Strange Occurrences on the Last Day

Chen Ye still didn't kill the evolved zombie on the spot.

Instead, he kept it, beating it until it screamed every day, attracting small zombies to come and be killed!

On one hand, it was to train his combat ability.

On the other hand, it was naturally for extra rewards.

Although Tang Zichen said that very few people could get the maximum reward now.

But…

To ensure the extra rewards wouldn't be snatched by others, Chen Ye was willing to kill a few more zombies.

He was idle anyway.

It was just that the evolved zombie was tormented quite badly by him!!

A few days passed.

This evolved zombie, which could be called having skin of bronze and bones of iron, was beaten by Chen Ye to the point of being unrecognizable. It caused severe problems with its mind, making it question its zombie existence. When the last day of the Secret Realm's duration arrived, Chen Ye finally put it out of its misery, throwing it into a fire to burn.

Other zombies would let out miserable howls before being burned to death.

This evolved zombie, however, had a look of relief on its face, accepting death with a serene expression.

One couldn't tell how much suffering it had endured under Chen Ye's hands to reach such a state…

"Sigh! Old friend, thank you for accompanying us these past few days. It's really a bit hard to part ways so suddenly!"

Chen Ye stood by the bonfire, watching the burning evolved zombie, and said with mock sincerity.

The evolved zombie, with its last breath, wished it could jump up and bite him.

But thinking of this man's terrifying strength, it decided against it…

A moment later.

The evolved zombie was finally burned to ashes.

Chen Ye discovered that evolved zombies were more resistant to burning, taking more than half an hour to burn completely.

Ordinary small zombies, on the other hand, would be completely burned within ten minutes at most.

This indicated that the more a zombie evolved, the more resistant it became to fire.

In fact, Chen Ye guessed that if this evolved zombie evolved again, it might not fear him and could even counter-kill him.

Of course, he wasn't crazy enough to let that happen.

Chen Ye scoffed at the idea of concepts like "masters are lonely," "opponents are hard to come by," or "fighting evenly matched enemies leads to progress."

What he pursued was overwhelming dominance!

To crush all enemies with absolute power!!

Ideally, he wanted to kill them with a single punch, giving them no chance to retaliate.

He valued "stability" above all else!

"Chen Ye, we'll be able to get out tomorrow."

Tang Zichen spoke.

Her tone was somewhat emotional.

Before, back at school, Teacher Liu always talked about the horrors and difficulties of the Secret Realm during every class.

But after arriving in the Secret Realm, she found it wasn't as difficult to survive as she had imagined…

Only on the first day was she tired from killing zombies.

After Chen Ye gave her two peach wood swords, killing zombies became much easier.

Especially during the last nine days.

Ever since Chen Ye revealed his secret, she felt like she wasn't here to survive, but more like she was on vacation…

If not for the slightly poor conditions of the Secret Realm, it would truly be a good place for tourism.

"Yeah! We can get out tomorrow."

Chen Ye echoed her sentiment.

These twenty days of survival had also been a unique experience for him.

Tang Zichen said with a smile, "Thank you for taking care of me during this time!"

She said this with a self-deprecating laugh, likely joking.

Perhaps it was the impending departure from the Secret Realm that made her feel more relaxed.

Originally, she had agreed to team up with Chen Ye in the Secret Realm at Chairman Chen's request, intending to repay a debt of gratitude by taking care of Chen Ye.

She never expected the situation to be completely reversed.

Not only had Chen Ye helped her escape danger, but he had also carried her, allowing her to obtain the highest maximum reward, and if nothing unexpected happened, the extra rewards would also be theirs.

All things considered, teaming up with Chen Ye had been incredibly profitable for her.

If she had teamed up with someone else, she probably would have died for real, right?

"Class monitor, given our 'know each other inside and out' relationship, you don't need to be so polite with me," Chen Ye said.

Tang Zichen smiled and suddenly said, "There's still half a day left, shall we just wander around?"

"Sure!"

Chen Ye readily agreed.

These two really treated the Secret Realm trip like a vacation.

Compared to their carefree ease.

Others were much more miserable.

At this moment.

Two teams of Wu University freshmen were gathered together with dejected expressions.

Three males and one female.

The male-male combination was Zhao Zheng and a young man named "Tao Hu."

Ever since Zhao Zheng learned that the white moonlight in his heart had teamed up with Chen Ye, although he didn't hate Chen Ye, he was still deeply discouraged and stopped thinking about romantic matters.

Looking at this situation, this kid's development is a bit dangerous...

These two teams of theirs had actually just met.

It was considered pretty lucky to meet in the Secret Realm.

Basically, those who entered the Secret Realm at the same location would be teleported to different places.

The Secret Realm used such methods to prevent people from teaming up.

It seemed.

All four of them were quite miserable.

They had eaten wild fruits for twenty consecutive days and were often not full, causing them to lose a lot of weight.

Zhao Zheng, who was already on the thinner side, now looked practically skin and bones.

Moreover, all four of them were filthy. If you got close and smelled them, you could detect a stale odor. They hadn't found a water source, and after twenty days without bathing, even a fairy would stink.

Fortunately, the mental state of the four was still okay.

"Brother Zhao, how many Jumping Corpses have you guys killed?"

Another young man asked.

Zhao Zheng didn't answer, but instead asked back, "What about you guys?"

"We only killed four..."

The young man's expression was a bit displeased.

He also had S-class talent. For him, the results of this Secret Realm trip were a bit poor.

"Actually, the first ten days were fine. Basically, we encountered a Jumping Corpse every two to three days. In the later days, we couldn't even find a single Jumping Corpse. Even when we ventured deep into the mountains and forests, we couldn't find any Jumping Corpses. It's truly strange!"

As the young man spoke, his expression was filled with confusion.

His companion, the girl, nodded repeatedly beside him and added, "We encountered some foreign freshmen. They also said they couldn't find any Jumping Corpses, as if the Jumping Corpses had all disappeared."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zheng exchanged a look with his companion Tao Hu, and both saw relief in each other's eyes.

So it wasn't their bad luck.

It was the same for everyone.

"Our experience was similar to yours. In the last nearly ten days, we only encountered one Jumping Corpse."

Zhao Zheng thought for a moment and said, "So far, we have killed a total of 9 Jumping Corpses."

The young man and the girl immediately showed envious expressions.

The number of monsters Zhao Zheng and Tao Hu had killed was more than double theirs.

However, the two only felt envy, not jealousy or hatred.

After all, Zhao Zheng's talent ability was the second best in the entire class, second only to the class monitor Tang Zichen.

Tao Hu's talent ability was also not bad, S11, which was even stronger than this young man.

Zhao Zheng and Tao Hu joining forces was a strong alliance!

"Oh, right, Brother Zhao."

The young man suddenly said, "A few days ago, I met a foreign freshman. He said that he used to often hear the screams of monsters in another area, which were very terrifying! And there were a large number of Jumping Corpses gathered there... Do you think our inability to find Jumping Corpses might be related to this?"

Zhao Zheng frowned upon hearing this.

Before he could speak, Tao Hu scoffed, "You believe that? Jumping Corpses act on instinct and prefer to be solitary. Why would they gather together for no reason? What, do they need to have family meetings now?"

"The reason we can't find Jumping Corpses is simply that the number of Jumping Corpses this year was inherently a bit low..."