The next morning came and after Zach bid his farewell to his family, he immediately headed out of the shelter gaining everyone's respect upon seeing him riding the gold-class Diablo with two bronze-class Adam and Eve as his pet companions which ignited their drive to get stronger and hunt for more monsters to save and collect Evolution Coins since the Contract Pet Scroll that Zach has used was already available on the Auction Building.
Right now, Zach has decided which way to go as he planned on visiting the Undead Battleground Shelter again and making that place his safety point. At the same time, while they were moving, he could also be found talking to Diablo about the things that he knew just like he bargained when he was begging to save his life.
"I have never been here before, Master. But I know something about this place. This is the land of the dead which was ruled by the Undead. This place is in the southern part of Pluto Sanctuary and from what I have heard, this land was ruled by five Platinum Class Undead." Diablo said while recalling all the information he had gathered.
"By the way, you still haven't told me how a beast or a monster can become a Platinum Class?" Zach was surprised by what Diablo said, however, there was still something he needed to clarify since there was still some information missing.
"I don't know specifically the requirements to evolve to a Platinum Class but what I do know is that no one can kill them unless they were also Platinum Class as their power greatly surpassed everything. So, I surmised that it had something to do with their stats, and as for their skill requirements, I don't have any idea at all." Diablo answered since he was also wanting to know it as it was his lifetime goal.
"However, there is a story to us beasts that this place was fairly dangerous as it must have something to do with the one Platinum Class Undead ruling this area. I don't know the specifics, but they said that unlike the other Platinum Class Undead who had their own territory, that particular Undead liked to move from one place to another." Diablo followed while feeling worried since he kind of believed the story.
"T-That's concerning, right?" Zach couldn't help but also get a little nervous upon hearing such a thing since it would mean that there might be a chance to meet that monster while heading out of the shelter. He then just hopes that they won't encounter it this time as he still doesn't want to be dead.
"Yes, it is. Also, bronze and silver class Undead were completely nothing compared to us beasts, but it will completely be a different matter when it comes to gold class Undead. Though I never met one, they said that you shouldn't underestimate it even though you feel like you can take it on." Diablo replied as this place really was a foreign territory to him.
"Hmmm. By the way, how far is this place from the Spirit Grassland?" Zach processed all the information he had gathered before asking another question since he was wondering about just how big really is Pluto Sanctuary.
"It is very far, Master. It would probably take us months if there're no obstacles on our path, otherwise, maybe a year or two." Diablo answered while estimating the distance between this place and where he originally lived. He was just surprised to know about the function of the portal as he never thought that it was actually capable of teleportation.
"That long? Looks like traveling between shelters was not plausible." Zach said upon hearing such an absurd duration of time. He then just thought of exploring the other shelter since they had eight back in Eden or nine if you add the Misty Jungle Shelter that was installed a little distance from the base.
"Let us visit Omar first and see how they are doing now." Zach decided, so he then told Diablo which direction to go before sprinting ahead as he planned on arriving there at night.
Time passed by, and Zach and his pet had really arrived at the Undead Forest Shelter. However, they could not be found inside the shelter upon seeing them hiding at a distance as something was happening.
Zach was surprised and curious at the same time after seeing that there was a huge group of survivors gathering outside while attacking the Protective Shield of the shelter.
"Why does this shelter always get into trouble?" Zach said upon recalling that aside from the first time he had saved them from the Undead Mage, he had also helped them kill the beasts back in Egypt, and right now, he was sure that they had been attacked once again.
"Master, should we kill these humans?" Diablo said while looking at the humans trying to destroy the Shelter Protective Shield, whereas Adam and Eve were also supporting this idea after seeing them growling at them.
"Well. Adam. Eve. Ursa. Ursus. You can have your dinner now. Just remember to leave one behind as I want to know who they were and where they came from." Zach said from which he also called the two Mutated Polar Bears after he finally recalled them back from Greenland.
Hearing the command, Adam, Eve, Ursa, and Ursus growled loudly as they headed toward the humans. All four of them were bronze-class beasts which made Zach feel like this wouldn't give them much challenge unless the enemies were good and had trump cards on their end, but with him and Diablo, such a thing would not be a problem.
For the following minutes, screams and shouts could be heard throughout the place after the people were caught off guard by the sudden appearance of the four bronze-class beasts. Though they have high levels and good items on them, it was probably their first time fighting against bronze-class beasts after seeing them being killed one by one.
