Chapter 120: It’s quite normal for the protagonist to flip over for the first time.
Gently picking up a Corpse Crow, Kazumi brought the newly acquired little guy in front of her to examine it carefully.
The jet-black feathers and tattered body were in the usual style of undead creatures. Its deep, black beak looked extremely sharp, feeling like it could pierce a person’s skin with gentle force. Its pair of scarlet eyes also gleamed with a faint red light, giving off a terrifying atmosphere.
“A new little cutie!!”
Stroking the soft feathers of the Corpse Crow in her arms, Kazumi couldn’t help but sigh. She had to admit that while Little Black and the others were also cute, from a young girl’s perspective, these furry creatures inspired more of a desire to pet them.
“And besides the red eyes, its appearance is no different from an ordinary crow. Plus, it can fly, making it truly suitable as a reconnaissance unit!”
While happily petting the bird, Kazumi was contentedly thinking about how to use these two little guys in the future. Having transcended from an era of information explosion, Kazumi deeply understood the importance of leading information.
With this thought, Kazumi, holding the cute little Corpse Crow, reached out and opened the information on her territory panel, intending to see exactly what capabilities these two little birds possessed.
[Corpse Crow]
[F Rank Living Corpse Type]
[An undead creature transformed from a crow’s corpse, craving flesh and blood, possessing the flight capability of its original body, and having the ability to share its vision with others.]
[Vision Share LV1]
The Corpse Crow’s attribute panel was very simple. Besides the description, it only had the single ability of vision sharing. It didn’t even have the Ghoul’s skill of devouring flesh and blood, which was quite fitting for its F Rank rating.
However, for Kazumi, it was already enough. Reality wasn’t a game, and what was displayed wasn’t just limited to the words on the attribute panel.
For example, the characteristic of undead creatures not having normal biological features was not written on the system panel. But Corpse Crows with this characteristic could evade some detection methods, thus achieving infiltration.
Moreover, as undead creatures, Corpse Crows were fearless, and the various viruses they carried meant that even as small creatures, they possessed considerable combat power against flesh-and-blood creatures.
Also, as small creatures, they consumed fewer cadaver resources than other undead creatures. As Kazumi’s only troop-producing building at the moment, Kazumi had already begun to consider the possibility of a “crow sea” tactic.
“But this Vision Share ability…”
Muttering about the Corpse Crow’s ability, Kazumi pushed aside her future plans for now, intending to test the current ability first.
Controlling her mental power and connecting it to the little Corpse Crow in her arms, after a strange fluctuation, Kazumi found that the world she saw had completely changed.
The world in front of her suddenly became much narrower, as if looking through binoculars. The entire field of vision was covered by a thin layer of red mist, making everything seem tinged with a trace of blood.
The sounds in her ears were the same as before, but her position had completely changed. Looking up along her field of vision, she saw herself wearing casual clothes and holding something in her arms.
Controlling her body to slowly release the Corpse Crow, and giving it the command to fly, Kazumi felt herself slowly flying up. Her previously narrow field of vision instantly broadened, and she could even see the top of her own head standing in the distance below.
“Hiss… but controlling myself to walk seems quite difficult.”
After a brief attempt, Kazumi found that her talent for spatial abilities might not be high enough. Having been accustomed to the first-person perspective, suddenly having to act in a third-person perspective made her feel inexplicably uncomfortable all over.
However, the condition for using the Vision Share ability was quite strict. Kazumi had tried it a little just now, and to enter the Vision Share state, her mental power needed to connect with the Corpse Crow. Therefore, the specific usage range was also linked to her own mental power.
Moreover, it was impossible to switch perspectives quickly, as it wasn’t a fast process to capture the Corpse Crow from a distance with her mental power. Thus, some of her ideas were negated, and it could probably only be used for simple visual reconnaissance.
“As expected, it’s just an F-ranked creature, it can only reach this level…”
This experimental result did not exceed Kazumi’s expectations. She didn’t have high hopes for such a low-level undead creature. The strength of a follower ultimately depended on one’s usage.
Kazumi’s vision remained on the Corpse Crow, and she controlled her body in a third-person perspective, walking towards the exit.
Raising her hand, she sent the Black Coffin in front of her back to the void. Kazumi, holding the little Corpse Crow in her arms, walked to the window. She first hid to the side and pulled back the curtain. Using the Corpse Crow’s extraordinary vision to look around, she found that no one was paying attention to her. She then secretly opened the window and sent out the little jet-black crow in her hand.
“Next, I need to test its flight status in actual combat, the limit of the ability’s duration, and the Corpse Crow’s physical capabilities.”
Kazumi’s vision was now completely connected to the Corpse Crow, so she couldn’t take notes in her notebook. She simply lay on the bed, focusing all her attention on the Corpse Crow’s vision.
Perhaps because it was an undead creature, the crow’s normal night blindness attribute was also abandoned by the Corpse Crow. It now saw a remarkably clear blood-red city.
The view from high in the sky always felt exceptionally wide. The feeling of looking down on the common people made the hidden admiration for power within Kazumi’s heart erupt. The feeling of being able to control supernatural power was truly intoxicating.
“The maximum range is about two thousand meters, which is quite a bit further than the control range of the Black Coffin and the Ghoul. Is it because of its smaller size?”
Feeling the connection with the Corpse Crow gradually break after flying for a while, Kazumi silently noted the maximum distance of Vision Share, also figuring out the pattern of her own ability.
The Corpse Crow’s perspective was still somewhat uncomfortable for Kazumi, and she might need more time to adapt to fully master it. As for other aspects, Kazumi now had a general understanding.
After giving the Corpse Crow a command to return, Kazumi began to try to disconnect their visual sharing link. After all, it was her first time experiencing this change in vision, and the young girl felt a little dizzy.
“!!!”
But before Kazumi could completely retract her vision from the Corpse Crow, a sense of inexplicable danger was transmitted from the Corpse Crow in the distance.
Before Kazumi could figure out what happened, the field of vision was engulfed in scarlet flames, and the Corpse Crow’s mental link was completely severed at this moment.
In the last moment before her vision was completely retracted, the last scene fed back to the young girl’s mind from the Corpse Crow’s remaining red eyes was that of a black-haired girl holding a stack of talismans on the street in the distance, her face filled with terror.
