Chapter 215 – Let Go of My Wife

After flipping through a couple of pages of the biology book, Ban Yue suddenly seemed to catch a scent of something, lifting her head and taking a deep sniff.

Seeing that Ban Yue might discover them at any moment, Ling Mo waved his hand and, together with Xia Na, charged out first before she could turn her gaze towards the door.

Ye Lian also released Yu Shiran and darted in right behind them.

Since Yu Shiran was a Leader-Level Zombie, Li Yalin had to keep her restrained to prevent a desperate counterattack.

In fact, Ban Yue had already noticed them when Ling Mo and the others entered one after another.

But Ling Mo had prepared for this moment and wouldn’t give her a chance to react.

To maximize the effect, Ling Mo used psychic strangulation exclusively.

As soon as Xia Na entered, her eyes changed color, and she unleashed her pseudo-leader-level Frenzy without holding back. She leaped high, and the scythe in her hand slashed through the air, striking fiercely at Ban Yue.

Ye Lian, meanwhile, jumped into action when she was less than five meters away from Xia Na, her Tiger Claw slicing down from above.

As Ban Yue turned around, she locked eyes with Xia Na and seemed to fall into a trance, as if seeing an illusion.

Coupled with Ling Mo’s focused psychic strangulation, Ban Yue felt as if her head had been struck by a stone.

Despite the dual impact, Ban Yue struggled and stumbled to the side, but the crescent-shaped blade still tore through her clothes, leaving a deep wound.

Ye Lian’s Tiger Claw also ripped off her sleeve, leaving four bloody gashes.

Blood immediately stained half of Ban Yue’s body, but just as Ling Mo should have pressed the advantage, his gaze involuntarily lingered on a certain part of Ban Yue’s body.

“Damn it…”

Ling Mo cursed in his heart. In that split second of distraction, Ban Yue flipped backward, facing Ling Mo as she grabbed the windowsill with both hands. With a nimble leap, she perched lightly on the ledge.

From this position, she could escape out the window at any moment, using the air conditioning unit or drainage pipes to flee.

Leader-Level Zombies were indeed tough to handle. Although the ambush had injured her, it still hadn’t been a one-hit kill.

However, Ling Mo was still seething with anger. If it weren’t for the effect of that perfume, he was confident he could have seriously injured Ban Yue.

But the person most to blame was Ban Yue herself for not wearing pants at such a critical moment!

Why take off your pants for no reason? No matter how you look at it, it’s not going to grow back! Ling Mo cursed inwardly.

And that damned perfume… No, it was probably not perfume at all but some kind of potion specifically designed to arouse male desire!

Who knows if it was really imported or if the original owner just put it in a perfume bottle as a disguise.

This potion affected men but had no impact on women.

In a way, that was fortunate; otherwise, if the whole group had been affected, how could they fight…

On the other hand, the potion did mask his human scent. Otherwise, he would have been like a walking, fragrant cake, and Ban Yue would have noticed him long ago.

“Don’t run!”

Ling Mo shouted immediately. If she escaped now, it would be hard to find her again.

But just as Li Yalin and Ye Lian dragged Yu Shiran inside, a tremendous roar echoed from the other end of the corridor!

A dark shape came hurtling towards them with terrifying momentum!

“What the hell…”

Ling Mo turned his head to look and felt a chill run up his spine.

The massive dark shape was a Mutation Giant Dog!

Its body was three times the size of a Tibetan Mastiff, with needle-like fur, a tail like an iron whip, long and sharp teeth, and claws as sharp as knives!

Its blood-red eyes were filled with bloodlust and Frenzy, sending chills down one’s spine!

Even its roar seemed to have a soul-shaking effect, like the roar of a tiger or a lion.

Despite its terrifying appearance, Ling Mo’s first thought was… how cool!

This was even more impressive than any king of beasts!

And it was incredibly strong!

In a one-on-one or same-level fight, Zombies couldn’t compete with Mutation Beasts.

However, the number of Mutation Beasts was very small, which balanced the difference between the two species.

For humans, the main threat was still Zombies, not Mutation Beasts.

The Mutation Giant Dog before them had clearly undergone several enhancements. While its aura wasn’t quite at the Leader-Level, it had definitely reached the level of an Advanced Zombie.

