Burying the Corpse

Qingzhu Village Gualin Mountain

"Hoo, hoo, hoo, Brother Zhou, this corpse is really heavy this time!" Ling Liang said, panting heavily.

"Hoo, hold on a little longer, we're almost at the burial site," Zhou Yi also replied, panting.

After a while, the two finally carried the corpse to a flat area. They saw that the surroundings were filled with small grave mounds, and the trees were lush and green. The tall trees blocked most of the sunlight, making the place extremely quiet.

"I'm exhausted," Ling Liang said, wiping the sweat from his forehead. He didn't seem scared of the surroundings.

"Alright, let's dig the hole quickly."

With that, Zhou Yi and Ling Liang began to dig.

Before long, a dirt pit slowly appeared before their eyes.

The two of them put the corpse into the pit together and then began to fill it with soil.

As soon as the soil was filled, a red mist emerged from the mound. Zhou Yi's head spun, and the world before his eyes seemed to turn red. A violent emotion surged in his mind, giving Zhou Yi the urge to destroy everything in front of him.

However, the mist came and went quickly. As the mist dispersed, Zhou Yi's consciousness gradually cleared.

He learned from his previous body's memories that this was a sign of resentment from the corpse. If combined with Yin Energy, the corpse would definitely undergo corpse transformation, and the fate of him and Ling Liang would be unimaginable. Fortunately, his modifier had absorbed the Yin Energy.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yi couldn't help but feel a chill of fear. The modifier had just saved his life.

He glanced at Ling Liang beside him.

Ling Liang was also gradually regaining consciousness from the mist's influence. His face was pale, and his brows were tightly furrowed. It was clear that he also knew what that was just now. They had only heard about it from others before, but they had never encountered such a situation. Or rather, those who had encountered it had already been killed by mutated corpses!

"Brother Zhou, let's hurry down the mountain. This corpse has too much resentment; I'm afraid it will transform."

As Ling Liang spoke, he ran down the mountain with Zhou Yi.

Although Zhou Yi knew that the corpse would no longer transform, as all the Yin Energy had been absorbed by his modifier, he couldn't tell Ling Liang directly. After all, he couldn't explain it to others, and the modifier was his biggest secret!

Returning to the village, the sun was high in the sky. The warm sunlight did not dispel the chill in their hearts.

Zhou Yi and Ling Liang found Steward Wu and informed him of the burial site, also mentioning that the corpse contained malevolent energy. Steward Wu merely nodded calmly. Zhou Yi was a little puzzled by Steward Wu's attitude, but then he remembered that the patrol team usually patrolled that area, so Zhou Yi didn't think much of it.

After bidding farewell to Steward Wu, they were supposed to go to the Bamboo Forest to chop bamboo in the afternoon. However, after the events of the morning, they didn't have the energy to do so. They quickly bought some food and went their separate ways home.

Back in his wooden house, Zhou Yi closed the door, sat on a stool, and eagerly opened his modifier.

Name: Zhou Yi

Race: Human

Strength: 0.5

Speed: 0.6

Physique: 0.7

Spirit: 1.2

Cultivation Method: None

Martial Arts: None

Yin Energy: 5

The Yin Energy was absorbed from the corpse, currently only five points. The attributes like Strength do not have a '+' sign behind them, indicating that basic attributes cannot be directly increased. Just like in a game, one can only improve basic attributes by adding points to martial arts.

To learn martial arts, the only way in the village currently is to join the Patrol Team.

To be honest, Zhou Yi didn't want to join the Patrol Team due to the high mortality rate. However, to have the ability to protect himself in this world, he had no choice. At least for the current Zhou Yi, this was the only known way to learn martial arts.

Thinking about what happened during the burial today, if the corpse's Yin Energy hadn't been absorbed by the panel, he might have already died. No, he definitely would have died. This time, he was lucky to encounter the Weirdness before corpse transformation and absorb the Yin Energy. What if he encountered one that had already transformed next time!

Zhou Yi never wanted to entrust his fate to vague luck. It was like that in his previous life, and it had to be the same in this life.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yi's thoughts gradually opened up. He decided to find Steward Wu tomorrow to claim a spot.

Once Zhou Yi made up his mind, he stopped thinking and looked out the window. Darkness began to gradually engulf the sky.

"It's already evening. The mist is coming."

The origin of the mist was unknown. Zhou Yi only knew that this gray-white mist would gradually spread at night and dissipate during the day. When the mist descended, it was best to pray that one could stay in a place protected by a sacred aura or possess strong martial power to deal with the Weirdness. Otherwise, the Weirdness that moved within the mist would devour every human they encountered.

For humans, the mist was like a cage, turning them into weak sheep surrounded by wolves.

For the Weirdness, the mist was like a feast. Powerful Weirdness were at the top of the food chain, holding a gluttonous banquet in the mist.

Zhou Yi's mental and physical exhaustion made him fall asleep early.

Above Qingzhu Village, the sacred aura emitted a soft, silvery-white light, protecting the small mountain village like an umbrella of light in the dark mountain forest.