I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 1136: The Talking Skeleton

Chapter 1136: Chapter 1136: The Talking Skeleton

"Don’t chase!" Lei Xiu was about to move forward but was stopped by Lei Nuoyi, "The River Zimu flows rapidly, and with such serious injuries, he’s definitely not going to make it. You’re covered in wounds yourself, you should hurry back and get treated, don’t let the injuries worsen."

"But..."

"I’ll make the decisions here." Lei Nuoyi exerted her authority as the elder sister, and Lei Xiu had no choice but to comply with her.

"Miss Fi’er, please come back with us."

"Okay." Luo Fei’er nodded, but before leaving, she still couldn’t help looking back reluctantly towards the rolling River Zimu.

After you tumbled into the River Zimu, your crippled body rolled incessantly in the water like a piece of driftwood.

Strangely enough, you felt a breath of air within the tumultuous waves, and it was this very breath that kept you from losing consciousness.

You understood very well that once you lost consciousness, you would be resigning your life to fate here, with no chance of turning things around.

Thus, amidst the churning waters, you desperately grabbed at anything possible, and after much effort, your left hand finally clutched onto a broken piece of wood. You used all your strength to climb onto it and, while holding onto the board for dear life, you also bellowed towards the sky in anger: "Li Zichen, you just wait for me!"

The River Zimu is the longest river in the Believers Continent. It originates from the Alpine Mountains of the Qinglan Imperial Nation, flowing through the Qinglan Imperial Nation, Xuanqin Empire, Sad Plains, Dead Marshes, Chaotic Hills, Burning Plains, and finally entering the sea from the Burning Plains. The River Zimu is rich in fish and vegetation, nurturing generations of people on both banks, and thus, it is universally revered by the people as the River Zimu.

After drifting along the River Zimu for half a day and a night, you finally managed to crawl ashore at a calm area of the Sad Plains.

No sooner had you landed ashore and had no time to rest, than a terrifying sight appeared in front of you—three filthy skeletons wielding rusty knives were approaching you.

"What the hell! Why am I so unlucky!" you cursed.

Cursing your fate, you still managed to support your body by leaning on a tree trunk, but to your surprise, when you stood up, you found that more than ten centimeters of skeletal frame had grown out of your previously severed right leg. Though the frame was only covered with a thin layer of skin and sparse hair, this unexpected recovery filled you with surprise and immense joy. You also discovered that your right arm had similarly grown out a skeletal frame and skin, though shorter in size than your right leg.

You finally realized why, after the fusion with the Seal of Truesky, your strength was still so weak; it turned out that after so many cycles of Infinite Reincarnation, the Seal of Truesky within you had been greatly depleted. To protect yourself from being killed by Li Zichen, upon reincarnating in this world, the Seal of Truesky had transformed into the most unique Soul Domain of this world.

Now, it seemed you possessed a regenerative ability akin to demons and dragons; as long as you didn’t die, even if your limbs were chopped off, they could regrow!

Of course, the stronger the individual, the faster the regeneration rate.

Although your heart was filled with great joy, you still needed to focus entirely on the predicament before you.

As the three skeletons gradually drew closer, you began to consider ways to deal with them. After looking around, you picked up a large wooden stick from the ground. When one skeleton came within two meters of you and launched an attack—raising its rusty knife high to chop down—you pushed with your left hand, dodging the skeleton’s rusty knife and at the same time swinging the stick towards its head.

With a "bang", you smashed the skeleton’s head to pieces.

As soon as the head shattered, the skeleton collapsed to the ground with a "clatter".

However, you also fell to the ground due to the loss of balance.

The two skeletons emitted strange noises and wielded their knives from left and right, chopping at you. You rolled on the spot, rolling under one skeleton’s feet, and smashed its lower body to pieces with the stick, then snatched the rusty knife from the skeleton’s hand and plunged it into another skeleton’s head.

These three skeletons were more fragile than you had imagined. After dealing with all three of them, you couldn’t help but lie on the ground and gasp for air.

It’s already been half a day and a night since I’ve eaten, and now I’m completely spent. If another Skeleton were to show up now, I’m afraid—I turn my head and am utterly shocked to discover a Skeleton squatting right beside me, tilting its head at me.

"Wow, fuck!" Someone’s scream of terror reverberates through the creepy forest.

"Hey." As your scream is about to die down, the Skeleton suddenly raises its hand and politely greets you.

You’re dumbfounded.

What’s going on here?

Skeletons can greet people too?

In your original world, you’ve had encounters with resentful ghosts and vengeful ghosts, but this is the first time you’ve met an actual Skeleton.

The Skeleton takes a step back and bows politely to you, "Sorry to bother you so abruptly, I feel bad about that, my name’s Kaidi."

Seeing that Kaidi presents no immediate threat, you take a good look at him. Kaidi is indeed different from the average Skeleton; he’s dressed in an Aristocrat’s long robe, wearing a slightly tattered leather armor on top, and has a slim sword on his back.

"Hello, my name is Mu Yun," you steady yourself and show a wry smile.

Kaidi’s Skeleton eyes emit a blue glow, looking at your newly regenerated left hand and foot, asking, "Are you from the Demon Tribe?"

"Demon Tribe? No, no, I’m human." You definitely do not want to have any connection with those bloodthirsty Demons.

"Human? Since when did humans have such strong regenerative abilities?"

"Maybe I’m just a little special," you say, smiling.

"This isn’t a good place to talk. You’re quite weak. Let me take you to our camp first." Kaidi kindly helps you up.

"Thank you," you sincerely express your gratitude.

"Don’t mention it. After all, more than seventy years ago, I was also human."

Kaidi supports you as you both slowly walk into the dense forest, upon which you immediately realize there are many Skeletons around, each holding a rusty knife. Seeing this, Kaidi reassures you, "Don’t worry, with me here, these Skeletons won’t dare to lay a hand on you."

Continuing to walk for about ten meters, just as Kaidi said, you see that the Skeletons are indifferent when they see you, carrying their rusty knives and continuing to wander around the forest.

Seeing the confusion on your face, Kaidi explains with a smile, "Actually, these low-level Skeletons identify friend from foe by scent. I emit a Deathly Aura, and when they sense this aura, they will consider you one of their own, naturally not attacking you."

Your curiosity about Kaidi’s identity intensifies, and you can’t help but ask, "Kaidi, what is your identity..."

"Oh, me? I’m a mercenary."

"Ah?"

Mercenary?