Ling Tian and the others entered the village to investigate. Along the way, they saw very few people. They only encountered two zombies.
These two zombies were much weaker than the one Ling Tian had dealt with the previous night. Ling Tian directly rewarded each of them with an Explosive Talisman, and the two zombies were instantly blown into dust.
Upon entering the village, they encountered a few more zombies. This time, they didn't kill them immediately but began to study the weaknesses of these creatures.
After killing these few zombies and dissecting their physiology, they finally discovered the weakness of these bizarre beings.
It turned out that in the zombie's brain, the cerebrum had long since atrophied, becoming a walnut-sized core.
This core was the central nervous system controlling the zombie's actions and also the source of its energy.
If the zombie's head was chopped off, this core would be disconnected from the body, and the zombie would be unable to move.
Similarly, if the zombie's head was attacked and this core was shattered, the zombie would also lose control.
However, after these people transformed into zombies, their heads became as hard as stone, and even bullets found it difficult to penetrate their skulls.
To attack the core in the brain, one could only target the zombie's eye sockets, and at a specific angle.
But for Ling Tian and the others, this was enough. At the very least, Zhang Caifeng could deal with these ordinary zombies with her martial arts and her sword without much effort!
As they approached the center of the village, the square, the Yin energy shrouding their heads became even stronger.
The Yin energy obscured the sunlight like dark clouds, and the visibility was even worse than at dusk.
Ling Tian and Ouyang Feiyang exchanged glances, and both understood the meaning in each other's eyes. In such an environment, it was unlikely there were any survivors in the village!
At this moment, Ling Tian was fine, as his cultivation was there, and he had many good items to bolster him.
However, Ling Tian saw that both Zhang Caifeng and Ouyang Feiyang were already struggling.
The two of them desperately circulated the true essence within their bodies to resist the external Yin煞之气.
"Brother Ouyang, Caifeng, you two go back first!
Give me the equipment you have, and I'll continue the investigation!"
"No, Ling Tian, this is too dangerous. How can we let you stay here alone?" Ouyang Feiyang resolutely disagreed.
Before coming here, Ouyang Feiyang had received a death order from above: he had to ensure Ling Tian's safety no matter what. Even if he, Ouyang Feiyang, died here, Ling Tian could not lose even a single strand of hair.
"It's alright, I still have enough strength to hold on.
As for my safety, you can rest assured!"
As Ling Tian spoke, he reached into his backpack and pulled out an entire book of talismans!
Seeing this, Zhang Caifeng and Ouyang Feiyang were stunned.
Those were talismans, such valuable items, and Ling Tian was taking them out in bulk!
Where did this guy get so many talismans from!
Ouyang Feiyang struggled internally, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and nodded.
There was no other way. The matter here had to be resolved, but to resolve it, they had to enter the tiger's den.
In the current situation, even he and Zhang Caifeng were almost unable to cope. Anyone else would be even more useless.
Therefore, the success or failure of the matter could only depend on Ling Tian's performance!
Ling Tian took out a book of talismans and handed them to Ouyang Feiyang and Zhang Caifeng. These were Lightning Talismans. Although these could not directly kill zombies, when a zombie was hit by a Lightning Talisman, the electrical energy released by the talisman could paralyze the zombie for a few seconds.
They could use this opportunity to attack the zombie or seize the chance to escape!
Ling Tian took the notebook-sized equipment from Ouyang Feiyang's hand, turned around, and walked deeper into the village!
The visibility worsened, the Yin energy grew heavier, and the zombies became more numerous.
To these zombies, the aura of life emanating from Ling Tian was an irresistible delicacy.
One by one, zombies crawled out and surrounded Ling Tian.
Ling Tian was not polite either. He raised his hand and used an Explosive Talisman. This thing, when stuck to a zombie's chin, was incredibly effective, like one shot per kid.
After a series of popping sounds like popping beans, Ling Tian passed through the village. On the other side of the village, the density of Yin energy was even deeper. Ling Tian could be sure that this Yin energy did not originate from the village but from outside the village!
Walking towards the place with the densest Yin energy, Ling Tian saw a forest in the distance. This forest was shrouded in dense Yin energy, looking eerie and like a ghost realm.
Ling Tian observed for a while, collected relevant data with the instrument in his hand, and then turned to leave, returning to the outside of the village.
"Ling Tian, how is it? Are you okay!" Ouyang Feiyang was very nervous.
"I'm fine, Brother Ouyang. Mere zombies can't do anything to me!"
"Oh, that's good, that's good!" Ouyang Feiyang breathed a sigh of relief.
Ling Tian handed the instrument in his hand to Ouyang Feiyang. Ouyang Siyang immediately took out a data cable and connected the instrument to a computer.
Then, his hands flew across the keyboard, producing a rapid clicking sound like popping beans.
This skill alone showed how proficient he was in computers.
Soon, the information collected by the instrument appeared on the computer screen, which was a distribution map of the Yin energy density throughout the village.
Next, he superimposed this distribution map with a satellite image of the village.
Finally, their target appeared. On the map, the place with the densest Yin energy ultimately pointed to the forest on the other side of the village!
"Judging from the map, the forest is located in a valley, which is indeed a feng shui arrangement prone to accumulating malevolent energy. It's just that there's too much Yin煞!" Ling Tian said, pointing at the satellite map.
Ouyang Feiyang was a little surprised, not expecting Ling Tian to have such profound research in feng shui.
He pondered for a moment before speaking.
"Ling Tian, you might not know, but locally, decades ago, there was a custom called 'cave burial.'
In that forest, there is a large, deep cave. The temperature inside the cave is very low, and there is also strong wind. Bodies placed inside can remain uncorrupted for a long time and eventually turn into mummies!
And this village has a history of nearly a thousand years. Think about it, over such a long period, how many bodies are in the cave..."
Hearing Ouyang Feiyang's words, Ling Tian's scalp tingled. If what he said was true, then the matter was quite clear.