Chapter 208 – You Above, Me Below?

At this moment, Ye Lian and the three girls, who were still trailing behind, also heard the commotion from above and immediately rushed up.

This Advanced Zombie had clearly gained some Intelligence and knew that if the three female zombies below reached him, he would be doomed.

In contrast, the human in front of him seemed much weaker.

So, in order to end the fight quickly, he crazily lunged at Ling Mo.

On the narrow and dangerous staircase, Ling Mo and the Advanced Zombie instantly became entangled.

However, to avoid getting scratched, Ling Mo continually used Psychic Interference to control the distance between them.

At the same time, he also used psychic strangulation, a move that had worked wonders against Zhao Zhi, and it was equally effective against this Advanced Zombie.

The staircase was too narrow, and he had to constantly watch his footing. Although Ling Mo had the upper hand in terms of strength, he was actually being suppressed by the Advanced Zombie’s monkey-like agility.

“Do you really think I’m a sick cat just because I don’t show my claws…”

Ling Mo immediately released more Psychic Tentacles. Taking advantage of the moment the Advanced Zombie was forced back, under the dual effects of Psychic Interference and psychic strangulation, he made the zombie lose its footing and tumble down.

But just as Ling Mo jumped down to follow, the zombie turned and darted into a room.

“Damn it, can you do anything other than run!”

Furious, Ling Mo charged in after him, but the scene that greeted him upon entering made him want to retreat.

A large waterbed was placed in the center, and a rather suggestive painting hung on the wall.

Not only that, but the bed was covered in bloodstains and bits of flesh, with some remnants of red lace faintly visible.

Two pairs of shoes lay by the bed, suggesting that when the disaster struck, someone was probably making love on it.

Imagining that a couple was in the middle of an intimate moment when one of them suddenly mutated and tore the other to pieces made Ling Mo feel a chill down his spine.

Hmm, it might have even happened right in the middle of the act…

The Advanced Zombie stood behind the waterbed, and as the footsteps grew nearer, a hint of frenzy appeared in its eyes.

It was clear that he wanted to escape, but perhaps because he had just evolved, his Intelligence was still lacking. Facing a lively prey like Ling Mo, he was unwilling to give up.

With a low growl, the Advanced Zombie leaped over the waterbed and lunged at Ling Mo again. Ling Mo, already prepared, immediately wrapped his Psychic Tentacle around the zombie’s Psychic Light Cluster, performing another psychic strangulation.

Ling Mo felt that he could use psychic strangulation to turn the zombie into an idiot, but what good would that do?

It would only waste a significant amount of his own Psychic Power. Overextending his Psychic Power could damage his foundation, which would be all pain and no gain.

The Advanced Zombie let out a painful howl but rolled to Ling Mo’s feet, instinctively reaching out to grab Ling Mo’s leg.

“You’re asking for it. You think you can grab my leg?”

Ling Mo quickly jumped in place, dodging the zombie’s grasp. At the same time, he gripped his Tang Sword with both hands and, using the momentum of his descent, plunged it into the Advanced Zombie’s abdomen.

A spurt of blood accompanied the motion as Ling Mo pulled out the sword.

Ling Mo glanced at his torn clothes and felt a wave of caution.

He couldn’t afford to be careless just because his strength had improved…

Ordinary zombies were dangerous in numbers, while Advanced Zombies excelled in stealth and ambushes. And all these zombies targeted him.

If Ling Mo died, the Psychic Link would be severed, which could cause irreparable mental harm to Ye Lian and the others.

For their sake, he had to live cautiously.

“Phew.” Ling Mo twisted his neck. As he turned around, he saw Ye Lian and Xia Na standing at the door, with Li Yalin leaning against the wall.

“Ling-Ge,” Xia Na looked Ling Mo up and down and then smiled, “Your moves just now were really ugly.”

Indeed, jumping in place with a sword and then taking the opportunity to kill the opponent wasn’t exactly graceful…

But as long as it got the job done. Gracefulness couldn’t be eaten, Ling Mo thought, rolling his eyes.

After thoroughly searching the entire couple’s hotel and dealing with the remaining Zombies, Ling Mo found a relatively clean room near the Emergency Staircase to settle in.

