Zhong Shan decided to keep moving forward, but he had to get away from the zombies as quickly as possible. It was too dangerous. Just one zombie had already left him in such a sorry state, and there were still twenty-four more, not to mention that mysterious black-robed man who had attacked without saying a word. He was clearly dangerous.
Zhong Shan knew that if the man had not pursued him, he must have been unable to leave and could only send a zombie after him. It was best to leave as soon as possible.
Heading southeast and keeping well away from the valley from before, Zhong Shan had already seen the general terrain in the distance clearly from the mountaintop. Tian Ling'er had been forbidden from flying in the sky, since that would make her too conspicuous. It was not only the person controlling the zombies they had to worry about; other powerful figures might also be hiding here.
They had been weaving through the forest for an hour—only an hour—when Zhong Shan and the two women ran into trouble: demonic beasts, and a whole pack of them.
At the head was a gigantic four-meter-tall Mountain Cat with silvery light shining from its eyes. More than twenty Mountain Cats two or three meters tall followed behind it.
Seeing this scene, Zhong Shan quickly assessed the situation. The leader was probably around the same strength as Tian Ling'er, or perhaps comparable to the zombie from before. As for the other Mountain Cats, he could hold his own against them while using the Heavenly Devil Body Tempering Great Technique. But there were simply too many of them, and with Ying Lan here as well, dealing with them would be extremely troublesome.
Looking at the scene, Zhong Shan did not panic. He