However, it didn’t seem quite as formidable as Ye Lian, appearing more like a newly advanced zombie.

Yet, even at this level, it was already a formidable opponent.

The innate agility of a beast, combined with more agile attacks and greater strength, were its natural advantages!

Its evolution had obviously amplified these advantages exponentially.

This Mutation Giant Dog was clearly once a large wolfdog. If it had been a trained police or military dog, it might have been even more formidable…

The Mutation Giant Dog stopped at the doorway, its blood-red eyes fixated on Ling Mo. It continuously sniffed the air heavily and let out a series of growls.

Why does this dog seem to recognize me…

A sudden realization struck Ling Mo. He immediately recalled the Mutation Wolfdog he had seen at the Armed Police Base.

Even then, the unenhanced Mutation Wolfdog had been quite formidable and difficult to deal with.

Could this be the same dog that had ambushed survivors in the armory building and deliberately left heads behind?

At that time, Ling Mo had suspected that although the Mutation Wolfdog was cunning and fierce, it wouldn’t do something like that. Now, he realized it was very likely Ban Yue had been tracking him back then!

Could that have been one of Ban Yue’s acts of revenge?

No wonder Ban Yue had been so confident in finding him around here. What are dogs best at? Tracking!

This dog was probably the same one that had attacked Ling Mo before. Having been in close contact with him, it had memorized his scent.

The dog’s current behavior completely validated Ling Mo’s suspicions.

“Never thought Ban Yue would be this clever…”

Ling Mo felt a chill run through him. If he hadn’t used the bloody scent to fish out Yu Shiran in Ancient Street, Ban Yue might have found him within a few days.

At that point, with the enemy in the shadows and him in the light, the situation would have been much worse than it was now!

What had initially seemed like terrible luck—attracting a Leader-Level Zombie with a casual baiting—now felt like a stroke of fortune to Ling Mo.

At least he had already injured Ban Yue and had a hostage in hand!

However, the situation had become a bit complicated…

The sudden appearance of this Mutation Giant Dog clearly indicated that it was with Ban Yue.

Ling Mo couldn’t quite grasp how a Mutation Beast could team up with zombies…

The injured Ban Yue had originally intended to flee, but seeing Yu Shiran captured made her stop immediately.

She still appeared very cautious, likely not planning to surrender willingly.

Zombies probably don’t even have the concept of surrender in their minds, but forcing her to be cautious was good enough. After all, Yu Shiran was her “mate.”

At this moment, the situation had turned into Ling Mo and his group standing inside the restroom, Ban Yue squatting naked on the windowsill, while the Mutation Giant Dog bared its teeth at the door.

The atmosphere was tense, and a bloody battle seemed imminent!

Mutation Beasts aren’t suppressed by the aura of Senior Zombies, so this Mutation Giant Dog showed no signs of fear.

Ban Yue, on the other hand, stared at Yu Shiran with a very angry expression.

“Ha… looks like we need to talk.”

A fight to the death would certainly end in victory, but Ling Mo didn’t want to go that route.

He didn’t want to see Ye Lian and the others get hurt, and he himself couldn’t afford to be injured.

This was the greatest weakness of humans: once injured, even immediate amputation might not prevent infection.

Although Ling Mo felt that his body was constantly influenced by trace amounts of the virus, it probably wasn’t enough to completely ignore the virus.

Especially considering it was a Mutation Giant Dog… Ling Mo silently named the virus within it as Third Stage Mutation Giant Dog Virus, along with the Leader-Level Zombie Virus…

There was no way he could handle that; he couldn’t take the risk.

Ban Yue was in the same boat. She didn’t want to lose her mate, so she had to stay put and couldn’t let the Third Stage Mutation Giant Dog attack.

“Talk about what!”

Ban Yue looked extremely angry upon seeing Ling Mo, but she restrained herself.

The Mutation Giant Dog kept growling, but Ban Yue stopped it: “Wang Cai, don’t move.”

“Wang Cai? Nice name…” Ling Mo was taken aback and couldn’t help but chuckle.

Ban Yue then glared at Ling Mo and pointed at Yu Shiran: “Let go of my wife!” Then her finger slowly moved, pointing at Ye Lian, “And my big wife!”

“You’re a damn woman!” Ling Mo finally couldn’t hold back.