"Like an Avatar?"
When everyone snapped back to reality, the Corpse Driver stared blankly at the Gu Master and the others. After speaking, he hesitated and added:
"Lin Gu Master, you guys... are you alright?"
As soon as he finished speaking.
Another participant, a Mojin Xiaowei who also served as the team's physician and was skilled in various poisons, walked towards the Gu Master. He scrutinized them, checking if they were poisoned:
"Are you poisoned? Let me take a look."
"We're not poisoned, I can confirm that. Check us if you don't believe me."
The Gu Master found it both amusing and exasperating but didn't refuse. He knew how unbelievable his words were; he wouldn't have believed it himself if he hadn't seen it.
Not long after.
When the examination concluded, the Mojin Xiaowei's face was filled with astonishment:
"Not poisoned, and it doesn't seem like hallucinations either."
His voice was low, but everyone heard it. Their expressions were filled with surprise. The Gu Master paid it no mind. Seeing that they were proven not to be poisoned, he quickly turned to ask the Corpse Driver.
Regarding this.
The Corpse Driver didn't answer but instead asked the three Gu Masters. After confirming they had all personally seen an Avatar, he slowly said:
"To be honest, if you all truly saw it, and it wasn't a misidentification, then this zombie that resembles an Avatar is likely a new species, an unprecedented type of zombie, and very worth capturing."
Seeing that the Corpse Driver had become interested.
Even.
Everyone seemed eager to try. Even Huang Xiaodan wanted to get involved, discussing whether they should go back and look for the Avatar zombie. The Fengmen Zombie was fanning the flames from the side.
[Ding! Fengmen Zombie... I really want to eat the Avatar. If I eat it, I'll definitely become stronger.]
[Host gains System Points +600]
Zhang Wei, who knew the truth, couldn't help but speak up:
"Everyone, let's put the Avatar matter aside for now. Our priority is to find Wan Taisui. This is Yunnan Worm Valley, with its most primitive environment, it's not strange for it to nurture some strange species of zombies and Gu worms. I think we might discover other new species later, so don't be so hasty."
As soon as he spoke.
Everyone nodded. After thinking about it, they finally agreed with Zhang Wei's view.
"After we find Wan Taisui, we can search the outer areas of Yunnan Worm Valley to see if we can find the Avatar."
The Corpse Driver made a decision, murmuring to himself.
...
Time flew by.
A night passed quickly.
Although some Gu worms, poisonous insects, snakes, and ants appeared at night, with everyone taking turns standing guard, there were no casualties.
At this moment.
As the sunlight from the underground world's crystal ceiling refracted the first rays of morning.
Seeing that it was getting light, Zhang Wei also picked up his backpack and said:
"Everyone, let's continue. Let's see if we can cover more ground today. Huang Xiaodan, you'd better pack up quickly, we're leaving immediately."
Huang Xiaodan rubbed his sleepy eyes and yawned:
"Let me sleep a bit longer, can't we leave half an hour later? Look, it's just getting light, let's leave when it's brighter, what do you say."
Zhang Wei glanced at Huang Xiaodan and said:
"Sure, half an hour later is fine. But if you want to sleep here forever, your bones corroded to nothing by the poisonous wind, then I agree with your suggestion."
"Heh heh, Captain Zhang Wei, long live! Wait, huh? Poisonous wind?"
Before Huang Xiaodan could cheer, he was startled by the latter half of Zhang Wei's words, and most of his sleepiness vanished.
At this moment.
The Corpse Driver held up a birdcage containing a zombie bird and said:
"My zombie bird is reacting. There's danger here."
At the same time.
The Fengmen Zombie and Hill spoke in succession:
"Our temperature has dropped by one and a half degrees."
"The air is becoming dry, and the humidity has decreased significantly. We should leave here."
Clearly.
Everyone, including Zhang Wei, noticed the environmental changes at the temporary camp. They quickly packed their backpacks. Huang San ignored Huang Xiaodan's nonsense, picked up Huang Xiaodan like a chick, and then, along with Zhang Wei and the others, quickly moved away from the temporary camp.
As soon as they left, within ten seconds, they all stood at a distance and saw a large amount of hot air erupting from the temporary camp, rising up and creating gusts of hot wind.
The wind was colorless and odorless, but the grass and leaves in the camp swayed wildly, allowing everyone to judge from a distance that there was wind. From the soil that was gradually turning black, it could be confirmed that the colorless wind that blew was not as simple as it appeared and had strong toxicity.
"Squeak squeak."
The gourd at the Gu Master's waist made a sound. It was the Gu King inside calling, seemingly conveying information to the Gu Master.
Seeing this.
The Gu Master told everyone:
"I left a small Gu worm, born from my precious one, at the camp. My precious one just told me that the small Gu worm died the moment the wind blew."
"My precious one has high resistance to poison. Even the small Gu worms born from it are not harmed by ordinary poisons that can injure humans. Now that it died instantly, that wind is definitely dangerous to us. If we inhale it, we'll most likely kick the bucket."
Zhang Wei nodded upon hearing this. As if remembering something, he said to Huang Xiaodan, who was still being held by Huang San:
"How about it, do you still want to sleep in now."
"No, no, sleep my ass, I have to get up and party."
Huang Xiaodan said, wiping sweat from his forehead, his heart still pounding.
Zhang Wei smiled.
Just as Zhang Wei was about to call everyone to continue advancing into Yunnan Worm Valley, his expression suddenly paused, as if he sensed something.
At the same time.
Hill spoke first:
"There's a situation, let's leave!"
Because they were in Yunnan Worm Valley and had just experienced a sudden poisonous wind attack, everyone was highly alert. Following Hill's words, everyone spontaneously spread out to distance themselves from their current location.
However, in the next second.
Everyone's expressions changed, and they looked around. The Gu Master couldn't help but curse:
"Damn it, are we this unlucky today?"
As they looked.
The surroundings had become so quiet that not a sound could be heard. There were no bird calls or insect chirps, making one think they were deaf. However, everyone ignored it and looked around. They could see that in all directions, a milky white mist had appeared at some point.
The mist was like the smoke exhaled by a smoker after taking a deep drag, surging towards everyone from all directions.
For a moment.
Everyone was surrounded by the mist, and many had sweat beading on their foreheads:
"Poisonous wind? Or ordinary mist?"
"What should we do, Mr. Zhang Wei."
Everyone looked at Zhang Wei in unison. In the current situation, they couldn't determine if the mist was dangerous, nor could they gauge its severity. Therefore, they didn't dare to rush into the mist rashly. The mist was dense, making it impossible to see what was inside. However, if they listened carefully, they could hear...
The place that was deathly silent a moment ago was now filled with faint, sparse sounds after the mist appeared, like the crunching sounds made by the limbs of thousands of crawling creatures.
...