“Come, hand me that aerial detector… no, the bird.”

After resting for a while, Ling Mo turned his attention to the pigeon.

The pigeon instinctively feared Ye Lian, shrinking motionless in her hand. Even when Ye Lian let go, it showed no intention of flying away.

Ling Mo initially thought of feeding it some Virus Gel, but considering it couldn’t be diluted, he couldn’t very well ask Ye Lian and the girls to give it some of their saliva, right?

That stuff was exclusively his; not even a bird could share it.

After some deliberation, Ling Mo decided to take out a bottle of Mutation Potion and dripped a bit into the pigeon’s mouth.

At first, the pigeon remained still, but after a while, it started flapping its wings frantically. Its eyes, already red, turned an even deeper blood-red, and it suddenly gained a lot of strength.

However, after flapping for a bit, the pigeon went completely still.

Ling Mo broke into a cold sweat. Did he just kill this pigeon?

He quickly used a Psychic Tentacle to probe and found that the pigeon still had faint Psychic Fluctuations.

“It’s okay, it’s just fainted… no, it’s asleep,” Ling Mo quickly reassured Ye Lian, who was staring silently at the bird.

Since it wasn’t dead, there was still hope. Once it mutated, it could become Ling Mo’s aerial detector.

“Okay!” Ye Lian nodded and placed the pigeon on the nightstand.

It was clear she liked the bird a lot…

After dividing the Virus Gel they obtained today into three portions for Ye Lian and the girls, Ling Mo went to find a boiler to heat some water.

Unlike zombies, his body, despite continually growing stronger, still required some proper care.

After a day of fighting, the best way to relax, of course, was to take a hot bath.

The water tank in the hotel was well-stocked, which was precisely why Ling Mo chose this place to rest.

Upon returning, Ling Mo saw Li Yalin holding a piece of Virus Gel, frowning as if she was reluctant to eat it. He couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

“Bear with it for now. Tomorrow, we’ll get you some Mutation Beast gel.”

Not far from here was a zoo, and the amusement park also seemed to have some animal performance attractions. There should be a relatively large number of Mutation Beasts nearby.

At this point, the most difficult to feed had become Li Yalin, whose evolutionary direction seemed more like a fusion of Zombie and Mutation Beast traits.

Upon hearing Ling Mo’s words, Li Yalin silently nodded and stuffed the Virus Gel into her mouth.

Just as Ling Mo was about to reach out and ruffle Li Yalin’s hair, she unexpectedly shrank back, dodging him with agility.

“Huh…”

Li Yalin’s behavior was unusually awkward today. When Ling Mo looked at her, she even turned her gaze away.

“Senior Sister, what’s wrong with you?”

Ling Mo grabbed her, and this time she didn’t dodge.

Li Yalin remained silent for a long time. Just as Ling Mo was losing patience and gave her a smack on her shapely butt, she let out a startled cry.

“I…” Li Yalin hesitated before suddenly speaking very earnestly, “Because I… I remembered something.”

“That’s great! Did you remember past experiences? Or some knowledge stored in your mind?”

Ling Mo showed a hint of joy and quickly pressed for details.

Li Yalin stared at Ling Mo for a while, as if gathering her resolve, and finally said, “Forcing yourself on someone… is that punishable?”

“Pfft!”

Ling Mo nearly choked on his own saliva. Xia Na couldn’t help but let out a chuckle and whispered something to Ye Lian.

Ye Lian immediately turned her gaze to Ling Mo and then raised her hand to cover her collar.

“Hey, Xia Na, don’t corrupt Ye Lian!” Ling Mo protested, noticing immediately.

Xia Na covered her mouth with a smile, her eyes hinting at the mischievousness of a little devil, but her expression seemed closer to how she used to be.

“Well… of course, it’s punishable!” Ling Mo said, looking at Li Yalin with righteous indignation. “From now on, I’m the one on top, you’re on the bottom. Only occasionally, when I ask for it, can you be on top, and I’ll be on the bottom. Got it?”

Li Yalin stared wide-eyed at Ling Mo, feeling something was off. Though she had recovered many memories, she hadn’t fully processed them yet. In the end, she could only nod.