Zombie Bodyguard

Chapter 2041: Chapter 2038: Fire Fox Armor and Blood Lizard Daggers

The backyard suddenly became somewhat quiet. Every soul hunter knew that perhaps they would tread this path in the future, maybe even worse than this.

"Let’s disperse, everyone disperse." A soul hunter shouted, and the other soul hunters gradually left. Shangguan Ao Yue glanced at Lin Tian and a few others, then took her team and departed from the backyard.

Soon, only Lin Tian and a few companions were left, along with those few who were gathering the ashes from the ground. Even in the Netherworld, there should be a resting place after death.

Lin Tian and the others did not disturb them until they finished collecting the ashes. He Shan then asked, "What exactly did you encounter?"

A soul hunter wielding an axe responded, "Ambush, we were ambushed. At that time, we were nearly at the seaside, but definitely not yet at the edge, when suddenly a thick fog appeared."

"These fogs came very strangely, our effective visibility was very low. At the time, we thought fog near the sea should be normal, so we continued searching for the Blood Spirit Ore. But during this time, we were attacked by mysterious beasts."

"Although our hearing is also good, these beasts were very fast, and there were more than one. In a single encounter, we lost three."

"The captain ordered us to retract the formation to defend against the ambush, but it was futile. Those things came from all directions, attacking with no pattern, and we kept losing men and horses."

"In the end, we had no choice but to retreat, but even the retreat was extremely difficult. The captain died while covering us, having lost his legs, thinking he could save his life, only to face deterioration."

"To this day, we still don’t know what the strange beasts that ambushed us really were," the axe-wielding man said gravely.

"Thank you for telling us." He Shan expressed his gratitude, while also conveying his condolences. The soul hunters had nothing more to say and left with the ashes.

He Shan turned to look at Lin Tian, but before he could speak, Lin Tian already spoke, "I know what General He is going to say, but I have made up my mind on this matter."

"Alright, I won’t persuade you further. What do you need my help with?" He Shan nodded seriously and respectfully.

Lin Tian thought for a moment and said, "Are there any pieces of protective gear, more lightweight, suitable for women to use?"

He Shan blinked and thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up, "You reminded me, I just remembered, there is indeed some. Follow me."

A few of them left the backyard and, upon passing through the front hall, they saw the soul hunters eating and drinking. Shangguan Ao Yue was among them, she saw Lin Tian and his group coming out and revealed a contemptuous smile.

Xiao Manxuan was upset that she was looking down on Lin Tian, and glared at Shangguan Ao Yue angrily. Lin Tian felt quite helpless, the little girl’s temper was not to be trifled with.

Following He Shan, Lin Tian and the others did not return to the City Lord’s Mansion but rather to a building next to the mansion. There, guards were stationed, and the level of security was not lesser than at the City Lord’s Mansion.

"General He!" The guards saluted respectfully, but Lin Tian was too busy to pay attention. Instead, he raised his head to look at the door lintel. Usually, one can tell the function of the building by looking at the plaque — tavern, City Lord’s Mansion, inn, etc.

However, this building did not have any plaque, nor any text indicating its identity.

He Shan did not explain, directly opened the door, walked inside, and rather than upstairs, went down to the basement, which was lit by Everlasting Lamps. The light, though dim, illuminated the inside clearly.

The entire basement was filled with weapons and equipment — spears, long guns, single-handed knives, horse swords, long swords, shields, axes, long bows, armor — all the weapons and equipment one could see in a fortress were available here.

Lin Tian even saw those "storm" arrow cases, but unfortunately, they were only parts, not a complete launching system.

He Shan headed straight to a corner, opened a large box, inside were neatly stacked sets of soft leather armor. The leather armor was fiery red in color, and a pair of daggers were placed beside them. These daggers were somewhat strange, appearing to be made of bone, but very sharp at edges, with a dark red texture.

Since the leather armor was stacked, Lin Tian could not tell if it was skirt armor or full-cover leather armor.

"This is protective gear made from Hellfire Fox Skin from the Netherworld, and the pair of daggers beside it are crafted from Blood Lizard bones. It’s said that the Blood Lizard has Ancient Dragon Clan bloodline, but who knows if that’s true."

"These ancient strange beast items are legends to us, who knows? However, I must say, the bones are particularly hard, and very sharp, perfect for weapon crafting."

"Also, because the quantity of fire fox skin received was relatively small, they could only make it according to women’s figures, fully fitting the ladies."

"But, there is only one set of this protective gear; who will wear it?" He Shan looked at the beauties, somewhat troubled.

"I wear the Zhang Family battle attire, so no need for additional protective gear." Zhang Lingyu immediately rejected, her purple dress, enhanced by Daoist techniques, not only possesses defensive power but also can unleash counter-attack spells, in a word, powerful.

Mu Yun followed, "I am wearing the Netherworld Impermanence Armor, also don’t need it."

Everyone immediately turned to Xiao Manxuan, the little girl was wearing a regular dress, without Zhang Lingyu’s talismans, any encounter with a Netherworld beast would result in serious injury.

"Xuanxuan, put it on." Lin Tian smiled.

Xiao Manxuan also was aware of her weakness, did not refuse, and nodded, "You two guys go out first, let me try it on."

Lin Tian and He Shan immediately exited the basement, He Shan was indifferent, but Lin Tian was somewhat expectant, wondering how the little girl would look wearing protective gear?

After a short while, footsteps sounded on the basement stairs, Lin Tian quickly turned around, eagerly looking towards the exit. Zhang Lingyu and Mu Yun came out first, and then, a female warrior appeared.

To be precise, she was Xiao Manxuan, who had put on the protective gear, it was indeed skirt armor, as He Shan had said, the leather was somewhat scarce. The short skirt armor exposed her fair and long beautiful legs, and the boots on her feet accentuated her legs making them appear longer and stronger.

The protective armor on her body was designed to fit snugly, perfectly accentuating her curvy figure, slender waist, full chest, and the fiery red texture made her skin look even more rosy.

Her waist held those dark red bone daggers, adding a touch of wild beauty, Lin Tian watched without blinking, swallowing his saliva several times.

"You lech, caught off guard, didn’t I say I would captivate your soul." Zhang Lingyu said with a teasing smile.

Under Lin Tian’s gaze, Xiao Manxuan’s cheeks turned slightly red, even the usually brazen and proud her was somewhat uneasy. Seeing Lin Tian mesmerized, she felt relieved and at ease, with a hint of joy.

"Ahem..." Lin Tian pretended to cough twice, putting on a serious face, "Well... will the defensive power be adequate?"

Implying that the armor with such limited coverage seemed insufficient in defense.

"Don’t worry, the Mu Yun Envoy and I have already tested it." Zhang Lingyu calmly smiled, then signaled Mu Yun with her eyes.

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