Chapter 313 – Rookie Killer

“I didn’t detect Yuwen Xuan’s sister during my scouting, but I did unexpectedly find him. To avoid alerting anyone, I didn’t inform you immediately.”

Zhang Yu whispered as he moved stealthily along the base of the wall.

Following behind him were Yuwen Xuan and Ma Teng, each with a different expression on their face.

Yuwen Xuan seemed quite excited. He kept tugging at his hair, making a tangled mess of it: “So, you’re saying we might have unintentionally discovered a Senior Zombie? As expected, my dear sister is my lucky star. She hasn’t even shown up yet, and she’s already bringing me gifts…”

“This zombie was clearly discovered by Zhang Yu… But a Senior Zombie? Could it be the same kind that attacked our Camp before?”

Ma Teng’s eyes widened as he asked.

Zhang Yu nodded: “If you’re talking about the variation zombie that escaped, then I think that’s what Yuwen Xuan means.”

“Impossible! What about its eyes? Did you get a good look at its eyes?”

“I only glanced at it. I didn’t notice the eyes…” Zhang Yu admitted, somewhat embarrassed.

Ma Teng couldn’t believe it: “If it really is that kind of variation zombie, why would it ignore all the easy prey around and just hide and watch? And X City is so big. Even if a few variation zombies were created, what are the odds that we would run into one?”

His expression showed a mix of tension and fear, clearly dreading the idea of encountering such a “variation zombie.”

Hearing Yuwen Xuan suggest that they might have encountered this kind of zombie, he immediately voiced his objections.

“Heh, you might be right. But aside from the strongest type of zombie, I can’t think of any other kind that would act so unusually. According to Zhang Yu, this zombie was hiding in a clump of grass, like a lurking scout. This kind of behavior—observing humans and waiting for the best moment to strike—is something only the strongest zombies would do.”

Yuwen Xuan’s eyes grew brighter, and the frequency of his hair-pulling increased immediately: “I didn’t expect to encounter such a Zombie as soon as we arrived in X City. Interesting, very interesting. Now, I’m even more intrigued by X City. This place is like a hell filled with all kinds of surprises; you never know what you’ll stumble upon with each step.”

His crazy talk made Ma Teng break out in a cold sweat. He thought to himself that although this captain was very powerful, following him was extremely dangerous. Even as a long-time member of Yuwen Xuan’s team, Ma Teng often felt immense pressure due to Yuwen Xuan’s reckless thinking.

Yuwen Xuan’s team was considered an anomaly within Falcon Camp. They had the fewest members and the highest mortality rate.

However, those who got eliminated were usually the new recruits. In contrast, the veterans who survived Yuwen Xuan’s numerous insane missions almost all developed the capability to handle things independently.

Chen Youdong was one such veteran who came from Yuwen Xuan’s team. He would secretly share important intel with Yuwen Xuan, a behavior strictly prohibited in the camp. Nonetheless, as long as there was no concrete evidence, no one dared to mess with Mad Xuan.

Mad Xuan was Yuwen Xuan’s nickname. He also had another, more notorious moniker: Rookie Killer.

Ma Teng wiped his forehead and said, “If what Captain Yuwen said is true, and this really is a top-tier Zombie, shouldn’t we go back and notify the others immediately? We should then surround this area and work together to strangle it before it poses a deadly threat to us!”

“Naive. If top-tier Zombies were that easy to eliminate, we wouldn’t have let the one in A City escape. According to our current intel, Zombies of this level are incredibly cunning, possess intelligence close to that of humans, have powerful combat instincts, and nearly insane self-repair capabilities…”

Yuwen Xuan clicked his tongue twice, wagging a finger as he spoke.

Zhang Yu frowned and nodded in agreement: “That’s not feasible. After all, the intelligence isn’t certain; it’s all just our speculation. We’re currently in a critical period of pre-battle preparations. Helping Yuwen Xuan find his sister can be justified as part of our mission, but if we disrupt everyone’s tasks for an unconfirmed Zombie, and the Intelligence Team finds out, we’ll be in serious trouble.”

“Besides, even if it’s not a variation zombie, an advanced zombie with some intelligence would hide if it saw a large number of humans approaching. This one might escape,” Yuwen Xuan added.

During their debate, the three had already circled around to the back of a building.

Zhang Yu immediately raised his hand to stop their conversation and made a hand signal: “Flank from both sides, capture alive.”

The three, well-trained, nodded and quickly spread out.

This building stood diagonally opposite the station, next to an alley that led to the Residential Compound where Ling Mo was.

The building’s surrounding area was originally a green belt, but after six months of rampant growth, it had become a wild thicket.

The Zombie Puppet controlled by Ling Mo was silently squatting in the tall grass, almost blending into the scenery.

Even if someone walked by on the road, as long as the Zombie Puppet didn’t move, they would never notice its presence.

Usually, Ling Mo switched his vision every hour to observe the station, never keeping his view on the Zombie Puppet for too long.

Just after Zhang Yu and the other two disappeared from his field of vision, Ling Mo was about to switch his view back to himself.

But at that moment, he suddenly felt a gust of wind behind him.

A figure pounced on him, pinning him heavily to the ground, and grabbed both of his arms.

With two crisp “crack” sounds, the Zombie Puppet’s arms instantly lost their strength and hung limp.

Simultaneously, a burning sensation came from the Zombie Puppet’s ankles. Two flames scorched the ankles before mysteriously extinguishing.

Although this Zombie Puppet was just a mutation zombie, its potential to unleash strength several times greater than a human’s never came into play; its arms and legs were disabled almost immediately.

Although Ling Mo reacted the moment he was attacked, the ambushers were incredibly fast, and their coordination was impeccable!

“The Zombie Puppet was actually attacked…”

This sudden turn of events left Ling Mo dumbfounded, but he quickly regained his composure: “It’s fine. Even if they discovered the Zombie Puppet, as long as they can’t find me, it doesn’t matter. These three definitely aren’t ordinary people. With such skills, they must be high-ranking figures in Falcon Camp…”

With this thought, Ling Mo resisted the urge to instantly sever the Psychic Link.

“Done. It won’t recover anytime soon, no need to tie it up.”

Zhang Yu rubbed his fingers and laughed.

It was these very hands that had forcefully dislocated the arms of Ling Mo’s Zombie Puppet.

Yuwen Xuan, pulling at his hair, walked over to the Zombie Puppet with a smile on his face.

Despite the ambush, Ling Mo saw clearly how each of them had attacked. The eerie flames had been conjured by Yuwen Xuan.

“Slap!”

Yuwen Xuan lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and then blew the smoke forcefully into the Zombie’s face: “These eyes… this isn’t a variation zombie.”

He sounded disappointed: “Could this Zombie have just been squatting here to take a dump? It doesn’t seem to have any special traits, except looking a bit ugly.”

However, as he spoke, he had already drawn out a Tactical Knife, made a cut on the Zombie Puppet’s arm, and handed the blood-stained knife to Zhang Yu: “Analyze this. There’s no way we came here for nothing.”

Ling Mo remained silent, ready to sever the link at any moment, but this was a prime opportunity to observe their superhuman abilities.

Zhang Yu sniffed carefully for a moment, then showed an extremely surprised expression.

“This… something’s not right. The virus concentration in his blood isn’t high at all!”

Upon hearing Zhang Yu’s words, Yuwen Xuan immediately narrowed his eyes, while Ma Teng’s face was filled with disbelief.

“I see. You can smell the virus in the blood? Along with that earlier detection… could he be a superhuman with heightened senses?”