Chapter 213 – Sneaking In, Silently Killing the Enemy

Although he was curious about their courtship process, Yu Shiran’s expression made it clear she wasn’t going to talk about it.

The fact that Senior Zombies engage in courtship implies that zombies have the ability to reproduce.

Even though there’s fierce competition among them, it’s easy to imagine that even a pregnant zombie would possess formidable combat abilities.

Ling Mo couldn’t help but imagine the scene…

He wondered whether the pregnancy cycle for zombies differed from that of humans. Logically, since they had become entirely different species, any differences wouldn’t be surprising.

Ling Mo glanced at Li Yalin. Perhaps, through his diligent efforts, he would soon find out whether humans and zombies could have children together.

The twenty or so zombies began to move slowly towards them again, doing so to avoid drawing the attention of other zombies.

Once they reached Ling Mo, they automatically spread out, maintaining a slight distance from the surrounding zombies while ensuring that each small area nearby had their presence.

Ling Mo then controlled them, using their knife-like nails to slice open their own abdomens.

Blood gushed out, and the fresh scent of blood immediately attracted the zombies standing nearby.

“Run!”

Simultaneously controlling the twenty or so zombies to sprint in different directions tested Ling Mo’s control abilities.

However, Ling Mo no longer experienced the stiffness he once felt during control.

As the transmitter, his psychic power had improved again, making his “electricity” stronger.

The strength of his psychic tentacles naturally increased too, which greatly reduced the time needed for command transmission.

Achieving 100% synchronization was difficult, but when Ling Mo concentrated his psychic power, he could reduce the delay to less than a second.

Although a delay of one second or even a fraction of a second could be considered nearly synchronous, Ling Mo always strived for perfection in enhancing his superpower.

While this slight discrepancy was enough to handle ordinary zombies, it could be fatal when facing stronger zombies in the future.

Moreover, this discrepancy affected not just control, but also interference from psychic tentacles, strangulation, and even his currently low-level telekinesis.

Achieving 100% synchronization was Ling Mo’s ultimate goal.

The twenty-odd zombies, injured and running wildly, naturally attracted the pursuit of the surrounding zombies.

To draw away as many zombies as possible, Ling Mo controlled them to tear their wounds even wider, causing blood to gush out along the way.

Two of the zombies immediately began to instinctively resist, as the massive blood loss triggered their survival instincts.

However, Ling Mo could still manage to suppress the resistance of ordinary zombies.

Once they had run far enough, he could simply sever the connection.

Using this method, in just two minutes, most of the zombies on this street had been silently lured away.

Only a small number remained, either those with crippled legs who couldn’t move fast enough or those emerging from hidden corners.

After breaking the connection with the bait zombies, Ling Mo decided to control the remaining zombies, pulling them behind him and snapping their necks one by one.

Apart from a few fresh bloodstains, the entire street showed no other signs of what had happened; it was as if all the zombies had evaporated.

Without a strong scent of blood, even Ban Yue wouldn’t be able to detect anything in advance…

“Who exactly are you?”

Yu Shiran stared at the scene in shock. Even she couldn’t achieve this, yet this human, whom she considered a lowly prey, managed to eliminate so many zombies without lifting a finger.

Although the zombies were merely lured away, it was enough to demonstrate his strength.

Could it be that her kin chose to be with this human for this very reason?

Yu Shiran suddenly became intensely curious about Ling Mo. What was so special about this human?

Ling Mo, however, didn’t notice the little Loli’s intense gaze. After confirming that no more zombies were appearing, he quickly waved his hand, and the group swiftly moved along the street towards Clothing City.

It was still afternoon, the daylight bright. In fact, daytime was better for ambushing zombies.

At night, zombies had night vision, whereas Ling Mo needed to rely on vision switching to see his surroundings clearly.

“Aren’t you here to catch up with Ban Yue?”

Yu Shiran finally realized something was off. This Loli’s reaction was really slow…

“I bet you were pretty clueless when you were human.”

Ling Mo glanced at her with a smile, then pulled out a roll of tape from his backpack.

He originally used it for packing, but it turned out to be useful for other purposes as well.

Imitating those villains in movies, Ling Mo taped the little Loli’s mouth shut, then sealed her wound. He also took out the perfume he had acquired earlier and sprayed it all over her.

This was to mask the scent of blood on Yu Shiran. Although the perfume would also be noticeable, even if Ban Yue detected it, she wouldn’t be immediately suspicious.

Clothing City had all sorts of mixed scents. The most attention-grabbing one was fresh blood; the perfume scent would definitely be secondary.

