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n'Phew! It seems I can still live another day' thought the servant in glee.

nBut it was at that moment that the servant felt something off

n'Why is it so cold? Why is my body not responding!'

nThat was the last thought of the servant before his body suddenly tilted forward.

nAs his body was falling forward, a thin bloody hand also pulled back and this hand was now grasping a beating heart!

n

"You did well in bringing me this information.

" Snickered the Corpse master crazily

n

"But you forgot one thing,

nnobody interrupts my experiments And I mean no one!

"

nWith a flick of his hand, the corpse master called a mumbling zombie to his side.

nWith a smile on his face, he chucked the still-beating heart towards it.

n

"Squelch!

"

nThe zombie unceremoniously tucked into the heart gorging on it greedily causing a burst of blood to spill on the floor.

"

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"Tch!

"

nSeeing the bloody sight the Corpse master couldn't help but complain.

nIt seems like I'm gonna need to get somebody to clean that up for me.

" Complained the Corpse master

n

"But before all that, let's find out more about this so-called dragon son…

"

n…..

nThe sky above Vainwatch city was completely black.

nThe sun had set and the streets were completely empty.

nDue to the spectacle caused by Clay and Dante, the fear of zombies in Vainwatch city was at an all-time high!

nIt was also because of this that the streets were completely barren

nNo one dared to venture out of their homes and run the risk of encountering such horrors

nBut even with this fear in the back of everyone's mind, some people still had to go out.

nThese unlucky people didn't have a say In whether they were going out or not

nGuards were, unfortunately, part of this group of unlucky individuals

nThey were tasked with protecting important locations and the news of some zombies wasn't going to change anything for them

nOne such unfortunate guard was Clark.

nHe was a loyal guard of the City Lord's mansion and had been serving the City Lord for almost three years now.

nThis same loyalty was the reason that he had been entrusted to be part of Dante's guard whilst Dante was still in Vainwatch city.

nClark was currently guarding the premises around Dante's villa

nNormally Clark would think nothing of night watch duty.

nHe had been doing this for years now.

nIt's only natural that the initial fear and nervousness he used to have around his duty would have all been eroded with time and experience.

nThe only problem was today.

nSince Clark had been part of the guards given to Dante, he had also seen the whole spectacle this morning.

nA young desperate boy crying to the Dragon Son about the annihilation of his entire village.

nClark had to admit that even his stony heart, felt chills when he heard the news.

nAnd Clark wasn't a regular person.

nAs an experienced Body refining cultivator, Clark should have nothing to worry about.

nHe was a step above regular mortals and mindless zombies should be something easily handled by him.

nBut for some reason, even this fact didn't put Clark's heart at ease.

nThere was just something innately unnerving about the thought of facing undead creatures.

nIt was just the natural aversion all living life had about such unsightly abomination of the natural life cycle.

nThis wasn't something that Clark with his measly body refining cultivation could look down on, this unnerving feeling.

nIt was had been growing in his heart, festering in his mind, but what could Clark do about it?

nEven though Clark despised it, he still had to do his job.

nHe could only stand guard attentively, whilst he looked around, much more alert than usual, constantly scanning the area.

nBut this time it wasn't just to look out for any intruders. it was for his own safety!

n

"Clank!

"

nSuddenly, Clark heard a sound in the distance.

nAs much as Clark didn't want to go check, it was still his job.

nhe had to do it.

nGathering his courage, Clark carefully approached the corner.

n

"Wh-who goes there!

" Asked Clark in an uncertain tone.

nAs he turned the corner he saw a strange armoured figure standing there.

nBut Clark wasn't scared by this he was instead relieved.

n

"God Damn it Dave! Right now isn't the time for your stupid Pranks!

"

nClark instantly recognised the man in front of him.

nIt was Dave, a fellow guard of his.

nHe and Dave usually had the same guard rotational duty so seeing Dave here must mean that it was time he was relieved from his post.

nIt seems like all these worrying thoughts about zombies caused him to lose track of time.

nBut Dave's silly pranks didn't help either.

nHe always did things like this, pranking his fellow guards and scaring the life out of them.

nClark soon walked over to Dave as he patted him on the shoulder.

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"Well then, seeing as your here I'm guessing I'm free to go now.

nJust before I leave, All I can say is, don't be too alarmed by the central gate. When the wind blows it can sometimes creak-

"

nAs Clark was speaking Dave strangely moved, placing his face right in front of him.

nSickeningly pale skin, dull seemingly almost lifeless eyes.

nBut most alarmingly of all was the strange erratic smile he had on his face.

nBacking away Clark roared

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"Dave? What the ** is wrong with you?

"

nSeeing no response, that's when Clark moved closer

n

"Dave, Can you hear me?

"

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"Dave?

"

nThat was the last word that left Clark's mouth before Dave quickly pounced on him

nClark let out a scream as he struggled with Dave on the floor

n

"Cruuch!

"

nThe sound of flesh tearing was the last thing heard as Clark's consciousness slowly drifted off into the darkness.

nEven though Clark's body stopped resisting, Dave didn't stop.

nHe continued biting into Clark, gorging on him as much as possible whilst a bloody deranged smile appeared on his face.

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