827 What Are These People? (Part 1)

At the top of a rocky mountain, an eagle-like bird surrounded by fire was sleeping soundly. The aura around the eagle was that of a Rank Two mid-level monster, and it was nearly fifty meters long.

Right beside the eagle, a small orange-coloured flower was blooming, releasing intense heat.

Suddenly, the eagle felt something; its eyes snapped open and it tried to fly away. But before it could fly away...

Woosh!

A small deep blue bullet tore through the air and penetrated its head. The moment the bullet penetrated its head, the eagle felt its insides freezing, and it became impossible for it to move its body.

The eagle opened its mouth and tried to screech in pain and horror, but before it could...

Swish!

A blast of icy energy erupted from its head, and the entire body of the eagle turned into an ice statue.

The moment the body of the eagle turned into an ice statue, Brown appeared at the top of the mountain and punched the statue using its full power.

The giant paw of the Bullbear came into contact with the tough ice and...

BoooooooooooooM!

The ice statue of the eagle was blasted into smithereens, leaving nothing behind.

Once the eagle disappeared from existence, Brown looked at the small orange-coloured flower and walked towards it.

"Thank god I successfully evolved Carnage and received the elemental bullet skill; otherwise, it would have been a pain in the ass to collect all these things..." Evan muttered in a tired voice as Elysia healed his hands which were once again heavily injured due to Carnage's recoil.

It's been nearly one and a half days since Evan stole the Nether Orchid from Walter, and during these one-and-a-half days, he collected two more herbs that he needed in order to complete the trial.

All the herbs that he needed to collect were quite special and extremely difficult to collect. For example, the flower that the eagle was guarding is called Embrosia Flower. It is a flower mainly used to create rank three potions that can enhance bloodlines related to the fire element.

But the eagle guarding the flower was very difficult to deal with. If the eagle encountered a powerful opponent or felt threatened by someone, it would immediately self-destruct, bringing the flower to the afterlife along with it.

If Evan wanted to collect the flower, he needed to kill the eagle in a single move so that it would not get a chance to self-destruct.

The only way Evan could think of finishing the eagle in one move was to either use Carnage by sacrificing a large number of souls or use his Death Guardian authority along with Shadow Possession, and without thinking for a second, he chose the first option.

All the monsters that Evan encountered while collecting herbs were at the mid-level Rank Two, so even with the help of his shadow undeads, it was not easy for him to collect the listed herbs.

While Elysia was healing him, Brown brought the Embrosia Flower to him. Evan looked at the small orange flower that Brown brought and smiled lightly.

"Now I just need to collect one more herb, and this trial will be over," He said to himself and put the flower inside his shadow storage.

In just a few minutes, Elysia healed all of his injuries, and Evan just needed to recover his world essence and spiritual energy to return back to his peak condition.

"According to the information I received from Team Black, a total of nine people had entered the cave before me, but other than that elf, I didn't see anyone," Evan said while rubbing his chin as he looked into the far distance.

Currently, he was quite far away from the place where he saw Walter. After seeing Walter, he honestly thought he would encounter other people as well, but during the one-and-a-half days that he spent in the forest looking for herbs, he didn't encounter anyone else.

"Maybe no one other than that elf and I passed the first round," Evan said after thinking for a few minutes and stood up from the ground.

He used shadow senses and connected his vision with a shadow undead. Through the eyes of the shadow undead, he saw Walter fighting against a giant snake.

"So, this guy is still trying to complete the trial, huh?" Evan said when he saw a glowing green plant behind the snake. He didn't know what the plant the snake was guarding was, as that thing was not on his list.

"So my guess was right. We are both collecting different herbs," Evan mused after looking at Walter for a few seconds. Initially, he thought that both he and Walter were collecting the same herbs, especially since Walter was trying to collect the Nether Orchid.

However, he later realized that this was not the case. All the herbs that he needed to collect required specific environments to grow. For example, the Embrosia Flower only grows in high-

altitude places like mountains.

Therefore, if Walter had to collect the Embrosia Flower, he would have to come to the mountain area of the forest where Evan currently was. However, Evan was keeping an eye on Walter through his shadow undeads and noticed that Walter was actually moving in the opposite direction of the mountain area.

"Well, it's good that we are collecting different things since this way I won't have to deal with him," Evan remarked and stopped using shadow senses.

He then looked at the list and sighed when he saw the name of the last herb he needed to collect.

"Amara, the Frost Vine we need to collect grows near water sources, right?"

"Yes, master," Amara confirmed.

"Well, it seems we have no choice but to face that annoying guy then," Evan said with a shake of his head and took to the blue sky using the Shadow Wings.

Around two hours later, Evan was still flying when he suddenly felt something and looked towards the ground.

The moment he looked towards the ground, a white light flashed, and a beginner-level rank two bulky-looking man appeared there.

"Who is h—" Evan was stunned by the sudden appearance of the man, but before he could understand what was happening...

Boom!

The ground beneath the man's feet exploded, and he immediately appeared in front of Evan like a ghost, who was high in the sky.