Chapter 2046

The earthen hut fell into silence. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang gulped down saliva with a gurgling sound. It could be considered well-traveled, but if a small boss like Auda was only at the level of small fry on the island, then Origin Island was indeed a super high-risk area.

"It doesn't matter, you just need to tell me where the transcendent plant, Dibam, is."

Su Xiao certainly wouldn't be bluffed by Auda. Even if what the other party said was true, he would still go deep into Origin Island. He only wanted to know the specific location of Dibam now.

"Since you insist, then continue moving forward. It is in the center of the island. Once you get there, finding it is not difficult; what is difficult is staying alive."

Auda was clearly hiding something, or rather, the existence of this small Undead tribe here was an abnormal thing.

From Qi's attitude, Su Xiao judged that he could trigger a mission within this tribe. After helping this tribe solve some problems, the people here would assist him in exploring this island.

And in Auda's previous conversation, he vaguely revealed the "glory of the tribe in the past." This was highly likely the way to trigger the mission. As long as Su Xiao asked about this aspect and helped Auda do something to gain initial trust, he could activate subsequent missions.

Su Xiao chose to ignore this mission. The Undead in this tribe were not strong, and the strongest was Auda. In Su Xiao's view, the other party's combat power was far from enough.

At this time, Auda appeared calm and composed, but in reality, he wanted to keep Su Xiao temporarily.

"Center of the island... Thanks for your information."

Su Xiao stood up and walked toward the outside of the earthen hut. Just as he left, Auda's face twitched. Initially, he wanted to trick Su Xiao into helping him do something.

However, at the very beginning of their conversation, the atmosphere was very bad. Auda even felt that if he were unwilling to reveal the information just now, this human would wash the place in blood, slaughtering them until only he remained, until he was willing to provide the information.

There was one thing Auda didn't lie about: the eclipse would indeed weaken the Undead on the island.

"You will come back, because... Undead like me don't even count as small fry."

Auda smiled, a somewhat bitter smile. Not eating raw meat or drinking fresh blood did indeed allow him to maintain his reason, but it also made him increasingly weak. Infection, fission, assimilation, immortality—this was the correct evolutionary process for the Undead. Without eating raw meat, assimilation could not be completed at all.

And there was one point Auda didn't mention: the Undead outside were not the same concept as those on the island. The infection rate of the Undead outside was at most between 5% and 10%, with an occasional individual reaching the level of assimilation, while the infection rate of the Undead on the island was at least 60% or more.

……

In the forest, Amu was clearing the way at the very front, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and Mogro were in the middle, and Su Xiao and Bahar were bringing up the rear.

"Boss, is it really okay? That old worm looks like a mission NPC."

Bahar squatted on Su Xiao's shoulder, maintaining vigilance at all times.

"If nothing goes wrong, those people from Apocalypse will also arrive here. Don't forget, the ownership of the core is currently on Apocalypse's side. The situation is special now. If Apocalypse interferes, the Undead on the island will highly likely not attack the contractors from the Apocalypse side."

Su Xiao didn't accept Auda's mission for this reason.

"Hmm, that is indeed the case, but that old worm is also holding back quite a bit. I feel that as long as we talk to him a few more times, he will take the initiative to issue a mission..."

"Probably."

Su Xiao pushed aside the large-leaf plants in front of him. There were many animals in the forest, birds were in flocks, and various insects were countless.

Whether it was a coincidence or not, Su Xiao's group had been moving forward for nearly an hour without encountering any enemies.

"A Fifth Tier super high-risk area, it's not that great after all."

Bahar started talking nonsense again.

"Gurgle gurgle gurgle..."

A strange roar came. Su Xiao glanced at Bahar. He hadn't noticed it before, but this guy had the potential to be a jinx.

"Prepare to meet the enemy."

Su Xiao drew the long blade from his waist. He and Amu blocked the very front, while Bahar landed on Amu's shoulder, waiting for an opportunity to act. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang directly blended into the environment, and Mogro drew the firearm from his waist.

Mogro's firearm was a weapon about one meter long, with an internal structure of metal and an exterior wrapped in undead cells. Several conduits as thick as fingers were linked to the gun handle, with the other end pierced into Mogro's forearm. The conduits surged, and Mogro's arm was clearly a circle thinner.

"Woo la la la..."

Another strange roar, and the next moment, a long spear pierced through.

Bang!

The long spear pierced into a giant tree nearly three meters thick, directly penetrating the trunk before sinking into the ground, leaving a hole as thick as a bowl.

Seeing this scene, Amu silently generated an ice shield, using its body to hard-resist this kind of wooden spear; it might not be able to hold up.

