Chapter 432 – Zombie Fishing

“Giggle…”

The shadowy figure’s gaze was fixed intently on the female zombies following Ling Mo, producing a strange sound from his throat…

By the time they reached the vicinity of Century City, it was already evening.

The sky was almost completely dark, with only a faint yellow hue remaining on the horizon.

Century City is actually the provincial TV station building, rumored to have won some design award. In X City, it’s considered a well-known landmark.

However, Ling Mo had only heard about these details and had never been here before.

Ye Lian, on the other hand, was constantly looking around, a thoughtful expression in her eyes, as if the place seemed familiar to her.

“What’s the matter, have you been here before?” Ling Mo immediately noticed Ye Lian’s unusual behavior and asked with concern.

Ye Lian nodded blankly, “A little…”

Her psychic fluctuation was intense, clearly indicating that information was being rapidly stirred up in her mind.

The volume of information was so vast that finding memories related to Century City among the sea of other information was not an easy task.

Humans have a self-protection mechanism, and many details are thrown to the back of their minds every day.

If one day all these details were to be completely brought to the forefront, most people’s brains would probably crash.

The memory recovery of zombies also happens bit by bit. With each upgrade, they randomly recall some memories.

But even they can’t clearly articulate what they’ve remembered and what remains hidden in that dark fog…

Xia Na is probably the only exception in this regard.

Ye Lian didn’t seem much different from before, but Ling Mo always felt that there was something more in her eyes.

Perhaps in her little head, she had already recalled many things that she didn’t want to tell Ling Mo, but had fully remembered…

“Oh, right.”

Ye Lian’s psychic fluctuation suddenly calmed down. She looked at Century City and a sweet smile appeared on her lips, “I… I remembered.”

“I heard that this place used to be the tallest, and it was open for free visits… There was an astronomical telescope that could see very far away stars…”

Ye Lian turned her head towards Ling Mo and smiled, “I came to see it by myself once, and I kept thinking that it would be great if Ling-Ge could also come and see it.”

“Really…” Ling Mo felt a stirring in his heart, a sudden warmth welling up, “Then let’s go take a look later.”

“But… but will it feel the same as before if we go now?”

Ye Lian stared at Ling Mo, suddenly pinching his arm and lowering her head, speaking softly.

“Yeah…”

It probably won’t be the same. After all, Ye Lian is now a zombie…

Can she still experience the feelings of a human girl?

But looking at Ye Lian’s expression, Ling Mo couldn’t bring himself to say it.

“I… I also want… to regain human emotions.”

As Ye Lian spoke, she glanced at Xia Na with some envy, the longing in her eyes making Ling Mo’s heart tremble.

Ye Lian had expressed this desire before, but this was the first time she had shown such a strong will…

Recalling some experiences from when she was human made Ye Lian’s longing even more intense.

“Don’t worry, I promised you.”

Just as Ling Mo was about to pull Ye Lian into his arms, Lucy grunted from the side:

“Don’t treat the zombies all over the street as if they don’t exist! If you’re going to show off your affection, at least choose the right time and place…”

As she spoke, she fired another shot at a zombie emerging from the corner of the street, pulling the trigger the moment her gun was aimed.

“Hey… haven’t I been fighting all along…”

Ling Mo said, frowning.

Around him lay a circle of zombies with their heads blown off…

Although he was talking with Ye Lian, he was used to multitasking, and killing zombies with his psychic tentacle was no problem.

Moreover, he had killed the most zombies.

“That’s why your attitude is so infuriating…”

Lucy said angrily, holding back her frustration, “Do you think it’s cool to flirt on the battlefield?”

“Thanks,” Ling Mo replied.

“I’m not complimenting you! This sense of defeat… it’s really annoying… Even if it’s easy, at least pretend a bit, consider my feelings, okay!”

Among mental ability superhumans, Lucy hadn’t seen many who could fight purely with psychic power, with their hands completely free, like Ling Mo…

And fighting side by side yet making their teammates feel utterly defeated—she had only seen him do that!

