Versatile Mage: Soul and Demon Dual Cultivation

“These skeletons are manageable; we can handle them in a fight. What I'm afraid of is if the tombs contain the undead remains of powerful archmages who served as ministers in life. Those would be deadly!”

“Keep your distance when you talk to me!” Mo Fan said, sounding disgusted.

The effect of the garlic was immediate. The breath he exhaled made even the undead think he hadn't brushed his teeth. The fastidious ones would give him a wide berth!

Lin Chen had long since hidden to the side. Although he was shielded by soul power, that didn't mean he'd lost his sense of smell. As his physique improved, his senses became quite sharp. Now, even if Asha Ruya wanted to kiss him, Lin Chen wouldn't be willing.

“Is it always like this here?” the woman in black silk asked!

Weaving through the hordes of undead, the woman in black silk rarely spoke. Her voice was as beautiful as a clear, ethereal melody drifting down from the sky. It would be even better if there were a hint of emotion in her words, but perhaps it was this detachment from worldly affairs that made people's hearts itch!

The short man was flattered by the question and hurriedly replied, “It wasn't like this before. Since the Sand Swirl River's unrest, this place has also become filled with deathly energy. People in the industry say that a new era of the undead is coming. Perhaps, if the supreme ruler of this undead kingdom were to change, this kind of situation might occur!”

… …

As they questioned and answered, the short man gave everyone a history lesson. Lin Chen didn't offer any opinions, listening with interest to their conversation.

Thanks to the garlic's effect, although they encountered many undead along the way, they weren't attacked.

“Yangyang Village isn't far ahead. The night is still long; let's rest there!” the short man said, pointing to a small hill ahead.

“Villages have their rules; it's best to abide by them if you evolve!” At this moment, the stout man spoke up to remind everyone.

Everyone nodded, saying there wouldn't be a problem.

They smoothly reached the hillside. Heading down, they wanted to see how a human village could survive unscathed in the land of the undead. However, below the hillside, between the mountain streams, and beneath the white ridge, all they saw was a pile of abandoned, messy wood. There was no village to be found!

Looking in other directions, there was only black soil, with nothing but a few pitted holes.

“Are you playing us?” the man with a full beard immediately said, with a hint of anger.

“I… I don't know what's going on!” The short man's face changed, and he turned his gaze to the stout man.

The stout man's eyes were full of shock, looking completely incredulous.

Then, he started to run, frantically running down the slope.

From the stout man's distraught appearance, it was clear that Yangyang Village was indeed located there.

But this Yangyang Village had turned into ruins overnight.

After everyone came down and looked around, they discussed it and decided to go to the next village.

“Let's go, let's go. There's nothing to find here. They might have relocated. Don't be so pessimistic!” the short man said to his companion, the stout man.

The stout man was still rational. Seeing that there were no signs of mass casualties, he began to lead the way to the next village, Hua Village.

“It's a two-day journey from here to Hua Village. I originally planned to spend the second half of the night here in Yangyang Village to save some garlic… Now it seems we'll run out of garlic halfway!” the short man said to everyone with a serious expression.

The short man suggested returning to Solitude first, and waiting for the stout man to get some more garlic from his clan before coming back. The stout man said it would take him several months to get that garlic…

Upon hearing this, everyone decided to push through!

The short man was reluctant, but helpless. He had already taken the money and had no choice but to bite the bullet!

At this moment, the woman in black silk spoke. She glanced at the short man and said in a gentle voice, “Along the way, I've noticed that not all areas are filled with undead. Let's not use the garlic for the rest of the night unless we encounter too many undead to handle!”

“That's a good idea!” The short man hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Regardless, this was a solution, better than doing nothing.

As the woman in black silk suggested, everyone didn't use the garlic for the rest of the night. After leaving Yangyang Village for about three or four miles, everyone could clearly feel the gazes of the surrounding undead becoming unfriendly!

The undead in this area were wandering aimlessly, in groups of two or three, mostly servant ghouls. Apart from looking frightening, they weren't particularly special.

A ghoul that had been sharpening its teeth on a rock seemed to smell the scent of human flesh. Its head creaked as it turned around, its green eyes locking onto the woman in black silk, who was closest to it.

There was no emotion in the woman in black silk's eyes, and she didn't show the usual panic and disgust that women often displayed towards such disgusting creatures!

Her full-bearded follower had already taken a step to the side, and an ice-colored star pattern, like frosted leaves, appeared under his feet…

An intermediate-level ice spell was cast. In just a few seconds, the ghoul had turned into a frozen lump of soft flesh. Although it wasn't completely dead, it couldn't move at all!

“Ali, don't waste your magical energy!” Seeing that her bearded follower had used an intermediate-level spell to deal with a ghoul, the woman in black silk reminded him.

The bearded follower, named Ali, hurriedly gave a strange salute, looking like he was listening to her teachings.

Lin Chen was speechless at the sight of this bootlicking behavior!

“Speaking of which, we've been traveling together for so long, and we still don't know what to call you?” the short man asked with a smile, his discerning eyes having long since recognized the extraordinary nature of the woman in black silk!

“Ye Meng'e. Ye as in leaf, Meng as in dream, and 'e' from 'ena' (graceful). You can call me Meng'e!” Asha Ruya said her Chinese name, and explained it quite carefully!

The corners of Lin Chen's mouth twitched slightly. What a strange name. Ye Meng was fine, but adding 'e'…

However, the simps discussed Asha Ruya's name for a while, adding a bit of fun to the boring journey.

The fun ended, and everyone continued on their way. Along the way, it was mostly Asha Ruya's two followers and the short man who dealt with the wandering undead.

Lin Chen had also figured out that this short man wasn't much to look at, but he was a seasoned simp!

“It'll be dawn in about an hour!” After dealing with another wave, the short man looked at his watch and said.

“I thought the undead of the ancient capital were so powerful. Aren't they just a bunch of brainless stupid corpses?” The bearded follower, Ali, laughed.

“Big brother, you must never say that. The land of the undead is very strange, you really can't say those kinds of things!” the stout man said at this time!

The follower, Ali, didn't care, and grinned.