The undead have descended upon the world? I possess a sword that can cleave the heavens once more!

"The god of twilight? Never heard of him before."

Wu You's fingers gently caressed the edge of the animal hide inscribed with "Twilight Sword Technique," the smooth, slightly warm sensation traveling up from his fingertips.

"I've never heard of a corpse race called Twilight." He raised his head, shifting his gaze from the animal skin to the sunlit sky outside.

Thinking of this, Wu You's eyes narrowed, and the silver starlight in them also paused.

Previously, Wu You had always believed that the Corpse Realm was the world of Corpse Species, and that only Corpse Species existed in it.

Those strange and unusual creatures constitute the entirety of that world.

Since only the Corpse Species exist, then only the Corpse Species Gods should exist.

Until the last time he received Erin's prayer, and after using the spiritual dimension to enter the Corpse Realm.

Wu Youcai then learned that there were other normal living beings in the Corpse Realm!

Not only Erin himself, but also the humanoid creatures sitting in the gray-green stone houses, and the warriors wearing leather armor.

Since normal living beings exist, do those normal living beings also have gods they believe in?

After all, Wu You already knew from those humanoid creatures that they were completely hostile to the Corpse Species and were at a relative disadvantage.

In this situation, they could not possibly worship the corpse gods who were slaughtering them!

Of course, it is also possible that the other party does not have a god of their own race and does not believe in any god.

Perhaps that's why they were being suppressed by the zombie species that had gods.

However, Wu You still believes that they have their own gods belonging to their own race.

Judging from their various behaviors and words, they clearly have a great understanding of the existence of the gods. Even an ordinary member who has not yet reached a certain rank (Aelin) knows the precautions required for the offering ceremony!

The way those candles are placed, the order in which those ritual prayers are recited, and the understanding of the names of the deities and the kingdom of God cannot be fabricated out of thin air.

And there are also the "other gods" they mentioned, etc.

That knowledge is clearly etched into civilization and passed down from generation to generation.

It's an integral part of their lives.

But if they had their own gods, how could they have been so badly beaten by the Corpse Race that they were practically on the verge of death?

A fortress, a constantly failing puzzle, increasing casualties, and increasingly powerless struggles—if they had the protection of beings of the same divine level, things shouldn't be like this.

Could it be that there's something wrong with their gods? Or is it simply that the gods of the Corpse Race are too strong, able to overpower their gods?

Thinking of this, Wu You couldn't help but shake his head.

Most of his current ideas are just associations and guesses without any substantial evidence.

He needs more information and more data to make a more accurate inference that is closer to the truth.

Just then, buzzing—

The vibration notification from the mobile device pulled Wu You back to reality.

Wu You tapped the mobile terminal screen with his finger.

The next moment, his brows furrowed slightly.

A bold message popped up on the mobile device.

The red text stood out starkly against the light-colored system interface: "Fellow comrades of the Jiuli Base—"

"One minute ago, the outpost received an urgent message from the boundary of the S-class restricted area."

"A large-scale riot has broken out within the S-class restricted area!"

"Among them are multiple high-level Lustful Corpse Species of the ninth and tenth orders, which have broken through the forbidden zone boundary and are surging towards the stronghold!"

"All comrades in the danger zones, immediately abandon your current missions and return to your base!"

"Also, all comrades already stationed at the Deep Dark Domain stronghold and the Jiuli base in the real world, please immediately proceed to the various teleportation portals on the stronghold walls and await orders!"

Riots in the forbidden zone? Are ninth- or even tenth-tier Lustful Corpse Species attacking?

Something happened in the S-class restricted area?

Wu You immediately put away the animal hide in his hand, neatly folded it, and stuffed it into his trench coat pocket before standing up from the sofa.

The starlight in his silver eyes seemed to quicken slightly, and then his figure vanished from the spot.

As Wu You rapidly advanced towards the portal in the center of the base, he noticed that many of his comrades in black trench coats were also approaching the portal.

The figures moved swiftly in the morning sunlight, creating gusts of wind.

This reminded Wu You of Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan: Did they go to the deep dark realm to carry out a mission today?

Thinking this, Wu You suddenly remembered something he had forgotten: whether the "Sword Talisman Communication" property provided by the perfected Talisman Sword Technique could penetrate the barrier between the Dark Domain and the real world, allowing him, who was still in the real world, to see the scene around the Talisman Sword in the deep Dark Domain.

