Chapter 329 – Caution is Instinctive, Regardless of the Target

“Why does this guy pull out a gun as soon as he shows up?”

Wu Pengfei asked as he eagerly picked up the handgun.

While hot weapons like this didn’t interest Ling Mo, both Wu Pengfei and Luo Ni’s eyes lit up.

“Be careful not to accidentally fire it.”

Recalling Wu Pengfei’s godlike marksmanship, Ling Mo quickly reminded him.

“Hehe…”

Wu Pengfei chuckled foolishly, looking at the compact handgun with great affection. “It even has a silencer. The craftsmanship looks top-notch!”

“Come on, can you even tell?” Ling Mo said with a laugh.

Wu Pengfei’s face turned red. “I may not know much about firearms, but I’m used to handling good stuff. I can tell quality craftsmanship when I see it. Honestly, for the past six months, I’ve hated my rich kid background, but now I think, no matter what I’ve been through, it all comes in handy someday…”

“You really haven’t changed at all.”

“Hehe, are you trying to say I’m as stylish and charming as ever?”

“No, you’re as dumb as ever.”

As they bantered, Ling Mo cautiously approached the smiling tiger.

The smiling tiger, with an injured knee, struggled to get up but was forced back to the ground by Ling Mo’s foot. “What do you want?”

“Ah!”

Amidst the scream, the smiling tiger cursed inwardly.

This superhuman in front of him was more elusive than Yuwen Xuan, leaving no room for defense.

Moreover, despite his immense power, he had no air of a strongman!

Watching his dagger being carefully kicked aside by Ling Mo, the smiling tiger felt utterly defeated.

Why couldn’t this guy be a bit more arrogant, more flamboyant?

Even a little bit of underestimation would be fine! I’m just an ordinary person, do you really need to be so cautious?

The smiling tiger was on the verge of tears, realizing that his backup plan was completely foiled. He was now like a fish on a chopping block…

Ling Mo, however, didn’t feel that his actions diminished his status as a master.

A master is not an idiot…

This guy was clearly from the camp, and those special forces were almost on par with ordinary superhumans, sometimes even stronger in combat.

Unless he reached the level of catching blades with bare hands and blocking bullets with his body, Ling Mo would never let his guard down.

At this moment, the smiling tiger got a good look at Ling Mo. He realized that someone this powerful couldn’t possibly be a member of the Camp without leaving any impression.

However, the tactical knife strapped to Ling Mo’s waist and some of his gear were standard Falcon Camp equipment.

“Who are you? What’s your relationship with the Camp?”

The smiling tiger groaned and asked intermittently.

“Are you kidding me? You’re the prisoner here. Do you think you have the right to ask questions?”

Ling Mo shot him a contemptuous glance and pressed down harder with his foot, causing the smiling tiger to let out a series of wails.

“I’m asking you, what do you do at the Camp? You don’t look like a regular soldier.”

The smiling tiger’s eyes darted around as he decided to test Ling Mo’s attitude first. “I’m an officer… Ah! Why are you still stepping on me?!”

“You little… Dare to lie to me?” Ling Mo squatted down, waving the tactical knife in front of the tiger’s eyes. With a cold sneer, he said, “I’ll give you one more chance.”

Cold sweat broke out on the smiling tiger’s forehead.

His specialty was spinning tales; he was more experienced at lying than telling the truth. But how could this guy in front of him see through him so easily?

Of course, the smiling tiger couldn’t possibly know that Ling Mo was using a psychic probe to closely monitor his psychic fluctuations.

A habitual liar could keep a straight face and calm demeanor, but Ling Mo’s psychic probe was like the most accurate lie detector. Any slight anomaly in the psychic fluctuations would be detected.

However, this required Ling Mo to concentrate, and it was quite draining, so it couldn’t be sustained for long.

“I’ll talk, I’ll talk. Just ease up a bit…”

The smiling tiger’s voice changed from the pain, and he looked at Ling Mo in terror, saying, “I’m with the Intelligence Team…”

“Intelligence Team?”

Immediately, the disgusting image of Huang Zhendong flashed in Ling Mo’s mind.

