"Survival countdown: 2 days, 11 hours, and 18 minutes."
After a peaceful night, Lin Feng smelled the fresh air and his stomach began to rumble.
Without any substantial replenishment, his physical strength noticeably decreased, and he also had a noticeable hunger buff on his status.
"Hunger: 3 days and 3 hours"
This frail body would die if it starved for three days, but it has already exceeded its lifespan, so it can be considered neither good nor bad news.
Picking up a simple spear and putting on leather wrist guards, Lin Feng followed the direction he had memorized and headed towards the stream he had come from before.
The path leading through the dense forest was quite safe, and Lin Feng estimated that the goblins wouldn't easily provoke the cat demons unless they could summon more high-level goblins.
He soon arrived at the stream. The river was in a wild environment and there were many fish. After trying to catch them with his spear several times without success, Lin Feng simply picked up the Demon Hand and started catching fish.
Within minutes, they successfully caught three grass carp, picked some wild strawberries, and then got up to return.
After a hearty meal, his hunger vanished. Lin Feng tidied up the embers, wrapped the remaining fish in leaves, hid them in the shelter, and strode towards the forest where the zombies were.
Soon, Lin Feng saw off the three jungle zombies and turned his attention to the hungry zombie among them, whose eyes were glowing black.
After observing it multiple times, he discovered that the zombie's body also showed signs of decay, but the intact parts retained a very similar appearance to when it was alive, unlike the jungle zombie which was all skin and bones.
Moreover, unlike any other zombie that wanders around, it stands obediently in place, without moving.
Lin Feng was slightly puzzled. After clearing it out, getting close to the zombie was not a problem, but the sense of danger was even more obvious.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Feng picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at the hungry zombie.
Bang!
About 10 meters away from the hungry zombie, the sound alerted it, causing it to turn its head and change its standing direction.
'Wise...'
Lin Feng's expression turned solemn. He threw another stone, about 15 meters away. The first time it didn't hit the stone, but the second time it made a crisp sound, causing the hungry zombie to adjust its direction again.
'The range of hearing is very far, the sense of smell is uncertain... vision...'
Lin Feng wasn't sure if his calculations were accurate. A sentient zombie brought a lot of uncertainty, and he even felt a strange unease about its blank eyes.
After waiting a short while, Lin Feng stopped hunting and instead looked into the depths of the forest.
Where is Calzak?
Avoiding the remaining zombies, Lin Feng walked along a blurry stone path deeper into the area. The path was quiet, and he easily dealt with the few remaining zombies.
After walking for more than ten minutes, he had just taken a step when he felt a sudden chill all over his body, a cold air penetrating straight into his internal organs.
this?!
He felt his body stiffen, almost unable to breathe, when suddenly a breath of air surged from his heart, giving him a sliver of control.
Ha... I never expected that it was the power of the devil that saved him.
Lin Feng was astonished and retreated repeatedly until the chill gradually disappeared from his body.
Looking again, he saw that the rugged, dead ground in front of him was now filled with swirling dark energy. He had accidentally stepped on a wisp of dark energy, which had caused his body to lose control.
"After walking for more than 20 minutes, we should be heading into the heart of the zombie zone, but why can't we see any zombies around us?"
"Could there actually be other monsters hiding here?"
"Zombies are just a byproduct..."
With the Elwin Line gone and him having entered the game world, where characters know his identity, it wouldn't be surprising if something bizarre happened under these circumstances.
"There are still two days left, although the mission notification doesn't mention any penalty for failure..."
Lin Feng stopped at the edge of the area.
He worked himself to the bone for days to get 70 points, and completing the task directly grants 200 points, which is quite substantial. Now he's still missing two hungry zombies and Kalzak, whose location he doesn't know. It would be such a shame to give up now.
Lin Feng exhaled a deep breath and cautiously continued walking deeper into the area.
After walking for about ten minutes, Lin Feng's body began to feel uncomfortable due to the cold, but he did not give up. He moved forward with even more force, making every muscle in his body move with each step to fight against the cold.
The tattooed eye on his arm said it could heal him, but based on the current situation, the possibility of healing lies in the Nightmare Points. If he misses this opportunity because he's short a few points...
He can't afford to gamble!
Holding the spear tightly in his hand, Lin Feng stepped over a withered tree, and finally a group of red zombies appeared before him.
"Kalzac"
"10 Hungry Zombies"
Overjoyed, Lin Feng suddenly felt a darkness before his eyes. Karlzak, dozens of meters away, turned his head immediately like a red hound that had caught a whiff of something, locking onto Lin Feng with his eerie eyes.
"roar!"
Calzak shoved aside the hungry zombies around him and pounced towards Lin Feng at near-human full-speed running.
Hearing the heavy footsteps, Lin Feng's body, which had been chilled for so long, suddenly boiled over. He grabbed the tree and pushed it away with his palms, ignoring the darkness in front of him and frantically fleeing based solely on the directions in his memory.
"roar!"
"roar!!"
The furious voice shook the dark aura of the dead land, and waves of panic-spreading echoes entered Lin Feng's mind, stirring up a storm of emotions.
Lin Feng gritted his teeth, hugged his body tightly, and rushed towards the unknown, cold aura ahead, using the momentum to break through and immediately regain control.
But in that instant, his body temperature plummeted.
'No, I can't escape him!' The footsteps behind him quickened, and Lin Feng listened with trepidation. Just then, the darkness in front of him disappeared, and he hurriedly turned around to look.
He saw that the distance between him and Kalzak had shrunk by half, and in a daze, he could clearly see the gaping mouth of the other man, which was torn open by the muscles of his face.
"roar!!"
The furious voice pierced his ears, and the crimson figure suddenly lost its previous speed, returning to the pace of a normal human walking. It raised its hands and urgently approached him.
20 meters, that means he can run about 20 meters!
Lin Feng swallowed hard and quickly stepped over a cold patch, fearing that Kalzak would use this ability again.
After running for several minutes, exhausting himself, he stepped out of this land filled with darkness, but he did not slow down until he was completely gone.
Back in the shelter, Lin Feng haphazardly chewed up a few wild strawberries and put them in his mouth to relieve his burning throat. He curled up like a corpse beside the small fire that was gradually starting to burn.
When he opened his eyes again, it was already midnight. Lin Feng unwrapped the grilled fish wrapped in leaves and, ignoring its cold texture, wolfed it down.
"Survival countdown: 2 days, 1 hour, and 18 minutes."
Time is running out...
Lin Feng pondered every possible means to harm Karzak, his gaze gradually deepening.
He added a few branches to the fire, and as the flames rose, his body regained some warmth. He was lucky not to have fallen ill after this ordeal.
Gradually, his numb hands regained full sensation. Lin Feng put on the lady's dagger and, under the cover of night, got up and headed towards the Elven Line.
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