Chapter 299 – Are You Satisfied with My Skills?

A variation zombie managed to bypass the team members patrolling around the restaurant and stumbled upon Huang Zhendong, who was using the restroom.

Upon hearing the sound of breaking glass, the team members on guard in the lobby immediately went to investigate.

However, by the time they had killed the heavily injured variation zombie, they found Huang Zhendong already drowned in the toilet.

“Is that what the report says? Hey! Doesn’t this report sound ridiculous? Are you sure the Intelligence Team won’t go crazy when they hear it?”

Tom leaned against the wall, watching as several team members carried out Huang Zhendong’s body, his nose wrinkling in disgust.

Xia Zhining snorted coldly and said, “It’s his own bad luck, who can he blame? Besides, that’s exactly what happened. I would have loved to see him show off his skills and battle the zombie for hundreds of rounds, but he did drown in the toilet, and it was filled with… Are we supposed to be blamed for that too?”

“The Intelligence Team is going to be humiliated this time…” Lin Tianxiang said gleefully, adjusting his glasses.

Zhou Guocheng shot him a contemptuous look and said, “Oh my god, Dr. Lin, I didn’t realize you were such a sinister person…”

“Shut up, don’t you think he deserved to die like that?”

“Of course he did! I absolutely love that zombie, even if it was unintentional, but it did a great job!”

Zhou Guocheng laughed unabashedly until Chen Youdong gave him a harsh glare.

Seeing Zhou Guocheng shut his mouth, Chen Youdong looked up at Ling Mo and the others who were coming down the stairs.

This incident seemed like a mere accident, but for some reason, Chen Youdong couldn’t shake the feeling that it wasn’t so simple.

Ling Mo’s superpower was indeed peculiar, but could he really influence a zombie’s actions?

On the other hand, Zhou Guocheng might have been able to attract the zombie, but when the incident occurred, they had all been in the same room…

“Anyway, we’ll submit the report as it is. There’s no way the higher-ups will suspect anyone because of this. Besides, with this person dead, we can finally have some peace.”

With that thought, Chen Youdong pushed the idea out of his mind.

Ling Mo rubbed his temples, a barely noticeable hint of fatigue flashing in his eyes.

Controlling a variation zombie to kill someone was still quite draining for Ling Mo…

“We should leave now,” he said, holding Ye Lian’s hand.

With the potential threat eliminated, it was time for them to move on.

As Ling Mo and his group were surrounded by others saying their goodbyes, Sun Zeya stood off to the side, watching Ling Mo with a complicated expression.

She couldn’t help but glance down at her own body, recalling that peculiar sensation.

“Are you satisfied with my skills?”

“Ah!”

A voice suddenly emerged from behind, startling Sun Zeya.

She let out a scream, clutching her chest, and warily glanced at Xia Na, instinctively pressing her legs together. “Why aren’t you over there saying goodbye?”

Xia Na brushed her hair aside and coldly replied, “I don’t like being surrounded by too many people; it makes me uncomfortable.”

“Oh right, you three are quite aloof.”

Sun Zeya looked at her and remarked.

Her cheeks reddened again, and her gaze involuntarily drifted to Xia Na’s fingers.

Those slender, delicate fingers—how could they have such strength to pluck out each hair one by one…

“Although you three are quite peculiar, I still want to ask…”

Sun Zeya frowned and said, “You three have completely different personalities, so why do you all like that guy?”

As soon as she finished asking, Sun Zeya’s face flushed with embarrassment, and her eyes filled with nervousness.

She couldn’t believe she had actually asked that out loud. Would Xia Na notice anything? And if she did, would she end up plucking her hair one by one…

But soon, she felt relieved. Xia Na seemed like a clueless girl and didn’t notice anything at all.

“Because without him, there wouldn’t be the us of today. Besides, we’ve been through a lot together, and we will go through much more in the future.”