But encountering someone from the Intelligence Team was actually a good thing for Ling Mo at this moment.

The smiling tiger was closely observing Ling Mo’s changing expressions. Sensing an opportunity, he felt a glimmer of hope.

Heh, Yuwen Xuan, that lunatic dared to attack me. As long as I survive, I’ll make sure you die a miserable death!

So what if he’s a superhuman? In the end, a bullet can still kill him…

Despite being helpless in front of Yuwen Xuan and utterly crushed by Ling Mo, the smiling tiger harbored a deep disdain for superhumans.

But now, he dared not offend Ling Mo. He could only say excitedly, “Listen to me, I’m in a bit of trouble right now. If you hide me… no, hiding won’t work. Take me back to the station, and I’ll reward you handsomely!”

However, before he could finish, Ling Mo’s face twisted into a cold smile. “A handsome reward? No need. What you can give me now is the real reward…”

With that, the smiling tiger’s eyes widened in shock. He let out a series of gurgling sounds, and his body started convulsing violently.

“What’s happening to him?” Luo Ni asked nervously.

Xia Na, calm as ever, replied, “He’s having a seizure.”

“This…”

Wu Pengfei broke into a sweat. He wanted to say, “Are you kidding me?” but Xia Na’s cold stare and tightly pressed lips exerted an invisible pressure on him.

Not just her, but Li Yalin and Ye Lian were the same.

Especially Ye Lian鈥”she seemed completely different from the shy, gentle girl he remembered…

But Wu Pengfei didn’t suspect anything. After all, he hadn’t seen Ye Lian for years.

If he could transform from a chubby guy to someone this thin, it was perfectly normal for Ye Lian’s demeanor to change a bit…

Lost in thought, Wu Pengfei and Luo Ni didn’t notice that Ling Mo, with his back to them, wore a heavy expression, his brows furrowed as if in pain.

Dozens of invisible tentacles were frantically stirring the smiling tiger’s psychic light cluster, flooding Ling Mo’s mind with a torrent of images.

By the time the smiling tiger stopped convulsing, Ling Mo’s forehead was covered in cold sweat.

Wiping his brow, he glanced at the smiling tiger’s corpse and spat, “Trying to use us as a shield? Damn it!”

Aside from the smiling tiger’s intention to draw his gun, Ling Mo also gleaned a lot of other information.

As a member of the Intelligence Team, the smiling tiger had access to a wealth of information.

However, due to the limited strength of Ling Mo’s psychic power, he couldn’t delve into some of the more deeply buried memories.

But such things were of no use to him and weren’t worth exploring further.

“Intelligence Team members, though not all like this guy or Huang Zhendong, represent a fundamentally flawed decision,” Ling Mo thought as he sorted through the newly acquired information.

The influx of information into Ling Mo’s mind was a bit chaotic.

However, with his enhanced psychic power, Ling Mo was able to process the information much faster.

The smiling tiger had joined the camp quite early. He had witnessed the entire process of the camp’s development and growth.

Tom and Sun Zeya had already told Ling Mo about the initial development of the camp, which matched the smiling tiger’s memories.

But as Ling Mo had suspected, any large power, once it reaches a relatively stable development stage, will start to encounter internal issues.

The saying “where there are people, there will be conflict” wasn’t without reason.

Struggles with the heavens, with zombies, with mutant beasts, and with each other…

Problems began to surface in Falcon Camp after they established the isolation zone in A City.

The main conflicts were between the core members of the army, who were the actual powerful rulers, and the strong superhumans.

One side controlled the army, while the other had individual strength that made them difficult to control.

However, since the superhumans were fewer in number and didn’t have overwhelming power, the two sides reached a tenuous balance.

The creation of the Intelligence Team was a result of this compromise.

But over time, the nature of the Intelligence Team began to change.

Initially, it was meant to screen new members, but it gradually shifted towards monitoring and interfering with superhumans.

The smiling tiger, with his radical views, welcomed this outcome, but Ling Mo sensed there was a lot more beneath the surface.

“Not joining a human faction was definitely the right decision. Damn, playing with these sly old foxes… I’d never win that game…”