Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster

After searching for a while, Zhang Ming and others came to a narrow corner of the valley, which was barely safe.

Yan Tong had not woken up yet, so Zhang Ming could only focus on the female warrior in front of him.

Although this female warrior could not speak, fortunately she carried a special booklet and pen with her, wrote words on it, and after Lingzhu translated it, the two were able to communicate with each other.

She slowly took off the black shawl on her head, revealing her beautiful face, but her eyes were covered by the black scarf, revealing only the lower half of her face.

...It seems that she can't speak, and she may not be able to see...

Zhang Ming didn't dare to ask this question, after all, he didn't even know the other party's name yet.

However, as the two talked, he soon found out.

Sekasi.

This is her name.

It is worth mentioning that she is a firewood collector... and a firewood collector from the Fire Temple.

"Fire Temple?" Zhang Ming was a little curious: "What is the Fire Temple?"

For the Fire Temple, only storytellers and other players who are deeply involved in the game background would know about it. Although Zhang Ming also knows about the background story of Lingzhu, he naturally doesn't know much about such obscure details.

Faced with his inquiry, Sekasi did not answer his question immediately, but erased the handwriting on the booklet and wrote new characters.

"It's time to introduce you."

"Oh, yes, sorry..." Zhang Ming scratched his head embarrassedly after seeing the handwriting on the booklet.

Although he didn't know much about the Fire Temple, he had also seen the explanation of the dynamic plot NPC of Lingzhu in the forum.

The forum bosses said that because the background story of Lingzhu is in a dark world, most NPCs are more vigilant.

People like Sekasi are already very friendly.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ming considered for a while, and then said: "You can just call me Xiao Ming. I come from Zhuxin Island and I am a warrior of Lingzhu. I am glad to meet you."

"I have to thank you for saving my life just now, otherwise I would be dead now."

As he said, Zhang Ming smiled and extended his hand to her in a friendly manner.

Looking at Zhang Ming's outstretched hand, Sekasi paused for a moment, but still shook hands with him like him.

Zhang Ming also reacted when he saw this. The NPC in the background story did not seem to have the etiquette of shaking hands... He did something stupid again.

But Sekasi did not seem to care about this. She picked up the book and wrote again.

"Why did you come here?"

"This..." Zhang Ming finished reading and smiled bitterly: "...Speaking of which, I am not sure. I went to the dungeon...that is, when I entered other areas, I suddenly came here."

"By the way, what about you? How did you come here?"

After hearing this, Sekasi quietly wrote a paragraph on the booklet that made Zhang Ming's scalp numb.

"To kill everything here."

Zhang Ming was shocked when he saw this. He looked at Sekasi in front of him with some disbelief. He couldn't believe why such a seemingly calm and peaceful female warrior would write such words.

"Why?" Zhang Ming was surprised.

Sekasi remained calm and wrote down the reason.

"To be precise, everything is ominous. This place has been stained by ominous ashes."

"Ominous ashes...what do you mean?" Zhang Ming frowned.

"Ashes are part of the burning process, but if you touch ashes during the burning process, it means ominous and disaster."

Sekasi wrote a rather profound text.

Zhang Ming could understand it, but he couldn't understand it.

But he wrote this sentence down.

He scratched his hair and stopped thinking about it. He simply pointed to Yantong and asked, "Are you going to kill him too? This child looks like a normal person."

Sekasi also looked at Yantong after hearing this, and her eyes stayed for a long time.

"No need."

"Okay." Zhang Ming was slightly relieved after hearing this.

If Sekasi wanted to kill, then he would definitely help Sekasi, after all, it was Sekasi who saved him, and Yantong was saved by him.

But if he wanted to kill, it would be a bit of a psychological burden.

Fortunately, Sekasi should not kill indiscriminately.

"Well, let me help you, as a thank you for saving my life." Zhang Ming said with a smile, and then took out a scribbled map from his pocket: "This should be very useful to you."

Hearing this, Sekasi nodded slightly, agreeing to his request.

"By the way, Sekasi, do you know where this is?" Zhang Ming remembered his [Falling into the Unknown] mission at this time.

He still hasn't figured out where he is.

To his regret, Sekasi shook her head and said she didn't know.

It seems that she is in charge of killing but not burying, and she doesn't care about the place name.

