Zombie World.
Time slipped by like sand through an hourglass, and before he knew it, another week had passed.
In the dense forest at the foot of a Mexican volcano, Wu Heng sat cross-legged, surrounded by a faint layer of energy fluctuations.
Suddenly, the System Prompt rang out sharply.
Level increased to 20.
Promoted to Hero Rank.
Trait unlocked: Hero's Body.
The instant the voice faded, a vast, tidal surge of energy poured in from the void and rapidly merged with the Magic Power within him.
The sensation was all too familiar. It was the resonance of heaven and earth triggered by entering the Hero Rank.
Tiny yet brilliant motes of light peeled away from the air like awakened stardust and slowly flowed into his body.
Necromantic Magic Power intertwined with the primal energy of heaven and earth, becoming a vast force that washed through every limb and bone in his body.
From afar, the entire sky seemed to pour down a stream of shifting starlight made of Shattered Light, all of it surging toward Wu Heng.
When the last trace of starlight entered his body, Wu Heng slowly opened his eyes.
Just then, three figures rapidly approached.
Lilith spread her broad Bat Wings and descended from the sky, landing lightly. Behind her, the Wood Elf Sisters hurried over as well, their faces full of concern.
"Back to Hero Rank?" Lilith asked.
Wu Heng smiled and nodded. "Yeah."
Lilith hesitated before finally asking, unable to hold it in any longer, "How did you... get there so fast?"
It had taken only half a month to go from Level 1 to Hero Rank.
Even if he was retracing his old path, that speed was almost bizarre.
"Just luck," Wu Heng said with a light laugh.
"Like I'd believe that!" Lilith rolled