Chapter 382 – Do I Need to Explain the Use of Sausages?

Xia Na’s shouts diverted everyone’s attention away from the skinless zombies.

Zombies were continually appearing, scaling the walls on either side of the road; at the factory gates, even more swarmed out in droves.

Most of these zombies, like the skinless ones, bore numerous mutations across their bodies.

Some, likely survivors of an explosion, were missing limbs, yet the parts that remained were exceptionally strong.

Others had eyes and noses burned away, bodies twisted and deformed, but they were as keenly aware as the skinless zombie had been.

Such zombies would normally struggle to survive in the initial stages, but the environment here seemed to ensure their survival. After all, there were always those worse off.

The mere sight of these zombies was terrifying enough. Ye Lian and the others seemed unfazed, but Ling Mo felt goosebumps rising, and the vengeful rabbit screamed in alarm.

The speed of their slipper-mobile slowed down considerably.

“That’s as far as we’ll go. You can leave now,” Ling Mo said, turning to the rabbit.

They were still a distance from the aluminum factory, but having the rabbit around made things inconvenient.

Ban Yue’s mental fluctuations were like boiling water, suggesting she was nearing her limit. One more battle stimulus, and the next second, the rabbit might splatter blood right there on the spot.

For Ling Mo, she might refrain from biting for the sake of Yu Shiran, but with the rabbit…

“Right, about that gasoline…” the rabbit hesitated, then shook her head consciously, “Never mind, forget I said anything.”

With an agile flip, she jumped off the vehicle and even waved at Ling Mo and his companions.

The moment she disembarked, the slipper-mobile sped off.

“Hold on… you… at least give me a car…”

The rabbit hopped in place, but it was no use; the slipper-mobile didn’t stop at all and quickly attracted a large group of zombies before disappearing around the corner.

“Well, anyway…”

After straightening her head, the rabbit suddenly leaped onto the wall.

She glanced back and muttered to herself, “They’ve gone so far, can they catch up? These people are all quite capable, but… there will always be opportunities.”

Turning her head toward the direction Ling Mo and his group had left, the blood-stained, sinister vengeful rabbit let out a low chuckle as if she couldn’t hold it back: “Hee hee…”

“Bang!”

The slipper-mobile plowed through the two lead zombies, and Xia Na’s delighted laughter immediately filled the vehicle.

“Huh~ I guess we can relax now,” Ban Yue remarked as she removed her sunglasses, “After all, that human said we wouldn’t encounter any more humans here. And to think you were so cautious on the road.”

“Actually, you look pretty good in sunglasses,” Ling Mo commented offhandedly while glancing at Yu Shiran.

The maid girl’s eyes had changed when she was previously parasitized by the Black Silk.

Yu Shiran’s eyes could change color under Black Silk’s control, probably a result of her instincts being suppressed. Despite the interference from Black Silk, there was still a reddish hue to her evolution. However, with the duckbill cap Ling Mo found for her, she could hardly see anything.

“Does it… look good?” Ban Yue’s eyes flashed with a hint of wonder. She hesitated for a moment before slowly putting her sunglasses back on. “I find wearing two pieces of glass like you humans quite… interesting.”

“Oh.” Ling Mo nodded.

Ban Yue glanced at Ling Mo, adjusting the sunglasses that covered most of her face and were smudged with dirt. Seizing the moment when Ling Mo was distracted, she imitated a pose from her memories, aiming to allure.

“By the way, how’s the… parasite from Black Silk doing?” Ling Mo suddenly asked.

Ban Yue hurriedly lowered her hand and then patted the rear car window.

A second later, Xia Na’s voice came from the front: “I don’t know, still in deep sleep…”

“Right, the effects of the medication are probably still at work…”

As soon as the rabbit left, the female zombies lost their restraint, and the terrifying aura they emitted immediately intensified.

However, these zombies were not quite like the ones Ling Mo had encountered in the urban areas. They were more cautious, not recklessly fearless like the regular zombies.

They would immediately seek to avoid danger upon sensing it.

This was somewhat inconsistent with the zombie characteristics Ling Mo had come to understand, but it also indicated that the diversity in the development of the zombie population was vast.

