Chapter 285 – I Will Definitely Come Back and Face You Head-On

Even with his eyes closed, the sounds around him were incredibly clear.

Blood dripped onto the ground, the flesh and bones of the variation zombies being hacked apart, the whoosh of Xia Na and Li Yalin’s weapons slicing through the air…

It was as if his ears had turned into some kind of ultra-sensitive receivers, amplifying every tiny sound automatically.

Ling Mo could even hear the blood flowing within his own body, his heart pounding so fiercely it felt like it was about to burst out of his chest.

The blood that had splattered onto him from the Spider Queen was still seeping into his body, the warmth enveloping him, continuously healing his injuries.

In Ling Mo’s consciousness, it felt like a long time had passed, but judging by the sounds he heard, it had only been a minute or two from the time he lost consciousness to the moment he woke up.

When Ling Mo suddenly opened his eyes, he was greeted by tentacles formed from mental energy.

These tentacles slammed down onto the tracks with a resounding “thump,” even causing the ground to tremble slightly.

“Ah!” Ling Mo immediately pressed his temples and shook his head.

His Psychic Power was nearly depleted at this point. The act of smashing the tentacles down like that made it feel as if his temples were being yanked.

“Tentacle materialization, but it’s not a physical attack; it’s an energy attack. And because the energy is dispersed among each tentacle, it won’t be visible like Lin Tianxiang’s Energy Shield. However, the consumption is just as high, requiring an appropriate method of use to extend the limited Psychic Power.”

Ling Mo quickly reached a conclusion. With his enhanced Psychic Power, he felt his thoughts becoming much clearer.

Although he was now both in pain and weakened, it didn’t affect his cognitive abilities.

Materialization of Psychic Power… he hadn’t expected to break through this bottleneck under such circumstances.

In this regard, the Spider Queen had actually brought him considerable benefits.

Ling Mo couldn’t help but feel a bit envious of the Spider Queen’s incredibly powerful combat capabilities.

Both utilized tentacles, but the Spider Queen’s tentacles were inherently physical, constantly regenerating, and possessed formidable physical attack power.

However, Ling Mo’s Psychic Power was purely mental energy. Without materialization, he could only attack the enemy’s mental strength.

The stronger the enemy’s mental strength, the less effective Ling Mo’s mental attacks would be.

His control ability worked on zombies, with those below leader-level having almost no resistance, but it couldn’t be used on humans.

This was why Ling Mo was so sensitive about the army entering the city. He felt his power was still not strong enough. Compared to human firearms and artillery, his abilities were still too weak.

But now, with the materialization of his Psychic Power, he had a much broader range of attack methods.

As he stood up, the Spider Queen was also crawling out of the cave, using her tentacles to suspend herself in mid-air.

Her face was flushed, and the wound on her back seemed to have stopped bleeding.

However, there was a new massive wound on her chest, looking very deep, and bleeding profusely.

Through the torn gaps in her clothes, her enormous breasts were almost completely exposed.

It was clear she had just experienced great pleasure, as she was still hanging in mid-air, her entire body limp, exuding a laziness that could drive many men wild.

But the tentacles behind her indicated that she was still very dangerous, ready to pounce and attack at any moment.

Ling Mo remained fully alert. After giving him a deep look, the Spider Queen said, “I will definitely come back… and then have sex with you.”

“…”

If the Spider Queen’s expression hadn’t been so serious and dangerous, Ling Mo would have burst out laughing.

But in his moment of distraction, the Spider Queen quickly disappeared into the darkness.

She moved so fast that Ling Mo couldn’t catch up even if he tried.

“I don’t know whether to feel helpless or to look forward to it…” Ling Mo scratched his head, feeling conflicted.

But then he shivered: “No, no, I can’t risk my life for a single sexual encounter. I don’t want to be eaten during mating. And it’s very likely she’d start eating from down there…”

Ling Mo showed a hint of a grimace. The Spider Queen, although seemingly tempting, posed too great a risk for mating.

Fortunately, she was severely injured. It would likely take her at least ten days to half a month to fully recover.

From the sound of her voice just now, her lungs might have been damaged and were leaking air.

“I hope her recovery takes longer, at least giving me time to fully master the materialization of my attacks,” Ling Mo thought to himself, looking up at the cave.

“Ling-Ge, what are you doing?” Ye Lian asked, puzzled.

“She’s lost so much blood; it can’t go to waste,” Ling Mo coughed and said.

A Psychic Tentacle reached up and hooked onto the edge, pulling his body upwards.

To others, this might have seemed like a magical scene, but to Ling Mo, it felt like he was holding onto an invisible, self-retracting rope, with the other end fixed in his mind.

His rapidly depleting Psychic Power left Ling Mo somewhat helpless.

It wasn’t that this method of use required so much Psychic Power; rather, Ling Mo couldn’t yet precisely control the output of his power.

It was like swinging an axe with all his might when he only needed to chop a small twig. The extra effort was wasted.

“Ling-Ge… can fly now…” Ye Lian stared blankly at Ling Mo ascending rapidly, exclaiming in amazement.

Xia Na and Li Yalin also turned their gazes, their expressions equally shocked.

“It looks like so much fun,” Xia Na said, her eyes sparkling.

At her feet lay numerous variation zombies, her Scythe covered in blood. Despite her pure appearance and the smile on her lips, the bloody scene formed a stark contrast.

Ling Mo, watching from above, was momentarily dazed and nearly crashed into the top of the tunnel.

“Cough, cough, it would be really embarrassing to crash…”

Ling Mo was still unfamiliar with controlling the tentacles after their materialization, even struggling to crawl into the cave.

Once inside, he indeed found a lot of fresh blood. He quickly took out a bottle from his backpack and a dropper with a rubber tip, meticulously collecting the blood.

“These are valuable things…”

While collecting the blood, Ling Mo noticed that he was feeling sticky. He touched himself and found his hands covered in red.

This blood was also from the Spider Queen. Ling Mo quickly realized that the warmth he felt earlier was similar to the sensation when he directly consumed a potion, perhaps even more comforting.

“So, the virus can penetrate through the pores? But I’ve come into contact with other zombie blood before, and this never happened. It must be unique to the Spider Queen. Her blood seems to have a unique toxin, like the venom found only in a Black Widow, which is specific and not as dangerous as she is, maybe even beneficial.”

Ling Mo pondered this and then glanced down at his middle finger.

Only a zombie’s body, which can retract automatically, could make a single middle finger so effective…

He wondered if this meant establishing a mate relationship for zombies. With other zombies, becoming mates would mean no more love-hate relationships.

But the Spider Queen is a variation zombie; who knows what her situation is…

“When I fully master the materialization of my Psychic Power and increase my physical abilities a few more times, I can try summoning her. Or,” Ling Mo looked at his wrist, “I could draw some blood; it might lure her in. Her blood is very important to me, and the blood of other variation zombies wouldn’t have the same effect. Since she won’t kill me before mating, I can make good use of this.”

Calming down, Ling Mo began to carefully consider the pros and cons of the Spider Queen’s existence for him.

On the surface, as long as they don’t mate, he should be safe. The Spider Queen needs to ensure his survival to reproduce.

But this isn’t an absolute guarantee of safety; Ling Mo didn’t like having a sword hanging over his head.

“As long as my power is stronger than hers, I can control her. Her blood is useful to me, so I’ll keep her alive. Her life must be under my control, not the other way around,” Ling Mo thought to himself.