Chapter 369 – I’m the Man Who Faced You Head-On

“Judging by the development of your chest, you’re clearly the older sister, right?” Ling Mo asked.

By now, the female zombie had slowly straightened her body. It seemed the weakened effect of Mental Strangulation wasn’t very potent; she quickly shrugged off its influence.

Her figure was now fully on display in front of Ling Mo. Besides having a height and weight similar to Ban Yue, the scale of her bosom was indeed astoundingly substantial, utterly outshining Ban Yue by a long shot.

From the touch just now, it was clear she wasn’t wearing a bra, yet gravity didn’t seem to affect her in the slightest, as she maintained a perfect form.

“Right, zombie skin is very tough, maybe it acts as a sort of lift?” Ling Mo thought to himself.

“The evolution of zombies really does perfect the human body. Of course, this doesn’t mean that humans have become all ugly in comparison. It’s strange, though; it seems the higher the level of the female zombie, the more stunning they appear. Even this old lady zombie, by the aesthetic standards of the elderly, she must have been quite a beauty, like having nimble little feet or something…” With that thought, Ling Mo unconsciously glanced at the old lady zombie’s corpse.

Her calf muscles were well-developed, unlike those of an average elderly person. After her cloth shoes were burnt, mutated feet were revealed—small, but with thick insteps and soles covered in calluses. Her ten toes curled inward, with long nails capable of firmly gripping a wall.

“The high-level male zombies I’ve seen usually boast robust physique… Perhaps among the zombie populace, males prize strength as beauty. That being said…”

Ling Mo suddenly looked at his own figure with a sense of foreboding, “Could it be that in the eyes of Ye Lian and the others, I’m actually an ugly man? From a human perspective, I’m not handsome, but at least I’m an average, normal person, and you get used to it after a while. But to a zombie, my slightly lean build is definitely the epitome of unattractive!”

However, moments later, Ling Mo felt a twinge of consolation: “Even if they do see me as an ugly man, accepting that premise, and then thinking about how they’ve recognized me as their sole mate, suddenly I feel a profound sense of true love…”

“Twin… sister? What do you mean by that… and what is this ‘Pika’…?”

The female zombie asked with a puzzled expression.

“Pika…?” Ling Mo kept a straight face, but he had already shivered internally.

In a moment of crisis, he tried a bit of psychological suggestion. Even he hadn’t expected that the first image to pop into his head would be that of the famous little sprite. The image of this little yellow sprite jumping up and releasing electricity with its tail was like a revelation to Ling Mo. After shouting it out, he felt as though his mental power was released along with that electric current… All in all, the effect was quite good.

“Why do I suddenly feel embarrassed? But when I spoke, it felt so natural… I must have been influenced by Yuwen Xuan.”

Ling Mo was mostly occupied with the female zombie in front of him, his attention nearly absolute. “Such an advanced zombie, and yet you don’t understand about having a twin sister? Tsk, fill your brain with some useful memories, why don’t you? Be a knowledgeable zombie for a change.”

The female zombie paused, then a playful expression appeared on her face. Her voice, combined with her appearance, was the epitome of a beautiful young girl. In another life, she might have been celebrated as a pop idol.

“Oh really?… Then who might you be?” the female zombie inquired.

Although she neither confirmed nor denied his statement, Ling Mo was only trying to buy some time, so he didn’t give it much thought and played along with her question: “Me? Well, I’m actually your brother-in-law.”

The female zombie slightly furrowed her brow, her micro-expressions quite expressive, even a hint of anger flickering in her eyes. “Human, don’t think I don’t know you’re insulting me.”

“Ah?” Ling Mo instinctively reviewed his recent words in his mind and was momentarily speechless, “I wasn’t insulting your brother-in-law… As a zombie, why haven’t you categorized human insults as trash memory!” He sighed, then tried a different approach, “I am the man who has had a relationship with your sister.”

The female zombie tilted her head, her gaze blank.

“Why don’t you understand now of all times!” Ling Mo shouted in frustration, “I am the man who has been with your sister, face-to-face!”

Even Ye Lian would have understood that, and surely this female zombie, with her greater wealth of information, had as well.

Ling Mo had expected her to explode in rage, which would give him another chance to strike, but to his surprise, she just stood there, smiling faintly.

“Heh, human… So you call that deceit a face-to-face encounter?”

Deceit? What deceit? Ling Mo felt bewildered.

“I haven’t attacked you because I want to ask about Ye Lian… That’s what you call her, right?” She crossed her arms, causing her ample bosom to strain against the fabric of her clothing.

At this, Ling Mo was truly shocked: “Are you really Ban Yue?!”

His gaze fixated on Ban Yue’s chest, utterly astounded. What on earth had happened to transform what was once flat as a board?

“Then I should correct myself… I am the man who has been with you, face-to-face! Uh, it seems from the back as well…”

“Why are you so surprised! Despite mating with me, you didn’t recognize me, I should be the one surprised. Strange human!” Ban Yue had more harsh words to say, but was distracted by Ling Mo’s utterly astonished expression.

“But…” Ling Mo pointed stubbornly at Ban Yue’s chest, “What on earth is going on with this! Are there zombie surgeons capable of breast augmentation now?”

Ban Yue huffed, “What breast augmentation? Your thoughts are truly bizarre. After mating with you, I felt a great change in my thoughts… and then, it just happened without me realizing it.”

“…Now that’s truly bizarre. A major change, could it be that mutated estrogen has awakened?” Ling Mo pondered with a furrowed brow.

“Ever since they turned into this, I’ve been constantly thinking about you… Do you have any idea how much trouble they’ve brought me? I wanted to make them smaller, but for some reason they just kept getting bigger…”

Ban Yue’s tone didn’t sound pitiful, but her expression seemed as though she had suffered a great loss.

“How were you planning to make them smaller?” Ling Mo couldn’t help but ask.

“By pinching…”

“No wonder…”

Ling Mo found it somewhat amusing, yet he also felt that the Ban Yue before him seemed different from before.

Her words might not have been the most pleasant, but she hesitated to act.

If she had really wanted to kill Ling Mo just now, she could have attacked his abdomen. In fact, Ling Mo was prepared for the possibility of getting hurt, but she had merely reached out towards him.

And her threats were only ever just that—threats…

“What’s happening with Ye Lian is none of your business, isn’t it? Don’t you have a mate? I’m curious, though, what are you doing sneaking into a place like this? And why is that old lady zombie babbling about her spouse? Are there other zombies here besides you?” Ling Mo took advantage of the moment, while Ban Yue seemed approachable, to quickly ask everything he wanted to know.

Ban Yue paused, then said, “Did you think we snuck in here to have a showdown with humans?”

“I didn’t quite think that. Are you here to get your hands on human research data?” Ling Mo probed further.

“Human thoughts… are indeed complex,” Ban Yue shook her head, “The grandmother, she just wants to take her spouse’s body away.”

“Why? Aren’t bodies just food for you?” Ling Mo inquired further.

“Not for spouses. If a spouse dies, at least we must take them back,” Ban Yue said matter-of-factly.

Ling Mo then thought of the advanced zombie carrying its young. It seemed that despite being bloodthirsty beasts, they also possessed their own set of emotions.

This aligned with Ling Mo’s own view of zombies. They were no longer just mutated infected beings; they had to be seen as an entirely new species.

“I just learned that non-mate zombies can actually cooperate,” Ling Mo said, keeping his gaze fixed on Ban Yue.