Trial

The forest gradually grew dark and pitch-black.

Lin Sheng moved forward slowly, following the desolate path opened by those before him, heading straight toward the giant tree of the royal capital without stopping.

He did not fly again. After landing, he proceeded on foot, slowly observing his surroundings.

"After all, this is an investigation. If I run too fast, there'd be no point in investigating."

Lin Sheng casually released a floating cannon, sending it into the dense woods on his right to scout the area.

Mmm.

Mmm.

Suddenly, on the black, withered grass around the bend ahead, a dark and skinny humanoid crouched, its clothes in tatters.

The figure seemed to be a man. With his back to Lin Sheng, he made strange noises while holding something short and sharp in his hand, continuously digging into the soil.

As if he had heard Lin Sheng's footsteps, the mysterious man slowly turned his head, revealing a rotten, blackened face missing one eye.

"A zombie?" Lin Sheng frowned.

It seemed not all undead creatures were as pale, clean, and tidy as skeleton monsters.

What was the point of having such clean bones while leaving behind so much flesh? Wasn't that disgusting?

Lin Sheng shook his head slightly. A black spherical floating cannon beside him automatically fired a crimson beam, striking the zombie squarely in the face.

Sizzle!

The entire zombie immediately burst into flames, letting out a hissing sound like escaping gas. It quickly melted into a pool of black water and collapsed onto the ground.

Where there was a first, there was a second.

As Lin Sheng continued onward, he encountered more and more zombies. These low-level undead creatures were numerous and easy to create.

Fortunately, Lin Sheng had his self-made construct arcane floating cannons. Otherwise, relying solely on the few