Chapter 109 – The Best Way to Hit a Man is to Hit His Face

In the blink of an eye, including Yu Yang, Ling Mo had taken down three people, thoroughly intimidating the remaining onlookers.

Though they were fierce, they were ultimately just ordinary people. How could they have witnessed such quick reflexes and decisive action before?

Stabbing people was as easy for Ling Mo as stabbing zombies. His movements didn’t seem particularly fast, but his angles were so precise that his opponents couldn’t react in time.

The enhancement of his psychic power had not only boosted his Puppet Control Ability but also improved him in all aspects. Ling Mo’s neural reaction speed was far quicker than his physical reactions, and his observational and concentration skills were far superior to those of ordinary people. These ordinary people’s moves seemed wild and aggressive, but to Ling Mo, they were no different from regular speed, easily within his capability to counter.

With this advantage in reaction speed, what followed was naturally a complete domination. Combined with the techniques Ling Mo had honed through life-and-death battles, he might not match up to professional fighters, but these amateurs stood no chance against him.

Ling Mo held his short knife against one man’s neck, the blood on the blade trickling down his skin. The intense fear made the man break down in tears, his mouth emitting terrified whimpers, as if a scream was stuck in his throat.

A grown man crying out of fear might have been embarrassing, but no one present found it funny.

Even those who considered themselves brave would struggle to remain calm in the face of death! Without experiencing it firsthand, it’s hard to understand what that feels like!

The others stared at Ling Mo in stunned silence, unable to speak. Yu Yang, in particular, was filled with regret. If he had known Ling Mo was this formidable, he would never have spoken so recklessly.

Although his sneak attack had failed, nearly getting him killed by Ling Mo, he hadn’t realized Ling Mo’s true strength, thinking only that Ling Mo was somewhat stronger than him.

It wasn’t entirely his fault for being short-sighted. How could ordinary people know about superpowers like psychic power? He assumed his failure was due to his own misjudgment.

Even now, he still regretted it, thinking that if his aim had been slightly better earlier, Ling Mo wouldn’t be showing off now.

But no matter how strong his resolve, Yu Yang had nearly died at Ling Mo’s hands. Filled with resentment, he had exaggerated the situation to his companions, who had stepped in to defend him.

The result, however, was completely unexpected!

“Please don’t kill me… don’t kill me…”

The man was still desperately begging for his life. Ling Mo gave him a disgusted glance and, with a backhanded flick, slapped the man’s face with the flat of his knife. The pain made the man scream and collapse, clutching his face.

The person Ling Mo had just stabbed was still alive, groaning on the ground. Unfortunately for him, Xia Na had her foot firmly planted on his back, pinning him down. Blood continued to pour from his wound.

Ling Mo hadn’t held back with that stab. Though it hadn’t hit a vital spot, the excessive bleeding could still be fatal.

Initially, upon seeing other survivors, Ling Mo had planned to move on from this place. But after the confrontation with this group, he changed his mind.

He decided to stay. He had heard someone call for reinforcements, indicating there were likely more survivors here. If the rest were as foolish as these, Ling Mo wouldn’t hesitate to eliminate them. With twenty zombies waiting outside, Ling Mo felt no fear.

This group had assumed they could bully him just because he was accompanied by two women. They didn’t even bother to assess the situation first. Such an attitude deserved a beating.

The screams from the outer room alerted the survivors still hiding in the inner room. Several men quickly emerged, including one in a security uniform who was still pulling up his pants, having likely just had sex with a girl.

This security guard, chubby but sleazy-looking, seemed to be the leader. He was shocked by the scene before him.

However, he was evidently smarter than Yu Yang’s group. At least he didn’t immediately start shouting threats at Ling Mo.

After quickly surveying the situation, he cautiously approached Ling Mo, stopping a few meters away and asked warily, “What’s going on here?”

Ling Mo was fuming and had no interest in dealing with the security guard. One of the men, visibly nervous, took a couple of steps back to distance himself from Ling Mo and finally spoke up, “It’s Long Fei…”

The security guard’s expression immediately darkened as he looked at Ling Mo. “You’re one of Long Fei’s men? Why haven’t I seen you before?”

Who the hell is Long Fei? How could you have seen me when I don’t even know you?

Ling Mo cursed inwardly while casting a cold glance at Yu Yang.

Yu Yang, now too scared to speak, shivered when Ling Mo looked his way. He clutched his wound and tried to back away, keeping his mouth shut.

Although Yu Yang had “confirmed” that Ling Mo was sent by Long Fei, he wasn’t sure himself. In fact, he had a nagging feeling that Ling Mo had walked into the room without any awareness that it was occupied, indicating he was unprepared. How could someone like that be associated with Long Fei?

But with the boss now alerted and two of his men injured by Ling Mo, Yu Yang felt he had no choice but to hold his tongue.

Seeing no one else speaking up and Ling Mo glaring at him with a menacing look, the security guard began to doubt his assumptions. He thought, how could someone so formidable be under the command of that scoundrel Long Fei?

Despite having a bunch of cowards under his command, the guard had managed to survive until now, which was no small feat. Facing someone as fierce as Ling Mo, he was reluctant to engage in a fight.

“What does Long Fei want this time?” the guard, Li Danyang, frowned. “There’s hardly anything left to scavenge around here, but does he really need to go this far? We’re from the same school, after all. He and I are colleagues! You’ve sent people over more than once these past few days. Last time, you took advantage of us being out scavenging and stole quite a bit. Isn’t that enough?”

Li Danyang clearly viewed Ling Mo with a lot of apprehension.

Ling Mo had initially planned to deny any association, but hearing that Li Danyang seemed to know some inside details, he decided to play along and gave a noncommittal grunt.

Li Danyang’s gaze grew darker as he turned his eyes towards Xia Na and Ye Lian. The more he thought about it, the stranger it seemed—one man with two women. This combination didn’t look like a typical raiding party. Knowing Long Fei’s character, he wouldn’t let two such beautiful women go out with someone. Even if he wanted to win someone over, he might send one as a token, but the taller, exceptional one? No way he’d let her out.

Despite his suspicions, Li Danyang continued, “Besides, hasn’t Wei-Ge already been in contact with Long Fei? Robbing me now is the same as robbing Wei-Ge…”

Wei-Ge? That must be Wei Junyan, given such a formidable title.

This was the second time Ling Mo had heard a survivor mention Wei Junyan. The first time was from Tang Xiaoxue. It seemed this superhuman was indeed quite active, likely having contacted most survivors in the central region.

From what Li Danyang said, Long Fei seemed to be the leader of another survivor group. Judging by the context, Wei Junyan had probably instructed Long Fei to intensify the collection of supplies. With resources running scarce nearby, Long Fei’s group had turned their sights on Li Danyang’s faction.

Recently, there must have been continuous friction between these two survivor groups. Hence, the moment Ling Mo appeared, he was mistaken for someone sent by Long Fei.

Footnote:

Wei-Ge(卫哥): A respectful way to address an older male friend.