Stepping on dry leaves with their paws, the zombie dogs made their way through that unexplored forest.
There were vines on the trees that gave the surroundings a mysterious and terrifying appearance.
"But how can a zombie be scared by an environment like that? In the end, a zombie is also something scary," he thought.
Matthew watched from outside the forest that was just a few steps away.
"There are different sources of life in the surroundings, of different sizes, but in the trees, there are some that are quite camouflaged, cautious and immobile"
Roar!
Bark!
The zombie dogs roared and barked loudly towards the treetops.
The provocation had no effect, but Matthew did not ignore those beings; Still, for now, he just kept the dogs exploring.
A few hours later one of the zombie dogs was climbing a slope with trees around it, the other zombie dog came to a small stream in which there were fish and the zombie dog took one of the fish from the stream and swallowed it in one bite.
"Those fish look fresh," that thought passed through Matthew's mind who made the D+ rank zombie dog go beyond the stream.
When the zombie dog climbing the slope reached the top, a large clear area could be seen surrounded by trees and beyond on the horizon were larger trees and mountains.
On the vast plain, there were deer and horses grazing, and there was also a huge bear, with a black horn on its forehead, which was sleeping.
[Beast Bear: Rank C]
On the other hand, the D+ rank zombie dog was still walking in the middle of a forest that seemed to have no end, however, four hours later the zombie dog arrived in front of what seemed to be a cave.
The zombie dog roared, and Matthew remembered how the dogs roared when they approached the Gothic-style water fountain.
At this time, Matthew ordered the D+ rank zombie dog to return and he entered the forest.
"I'll hunt down that bear beast and turn it into a zombie to help one of my dogs reach Rank C-. Then we'll explore that cave, and after that maybe I'll continue exploring what's beyond on the horizon."
Matthew jumped to the tops of the trees using his claws to climb and realized that the beings in the trees were a type of "reptilian rat", a low-level beast.
[Reptilian Beast: Rank E-]
The almost 40 centimeter rat writhed in Matthew's right hand, and he bit the rat's neck, tearing off a piece and devouring it while the warm blood slid between his fingers and the "reptialian rat" stopped moving.
After finishing devouring the "reptilian rat", Matthew jumped from tree to tree for several minutes using his claws to cling to the bark of each trunk until he reached the place where the slope with trees where his D-rank zombie dog was located.
A few minutes later, the D+ rank zombie dog who had run the long distance after Matthew ordered him to return also arrived at the scene.
From the hill Matthew saw the clear area, he observed the C-rank bear who was sleeping soundly while horses and deer grazed nearby.
Matthew walked with the zombie dogs on either side, the image was quite imposing, the horses and deer ran when they saw them.
The beast bear slowly opened his eyes.
Matthew created a bone spear and let his dark blood cover it.
The bear stood up, supporting itself only on its hind legs, reaching almost three meters in height with its robust body with dark gray fur.
Matthew raised his spear.
Roar!
A loud and shocking roar that only slowed down the steps of the zombie dogs a little, which even though they were slowed down, did not stop following Matthew.
"Please! Wait!"
Matthew looked to the side diagonally in front, a very beautiful elf woman, with golden hair, green eyes, white skin, dressed in a white dress on her slender body, approached holding a spiritual bow with which she did not point it at Matthew.
[Female Elf: Rank B+ (class: archer)]
[Female Elf: Rank B (class: archer)]
[Elf Man: B Rank (Class: Swordsman)]
As Matthew pretended to lower his spear he brought a "monster" pill to his mouth.
The golden-haired Elf woman felt chills at the sight of the somewhat greenish white-skinned man.
Although Matthew's body stopped deteriorating once he reached Rank C-, he still had traces of when he was a zombie and the two dogs around him were evidence that further corroborated the conclusion that those who saw him could reach.
"Are you the vessel of that 'evil wizard'?" the 'Elf woman' asked as she held her bow tightly in case she had to attack.