Chapter 309 – The Arrival of the Vanguard, and Xia Na’s Awakening

As the convoy approached X City, Ling Mo had already returned home with Xia Na in his arms.

In the middle of the night, a commotion startled Ling Mo awake. He sat up in bed, his eyes wide open.

One of the Zombie Puppets he controlled silently emerged from behind a bush, peering across the road at the station.

Nearly twenty vehicles were parked at the station entrance. Besides a few off-road vehicles, armed individuals were jumping down from trucks.

They unloaded numerous crates from a vehicle, including some seemingly heavy weapons.

Even though the items were wrapped in tarps, making it hard for Ling Mo to discern what they were, even with the keen eyesight of zombies.

“Around a hundred people… I may have underestimated Falcon Camp’s strength. Just the number of people in the Vanguard is this large. Their walking posture resembles Tom’s. Well-trained… It seems they will start establishing the Quarantine Zone within the next ten days.”

Ling Mo pondered this but didn’t risk moving the Zombie Puppet closer. Instead, he slowly retreated into the shadows.

At this moment, someone jumped out of an off-road vehicle that had driven into the station—it was Yuwen.

His driver was just pulling a headless corpse out of the vehicle, then squatted to the side and began to retch.

“Yuwen, I knew you assigned me as your driver with bad intentions. Ugh!”

The driver shouted between bouts of vomiting.

Yuwen lit a cigarette, leaned against the car, and silently watched a few team members carry away the corpse.

“I know. Ever since you saw your brother being eaten in front of you, you’ve had a phobia. You’re afraid of zombies, and you vomit at the sight of blood. But there are no psychologists in this world. Following me is the best cure for you,” Yuwen said.

The driver was stunned for a moment, then forcefully suppressed his urge to vomit and slowly stood up, “Yuwen, I heard you volunteered to be the vanguard this time. Aren’t you scared? You’ll be facing the most zombies, right?”

“Of course I’m scared. But you know, once we start setting up the Quarantine Zone, X City will become incredibly chaotic. I need to do something personal before that happens.”

Yuwen exhaled a puff of smoke and said, “I need to find my sister.”

The driver’s eyes widened in disbelief, as if he had heard something unimaginable.

“If she’s still alive, she can definitely make it through these six months. I firmly believe that.”

A gentle expression appeared on Yuwen’s face as he pulled out a pocket watch from his pocket and opened it. Inside the cover was a small photo of a face Ling Mo found extremely familiar…

The Vanguard’s swift arrival took Ling Mo by surprise.

For the next two days, Ling Mo kept a close watch on the activity at the station while continuously training.

Ye Lian and Li Yalin were sparring with each other and teaching Black Silk how to behave during their free time.

At this point, Ling Mo had become less dependent on weapons, so he gave his Tang Sword to Ye Lian.

Ye Lian, in turn, handed the Tiger Claw to Black Silk, which was clearly more suitable for her beast-like nature.

It wasn’t until the third night that Xia Na finally woke up from her coma.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Ling Mo by her bedside.

Ling Mo, with bloodshot eyes, grabbed Xia Na’s hand in delight, “You’re awake?”

To care for Xia Na, he had practiced during the day and stayed by her side at night.

Xia Na’s psychic activity seemed normal, but the thought of the bizarre scenes in her Psychic Realm made Ling Mo uneasy.

Her psychic light cluster had once again become whole. At least in Ling Mo’s detection, there seemed to be no issues.

However, the fact that she had been comatose for two days, even while the virus from the mother hive continuously stimulated her body’s potential, indicated that her psychic light cluster had undergone significant changes.

“How are you feeling? Is there any discomfort? Do you feel alright? Any headaches?”

Xia Na quietly watched Ling Mo without saying a word.

“Please tell me, Nana! Are you okay? Don’t scare me. If something happened to you…”

Ling Mo grew anxious and grabbed Xia Na’s hand tightly.

Ling Mo’s only love used to be Ye Lian, but now he had indeed developed feelings for both Xia Na and Li Yalin. In his heart, the three of them were equally important. If anything happened to any one of them, he would go mad.

Xia Na stared at Ling Mo for a while before suddenly asking in a soft voice, “What would you do if something happened to me?”

“I don’t know. I can’t imagine. Just thinking about it makes me feel like I’m going insane,” Ling Mo replied without hesitation.

Xia Na’s eyes lit up, and she let out a giggle, “Seeing you so nervous is quite amusing. You’ve asked me so many questions; where should I start answering?”

“You… you’re really asking for it! You pulled that stunt out of nowhere before, and I haven’t punished you yet. Now that you’ve awake, you’re already teasing me again…”

Ling Mo felt a wave of relief. The fact that Xia Na could joke around at least indicated she was genuinely awake and hadn’t suffered any intellectual impairment. However, her current personality, or rather the nature that was dominating her, still troubled Ling Mo.

“Start wherever you like. Just make sure I understand your current situation clearly, down to the last detail!” Ling Mo said seriously, not in the mood for jokes.

Xia Na still wore a slight smile as she said, “Really? But where should I begin… Oh, right. How about I start with how you inexplicably showed up in my dream and got intimate with both versions of me…”

Amidst Ling Mo’s embarrassed smile, Xia Na began to explain her current condition in detail.

She had successfully advanced to Leader-Level, becoming one of the most powerful zombies known.

Moreover, due to Ling Mo’s intervention, her psychic power had not only remained intact but had also received a significant boost, reaching an extreme level of euphoria.

“I know that. At that time, my psychic power increased too, but since you didn’t wake up, I couldn’t confirm it. It seems this part of my psychic power is connected to you. If you weren’t awake, I couldn’t use it. Now we can see what’s going on,” Ling Mo said.

As Ling Mo spoke, his eyes became vacant.

In an instant, his psychic power concentrated, and an invisible, materialized psychic tentacle shot out forcefully, smashing through a nearby wall with a “bang.”

A bowl-sized hole, as if created by a cannonball, appeared immediately. If the target had been a human body, it would have obliterated a person’s head instantly.

Sure enough, as soon as Xia Na woke up, the enhanced psychic power seemed to be instantly unlocked, merging seamlessly into his psychic light cluster.

At this moment, Ling Mo’s psychic light cluster had turned completely blood-red and was exceptionally dense, almost tangible.

With the increased psychic power, Ling Mo could focus so intensely that he could even hear the faint rustling of bushes being blown by the wind downstairs.

His vision had also improved. Despite the dim lighting, Ling Mo could clearly see the changes in Xia Na’s facial expressions.

On the other side of the hole was the restroom.

Ye Lian, holding a towel and completely naked, was staring dumbfounded at the sudden hole.

Equally naked, Li Yalin was helping Ye Lian wash her hair and froze upon hearing the commotion.

“Sorry about that… Wait, why is Black Silk here too?”

Amidst the sound of running water, Li Yalin’s voice came through: “We were teaching her how to bathe herself. If you wanted to watch, just say so. Why bother making a hole…”

Xia Na stared at the large hole in surprise and said, “This is quite similar to my evolution speed. Although I’ve advanced to Leader-Level, my evolution primarily focuses on psychic power. Look into my eyes.”

The moment Ling Mo made eye contact with Xia Na, he felt a brief daze. However, he quickly snapped back to reality, only to find Xia Na rubbing her temples.

“Indeed, human superhumans have an advantage in psychic power. I just tried to confuse you, and you instinctively blocked and countered me.”

Xia Na gave a wry smile.

Her expression left Ling Mo momentarily stunned. For some reason, he had a vague sense that the human girl Xia Na he initially met had somehow returned.