He had this idea before, but it had been delayed by other things until now.

Do it when you think of it.

As Wu You walked through the air, he closed his eyes and began to sense the talisman swords he had given to Wang Qi, Gongsun Baizhan, and others.

A moment later, Wu You opened his eyes, his brows furrowing slightly. He could still sense the presence of those talisman swords.

This indicates that Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan have not yet exhausted them.

However, whenever Wu You tried to receive a general view of the area around the talisman swords, he couldn't get any images of anything.

All he saw was pitch blackness, as if someone had placed a black barrier around the talisman swords that wouldn't reflect any light, completely blocking out the scene he wanted to see.

Other rune swords could transmit some blurry images. For example, the rune sword in a wooden box in an office was lying quietly on a dark cushion; the rune sword in the pocket of a silver-badged torchbearer could hear some indistinct voices and footsteps coming from a distance.

However, the two swords belonging to Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan were met with only silence and darkness.

"So it really won't work..."

The Talisman Sword Technique was, after all, a sword technique that had been drawn using one of the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Treasury charging times, and Wu You had long anticipated this kind of failure.

Then, Wu You quickly passed through the portal in the center of the base, arriving from the bright sunshine of the morning to the deep dark domain that was always filled with dark tones.

The black sun still shone dimly in the sky above the deep dark realm, casting everything there a dark red hue.

Upon arriving at the Deep Dark Domain, Wu You did not hesitate and quickly stepped into the air towards the city wall of the Deep Dark Domain stronghold.

Meanwhile, at the city wall, groups of torchbearers had already arrived from various parts of the stronghold.

Some people were talking in hushed tones, some were checking their equipment, and some were looking at their mobile terminals with furrowed brows.

Scattered torchbearers also returned to the stronghold from outside the city walls through the teleportation portal. Their steps were faster and their breathing heavier than usual, and some of them still had bloodstains and signs of battle on their bodies.

At this moment, Old Wei was also looking at the mobile terminal on his wrist with a solemn expression.

At the same time, his lips moved slightly, as if he were silently calculating something.

"At least five Rank 10 corpse species, and an unknown number of Rank 9 corpse species..."

"And then there's the horde of zombies that converges from all the danger zones..."

His voice was very low, so low that only he could hear it.

"It's definitely not enough for me to do it alone..."

"Even if we include those ninth-rank comrades who just happened to be resting at the edge of the restricted area today..."

"I'm afraid that's still not enough..."

"It seems we have no choice but to retreat to our stronghold for now and rely on the rituals performed there to resist..."

Thinking of this, he raised his head and looked into the distance beyond the city walls.

The dark fog over there was still churning, and the black sun was still emitting a dim light in the dark red sky.

"But what about those comrades who haven't had a chance to return to their base..."

. . . . . .

When Wu You arrived at the stronghold's city wall, he saw that there were already quite a few torchbearers wearing black trench coats waiting at the foot of the wall.

But then, his eyes narrowed slightly: he didn't see Wang Qi and the others in the crowd!

When they were at the base in the real world, the sword talisman did not receive the corresponding image. Wang Qi should be in the deep dark domain, so why didn't he receive it?

Then, Wu You seemed to have thought of something.

He immediately turned his gaze to the various teleportation gates on the city wall, where groups of torchbearers were returning to the stronghold from outside—their figures went from blurry to clear the moment they passed through the teleportation gates.

But among those faces, neither Wang Qi nor Gongsun Baizhan were present.

Wu You immediately realized: "Wang Qi and the others are still outside?"

Without any hesitation, Wu You activated the sword talisman's telepathic communication once again.

This time, Wu You, who was also in the deep dark domain, soon saw a scene.

Although the image was still blurry, as if viewed through a layer of glass veiled by moisture, it was enough for him to recognize who was in the picture.

In the slightly blurry scene, Wang Qi, his body wreathed in blue flames, was leading the somewhat ragged Gongsun Baizhan on a frantic run.

Wang Qi ran ahead, constantly throwing blue-flame spears to clear a path.

Gongsun Baizhan followed closely behind him, occasionally swinging his sword to behead several corpses that rushed out from the side.

