Chapter 404 – The Trap Set for the Hunter

“What nonsense are you talking about…?”

Lucy slowly lowered her gun, staring at Ah Sheng in shock.

With his escape route completely cut off, Ah Sheng’s gaze turned wild and hysterical.

The Female Team Member he had grabbed kept struggling, her face filled with terror. “Help… help me…”

But Liu Baodong and the Male Team Member were already stunned. The sudden turn of events had caught them completely off guard.

“Hahaha, don’t worry, I still have some time before I fully mutate.”

Ah Sheng laughed maniacally, shifting his gaze to Ling Mo with a mocking glint in his eyes. “Don’t look at me with such fear. If you want to talk about monsters… Sir, where have your companions gone?”

“Clang!”

Suddenly, a soft sound came from the center of Ah Sheng’s forehead, and a white spot appeared on his skin.

“So quick to make a move, huh? Is it because you’re afraid your secret will be exposed? Hahahaha… Too bad, you can’t kill me.”

Ah Sheng laughed exaggeratedly, drawing a pistol from his waist and pressing it against the Female Team Member’s temple. “I know your superpower is special, but I’m not weak either. I don’t know if I can still use my superpower after fully mutating, but at least I can use it now. You better not make another move, or else… hehehe…”

“His superpower is called ‘Iron Skin and Copper Bones,’ a type of Body Enhancement that gives his skin strong defensive capability. I guess that’s why he’s survived the Monster hunts so far. But… how did he suddenly get infected…”

Lucy slowly retreated to Ling Mo’s side, saying.

“Relax, I’m just here to confirm a few things and deliver a message. I won’t say what I shouldn’t because that would ruin the fun of the hunt.”

Ah Sheng’s expression was arrogant and meaningful as he said, “He finds you interesting and will play nicely with you, and he’s also very interested in your companions… hehe. I used to hate Zombies, but feeling the power surging through my body is really exhilarating! It’s like having an electrode inserted into my body, with electricity flowing through every pore. Do you understand this kind of thrill?”

“How could anyone understand that kind of description?”

Ling Mo said expressionlessly. The attack seemed ineffective, as if it had no impact on him whatsoever.

As for Ah Sheng’s threats, they didn’t elicit any reaction from him either.

“Hahahahaha…”

Ah Sheng’s mouth twitched, his features already showing signs of distortion.

“I’ve delivered the message. This woman, I’ll take her as a snack.”

As he spoke, he slowly retreated, his eyes flicking to the window above.

Just as his attention shifted, a sudden wave of dizziness hit him. Ling Mo leapt forward swiftly, a psychic tentacle wrapping around the railing at the corner, propelling him towards Ah Sheng like a missile.

Simultaneously, numerous tentacles shot out along with Ling Mo’s movement, forcefully pulling Ah Sheng’s limbs apart.

The terrified Female Team Member immediately collapsed to the ground, while Ah Sheng struggled desperately, glaring at the rapidly approaching Ling Mo.

“You want to kill me? Even if I stand here, you can’t kill me! You, just like a Zombie… ugh!”

A psychic tentacle pierced directly into his throat. Ling Mo stood before him, twisting his neck slightly.

“Did you really think you had achieved invincibility? If I wanted to kill you, there are plenty of ways. I just wanted to see if you’d spill any useful information. And yet, you dared to threaten me?”

Ling Mo kicked Ah Sheng in the abdomen. Dangling like he was held by invisible chains, Ah Sheng couldn’t move at all.

His wide-open mouth emitted muffled sounds, but he couldn’t form a single coherent word.

Ling Mo leaned in, smiling slightly. “Let me tell you, from the moment you appeared before me, I knew something was off. The scent of this virus might be undetectable to others, but you can’t hide it from me.”

Ah Sheng’s eyes widened as he struggled even harder.

“But to me, you’re just a doomed piece of rot, no different from a clown. Watching this farce doesn’t cost me much time.”

