Chapter 132 – Every Zombie is a Suicide Soldier

With the fire scene as a barrier, the zombies, although continuously arriving from afar, were temporarily kept outside the mall.

In no time, the street corner was packed with zombies. Countless zombies charged into the fire scene one after another, and the air was filled with the scent of roasting meat.

After shooting down two more zombies, Luo Heng raised his head with a solemn expression and turned to Zhang Ning. “It’s about time.”

Most of the nearby zombies had been lured over, turning the street corner into a zombie gathering area. Ordinary survivors would probably lose the courage to escape if they saw so many zombies.

Although Luo Heng had intentionally attracted these zombies, he couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat as he looked at the sea of corpses below.

As for Zhang Ning, her face had long turned pale, and her palms were sweaty. Although she hadn’t reached the point where her legs were giving out, it was clear that she was trembling all over.

Hearing Luo Heng’s words, Zhang Ning froze for a moment before suddenly snapping back to reality. “Ah… yes…”

“Don’t panic.” Luo Heng noticed Zhang Ning’s discomfort and quickly said in a calm voice, “Even if we fail, we have a backup plan. Wang Lin and the others are waiting for us in the building behind. Once we let these zombies in, this place will turn into a crematorium, and we can climb to the building behind us from the rooftop. We’ll definitely make it. Once we’ve gathered enough supplies, we’ll leave here and head to the countryside. Like I said, my home area is more than capable of supporting us.”

Luo Heng’s words clearly calmed Zhang Ning down considerably. She discreetly wiped the sweat from her hands and nodded. “Yes, I know… It’s almost time. Let’s get ready to let them in.”

At this point, shooting was pointless. The sheer number of fearless zombies charging forward quickly diminished the fire. Some zombies, engulfed in flames, had even reached the mall entrance. They waved their arms frantically, but often collapsed before reaching the door, creating a truly nerve-wracking scene.

At least, Ling Mo, who was currently observing the scene through Li Yalin’s vision, couldn’t help but feel a bit of pain all over his body.

Every zombie was essentially a suicide soldier… At this moment, Li Yalin was standing on the roof of a car, gazing at the mall not far away.

In fact, she stood out far more than the other zombies. Her clean appearance and unique behavior… At the very least, she wasn’t charging forward like the other zombies but was standing calmly in the middle of the large horde, observing the situation at the mall.

However, neither Luo Heng nor Zhang Ning noticed her, because there were at least a thousand zombies below. Any survivor faced with such a massive scene would probably be too unsettled to calmly observe the specific details below.

“It doesn’t look like a rescue team… but that guy seems to be wearing an armed police uniform under his coat?”

Luo Heng was wearing a waterproof jacket with the zipper open, revealing a glimpse of the clothing underneath. However, it was covered in various bloodstains and filth. Even with the excellent vision of an advanced zombie, it was hard to see clearly from such a distance.

After all, having good eyesight doesn’t equate to having a built-in telescope. The strength of an advanced zombie has its limits.

For Li Yalin’s safety, Ling Mo, despite his curiosity, did not recklessly direct Li Yalin to get closer.

The other party had guns, and their marksmanship seemed quite good. If they noticed Li Yalin, Ling Mo doubted whether she could outrun a bullet, despite her speed.

Moreover, such a risky attempt was not something to try lightly.

Although he had only seen two survivors so far, Ling Mo believed there were more of them.

There were many cars piled up below, but detonating these cars under the watchful eyes of numerous zombies wouldn’t be an easy task.

It would be very difficult for just two people to accomplish this. They must have other comrades inside the mall… Based on the current situation, this group seemed quite resourceful. They probably intended to lure all the zombies from the nearby street into the mall and then eliminate them all.

The risks were high, but the rewards were equally immense. If this group of survivors could create a temporary vacuum on this street, they could freely search for supplies here.

“Pretty gutsy,” Ling Mo silently praised. Although he was somewhat interested in their guns, Ling Mo wasn’t the type to rob others of their means of survival.

Moreover, to be honest, he didn’t think his marksmanship was good enough. Experience from shooting games didn’t translate to real life, and he probably wouldn’t have enough bullets to practice with.

Not to mention, bullets were hard to come by, and maintaining a gun, handling the noise suppression… it wasn’t worth it! For ordinary people, firearms were undoubtedly more useful. Despite the risks, few could resist the allure of a gun. But for Ling Mo, with three advanced zombies as his zombie puppets and his own psychic power tentacles, using cold weapons, though risky, was more suitable.

Even so, Ling Mo was very interested in the many zombies gathered here.

There was a lot of virus gel right in front of him! Ling Mo had experimented before—fire couldn’t burn away this gel. This was probably because the temperature of regular flames wasn’t high enough to deal with the virus. He had burned it with a lighter for a good five or six minutes until the lighter was too hot to hold, yet the gel remained intact, merely discolored.

So, whether or not they intended to burn the zombies, it was an excellent opportunity for Ling Mo to pick up some easy gains.

The scene before them excited Xia Na and Ye Lian, but they managed to control themselves and didn’t rush forward.

“We’ll wait from a distance. Once they’re done, we’ll move in,” Ling Mo said with a smile.

Xia Na nodded, a slight smile playing on her lips. “Should we wait until they finish off the zombies and then kill them ourselves?”

“Uh…” For a moment, Ling Mo was tempted. But after a few seconds of hesitation, he shook his head. “Nah, I don’t need supplies that badly. There’s no need to go to such extremes. After all, they’re human too.”

“I’m not…” Xia Na muttered under her breath.

Ye Lian glanced at Ling Mo and then said to Xia Na, “Don’t… don’t be like that. Ling-Ge is…”

“I know, Ye Lian,” Xia Na replied, giving Ye Lian a playful pinch on her rear. “I was just joking.”

Ling Mo gave her a helpless look, thinking that her tone wasn’t just a joke. With their psychic link, Ling Mo could sense that Xia Na genuinely had a murderous intent.

But considering her nature as a zombie, it was understandable that she had no fondness for humans.

At this moment, Li Yalin, having received Ling Mo’s orders, had already returned. She met up with Ling Mo and the others midway and then climbed up a building by the roadside. From the rooftop, she quietly observed the situation at the mall.

By now, the fire outside the mall had mostly died down, and countless zombies were swarming toward the entrance. Even the floor-to-ceiling windows were shattered with a loud crash as the horde pressed in.

Ling Mo wanted to control one of his zombie puppets to check the interior of the mall and the status of the survivors. He casually selected a zombie passing below and took control of it.

With his psychic power continually improving, Ling Mo could now easily control any zombie within his line of sight.

Though the number of zombies he could control was still an issue… especially after controlling Li Yalin, the number of ordinary zombies he could manage drastically decreased.

However, this wasn’t a loss for Ling Mo. An advanced zombie might not be worth a hundred ordinary ones, but it could certainly handle fifty.

No matter how he calculated it, Ling Mo was always in the black.

Once he controlled the zombie, its efficiency immediately improved. It agilely maneuvered around obstacles and quickly reached the mall’s entrance.

Seeing the entrance almost completely blocked by the mass of zombies, it silently circled around to the back without hesitation.