Chapter 374 – The Crippling Kick

The dirty white silk stockings were being slowly peeled off…

Humming a tune, Zhu Xuejun walked toward a green belt area.

A few sentries were stationed not far behind him, but as Zhu Xuejun turned and glared at them, the soldiers immediately diverted their gaze to the side and even took a couple of steps forward.

“Idiots, not an ounce of situational awareness, no wonder they’re only fit to be grunts…” Zhu Xuejun sneered under his breath and then strolled closer to the green belt, preparing to unzip.

“With that tiny mouth, come and serve… Ugh!”

At that moment, a hand suddenly reached out from the dark branches, grabbing his neck with precision and yanking him forward.

The immense force left him unable to even cry out.

Zhu Xuejun’s eyes widened as he struggled to reach for the handgun fastened at his waist.

But before he could draw his weapon, a sudden excruciating pain erupted from below his belt.

“Ow…”

His scream was trapped in his throat; Zhu Xuejun’s body convulsed, then his eyes rolled back, and he promptly passed out.

It wasn’t until Zhu Xuejun was silently dragged into the green belt that the few soldiers noticed anything amiss.

Ling Mo dragged Zhu Xuejun to a quiet alley and dumped him in front of Yuwen Xuan: “I’ve been on stakeout for ten minutes, and I only caught him. But it looks like he’s an officer… Do you recognize him?”

“It’s normal not to catch anyone. The soldiers on duty upstairs take care of their business inside the building. There’s no water to flush the toilets, so it doesn’t smell too great…” Yuwen Xuan said while leaning in to get a closer look at Zhu Xuejun: “He’s from the intelligence group, the name… I don’t remember, but this guy seems to be in charge of inspections on this defense line…”

“That’s good…” Ling Mo revealed a hint of a smile.

“By the way, why did you give him the crippling kick?” Yuwen Xuan asked, curious.

Ling Mo replied, “Convenience.”

“That reason seems a bit too casual…”

A few seconds later, Zhu Xuejun awoke amidst intense pain.

His first instinct was to call for help, but as soon as he opened his eyes and mouth, a cold glint of a blade swooped down from above, stopping less than a centimeter from his eyeball.

It was as if one second he was at the apex of a roller coaster, the next plummeting down uncontrollably.

Stunned for a full three seconds, Zhu Xuejun felt his soul, which seemed to have flown out of his body, slowly return to its place.

The “thump thump” of his heartbeat sounded as if it was right inside his head, snapping him out of his terrified state.

He stared nervously at the blade’s tip, not even daring to see who had ambushed him: “What… what do you want… I’m from the intelligence group, don’t kill me…”

“It’s unbearable, is everyone in the intelligence group such a… fool? If someone dared to ambush you, do you think they’d care if you’re from the intelligence group or not?”

Ling Mo couldn’t help but mutter to himself, then thought with some confusion, “The function of this team is quite normal, but why does it consist of such… characters? Could it be they’re cultivating the legendary ‘pig teammates’?”

It was just a casual remark, but in fact, his guess was not far from the truth.

Xia Na, holding the scythe with an eerie smile, looked at Zhu Xuejun and teased, “Scared, aren’t you?”

No kidding! See how you’d like it!

Zhu Xuejun was sweating profusely, answering with a trembling voice, “Scared… very scared, please don’t kill me…”

“That depends on how well you behave.”

Xia Na effortlessly held the heavy scythe with one hand, its tip hovering over Zhu Xuejun’s eyeball, giving the impression that a slight slip of her finger or a loss of strength in her arm could result in a gruesome outcome. This terrifying scene made Yuwen Xuan, who was hiding in the shadows, feel a sudden pain in his own eyes, prompting him to instinctively rub them.

“Alright…”

The immense pressure had completely shut down Zhu Xuejun’s already weak ability to think.

It took Xia Na less than two minutes to find out the weak point of the defensive line. By this time, the crossroads had descended into chaos, indicating that they had discovered Zhu Xuejun’s disappearance.