With that, Ling Mo slowly straightened up, saying, “I hope you can make good use of that ‘Iron Skin and Copper Bones’ of yours.”

“Ugh!”

Ah Sheng’s pupils dilated instantly as a tentacle plunged into his body, while Ling Mo had already turned and started walking downstairs, not even sparing a glance at his grotesque death.

“Ah Sheng…”

As the situation took a dramatic turn, Lucy cast a complicated look at Ling Mo, then at the lifeless body of Ah Sheng.

When they passed each other, Lucy whispered, “What did he mean by what he said?”

“What did he say, Lulu?” Ling Mo asked nonchalantly.

“Just… never mind.”

Lucy gave Ling Mo a suspicious look. His feigned ignorance was quite dubious.

Piecing together those fragmented words could lead to some bizarre conclusions.

If she were to verify…

But at this moment, offending Ling Mo would bring no benefit.

Though his actions were somewhat unpredictable, at this moment, their ability to fend off the Monster hinged entirely on Ling Mo.

As for Liu Baodong and the Male Team Member, their minds had gone blank.

The Female Team Member, paralyzed with fear, crouched beside Ah Sheng’s corpse. It took her a while to snap out of her daze, and then she started screaming, “Ahhh!”

Luckily, the ordinary Zombies around had long disappeared. Otherwise, her screams would have attracted a horde of Zombies to attack.

“Hey, aren’t we trapped here now? We’ll definitely be attacked if we go out, but staying here…” Liu Baodong said in panic.

“According to Ah Sheng, the Ambusher is a Senior Zombie. He did this for the hunt… Although it’s hard to understand a Zombie’s mindset, what if we consider this from a different angle? Some wild beasts hunt weaker creatures for sport, which could explain what we’re experiencing.”

Lucy, with a cold expression, said, “He’s enjoying the process of hunting us down. Pushing us to the brink, forcing us to fight back, and slowly playing us to death.”

The sight of their missing companions turning into that was naturally hard for Lucy to bear.

“Zombies playing with humans…”

The Male Team Member wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, “But what should we do now?”

“He won’t be able to hold out much longer. After all, he’s still just a Zombie…” Ling Mo said, clutching the dominant level viral hive in his hand. This gem-like object was Ling Mo’s greatest asset in interfering with the opponent.

No matter how intelligent this Zombie was or how much he enjoyed playing hunting games, as long as he couldn’t fully suppress his instincts, he would naturally come forth.

Ah Sheng’s death, along with the injuries inflicted by Ling Mo, would further provoke him.

“So what exactly were you doing earlier?”

Lucy glanced curiously at Ling Mo’s hand. Thinking about what he had shouted earlier, she felt certain that Ling Mo must be holding something important.

“I was just standing out there, completely unguarded, releasing a bit of a death aura to lure him out to attack me.”

Ling Mo said without hesitation.

“Hey! You were clearly clenching your fist, and now you’re casually lying right to my face!”

Lucy’s lips twitched, and her icy expression was almost broken by Ling Mo’s antics…

At this moment, a pair of red eyes was peering through a crack in a broken wall, staring intently at the building.

“A trap set for the hunter… huff…”

His voice grew heavier, his eyes filled with desire and frenzy.

“Such loathsome and cunning humans…”

Meanwhile, Ling Mo was also speaking to Lucy and the others: “I have no obligation to protect you, so you need to do your part as well.”

“Come on, we’re all humans here, no need for that,” Liu Baodong said with a grimace.

Lucy, however, nodded: “Of course, I already planned on it.”

“Whose side are you on?” Liu Baodong shot Lucy a glare, but quickly backed down when he met her cold gaze, even offering a placating smile.

“So, we need to prepare a trap for that Monster, right?” Lucy ignored him and continued her question to Ling Mo.

Ling Mo, however, sneered: “Is that necessary? I’m just waiting for him to come to us.”

“Uh, he is a Senior Zombie after all…”

“In a way, you’re a Monster too…”