrong both woke up. The first thing they looked at upon opening their eyes was the spot where the living dead had lain the previous night.

The undead there lay motionless on the ground, covered with some leaves, but not completely covered as they had been yesterday.

Only then did the two of them get a clear look at the living dead. The living dead was indeed burly, as if his entire body was being stretched out by muscles from head to toe, with bulging muscles and a strange purplish-red color, which looked terrifying.

"They're definitely different from ordinary living dead; they don't look normal at all..."

Lin Xiu couldn't help but take a deep breath and say.

Moreover, it seems that this undead had been lying here for who knows how long before it was covered by leaves.

Last night, the living dead was awakened by the wheels of a donkey cart, lay down again, and after a whole night, he was not covered by leaves, which speaks volumes.

Lying down for so long, yet still possessing such vitality, this living dead is truly terrifying!

Why is it so terrifying?

"Could there be one of those strange flowers here too?"

Lin Xiu asked a question, stood up, looked around, and couldn't help but gasp.

"Who knows? Let me take a look."

As Yao Rongrong spoke, she also stood up. Following Yao Rongrong's gaze, she looked around and was immediately taken aback.

Upon closer inspection, the two discovered that there were scattered bones around the dilapidated temple in the mountains.

—It was a genuine skeleton, all bones, without a single speck of flesh on them.

There were human bones, bird bones, and beast bones, all covered in dust from the passage of time. Some bones were broken, some were fragmented, and some were shattered into bone fragments. It was unknown what kind of suffering they had endured, so much so that when Lin Xiu looked at them, he felt as if he were standing in some extremely barbaric sacrificial pit.

"Was it done by this living dead?"

Lin Xiu said something in a low voice, and couldn't help but look at the living dead lying motionless on the ground.

The gruesome state of these remains seemed to be the work of that living dead. Especially the bone fragments—

If an untrained person or a weak animal were to be directly rammed by a living dead, or be tightly embraced by its arms, or be bitten a few times by its blood-red mouth, its bones might really be shattered into pieces.

Who knows?

Yao Rongrong also murmured softly.

"Pfft pfft pfft..."

The donkey snorted, its sniffs much quieter than usual, seemingly shocked and a little shaky.

"Do you think there are any other undead among these skeletons?"

Lin Xiu asked.

Who knows?

Yao Rongrong repeated the answer that wasn't an answer, then suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Sir, what are you suspecting?!"

Lin Xiu said, "I'm just listing the possibilities. Guess what made this living dead so terrifying? For example, time, location, elevation, feng shui... and the flower you picked up before, how many people it ate, and whether it ate any other living dead like itself."

Yao Rongrong pursed her lips, pondered for a moment, and said, "Sir, please wait a moment while I go upstairs to take a look."

As she spoke, she pushed off the ground with her feet, leaped up the tree, and moved with incredible agility, indicating that her legs had already recovered.

She looked carefully, examining every corner, focusing intently on each place for a while before finally climbing down from the tree.

She didn't jump down all at once when she came down, but gently pushed off the tree a few times before landing slowly, so as not to disturb the living dead.

After landing, she said to Lin Xiu, "Sir, I have looked around. If there is no mistake, there should only be one living dead here."

Or perhaps there are other living dead, also inside the temple. In any case, there aren't any in the courtyard.