Sekasi didn't know, so Zhang Ming looked to the side: "Hey, little guy, stop pretending, I just saw you move, come here."

Just when he asked Sekasi whether to kill Yantong, he saw the other party's body tremble, obviously awake but dare not say a word.

Being exposed by Zhang Ming, Yantong could only walk towards the two of them with some fear, but only got closer to Zhang Ming and stayed away from Sekasi.

"Can you... take me away from here? I'm not sick, I can do a lot of things..." Yantong asked with a trembling voice.

"It's hard to say."

"You come here and sit down first. I'll ask you something and you answer me truthfully."

Zhang Ming waved and then asked. The questions he asked were naturally related to the information here.

Although Yantong was afraid of Sekashi, he was still grateful and had some trust in Zhang Ming as his savior, and then slowly told his own experience.

…

Zero Island.

This is the place where the Zero people have lived for generations, that is, these "claw people" that Zhang Ming saw, they should be called "Zero".

Zero was born with a big mouth and claws. They live in caves, feed on minerals, and have magical "ore-raising" techniques. According to Yantong, they used to "grow minerals", but due to several wars And lost this ability.

In desperation, they had to move to Zero Island, which is rich in minerals and is enough to support the survival of their tribe.

Then, the [extinguishing moment] came as expected.

But the strange thing is that the Zeros on Zero Island, or at least the Zeros here, did not become zombie-like survivors because of this, but retained their clear minds.

If that was all, I could still get by.

After all, no matter whether there is a dark border or not, the Zeros generally will not leave too far, and many of them will stay in their hometowns for the rest of their lives until they die.

But something unexpected happened.

The cause came from a strange disease on Zero Island.

Many Zero in the mining fields were infected with diseases, and their originally hard and sharp teeth and horns became soft, rotten, and gradually fell off.

Then he coughed and vomited blood, his internal organs eroded, and finally died in pain.

Zero's family members are among them, and more and more people are getting sick. Doctors in the community are helpless, and some have even died of the disease.

This made everyone on Zero Island fall into panic and uneasiness.

But at this time.

Yinlar, a chief on Zero Island, claims to have found a so-called cure.

He built a so-called "Healing Cave" to cure patients of this strange disease.

And these patients with strange diseases seemed to have returned to normal after entering the healing cave for treatment.

But there are more and more Zeros suffering from strange diseases.

Chief Yinlar also told everyone at this time that treatment is long-term and they must receive treatment regularly.

As a result, there are more and more patients in Healing Cave.

It was at that time that these gray dust substances gradually began to float on Zero Island, and there were more and more of them, until now they are like a heavy fog.

Rock copper has never been sick, so naturally it has not entered the healing cave.

Because of this, he watched his family and friends become more and more abnormal, and they seemed to be gradually losing their minds.

It wasn't until he saw a Zero who fell to death in the mine that he turned into a monster before completely dying that Rock Copper was completely convinced that the so-called "treatment" was definitely not a good thing.

So he fled his home.

But due to the existence of the dark border, Yantong has no way to leave, so he can only hide in Tibet.

When he was hungry, he could only go to the mining fields to steal minerals.

It is precisely because of this that he was chased by other Zeros in the beginning...

…

"I'll go, it's so scary..."

After listening, Zhang Ming clicked his tongue and marveled at this terrifying disease. At the same time, he looked at Yantong with a little more sympathy.

Too bad...

"But...why are you fine at all?"

Zhang Ming touched his chin and said doubtfully.

Hearing this, Yan Tong looked confused. It could be seen that he was also puzzled by this.

"It must be due to a special constitution."

At this time, Sekashi handed over the pamphlet.

"Yes, it's definitely best not to catch the disease. Maybe you still have antibodies or something." Zhang Ming said with a smile.

At this time, after listening to Yantong's narration, Zhang Ming's current task also changed.

[The status of the "Falling into the Unknown" side mission has been changed. 】

[You have obtained the mission reward, and your recovery wax blocks have been replenished. 】

[Acquired: Shark Leather Letter Cloth (Exquisite)]

[Obtained: Waxman Puppet (Excellent)]

[Obtained: Special Signal Wax × 1]

[You have received a side quest from Lingzhu - Zero Plague. 】

[Task description: You met the salary collector Sekasi and Zero Copper, and learned that the Zeros here were entangled with a horrific disease, and this so-called "treatment" did not seem to be a good thing... 】

[Task requirements: ② Investigate the cause of the epidemic and find the reason why this place was not affected by the burning time. 】

[Task reward: unknown]

Holy shit!

