Entering the City

After tidying up, Rhode took out a set of clothes belonging to Alot from his Space Ring and changed into them. He then took out a neatly folded robe from the ring.

Wearing the robe, the oversized garment concealed Rhode's figure. With the hood up, his face was hard to see, and he was completely shrouded in the black robe.

After finishing, following the directions on the map, Rhode led the Vampire along the river towards the town.

After walking for a while, several deer appeared by the river, drinking water. Upon seeing these deer, a fluctuation came from Rhode's Mental Mark, indicating the Vampire was requesting permission to act.

Because the Vampire had not recovered from the injuries sustained in the previous battle, seeing the creatures before him now, it could not suppress its instinct to devour flesh and blood. However, without Rhode's consent, the Vampire dared not rush forward.

Thinking that the flesh and blood of other creatures could accelerate the Vampire's recovery, Rhode agreed. The next moment, the Vampire charged forward.

Halfway through the Vampire's charge, the deer reacted and began to scatter. The Vampire caught up to one deer, grabbed it, and then immediately pursued another.

The deer caught by the Vampire was still running, but four deep bloody gashes appeared on its body. After a few steps, it let out a mournful cry due to severe bleeding and collapsed to the side. However, in the time it took the Vampire to strike, the other deer had already gotten far away, making it impossible for the Vampire to catch up.

As the deer scattered, several others had already escaped far away. However, one deer was closer to Rhode and was now fleeing into the distance.

Rhode raised his hand and released a Magic Arrow. The Magic Arrow shot rapidly towards the fleeing deer, hitting and piercing its body. Only a deer carcass lay in a pool of blood.

Seeing that it couldn't catch up to the other deer, the Vampire stopped and began to devour the flesh and blood of the deer on the ground.

While the Vampire was devouring the flesh and blood, Rhode checked the system log.

The deer were unranked creatures, and killing them yielded no Experience Points. This was within Rhode's expectations, and he didn't pay it much mind.

Rhode experimented. After changing his title, he attempted to use Soul Summoning on the fallen deer. The result was that it required 5 Mana, which was even less than a Magic Arrow. Rhode had an idea.

Not long after, the Vampire finished feeding, and the fluctuation of its Mental Mark became slightly stronger.

Before continuing on, Rhode used Soul Summoning on the deer on the ground.

Affected by Soul Summoning, the blood on the dead deer's body began to congeal rapidly, no longer flowing. Even with the wounds left by the Vampire's bites, the dead deer stood up.

Since the deer themselves had no rank and lacked any significant offensive capabilities, even when awakened by Soul Summoning, they could not be considered regular Undead Creatures.

Rhode had not intended for the corpse deer to be used as Undead Creatures for combat from the start; they had another purpose.

Rhode directly flipped over and mounted the deer, using his Mental Mark to direct it forward.

Dead Undead Creatures had no stamina limitations. Rhode chose to transform the deer carcasses into Undead Creatures for riding, which could shorten his travel time to the town.

Using the same method, he transformed another deer into an Undead Creature and had the Vampire ride on it as well.

Rhode continued his journey. With the deer providing transportation, despite the bumpy ride, his Speed had increased considerably.

During the rest of the journey, Rhode paid no attention to other creatures he encountered. Finally, as the sky began to darken, Rhode saw the town not far away.

Upon observation, Rhode estimated this to be a small town. At this moment, possibly due to the approaching night, there were quite a few people entering the city gates.

According to the map, Alot had conducted transactions in this city before, dealing with Undead Creatures and selling Heroes. There should be a Free Professional Merchants Guild within the city, and trading with Necromancers was not prohibited.

To avoid trouble, Rhode took out another set of robes from his Space Ring for the Vampire to change into. At the same time, he tore off some black cloth to cover the Vampire's face, preventing its distinctive teeth from showing.

Rhode's actions could only conceal the Vampire's appearance, not its strong Undead Creature aura. For spellcasters, it would still be easy to recognize its identity.

Rhode killed the corpse deer with his sword and then, leading the Vampire, prepared to enter the city.

At this time, some other people were also entering the city. Rhode brought the Vampire to the rear, waiting for those in the front of the queue to enter first.

Before entering the city, soldiers at the gate checked those carrying large amounts of cargo. However, people dressed as warriors could enter directly.

Except for the main city and large cities, other towns did not charge an entrance fee. Of course, some lords, for the sake of profit, would set them up in small towns without regard.

At this moment, Rhode, entering the city, was not subjected to much inspection and was allowed to enter directly.

Compared to others who were either hauling goods or were dust-covered in simple cloth attire, Rhode and the Vampire beside him, both in black robes, were too conspicuous.

The old soldier at the gate frowned slightly upon noticing Rhode, then directly allowed him to enter.

After Rhode entered, the old soldier gave a signal to the surrounding members, and those around them quickly took action.

Rhode saw all of this as he entered the city.

Rhode understood their actions. Even if a Necromancer wanted to enter the city, due to uncertainty about their strength and intentions, they would not be dealt with immediately. Instead, they would secretly send people to monitor them, also to prevent the Necromancer from causing destruction within the city.

Rhode shook his head. This was a practice that only appeared in the game's first expansion pack.

In his past life, before the release of the second expansion pack, due to Necromancers indiscriminately slaughtering civilians to create armies, all cities except Dya banned Necromancers. There would be specialized Mage apprentices at the city gates for inspection.

What Rhode hadn't expected was that even without inspection, the old soldier at the gate could identify his identity based on his impression alone.

Compared to new soldiers who knew nothing, old soldiers were undoubtedly better at analyzing situations. This was also why they could retire from the military rather than dying in some conflict.

Rhode didn't pay it too much mind and walked towards the city.

Not long after, a person dressed in simple cloth quickly passed in front of Rhode.

Even without the perception provided by the Detect skill, Rhode could sense that although this person didn't look at him at all, their attention was constantly fixed on him.

"Probing, huh..."

Rhode sneered.

Just as Rhode was about to brush past him, this person seemed to lose their balance and stumbled towards Rhode. At the same time, their right hand seemed to reach out towards Rhode, as if seeking a point of balance.