Since the day before yesterday, after bidding farewell to the women on the ind, Elijah continued westward alone with Abigail and a group of zombies, relying on their invisibility abilities.


    During their journey, they encountered numerous dangers, such as massive hordes of zombies exceeding tens of thousands, which they deliberately avoided.


    They also faced mutated zombies unafraid of the group of second-tier zombies around Elijah, but these attackers were dispatched by Elijah and their corpse cores harvested.


    This afternoon, Elijah suddenly sensed that the consciousness link to a zombie under his control had vanished.


    As he and Abigail investigated, they discovered that the zombie had been silently eliminated, with even its corpse core gone.


    This was a first for Elijah! To have a second-tier zombie killed right under his nose raised immediate concern.


    Especially since this particr zombie was the only one under his control with sensory abilities.


    Elijah suspected that whoever or whatever attacked them had awakened abilities akin to invisibility or stealth, and had observed them for a long time to urately target sensory-capable beings.


    Subsequently, both Elijah and Abigail heightened their vignce. Despite this, due to theirck of sensory abilities, they lost another water-controlling zombie to an ambush.


    However, they gleaned insights from the encounter, estimating their adversary possessed abilities simr to Daisy''s—stealth, incredible speed, likely wielding a dagger-like weapon, extremely sharp.


    Their increased caution paid off when Abigail reacted swiftly to an ambush, causing the assant to retreat wounded, confirming their suspicion that the attacker was indeed a zombie from the blood left behind.


    Elijah now understood that zombies above second-tier needed to consume higher-tier corpses or corpse cores to advance. While Abigail had been consuming first-tier corpse cores like candy, she showed no signs of advancement, unlike Elijah''s group, which mostlyprised second-tier or higher beings—enticing prey for those seeking advancement.


    Thus, encountering second-tier zombies tracking and attacking them wasn''t surprising.


    With the realization that their foe was a zombie, Elijah felt somewhat relieved.


    Zombiescked rationality, acting mostly on instinct; setting traps allowed them to ovee even the most cunning and swift adversaries.


    Elijah and Abigail subsequently sought safer paths, strategically cing one zombie in shadows while othersy in wait, preparing to strike.


    Yet, to their surprise, their adversary ignored these traps and directly targeted Abigail, themander of the zombies.


    If not for Abigail''s resilient defense, which deflected the attack, she might have suffered the same fate as the two fallen zombies.


    The assant was equally astonished by Abigail''s defense, their strike seemingly ineffective against her formidable protection.


    In that fleeting moment of astonishment, Elijah and Abigail noticed something familiar in the blood-red eyes of their attacker—something reminiscent of Abigail''s own demeanor.


    This guy wasn''t just an instinct-driven beast anymore; he was a cunning hunter who had regained some semnce of rationality.


    Failing his first strike, he immediately vanished into the shadows.


    Despite Abigail being in a position seemingly with only her shadow, this zombie moved effortlessly, unsettling Elijah.


    They promptly sought refuge in a residential area, strategizing their next move. Elijah suspected the adversary was a third-tier zombie, a suspicion confirmed by Abigail.


    This exined how the zombie navigated minuscule shadows with ease—third-tier invisibility likely allowed for jumping between shadows.


    Elijah recalled Daisy''s second-tier invisibility, where one merged with shadows, bing a part of them, invisible yet tangible.


    Second-tier invisibility felt like entering a shadow realm, detached from reality.


    Now, facing this zombie''s ability to jump between shadows, Elijah realized capturing him would be incredibly challenging.


    Moreover, the adversary appeared intelligent, retracting immediately after a failed strike. Without sensory abilities, Elijah and Abigail were in a game of cat and mouse.


    "Though I know Daisy''s abilities are perfect for assassination, facing them ourselves is a headache!" Elijah shook his head. "But we have to find a solution. Having a third-tier zombie tailing us for assassination is too dangerous!"


    He sighed. "And it''s getting dark soon—that''s his advantage. We''ll be even more vulnerable!"


    Abigail looked at Elijah seriously. "Yes! Looks like we need to y big!"


    Elijah pulled out several corpse cores from his pocket—all second-tier, totaling seven. These were originally from the zombies he cultivated andter abandoned.


    He kept four for Crystal Grass cultivation and carried the rest with him.


    The third-tier zombie hadn''t managed to take these corpse cores after killing the water-controlling zombie, so Elijah now possessed all seven second-tier corpse cores.


    "I don''t give a damn! Even if he''s rational, faced with these corpse cores, I bet he''ll take the bait!" Elijah cursed, his expression determined.


    Together with Abigail and their group of zombies, they moved to a vacant area in the neighborhood, selecting a suitable spot.


    Just as Elijah and Abigail prepared to hunt the third-tier zombie, they were unaware that every move they made upon entering the neighborhood was being watched by a woman.


    Lillian observed the unfamiliar man downstairs carefully, feeling deeply conflicted. She hesitated about whether to seek help from him.


    Instinctively, the man gave her a strong sense of safety.


    However, looking around him, there were over a dozen figures emitting a bloody red aura, which filled her with dread.


    Since the apocalypse, she had awakened a mysterious ability allowing her to perceive colors emanating from humans or zombies within a 20-meter radius.


    The blood-red aura she saw had been associated, from her month-long observations, exclusively with zombies, representing extreme malice towards her.


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    Contradictorily, the man amidst the zombies emitted a green aura. It was the first time she had seen a man with such a color since gaining this ability, and it brought her a profound sense of security.


    Lillian was highly superstitious about trusting her intuition. It had helped her evade disaster several times over the past month.


    "That man seems trustworthy and unlikely to have ill intentions towards me. But why are there so many fierce zombies around him? And why aren''t those zombies attacking him?" Lillian wondered to herself.


    If it were just the man alone, she would have approached him without hesitation. But now, surrounded by so many zombies...


    However, the harsh reality of dwindling supplies of food and water left her with little room for hesitation.


    Finding someone who posed no threat to her was a rare opportunity, and she couldn''t afford to let it slip.


    Moreover, she wasn''t alone; she had to consider Nora, the sleeping little girl on the couch in the living room.


    Nora wasn''t her child, nor was this ce her home.


    On the day of the outbreak, she had been entrusted to look after Nora for half a day, but due to the zombie virus outbreak, she had been trapped here ever since.


    Nora, just six years old, had remained remarkablyposed and obedient amidst the brutal scenes of zombies and cannibalism.


    Lillian cherished Nora deeply and treated her like her own daughter.