Crossing the wilderness to survive, starting with a broken kitchen knife.

The three of them returned along the same route. When they passed the altar, Zhang Shi used Lao Duan to leave a mark at the place where Zhao Feng disappeared. If Zhao Feng could escape, he would know that they had left safely.

Going up the long stone steps, we found that the sarcophagus from the way here had been covered again. There was no sunlight in the passage, and only an oil lamp was emitting light.

Zhang Shi tried to move the stone cover, but found that it was sealed. Although he tried his best, the stone cover did not move at all.

"Go to hell!"

Zhang Shi had been frustrated by the setbacks during the dungeon trip, and he was already filled with anger. In a rage, he drew out Lao Duan and slashed at Shi Gai three times.

Old Duan's sword was extremely sharp, and he cut the stone cover into several pieces like cutting tofu. Several rays of light came in, making the cave much brighter.

Zhang Shi kicked the stone cover open and moved the rubble away. The sky outside was still gloomy and there was nothing unusual.

After taking a look at Old Duan, Zhang Shi's mind suddenly became clear, and he realized that sometimes, violence is simpler and more effective.

Zhang Shi was the first to climb out of the coffin, then he reached out to take the oil lamp and pulled Wu Qing up.

The two looked towards the dungeon, but there was no sign of Ge Dalong.

Another person disappeared out of thin air!

Zhang Shi could no longer tell whether he was angry or afraid.

Wu Qing's face turned pale and he shouted towards the dungeon.

"Lao Ge, Lao Ge, are you there?"

"Cuckoo~"

She was answered by a shrill laugh, which echoed in the crypt and was very creepy to listen to.

Wu Qing was startled and took two steps back. The pit was uneven and she almost fell.

Zhang Shi supported Wu Qing and took a look at the team panel.

Ge Dalong and Zhao Feng were both in normal conditions, but no matter what he said, the other party did not respond.

Zhang Shi tried to shake the bell, but still nothing happened.

"Go back to the ancestral hall first. Remember, don't separate from me."

Zhang Shi's words were a bit ambiguous, and Wu Qing blushed slightly, but she also knew that now was not the time to get hung up on trivial matters.

Zhao Feng and Ge Dalong were probably trapped in the crypt by some unknown force. Zhang Shi did not dare to joke with their lives, so he took out a large amount of stone and blocked the entrance to the crypt. Then he took Wu Qing back to the village along the path.

Zhang Shi cautiously led the way with Ding Zhen, and he didn't see any evil spirits or strange monsters along the way.

When Zhang Shi returned to the ancestral hall, he glanced at the time. It was already four o'clock in the afternoon. In the wilderness, it was already sunset.

But the sky in the village was still as gloomy as before, without any change.

The village was still dead silent. The gate of the ancestral hall was wide open, and the black tiger lay there, seemingly resting.

Holding Old Duan in hand, Zhang Shi entered the ancestral hall. Recalling the way Black Tiger's body had reassembled, he had some suspicions in his mind. After hesitating for a moment, he threw the Soul-Binding Bell to Black Tiger from a distance.

"This is what you wanted. Here you go."

"Now, tell me, where are my friends?"

The black tiger swallowed the bell in one gulp, straightened up, shook his fur, and revealed the holy silver crossbow arrow under his body.

"I didn't expect you to retrieve the bell so quickly."

The black tiger circled around Zhang Shi and Wu Qing, staring at Zhang Shi with its yellow eyes.

"There should be two more coffins in the cemetery. If they are opened in time, they might be able to wake up."

"It's just that I'm hungry now."

After saying that, the black tiger jumped high and pounced towards Zhang Shi.

The distance was originally ten meters, but the black tiger pounced on Zhang Shi with just one leap.

Wu Qing's Staff of Ancestors was activated again, and this time it summoned a Taunt Totem.

A blue protective shield enveloped the entire ancestral hall. The black tiger's attack had no effect on Zhang Shi, and all the damage was transferred to the totem.

Black Tiger's attack failed, and he tried to retreat, but Zhang Shi had been gathering strength for a long time. With a cold gleam of the kitchen knife in his hand, he chopped off Black Tiger's head in one fell swoop.

"Hehehe, I underestimated you."

The black tiger's head was separated from its body, but it was still talking. What gushed out of its body was not blood, but a pool of black and dirty liquid.

In the filthy liquid, those familiar granulations reappeared, quickly reorganizing the body. As soon as Zhang Shi's second strike landed, Black Tiger reappeared in the same spot, full of life, and with a nimble leap, dodged Old Duan's blade.

"You have a nice weapon."

Black Tiger, who suffered a small loss, was not at all panicked. He even praised Lao Duan and seemed to be confident about the battle.

I took a look at the task panel and found that the task had entered stage four.

Hidden Mission 4: Obtain the Soul-Releasing Bell

Zhang Shi didn't dare delay as his two companions were facing a life-or-death crisis. Seeing that the black tiger was difficult to defeat in a short period of time, Zhang Shi threw Ding Zhen to Wu Qing and said to her.

"I'll hold this beast back here. You go take a look at the cemetery. Be careful on the road."

Wu Qing nodded. Although she knew the journey was dangerous, time was of the essence, leaving no time for reflection. She left some potions behind, cast a protective barrier around Zhang Shi, and then turned and rushed out of the ancestral hall.

Hei Hu watched Wu Qing leave without trying to stop her.

"With that totem, she won't last long before she's devoured until not even a bone is left."

Zhang Shi chopped again.

Black Tiger knew how powerful Old Duan was, so he didn't dare to confront him head-on. Instead, he relied on his flexible body to move back and forth in the courtyard of the ancestral hall.

Zhang Shi struggled for a long time but couldn't touch a single hair of the tiger. Seeing that the black tiger seemed to be deliberately wasting its energy, Zhang Shi temporarily stopped attacking, held Old Duan horizontally in front of him, and asked.

"You must have eaten all the corpses in the cemetery."

"Aren't you the Black Tiger of the village? How come in the end, you extended your claws to the very people you were supposed to protect? Do you deserve your title?"

When talking about the past, Hei Hu seemed quite melancholy. He was not in a hurry to fight to the death with Zhang Shi. He squatted on the ground and recalled the past.

"You are an outsider and don't know what happened in this village."

"Ever since the fog sealed the village, no one has been able to leave, and few have been able to enter. The sun has disappeared from the sky, and over time, the villagers have gone mad, turning into crazed monsters."

"I have my own mission. I have no choice. I must survive and protect this village, no matter what the cost."

After that, the black tiger pounced on Zhang Shi again. Zhang Shi retreated while waving his sword to resist. The black tiger's claws were cut off by Lao Duan, and turned into a pool of spiritual liquid, flowing towards the black tiger.

Zhang Shi tried to use fire, taking out a torch, lighting it, and throwing it onto the pool of liquid. However, the liquid only emitted a wisp of black smoke, extinguishing the torch in the blink of an eye.

"It's useless. How can mundane things hurt me?"

"I won't play with you anymore. Just accept your death and become my nourishment."

The black tiger spit out a black light from its mouth, and Zhang Shi was hit by the black light before he could react.

After the black light touched Zhang Shi's body, it turned into a black gas and gathered towards Zhang Shi's head.

Zhang Shi's consciousness began to blur, his eyelids became extremely heavy, and he fell into a deep sleep before he could react.

The black tiger in front showed a human-like sneer and slowly approached Zhang Shi.