Dorm Duo Survival: What Did You Do to the School Beauty?

After the great battle between Black Wind Ridge and the Ghostly Taoist came to an end, Lin Yuan and An Xin rested and recovered their strength. They immediately urged the paper horse onward, carrying the blood coffin and seven or eight zombies, and embarked on the corpse-driving journey once again.

Having survived numerous perils in Corpse Valley and Mass Grave, the two had already mastered the survival rules of corpse driving and became increasingly calm and cautious in their actions.

They strictly adhered to the ironclad rule of being active at night and hiding during the day: during the day they would seek out dilapidated temples in the deep mountains and hide in secret caves, extinguishing all light sources and holding their breath to avoid strangers and wandering evil spirits.

As night fell, they would deliberately choose deserted paths and ancient trails to travel, holding the corpse-controlling bell tightly to keep the zombie horde in place. With the gentle ringing of the bell, the zombies would jump in unison, always keeping close to the carriage.

Lin Yuan sat upright in the driver's seat, constantly watching the surroundings.

The paper horse trampled the night, its wheels rolled over the pebbles of the wilderness, and the stiff throbbing of the zombies mingled with the night wind, carrying far into the deathly silence.

They traveled smoothly for three days, avoiding villages and towns and shunning the presence of living people, without encountering any unexpected situations along the way.

Once the three-day deadline was up, Lin Yuan calculated the cycle of Yin energy consumption of the Blood Coffin seal and knew in his heart that it was time to replenish the Yin energy of the Blood Coffin and strengthen the seal.

This time, they learned from the painful lesson of Black Wind Ridge and no longer waited until the blood coffin made a scraping sound, the coffin body faded, and the seal loosened before taking hasty action.

Instead, they followed the guidance of the map and compass in advance, calculated the time, and went straight to the pre-selected place with abundant yin energy. They calmly prepared to reinforce the seal, completely eliminating the previous predicament of being flustered and having accidents.

The night grew darker, and leaden clouds completely obscured the stars and moon, making the world pitch black, with only the howling wind in the wilderness.

With a slight thought, Lin Yuan controlled the paper horse to slowly stop, and the corpse-driving team came to a steady stop outside a desolate, withered forest.

Looking up, the forest before me exuded an indescribable eeriness and gloom. The entire forest was barren, with all the trees dead. The dark branches twisted and intertwined, and the bare branches resembled countless ferocious, withered ghost claws, twisting and stretching towards the night sky, densely covering the horizon.

There was no soil on the ground, but layers upon layers of pale, broken bones, some animal bones and some human bones, gleaming coldly in the night. Occasionally, a breeze would blow, and the broken bones would collide with each other, making a soft, creaking sound that sent chills down one's spine.

The air was filled with an eerie atmosphere, a chilling aura mixed with a faint smell of burning. It was so silent that no insects or birds could be heard, as if even life itself had been completely swallowed up.

"This is it." Lin Yuan dismounted, his voice low, his gaze fixed on the withered forest before him.

An Xin followed closely behind, jumping off the carriage. With one hand gripping the corpse-controlling bell and the other quickly taking out a sniper rifle from her spatial ring, she raised the muzzle slightly and warily scanned the surrounding withered forest. Her expression was serious: "The yin energy here is indeed dense, which is perfect for reinforcing the seal of the blood coffin. It's just that this place looks too eerie."

The blood coffin on the carriage sat quietly, its crimson body warm and shiny, the seal as solid as ever, without the slightest disturbance. The blood zombie inside was firmly suppressed, not even a trace of its aura leaking out.

The seven or eight zombies behind him stood in a line, their yellow talismans on their foreheads glowing faintly. Under the blessing of the corpse-controlling bell, they stood stiffly and obediently.

Lin Yuan nodded and took out two things from his pocket—a map of the corpse-driving route and an ancient compass that guided the yin energy.

He spread out the map and, by the dim light of the oil lamp hanging from the carriage, ran his fingertips over the red markings on the map. The compass needle steadily pointed to the depths of the withered forest, where the concentration of yin energy reached its peak, making it the best location to reinforce the seal.

He frowned slightly and read out the place name and dangerous information recorded on the map in a deep voice: "This place is called the Bone Forest. According to the information provided on the map, a zombie is lurking in it."

Upon hearing this, An Xin's grip on the gun tightened slightly as she leaned closer to examine the map: "Burning zombie? What kind of zombie is that? What a strange name. Is it powerful?"

"According to the investigations of the corpse-drivers who have passed through this area before, this zombie seems to have mutated and has very strange abilities."

Lin Yuan pointed his finger at the map annotation and said, "It was originally just an ordinary zombie buried here, slowly turning into a corpse by absorbing yin energy. But it encountered some kind of natural disaster or was contaminated by a strange fire, and it underwent a complete mutation. It abandoned the usual sinister claws and fangs of a zombie and awakened an extremely strange but extremely powerful yin fire ability."

He paused, then looked up into the depths of the Bone Forest. "This kind of Yin Fire is different from ordinary fire. It specifically burns souls and flesh, and can even burn the Yin bodies of zombies to ashes. Before, almost no corpse drivers who entered the Bone Forest came out alive. Later ones all took a detour."

"Just by looking at it, you can tell this cremated zombie is pretty fierce!"

Lin Yuan stroked his chin, his gaze drifting into the depths of the forest.

The information on the map shows that in recent years, no corpse-driving teams that passed through this area provoked the cremated zombie; they all scouted the area from the outside before retreating and leaving.

The fact that so many corpse-driving teams treat this matter with such caution is enough to show that what lurks within is no ordinary being...

Otherwise, why wouldn't anyone have subdued such a powerful zombie?

Whether you trade it out or keep it for your own corpse refining, the benefits are considerable.

The fact that this zombie has been lingering for so long suggests that the situation is not simple...

Lin Yuan's mind raced as he began to ponder what was going on.

Is there something strange about this place?

After all, the more powerful the zombie, the better. Even if one person can't handle it, they will gather people to subdue it together. There's absolutely no reason why they wouldn't dare to take action.

How could this zombie have been allowed to exist here for so many years?

"Lin Yuan, why don't we find another place to replenish our Yin energy? Since something's strange and wrong here, there's no need for us to investigate further!"

Seeing that Lin Yuan remained silent, An Xin hesitated for a moment before speaking up to persuade him.

She plans to move to a different location to replenish yin energy and strengthen the seal.

Lin Yuan turned to look at the blood coffin on the carriage and slowly shook his head: "No, there's no time left. If we don't replenish our Yin energy here, the blood coffin will break down on the way to the next place, and the seal won't last that long."

"Therefore, we can only replenish our Yin energy here, and we have to eliminate the zombies that are entrenched here!"

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