Versatile Mage: Undying Fire

Chapter 111 Mutated Undead
The short man tried to see what was going on inside the cave, but was discovered by the followers of the woman in black stockings.

"If you look around again, I will poke your eyes out!" The old-fashioned follower Xin saw the short man's shifty look and said sternly in an instant.

"Who would look around? I'm just a little tired. By the way, the encounter with the corpse general before was really thrilling. I thought I was going to die." The short man sat down on the rock. It looked like the money he made was not worth it. The short man's eyes were no longer looking into the cave. He looked at the heavy rain outside and said.

“It shouldn’t have been this messy, but the rain delayed the dawn…” Mo Fan said.

Not only was the Sword and Axe Corpse General's combat power amazing, he was also able to call upon the undead to attack them. He originally thought that he had a chance of killing this big corpse, but in the end he was still far from it. However, after this battle, he also understood some of his own shortcomings. The next time he encounters the Sword and Axe Corpse General, Mo Fan feels that he will be more calm.

The undead in this land of the dead are indeed extremely terrifying. Even with his strong strength, he almost failed. If it were any other magician, it is estimated that not even a trace would be left.

"Let's not travel on rainy days from now on. After all, gray garlic has no effect and is very dangerous..." The strong man said seriously. If it weren't for Lin Ran, he might have died before, so he didn't want to take the risk again.

At this time, Lin Ran yawned and looked at the heavy rain that was still falling. He decided to take a break while taking this opportunity. So Lin Ran closed his eyes and rested. After all, they might have to continue on their journey soon, so he should keep a good mental state.

“But if the rain keeps falling, won’t we be trapped here forever?” Mo Fan said.

"We can only wait and see... By the way, if you have scars on your body, you must treat them quickly. Even a small scar must be treated. The undead carry corpse poison. If you don't treat it within a few hours, the skin wound will fester into a large area!" At this time, the experienced short man spoke.

"Let's change clothes together. After all, we are all grown men. Just take them off. It's really uncomfortable to be wet and cold." Mo Fan suggested.

Everyone thought what Mo Fan said made sense, so they quickly took off all their clothes and took out new clothes from their sealed packages. Lin Ran did not change his clothes because his clothes had already been dried by the flames, so there was no need to change clothes.

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The crackling sound of the campfire from time to time made the entire cave no longer so silent. The men were very tired after the previous battle. After treating their wounds and changing into dry clothes, they lay down on some dry grass to rest, as tired as dogs.

The woman in black stockings, Meng'e, has now put on a veil again. This time it is a purple veil which looks even more charming. The purple veil covers her stunning face which can directly captivate people's souls.

"What are you doing in this land of the dead?" Mo Fan asked casually while leaning against the wall.

The black-stockinged woman, Meng'e, blinked her big eyes and smiled charmingly. She said softly, "There's a colleague here who's not very sociable, so come over and talk to him."

The short man saw Meng'e blinking and felt that she was seducing him. If there weren't so many people around... well, he guessed that he couldn't beat a woman like this.

"Oh, what organization are you from?" Mo Fan continued to ask.

"Parthenon."

“Somewhat familiar…” Mo Fan began to ponder.

"Well, it's quite famous after all." The woman in black stockings, Meng'e, nodded.

"You are not a saint, goddess or princess, are you? Most of the plots in the TV dramas I watched before were like this, and they would also wear veils when they went on secret visits." Mo Fan laughed and started chatting with the woman in black stockings, Meng'e.

This Meng'e is not the cold type. Although she exudes an elegant temperament that seems out of touch with the world, she answers every question and seems quite approachable.

After hearing Mo Fan's unfounded speculation, Meng'e couldn't help but smile and shook her head, saying, "I'm not that holy. I wear a veil just because I like it and I think it's beautiful."

Mo Fan said some words to the Ka Meng at this time, which made Meng'e laugh softly. The rippling charm and holiness of her voice seemed particularly charming in this small cave.

Meng'e's eyes fell on Lin Ran, who was resting with his eyes closed, and then said, "His name is Lin Ran, right?"

Mo Fan looked at Lin Ran at this time, but found that Lin Ran's head was resting on Liu Xian's soft thigh, and her body was pressed on Liu Ru's thigh. The twin sisters seemed a little shy, obviously because the sight here was too irritating.

