I slay evil in the Department of the Supernatural

After his consciousness returned to his body, Xu Lindong felt a surge of hunger and a bloodthirsty desire.

"The extraordinary desire to ascend to zombie status..."

Xu Lindong frowned, quickly suppressing the urge, and then rapidly scanned his surroundings.

They found no one else inside the house, but two figures could be vaguely seen emerging from the smoke drifting in the courtyard outside.

With a slight shift in his spiritual senses, he immediately recognized it from the essence, energy, and spirit.

Other executives arrived.

At the same time, the two people in the opposite courtyard also stopped, clearly having noticed his presence.

Xu Lindong glanced at the flickering firelight in the stove, got up and walked out of the room, looking at the two figures in the courtyard.

"Is it you?"

The two people in the courtyard looked surprised when they saw him.

"What are you doing here?" Xu Lindong stared at them, his tone questioning.

The two were Ji Huaisheng, a new executive officer in the Humanitarian Sequence, and Gu Yi, a veteran kitchen official.

"Don't misunderstand!"

Gu Yi's eyes flashed, and he quickly smiled and waved his hand, "I remember there was a zombie hiding in this yard before, so I brought Xiao Ji here to deal with it."

"I didn't expect...it seems you've already taken care of it? That zombie was no simple matter."

As he spoke, he glanced at the room where the stove fire was still burning, a hint of apprehension flashing in his eyes.

He knew very well that the millstone zombies in this courtyard were more difficult to deal with than ordinary zombies.

Unexpectedly, Xu Lindong took care of it all by himself.

Xu Lindong glanced at the watch recorder; more than three hours had passed since he advanced to the next level of cultivation.

He nodded, suppressing his bloodlust.

"I've dealt with the zombies here, and they're resting here now. If you have nothing else to do, you can go and explore other areas."

The newcomer Ji Huaisheng was taken aback. He was about to say that he would also come in and rest when Gu Yi grabbed him.

"Alright, since you've already resolved it, we won't bother you any longer."

After Gu Yi finished speaking with a smile, he pulled Ji Huaisheng and turned to leave.

Xu Lindong watched the two walk away, his eyes slightly narrowed.

It seems that none of these veteran executives are simple.

He chose this alleyway before, and others saw it.

Gu Yi still brought his men over.

Whether it was a coincidence, or someone wanted to observe the outcome of his fight with the millstone zombie and wait to pick up the scraps, it's hard to say.

However, judging from the other party's immediate departure, it is probably not as simple as a coincidence.

"Not teaming up is the right thing to do."

Xu Lindong pondered, "These veterans may not necessarily be reliable."

He looked up at the thickening fog and fell into silent contemplation.

"There are still more than four hours until dark. Let's go out and see if we can hunt a few more zombies and finish the cleanup mission."

"Captain Lu once reminded me that newcomers who hunt fifteen zombies have a chance to get on the God Ranking... Now that I'm strong enough, I can give it a try."

Xu Lindong turned and went back into the house.

He took out the metal bottle containing the blood of the extraordinary creature, tilted his head back, and gulped it down.

Strangely enough, the blood that smelled so foul before now tasted wonderful as it went down my throat, as smooth as sweet and sour orange juice.

More noticeably, he could clearly sense that as soon as the blood entered his body, it was rapidly absorbed by the "corpse heart" and immediately transformed into surging streams of extraordinary power.

"It's alright... although I developed a bloodthirsty side effect after becoming a zombie."

Conversely, one can also directly drink this extraordinary blood, which is extremely poisonous to ordinary people, to enhance extraordinary power and accelerate the growth of vital energy and spirit…

This balances out the gains and losses.

However, he vaguely sensed that drinking blood might be addictive.

Only by suppressing this bloodthirsty urge can one gradually digest the "Corpse Heart," ultimately returning to one's own "true self" and transforming extraordinary power into one's own.

Otherwise, one's true nature will be replaced by the mind of the corpse, resulting in a backlash from the extraordinary, until one falls into complete madness.

...

After a while, he calmed down.

The fire in the stove was still burning.

The firewood that had been thrown in earlier had burned into dark red charcoal, crackling softly.

"It's cooked enough."

He reached into the stove and grabbed the glowing embers, then gathered up the rest of his things and went into the yard.

He threw all the charcoal into the stone mill and began to grind it into fine powder.

During this process, he also experienced the psychological state of the tall zombie pushing the millstone, pondered how to get closer to the role, and digested the zombie's heart.

But after pushing it away for a long time and pondering it for a long time...

He eventually came to only one conclusion: the zombie was malfunctioning.

"It's just an unconscious continuation of habits from life...maybe a dead cow or horse, still grinding grain even after death."

"Money can make the devil turn the millstone?"

He shook his head and looked at the charcoal ash that had turned to powder.

Although it is not as good as the charcoal used by the Kitchen God, it is still a rare "Kitchen God Charcoal," and its power to ward off evil is probably much stronger than that of the ashes from the Kitchen God.

