Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 170: The City of Flowers
As soon as Zhao Hai saw Buffy unleash such a large-scale spell, he sensed that something was off. He quickly slipped into his space and opened the screen, which immediately displayed the situation on the battlefield. Not only were there red dots representing his allies and a green dot representing Buffy, but the spells cast by Buffy were also shown, albeit somewhat unclear.
However, this was enough for Zhao Hai to realize that Buffy was heading towards the Corpse Swamp. He understood his intentions immediately. Although they had the space to protect them from the toxins in the swamp, if Buffy managed to escape into it, finding him again would become difficult.
Zhao Hai quickly pointed at the green dot, activating the capture function. After completing this, he exited the space to see if this capture would be successful.
As soon as he emerged from the space, he saw a giant white hand suddenly appear in the sky, shining with light, heading straight for Buffy.
The speed of this giant hand was astonishing. Although Buffy was also fast, he could not evade the pursuit of the hand. Just as it was about to reach him, the glowing white hand suddenly opened wide and grabbed Buffy.
Before Buffy could even comprehend what was happening, he was caught. He frantically tried to break free when suddenly, a giant fly swatter appeared in the sky, aiming directly for his head.
The swatter moved quickly, and everyone only saw a series of afterimages before it landed on Buffy's head, delivering over twenty strikes that knocked him to the ground.
However, it was clear that Buffy's strength was far superior to Zhao Jia and the others. He was still alive, and just then, a light sword fell from the space and sliced through Buffy's neck, sending his head flying far away.
With Buffy's death, the massive tornado also disappeared. Galen and the others rushed over to Buffy’s corpse.
After a while, Galen let out a sigh and said, "As expected of a ninth-level expert. If it weren't for the young master's intervention, he might have gotten away."
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "No worries, as long as he didn't escape. Grandpa Galen, watch this." With that, he picked up his staff and transformed Buffy into a high-level skeleton.
The dark magic truly had its wonders. As soon as Zhao Hai cast the spirit binding technique, Buffy's severed head flew back and reattached itself to his body. Then, the flesh and blood on him rapidly disappeared, revealing a skeleton before Zhao Hai.
With a thought, Zhao Hai along with Galen and the others returned to the space. As soon as they entered, the space immediately upgraded Buffy, transforming him into a zombie. Strangely enough, he now appeared much younger than when he was alive, looking like a middle-aged man.
Zombies did not necessarily retain their appearance from when they were alive. In fact, when someone turns into a zombie, their body might undergo enhancements and transformations. Buffy's transformation into a younger version of himself was one such characteristic.
After becoming a zombie, he had regained his tongue and consciousness, allowing him to speak like a normal person. This was precisely what Zhao Hai wanted; he needed Buffy to recount his experiences in the Corpse Swamp. If Buffy remained a skeleton, he could only communicate telepathically with Zhao Hai, meaning Zhao Hai would have to relay the information to Galen and the others, which would be too cumbersome.
Just as Buffy transformed into a zombie, an alert sounded in the space: "New magical energy detected, enhancing space attack capabilities."
Zhao Hai focused on the Evil Spirit Staff and immediately understood the message. Now, there was an additional type of magic in the staff, enabling him to use wind magic.
Not paying much attention to this, he led Galen and the others into a room before turning to Buffy and said, "Buffy, tell me about your experiences in the Corpse Swamp."
Buffy bowed slightly to Zhao Hai and said, "Yes, Master. I ventured more than ten thousand miles into the Corpse Swamp. Everything was going smoothly, and aside from encountering some flying poisonous magical beasts and insect magical beasts, I didn't face too many dangers. However, when I ventured about fifteen thousand acres into the swamp, I discovered a city."