Not long after, the place became quiet except for the occasional pleading coming from a man who was already crying while being surrounded by Adam and Eve. The man was completely horrified by the scene upon seeing how the two polar bears started eating his companions in front of him.
Seconds later, Zach then appeared riding Diablo. He didn't even bat an eye at the man as they just went straight inside the shelter however, Zach left an order to Adam to grab the man while having Eve loot any items that they dropped and telling the two polar bears to follow them inside.
Meanwhile, the situation inside the shelter was pretty quiet upon seeing the residents of the place looking at the situation outside while nervously holding their weapons as they were confused as to what was happening however, when they saw Zach appear while riding a horse, each one of them immediately sighed in relief as they thought that the Shelter Protective Shield has already been destroyed.
"I-Is that you, Zach?" Kamir, who was among the people inside, slowly walked closer, wanting to make sure that it was Zach since he was very cautious about the appearance of the beast. It was only after he saw Zach jump down the horse that his heart finally felt relieved.
"My pets have already annihilated the people outside. By the way, who are they?" Zach then immediately asked while looking at Kamir and, at the same time, looked at the others upon seeing the expression on their faces that felt like they had already lost hope.
"R-Really? T-Thank you. We really thank you, Zach." Kamir said before kneeling on the ground after hearing such great news. He then just looked at Zach and started telling him what had happened and the identity of the people attacking the shelter outside.
Zach listened carefully and learned that they came from another shelter. At first, both shelters got familiar with each other, but that familiarity caused them a tragedy. The visitors, whom they thought was a friend, killed Omar inside the shelter and started killing the residents afterwards. Those people started looking nice at first, but after they had gotten all the information regarding the shelter, they immediately show their true colors.
Kamir, after seeing the situation, immediately used the Shelter's Core to cast out the enemies so they immediately managed the situation but it was already too late as they had already lost some people and for the following days, they were grounded as they could no longer get out as the enemy started camping outside not letting them escape.
"Only eight of us are now left, and I wasn't fit to be a leader. Zach, please accept us into your group. We promise to work for you." Kamir said with great sincerity as they no longer had any choice left since who knew if this place would again be attacked. With only eight of them, he was not sure if they would be able to survive, so they might as well work under someone who they knew was strong and dependable.
Hearing this, the remaining survivors also expressed their support as they had just lost too much. Though they have experienced quite a hardship after surviving all this time, they are no longer sure if they can survive if something like this happens again.
Zach looked at them and was surprised upon seeing their situation. He was also quite sad to learn that Omar had died not to some monsters or beasts but to another human being whom he probably trusted after getting to know each other. He then just clenched his fist thinking that the world now really revolves around who has the strongest fist.
"Okay, then." Zach decided. Aside from feeling bad for them, it was also a great chance to have another territory back on Earth. He then just has them all patched up since they just looked so lifeless before having Kamir transfer the ownership of the shelter to him while at the same time ordering him to tell him everything he knew about the attacker.
With that, Zach then was completely busy as he immediately evolved the shelter to silver class and had the main house evolve to 10 stars. The remaining residents were completely surprised by it since they didn't know that such changes would happen after it evolved since they were still halfway through it.
Time passed as they started eating dinner together back in the main house while talking about serious matters regarding the people who had just attacked them. Kamir said that they came from a shelter called Undead Cemetery, it was two days of traveling from here, and that the reason they had traveled all the way here was because their shelter was destroyed by a group of Undead.
All of them were from the Island of Madagascar and the reason why they didn't go back to Earth after they were attacked was also because the portal from where they installed it was also being surrounded by beasts which it left them no choice but to take their chances in Pluto Sanctuary and that was when they discovered this shelter.
"Madagascar, huh." Zach muttered while getting curious about what that place looked like. He then asked more questions before finally ending the conversation and having them all listen to his orders.
"We will head to this Undead Cemetery Shelter and get them back from the Undead. Don't worry as our numbers were enough. You just need to look after yourself as I and my pets would do almost all of the work." Zach said as he wanted to get it done as soon as possible.
With that, Zach then immediately brought up a plan and since they were already part of Eden, he then changed their gears all to bronze class surprising them knowing how precious they were but they still accepted it upon seeing Zach wasn't joking about them having it after being told that all Rangers under him also had the same treatment.
After settling everything, Zach then had everyone rest for the night as they would immediately head out tomorrow. He wanted them to be at their peak condition knowing that the only ones who could save themselves from danger were none other than themselves.