75: Death cemetery

The floating system panel prompt: "a rank Late Stage, the third stage is open!"

The previous Dark River disappeared.

In its place was a cemetery.

The sky was gloomy.

Dark clouds filled the air.

There were no stars.

A curved red moon hung in the sky.

On the ground, triangular-coned burial mounds of various heights were scattered in a chaotic mess.

A few trees had no leaves, only stretching out a few withered and thin branches.

A crow cawed in a low, hoarse voice: "Gua—"

"Gua—"

"Gua—"

The Little Security Guard said, "Stop trying to be so spooky!"

"Let's get started already!"

"I haven't even brought in the laundry I left out to dry at home!"

The floating system panel prompt: "Fast-forwarding..."

Boom, boom, boom!

The tombstones of the graves opened, and zombies crawled out one by one.

They charged toward the Little Security Guard.

The Little Security Guard was a bit impatient. "Why are they still Elementary zombies?"

"Can't you guys just group up so I can kill you all at once?"

"Killing you one by one is too much of a hassle."

The system panel prompt: "Fast-forwarding!"

The Little Security Guard treated it like chopping watermelons, hacking them down one by one.

Behind the Zombie Horde, a Ghoul Zombie appeared.

It was two or three times the size of an Elementary zombie.

It grabbed the head of a nearby zombie and quickly snapped its neck.

Like picking fruit from a tree, it easily stuffed the head into its mouth to chew.

Crack!

Crack!

It was like chewing large unshelled walnuts.

Its teeth were extremely sharp; the hard skull shattered after just a few bites.

It swallowed it directly into its stomach.

The surrounding zombies had no consciousness and didn't know to avoid it.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of 'large walnuts' had entered its stomach.

The Ghoul Zombie's body continued to swell, growing until it was four or five meters tall.

The Ghoul Zombie seemed to have a violent temperament.

When other zombies encountered a burial mound, they would walk around it.

The Ghoul Zombie simply kicked the burial mound away.

The Little Security Guard thought to himself: Isn't this the same kind of Ghoul Zombie I encountered near Xiaohe Village?

With the previous experience, it was much easier to deal with this time.

The Ghoul Zombie had already charged in front of him.

It grabbed two nearby zombies, twisted off their heads, and threw them at the Little Security Guard like hidden weapons.

The Little Security Guard nimbly dodged; the "large walnuts" hit the ground, smashing out a deep pit and sending dirt and stones flying.

He pulled a nearby zombie over to use as a shield.

The second "large walnut" hit the zombie's head square on.

Bang!

The head shattered into a cloud of pink mist.

The Ghoul Zombie cried out in anger and pounded its chest with both hands.

Awoo—

It grabbed two more zombies and threw them at the Little Security Guard.

Two lumps of things came crashing down.

Using its own momentum against it, the Little Security Guard deflected the force with a kick to the thrown zombie.

This zombie changed its trajectory and smashed heavily into a zombie that was trying to sneak up on the Little Security Guard's back.

The second zombie came flying.

Bang!

The Little Security Guard kicked it back toward the Ghoul Zombie.

The Ghoul Zombie couldn't dodge in time.

The zombie smashed heavily into its chest.

The Ghoul Zombie retreated several steps and still couldn't stop its momentum.

It fell heavily to the ground and slid for over ten meters.

The force of its body leveled a burial mound.

The Ghoul was furious.

It jumped up, howling wildly, and sprinted toward the Little Security Guard.

Any zombies in its way had their heads crushed by the Ghoul's palm.

It was just about to reach him.

But the Little Security Guard vanished.

The Ghoul was bewildered.

Where was he?

In its rage, it smashed the heads of several nearby zombies.

While it was in a fit of rage...

Puchi!

A long spear was thrust into the back of its head, piercing through the entire brain.

The light in the Ghoul's eyes gradually faded.

The Little Security Guard pulled out the long spear, and black blood gushed out from the two holes.

The mountain-like Ghoul collapsed to the ground.

The earth shook and the mountains trembled.

It turned out the Little Security Guard had used [Teleportation] to get behind the Ghoul and launch a sneak attack.

The floating system panel prompt: "Congratulations, you have passed all the a rank exams."

The Little Security Guard shook his head. "Sigh! This a rank is just too unchallenging."

The floating system panel prompt: "Please collect your prize."

A white table slowly rose into mid-air.

