Chapter 457 – Guesses and Reality Are Often Far Apart

“But… you mean to say… that Panda may not be planning some big move, but is actually in trouble, right?”

Ling Mo pinched his chin thoughtfully as he spoke.

Yu Shiran, who was covering her forehead, brightened at his words and nodded excitedly, saying, “Yes! Black Silk said that the noises sounded a bit strange, not like it was setting up an ambush for us.”

Xia Na also nodded in agreement, “That’s true. If it was really planning an ambush, it should have jumped out as soon as you arrived. Now that we’re all gathered here, it’s like we’ve set a trap and are waiting for it to fall in. It should have escaped by now. The strange thing is that it has stayed down there the whole time…”

“Too bad my psychic tentacles don’t have eyes…”

Ling Mo glanced back at Lucy, who looked drowsy, then walked closer to the water’s edge.

Dozens of psychic tentacles extended out, slowly inserting into the water like a net.

Under Yu Shiran’s guidance, Ling Mo controlled the psychic tentacles to reach the designated position.

“Yeah, Black Silk said it’s right here.”

With Black Silk’s psychic power, detecting Ling Mo’s psychic tentacles wasn’t difficult, and guiding the direction was even simpler.

Through Yu Shiran’s mouth, Black Silk’s intentions were expressed clearly.

At the same time, a laugh with a meaning roughly akin to “ok” echoed in Ling Mo’s mind.

“It should be okay…” Ling Mo muttered, “Black Silk’s laugh.”

“What?” Yu Shiran tilted her head and glanced at Ling Mo, then snorted coldly, “And you call yourself its master! How could it possibly mean ‘ok’?”

“It clearly means, ‘Oh, I didn’t expect Ling Mo to do quite well. This is what humans call ‘a promising child,’ but he’s still far from my ideal master form, and he can’t compare to Ban Yue at all, sigh…’ That’s what it means, got it?”

“How can a single ‘hehe’ mean so much! And that part about Ban Yue is obviously something you just made up!”

Ling Mo couldn’t help but raise his hand and flick the zombie loli on the forehead.

At the same time, his psychic power continued to flow into the psychic tentacles.

“It should work…”

This was Ling Mo’s first time using his psychic power in this way, but it was also a new attempt…

When his psychic power output reached a certain level, Ling Mo’s eyes focused, and all the psychic tentacles instantly materialized in the water.

Like a wall, the invisible materialized psychic tentacles surrounded the mutation panda, while the water was quickly drained away through the suction from the tentacles.

Finding the mutation panda’s location wasn’t difficult for Ling Mo; the hard part was accurately wrapping it and the intake valve together.

With Black Silk’s assistance, the task was successfully completed in one go.

Although it only took less than two seconds, Ling Mo still felt immense mental pressure.

“The water pressure is so strong…”

At the same time, the mutation panda trapped in the intake valve finally emerged from the water.

Suddenly exposed to air, the mutation panda, stuck in the waterway, immediately released its claws and began to breathe heavily.

It stared at Ling Mo, its blood-red eyes filled with an indescribable emotion.

There was both cruelty and ruthlessness towards its prey, and also a strange emotion… but mostly ruthlessness.

“Damn… I can’t hold on…”

With a muffled grunt, the water wall that had been held back for a moment suddenly surged back.

The mutation panda reached up with its paw, the cruelty and ruthlessness in its eyes replaced by sheer terror…

“MeGu~! Gulu gulu…”

Ling Mo turned his head and exchanged glances with Ye Lian and the others…

“Dizzy… When will this end…”

Lucy was rubbing her head, frowning in thought.

The injury caused by that variation zombie was quite severe. Although she had rested for two days and Ling Mo had made sure she didn’t have to do anything, her recovery was still slow.

“That guy is clearly human, yet he recovers so quickly. Compared to him, am I just a burden…”

Lucy’s strong personality surfaced again. She gritted her teeth and pressed her wound, only to widen her eyes instantly.

