Chapter 200 – Ball ache? Just Bandage It Up

“Ling Mo is back!”

At the entrance of the Survival Base, Ouyang Lian had been standing behind the door, peeking through the crack to watch the small road outside.

As soon as the two vehicles parked at the gate, Ouyang Lian excitedly shouted.

A Survivor quickly came over to open the gate, letting the cars drive in.

“Ling Mo!”

Just as Ling Mo stepped out of the car, Ouyang Lian threw herself onto him.

“Lian Lian, did you miss me?” Ling Mo chuckled and reached out to caress Ouyang Lian’s soft cheek.

“Wasn’t this kind of welcome supposed to be for me?” Meng Jiayu, feeling a bit jealous, couldn’t help but pat Ouyang Lian on the head.

At this point, the working Survivors started gathering around, bombarding them with questions.

When they learned about Guo Chao’s death, the atmosphere grew a bit tense for a moment.

But they quickly returned to normal—death had become commonplace these days…

Canned goods, ammunition, and weapons from the cars were soon being unloaded box by box.

Zhang Haoyu seemed to have made a full recovery, and his strength was significantly greater too. Things that normally took two people to move, he was managing all on his own.

However, it was unclear if this effect was permanent, since Ling Mo himself could temporarily enhance his physical abilities with trace amounts of the Virus.

No matter what, surviving was always a good thing…

Taking advantage of Ling Mo’s inattention, Old Wang snuck another box of canned goods onto Ling Mo’s car.

Some of the Survivors who saw Old Wang’s actions exchanged knowing smiles.

Meng Jiayu had a lot of matters to handle,

While Ling Mo and his group made their way back inside; he needed to wash up and change the dressing on his shoulder.

2 had once again volunteered to help Ling Mo with his bandage, but Ling Mo declined.

He wasn’t about to let another guy stand nearby while he was showering; that would certainly ruin his enjoyment of Ye Lian and the three girls’ assistance…

“Hiss!”

As Ye Lian helped him take off his shirt, Ling Mo couldn’t help but gasp.

He had bled so much that his clothes were stuck to the bandages, and taking them off pulled at his wound.

“Ling-Ge… why is your wound healing so slowly?” Ye Lian asked, frowning.

Xia Na chuckled, “Because Ling-Ge is human, after all.”

“Don’t be racist… Ow!”

Taking advantage of Ling Mo’s conversation with Xia Na, Ye Lian had already finished unwrapping the bandages.

Her speed was impressive, and her movements were precise, but the intense pain still made Ling Mo clench his fists tightly.

Li Yalin stood at a distance, her sinister-looking eyes fixed on Ling Mo’s wound, her pupils slightly red.

Her Psychic Link with Ling Mo was deep, which allowed her to control the urge to pounce on him, especially since he was bleeding profusely.

With Ye Lian and Xia Na so close, they naturally were also affected, their eyes beginning to change color.

It was quite a peculiar feeling…

After cleaning the wound, Ye Lian and Xia Na managed, albeit with some difficulty, to bandage it up.

Xia Na brought her blood-stained fingers to her mouth, licking them with her tongue. She nodded in satisfaction, “Ye Lian, you should have a taste too.”

“Hey! Don’t treat me like food.”

In reality, Ling Mo could bathe himself with one hand, but having three female zombies help him was certainly preferable.

Feeling their cool little hands holding the towel and slowly wiping his body made Ling Mo incredibly comfortable.

Leaning against the wall with his eyes closed, his mind began to consider ways to help them improve.

When they were affected by Zhao Zhi’s Superpower and lost strength due to surging blood flow, the Virus mother hive in their bodies reacted automatically by speeding up Virus production, aiding their recovery.

During this process, their Psychic Fluctuations were especially intense.

Ling Mo thought he might be able to reverse the process. By stimulating their psychic activities, he could potentially trigger their mother hives.

There was also another method—exhaustion or injury.

Sustained, non-lethal injuries would continuously stimulate the Virus mother hive, accelerating the advancement of the Advanced Zombies’ levels.

Therefore, after becoming Advanced Zombies, aside from consuming Virus Gel for consolidation, the most crucial aspect was unending combat and slaughter.

Li Yalin had managed to reach this level through the same approach.

However, the two at X City University hindered each other, slowing their progress.