After finishing his work, Xu Lindong slung his backpack over his shoulder, picked up the chimney exhaust pipe, and walked out of the yard into the depths of the alley.

Now that he has been promoted to a zombie, he has found that even when he is shrouded in mist, he no longer feels his yang energy being lost.

Clearly, the fog here can no longer steal his yang energy, at least not on the outer edge of this area.

...

An hour later.

A muffled thud was heard near a street in the ancient town.

Xu Lindong stretched out a bluish-black hand and pressed the head of a zombie firmly against the wall.

Ghost Hand Suppression!

The zombie struggled desperately, but its strength was no match for Xu Lindong's, and it couldn't break free at all.

"It seems my current power completely surpasses that of these ordinary zombies..."

"That's true. I can suppress that giant zombie in the Tower of Heaven. How could I possibly stop this ordinary thing?"

Xu Lindong stared at the zombie pinned to the wall, sidestepping its claws as it reached out to grab him.

He was no longer afraid of the corpse poison, but he didn't want his clothes to be torn.

He no longer delayed, and the extraordinary power of the hearth god carbon in his stomach was suddenly mobilized.

boom!!

A blazing, golden-red flame, as intense as molten lava, burst forth from the ghost hand, like a fiery dragon, instantly engulfing the zombie's head.

Blazing Strike!

The extraordinary energy suddenly exploded, causing the air to tremble violently and emit a deep, booming sound.

The zombie's head rapidly carbonized in the flames, its skin and flesh instantly turning black and cracking.

It then completely disintegrated amidst a series of crackling sounds, with charred fragments and sparks scattering all over the ground.

The watch's recorder immediately displayed a message: "One zombie killed. Current zombie kill count: 2!"

Xu Lindong glanced around, then looked at the headless zombie on the ground.

I turned off the dashcam.

They grabbed the corpse and sent it directly into the Tower of Babel.

"Merit +120!"

"If we kill the zombie and send it to the Tower of Babel for refining... will it 'respawn' again in the sinkhole area?"

He speculated in his mind, but couldn't be sure.

However, he had already memorized the zombie's characteristics.

The zombie was wearing red socks and red underwear, seemingly because it was its birth year in the Chinese zodiac before it died. It was quite fashionable, and it also had scars on its face, making its features quite distinctive.

If you encounter the same zombie again when you return to this sinkhole, it means that even if it was refined by the Tower of Babel, the sinkhole can still revive it.

Xu Lindong made up his mind that he would record the characteristics of every zombie he killed and then send it into the Tower of Babel.

Otherwise, if you only kill one or two, it would be too difficult to find the same target in such a vast sinkhole area.

The more samples, the more accurate the experiment.

He continued his hunting spree through the streets.

They would occasionally tap the ground with the chimney, deliberately making noise to lure the zombies in the mist.

After the experiment, he was certain that with his current strength, he was neither afraid of being bitten nor scratched by zombies.

As long as he doesn't venture deep into the field and encounter a Sequence Nine wandering spirit, he can force his way out even if surrounded by several zombies.

Even in the worst-case scenario, he still has two trump cards at his disposal: "The Descent of the Kitchen God" and "Facing the Scraper," enough to fight his way out.

Therefore, he can play freely outside of this arena.

The reason why Lei Chong was so arrogant and reckless was simply because he was confident in his own strength and wanted to climb the rankings on the list of supernatural beings.

Now that he has the ability, he should follow suit, try his best to get on the list, and compete for more resources.

Soon, the neighborhood was filled with clanging and even excessive shouting.

"Hello! Is anyone there?"

Is Mr. Zombie home?

In the misty alleyway not far away, Gu Yi and Ji Huaisheng stopped at the same time, almost thinking they had misheard.

"That sounds like... Xu Lindong's voice?" Ji Huaisheng was stunned, unsure.

Gu Yi's face darkened: "Has he gone mad? So arrogant, he's even more outrageous than Lei Chong."

"What do we do now?"

Ji Huaisheng looked at a cold, shadowy figure in the mist not far away.

It was a zombie.

They've been observing it for a while now.

But now, the zombie is clearly attracted by the commotion on Xu Lindong's side and is moving in that direction.

屮!

The zombie was robbed!

Gu Yi gritted his teeth, about to snatch it back.

But even more outrageous shouts came from across the street:

"Thunder! Rain! Hurry up and bring in the laundry!"

With a clang, it sounded like a stone being flung away by an iron tool.

That arrogant bastard looks like he's playing golf!

Immediately afterwards, a low growl came from across the street.

Another zombie appeared.

Two zombies!

Gu Yi's face twitched, and he cursed under his breath, "Madman!"

He turned and left without hesitation.

Ji Huaisheng immediately followed, "Brother Gu, that zombie..."

"No, let's find someone else. We can't stay with this lunatic, or he'll kill us sooner or later!"

Gu Yi's face turned grim, and he quickened his pace because he heard the sounds of fighting coming from behind him.

He worried that if the arrogant Xu Lindong were dealt with by the two zombies... then they themselves would be the ones to suffer...

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