“It seems… some liquid is being squeezed out…”

She stared blankly for two seconds, then silently lowered her arm. “I just wanted to see if it felt any better, but instead…”

“Hey, why are you bleeding again?”

A very seductive voice came, and Lucy quickly turned to look.

“Oh, it’s you… Are you… Senior Sister?”

Lucy didn’t know Li Yalin’s real name, but calling her “Senior Sister” always felt a bit odd.

Moreover, this “Senior Sister” was usually indifferent to her, just like the other girls. Why was she suddenly talking to her now?

“That Ling Mo truly is a lucky guy… Every girl is unique in her own way… This Senior Sister isn’t very old, but she has a great temperament, alluring but not vulgar…”

With features like those of a mixed-race beauty, skin as delicate as jade, and a pair of deep eyes that always carried a hint of a teasing smile.

She was different from Ye Lian’s innocence, Xia Na’s mischievous yet righteous demeanor, and Yu Shiran’s playful nature.

Even as a fellow female, Lucy had to admit, Li Yalin was truly charming.

And no matter what, it seemed like in her eyes, besides Ye Lian and the others, there was only Ling Mo.

She didn’t seem to care about Zombies or mutation beasts.

“But Ling Mo seems oblivious to it, whether he’s just dense or used to it…”

Lucy grumbled a bit in her mind, then asked out loud, “What do you need from me?”

Li Yalin reached out and touched the blood-soaked bandage, then brought her finger to her nose.

“Ling Mo just said you need to change your dressing. I’m here to take you.”

She rubbed her fingers together, hesitated for a moment, and then put her hand down. “There’s a smell of blood here; it might attract another panda. Come with me to that place over there. It looks like some kind of shelter… We can change your bandage there to avoid any mishaps. Besides, your head is bleeding again. If we don’t change it now, what will you do when we go out later?”

Li Yalin pointed to a building in the distance.

“At least he remembers my injury…”

Lucy, suspecting nothing, stood up and said, “Thanks for the help. But I can change the bandage myself…”

“Hehe, it’s fine. Let me help you change it. I really like bloody bandages.”

“What are you talking about… You mean you like bandaging, right?”

“It’s all the same, it’s all the same…”

Xia Na watched as Li Yalin and Lucy entered the shelter, then turned back and said, “Alright! Senior Sister should keep her busy for a while. I even gave her a good idea: if it comes to it, just find a chance to knock her out!”

“How is that a good idea! And why Senior Sister…”

Ling Mo looked at the expectant faces of Xia Na and Ye Lian and instantly understood.

Xia Na wouldn’t mess with Ye Lian, so she chose to mess with Senior Sister, whose intelligence and emotional quotient were slightly lower than hers…

They were obviously very interested in the mutation panda!

Ling Mo turned his gaze to Yu Shiran: “Let’s go again!”

…

After several attempts, Ling Mo finally seized the opportunity. He split his psychic tentacles into two, and with the help of Black Silk’s numerous silver threads, he forcibly pulled the mutation panda out and dragged it onto the shore.

As soon as the now barely alive mutation panda reached the shore, it struggled to kick Ling Mo with its hind legs, only to have its neck constricted by Ling Mo’s tentacles.

The feeling of suffocation hit again, and the mutation panda immediately rolled over with all four legs up, making continuous suppressed cries.

“MeGu MeGu!”

“That’s what you get for being cocky!”

Ling Mo turned his gaze to the mutation panda’s head. Inside that furry bighead, there was definitely a huge viral hive…

Sensing Ling Mo’s malicious intent, the mutation panda struggled even more fiercely…

“This guy is really strong, even after being soaked in water for so long…”

Ling Mo felt a throbbing pain in his temples and frowned.

“MeGu!”

The mutation panda, rolling its eyes, suddenly looked at Yu Shiran’s neck: “MeGu MeGu…”

Yu Shiran stared at it for a while, then suddenly turned silently to Ling Mo and began gesturing wildly.

“Slap!”

“Speak human language!”

Ling Mo slapped Yu Shiran on the head.