Zhisse remembered her past life. At that time, she had reached a nearly supreme level in this world.

    Yet, she had many regrets, especially regarding spatial magic.

    She could learn but not use it because she lacked the innate talent for spatial magic.

    If she had been able to wield spatial magic, she could have wiped out all her enemies in that battle and ascended to the highest level of this world.

    But unfortunately, she could not use that kind of magic, and because of that, she was killed.

    When she woke up, she found herself inhabiting the body of a spider.

    However, the most crucial thing was... Vylyss now possessed something that Zhisse had once yearned for and never obtained.

    ''How strange!'' Zhisse thought to herself. ''Could it be that the filthy Succubus girl has some other hidden mystery to her identity?''

    She recalled that even before Vylyss had evolved to rank B, she had already been able to use ''Infernal Chains,'' piercing through the space around her with those chains.

    That proved that Vylyss''s spatial talent had not just recently appeared—she had possessed it for a long time.

    ''Tsk!'' Zhisse clicked her tongue inwardly. ''A Succubus is still a Succubus. So what if she has spatial talent? She still can''t fully harness its potential.''

    ''Even after evolving to rank B, she can only use it for movement. She has no idea how to optimize her spatial abilities to turn them into a power to strike fear into others.''

    ''I''ve already decided. Someday, when I gain enough power to break that brat''s contract, I will make him my slave.''

    ''Huh! Since he possesses the talent for evolution, I''ll just sever all his limbs and lock him in the basement.''

    ''Whenever I need to use him, I''ll have him help me evolve, and then I''ll throw him back into the basement.''

    ''Noan, don''t blame me for being cruel—it''s because you dared to stain my eyes.''

    Noan suddenly shuddered, feeling a chill of fear as if someone wanted to kill him.

    ''How strange!'' Noan thought to himself. ''Could it be that someone is plotting to kill me?''

    Although he had no idea who it might be, he knew he had to stay cautious.

    The lesson that the Mutant Hunter had taught him was still fresh in his mind.

    Noan shook his head, looked at Vylyss, and asked, "Can you leave this place using teleportation?"

    He didn''t care why a Succubus like Vylyss could use spatial magic. The stronger she was, the safer he would be.

    Vylyss tilted her head, thought momentarily, then said, "I''ll try it."

    As soon as she finished speaking, she vanished. But a few seconds later, she reappeared, her face showing clear frustration.

    "Master, I can''t leave this place," Vylyss pouted. "Every time I try to teleport out of this area, I just end up right next to that invisible wall from before."

    Noan nodded in response, not feeling the slightest bit disappointed.

    After all, this was the answer he had expected. He had only wanted to test it out for himself.

    It seemed that the System''s rules could not be broken.

    "Let''s go." Caleb didn''t believe it. He stood up, furrowing his brows, and said, "I want to see this horde of zombies for myself."

    Hearing this, Adrian nodded and immediately led Caleb to the location.

    By the time they arrived, the night was approaching. However, Caleb''s face was even darker than the sky.

    Seeing the swarm of zombies moving like a colony of ants, Caleb shuddered, goosebumps rising all over his skin.

    The stench of rotting corpses filled the entire area, blanketing it in an overwhelming, nightmarish atmosphere.

    Combined with the encroaching darkness of the evening, the eerie and chilling surroundings made Caleb want nothing more than to leave this place as quickly as possible.

    "Boss, what should we do?" Adrian finally spoke up.

    Caleb swallowed hard, but the putrid smell from the zombies nearly made him vomit.

    "They''re not moving?" Caleb suddenly noticed something odd and immediately asked.

    "Ah! That''s right," Adrian replied. "They seem frozen in place, not moving, not making a sound."

    Caleb frowned deeply, sensing something extremely strange.

    A sudden thought struck him, and he immediately said, "It seems like they''re waiting for something. Could it be..."

    He considered a highly likely possibility—that these zombies were related to an event that would unfold in the future.

    Even if it wasn''t immediate, Caleb was certain that neither he nor any of the lords in this area could withstand the full force of this zombie horde when the time came.

    It was terrifying to think about—among the zombies before him, there were numerous Lickers and even Tanker Zombies of rank D and Hunter Zombies of rank D+.

    Even though Caleb was the strongest lord in this region, he only had one rank D+ hero and one rank D hero under his command.

    The only fortunate thing was that the zombies seemed to remain frozen, unable to attack the lords in the area just yet.

    Taking a deep breath, Caleb said to Adrian, "Let''s head back."

    Adrian quickly nodded. This place was horrifying—he no longer wanted to stay here.

    Caleb didn''t return to the wooden house but instead returned to his territory. At this moment, he had lost his usual composure, replaced by fear and anxiety.

    Hawke and Raito had vanished, the two individuals with immense combat power.

    Perhaps... they were already dead.

    Losing two of his greatest allies, Caleb had now discovered an enormous zombie horde, ready to attack the lords at any moment.

    However, he couldn''t run. An invisible wall enclosed this place—no one could leave, and no one could enter.

    Resist?

    Could he even resist? A swarm of zombies and countless Lickers, Tankers, and Hunters...

    Forget about 100 Lords—even if there were over 1,000 Lords in this place, they would still struggle to withstand that monstrous horde.

    Caleb let out a long sigh, muttering, "Could it all end here?"