Woo~

Whimpering sounds came from the front, and at least a hundred wooden spears attacked.

【Blade Dao Blade · Seal Ring!】

Clang.

Five ring-shaped blade lights slashed out, directly affecting the wooden spears attacking in the air.

After a burst of crisp sounds of slashing, most of the wooden spears were cut off, but these wooden spears flew at an extremely fast speed, and it was inevitable that some would slip through the net.

Bang!

Ice chips splashed everywhere. A wooden spear pierced into the ice shield in Amu's hand, getting stuck after piercing one-third of the way in, its tail vibrating at a high frequency.

"..."

Blood energy spread around Su Xiao. The enemies were stronger than imagined. The chieftain named Auda earlier was completely talking nonsense. Judging by the attack intensity of this wooden spear, with Auda's trash combat power, he didn't even count as small fry.

In the distance, a figure darted out from between the trees. His entire body skin was grayish-white, and a circular pattern was doodled on his chest with red dye.

The Apostle's Eye was activated. Su Xiao needed to know the specific data of this Undead because, conservatively estimated, the number of these Undead was over 100.

【Comparing intelligence attributes of both sides...】

Data is as follows:

Name: Undead · Anda (Highly Infected)

Infection Rate: 65% (Origin Island low-level Undead)

Health: 100%

Plant-life Energy: 7103/7200 points

Strength: 109 (Real attribute)

Agility: 98

Stamina: 115 (Real attribute)

Intelligence: 42

Charisma: This creature has no charisma attribute and ignores the negotiation effects of the charisma attribute.

Skill 1, Saint Relic Implantation (Passive, lv. 55): Health +2800 points, pain perception reduced by 73%, ignores virus, infection, and curse-type damage.

Skill 2, Throwing Mastery (Passive, lv. 69)...

……

Su Xiao only glanced at the five abilities of this Undead before his gaze turned to another Undead that had just appeared. If Undead · Anda was a small leader, then it wasn't impossible to fight.

Just from preliminary perception, Su Xiao determined one thing: Undead · Anda was just small fry. This guy, who was slightly stronger than Chieftain · Auda, was really just small fry.

The Undead on Origin Island were completely different from the Undead outside. The Undead outside didn't even count as cannon fodder.

After arriving at Origin Island, Su Xiao felt that this was no longer a Fifth Tier area. And after seeing Undead · Anda, he determined one thing: even if a Sixth Tier contractor arrived here, they would have to explore in small teams, and even then, they would have to be extremely careful.

Even if Origin Island were placed in the Sixth Tier, it would be a nightmare-level area, let alone the Fifth Tier.

"Boss, what should we do? This one is a bit fierce, and flying is forbidden here. I can fight at most three, no, two."

Bahar spoke urgently. It wasn't being humble; Bahar was, after all, a reconnaissance + assassination type, and any Undead picked up on Origin Island could make a Fifth Tier Apocalypse contractor cry and howl. Origin Island was simply not a place for Fifth Tier contractors to come; everyone here was at the level of a Fifth Tier small boss.

If one were to compare Origin Island with the Dead City, the high-end combat power couldn't be compared for the time being. As for the bottom-level combat power, Origin Island was stronger than the Dead City. In a one-on-one fight between an Undead and a Tree-Eater, the Undead would highly likely win, and they were more numerous and proficient in techniques.

"Retreat first."

Given the current situation, Su Xiao certainly wouldn't choose to hard-clash. Once surrounded, he could only rely on the Hunter Moment to escape, and Amu and Bahar would highly likely die.

Hearing Su Xiao's shout, Mogro turned and fled. Not running away directly just now was already very loyal.

"Amu, fast! Fast! Fast! Run! Magma form jet acceleration!"

Bahar didn't fly because it knew that if it didn't direct Amu, Amu would highly likely die here.

"Moo!"

Amu let out a low roar, looked at Su Xiao, and after a moment of hesitation, turned and rushed toward the rear.

Su Xiao didn't retreat. Those Undead, like anthropoid apes, moved extremely fast in the forest. Sometimes, speed was not entirely determined by the agility attribute; terrain was equally important. Therefore, Su Xiao needed to stay behind to cover the retreat.

Bang!

A sound of breaking through the air attacked. A wooden spear pierced through layers of air waves, carrying spiral force toward Su Xiao. These Undead were not mindless beasts; they also understood techniques.

The muscles on Su Xiao's right arm holding the blade bulged slightly, and he slashed upward with the blade.

Kinetic energy collided, the wooden spear shattered, and wood chips shot out toward the surroundings like shotgun pellets, piercing through the surrounding trees.