At the same time, the strange evil shadow behind King Qingshan also disappeared.

"Thank you, Old Mu, without you, I definitely would have been a goner,"

After the jeopardy, King Qingshan gratefully thanked Xiao Mu.

"You're too kind. As a companion, it's only right to lend a hand!"

Xiao Mu responded indifferently.

"Regardless, you saved me once. In the future, if there is anything you need help with, feel free to ask."

King Qingshan sincerely said.

"Look quickly. The bead has appeared again."

The Grand Chan Master abruptly reminded everyone.

Upon hearing this, they all looked over at the Human Head stake. Sure enough, just as the Grand Chan Master had mentioned, a bead identical to the Air Bead, had reappeared above the Human Head stake.

"Absolutely don't touch it. Dammit, this bead is eerie. It must be a trap."

King Qingshan cautioned everyone, still feeling terrified.

Of course, even if he hadn't said anything, nobody would dare to casually touch the bead after witnessing what had happened to him earlier.

"So, the real bead isn't here?"

The Grand Chan Master looked disappointed.

If they couldn't find the real bead, it would all be for nothing. After all this effort, it would have essentially been a fruitless endeavor.

"Perhaps, the real bead is here."

After staring at the Human Head stake for a while, Xiao Mu suddenly spoke.

The Grand Chan Master looked at Xiao Mu with surprising delight. "Mr. Mu, have you discovered something else?"

Upon hearing this, everyone gazed at Xiao Mu in amazement.

After everything they had experienced, their admiration for Xiao Mu had reached its peak.

If Xiao Mu conjectured that the real bead was here, then he definitely had some sort of basis for his speculation.

Looking at the bead, Xiao Mu declared, "The bead didn't appear out of thin air."

"This Human Head stake, it seems to possess some kind of duplication ability."

King Qingshan took over, and grimly added, "This duplication power is rather unusual, it's not just an ordinary duplication."

The Red Heroine glared at King Qingshan, seemingly blaming him for interrupting Xiao Mu. "Mr. Mu, please continue."

Xiao Mu stated, "What I mean is, this fake bead is probably a duplicate of the real bead by the Human Head stake."

His words made a lot of sense, and after some thought, everyone nodded in agreement.

If it hadn't duplicated from the real bead, the Human Head stake wouldn't have been able to make the fake bead look so authentic, it even fooled the Grand Chan Master.

Xiao Mu ventured on, "If the first bead we saw was pre-duplicated and appeared on the Human Head stake, then where did the currently duplicated bead multiply from, and based on what was it duplicated?"

"Of course, perhaps this Human Head stake has a memory ability and can remember the items it has duplicated, repeatedly multiplying them."

"But in my view, the probability of this is not great. I tend more towards the idea that the Air Bead was placed inside the Human Head stake, which is why it can continuously duplicate the Air Bead."

"Additionally, when the Human Head stake duplicates the bead and someone touches it, it can immediately plant a curse on the person, transforming their shadow into a powerful evil entity that relentlessly attacks them until they die."

"This is inherently an extremely powerful protective measure."

"If I were a zombie, with such a powerful protective measure, would I dare leave the bead here?"

"Of course, this is just conjecture, whether it is or not still needs to be verified."

"Regardless, I personally tend to believe that the zombie left the Air Bead here, perhaps inside the Human Head stake, as long as we break open the Human Head stake, we can obtain the Air Bead."

"Mr. Mu, are you saying the Air Bead is inside the Human Head stake?"

The Grand Chan Master turned to look at Xiao Mu, with a hint of excitement in his demeanor.

Xiao Mu stated, "I'm speculating. Whether it's true or not, we need to verify it."

"If that's the case, then what are we waiting for? Just break open the Human Head stake and we'll know right?"

King Qingshan impatiently suggested.

"King Qingshan, please wait. I'm not done yet."

Upon seeing this, Xiao Mu immediately stopped King Qingshan.

"Mr. Mu, please continue."

King Qingshan stopped his movement to break the Human Head stake upon hearing this.

"Grand Chan Master."

Xiao Mu turned towards the Grand Chan Master and solemnly said, "Whether the Air Bead is inside the Human Head stake or not is just my speculation. If I am wrong, it could lead to severe consequences."

"Master, you need to be aware of that beforehand."

The Grand Chan Master asked curiously, "Mr. Mu, you said there would be severe consequences. What do you mean?"

Xiao Mu stated, "Given how peculiar this Human Head stake is, if it were to be destroyed, I suspect that the commotion it would cause could instantly alert the zombies."

"If the Air Bead is inside the Human Head stake, the Zombie Horde will definitely swarm over here immediately, attempting to reclaim the Air Bead."

"That's the better scenario. The worst-case situation is that if the Air Bead is not inside the Human Head stake, the zombies may take the true Air Bead and flee immediately after hearing the commotion."

"So, the decision to destroy the Human Head stake to search for the Air Bead still needs to be made by the master."

"Well…"

The Grand Chan Master was dumbfounded.

He didn't expect Xiao Mu to spring such a huge dilemma on him.

Everything would be okay if the Air Bead was inside the Human Head stake. But what if it's not?

If they destroy the Human Head stake, alert the zombies, and then the zombies take the Air Bead and run away, what then?

"Master, unless you have a better solution?"

Seeing the Grand Chan Master hesitate, the Red Heroine coldly interrogated him.

"Ah..."

The Grand Chan Master shuddered.

The Red Heroine was right, aside from this, they didn't have any other better options.

Whether the Air Bead was inside the Human Head stake or not, without any clues, it would be difficult for them to continue the search.

"Master, you need to make a decision quickly. If we continue to dawdle, the evil zombie guarding the Air Bead might come back soon."

King Qingshan urged him on.

"Alright, we will follow Mr. Mu's suggestion, break open the Human Head stake, and see if the Air Bead is inside or not. I will bear the consequences."

The Grand Chan Master bit his teeth and made a decision.

His solemn expression reflected how difficult the decision was. If they succeed, everything would be good. However, if they failed, he would have to bear the responsibility and possibly face punishment.

The warrior patted the Grand Chan Master on the shoulder, giving him a firm look, indicating that he would bear the consequences with him, no matter what happened.

The Grand Chan Master gratefully nodded back to him.

"In that case, everyone should prepare for battle. The moment I break open the Human Head stake, regardless of whether there is an Air Bead inside or not, we will most likely be discovered by the zombies, and we will have to face a battle."

Xiao Mu warned everyone, then took out the Peach Wood Sword, aimed it at the Human Head stake, and directly slashed.

Kacha!

A faint Thunder emitted, striking the Human Head stake directly and cut it into two halves in one shot.

A single bead immediately wormed out from within, dropping to the ground.

The Grand Chan Master reached out and caught it, taking a look, he was overjoyed. "It's the Air Bead, no doubt about it, haha! It's the real Air Bead!"

"Roar..."

However, the Human Head stake, as if it was alive, let out an extremely sorrowful cry at being cut open.

This eerie cry spread out instantly.

"Roar…"

Zombie howls came from far and near, clearly sensing the disturbance here, and they rushed over with fevered madness.

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