Both of them were panting heavily, and there seemed to be a trace of blood on the corner of Wang Qi's mouth, while Gongsun Baizhan also seemed to have a bleeding wound on his left arm.

Clearly, the two had been running for a while.

Wu You's brows furrowed even deeper.

Judging from how recklessly they're running, there must be something terrifying chasing them.

Given Wang Qi's personality, if it were something he could fight, he would have already turned around and attacked.

Unless, he is absolutely certain that he cannot win.

Although they hadn't used the talisman swords he'd given them yet, and the situation wasn't too bad, Wu You still felt it wouldn't do; he had to go and rescue Wang Qi and the others.

Of course, it would be even better if you could also harvest some zombies while rescuing people.

As for the appearance of ninth- or even tenth-order corpses outside?

I'm sorry, Wu You is not the same Wu You as before.

Now, not only has his own rank reached the tenth level, but he also possesses a variety of sword intents that contain rules.

There was even a sword intent that had formed a domain!

With all these advantages combined, Wu You was no longer too worried about the corpse species mentioned in the notification, which were at most level ten.

Even against multiple opponents, he's not afraid at all!

It's just a matter of throwing a few more swords.

As for the potential zombie tide?

Wu You was indeed somewhat worried about this.

But I'm not worried about running into it, I'm worried about not running into it at all!

Corpse horde, corpse horde.

The sheer number of corpses, like a tidal wave, must be enormous! And the experience points they must have accumulated must be immense!

If he can harvest all these tides, the experience points he gains will likely be much more than what he has gained in the past few days combined!

Does this mean that the experience points for a small goal are to be fulfilled today?

Wu You couldn't help but feel a little excited: He had just advanced to the tenth rank yesterday, was he going to advance to the eleventh rank today?

Advance one rank per day?

Thinking of this, Wu You couldn't help but lick his lips: all he wanted to do now was go on a killing spree!

Without lingering, Wu You immediately moved towards a teleportation portal on the city wall where there were few people, and then passed through the portal with lightning speed.

The moment his figure passed through the portal, it seemed to be swallowed by a layer of grayish-white light, and then he was spat out from the other side, landing on the grayish-black earth outside the stronghold.

Although he was going to collect experience points—no, to rescue people—the notification he received required them to wait at the stronghold's walls. It wouldn't be good if someone saw him leaving the stronghold.

However, the notice only stated that they should wait at the city wall, without specifying a time.

So, he could have gone out first to earn some money, or even rescued the people first and then come back—it would have been the same thing.

Thinking this, Wu You immediately transformed into a blur as soon as he left the stronghold and flew off in one direction.

With the ability to sense through the sword talisman, he could easily pinpoint the approximate locations of Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan.

Just as Wu You's figure was moving rapidly outside the stronghold.

"Hey? Did a figure just dart past?"

Not far from the city wall of the stronghold, a torchbearer wearing a sword-shaped gold epaulette stopped. He seemed to see a blurry shadow flash by in the dark fog.

"Where? I don't see it." His companion also stopped in his tracks.

"Over there, didn't you see it just now?" The person who saw the afterimage pointed in the direction where Wu You's figure disappeared.

"Where is it?" His companion looked in the direction he was pointing, but all he saw was a faint gray-black mist and gray-black earth; nothing else.

The torchbearer, who wore a sword-shaped gold epaulette, rubbed his eyes and said, "Never mind, I must have been mistaken."

His companion nodded, turning his gaze back from the distance: "The notification said that a super high-level zombie species is attacking this way, and everyone is retreating back into the stronghold. No one should be going out anymore."

The torchbearer, wearing a sword-shaped gold epaulette, paused for a moment before agreeing, "Indeed, let's head back to the base first."

With that, the two passed through the portal and returned to the base.

. . .

Above the stronghold's walls, Old Wei, wearing four sword-shaped gold epaulets, was frowning as he discussed the upcoming zombie horde's handling plan with several men in black trench coats wearing three sword-shaped gold epaulets.

Under the dark sky, their expressions were extremely solemn, and their voices were low and urgent.

. . . . . .

(Oh dear, Laoyue only just realized she uploaded the wrong version; she uploaded some drafts instead.)

(I'm so sorry, sob sob QAQ)