Chapter 1303 – The Decoy Doesn’t Have to Be Alive

“So… when does the Progenitor usually come?”

After getting the answer, Ling Mo avoided the gaze of the Monster that kept staring at him and walked to the side.

“What we need to do next is to lure the Progenitor,” Ling Mo said.

But before that…

“Humans finally plan to cooperate with me?”

The Zombie Simple, who was knocked out every time she woke up, finally had a brief moment of clarity…

And judging by her state, it seemed that neither her mind nor her physical abilities had been affected at all. The only minor issue was…

“Why do I feel like my Hindbrain got dented from being hit…” Simple said, touching her head. “No matter what, we were once companions. Didn’t you go a bit too hard while I was out? It’ll take a long time to recover…”

Pear didn’t even look at her and said, “Illusion.” Then, without waiting for Simple to say anything else, she immediately continued, “Back to the point… The humans said everything will be decided after you meet and talk. Now… you come with us first.”

At this, Pear’s expression instantly became excited, looking very much in anticipation.

No wonder… The three of them had basically been treated as a mobile squad since following Ling Mo… It was only when dealing with Chief of Staff Wang that they finally did something useful, and then were quickly relegated to the “cold palace.” Especially after entering X City, they couldn’t even do scouting work anymore.

Zombies everywhere. What’s the point of scouting!

So Ling Mo made them guards… stationed near the temporary residence.

What is this? Placement PLAY?

With Ye Lian around, who would dare approach!

And that Zombie Loli was also occasionally casting vicious glances outside, wasn’t she?

“Finally something to do…” Even Ban Yue showed a hint of eagerness. But she quickly remembered… wasn’t she forced into this? She only stayed because Ling Mo threatened her! Why does it feel so good to be able to do something for him now!

“Conspiracy! This is definitely that human’s conspiracy! He’s doing all this just to make me… ah! Why! Why did I get tricked by him again! This isn’t right, I came back for revenge!”

Ban Yue suddenly darted off into the distance, then quickly dashed back and forth on the road more than a dozen times, letting out all sorts of embarrassed and angry low growls…

“What is she doing?” Simple asked in confusion.

“Maybe… she’s too happy?” Pear was also baffled… She didn’t understand either. Why did this “Mate” suddenly go on a rampage… Hmm, must be because she’s been pent up for too long.

“Alright, the first step is set up,” Ling Mo said, as if just snapping back to reality, and opened his mouth.

“Set up? What set up?”

Unfortunately, only Xu Shuhan asked.

“Next, let’s arrange this place,” Ling Mo said. “We don’t have much time left.”

According to what this Monster said, those “Progenitors”… Ling Mo paid special attention to the word “those.” And that’s why he arranged the first step. Judging from Pear’s previous description of those foreign zombies, their combat power should be extremely formidable. And the evolution state of this Monster also proved that to some extent…

Since more than one “Progenitor” would appear here, the suggestion Simple made earlier… now had its significance.

“Those ‘Progenitors’ usually show up once every three to five days, and today it’s been exactly three days since it last saw a ‘Progenitor.’ So, at the earliest any time now, at the latest the day after tomorrow, the foreign zombies will definitely appear here.”

“Because there’s so much uncertainty in the combat power between both sides… we need to seize every condition to create an environment favorable to us in advance. Only with this as a premise will I announce the start of battle,” Ling Mo said.

He also smiled, “If we’re lucky… we might hit the jackpot this time.”

By then, taking down Falcon would be a piece of cake…

Of course, there’s no need to talk about that now. Because if it doesn’t work, what they’ll face won’t be gains, but enormous risks…

But it had to be said, hunting foreign zombies was probably the first case among all humans and zombies in X City…

“There’s one more thing,” Ling Mo’s expression suddenly turned serious. “If possible, I hope… we can capture one alive. That’s why this plan needs to be extremely precise. Catching them should be harder than killing them. But for me, this is far more important than killing them.”

“Because…” Ling Mo glanced at the Monster still hanging there and said, “Its evolution method has flaws, but the mutations caused by different gene combinations, and its evolution speed, far exceed our experience. What does this mean? It means that among that zombie horde calling itself Central City, they’ve developed their own evolution and mutation system!”

And that’s way more than what Ling Mo had figured out!

Although he wouldn’t copy it directly, if he could use it as a reference… it would be a huge help for Ling Mo!

“Maybe this is why zombies gather together… When they evolve to a certain degree, instinct drives them to form a pyramid-like hierarchy and develop more efficient evolution methods. To put it simply… it’s a systematized Army.”

Thinking of this, Ling Mo himself felt a chill.

When all kinds of zombies gather together and then fight and evolve again, finally selecting an Army, this species becomes truly terrifying! But… why do they need an Army? That was a fleeting mystery in Ling Mo’s mind.

“In any case, only by capturing a ‘Progenitor’ alive can I truly get in touch with Central City… or rather, the core of zombie evolution so far. Although there are already quite a few Lords of the City in this world, I imagine they’re all pretty similar… Well, that’s just my guess, the truth is yet to be known.” Ling Mo was determined to get this.

And while he was arranging things, the Monster kept roaring, “Human! Die! Eat you!”

“It’s yours, but remember, keep the wound small,” Ling Mo finally sighed and said to Li Yalin.

The long-awaited Senior Sister let out a cheer, flashed her Snake Kiss with a cold gleam, and walked toward the Monster…

Well… as for the decoy, it doesn’t necessarily have to be alive.