Chapter 129: Iron-Skin Zombie

“Heh, something good!” Xu Feng said excitedly as he put this scroll into his Storage Ring. For someone preparing to enter the Death Fortress full of Undead Creatures, this scroll could be used to its fullest effect.

Then, Xu Feng took out two bottles of antidote potion and one bottle of defense against evil potion. The second Fate Treasure Chest slowly disappeared.

“Not a bad harvest.” Xu Feng smiled slightly and walked towards the Death Fortress.

Watching Xu Feng swagger into the Ancient Castle just like that, Li Jin, who was waiting inside, widened his eyes and looked at Xu Feng up and down with a surprised expression.

“You are actually an Undead Creature, just disguised as a human,” Li Jin said.

Xu Feng smiled and shrugged his shoulders. “Hurry up and lead the way.”

Suppressing his curiosity, Li Jin started to lead the way in front. The two of them walked deeper into the Ancient Castle.

Just as Xu Feng and the other went deep into the Ancient Castle, a petite figure appeared at the entrance of the Ancient Castle.

“The aura of the undead here is so strong. There must be a lot of undead materials. I can summon many undead babies again.” The petite figure held a silver sickle and happily talked to herself.

Arriving at the entrance of the Ancient Castle and seeing the fragments of Undead Guardian corpses on the ground, the little girl put down her sickle, wrinkled her nose, and muttered to herself, “What a waste. Just like that big brother, such good undead materials are thrown here and not taken. Mom said wasting is a shameful act. But if you didn’t waste, how could Nannan have so many undead materials to summon pets?”

The little girl drew a Magic Circle in the air with her finger. Countless points of light gathered at her fingertips, and the drawn hexagram Magic Circle stayed formed in the void. Soon, after she finished drawing the Magic Circle, the fragments of undead corpses at the Ancient Castle entrance flew towards the Magic Circle like young swallows returning to their nest.

In a short while, countless black fine powders fell from the Magic Circle, finally condensing into a black crystal the size of a fist.

“Ah, so much undead essence condensed. This must be from a powerful undead corpse,” the little girl said happily.

The Undead Guardian corpses completely disappeared. Without the corpse fragments, the Magic Circle in the void gradually faded away, leaving only a black crystal.

Without the Magic Circle, the black crystal fell to the ground with a clink. The little girl hurriedly picked up the crystal, played with it in her hand for a moment, and then put it into a small pouch at her waist.

Picking up her sickle, the little girl continued walking towards the Ancient Castle.

“Since meeting that brother, my strength has improved again. I wonder when I can see that brother again. Others show disgust when they see my babies; only he didn’t seem to dislike the babies and Nannan.” The little girl seemed to like talking to herself, speaking as she walked along.

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The Ancient Castle was deep and gloomy. After entering the main gate, there was a corridor that seemed to have no end in sight. Both sides of the corridor were covered with reliefs depicting various living beings brutally killed and then turning into Undead Creatures to gain eternal life.

“Be careful. This passage has many traps and mechanisms, and they are very powerful,” Li Jin said in a low voice.

“Do you have the skill to disarm traps?” Xu Feng suddenly asked.

As a Thief, if you didn’t know how to disarm traps, people would look down on you.

Li Jin’s face turned slightly red. He shook his head and said, “No, I haven’t learned that skill yet. Moreover, the Fate Store and Auction House don’t have such Skill Cards.”

Xu Feng’s heart stirred. He remembered a place where the Skill Card for disarming traps could be found, but that place was too far from Linhai City and required using a Teleportation Array to reach.

And the Teleportation Array was a building that could only be constructed in city-level settlements. So, he had to wait a while longer until Nuwa Town upgraded to Nuwa City to have a chance to obtain that Skill Card.

Xu Feng didn’t say anything. He followed behind Li Jin, carefully walking deeper into the Ancient Castle.

The further they went, the blurrier their vision became. Fortunately, before long, on the walls of the corridor ahead, there was an eerie green oil lamp every few meters, emitting a pale green light.

As he walked, Xu Feng observed that many traps in this corridor had already been triggered and destroyed. There were also several hidden compartments, but they were empty and contained nothing.

“I explored all these traps at the risk of my life. I almost died,” Li Jin said with lingering fear.

Without the skill to disarm traps, it was very difficult to detect them. One could only rely on physical agility or experience to explore, and a single misstep could trigger a mechanism.

After walking a few more meters forward, a huge hammer appeared ahead, tilted and slammed onto the ground, almost blocking the entire passage. Under the hammer, there was a large stain of dried blood.

“I only explored up to here and didn’t dare go further. See that? That’s my blood. As soon as I reached this spot, it smashed me from full health into a Near-Death State. If I hadn’t found a bottle of instant recovery potion in a hidden compartment earlier, I would have died right here.” Li Jin looked at the hammer lying to the side, touched his right shoulder, and recalled the terrifying moment when the hammer swung towards him. It made him feel like he had taken a trip to the underworld and come back.

Behind the hammer, there was another section of corridor about seven or eight meters long. Beyond that seemed to be a hall, where shadowy, tall figures were moving about.

“I haven’t been inside the area ahead either. I only took a distant glance,” Li Jin said softly. “The Undead Creatures inside are very sensitive to the scent of living people. Stealth is useless.”

Xu Feng nodded and quietly walked to the end of the corridor. Peering inside by the dim light, he saw an expansive hall, roughly over a hundred square meters. In the center of the hall stood a stone statue of an angel. This angel was a female figure with an exquisitely detailed and lifelike face, wearing an expression of determination. She held a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, with the shield guarding her front and the sword hand raised high, as if in battle.

This angel wore tight armor and had a pair of wings on her back. The feathers were messy, and one wing seemed injured, lying softly against her back. The stone carving was so vivid it seemed like a real person.

Around the hall, there were many rooms. Some doors were tightly shut, while others were half-open.

On the right side of the hall, a spiral staircase led to the second floor of the Ancient Castle.

Inside the hall, there were over twenty Undead Creatures. Their skin was dark, with greenish faces and Fangs. Their clothes were tattered and decayed, hanging on them like rags.

These Undead Creatures wandered aimlessly around the hall. If they bumped into each other, they would show fierce expressions and roar at one another.

Xu Feng used his Insight Skill on them.

“Name: Iron-Skin Zombie, Three-Star Elite, Health Points: 4800/4800”

Iron-Skin Zombie? Xu Feng frowned slightly. Memories from his past life surfaced again.