Chapter 558 – Death Sentence

On a street near the TV Station.

Abandoned buildings, a chaotic overgrowth of vegetation, and dense weeds growing through the cracks in the pavement.

Caw—!

A few crows perched on power lines suddenly took flight, and as they ascended, a dark figure swiftly streaked across the street below.

“Ugh…”

The gust of wind felt while speeding forward, combined with the cawing of the crows, woke Ling Mo from his unconscious state.

The pain from his forehead made Ling Mo feel disoriented for a moment, but the strength of his psychic power quickly helped him overcome this predicament.

“Where am I…? Right! Lucy!” Ling Mo recalled the moment when Lucy had knocked him out.

“She actually ambushed me…” Ling Mo frustratingly opened his eyes and tried to move his body, but immediately noticed something amiss.

Everything in front of him was a blood-red blur.

Moreover, his body was completely immobilized. Apart from a few fingers that could move slightly, he had no room to struggle at all.

“What’s going on?”

Ling Mo snapped into full alert. He wiggled his fingers and then forcefully twisted his body, quickly realizing a fact.

He was bound… by some kind of icy cold, very thin and densely packed rope.

“Alright, I’ve been captured. And judging by the sound, I’m still moving,” Ling Mo analyzed his predicament and realized he was in big trouble.

The distance between him and Ye Lian and the others was increasing!

However, the good news was that Ye Lian and the others had probably sensed something wrong and were heading towards his location.

“About five or six minutes…” Based on Ye Lian and the others’ speed, Ling Mo calculated the time it would take for them to meet.

But the problem was, the person who had kidnapped him was also speeding up, and seemed far from reaching their maximum speed.

“It can’t possibly be Lucy… then who is this…”

Ling Mo attempted to extend his psychic tentacles, trying to tear the rope apart, but quickly realized the difficulty.

The rope’s toughness was too much. Whether pulling or piercing it directly, it was hard to break free.

If Ling Mo had more time, he could slowly wear it down, but he had only about five or six minutes.

No matter who this kidnapper was, they certainly possessed considerable strength, not to mention that Ling Mo felt the presence of several clusters of mental energy nearby.

If Ye Lian and the others caught up, a fierce battle would undoubtedly break out, and Ling Mo did not want to be a burden at this critical moment.

“Calm down, calm down… think of a solution.” Ling Mo exhaled deeply, carefully considering the situation.

Lucy had ambushed him and knocked him out, but it was someone else—or rather, something else—that had kidnapped him.

Able to take him out of the high-rise under the nose of the guards, with companions by their side, and employing these dense, tentacle-like things…

“Oh…” Ling Mo thought of the answer.

But this answer was absolutely bad news for him because it meant that he was facing more than just a simple hunter.

“Today is definitely my dark day, terrible luck…”

Gritting his teeth, Ling Mo began to extend his psychic tentacles.

In his “mental vision,” six clusters of mental energy quickly appeared.

The strongest one, the closest to him, was undoubtedly the kidnapper’s…

Controlling his psychic tentacle with intent, Ling Mo silently approached that cluster of energy and then extended into it…

“Ah!”

As soon as he activated the psychic strangulation, Ling Mo felt all these red threads cutting into his flesh.

It didn’t hurt, but it felt incredibly unpleasant.

“If you do that again, I will cut your tendons first.”

An emotionless, monotone voice, sounding very much like a little girl, entered Ling Mo’s ears.

“Alright, alright… loosen up a bit first…” Ling Mo pleaded.

“So you can continue scheming? Deceitful and cunning human, you better not think of any more tricks. The interior of my tentacles is lined with suckers, and when they open, they are filled with invisible sharp teeth. If you enjoy being flayed instantly, then go ahead.” The Spider Queen said.

“Uh… how merciless…” Ling Mo sighed.

“It was you who led me into the human trap, almost getting me killed. But for humans, killing me is only natural, especially when I was looking for you everywhere and threatening you.” The Spider Queen’s intelligence had noticeably increased since the last time they met.

Ling Mo smiled wryly, “You’re quite reasonable. Can we discuss this…”

“No.” The Spider Queen refused instantly without even listening. “You humans taught me one thing. Anything that comes out of your mouths is meaningless unless it’s something I want you to say.”

“Torture doesn’t necessarily guarantee the truth…” Ling Mo said helplessly.

The Spider Queen was silent for a while and then said, “Thank you for teaching me another lesson.”

“When… did I… never mind, that’s not the point,” Ling Mo said weakly. “I’m not here to discuss human nature with you; what do you want?”

“I told you, to mate with you first, then kill you,” the Spider Queen said.

“Can’t you be a little less stubborn?” Ling Mo attempted to persuade her. From the brief encounter just now, he fully realized the Spider Queen’s current strength. And his head was still spinning… all thanks to Lucy…

“I don’t want to be stubborn, but you are the first one I’ve mated with, and your body is the most suitable for my reproduction. Your body virtually mirrors mine, although it’s not perfect yet,” the Spider Queen said, somewhat hesitantly. However, this was definitely not out of shyness but because she was struggling to find the right words.

“Hey, hey, hey! When did I ever mate with you… uh…” Ling Mo initially spoke seriously but quickly surrendered. He recalled his two upgraded versions of “Thousand Years of Death”…

The Spider Queen continued in a matter-of-fact manner, “The first time, you left your scent inside me, so I started tracking you. After my reincarnation, my memory of you was the clearest, but it wasn’t until the second time we mated that I truly regarded you as a reproduction partner.”

“So when you first started tracking me…” Ling Mo asked in confusion.

“A mere prey. You have my blood within you; doesn’t that make you the most delectable treat for me?” The Spider Queen seemed to lick her lips as she spoke.

“Sorry, I really can’t understand your logic… So my status has been upgraded?” Ling Mo asked.

“You could say that. However, you will still end up becoming my nutrient. For the sake of our child’s healthy growth, you will be the first grand feast. Proud, aren’t you, daddy?” The Spider Queen’s tone was filled with anticipation.

However… even though it sounded like a couple sitting on a bench, drawing up a beautiful plan for childbirth while facing the sunset, to Ling Mo, these words were no different from a death sentence…

“Alright…” Ling Mo sighed powerlessly.

Trying to negotiate with a variation zombie, especially one of a boss level, was indeed a futile effort…

“A variation zombie as potent as an Originator, along with her five minions, going against Ye Lian and the others… damn, damn, damn! I need to come up with a plan quickly!”

Ling Mo’s heart began to race, and in his mind, he was counting the seconds.

He only had… three minutes left!

…

“About three minutes remaining,” Xia Na said, jumping over a broken wall.

“Mm…” Ye Lian followed closely behind, nodding.

Li Yalin was still nowhere in sight, but her voice came from up ahead: “Got it.”

“Tch… why do I have to do this for these sausage humans!” Yu Shiran complained, sitting on top of Xiao Bai, watching the scenery that seemed to rush past her, feeling like she was about to crash into the buildings only to veer away at the last moment. Yet, such a thrilling scene, enough to make any normal person scream and cry, was hardly worth noting for this zombie loli.

“Ah… Ban Yue, Ban Yue! Ahhhhh!”

The zombie loli screamed frantically.

At the same time, in a city far away from X City, on the ruins of a building, a shadow dripping with blood looked toward the direction of the zombie loli, as if sensing something…