Lucy fired another shot, taking down a zombie that had rushed out from Century City. She quickly reloaded her magazine with deft, efficient movements, “These zombies are endless!”

“Let’s head inside! There are too many zombies here; we can’t kill them all. We need to find a way to shake them off…” Ling Mo said.

Although his psychic power was strong, he was starting to feel strained as the number of zombies continued to increase.

Seeing more zombies emerging in the distance, Ling Mo quickly led them into Century City.

Zombies kept pouring in through the open doors, chasing Ling Mo and his group as they ran upward.

These zombies were agile, with some moving so fast they could swing directly from the ceiling.

It felt like a wave of zombies was crashing down on them—just as they managed to kill the first wave, a second wave would surge forward.

If they stopped, they would be instantly overwhelmed by the zombies.

“This way.”

Ling Mo’s psychic tentacle was constantly probing ahead, searching for zombie-free areas.

There were still some “clean” spots inside the TV station, and Ling Mo soon found a room.

As he used his tentacle to hook open the door, he simultaneously consumed a large amount of psychic power to eliminate a wave of zombies behind them.

He rushed to the door and urged the others to quickly get inside.

“Bang!”

As soon as the door closed, they heard a series of “bang bang bang” sounds not far away—the zombies were swarming towards them.

However, Ling Mo calmly pulled out a spray bottle from his backpack and sprayed it vigorously around the doorframe.

A pungent fragrance immediately filled the room, and Ling Mo discreetly positioned Yu Shiran and Li Yalin by the door.

The leader-level zombies’ scent mixed with the strange smell was enough to mask the human scents of him and Lucy…

But this could only deceive the zombies’ sense of smell; their hearing was still sharp.

As they retreated further, Ling Mo realized that this was actually just a small changing room…

“Ah…”

In the darkness, Lucy seemed to bump into something and let out a low cry.

But as soon as she made a sound, a large hand covered her mouth, and Ling Mo’s hushed voice came from beside her ear: “Shh.”

“Mmph…”

Lucy found herself pressed against Ling Mo, feeling his breath, which gave her a close-up experience of what male presence meant…

Listening to the continuous footsteps outside and the occasional zombie bumping into the door, Ling Mo remained calm.

Even Lucy couldn’t help but tense up, a layer of cold sweat forming on her forehead.

This changing room was completely sealed; if the zombies found them, they would be trapped with no way out, facing certain death…

This method was too risky…

“Don’t make a sound.”

Ling Mo whispered, while using Xia Na’s vision to carefully observe the place.

The changing room was no more than five square meters, with two rows of sliding, retractable clothes racks.

Lucy had bumped her injured shoulder into one of these racks, which caused her to cry out.

“Got it.”

Ling Mo’s eyes turned to a small window, its dirty blinds almost completely blocking out the light.

“What are you planning to do…”

Lucy whispered.

“Trust me…”

Ling Mo was indeed much more relaxed than Lucy. Hiding in here meant that Ye Lian and the others were completely safe.

Even if zombies broke in, Ye Lian and the other Leader-Level Zombies could hold them off.

Pulling out a piece of virus gel, Ling Mo moved to the window and used his psychic tentacle to slowly open a gap.

Using his psychic tentacle to manipulate objects was something Ling Mo was quite adept at…

Snap!

As the virus gel was thrown out the window, a strange scent that only zombies could detect immediately spread.

“This is what you call fishing… no, zombie fishing1…”

Outside the walls of Century City, a dozen pieces of virus gel floated in the air, as if tied by invisible strings…

And the zombies that had been running amok inside the building were instantly attracted to these gels, quickly gathering downstairs…

Footnote:

1. zombie fishing(钓尸): Zombie fishing” refers to a metaphorical or literal act in a story where characters lure or bait zombies in a manner similar to fishing. Instead of catching fish, they attract zombies, typically to control, trap, or eliminate them.