There are significant individual differences among Advanced Zombies, Ling Mo pondered. The number of Advanced Zombies was considerable, but Leader-Level Zombies were exceptionally rare.

Constant combat and frequent injuries were common experiences for most Advanced Zombies.

Yet, the number of zombies that could survive until the end and ultimately transform the Virus Gel into a mother hive was extremely low.

In fact, if left alone, Ling Mo believed that at least Ye Lian would gradually ascend to the Leader-Level.

But Xia Na’s situation was unique, and Li Yalin seemed to be on a different path. The routes other zombies took might not be suitable for them…

“Sigh, this is really a ball ache…” Ling Mo couldn’t help but sigh, mumbling to himself.

Ye Lian froze for a moment, then looked up at Xia Na and Li Yalin.

The three female zombies exchanged glances, then focused their eyes on Ling Mo’s essential parts.

“A ball ache… Ling-Ge once mentioned that this part is…” Ye Lian hesitantly reached out her hand, “Let’s bandage it too…”

The next second, Ling Mo jolted violently and instantly snapped out of his contemplation, “Ah!”

“Was that Ling Mo’s voice?”

Ouyang Lian, who was running past downstairs, suddenly stopped in her tracks and looked up at the window.

She wrinkled her nose in thought, about to walk away, but then she noticed 2 crouching at the stairwell.

“2, what are you doing?”

Ouyang Lian hurried over, smiling cheekily.

2 immediately jumped up, swiftly moving to the side, “Stop right there; I’m not a lolicon. Besides, you wouldn’t understand what I’m doing. Observing monsters is such an enjoyable thing… From the sound just now, Ling Mo seemed to be in a lot of pain, but he also seemed to be enjoying it…”

“Ugh,” Ouyang Lian clearly didn’t get it. She glared disdainfully at 2, patted her little jacket, and turned to leave, “Perverted Voyeur!”

“It’s not voyeurism—it’s eavesdropping…” 2 corrected her seriously.

Half an hour later, Ling Mo collapsed onto the bed, utterly exhausted.

The recent experience gave him yet another profound realization…

After a brief rest, Ling Mo handed the Venom to Li Yalin.

Currently, Li Yalin’s evolution seemed to be integrating qualities of Mutation Beasts. Although Ling Mo once worried about potential variation, Li Yalin herself was highly eager for it.

Variation wouldn’t occur overnight, and if Li Yalin did start showing signs of variation, Ling Mo’s group could promptly leave the area.

Ling Mo harbored a thought: since Li Yalin was an Advanced Zombie, perhaps the Virus in her could completely devour the Venom.

It was just half a bottle of Venom, and given Li Yalin’s strength, it shouldn’t be a significant problem.

Ling Mo’s greater concern was whether Li Yalin would undergo any physical changes as she absorbed more and more Mutation Beast Virus…

At this moment, Li Yalin had already ingested the Venom. After a brief struggle, she curled up in a corner of the bed, her entire body trembling slightly, and her eyes closed.

Ling Mo also felt some effects, but as before, the impact on him was relatively minor.

Worrying about it now was useless; he could only wait for the outcome.

After calming himself a bit, Ling Mo called Xia Na to the bed, gave a large piece of Virus Gel to Ye Lian, and instructed her to guard them after consuming it.

“Sit.”

Ling Mo looked at Xia Na, who was sitting in front of him, and raised a hand to press it on her head.

The gesture resembled the transfer of martial arts skills, but it was mainly to stabilize his own movements. He couldn’t sit steadily at the moment…

It also provided a psychological cue, making it easier to concentrate his Psychic Power.

Xia Na’s evolution focused on Psychic Power first, with her body secondary. In terms of physical strength, she was inferior to Ye Lian and Li Yalin, but in terms of Intelligence, she was the strongest.

However, this didn’t hinder her combat prowess, as she was skilled with a blade.

A zombie adept in martial arts, combined with high Intelligence, made Xia Na increasingly formidable.

Still, her physical endurance remained a weakness—lacking stamina and physical strength were issues.

Ling Mo believed his method might yield better results on Xia Na.

Her high Intelligence made cooperation easier, so he wasn’t playing favorites.

If successful, he would feel more confident applying the method to Ye Lian later.

He was just unsure what changes Xia Na would undergo after the enhancement…