Chapter 122 – Trying Various Positions

At the break of dawn, Ling Mo left with Ye Lian and Xia Na.

There had been a brief commotion in the Swimming Pool during the night, but it was quickly quelled.

It appeared that Lin Luanqiu had announced Wei Junyan’s death and successfully taken control of the situation.

Although Ling Mo had considered saying goodbye to her, he ultimately gave up on the idea.

The way Lin Luanqiu looked at him always made him feel uneasy. It used to be something he could dismiss as a misconception, but now… Ling Mo understood that their ideologies were different.

Thus, Lin Luanqiu wouldn’t say much, and he wouldn’t overthink it—some things are just like that.

However, as he was leaving, Ling Mo couldn’t help but hope that they might meet again someday. Little did he know that as he climbed out of the Restroom window, Lin Luanqiu was standing at a nearby window, watching his figure disappear into the distance.

She saw Ling Mo land gracefully on the ground and then turn back to help Ye Lian and Xia Na down, even taking the opportunity to cop a feel from both girls. Lin Luanqiu’s eyes flickered with a strange light.

She bit her lip gently, her fists clenching and then slowly releasing.

“Scoundrel…”

Lin Luanqiu whispered the word, thinking to herself that she didn’t know when they would meet again after this parting.

With a dozen Zombie Puppets clearing the way and the presence of two female Advanced Zombies intimidating the regular ones, Ling Mo found the journey to the A1 Teaching Building quite easy.

For some reason, after killing Wei Junyan, Ling Mo felt that his understanding of Psychic Power had deepened.

Especially in the area of psychokinesis, which had seemed somewhat useless and impractical, it had played a crucial role in this battle.

It seemed that he should focus more on training this aspect in the future. Relying solely on the Psychic Tentacle to affect enemies was too singular. Moreover, the influence of the Psychic Tentacle was not continuous. If he encountered someone stronger than himself, their attacks might not miss every time. If their attack frequency surpassed his influence, it could put him in a dangerous situation.

As for Ye Lian and Xia Na, as zombies, they just needed to continue evolving, and their strength would naturally increase. There was no need to worry too much about them…

The Swimming Pool wasn’t far from the A1 Teaching Building. About half an hour later, Ling Mo and his group arrived near the A1 Teaching Building.

This teaching building was quite large. The glass doors at the main entrance had long been shattered, and zombies could be seen in the lobby from a distance.

Ling Mo arrived at a rather opportune moment; the zombies inside were in the midst of a battle. Having seen this before, Ling Mo knew that this situation was often caused by one zombie suddenly going berserk, which then triggered a chain reaction.

If there were enough zombies around, they could all get involved. Once some zombies were killed, the others would swarm in to devour them.

After consuming enough flesh and blood, some zombies’ internal Virus would undergo an enhancement. Their craving for flesh would then shift to a craving for the Hindbrain, or more precisely, for the purer form of the Virus.

After eating enough brains, the Virus accumulating in their own Hindbrain would increase and eventually condense into Virus Gel, allowing them to evolve into Mutation Zombies.

Therefore, this mutual slaughter was essentially a process of natural selection and self-evolution among zombies.

Ling Mo took a quick glance and was immediately taken aback. There were at least a hundred zombies in the lobby, fighting each other ferociously. The scene was quite terrifying.

Even some zombies wandering outside the door were drawn in. Although their main target was the fresh corpses, as soon as they entered the lobby, they too were caught in the crossfire.

Once a zombie was attacked by its kind, it would also erupt in violence and join the battle, resulting in an increasingly chaotic scene.

However, the battles between zombies started quickly and ended quickly because they only attacked each other’s vital points without any form of defense. It was basically the most direct and simple clash of brute force.

Seeing that the battle inside was nearing its end, Ling Mo had an idea and sent in the Zombie Puppets he had brought with him.

With his current strength, controlling about ten Mutation Zombies shouldn’t be too difficult. Even conservatively, he could easily manage five or six.

Since these zombies seemed to be on the verge of becoming Mutation Zombies, he figured he might as well give them a little push to accelerate their evolution.

Sacrificing a dozen ordinary zombies to gain a few Mutation Zombies was definitely a worthwhile trade.

The A1 Teaching Building was clearly filled with zombies, and its complex interior meant that maneuvering with a dozen Zombie Puppets might be tricky. It was better to convert quantity into quality.

As he watched the Zombie Puppets rush towards the entrance of the A1 Teaching Building under his control, Ling Mo’s lips curled into a sinister smile.