Following a burst of blue light, several things appeared on Zhang Ming's hand, which made him exclaim.

[Merman Leather Letter Cloth] Needless to say, it is a handy piece of equipment, and Zhang Ming’s attributes meet the requirements, so it can just replace the letter cloth on hand.

The [Waxman Puppet] is a high-level consumable item that can summon a charcoal-level waxman puppet, which is very powerful.

As for the final special signal wax, it allows Zhang Ming to summon player aids in this mysterious area.

After pocketing these rewards, Zhang Ming finally felt confident.

This scene was naturally seen by Yantong on the side, and his eyes were full of curiosity.

"Brother Xiao Ming, what kind of power do you have? It's so magical."

His eyes were full of yearning for extraordinary power.

Seeing Yantong's yearning look, Zhang Ming felt a little happy and said with a smile: "This is the power of the spirit candle."

He glanced at Sekasi.

But Sekasi didn't move, perhaps because she couldn't see.

"...If only I could have strong power, then I could let Yinlar tell me the truth..."

Yantong couldn't help but say, feeling a little depressed.

Zhang Ming paused, patted his shoulder, and comforted him: "It's okay, we will go to find Yinlar soon, and then let him tell you the truth."

Yantong heard this, and hope flashed in his eyes, but soon it dimmed: "...I feel that you may not be able to beat Yinlar..."

"The hybrid hunters under him were extremely powerful before they got sick, not to mention now..."

He hesitated at this point.

"...Or you should just take me away, if you die here..."

Zhang Ming hadn't spoken yet.

At this moment, Sekasi came up, raised his palm wrapped in the letter cloth, lightning appeared on it, and looked at Yantong expressionlessly.

Her meaning was self-evident.

If you don't go, I'll kill you.

Yan Tong was startled and quickly shut up.

Zhang Ming saw this and didn't say much. It was normal for a child to want to escape after staying in such an environment for so long.

However, whether it was Lingzhu's mission or to repay Sekasi's life-saving grace or his own play experience, he certainly couldn't give up halfway.

Therefore, Yan Tong's proposal was naturally not considered.

"Look where we are going next?" Zhang Ming looked at Sekasi on the side and handed the map to him.

But then he was a little embarrassed, because he had undoubtedly done another stupid thing, and the other party seemed to be unable to see it!

But who knew that Sekasi still took the map, and after a moment of silence, he accurately pointed to the [mining field], then pointed to the [big cave] behind, and finally "treatment", which should be the so-called [healing cave].

Although I don't know why she can see the map, she should kill her way in...

Zhang Ming immediately understood what she meant, which was indeed in line with the purpose.

After all, she came here to kill everything related to the ominous ash.

"Okay, let's go." Zhang Ming wrapped the mermaid skin letter cloth in his hand.

Sekasi looked at Yantong, glanced slightly, and motioned him to lead the way.

Yantong naturally didn't dare to say much, so he could only lead the way obediently.

"Oh, by the way, do we want to understand each other's combat capabilities to facilitate cooperation?" Zhang Ming suggested. Many players do this when they form a team.

Sekasi heard the words, thought for a while, and then nodded.

Seeing this, Zhang Ming smiled, and then told the other party about his ability.

But who knew that Sekasi was silent when she heard the word "curse".

Because the other party was blindfolded, Zhang Ming couldn't see her eyes and expressions, but he could also slightly feel that her emotions seemed a little wrong.

"Sekasi...are you okay?" Zhang Ming asked carefully.

Sekasi shook his head in silence, and did not continue the topic. He just wrote down his combat ability in the booklet and handed it to Zhang Ming.

"Melee and prayer."

"Oh... a warrior of faith." Zhang Ming nodded, and then asked curiously: "By the way, Sekasi, how did you see the road clearly with your eyes covered?"

Sekasi did not respond to this, as if he did not hear it.

Zhang Ming was a little surprised when he saw this, but he did not say much. The other party was obviously a little wrong.

Is it because of the "curse"?

Damn, I should have played the summoner earlier...

It's a little late, sorry sorry