I Became A Zompirewolf Chapter 40 - Zone 5 (2)

'There is sothing behind this bush.' Ashton thought and headed deeper into the bushes.

The forest he was in, was filled with bushes all over. But this particular bush was different. It was faint and almost unrecognisable, but there were clear signs that the bush had been interfered with. By interference, Ashton ant that the bush looked more as if soone had slashed it and then tried to cover it up, but did a poor job.

'... Could this be a trap?'

As he was making his way deeper and deeper into the bush, Ashton realise that it might as well be a trap. Since he knew that the examinees could use the 'natural' resources of the zone, there was a high chance that one of them had used the branches and vines to make a trap for the others.

'It is better to check things out rather than jumping headfirst into the unknown.' Ashton quickly backtracked his footsteps to where he had shot down the crow, 'Well, this is one way to confirm my suspicions.'

He threw the broken crow into the bush with all his might and listened. A mont later there was a loud clunking noise. Ashton carefully followed the noise and there it was. A hidden chest right in the middle of the bushes.

The chest looked quite old but was well decorated with ornants. It almost felt as if the chest was begging him to open it.

'I... really was overthinking things.' Ashton shook his head and opened the chest.

However, as soon as he opened the chest, soone shot an arrow at him. However, thanks to his enhanced perception skill, Ashton easily dodged the arrow. But he could feel sothing was off. The next mont, there was a blinking notification in front of him.

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