Chapter 183 – Zombie Body, Human Heart

“Take it slow.”

Ling Mo reached out to stop Ye Lian, shielding her behind him.

All three girls wanted to follow, but Ye Lian, usually the more gentle one, stubbornly refused to back off, clutching Ling Mo’s arm tightly.

Xia Na had to pull Li Yalin close to her and said, “Go ahead. If you don’t like him, just finish him off.”

“Uh, I’m just going to talk…”

Meng Jiayu also spoke nervously to Ling Mo, “I don’t understand why this person insisted on meeting you. We’ve already got the answers we need, let’s just leave.”

It was clear that her concern came from the heart, and this warmed Ling Mo.

He casually ruffled Meng Jiayu’s hair and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll be careful.”

The other party knew the identity of Ye Lian and the three girls. Without understanding the reason, Ling Mo felt uneasy.

If the other party had any ill intentions, Ling Mo believed that with an Advanced Zombie by his side, his combat power wouldn’t be inferior.

Moreover, he had a handgun close at hand, the Tang Sword for close combat, and the surprise element of his Puppet Control Ability.

However, he had just used his interference ability to stop the person from revealing the identities of Ye Lian and the three girls, so the person was likely on guard.

But it didn’t matter… Ling Mo tightened his grip on a long nail.

He had prepared this for a long time but hadn’t had the chance to use it yet.

His Telekinesis was something he had practiced for a while. While he could control this nail relatively smoothly, this was his real trump card.

When he got upstairs, the person showed some good faith by keeping the gun aimed down. But as soon as Ling Mo and Ye Lian appeared at the door, he immediately spoke up, “Don’t come any closer.”

The office was quite spacious. Ling Mo stood at the door, and even with Ye Lian’s vision, she couldn’t clearly see what the person looked like.

“The one beside you… is a zombie, right?” the person asked nervously.

Ling Mo sighed inwardly. This person indeed knew…

“How did you figure it out?” Ling Mo asked, as the nail in his hand slowly started to float under his Control.

With his powerful Psychic Power and constant practice, Ling Mo could now perform basic levitation with relative ease.

As the nail moved up along his back and reached the ceiling, Ling Mo felt increasingly confident.

The nail hovered above Hu Chuan’s head, ready to strike if the man showed any hostility. Even if it couldn’t kill him, it would buy them some time.

“I’m a superhuman too. My name is Hu Chuan.”

Hu Chuan didn’t seem to notice Ling Mo’s subtle action. His gaze remained fixed on Ye Lian, as if he was particularly intrigued by her.

“Judging by your actions, those humans don’t know their true identities?”

“Yes,” Ling Mo nodded.

Hu Chuan remained silent for a while before slowly asking, “What I want to know is, how do they manage to look exactly like humans? If it weren’t for my special ability, even I couldn’t tell.”

So that’s what he was curious about… His earnestness made Ling Mo think that simple curiosity wouldn’t justify such behavior.

Ling Mo found Hu Chuan increasingly strange.

At this moment, Ye Lian suddenly leaned close to Ling Mo’s ear and whispered something that shocked him greatly: “His aura feels just like ours…”

“What?” Ling Mo couldn’t immediately process her words, and at that moment, Hu Chuan spoke up again: “You must have some special method. If you tell me, I’m willing to pay a price.”

Ling Mo stared at Hu Chuan for a while, the nail he controlled now precariously above Hu Chuan’s head, close enough to stab into his skull with just a little push.

“Why do you want to know this? Who exactly are you? If you want my help, at least stop hiding your true self,” Ling Mo demanded, enunciating each word.

His other hand was already gripping the Tang Sword. The man’s demeanor suggested that he was well-trained. If Ling Mo’s hunch was right, Hu Chuan probably dealt with the Zombies here by picking them off one by one with a gun.

Since that’s the case, gunfighting with him would be pointless and self-destructive. However, when it came to short-distance explosiveness, Ling Mo considered himself far superior to the average person.

Moreover, he had Ye Lian by his side…

The man stiffened all over, silent for a long while, before finally seeming to make up his mind. Slowly, he lifted his head and removed his hat.

The moment Ling Mo saw those red eyes, he was utterly shocked!

“Zombie… wait…” The word “Zombie” had just crossed Ling Mo’s mind, but he immediately dismissed the thought.

When he was downstairs, he had already observed the man’s Psychic Light Cluster.

Although it felt a bit odd, it was entirely different from the red cluster typical of Zombies and was not much different from that of a human.

“Huh?” Hu Chuan seemed surprised by Ling Mo’s reaction. “You can tell that I’m not really a Zombie?”

“You’re not wearing contact lenses, are you?”

Ling Mo couldn’t help but ask, despite knowing those frenzied eyes couldn’t be faked. The situation was just too bewildering for him.

“Well, I’m not lying to you. I am indeed a superhuman, but I’m also a Zombie now. My ability is Zombie Avatar. This body belongs to a comrade of mine.”

Hu Chuan’s voice trembled with excitement. Being acknowledged in any way meant a great deal to him.

He originally hadn’t intended to meet with Ling Mo and the others, but when he discovered that they had three female Zombies who were indistinguishable from humans, he hesitated for a long time before finally giving in.

Ling Mo quickly understood his intention: “You want this Avatar to be as human-like as possible?”

“Yes!” Hu Chuan clenched his fists in excitement, saying, “My ability is different from what you might imagine. It’s incredibly important to me. You must tell me! I don’t want to live as a monster forever…”

As he spoke, his voice started to tremble. “To control my desires to eat flesh and drink blood, I killed all the Zombies here. But I still can’t resist. It’s sheer torment. You see, I don’t even dare meet other humans!”

Hu Chuan was too emotional. Ling Mo genuinely feared he might accidentally fire his gun. It seemed this man had been bottling up his feelings for far too long.

However, for Hu Chuan’s Zombie Avatar Superpower to be influenced by Zombie instincts, with a crazy urge to eat flesh… There’s a crucial question: Why not just abandon the Avatar? This Military District is cleared of Zombies, so logically, there’s no imminent threat.

Could it be that his Main Body has some issue?

At that moment, Hu Chuan couldn’t hold back any longer. He took two steps forward and demanded, “Tell me quickly! How can I be like a normal person? Look at her—her eyes are normal. She doesn’t even eat flesh, right?”

Unfortunately, although he was part Zombie, Ling Mo couldn’t establish a Psychic Link with him using his Puppet Control Ability.

His body might be a Zombie, but his Psychic Power was human, and Ling Mo couldn’t risk turning himself into an idiot by trying to Control him.

Seeing Ling Mo remain silent, Hu Chuan, now almost frantic, said, “I have many military-grade canned foods, some weaponry, and a few military radios. How about it? I can give you a portion if you just tell me the method…”

“Sorry, I really can’t help you. The method I have won’t work for you.”

“Why?” Hu Chuan’s body instantly tensed.

“Because you’re not a pure Zombie…” Ling Mo sighed.

In that moment, he indeed felt some sympathy for Hu Chuan.

Even watching his nails dig deeply into his own flesh, blood dripping from the wounds, it was clear he was in immense pain.

A human’s mind, rationality; a Zombie’s body, instincts…

Hearing Ling Mo’s words, Hu Chuan looked extremely disappointed, even desperate.

He stared at Ling Mo intently, occasionally glancing at Ye Lian, with a sudden surge of intense resentment in his eyes.

“You just won’t help me because you think I’m a monster… No, it’s the Zombies that are the real monsters. I’m still a person at heart!”

With that, he suddenly raised his gun, aiming directly at Ye Lian!