"Hmm..., are you interested in him?" Mo Fan couldn't help but ask.

Meng'e shook her head and said, "I'm just curious about the power he possesses. The sight of him dealing with the sword-axe zombie general and a large group of undead with one move is unforgettable..."

At this time, the short man sitting next to them looked at Mo Fan and Meng E chatting with a look of resentment on his face.
Finally unable to bear it any longer, he pulled Mo Fan over and whispered, "Brother, I was the first one to discover this woman. Can't you be more careful?"

“Brother, you pretend to be a pure man and you still blame others for being your bootlicker?” Mo Fan responded bluntly.

Meng'e is extremely attractive to begin with, and coupled with her extremely mysterious identity, why can't Mo Fan, as a man, go and chat with her, why can't he communicate with her? It can be seen that this woman likes handsome and knowledgeable oriental men like him, and the opportunity must be seized.

"How shameless." The short man whispered.

"Haha, you're crazy, how can you be shameless? It's not easy for a young lady to come to China, I must let her experience the romance and humor of Chinese men, and by the way let her understand the toughness and endurance of Chinese men." Mo Fan said a lot.

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The heavy rain continued, and the small Hua Village was shrouded in a hazy rain curtain.

Under the gray sky and on the gray earth, there is a small village.

Although the heavy rain continued, fortunately, although the village was old, the wooden houses were built very carefully to prevent moisture from penetrating and keep the cold wind out. Every wooden house, no matter big or small, had a fire, and as long as the fire was lit in the house, it would warm up quickly.

"Are you stupid? You go to pick them even in the heavy rain. You are all wet now. Come in quickly to warm yourself up..." A pretty girl in her twenties stood under the eaves. She pouted and stamped her feet. Her slightly flushed cheeks showed either blame or shyness, and it was unclear.

In the heavy rain, a thin young man walked to the doorstep with a silly smile on his face. He was afraid of dirtying the ground so he didn't dare to go into the house.

"Come in quickly, what if you get frozen? You already have many hidden injuries on your body, you can't stay in the rain for too long." Su Xiaoluo stood up and dragged the thin young man into the house. She quickly helped him take off his clothes, but halfway through, she found several shocking scars on his bare arms and chest, then she stamped her feet and pouted, saying, "Take it off yourself..."

The thin young man scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly.

The young man returned to the house and changed into a set of linen clothes. Although it looked rough, it was very warm.

"These herbs are enough. Alas, the corpse qi in this area of ​​Xianchi is so heavy. Once it rains heavily, the corpse poison will be mixed into the rain water, causing people in several villages to be poisoned. The adults are better and can hold on for some time, but the elderly and children have poor resistance... I won't take care of you. I have to make the medicine quickly." Su Xiaoluo smiled at the thin young man at this time, and then walked to the other end of the room to pound the medicine.

The thin young man sat by the fire, looking at her with a silly smile.

Su Xiaoluo grumbled coquettishly, "You just giggle. You should remember who you are. You can't live in my house forever as a boy. They will say... gossip."

Su Xiaoluo's voice became lower and lower, and she felt very embarrassed.

"Oh, forget it. Just sit here and think about it."

After saying this, Su Xiaoluo stood up and left. After taking a few steps, she turned back and looked at the thin young man. There was a shocking scar on the young man's body from the back of his head to his face. Su Xiaoluo couldn't help but sigh.

She didn't know what he had been through before. When she rescued him, she remembered that he had countless wounds on his body. What was even more frightening was the heavy blow to his head that almost broke his shell!

Fortunately, he was picked up by me, otherwise he would have died long ago. She is a good doctor.

"Xiao Luo, is the medicine ready?" The voice of a middle-aged man came in, and he sounded energetic.

"It'll be ready soon. Just sit next to the stove and warm yourself by the fire." Su Xiaoluo's voice came from the inner room.

"Well, it makes me happy to hear from Old Man Yang that you are preparing the medicine. You also know that since Uncle Guan left, our village is basically helpless if it is infected with any disease. But fortunately, you are here now..." The old man said with a smile.

"Hehehe, it's thanks to Fu Da that we can pick the herbs. He's like a fool picking herbs in the rain. What a fool. " Su Xiaoluo said with some complaint.

"Oh, oh, so that's it. Then I'll chat with Fu Da."

