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

Thick, dark fog swirled around the two of them, like a layer of gray-black curtain being repeatedly stirred.

Wu You and Wei Lao stood side by side in mid-air, two true yang rings slowly flowing behind their heads—one emerald green, the other silver white.

The boundary between the two beams of light transitioned gently in the dark mist, like two adjacent lamps each illuminating their own area, then merging at the point of intersection to illuminate a small nearby area with exceptional clarity.

At this point, Old Wei began to explain.

"One problem is that we don't know the exact location of the main force of the zombie species. If we search rashly without a direction, we will spend more time and energy, and we may even miss them."

He paused, as if giving Wu You time to process what he was saying: "If we miss the opportunity and the main force of the zombie species actually arrives at the stronghold and launches an attack, there will inevitably be casualties within the stronghold."

"Everyone in the stronghold is a genius handpicked; the loss of any one of them would be a tremendous blow to us."

Upon hearing this, Wu You immediately realized something and looked at Elder Wei: "Elder Wei, isn't there that person at the stronghold..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but Old Wei already understood what he meant, and shook his head to explain:

"Although there is a projection of Lord Li in each of the deepest dark domains, the projections of Lord Li cannot be allowed to take action unless it is a necessary moment such as when the stronghold is about to be breached."

Upon hearing this, Wu You was slightly taken aback, realizing that each stronghold in the deep dark domain had a projection of Lord Li.

He initially thought that the Fifth Lord's projection was simply because his stronghold was special.

But judging from what Elder Wei said, it seems that each stronghold in the deep dark domain has a similar arrangement and serves a certain purpose?

Otherwise, the Lords wouldn't have left projections at every stronghold.

And what Mr. Wei said next confirmed his guess.

"The projections of Lord Li have some other uses, so we cannot act rashly."

At this point, Old Wei paused, then added, "You know Xiao You too."

"The erosion of our world by the Corpse Species world is like a network, and every line on the network is a crack."

"Each deep dark domain is the result of the intersection of the cracks, and is the meeting point between our world and the world of the Corpse Species."

Old Wei's tone was calm yet weighty: "Xiao You, think about it. Every erosion crack expands. What will happen when two or more such cracks intersect?"

Upon hearing this, Wu You's silvery-white pupils narrowed slightly: the cracks themselves were expanding, so what about the deep dark domain formed by the intersection of multiple cracks?

Without a doubt, it will expand, and the expansion speed will certainly be faster than a single crack.

He turned to look at Old Wei, who nodded: "That's right."

"The reason why Lord Li set up projections in each stronghold is to suppress the dark domain deep within that area and greatly slow down its expansion."

Old Wei wasn't finished speaking: "Moreover, each projection occupies a portion of the total power of Lord Li."

"This means that if one projection uses too much power, the other projections of Lord Li, or even their main bodies, will be affected accordingly."

"Therefore, unless it is an extremely important situation, the projections of the Lords of Li should not be used lightly."

"We must not allow the projections of Lord Li to intervene if we can resolve this ourselves."

"They have their duties."

"And protecting the stronghold is our duty."

After listening, Wu You understood that the projection of the Lord of Li had such an important role.

If it weren't for the suppression by the projection of Lord Li, the world would probably be filled with deep dark domains by now, right? High-level or even super-high-level corpse species might appear all over the world, right?

Having understood, Wu You looked at the light blue wavy mark on the back of his left hand.

Even while suppressing the deep dark domain here, the Fifth Lord still spared a portion of his power to give him a life-saving mark.

This attention made him momentarily distracted.

But then Wu You suddenly realized, "Elder Wei, what's wrong with Lord Li and the others...?"

Although Elder Wei is the stronghold guard of this deep dark domain, it is normal for him to know that the projection of Lord Li has the function of suppressing the deep dark domain.

But how does Elder Wei even know that the projection occupies a portion of the total power of the Li Lords?

This involves secret intelligence at the level of the Lord of the Nation, right?

And you just told him that directly?

Upon hearing Wu You's question, Old Wei shrugged and winked at him, "Who told Lord Fifth Li to be my family?"

Wu You was stunned: Fifth Lord Li was a relative of Elder Wei...?

Old Wei added, "She is my aunt."

Wu You's mouth opened slightly: No, Elder Wei is the nephew of the Fifth Li Lord?

Ignoring the shocked Wu You, Elder Wei's voice rang out again: "My second reason for suggesting that we wait for the enemy to come to us in front of the stronghold."

"The reason those zombie species made such a big fuss is definitely related to their invasion of our world."

"Regardless of their specific intentions, they will inevitably end up at the stronghold."

"Whether they want to enter the real world through the deep dark realm or not."

"Or do they have some other purpose, putting on such a big show just as a feint, just to attract our attention?"

"All of this is inseparable from the existence of the stronghold."

"Their destination can only be our base."

"So I suggest we just wait for them to come in front of the outpost."

"This is not only more reliable, but also saves more energy."

"Even if something unexpected happens, the base's defense system will be in place, so there won't be any life-threatening situations."

At this point, Old Wei seemed to glance at the light blue wavy mark on Wu You's left hand before quickly looking away.

Then, as if remembering something, he added, "Oh, right, Xiao You."

"Is there anything I should be careful about regarding your special ability to increase your strength by killing zombies?"

He paused, realizing his statement might be somewhat inaccurate, and immediately added an explanation:

"What I mean is, will killing those zombies later affect the improvement of your abilities?"