That night, Lorne built a fire in the wilderness.
With his current speed, he could easily have gone into town and found a comfortable inn to spend the night, but after some thought, he decided against it. At most, a few small wild animals roamed this area, so safety was hardly a concern. Besides, he might discover something special during the night.
Of course, even if there really were wild wolves or brown bears, they would be no match for him, a Sequence 4.
"I'll search for another day tomorrow. If I still find nothing, I'll give up..." Lorne tossed a handful of dry wood onto the fire and sighed softly as he watched the flames dance.
The firelight flickered in the night, stretching Lorne's shadow out long. Bottomless darkness surrounded him, broken only by the rustling of leaves in the wind.
"This feels like something out of a horror movie. A ghost or zombie could pop out of the darkness at any moment... heh." Lorne chuckled self-deprecatingly.
Ghosts were already among the lowest-ranked monsters he had encountered since transmigrating.
What storms hadn't he weathered since coming to this world?
With his current strength, even if he actually entered one of those horror movies, he was confident he could escape unscathed, or even deal with the monsters outright.
Of course, if he encountered one of those absurd "conceptual deities," he might still be no match for it.
But zombies from Resident Evil or hopping corpses from Lam Ching-ying's movies would pose no problem at all. With his Mercury Body, he could stand still and let them bite him, and they wouldn't even break his skin.
As these idle thoughts drifted through his mind, the tension Lorne had carried all day gradually eased.
The night deepened.
His eyelids gradually grew heavy,