In the warm wooden house, the firewood in the stove was burning with a crackling sound, and small sparks popped out from time to time.

The old man who was speaking was wearing a straw raincoat. He put the raincoat in a bamboo basket, revealing a well-maintained face, but when he smiled, his face was full of wrinkles, making it easy to judge his age.

"Fu Da, you are really blessed with a long life." The old man Xie Sang smiled and patted the shoulder of the dull-looking young man.

"You hurt me." At this time, the thin young man turned his head blankly and said in an emotionless tone.

"Oh, sorry, I forgot you also have a shoulder injury." The old man Xie Sang sat in front of the thin young man and said with a smile.

The thin young man still sat there, with no reaction to what Xie Sang said.

The old man Xie Sang sighed softly, and then asked Su Xiaoluo in the inner room: "Has he lost his memory, or has he become a fool?"

"I don't know either, it seems a bit silly anyway." Su Xiaoluo replied.

"Amnesia is not a big deal. It's probably caused by some kind of mental blow, or a severe head injury that caused a blockage. This can still be treated. If you become a fool because of the severe injury, it will be very difficult to recover." Xie Sang continued.

"The medicine is ready!" At this time, Su Xiaoluo came out carrying a black pot of medicine.

Just as Xie Sang was about to take it, Su Xiaoluo hurriedly reminded him that it was hot. Xie Sang then realized what was happening and nearly spilled the medicine.

"You're so grown up, but still so impulsive. How can you take care of this village?" Su Xiaoluo scolded Xie Sang.

"Hey, don't blame the village chief for not reminding you. You are not young anymore. Don't always live in the same room with this boy..."

"Hurry up and deliver the medicine!"

“Okay, okay…, eh.”

As soon as Xie Sang left, Su Xiaoluo patted his aching shoulders.

She looked at Zhang Xiaohou, who was sitting in front of the brazier like a stone pillar. Seeing that he ignored her, she couldn't help but hum.

But even after humming a few times, the thin young man still sat in front of the stove, which made her so angry that she stamped her feet and simply turned her head away, not bothering to look at him.

"No! No! No!!"

"Hide quickly, hide quickly!!!"

Suddenly, an auntie's panicked shouting was heard outside the house.

Su Xiaoluo hurriedly opened the window and saw Aunt Xie running towards the village in panic. She ran so fast that she even fell twice.

"What's wrong, Aunt Xie?!" Su Xiaoluo asked hurriedly. "Ghosts, there are ghosts! Just now at the entrance of the village... an old man was eaten alive..." Aunt Xie was obviously frightened and her voice was trembling.

"I'll go and take a look..." Su Xiaoluo immediately put on his straw raincoat and rushed out of the house.

When Zhang Xiaohou saw her rushing out, he followed her without a second thought, as if he was afraid that something might happen to her.

The villagers shouted in the village, and some of the timid ones even crawled to the depths of the village to escape...

Su Xiaoluo and Zhang Xiaohou quickly ran to the village entrance, and found that the road at the entrance was actually red. Blood mixed with rain water flowed into a stream, which then divided into countless streams and spread out of the village.

Several young and strong villagers were standing in the heavy rain holding hoes and sickles. They did not dare to approach the village entrance and could only stare at the rotten corpse that was gnawing at the old man at the village entrance...

"What's going on? Didn't the old village guard drink the water from Kunjing?" Su Xiaoluo's face turned pale in an instant after seeing this bloody scene.

"Of course I drank it, but I don't know why the undead still attacked us... Maybe they are mutant undead!" said a villager who was shaking all over while holding a hoe.

"This must be a curse. Our Hua Village must be cursed. Old He died in the mouth of the undead a week ago. Another one died three days ago. And today, someone was attacked at the entrance of the village in the evening. It may not be long before large numbers of undead will rush into the village and eat us... eat us all. It's a curse. I said before that we can't do that kind of thing. Now, we are all cursed!!" A middle-aged villager said incoherently in fear.

The corpse was extremely cruel. After eating the old man's internal organs, it was not satisfied yet and suddenly pounced on another young villager.

The young villager didn't even have time to swing his sickle before his throat was bitten off. Sticky blood spurted out instantly, which was shocking under the gray rain! !

