I Got Reincarnated as a Zombie Girl

Chapter 420 - 417 – Monsters That Are Getting Stronger

Sylvia stood in the middle of a wide corridor already littered with sharp purple crystal shards and floating black dust. Her long black mantle fluttered gently in the cold, damp dimensional wind, her extremely long black hair cascading like living dark silk. The Chains of Abyss on her wrists still rattled softly clink... clink... as if the chains were not yet satisfied after slaughtering hundreds of monsters in a short time.Ding! Level Up! Level 44 → 45

Stacia closed her grimoire with a heavy thud

. Her eight black wings folded neatly behind her back, but the obsidian feathers still gleamed with newly gained energy. "Level 45... this leveling is truly insane. I felt the same surge of power. My spells are now much faster, stronger, and more energy-efficient."

Sylvia gazed at the corridor ahead, which had grown quiet. The corpses of Shadow Beasts, Crystal Golems, Void Wraiths, and even several Void Titans had already been devoured or shattered into floating black dust. No more roars could be heard nearby. Only the slow pulse of the purple stone walls and the cold breath of the dimensional wind remained.

Stacia nodded as she stored her grimoire in her personal storage space. "We’ve gone quite deep. The energy here is getting stronger and thicker. If we keep pushing without rest, we might get exhausted even though our levels are rising quickly. Our souls and bodies still need time to adjust."

Sylvia nodded once, her decision firm. "Alright. Let’s find a suitable place to rest."

Sylvia raised her right hand. From her system storage, she took out a high-quality tent along with complete camping equipment, an elegant black tent with protective runes already engraved, thick cold-resistant carpets, warm blankets, pillows, and even a compact cooking set. All the items appeared from thin air and neatly arranged themselves inside the alcove.

They set up the tent quickly and efficiently. In front of the tent, Sylvia lit a small campfire using compressed death fire. The thick black flames burned steadily without excessive smoke, providing a strange yet comfortable warmth in the middle of the rift’s cold and damp darkness.

"Here we can’t tell whether it’s morning or still night," Stacia said while chewing bread dipped in warm soup. "Time in this rift feels strange. As if the outside world moves at a different speed. This purple mist seems to disrupt the normal flow of time."

Sylvia stared at the slowly burning black campfire, its light reflecting in her red eyes. "We’ll take turns sleeping. Even though we don’t really need to sleep like ordinary humans, resting our souls is still important to adjust to the new power. I’ll take the first watch. You two rest."

The night (or whatever counted as night inside this rift) passed peacefully. Only the crackling of the black flames and the slow pulse of the purple stone walls could be heard in the darkness.

It turned out the monsters in this rift could respawn. From the thick purple mist, new Shadow Beasts emerged with slightly larger bodies, thicker muscles, and more ferocious auras. Crystal Golems also began reforming from the scattered crystal shards, this time with thicker, sharper, and brighter-glowing crystals. Even Void Wraiths appeared in greater numbers and with more agile movements.

This time the monsters that appeared were stronger than before. They could no longer be finished off with a single attack. These new Shadow Beasts had thicker and tougher skin, faster movements, and more savage attacks with claws that could leave acidic marks. Crystal Golems fired crystal spikes like a rain of sharp arrows, while Void Wraiths could create darkness illusions to deceive and attack from the shadows.

Sylvia swung her Chains of Abyss more seriously. The chains now moved faster and more accurately, coiling and destroying Shadow Beasts with two to three precise strikes. Stacia cast stronger spells, waves of darkness that burned groups of monsters at once with hotter black flames. Alicia floated nimbly, draining vitality with deeper and deadlier touches, her spirit body passing through attacks with ease.

Ding! Level Up! Level 46 → 47

Sylvia smiled faintly as she destroyed a Void Titan with one deep, powerful chain thrust. "They’re getting stronger. Good. This training is becoming more useful."

Alicia quickly drained the soul of a Shadow Beast attacking from behind. "Me too. The energy I absorb feels purer. This rift really is the perfect training ground for us."

After a few more hours, the area around their tent became quiet once again. The newly respawned monsters had been cleared for the time being.

Stacia nodded as she stored her grimoire. "Agreed. Our levels have risen quite a lot. We need time to adjust to this new power before continuing."

Inside the dark and endless dimensional rift, the three sisters sat once again in front of their tent. The black campfire burned slowly, illuminating their faces filled with cold determination and satisfaction.