Yu Shiran immediately wrinkled her nose, and even Li Yalin and Ye Lian showed looks of distaste.

Xia Na discreetly stepped back a bit, clearly also disliking the smell.

For zombies with keen senses of smell, this strong-scented perfume was indeed a bit overwhelming.

But after a few seconds, Ling Mo felt a faint, strange sensation. It was a bit vague, and he couldn’t quite grasp it at the moment.

“What kind of perfume is this?”

Ling Mo curiously examined the perfume bottle. He had found it in a luxury car abandoned at the entrance of Crescent Moon Community, where Xia Na’s family lived.

The bottle was covered in French, exuding an air of high-end luxury. It was definitely a premium product.

However, Ling Mo couldn’t understand what was written on it. He only knew that the scent made him feel somewhat hot and restless.

“As expected of a luxury item, the scent is indeed unique. It should also help mask my human scent, right?”

Thinking this, Ling Mo sprayed some on himself and then turned his gaze towards the entrance of Clothing City.

Above a dozen or so steps, a large, dark door loomed. The rolling shutter was half-lowered, hanging there at an angle.

The cold autumn wind blew through, creating a “clattering” sound.

Dozens of skeletal remains were scattered on the steps, and the red carpet had long been stained into a mottled dark color by blood.

Though rain had washed over it, one could still imagine the horrific scenes when the disaster first struck.

The zombies at the entrance had been lured away by Ling Mo’s bait, so now the door was open, allowing anyone to enter.

If it weren’t for Yu Shiran’s information, Ling Mo would never have guessed that a Leader-Level Zombie was hiding in such a place.

“Let’s go in.”

Ling Mo initially wanted to find a back door, but after circling around without success, he had no choice but to enter through the main door.

Just inside was a scene of chaos, with clothes scattered everywhere and broken shelves. There was even a large amount of cash stuck in the blood, completely disordered.

Bones lay everywhere, along with numerous toppled plastic mannequins.

Clothing and accessories that once sold for tens of thousands of dollars were now discarded everywhere, stained with blood or covered in dust, utterly ruined.

It seemed that Ban Yue and Yu Shiran hadn’t cleared out the zombies inside. As Ling Mo’s group cautiously advanced, a female zombie in high heels suddenly lunged out from behind a clothes rack.

At first, Ling Mo was startled, thinking Ban Yue had somehow sensed their presence. But it turned out to be just an ordinary zombie.

The female zombie was dressed lavishly, in a tight-fitting, bejeweled dress that looked quite valuable, with a diamond necklace around her neck.

However, her once-curly hair was now a tangled mess, and combined with her ferocious expression, there was nothing attractive about her.

To avoid revealing their presence, Ling Mo didn’t use his superpower. He swiftly dodged her attack with his agility, then grabbed her neck from behind.

With both hands exerting force, a soft “crack” sounded, and she immediately went limp.

After gently laying the body down, another middle-aged male zombie rushed out from a corner.

“Is this ever going to end…”

Ling Mo frowned and dispatched him the same way.

“Yu Shiran, your place has too many random people.”

Ling Mo glanced back at Yu Shiran as he spoke.

To prevent her from exerting her pressure, Ling Mo’s Psychic Tentacle was constantly binding her Psychic Light Cluster.

This so-called pressure wasn’t a dramatic display of arrogance but rather a kind of psychic intimidation that Senior Zombies exerted over lower-level zombies.

Ling Mo had previously been affected by Ban Yue because his Psychic Power was similar to that of a zombie.

As long as Yu Shiran’s Psychic Activity changed, Ling Mo would immediately use psychic strangulation, which had proven effective every time.

Upon hearing Ling Mo’s words, Yu Shiran could only make muffled sounds, glaring at Ling Mo: “Mmm… you guys… are the… random… ones… mmm…”

“Your mouth really can’t be shut, be careful or you might glue your tongue, this is strong adhesive…”

As soon as Ling Mo finished speaking, he noticed that Yu Shiran’s eyes widened, and she anxiously let out a series of muffled sounds, unable to complete even a sentence.

“Ha, perfect. This way you’ll stay quiet.”

Ling Mo paused, then realized what had happened and immediately showed a pleased smile.

Ye Lian, without a change in expression, grabbed the furious Yu Shiran, preventing her from lunging at Ling Mo.

Li Yalin even frowned and lifted her knee, striking Yu Shiran right in the middle of her buttocks.

To be precise, right between the two cheeks…

Yu Shiran’s pupils contracted once more, and she immediately dared not move again.

A knee strike from a Leader-Level Zombie likely left her backside in a very delicate state.