Xia Na paused mid-sentence, then murmured, “Ha… It’s rare that they agree on something. It’s hard to believe that I would be willing to give my life for someone, to die for him… I found their common ground! It seems that no matter what I am, my feelings for him are the same!”

“To… to die for Ling Mo?”

At first, Sun Zeya felt like laughing. Even in peaceful times, she couldn’t believe in that kind of love.

In an era where casual chatting or hooking up via phone apps had become the norm, did pure feelings like that still exist?

At least, Sun Zeya didn’t believe it. Every man who approached her let his gaze linger on her chest.

They merely craved her body, hoping to lure her into bed with a couple of luxury items or a new phone.

And some women constantly proclaimed that men were unreliable, but would eagerly flock to any wealthy man’s call.

Having seen too many disgraceful behaviors from both men and women, Sun Zeya no longer believed that pure love could be found in this city filled with sex, excitement, and madness.

Yet, Xia Na’s eyes were incredibly earnest, which made Sun Zeya somewhat envious.

Even though she had been practically naked in front of Ling Mo, and even reached the peak of pleasure, her body, which could drive many men crazy, didn’t interest Ling Mo.

Ling Mo might have had a physiological response, but she could feel that in his mind, there was no reaction.

This left Sun Zeya feeling frustrated and unwilling to accept it. But seeing Xia Na’s extremely serious, almost foolishly earnest expression now, Sun Zeya suddenly understood.

As for the rest of Xia Na’s words… Sun Zeya often didn’t understand much of what they said, so a few more words wouldn’t hurt.

“I… I suddenly don’t think you pulling out my pubic hair was that bad…” Sun Zeya forced a smile and said.

Xia Na’s eyes quickly regained their coldness. She glanced at Sun Zeya indifferently and said icily, “The word ‘bad’ is categorized as a negative term in my brain. So, if you want me to pluck your eyebrows out one by one, just try provoking me again.”

As she spoke, she extended her pink tongue, licked the corner of her mouth, and even showed a devilish smile.

Sun Zeya immediately felt a chill down her spine and shuddered, shaking her head vigorously. “That was just an illusion! Ling Mo’s girlfriend can’t possibly be that horrible! That’s why they can love each other! Because they’re all crazy!”

Saying goodbye was actually torturous for Ling Mo. After pushing away Tom, who had tried to hug him following foreign etiquette for the nth time, Xia Zhining walked over and handed him a small box.

“What’s this?” Ling Mo asked as he opened it.

From the appearance, it looked like a radio.

“This was originally my personal item, but I know Leader Huang said a lot of offensive things to you, so…”

Xia Zhining pointed to the “radio” and explained, “This is a hand-crank generator and a multi-functional radio. This here is an emergency LED light, and this is a phone charging cable. You can use the hand crank to generate power. Moreover, this device can also take three AA batteries, so you don’t have to crank it manually. But usable batteries are hard to come by.”

“This… This thing is really useful!”

Ling Mo showed a hint of pleasant surprise. The device was small and well-made, probably quite expensive before.

He had neither seen nor heard of it before.

“Yes, you can use it to charge the Communicator, which is that phone-like device. The only downside is that cranking it is quite tiring,” Xia Zhining said.

“That’s not a problem.”

Ling Mo was very pleased as he placed the device into his backpack.

What could be more convenient than having a tireless zombie crank the machine?

When Ling Mo left the restaurant with Ye Lian and the others, their backpacks were much fuller than when they arrived.

Especially Li Yalin, who somehow had an extra can of meat in her hand.

“Stealing food… Here, Senior Sister, let me open it for you…”

Before Ling Mo could finish his sentence, there was a cracking sound.

Li Yalin held out her hands, covered in oil and meat, along with the thoroughly crushed can, looking innocently at Ling Mo. “I didn’t use much force.”

Ye Lian leaned over, sniffed it, and then extended her tongue to hook a piece of meat, swallowing it. “Quite… tasty.”