He ran up a nearby slope to look back in the direction he had come from. The area was peaceful, with no sign of any strange darkness. Still, the memory of what had just happened made him feel that the place was fraught with hidden dangers, and that its tranquility was merely a facade.
Not knowing anything about the enemy, Zhou Chen chose to play it safe and skirted around the area.
The rest of the journey was smooth. He didn't encounter any difficult enemies, only a small monster outpost filled with corrupted human soldiers. Their faces were covered in black filth, their eyes were scarlet, and they attacked anyone on sight. He put them all out of their misery.
He also reached Level 12 and continued to put his Attribute Points into Intelligence.