Before, the villagers relied on special methods to protect themselves from attacks by the undead, but once the current situation occurred, they couldn’t even withstand a corpse!
"Run away!"

Several young and strong villagers were frightened out of their wits and fled madly towards the village, fearing that they would die if they were a step slower.

"We can't let it enter the village!" Su Xiaoluo wanted to stop the villagers, but they were already scared out of their wits, how could they stop?
Su Xiaoluo gritted his teeth and hurriedly ran towards the wooden fence...

This rotten corpse has not yet completely entered the village. As long as the wooden stake gate at the entrance of the village is lowered, the crisis can be resolved. The wooden stake is made of gray wood. The undead naturally don't like this kind of wood products, so they will stay away from the village...

As Su Xiaoluo ran towards the gate mechanism, the corpse suddenly stared at her with its green eyes.

The rotten corpse threw away the young villager it had eaten halfway and rushed towards Su Xiaoluo like a hungry mad dog.

"What are you doing? Don't you want to live?" an old lady screamed.

Su Xiaoluo quickly turned her head and found that the corpse was rushing towards her at an astonishing speed, and it pounced in front of her in almost the blink of an eye.

"Fire!"

"burst!"

At the critical moment, a ball of fire broke through the dense rain on the muddy road and landed precisely on the corpse.

The flames exploded in an instant, blasting the corpse away and blowing its body to pieces.

"How can you ordinary people deal with the undead? Leave quickly!" A young man with frowned eyebrows shouted loudly on the muddy village road.

The villagers who had fled in panic before saw the young man as if they had seen a life-saving straw...

"Great, Hongjun, you are in the village. Now we are saved!"

"Hong Jun, this rotten corpse is very ferocious. Why don't we wait for your father to arrive and then deal with it together?" Several villagers hurriedly fled and hid behind Hong Jun.

"Hmph, it's just a corpse. I can deal with it alone." There was a hint of arrogance on Hong Jun's face. In an instant, the second flame flew towards the corpse that killed two villagers. The exploding fireball even burned the wooden fence next to it.

Unfortunately, the heavy rain reduced the power of the flames, and the fire on the corpse was quickly extinguished. Hong Jun spitted in disdain...

If it weren't for this damn heavy rain, this rotten corpse would have been blown to pieces by his two fire spirits long ago!

The corpse was not dead yet. It stood up shakily, opened its bloody mouth and roared at the young man Hong Jun.

Although its body was blown to pieces, the speed of the undead did not slow down at all. It rushed towards Hong Jun madly on all fours, looking extremely terrifying.

A burst of fire quickly appeared on Hong Jun's palm, but this time the burst of fire did not hit the fast-moving undead. So the undead that was burned beyond recognition rushed in front of Hong Jun. Hong Jun's face turned pale with fright!
"Back off!"

At this time, an old man's voice sounded from the side. It was the village chief Xie Sang who had gone to get the medicine before!
Magic was swirling around Xie Sang, and as he shouted loudly, a raging torrent of water rushed madly towards the corpse.

As soon as the corpse jumped, its body was knocked away by the violent waves. After sinking into the torrent, the corpse lost all its ability to move. It was carried along by the fierce waves and was violently washed outside the wooden fence.

The wooden fence was washed down, and the corpses were washed far away, and they no longer posed a threat for the time being.

The villagers breathed a sigh of relief after seeing this scene. Fortunately, the village chief was a mid-level wizard, otherwise they really didn’t know what to do when encountering such mutant undead.

"You were so arrogant that you almost lost your life, did you know that?!" Xie Sang walked in front of Hong Jun and couldn't help but snorted coldly.

Hong Jun just came back to his senses, but he was still stubborn.

He ignored the village chief's teachings and walked quickly towards Su Xiaoluo. Then he found that the wild idiot who came out from nowhere was supporting Su Xiaoluo, with a flash of anger in his eyes.

He was the one who saved the life, so why did this wild boy become the one to show his kindness?

"There haven't been any mutant undead for many years...why do they suddenly appear now?" Su Xiaoluo said as he looked at the corpse of the undead that was washed far away.

"Who knows? But Xiao Luo, don't worry. With me, Hong Jun, here, these undead can't hurt you at all." Hong Jun said.