Ling Mo thought that perhaps this was due to the scarcity of survivors here, or perhaps there were indeed no survivors at all. Having engaged in protracted mutual slaughter among their own kind, not only was their evolution advanced, but their behavioral patterns had also changed.

Despite the presence of several leader level zombies exerting pressure, and even with Ling Mo, a human, stimulating their instinctive aggression, these zombies still showed some hesitation.

They would often roar on the spot for a while before suddenly lunging at the carriage, but were mostly taken down before they could get close.

One of the mutated zombies took advantage of the chaos to grab the edge of the carriage, and with a hand as withered as a dry branch, stretched out a completely deformed face toward Ling Mo but was kicked down by Yu Shiran.

Her strength completely twisted his already deformed face, slamming him into the wall, leaving his fate unknown.

“The savory human is mine! How dare a lowly zombie reach out!”

Yu Shiran cursed silently, then turned to look at Ling Mo, her gaze moving downward as she extended her sharp tongue to lick her lips.

“Don’t be like that… it’s embarrassing for me to have to explain the purpose of a sausage to you.”

Ling Mo helplessly slapped his forehead.

The number of zombies here was high, but they could still shake them off. However, when a capsized extended container truck appeared ahead, it meant they had to abandon the car.

“Carry her, isn’t this your captive?” While Xia Na and the others held off the zombies, Ling Mo handed the maid girl over to Ban Yue.

“I suddenly understand why you compromised so quickly.” Ban Yue said, hoisting the maid girl onto her back.

“It’s already late,” Ling Mo said with a mischievous smile.

The zombies swarmed in from behind, and at that moment, Ban Yue suddenly turned around and let out a piercing scream at the group: “Ahh~!”

Her shrill soprano slowed the zombies’ movements instantly. Though their expressions remained unchanged, Ling Mo knew they were instinctively cowed by the display of a leader level zombie.

“What are you waiting for? With you here, they’ll soon shake off this panic,” Ban Yue said after taking a running start and leaping onto a shipping container, then turned back to Ling Mo.

“Don’t act like it’s all trouble I caused,” Ling Mo grumbled.

He casually wrapped his arm around Ye Lian’s waist, his mental Tentacles latching onto the carriage, and the two of them were hoisted up as if by an invisible wire.

“Wow, it’s like a celestial being flying from the heavens,” Ban Yue exclaimed wide-eyed.

“Not bad, right?” Li Ya Lin said with a smile, asking.

“What’s that… it’s just being held by a human…” Ban Yue snorted coldly.

Xia Na cleaved two zombies with her scythe, then landed with a “thump” next to Ban Yue, calmly stating, “The senior was asking if you think this ability is cool, right?”

“Huh? I… I…”

“She must want to experience it herself,” Ye Lian said with a smile, her gaze still vacant, completing a subtle tease without any sarcasm.

“Even if I wanted to experience it, it should be me holding Ye Lian…” Ban Yue muttered sullenly.

Ling Mo had thought that after increasing his strength, he wouldn’t have to worry about large groups of ordinary zombies anymore, but in reality, compared to high-level zombies, the group attack power of ordinary zombies was still terrifying.

Endless enemies poured in from all directions, easily fostering a sense of despair that no matter how one struggled, escape was impossible.

At first, Ban Yue and the others took turns demonstrating intimidating roars, which had some effect, but as time passed, the effect gradually weakened.

Ban Yue was right; with Ling Mo present, the zombies became more and more excited, as if injected with adrenaline.

“Roar!”

Another zombie without hands screeched as it jumped down from the rooftop, opening its wide mouth to bite viciously as it swept over Ling Mo’s head.

“Clang!”

It hit an invisible barrier, and at the same time, Ye Lian leaped high, her arrow swiftly piercing the zombie’s eye and then pulled out as she landed.

“A crossbow isn’t used like that… but never mind, I guess once you advance to leader level, you’ll probably change your habit of close combat.”

As soon as Ling Mo turned his head, he saw the maid girl on Ban Yue’s back waking up, staring at him with a pair of bewildered eyes.

“Huh, waking up at a time like this… did it work?”