Chapter 304 – The Virus’s Instincts and Enhanced Sharing!

The battle near the station had come to an end, and the members of Falcon Camp were busy cleaning up the battlefield.

In the meantime, the bus had been burnt beyond recognition, and any traces left inside were now impossible to uncover.

Ling Mo grabbed Black Silk and dragged her to the bathtub where Xia Na and Ye Lian had already prepared hot water, then threw her in.

Although this girl’s body still appeared human, her behavior was identical to Black Silk’s.

Ling Mo initially felt a bit awkward, but with his experience in bathing girls, he managed. After all, he had already bathed Ye Lian, the girl he deeply loved, without succumbing to temptation, so a dog-girl like Black Silk was nothing.

However, Black Silk treated her maid outfit as if it were her fur, stubbornly refusing to let Ling Mo take it off.

With no other option, Ling Mo ended up washing her along with her clothes.

Without a hairdryer, Black Silk found her own solution. She spent about ten minutes on the rooftop and came back almost completely dry.

Ling Mo then painstakingly found a needle and thread in a nearby house and mended the holes in her maid outfit.

“Alright, now you look somewhat… human. No… stop licking, lie down! No, sit! Ugh… can you just stand up? And when you do, please don’t put your hands on my shoulders! God… just punch me already…”

A female zombie acting entirely like a dog was more exasperating than an ordinary zombie.

Even though she wouldn’t try to eat Ling Mo, she would lick his face and palms with her tongue…

She especially loved jumping up and knocking Ling Mo to the ground.

This girl was actually just a mutation zombie, but after being taken as a host body by Black Silk, her power had become incredibly formidable.

She could even anticipate Ling Mo’s movements, accurately pouncing on him every time he tried to dodge.

On the other hand, Ling Mo’s psychic control over her was almost superficial. The enhanced Black Silk’s psychic activity was extremely intense.

If Ling Mo tried to forcibly control her, it would likely end in mutual harm.

Psychic power is the most mysterious and captivating area, and Ling Mo is still in the process of exploring it.

But one thing he is certain of: anything related to psychic power should not be undertaken lightly without a high degree of confidence, or the consequences could be worse than death.

“Alright! I’m not playing games with you. Sit obediently!”

Ling Mo had originally been inspired to teach her some basic knowledge to make her appear more “normal.”

Considering her canine mindset, this idea was quite novel to him.

However, Black Silk treated this pouncing as if it were a game of fetch, enjoying it immensely, leaving Ling Mo no choice but to give up.

In fact, during the bath, Ling Mo conducted some observations.

After all, this was his pet, and its sudden transformation required careful examination once he calmed down.

During her evolution, Black Silk had abandoned her large body, transforming herself into a purely independent control system.

Beneath that ball of fur was a miniature version of Black Silk.

Underneath the soft tissue lay what appeared to be a purely central system.

While Ling Mo was no expert in this field, he assumed that even if a real expert examined Black Silk, they might be equally baffled.

The fact that Black Silk had given up her canine body was initially hard for Ling Mo to accept, but upon further reflection, it made sense given the virus’s instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm.

The giant dog’s body, while powerful against many zombies, would have limited advantages against stronger zombies or mutation beasts.

Otherwise, the king of the jungle wouldn’t be the tiger, but the wild dog.

Even fierce and cunning wild dogs operate in packs; a single dog poses limited threat.

Ling Mo understood that canine creatures are not born killers.

After abandoning its main body, Black Silk’s advantages were greatly amplified.

It appeared to be just a white furball, but in reality, those white silver threads acted like highly sensitive sensors.

The host body served as a perfect disguise, likely because Ling Mo had kept it at a distance for a long time, leaving a deep impression on it.

Black Silk didn’t want to be separated from Ling Mo, so having a disguise was the best solution.

Moreover, the host body wouldn’t become a weakness for it. Even if the host body was injured, Black Silk wouldn’t be harmed.

To confirm this, Ling Mo had gritted his teeth and cut the maid girl’s arm, but Black Silk’s main body remained unaffected.

After applying some hemostatic agent, Ling Mo picked up Black Silk for further examination.

Those silver threads not only controlled the maid girl’s actions but also helped Black Silk directly absorb energy from the host body.

With its body now condensed, its energy requirements had significantly decreased.

Although they hadn’t yet faced severe food shortages, hunting must have become increasingly difficult for Black Silk, especially with the appearance of variation zombies, which made zombies even more dangerous.

Its previous large body required a lot of energy to maintain intense activity, which Black Silk likely saw as a potential weakness.

However, there were also downsides. If the host body sustained significant damage, Black Silk would need to find a new host.

“In this world, there’s no shortage of zombies. If necessary, it could choose other creatures to parasitize,” Ling Mo thought to himself. Now, with Black Silk in this form, even its original owner, Ban Yue, wouldn’t recognize it.

During his psychic probe, Ling Mo made an even more astonishing discovery!

He could no longer switch vision with Black Silk, but as Xia Na had mentioned, Black Silk’s main body now functioned like a motherboard or a powerful information processing system.

Ling Mo could use Black Silk as a relay station to consolidate everyone’s psychic link, even when his own psychic power wasn’t enough to support it.

His vision sharing had always been one-on-one, and the only person with whom he could share a bidirectional vision was Xia Na.

With a relay station in place, Ling Mo could transmit the images he saw to this station and then, using Black Silk’s mental energy, simultaneously send these images to Ye Lian and the three girls.

The transmission time was very short, imperceptible to humans.

“Fantastic! Black Silk, your evolution is truly impressive! I apologize for neglecting you in the past. Uh… but I don’t mean you can jump on me!”

Ling Mo was excited. Although the distance between them was short, and the duration of the connection was only a few seconds, its potential impact in combat was undeniable.

In this era of catastrophic communication breakdowns, having such an unexpected advantage was incredibly valuable.

After entrusting Black Silk to Ye Lian and the others, Ling Mo decided to scout the area while it was still light.

The location was neither too close nor too far from the station. To ensure safety and maintain surveillance over their situation, Ling Mo needed to make some preparations before their main group arrived.

“Ling-Ge, I’ll go with you.”

Xia Na ran down from upstairs, catching up with Ling Mo.

“Aren’t you going to teach Black Silk?” Ling Mo asked, puzzled.

Xia Na’s expression was somewhat peculiar. “No worries, Ye Lian and the others can handle it. It’s just teaching her to walk upright. I… I have something to tell you. I can’t wait any longer.”

“You’re acting a bit strange today.” Ling Mo took her hand and walked forward along an unfamiliar alley.

“I… actually remember a lot of things. Though there’s so much information that it’s frustrating to organize, I’m still trying. Because I want to find all the memories related to you. I think Senior Sister is the same. Ye Lian… when she reaches this stage, she might be even more anxious than us.”

Walking beside Ling Mo with her head down, a cool breeze blew past, making Xia Na’s long, straight black hair fly, revealing her pure and lovely profile.

Her soft words calmed Ling Mo’s heart instantly.

Even though danger could lurk around any corner, at this moment, Ling Mo felt truly happy.

“Xia Na,” Ling Mo said, gripping her hand tightly, “whatever you want to say, you can tell me without any hesitation. When we were human, we might have overthought things, but now that we’re zombies, let’s be straightforward!”

Xia Na looked up at Ling Mo, then smiled: “Okay!”