Controlling these puppets and receiving input from a dozen different perspectives was an experience that most people couldn’t even imagine.

In fact, once he got used to it, the sensation of having multiple perspectives was quite thrilling…

“Should I go in?” Xia Na asked, gripping her Long Knife, eager for action.

The fresh scent of blood had also stirred Ye Lian. Despite being thoroughly teased by Ling Mo last night, both girls were in high spirits.

Ling Mo couldn’t help but have a mischievous thought. Given the physical resilience of Advanced Zombies like them, they could not only accommodate various positions but also endure prolonged affection… As long as he found a safe way to break through their defenses soon, he mused. Lately, he felt like a certain part of him was on the verge of bursting…

Reasonable physiological needs should be met promptly, Ling Mo thought to himself.

Seeing Ye Lian and Xia Na’s eyes turning red with excitement at the carnage inside, Ling Mo felt a headache coming on.

“No way. If you two go in, my backup Zombie Puppets will be wasted.”

Once these two Advanced Zombies started fighting, the zombies struggling at the lower levels of evolution didn’t stand a chance… With his previous experience at the Peace Theater, Ling Mo knew that these zombies either hadn’t formed Virus Gel in their brains yet or only had subpar versions. If they became his Zombie Puppets, they might even get a further boost. Killing them and extracting the Gel when they left would ensure they were fully utilized, so there was no need to act now.

As he controlled the Zombie Puppets into the battlefield, Ling Mo’s expression grew serious.

Controlling a dozen Zombie Puppets in battle required a great deal of Psychic Power and focus.

But Ling Mo’s goal was simply to add more chaos to their already brutal fight, making it even more intense.

With the addition of his dozen Zombie Puppets, the almost-dying down battle among the zombies flared up again with renewed frenzy.

When Ling Mo maneuvered one of the Zombie Puppets close to a zombie that was munching on a fellow zombie’s corpse, the zombie lunged before the Puppet could even attack. Luckily, with Ling Mo’s control, the Puppet dodged the attack and swiped its sharp claws across the zombie’s face. Blood immediately poured from the half-torn face, but this zombie was close to evolving, making it exceptionally fierce and quick to react.

Despite Ling Mo’s control, the Puppet’s movements were slightly slower than the zombie’s. This tiny difference allowed the zombie to grab the Puppet’s arm in the next second and, with a low growl, tear half of the Puppet’s body apart.

Ling Mo broke out in a cold sweat, grateful that he had severed the Psychic Link with the Puppet in time. Watching “himself” being ripped apart wouldn’t be a pleasant experience.

While ordinary zombies don’t feel pain, Ling Mo wouldn’t experience any physical pain, but the visual shock would be significant enough.

As the Zombie Puppets were sacrificed one by one, the battle in the lobby became even more intense, even more ferocious than before.

Severed limbs, shattered bodies, blood everywhere… The entire lobby had turned into a scene straight out of hell.

After about ten minutes, when Ling Mo appeared at the entrance with Ye Lian and Xia Na, only seven zombies remained in the lobby. Through Ling Mo’s deliberate manipulation, the hundred or so zombies had slaughtered each other until only these seven were left, and all of them had evolved into stronger Mutation Zombies.

However, these Mutation Zombies were now under Ling Mo’s control and stopped in their tracks as they rushed to the entrance.

As Ling Mo stepped into the filthy and bloody lobby, he couldn’t help but wrinkle his nose in disgust. In contrast, Ye Lian and Xia Na looked excited, their eyes completely red.

The stronger the scent of blood, the more intense the stimulation for them… “Just the lobby alone has so many zombies. It seems Lin Luanqiu’s investigation was quite accurate. There must be at least a thousand zombies here, maybe even more!”

The greater the number of ordinary zombies, the more Mutation Zombies there would be, and naturally, the more Virus Gel they could collect.

Although Virus Gel no longer had the effect of promoting evolution for Ye Lian and Xia Na, it was still their primary food source. Hunting Mutation Zombies to gather Virus Gel for them was as important to Ling Mo as collecting food for himself.

With the Mutation Zombie Puppets leading the way, Ling Mo followed closely behind with Ye Lian and Xia Na as they headed upstairs.

Walking through the silent A1 Teaching Building, Ling Mo felt relatively calm. From the looks of it, there were mostly Mutation Zombies here, and it was unlikely that Advanced Zombies would appear.

Even if they did encounter any Advanced Zombies, he wasn’t worried. After all, he had two of them by his side…

What Ling Mo didn’t know was that as they ascended the stairs, a shadow flickered briefly at the railing on the second floor…