Defiance of the Fall 2: A LitRPG Adventure by TheFirstDefier & JF Brink

Author:TheFirstDefier & JF Brink [Brink, JF]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2021-08-09T16:00:00+00:00

53

A Thousand Faces

Zac rushed toward southeast along a derelict road. The town Bernard managed, Aubrey Hills, was north of the Dead Zone, and he needed to get to the eastern part. Zac knew there were border towns closer to the incursion from his conversation with Bernard during the auction.

They were right at the edge of what was considered the undead influence. Those kinds of towns weren’t under government control but were rather chaotic places under the control of the one with the largest fists.

Its population generally consisted of anyone who wanted to use the incursion as a spot for gaining levels and wealth. Zombies were quite stupid and not overly strong, which made for perfect target practice. Besides, due to the huge populations of China and India, there was almost an endless source of zombies to hunt.

However, Zac knew that the good times of these border towns were limited. The concentration of Miasma at the edge of the incursion should be limited, so it was normal that the zombies weren’t too strong there.

But as the zombie hunters depopulated any close-by towns from zombies, they would need to venture further and further into the incursion, where the Miasma was denser. The risk of meeting evolved zombies and other strong beasts was going to get higher and higher.

Zombies weren’t the only thing to worry about in the huge zone the Undead Empire controlled. The wildlife that had lived inside for almost half a year would have evolved like over the rest of the world. With the additional effect of the Miasma, the beasts should be completely insane due to the corruption.

But for now, the towns were havens for those who lived in the area and didn’t mind the risk. It was like a macabre gold rush where every walking corpse was a small gold nugget. Zac didn’t bother to learn the towns’ names since they were peppered along the incursion, and most of them were functionally the same.

There were also rumors of there being settlements even further inside the incursion, though Zac didn’t have the coordinates for any place like that. But Zac had no desire to go there in any case, as his goal was clear.

He’d find a border town and get himself oriented. The fact that the government seemed to have made him a target wasn’t a surprise, but he needed to find out the extent the enmity reached.

Besides, his information about the undead was from the information crystals back at Port Atwood rather than more detailed information from the locals. They might have figured out various things that could be beneficial to know.

As he moved forward, his wound unceasingly kept pounding, but by now, it barely registered in Zac’s mind. His increased Vitality and evolved seed were a great improvement compared to before, as he didn’t need to keep his Dao active at all times to keep the spread of corruption at bay.

However, the wound was barely healing, even when he kept using his Dao, and at this speed, it would likely take years before he was completely cured.

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