Chapter 610 – The Dog’s Special Trait

“What on earth… is this thing?”

Ling Mo pinched the “Jellyfish” and asked.

It was somewhat soft, cool to the touch. Although its scent was similar to that of mucus, its appearance showed no resemblance at all.

“You guys came here for this thing, didn’t you?” Before they could answer, Ling Mo turned his gaze toward Yu Shiran.

Feeling Ling Mo’s stare, Yu Shiran looked visibly uncomfortable.

Even though she hadn’t been scolded or punished, she just couldn’t shake off the uneasy feeling.

She glanced down at her chest and pondered: Maybe this feeling of tightness isn’t just from physical tiredness…

But… this sensation was really peculiar.

Being with Ban Yue, she had never experienced this feeling before.

And when she did what she did, she never thought she would encounter such a situation.

Betraying her teammates? So what!

They’re not her mate, and it wasn’t even her who took action against Xiao Bai!

But… why did she feel so humbled by Ling Mo’s gaze?

And, having failed to escape, she should be feeling angry!

But why, after calming down a bit, did she suddenly realize she didn’t really want to eat Black Silk?

This feeling… was so complicated.

Trying so hard to escape, wanting to be as far away from this human and these fallen kin as possible, wasn’t that her strongest desire?

The Zombie Loli was a bit confused; she suddenly felt that this Sausage Human might have at least one thing right.

Even she didn’t know what was currently going on in her head.

This isn’t a mind a Zombie should have! Zombies are supposed to have simpler, more direct thoughts!

Yu Shiran felt frustrated in her heart…

“Hey, hey, I asked you a question.” Ling Mo, holding the “Jellyfish”, tapped Yu Shiran on the head.

“Ah…” Yu Shiran snapped back to reality and replied awkwardly, “Yes…”

“So what exactly is this?” Ling Mo asked.

“I don’t know… maybe it’s some kind of baby product…” Yu Shiran turned her gaze towards the Zombie Infant in Xia Na’s arms.

Ling Mo followed her line of sight and was momentarily stunned.

He looked down at the “Jellyfish” in his hand and then back at the Zombie Infant, asking with a conflicted expression, “You didn’t get it from him, did you?”

“Well… it was also him who led us to this place. His hunting noises were too loud…” Yu Shiran answered softly.

“Hah…” Ling Mo’s gaze became somewhat meaningful.

After a few seconds of contemplation, he suddenly roared, “It was obviously you who didn’t follow orders and wandered around! How else could you run into this!”

But since it had already happened, after ranting for a moment, Ling Mo refocused his attention on the “Jellyfish” in his hand.

“So, what’s its purpose? For feeding?”

Seeing Ling Mo look at her again, Yu Shiran replied promptly, “I’m not entirely sure…”

“…”

“Don’t hit me! I just don’t know exactly, it doesn’t mean I know nothing.” Yu Shiran hurriedly backed away. Though she had been completely unrestrained, she had no intention of running off in this situation.

“That little monster…” Yu Shiran pointed at the Zombie Infant, “He has a straw in his mouth, you know that, right?”

“Of course…” Ling Mo nodded.

As Yu Shiran recalled, she continued, “That straw can inject his own virus into other zombies, and it can also extract something from them…”

“Wait, extract what?” Ling Mo frowned immediately.

Yu Shiran shook her head bewilderedly, “That, I don’t know. When I first saw him, he was crawling on another zombie’s head. I initially thought it was…”

“A zombie mother and child?” Ling Mo interjected.

“Yes…” Yu Shiran nodded, her expression becoming a bit odd, and her voice lowered, “But after watching for a while, I realized it wasn’t the case at all. He was inserting the straw into the zombie’s head, extracting something. When he finished, that fellow zombie wasn’t even dead yet.”

“Then, he put everything he extracted into this.” Yu Shiran looked intensely at the “Jellyfish” and added, “This originally grew on top of his head…”

“What?” Ling Mo stood there holding the “Jellyfish,” looking stunned.

“When we ambushed him, we pulled it off, and then he wouldn’t stop chasing us. This thing got dropped in the parking lot. Later on…”

“You sold out Xiao Bai, let it face all those Zombies alone, and took the chance to retrieve this?” Ling Mo interrupted her, saying.

Yu Shiran lowered her eyelids, twisting her hands, and nodded.

Ling Mo stared at the Zombie Loli for a while, then sighed softly and put the “Jellyfish” into his bag. “Senior Sister is probably almost done on her end too. Let’s leave this place quickly.”

“But Xiao Bai…” Yu Shiran pointed at Xiao Bai.

But before she could finish her sentence, her eyes widened in surprise.

The mutation panda that had been half-dead just a moment ago flipped over and stood up.

Although it still didn’t look fully recovered, it was a world of difference from its previous state.

“You… you… you…” Yu Shiran was so shocked that she couldn’t close her mouth.

Ling Mo reached out and patted the mutation panda’s head, saying, “I do have some potions with me. Although it’s been infected, restoring a bit of its strength is no problem.”

“So… just now…” Yu Shiran still looked completely stunned.

“Just leading you on.” Ling Mo adjusted the straps of his backpack and said.

Before Yu Shiran could respond, Ling Mo added, “But… it’s good that you came to rescue Xiao Bai.”

Watching Ling Mo’s back, Yu Shiran seemed still somewhat dazed.

However, she did overhear a muffled conversation between Xia Na and Ling Mo-

“If she had completely abandoned Xiao Bai, would you have kicked her out?” Xia Na asked.

“Hmm?”

“Don’t give me that tone, just give a direct answer!”

“Hey, Ling-Ge!”

After being dazed for a few seconds, Yu Shiran suddenly snapped out of it and then slowly clenched her fists.

“Why did I go and rescue Xiao Bai? I could have just happily been kicked out!” Yu Shiran said with a face full of regret.

“Black Silk, shut up! I don’t want to talk to you right now! What do you mean if I had to do it all over again? If I did it all over again… I’d probably still…”

“I hate this! Just because you’re inside my head doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want!”

“…Ah! Stop making me pinch my own face with my own hands!”

…

“By the way,” Ling Mo suddenly turned to look at Xia Na and asked, “the reason Black Silk became so weird…”

“…”

“Alright, let’s change the question. How smart has it become?” Ling Mo switched to a question that was equally perplexing to him.

Xia Na pondered for a moment before saying, “I’d say it’s reached the level where it can insult people.”

“For example?” Ling Mo’s curiosity was immediately piqued.

“Woof!” Xia Na mimicked softly, her eyes looking pitifully at Ling Mo, almost as if she would extend her paw.

“Although that’s pretty cute… what does it mean?” Ling Mo asked, puzzled.

“It’s just a bunch of stupid humans. As long as you act a little pitiful, you can completely fool them… hehehehe.”

Xia Na’s expression instantly turned dark, and her tone became bizarre, especially since she still maintained that pitiful look. The stark contrast and contradiction made it even creepier.

Ling Mo stared at Xia Na with a conflicted expression for a while, moving his lips before finally squeezing out, “That’s quite a lot of subtext.”

“Right?! It’s really just a chatterbox.” Xia Na’s expression quickly returned to normal within a second. She shook her head and sighed as she walked ahead.

“Is… it?”

Ling Mo frowned and turned to shine his flashlight on Yu Shiran’s neck again.

Black Silk… is actually a chatterbox?

…

Two minutes later, Ling Mo and his group spotted the exit.

This place was at least one or two streets away from the Mobile Phone Mall; there was no way Mu Chen and the others could find it.

“But… we need to give them some kind of signal.”

Ling Mo reached into his bag and pulled out a small, round object. Then, he led the way out through the exit.