[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-global-game-afk-in-the-zombie-apocalypse-game":3,"chapter-global-game-afk-in-the-zombie-apocalypse-game-global-game-afk-in-the-zombie-apocalypse-game-chapter-2417":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Global Game: AFK In The Zombie Apocalypse Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},89369,120,"Chapter 2417  The Pursuit","global-game-afk-in-the-zombie-apocalypse-game-chapter-2417",2417,"\u003Cp>The death knight remained silent in response to Fang Heng's questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the long ages, countless individuals had come before him, each driven by desire, each with their own demands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this one before him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was somewhat different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the death knight's memories gradually resurfaced, he was momentarily lost in deep reflection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, he spoke, \"I once sought eternal life and strength, pursuing the path of death. Gradually, I realized that everything would eventually be scattered in the river of fate—memories, spirit, flesh, strength, even the soul.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything that seems invincible will be washed clean in the river of time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only willpower endures eternally. Only by adhering to will can everything be reborn. Since then, I have been searching for an indestructible will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Willpower...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Heng listened to the death knight's words, deep in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue flames in the death knight's eyes flickered as he looked at Fang Heng again. \"You cannot help me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't you want to leave this place?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave?\" The death knight's expression remained indifferent. \"Why should I leave?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Heng, observing the death knight, furrowed his brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through their conversation, he was convinced that the death knight had independent thought and could communicate peacefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was truly strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did the undead faction still maintain the Holy Court's seal, keeping the death knight sealed here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What's even stranger was that Norbert had explicitly told him the death knight was bound and imprisoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It certainly didn't appear that way now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Norbert's intelligence be flawed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if the holy seal outside was truly destroyed, would this special space really crack open?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something seemed off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go on, young one. You haven't figured it out yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The death knight had no further willingness to communicate and slowly closed his eyes once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Heng observed the death knight, shrugging slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was puzzling!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The confusion in Fang Heng's mind grew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, never mind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would clarify everything with Teacher Gu Luo later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, his purpose for entering here wasn't to chat with the death knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now was the perfect time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To know that the spatial energy here was much denser than outside!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Fang Heng quickly condensed an imprint in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the imprint was completed, the purified undead aura around him surged like it had found an outlet, rapidly flowing into his body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hint: The player absorbs purified undead aura energy, gaining grandmaster-level necromancy experience points +1299.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hint: The player absorbs purified undead aura energy, gaining Grandmaster-level necromancy experience points +4,210...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was not right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Heng suddenly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was different from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The undead aura absorbed outside also contained a cold essence, but it was nowhere near as intense as here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In comparison, the aura inside this space contained an extreme chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absorbing too much at once felt like his sea of consciousness was freezing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he couldn't absorb the energy here as recklessly as outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Heng temporarily stopped his absorption of the undead aura and glanced around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Heng focused his mind, and a white shrine materialized in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shrine of Bones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He once again condensed an imprint with his hands, channeling his mental strength into the Shrine of Bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shrine of Bones emitted a dark aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, the undead aura flooding in from all directions was completely absorbed by the Shrine of Bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purified undead aura energy overflowed from beneath the shrine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Heng immediately condensed another imprint with his hands, trying to absorb the purified undead aura energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It worked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After conversion, the undead aura still retained a slight chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this had minimal impact on the absorption process now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excellent! Continue absorbing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he confirmed everything was fine, Fang Heng began to continuously channel his mental strength, accelerating the Shrine of Bones' absorption of the spatial undead aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In almost no time, a vortex appeared above the Shrine of Bones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive amount of dense undead aura was drawn into the shrine through the vortex, purified, and then absorbed by Fang Heng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the darkness, the death knight opened his eyes once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shrine of Bones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Fang Heng absorb the energy with his eyes closed, the death knight showed a hint of intrigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that guy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed at which he absorbed the undead aura was unprecedented—such a powerful undead talent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An interesting fellow...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The death knight muttered to himself and closed his eyes again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, in the Great Hall where the sealing stone pillar was located, Norbert and the other players were still absorbing the continuous flow of energy from the pillar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, everyone's expressions changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A game prompt appeared on all their retinas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hint: The current environment is affected by the holy seal. Players cannot use spatial abilities, or teleportation skills, or perform special actions such as going offline or remote communication.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What's going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was startled, and they stopped absorbing the undead aura energy, quickly looking around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was bad!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was the spatial ability suddenly sealed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A holy seal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be the Holy Court's doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clues from the game prompt raised the players' alertness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is bad, something must be wrong outside!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Holy Court has arrived! We need to retreat quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Shuo and Li Shaoqiang exchanged worried glances, realizing the situation was critical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't panic, it might be a trap set by the Holy Court. Let's prepare the explosive devices and exit together!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norbert shouted to the confused group, quickly setting up timed explosives around the central seal stone, and then followed everyone towards the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move out!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players quickly retreated towards the passageway exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Shuo and Li Shaoqiang exchanged glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about Fang Heng?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, he has a way to get out,\" Tan Shuo replied after a moment of thought. \"I'll wait at the entrance; you go with the others and see what's happening outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two immediately split up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Shaoqiang swiftly joined the main group of players and made their way out, returning to the Tower of Bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon leaving the Tower of Bones, Li Shaoqiang was stunned by the scene outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was bad!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the Tower of Bones, more than a dozen Purifiers from the Holy Realm, dressed in divine robes, had taken control of the entire area. The Purifiers had teamed up to set up a massive holy light barrier around the periphery of the Tower of Bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier nearly enveloped the entire domain of the Tower of Bones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What's going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The undead faction players were bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While they had been focused on absorbing necromancy energy, the Purifiers from the Holy Realm had set up a defensive barrier around them!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it really necessary?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the players gritted their teeth and immediately attempted to attack the barrier with a soul chain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1157,"2026-05-28T19:05:00.109Z","2026-06-01T04:28:46.140Z",1,"novelbin.me","663e0ba97f3251165a4c16002f9f733fd9cb65c26e056f6cff3d6e750c6d89d9","global-game-afk-in-the-zombie-apocalypse-game-chapter-2418","global-game-afk-in-the-zombie-apocalypse-game-chapter-2416",3622,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-game-afk-in-the-zombie-apocalypse-game-cover.jpg"]