As Xia Na stood up with the scythe, her eyes, which had been fixed on Zhu Xuejun, suddenly turned a sinister red.

“Ah!”

Zhu Xuejun let out a shriek like an old cat, his body shaking violently. Due to the darkness, all he could see were those red eyes and the fluttering long hair.

“A… female zombie… Ahhh!!”

Unable to contain himself, he screamed and scrambled to his feet, reaching for his gun.

“Damn, I knew I couldn’t trust your intelligence! We were going to pin this on the zombies and make a clean getaway… At least wait until we were far away before you started screaming!”

Ling Mo didn’t wait for him to finish yelling before he charged over and delivered a flying kick that immediately shut Zhu Xuejun up, while a mental Tentacle shot out, slamming him straight into the wall.

This series of motions was fluid as flowing water. Zhu Xuejun tried twice to draw his gun but was thwarted before he could even start.

This proved that keeping a gun at one’s waist, and securely in a holster at that, was not a wise move. It might look cool, but whether facing zombies or strong opponents, they wouldn’t give someone the chance to draw.

This wasn’t a duel in a Western movie…

However, to be fair, although Zhu Xuejun’s reaction was contemptible, for someone who had never truly fought a high-level zombie and only boasted from the back lines, the sudden realization of facing a high-level zombie without any psychological preparation… It was indeed difficult for those with a weak mind to control their emotions.

“It seems I was too presumptuous. My bad, Yuwen Xuan, where is the location he just mentioned? Lead the way!” Ling Mo sighed and said.

By now, the lights outside were flickering chaotically. It wouldn’t be long before someone would come looking.

“Got it!”

Yuwen Xuan jumped out from his hiding spot and cast a disdainful glance at the corpse of Zhu Xuejun.

Ling Mo couldn’t help but ask, “Are you really that pleased?”

“Actually, I was ready to send him off myself, but he just had to dig his own grave. I never go easy when I have the chance to take out a spy pig,” Yuwen Xuan chuckled.

Ling Mo felt helpless and shook his head with a hand on his forehead, “I suddenly feel a bit comforted. It seems no matter what I do, I can’t carry out my plan as intended. If he doesn’t mess up, there’s always the variable of you.”

“Just admit your plan has failed,” Xia Na said abruptly, pursing her lips.

“Yeah, it was obviously Ling Mo’s plan that wasn’t tight enough,” Li Ya Lin joined in.

Ye Lian glanced at Ling Mo, let out a perplexed “Ah,” and then nodded.

“You clearly don’t understand anything, so why nod along, girl!”

The weak point provided by Zhu Xuejun was actually the spot on tonight’s defensive line where the guard personnel were the fewest.

This wasn’t much of a secret, but only those stationed along that defensive line would be aware of it. Yuwen Xuan only provided this piece of information, without any knowledge of the specifics.

Due to the shortage of manpower at Falcon Camp, it was impossible to station a large number of personnel everywhere along the line. Their solution was to shuffle personnel daily, pulling from other sections to man this particular crossroads. As a result, one section would always have fewer guards than all the others each day.

With Yuwen Xuan leading the way, the group quickly left the area.

At the same time, Ling Mo had to guide Yu Shiran and Black Silk, who were following behind. Of course, the chances of them being discovered while operating alone were much smaller than for Ling Mo’s group.

At this moment, a soldier had already reported Zhu Xuejun’s disappearance to Su Qianrou: “We found traces of flattened grass over there…”

“Lead the way!”

Su Qianrou, who had been looking bored, suddenly lit up and waved to Li Wei inside the vehicle: “Let’s go, something interesting has happened.”

“Zhu…Mr. Zhu wouldn’t be dead, would he?” Li Wei was listening anxiously, surprised by Su Qianrou’s bizarre reaction…

Su Qianrou paused for a moment and retorted, “So what if he is?”

“Ah? Chief of Staff, you…you wouldn’t find that more interesting, would you?” Li Wei asked, shivering.

The driver silently hugged his head, resting it on the steering wheel: “Can you please not talk about such topics while I’m here!”