I Am Overlord - Chapter 142

Chapter 142

Chapter 142: You're the Boss

The blackfur corpse was a sinister being that was a mixture of a corpse and a zombie . Each blackfur corpse came into existence when a dead body did not rot but instead grew black fur and started to walk the earth again . It was a sinister monstrosity .

Similar to zombies, blackfur corpses loved feeding on blood . The moment one woke up, it would not stop before drawing blood . Not far from Xiang Shaoyun, a large number of blackfur corpses were fighting a group of Blackhill Sect members .

The Blackhill Sect members here consisted of some elders, overseers, disciples and regular miners . A large majority of them were only Basic Realm cultivators that were completely helpless against the blackfur corpses .

One after another, they fell, and the blackfur corpses feasted upon them, painting a terrifying and sinister scene . That was what Dong Zi saw, and that was what caused him to feel so disgusted .

"Miners, retreat immediately . The rest, charge! Kill these things!" shouted a Transformation Realm elder from Blackhill Sect .

They started unleashing numerous attacks at the blackfur corpses . The blackfur corpses weren't exactly powerful combatants, but they had the advantage of fearlessness . One could land a slash on a blackfur corpse, but that would not kill it . Instead, it would take the chance to decrease the distance and bite the human . To make things worse, the blackfur corpse's teeth were highly toxic, capable of causing its victim to lose combat power or even die from poisoning .

Because of that, the longer the battle lasted, the more fearful the Blackhill Sect members became . They were completely incapable of stopping the blackfur corpses . If it wasn't for the few Transformation Realm elders present, the Blackhill Sect would have suffered an even more disastrous loss .

"Chopping their head off will stop them!" said the leading elder . He moved like wind as attacks flowed out his hand like a rainbow . Where his sword energies passed, blackfur corpse heads flew everywhere .

"Elder Ma Feng, should we try charging in there? Something must've been dug out," suggested an elder .

"Sure, let's attack together and try charging inside . Everyone else, retreat," said Ma Feng .

They charged ahead bravely, killing any blackfur corpses that got in their way before they were finally able to get inside the cave . But they had only entered shortly when one person rushed out in a sorry manner .

This person was none other than Elder Ma Feng . Black fur was growing out of his face as he staggered about . With great difficulty, he yelled, "E-everyone, retreat! R-report to t-the sect . . . "

Before he finished the sentence, he collapsed and died . His death caused the Blackhill Sect members to be in an even greater panic . Everyone started fleeing, abandoning the blackiron ores stockpiled here . Nothing was more important than staying alive .

Both Xiang Shaoyun and Dong Zi saw everything clearly, and both of them were overwhelmed with shock at what they saw . A Transformation Realm expert was actually defeated so quickly after entering the cave . What exactly was in there?

"Let's go take a look," Dong Zi said, growing excited .

Xiang Shaoyun was shocked at how fast this fellow changed his mind . Joy, sorrow, disgust, excitement . . . he was as fickle as a woman .

"Even if you want to die, don't drag me along . Go yourself . " Xiang Shaoyun turned and left without a second thought .

After many near death experiences, Xiang Shaoyun was no longer as rash . No matter what treasure was in the cave, he would not easily put himself in danger . At times, a fortuitous encounter might be a disaster in disguise .

"Pfft . What a coward . And you dare call yourself Overlord? Where's the courage of an overlord?" said Dong Zi with disdain .

"Whatever you say . I'm not risking my life for nothing . " Xiang Shaoyun did not care .

"Hey, wait . I have some poison discharge pills here . Are you sure you don't want to try your luck in there?" said Dong Zi after taking out two pills .

"Try? Sure, go try yourself," Xiang Shaoyun rejected .

Dong Zi hesitated for a bit before he spoke again, "I also have a king-grade armor here . If you come with me, you can have the armor . "

As he said that, he took out a tiny armor . The delicate design of the armor and the durability of the materials used to forge it made it clear it was an extraordinary armor .

"King-grade armor?" Xiang Shaoyun was astonished . But an odd expression covered his face as he said, "This . . . is a female's inner armor . "

That was when Dong Zi gazed at his armor and quickly cried out in alarm, "I-I took out the wrong armor . It's not this one . "

The armor vanished, replaced with a male's armor .

There is indeed something that is more than meets the eye about him, Xiang Shaoyun thought inwardly .

He had already noticed a delicate bracelet on Dong Zi's wrist . Both armors were taken out of that bracelet .

Storage bracelet!

A storage item was different from the storage space within one's astral cosmos sea . The former was forged from rare materials while the latter was formed within one's body . A storage item was also extremely valuable and not something an ordinary person could own, especially someone as young as Dong Zi .

From this, it was obvious that Dong Zi had a powerful background .

Even so, Xiang Shaoyun still did not change his mind . He looked at Dong Zi solemnly and said, "Yes, the poison discharge pill works against regular poisons . But the poison in the cave is probably the blackcorpse poison . I doubt the poison discharge pill can keep it at bay for long . Also, although king-grade armor can protect your vitals, it won't protect your entire body . Have you thought of a possibility that something scary is in the cave? For example, a zombie king? If that is the case, both of us will die . " 

Looking at the stern Xiang Shaoyun, Dong Zi felt somewhat embarrassed as he said, "But . . . I really want to take a look at what's in the cave! Perhaps a heaven-defying fortuitous encounter is waiting for us in there!"

Xiang Shaoyun hesitated slightly before saying, "Fine, for the two items you offered, I will take this risk with you . " He paused for a bit before saying, "Gather some wood and flints . "

"Alright!" Dong Zi was overjoyed, but after walking a few steps, he stopped and asked, "Wait, why am I doing the gathering instead of you?"

"I am taking the lead . Stop wasting time . Go, I need to make some preparations . " Xiang Shaoyun glared at Dong Zi .

"Fine, you're the boss . " Dong Zi resentfully gave Xiang Shaoyun the middle finger .

With his identity, he had always been the one to order others around . Today, he was being ordered around instead, and he had a hard time accepting it . After Dong Zi left, Xiang Shaoyun did not actually make his "preparations" . Instead, he stood there staring at the cave attentively .

This is likely a place of burial . Otherwise, such a large zombie disaster wouldn't have erupted . But is the zombie disaster a natural occurrence or is it man-made? If it is the latter, something sinister might come into existence as well . Well, since I've stumbled upon it, I might as well try doing something, Xiang Shaoyun pondered .

Soon, Dong Zi returned with some wood and flint .

When Xiang Shaoyun saw the small number of wood gathered, he was rendered speechless .

"How stupid are you? I am planning to attack them with fire . With three branches and that tiny flint, what the hell can we do?" Xiang Shaoyun berated with disdain .