Two items were placed on the table.

One was a small orange.

The Little Security Guard peeled it and swallowed it in one gulp.

It didn't seem much different from the oranges he usually ate!

The reward was just a small orange?

The other was an iron trophy in the shape of A-cup.

But the cup was very shallow and didn't seem like it could hold much water.

It could only hold about as much water as the volume of an orange.

The Little Security Guard said, "Why is the trophy so small?"

The system panel prompt: "Because the A-cup was modeled after the size of a prestigious young lady's body part."

"The same applies to B-Rank, C-Rank, and D-Rank trophies."

The Little Security Guard laughed. "So that's how it is. What a way to make cups."

"It's very creative. Although it's not worth much, it's worth collecting."

"When I have time later, I'll look into the stories of the young ladies behind these cups."

Checking the time, nearly half an hour had passed. He wondered how the others were doing in their matches.

"Hey, I want to see how the others are doing. Can I watch?"

The system panel prompt: "I need to consult my master."

The Little Security Guard was puzzled. "There's a master? Is it that Black-Clothed Death God?"

The panel: "My master is the Scythe Death God!"

Oh, so that person is called the Scythe Death God.

I don't know if he's a figure from mythology, but he's definitely a martial arts expert.

The Scythe Death God's voice came through: "Those with a high martial arts Rank can watch the matches of those with a lower Rank."

"Those with a low martial arts Rank cannot watch the matches of those with a higher Rank."

The Little Security Guard laughed. "Hehe, perfect. I've already finished the three stages of the a rank competition."

Ka, ka, ka!

Battle scenes appeared in the Void Realm.

It was indeed the matches of the others.

A group of experts had already been eliminated in the A-Rank Elementary Level competition.

Zhu Yunque, Liu Yuanyuan, Zhu Yeqing, Feng Rugui, Li Dahai, Old Gourd, and others were still fighting in the second stage of the A-cup competition.

Zhu Yeqing had his Meridians cleared by the Little Security Guard, and the whip he brandished now possessed Spiritual Qi!

Jing Hua had received an infusion of spiritual power from the Little Security Guard; with her punches and kicks, taking on ten enemies at once was no problem.

Li Dahai transformed into a tiger, using his fists and feet to deal with the zombies.

Unfortunately, a zombie attacked him from behind. He reflexively tried to use a Tail-Swipe Technique, only to realize his tail had already been taken by the Little Security Guard.

By then, he couldn't react in time, and his butt was bitten by a zombie.

The Little Security Guard couldn't help but laugh. "That's what you get for acting tough!"

"Without your tail, how are you going to keep up the act?"

All three of them were using coffins as boats to cross the river.

Old Gourd threw the Wine Gourd from his back into the river.

The Wine Gourd grew larger, becoming a floating boat.

Old Gourd leaped onto the gourd, fighting while rowing across the river.

Then he looked at Feng Rugui's battle.

Feng Rugui transformed into a turtle and swam across the river, using his sword to deal with the zombies around him.

Whenever a zombie attacked from behind, Feng Rugui would use the turtle shell on his back for defense.

If a zombie attacked from below, there was also a turtle shell on his chest.

The turtle shell was a natural shield!

If his head was attacked and his sword couldn't reach, he would just retract his head into the turtle shell.

The Little Security Guard laughed. "This guy truly is a 'shrinking-headed turtle'!"

"If I encounter him in the future, I wonder how I'll break his Head-Shrinking Technique?"

"I wonder if my long spear can pierce through that turtle shell?"

Then he looked at the battle footage of his wife, Zhu Yunque.

He saw Zhu Yunque transform into a Vermilion Bird and fly across the river, easily avoiding the sneak attacks from the Zombie Sailors in the coffins.

However, due to carelessness, she was ambushed by a monster leaping out of the water and sustained a minor injury.

Even after flying to the opposite bank, the zombies from the coffins still chased her onto the land.

Zhu Yunque still had to kill all the zombies to pass the stage.

The Little Security Guard said, "Wife, take care of yourself!"

"I can't let my newly-acquired wife go down the drain!"

Seeing that Zhu Yunque already had the victory in hand, the Little Security Guard said to the floating system panel, "I've seen enough! Let me start the B-Rank Elementary Level competition quickly!"

"Let's see just how difficult this B-Rank competition can be!"

The floating system panel: "The B-Rank competition is ten times harder than the a rank competition..."