Within the black hole, he encountered spatial turbulence and wandered for a full dozen days before finally finding an exit.
That exit led right into the tomb chamber of Morwen, one of the Four Great Zombie Kings.
This was very reasonable.
After all, Morwen was the only female among the Four Great Zombie Kings.
As the protagonist, Knox was bound to have some romantic or ambiguous plotline with her, even if she was a female zombie.
In the original novel, it was precisely Knox who accidentally touched the seal, releasing Morwen from imprisonment.
Then, through a series of outrageous maneuvers, he managed to make Morwen a member of his harem. Furthermore, using Morwen as a mediator, he became acquainted with the other three Great Zombie Kings.
Alex could not help but slap his forehead, inwardly feeling a wave of misery.
Is this the difference between a villainous Saint Lord and a Heaven’s Chosen One? Both stumble into a Zombie King’s tomb chamber.
The other guy gets to spark a romance with a female Zombie King. Meanwhile, he ends up running into the most cunning, most difficult, and most insidious schemer among them.
Damn heavens, it was truly too unfair.
The Grave Digging Ghost asked weakly. "Master, are we still going further inside?"
"Of course." Alex shrugged and laughed.
"Why would we not?"
"Because... I can already sense that the treasure Master has his eyes on is located not far from the Zombie King Quill." The Grave Digging Ghost said with a bitter face.
"If we continue deeper, what if we accidentally wake that Quill up?"
"No seriously, what are you so afraid of?" Alex laughed in bewilderment.
"Do you think that with my strength, even if I cannot kill Quill, I would not be able to escape?"
"Besides, you are merely a helper summoned using the Hungry Ghost Path. If you see the situation turning sour, can you not just pat your butt and leave?"
The Grave Digging Ghost thought about it. That made a lot of sense. Promptly, it could not be bothered to say anything more and obediently continued leading the way.
Noah drew his blade from its sheath, gripping it as he nervously followed behind Alex to serve as escort.
"Noah, you do not need to be nervous." Alex said flatly.
"Even if Quill truly resurrects, with me here, he will not be able to stir up any waves."
"Yes, the Saint Lord’s divine might covers the world, this subordinate naturally is not afraid..." Noah said awkwardly.
"It is just... this subordinate keeps feeling like there is a pair of eyes following behind and staring at us..."
"Hmm?" Alex frowned slightly, prompted by Noah’s words, he instantly felt that exact same sensation, he immediately turned around, raging fire igniting at his fingertips, and hurled a ball of flame into the darkness behind them.
"Bright Fire Curse, Drive!"
The flame flew into the darkness and exploded with a bang like a firework, illuminating the area as bright as day.
After the darkness dispersed, Alex and Noah focused their gazes and were instantly taken aback. Following quietly behind them was shockingly a massive rat.
This rat was a full calf size, with sharp jagged teeth in its mouth, and its two eyes radiated a seething blood red light.
After being discovered, it instantly bristled all over, teeth grinding with a creak creak sound, eyes full of vicious killing intent.
"A Corpse Yin Rat?" The Grave Digging Ghost said in astonishment.
"It seems the number of people who have died in this tomb chamber is even higher than I imagined, to actually breed one of this size."
"Corpse Yin Rat?" Alex frowned slightly, a trace of cold sharpness flowing in his eyes.
However, just as he was about to attack, a fierce Meow! roared from his shoulder.
It was Pearl, who leaped out directly and stood before the Corpse Yin Rat.
Right now, Pearl was only the size of a normal cat, compared to the Corpse Yin Rat, it looked completely frail and fragile.
However, whether due to bloodline suppression stemming from its very bones, the moment the Corpse Yin Rat saw Pearl, it revealed a look of panic, no longer daring to show the slightest viciousness.
"Meow!" Pearl appeared extremely heroic, proactively stepping forward with its little paws.
With every step it took forward, the Corpse Yin Rat took a step back, head lowered timidly, fundamentally not daring to look into Pearl’s eyes.
After confirming it had tested the waters enough, Pearl let out a Meow! and launched its attack. Its petite body leaped up, agilely landing onto the back of the Corpse Yin Rat’s neck.
The Corpse Yin Rat shook its neck desperately, wanting to throw Pearl off. Pearl denied it the chance entirely.
With a vicious twist of its claws, it directly snapped the Corpse Yin Rat’s throat.
"Well done, Pearl." Alex nodded with a satisfied smile and waved his hand, wanting to call Pearl back.
However, the usually obedient Pearl did not jump back onto his shoulder. Instead, it remained crouched low, eyes narrowed as if facing a formidable enemy, completely ready to attack.
"Squeak..."
"Squeak squeak..."
Series of low squeaking sounds echoed from the darkness in all directions. Noah felt a wave of coldness brush over his body, he abruptly turned and focused his gaze.
From all directions, dozens of Corpse Yin Rats had shockingly appeared, each one the size of a calf.
These Corpse Yin Rats were all fierce and menacing, faces full of a vicious glint.
One by one, they opened their gaping, bloody maws and lunged straight at Pearl.
"Oh no!" Noah revealed a look of panic and shouted.
"Little kitty, dodge quickly!"
But Pearl just narrowed its eyes, standing in place completely unmoved.
Noah froze, then turned to look at Alex. He saw the Saint Lord standing with arms crossed, expression unchanged, without the slightest panic.
Instantly, Noah’s face turned miserable, feeling like he was acting like a clown.
Dozens of massive Corpse Yin Rats, like a dense, dark tide, fiercely suppressed Pearl underneath them.