"Boss, he couldn't have..."
Malai began to worry as well.
"Hey, don't talk nonsense. That definitely won't happen."
Ganba hurriedly cut him off.
Just as the two zombies were muttering to themselves, a figure suddenly materialized in front of them, appearing in their line of sight.
"Uh..."
The two zombies froze, hardly daring to believe their eyes.
"Boss?"
"Mm."
Lin Dong nodded.
The two zombies looked delighted and hurriedly got to their feet, scampering over.
The other zombies around them also lowered their heads respectfully.
"Boss, you're finally back!"
Ganba looked overjoyed and continued, "Look... this is the zombie horde I gathered."
Lin Dong swept his gaze around and found that the surrounding zombies were shriveled and drained of energy, practically all old, weak, sick, and crippled.
All right...
It was obvious the two zombies had done their best.
"But I searched all over Quicksand Town for the Stone Tablet you mentioned and still couldn't find it." Malai spoke with some regret.
"It's fine. I found it. We'll head to Red Rock Mountain later," Lin Dong said.
Ganba's vicious eyes flickered. He wondered if the zombie horde he had just gathered was already going out to battle.
But Red Rock Mountain was filled with mutated monsters. He was afraid he wouldn't be a match for them.
Whether they could even make it there was another question...
Lin Dong also felt he should boost their strength. Otherwise, they would be of little use, so he could only resort to a last-minute measure.
With a flip of his hand, he took out a Crystal Core. Unlike the previous ones, the energy within it was mottled. It was from the fused zombie snake he had killed in the underground palace.
"Put this thing in your head, and there's a chance you'll evolve into