At this time, Zhang Xiaohou got a big black umbrella from somewhere and was about to hold it up for Su Xiaoluo who was still getting wet in the rain, but the next second it was snatched away by Hong Jun. He said "thank you" in a bad mood, and then he and Su Xiaoluo held the umbrella together, leaving Zhang Xiaohou aside.

Su Xiaoluo was thinking about the mutant undead and didn't notice their jealousy. Hong Jun couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth and looked at Zhang Xiaohou with a bit of ridicule.

"I'll go check the body." Su Xiaoluo said seriously.

"I'll go with you." Zhang Xiaohou said hurriedly.

"You'd better stay in the village honestly, you fool who doesn't even know who you are. Didn't you see how terrifying the undead are? If another mutant undead appears, I'm afraid you will be the first to run away." Hong Jun pushed Zhang Xiaohou and with his other hand he conjured up a small ball of fire as if performing a magic trick, with a bit of showing off.

"Don't be so childish, okay?" Su Xiaoluo rolled her eyes at Hong Jun, then put on her raincoat that had slipped off her body and went out of the fence.

"Xiao Luo, you'd better not go. It's too dangerous..." said Aunt Xie.

At this time, a dark-skinned old man nodded and said, "Yes, it's even more dangerous to leave the village."

"Curse, I told you it's a curse!!" shouted the pointed-faced villager who had been frightened out of his wits.

"Gouzi, stop scaring yourself all day long." Hong Jun said.

Xie Sang stood aside expressionlessly at this time. Most of the people in the village had already come out. After seeing the two bloody corpses, they were frightened and panicked, and hid beside the village chief Xie Sang.

There is special well water in the village. As long as you drink a little well water every month, you will not be attacked by the undead, so this village does not need a magician... But considering that this place is very close to the Qinling Mountains, there is no guarantee that monsters will come here to find food. Monsters don't care about well water, so there will be one or two magicians in the village, usually the village chief...

Now that there are mutant undead, the only mage who can fight against the undead becomes particularly important.

"Xiao Luo, go and see what's going on with this rotten corpse. Hong Jun, you go with you in case there are more undead spirits like this outside. Fu Da, you don't go over there. You are not from this village and you are not nourished by the well water. Ordinary undead spirits will attack you." Xie Sang said.

Village chief Xie Sang called a few brave villagers to go together, and Su Xiaoluo led these people through the wooden fence that was washed away by the violent waves and walked out of the village.

This rotten corpse was washed very far away, at least one or two hundred meters. The villagers of Weiju Village usually do not leave the village easily at night. Although the undead will not attack them, no one can guarantee that there will not be monster undead like rotten corpses that kill anything that moves?
The other people in the village were too timid to go out, but if they wanted to see it, they could only gather around the wooden fence and watch from afar.

It is evening now, and visibility is very low due to the rain. I can only see three or four hundred meters at most. If it gets completely dark in a while, it will probably be completely out of sight.

Su Xiaoluo, Hong Jun and three other young men walked up to the rotten corpse. Su Xiaoluo was a female doctor so she was not afraid of corpses. She squatted down and examined the corpse.

"Hurry up... hurry up."

"The corpse is nothing to see..."

The two young men were trembling, and they didn't dare to stay outside for a moment longer.

Hong Jun laughed at them and said, "I'm here, what are you afraid of?"

"That's right, that's right, Brother Hong Jun is a fire mage, a beginner third-level mage!"

"This would be very impressive if it were put outside, right?" another young man said.

"That is."

Su Xiaoluo frowned slightly, then stood up helplessly.

Several other people hurriedly asked why the zombie attacked them.

"This is just an ordinary undead ghost." Su Xiaoluo came to this conclusion.

"How is this possible? We have been drinking well water for generations, so we are protected. Moreover, every household in our community performed a ceremony to worship the well god last month. Why would we be attacked by the undead?" said one of the young men.

Su Xiaoluo was thinking about something, and for a moment she didn't know how to answer this question.

Hong Jun didn't really care. Just when he was about to say a few words of comfort, a creepy voice suddenly came from the rain...

The sound came from all directions, like someone was dragging a body, like someone was chewing dead meat, or like joints were crackling.

"OMG!!"

At this time, a young man screamed. Hong Jun turned his head quickly and found that in the rain, a pair of blood-red eyes were staring at them!
Thanks for the reward brother...

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