Discovery

But even after this walking corpse was killed, making such a loud noise and giving off the smell of blood, the other walking corpse in the same building showed no sign of waking up.

Its ears and nostrils twitched slightly. It had heard the sound and smelled the blood, yet its body remained completely still.

Before long, this walking corpse was easily slaughtered by the goblins like its companion, then tied to a spear and carried downstairs.

The twenty-odd goblins quickly killed more than ten walking corpses, carrying them off one by one as they returned along the street they had come from.

Seeing this, Huo Ling understood why the goblins made noise during the day and searched these buildings.

They were probably looking for these walking corpses. As for what they did after killing them...

According to Huo Ling's guess, they probably ate them.

Goblins were omnivorous Spirit Realm creatures. From grass roots to rotting corpses, there was nothing they would not eat.

They even ate the corpses of their own kind, let alone these walking corpses.

Although these walking corpses had no intelligence, their bodies carried no viruses. Their consciousness had merely been destroyed by spiritual energy, turning them into what they were.

Perhaps, in the goblins' eyes, these daytime walking corpses were simply living pigs made of meat.

Huo Ling watched from upstairs as the goblins carried the walking corpses farther and farther away, until they vanished from sight.

"Hahaha!"

Huo Ling suddenly could not stop himself from laughing aloud. After being suppressed for so long in the Spirit Realm, his mood finally relaxed at that moment.

The daytime walking corpses actually did not move at all. They were practically targets. The goblins had given Huo Ling an excellent demonstration.

Potential points, here I come!!!

He set down his luggage, then carried his spear and fire axe downstairs.

He spread out his spiritual power, found a building with walking corpses inside, and began climbing the stairs one step at a time.

As he stepped into a room, two walking corpses stood conspicuously in the dark corner.

Knowing that walking corpses would not move was one thing. Facing them himself was another.

Huo Ling examined them. They did not look too different from humans, but they were clearly far more gaunt.

Their skin was quite pale, perhaps because they had never seen sunlight, and it was covered in grime.

The two before him were both male corpses. Their sexual organs were even clearly visible. These walking corpses should have been second-generation or later.

In other words, they were walking corpses bred by other walking corpses. Though they possessed no intelligence, they continued to expand the walking corpse race through their instinct to reproduce.

Although walking corpses had few opportunities to obtain food, they could still grow through magic power. Their only flaw was that they were rather emaciated.

A great many thoughts flashed through Huo Ling's mind in that instant. Now it was time to get to work.

He first formed a rune and cast a White Bone Fang, but did not fire it, instead letting the tooth float in the air.

This was a safety measure he had left for himself. If anything unexpected happened, Huo Ling would have some means of counterattack.

After finishing all this, he gripped the spear with both hands and used all his strength to thrust it through a walking corpse's chest.

The walking corpse woke immediately. It let out a low howl and flailed its arms about. Its hands bore sharp nails as it tried to attack Huo Ling.

But the spear was long enough that it could not reach him. At the same time, Huo Ling kept watching the other walking corpse's movements.

Only when he saw that it remained motionless did he relax.

The spear remained lodged in the walking corpse's heart. Before long, it died completely.

But after waiting for a while, no light point appeared. Huo Ling was somewhat disappointed.

However, he quickly pulled himself together, picked up the spear again, and stabbed the other walking corpse to death.

Luck did not seem to favor Huo Ling. This walking corpse also did not yield any potential points.

But Huo Ling had already gotten used to it. He lifted his spear and dealt with all the other walking corpses in the building.

This time, he had better luck. Two walking corpses produced light points, giving him another point of potential in total.

A smile appeared on Huo Ling's face. As he looked at the surrounding buildings, he was like a hungry wolf spotting lambs.

As Huo Ling continued slaughtering walking corpses, he finally encountered a different kind among the endless killing.

He had already seen male and female walking corpses, as well as quite a few elderly ones.

In this building, he finally encountered a juvenile walking corpse.

Unlike the adult walking corpses, this child walking corpse still had some hair, though it was dry and unruly.

Perhaps before long, this hair would fall out as well, leaving it bald like the adult walking corpses.

He had originally wanted to spare it, but then Huo Ling wondered whether juvenile walking corpses might reliably produce potential points. In the end, he still smashed the juvenile walking corpse's head.

Unfortunately, it was no different from the adult walking corpses. Neither produced potential points consistently.

After nearly two hours of fighting, Huo Ling finally dealt with all the dozens of walking corpses nearby, reaping considerable gains.

Name: Huo Ling

Bloodline: Human

Rank: Tier 0 Apprentice

Magic Power: 21/21

Skills: Dark Breath Meditation Method Tier 0 Spell: White Bone Fangs

Potential Points: 7.5

He had killed nearly forty walking corpses in total, yet only gained seven potential points. This was far below Huo Ling's expectations.

Even now, he had not figured out how potential points were generated.

Sometimes potential points appeared on strong walking corpses, while other times they appeared on aged ones. There was no pattern at all.

Since Huo Ling could not figure it out, he did not waste any more thought on it. He picked up his backpack and took advantage of the blazing sun to relocate his hiding place.

He had realized that not only did walking corpses like to visit the buildings along the street, but goblins came by often as well.

This was not a place to stay for long. One day, walking corpses or goblins might block him inside a building, and then he would be in real trouble.

He moved quickly and tried not to make too much noise. After more than an hour, he finally found a suitable place.

It looked like a residential complex, with walls surrounding it. When Huo Ling found the main gate, he saw some characters above it.

It seemed this was the writing of the city's humans.

He gave it a brief look but did not pay much attention to it. He could not read it anyway.

To understand the languages of Spirit Realm creatures, aside from learning them, the simplest method was the Black Iron spell: Language Comprehension.

When this spell was cast, the caster could understand the speech of Spirit Realm creatures for as long as the spell remained active.

Of course, this spell could not only be cast by mages. They could also make it into spell scrolls for other classes to use, which was quite convenient.