The laceration on the wrist that would be fatal to ordinary people has healed quickly with a burst of itching.

Although Zhang Yao's dark knight profession is not as convenient as the possessed warrior, it is still a rare profession. Especially the increase in physical fitness and defense makes his recovery ability even more abnormal than that of the bright red form.

"What happened last night..."

Zhang Yao thought hard.

No matter how stupid he was, he noticed that the castle had undergone great changes at this moment, and he couldn't help but feel distressed by his lack of experience.

But he didn't hesitate for long.

His eyes followed the group of soldiers as they disappeared into the darkness, and he gave up the idea of ​​pursuing them to find out.

The Ankh of Resurrection took effect longer than he expected, and he almost fell asleep for a day and a night.

It's going to be dark again soon.

He wanted to take advantage of this time to confirm the portrait.

Not only is there danger in the castle at night, but strange and inexplicable changes occur outside the castle.

In comparison, the castle, which is suppressed by mysterious forces, is relatively safe.

Go around the flower bed.

Zhang Yao walked straight towards the high black wall surrounding the castle.

Pass through the cold iron door carved with strange patterns.

He couldn't help but glance at the motionless castle guards standing around the high wall like statues.

They wore pitch-black armor that covered every inch of their skin. They were heavy and oppressive, without any heartbeat or breathing, just like corpses.

They only become active when monsters attack the castle.

Zhang Yao clearly understands the strength of these guards. Even now, he probably has no chance of winning against a castle guard alone.

And it seems.

Those soldiers who suddenly revived seemed to be far more powerful than them!

"I wonder if they are part of the castle..."

Zhang Yao was a little eager to give it a try.

After he completes an exploration mission unlocked when he is promoted to official lord, he will gain control of a portion of the castle guards.

It is expected that the subsequent tasks must also be related to unlocking the control authority of the castle.

If those soldiers were also part of the castle's guard force,

Sooner or later he will be able to control it!

only……

If you can't participate in camp battles, and you can't accept chaotic duels, what's the point of controlling more castle guards...

Zhang Yao then became distressed.

"well."

He sighed and stopped thinking about these wasted brain cells.

Walk out the door.

He soon came to the pale old tree that grew twisted and twisted.

The curved trunk is more than ten meters high, like a stooped giant. The slender branches spread out at the top, forming a lush and grand crown, casting a mottled and strange shadow.

"...Gu."

Zhang Yao couldn't help but swallowed.

There is both fear of the weird and nervousness about verifying facts.

He raised the oil lamp to eye level, trying his best to let the dim but not warm light envelope his whole body.

As he approached, the dead tree immediately changed. The dry old bark on the trunk fell off, revealing a pile of rotting corpses. The slender branches hanging down from the top of the head were clearly human hands spliced ​​together!

It has grown taller again!

Zhang Yao suddenly realized something and his face turned pale.

When he first borrowed this weird corpse tree to help him clean up monsters, it was only five or six meters high at most.

Then Zhang Yao discovered that the corpse tree would grow by devouring monster corpses. Later, he learned about the strange growth from Cheng Shen. He was scared and never used it again.

But at this time.

Zhang Yao found that its height had jumped up a lot!

"By the way, a wave of monsters attacked the city while I was sleeping! Since no body was found outside the castle, they must have been killed by it..."

suddenly.

Zhang Yao felt a softness under his feet.

When he looked down, the terrifying sight in front of him almost made him throw the oil lamp away.

They were human heads growing out of the soil. The soil and hair were mixed together, covering their faces, like moldy black potatoes, but they were densely packed all over the front!

He is stepping on the top of a head!

Zhang Yao suddenly felt that the head he was stepping on turned around, his feet suddenly slipped, and he almost fell into the pile of heads.

He quickly stood still.

Just thinking about that suspenseful scene made his scalp numb!

"It's become more terrifying... Just like Brother Leg said, Weird will gain more and more difficult powers as it grows!"

Zhang Yao wanted to retreat.

But looking at the tree hole only seven or eight meters away from him, he seemed to be able to vaguely see the outline in the shadow, and he simply became concerned.

Brutal shock!

boom!

He stamped his foot, and powerful force exploded. The head under his feet suddenly exploded like a watermelon. The thick shock wave then spread around like air waves, and the heads enveloped in it were exploded one after another!

Bang bang bang!

Blood mist suddenly filled the air.

After being attacked, the strange corpse tree immediately became violent.

Countless slender pale arms were hanging down densely, but they all stayed one meter away from Zhang Yao's head, as if blocked by an invisible force.

At this time.

The flame in the oil lamp suddenly shot up, making a crackling burning sound, and the blood used as fuel decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Zhang Yao smelled a strong burning smell!

"Be quick!"

He woke up immediately.

The horror level of this corpse tree has grown to a quite terrifying level.

We are even close to getting close to the weird woman in the portrait!

If he had used the same candle as before, he would have been extinguished by its power in an instant.

And the resistance of the oil lamp can only barely compete with it!

rub!

Having figured out the key, Zhang Yao rushed out in an instant, stepping on the ground paved with minced meat and hair, and crossed the distance to the tree hole in the blink of an eye.

His eyes quickly swept over.

The portrait is still there!

wrong,

The image is blank!

Zhang Yao was stunned.

This situation is undoubtedly very different from the picture he imagined.

In his opinion, the portrait and the cheongsam woman should be a whole.

His verification will only get two results.

one.

The portrait is still there.

The old sister will also look at him peacefully in the portrait.

two.
To be continued...