Over the ensuing two days, Kael abstained from venturing out to hunt.


    Instead, he dedicated himself fully to meditation each day, ceasing only when every single potential point had been depleted.


    He called up his status panel to examine his current attributes.


    Name: Kael


    ...


    Spiritual Power: 5/5


    Magic Power: 50/50


    Skills: "The Breath of Darkness Meditation Method", Zero - level Spells: Bone Tooth, Gray Mist, Touch of Fatigue,Lesser Defense Armor, Lesser Surveillance Eye


    Potential Points: 0


    The results of his two - day meditation session were highly satisfactory.


    His magic power had officially reached 50, and the 100 - magic - power - point threshold required for breaking through to the Black Iron rank now seemed well within reach.


    ...


    Kael set out on his journey once again.


    This time, he was determined to resume hunting zombies, with the aim of rapidly amassing spiritual power and magic power.


    The shopping mall from his previous outing had proven to be an outstanding hunting ground.


    For zombies, that colossal mall offered an ideal refuge, and Kael was set on returning there.


    As he traversed the familiar route, Kael''s pace was notably quicker than before.


    Three days had elapsed since his last hunting expedition, and he was eager to discover the fate of the zombie carcasses left behind at the scene.


    However, as he drew nearer to the shopping mall, an uneasiness crept over him.


    It became apparent that someone had beaten him to the punch.


    Kael scaled a tall building.


    On the ground floor of this structure, a dozen or so scattered zombies were cowering from the sunlight.


    To avoid detection, Kael refrained from attacking them and instead stealthily made his way to a higher vantage point.


    From this elevated position, he finally had a clear view of the situation at the shopping mall.


    As he had suspected, an unexpected turn of events had transpired.


    Outside the shopping mall, he beheld new inhabitants from the Spirit Realm.


    A small troupe of War Lizards!


    War Lizards were a species of low - level Spirit Realm denizens.


    They typically inhabited jungles or swamps.


    Standing between 1.5 and 1.8 meters tall, they were covered in scales, bearing a resemblance to upright - standing giant lizards.


    Their scales were fine and tightly - knit, and the skin beneath was as resilient as aged cowhide, endowing them with formidable defensive capabilities.


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    The head of a War Lizard resembled that of a large reptile.


    They frequently flicked out their forked tongues to sense scents in the air, a crucial ability for tracking both prey and adversaries.


    The lower limbs of War Lizards were stout and muscular, providing the necessary strength for standing.


    Their upper limbs, too, boasted considerable power, enabling them to wield weapons.


    They often fashioned weapons from locally available materials, such as wooden staves or the bones of their prey.


    In the event of seizing weapons from defeated foes during battle, they readily adopted these new armaments.


    The native tongue of War Lizards was Lizard Tongue, and some had also acquired a basic grasp of low - level Draconic.


    They were a sentient race, yet their intelligence was relatively limited.


    The anatomical structure of their lizard - like heads imposed constraints on their cognitive development.


    An average adult War Lizard, relying on its rugged scales and robust physical might, could achieve the apprentice - level in terms of power.


    Some War Lizards with slightly enhanced intelligence would take on warrior - type occupations.


    Through breathing techniques, they cultivated battle qi, enabling them to transcend their biological limitations and ascend to the ranks of Black Iron or Silver - tier warriors.


    A select few of the more intelligent War Lizards could even become spellcasters.


    In most instances, these spell - casting War Lizards were Warlocks.


    By virtue of their bloodlines, they became Bloodline Warlocks, mastering a repertoire of low - level spell - like abilities, such as Acid Splash, Stinking Cloud, and Carrion Crawler Swarm.


    Overall, the combat prowess of War Lizards was quite formidable.


    At the very least, Kael was acutely aware that he stood no chance against such a group of Spirit Realm denizens.


    He might not even be able to effect an escape, given the War Lizards'' acute sense of smell, which allowed them to effortlessly detect the trails left by enemies and prey.


    Furthermore, War Lizards had a knightly class.


    Among the group of War Lizards stationed at the entrance of the nearby shopping mall, Kael immediately spotted some War Lizard Knights.


    Two towering War Lizards were currently astride even more massive lizards.


    These were a species of beast tamed by War Lizards, the Swamp Basilisk, which could be likened to an enlarged version of the Komodo Dragon.


    The Swamp Basilisk could reach a height of approximately 1.5 meters and a length of up to 5 meters.


    Saddles and reins were affixed to its body, facilitating control by the War Lizard Knights.


    Upon witnessing this scene, Kael instinctively ducked down even lower.


    Typically, War Lizard Knights were of the Black Iron rank in terms of strength, far beyond what Kael could contend with at this juncture.


    There were over twenty War Lizards lingering at the entrance.


    Excluding the two War Lizard Knights, the remainder appeared to be ordinary War Lizard warriors.


    Kael discerned no spellcasters among them, such as Warlocks.


    But what on earth were these War Lizards doing here? Gazing at the vast shopping mall before them, Kael wondered if they, too, had come to hunt zombies.


    Sure enough, as he had surmised, these War Lizards had indeed come for the zombies.


    After Kael had waited for a while, War Lizards periodically emerged from the shopping mall, dragging the slain bodies of zombies.


    It seemed that all Spirit Realm creatures considered zombies a viable food source.


    Why were the Goblins hunting zombies, and now the War Lizards were following suit?


    Watching the bustling War Lizards below, Kael''s mind raced with thoughts.


    Just then, an unexpected commotion erupted downstairs.


    Inside the pitch - black shopping mall, the War Lizards seemed to have encountered something terrifying.


    They fled the mall in a panic, as if their lives were hanging by a thread.


    They shouted as they ran.


    This instantly put the over twenty War Lizards waiting at the entrance on high alert.


    "Roar!!!"


    A thunderous roar reverberated from within the shopping mall.


    Then Kael witnessed a War Lizard being hurled out of the mall like a cannonball.


    "Boom!"


    The War Lizard, propelled by tremendous kinetic energy, crashed into the opposite wall, creating a deafening noise.


    Its body disintegrated into a shapeless mass upon impact.


    Subsequently, a menacing figure emerged from the shadows at the mall entrance.


    To his astonishment, it was a zombie!!!


    It let out a guttural roar, as if venting its pent - up fury.


    With its roar, the zombies that had been slumbering in the shopping mall roused from their slumber.


    At that moment, they seemed to have caught a whiff of the blood not far away, and one by one, they joined in the roaring.


    Then, led by the powerful zombie at the forefront, these zombies, which usually cowered from sunlight, seemed to have momentarily overcome this weakness.


    Could this be a Zombie King? Kael pondered.


    The zombies surged out of the shopping mall in a frenzied rush, charging into the ranks of the War Lizards like ravenous beasts.


    The War Lizards, not one to back down, brandished their weapons, relentlessly slaying these encroaching zombies.


    The tough leather and armor of the War Lizards shielded them from the bites and scratches of the zombies'' claws and fangs, rendering them impervious to ordinary attacks.