Chapter 438 – Even the Chest Has Evolved into Pectoral Muscles

Although the numerous tentacles were invisible, the surge of mental energy that instantly filled the entire studio was profoundly felt by everyone present.

Lucy struggled to stand up, staring in shock at Ling Mo’s back.

Despite Ling Mo’s staggering steps, the continuous bursts of energy from him made Lucy feel a deep mental fear.

She felt her mind was somewhat out of control under this eerie influence, with many emotions she usually suppressed being triggered.

Chaos, unease, fear… and she couldn’t suppress them; she was completely losing control.

“Is this… his true power as a mental ability superhuman?”

While Lucy was staring at Ling Mo in horror, Ye Lian was also watching him.

She seemed completely oblivious to the approaching figure, leaning against the wall, quietly waiting for Ling Mo.

Compared to the figure’s speed, Ling Mo seemed much slower and weaker.

But Ling Mo’s eyes had already changed.

Those eyes were filled with a cold ferocity.

His psychic tentacles were fanned out, indiscriminately destroying everything in front of him.

When the first wave of tentacles swept through, all obstacles in his path were pierced, and as the swaying figure passed, blood droplets suddenly appeared in the air.

Before they could hit the ground, the second wave of tentacles struck, and these droplets burst apart in mid-air, scattering everywhere.

In the dim light, the blood mist looked like sorrowful flowers blooming before Ling Mo.

Although the figure continued to approach Ye Lian, its speed was increasingly slowing.

The blooming blood mist everywhere resembled a blood sacrifice…

Ling Mo’s cold and ferocious gaze was chilling to behold…

Even Lucy, who was behind him, felt an intense sense of threat.

This man was like a wounded beast, exuding a more dangerous aura than ever before.

“It’s as if… he’s a Senior Zombie…”

Lucy was startled by her own words, covering her mouth with her hand, and stared at Ling Mo in disbelief: “No, no, he must be human, but this feeling…”

“Cluck cluck!”

The figure’s throat suddenly made a strange noise, then it flashed and turned, charging towards Ling Mo.

At the same time, the chair the figure was holding was suddenly thrown at Ling Mo.

That wasn’t all. As the figure rushed forward, everything it could grab was hurled towards Ling Mo as well.

Each projectile was like a cannonball, powerful enough to turn an ordinary person into a pulp on the spot.

Such a frenzied reaction showed that this seemingly weak human, Ling Mo, was now exerting far more pressure on the figure than Ye Lian ever had.

“Heh…” Ling Mo let out a cold laugh, his steps never faltering.

To him, these projectiles were as if they didn’t exist!

More psychic tentacles surged out from his psychic light cluster, protecting his entire body.

At this moment, he was entirely influenced by the Frenzy, wanting to tear apart and destroy everything in sight!

The consumption of psychic power? He didn’t care!

Having experienced this before, Ling Mo relied on the massive amount of psychic power he had prepared in advance to withstand the figure’s continuous assaults.

As Ling Mo drew closer step by step, the figure began to retreat!

“Cluck cluck…”

The figure made an unintelligible hissing sound, slowly backing away, and the speed of its throws decreased…

After hurling several more chairs at Ling Mo, the figure suddenly turned and ran towards the door.

“Trying to escape?”

Feeling the drain on his psychic power, Ling Mo became even more composed than usual.

In this state, it was as if he had become a combat machine, similar to a Zombie.

Every attack, every defense, he knew exactly how much psychic power it took, and how much he had left after each expenditure. These once vague concepts were now crystal clear in his mind.

Despite the immense Frenzy within him, his mind was clearer than ever.

Every move the enemy made seemed to be etched into his brain, and without much thought, his awakened combat instincts chose the best response for him in real-time.

“This… must be the state Zombies enter during a fight… Infected psychic power, a body influenced by the virus… Although I’m still human, I can temporarily enter this Zombie-like state…”

Suddenly, a dozen psychic tentacles accelerated, blocking the figure’s path just in time and hooking onto its ankle.

As the figure suddenly fell to the ground, two more figures appeared at the studio’s entrance just in time.

Xia Na, holding a Scythe, stared at the fallen figure with a cold expression: “Damn… I’ve been looking everywhere for you…”

“So you ended up here… Even though we received Ling Mo’s summons, did we arrive a bit late?” Li Yalin said thoughtfully.

The figure was tightly bound, and Ling Mo slowly walked over.

His pace was slow, initially a bit wobbly, but he gradually straightened his back.

When he reached the figure, Ling Mo snorted coldly and stepped on it.

“Let me see what exactly you are…”

Ling Mo turned on his Tactical Flashlight and shone it on the figure’s face.

The figure had been moving so fast that Ling Mo hadn’t gotten a clear look at this Monster until now…

Under the glaring light of the flashlight, the figure immediately made a strange “cluck cluck” noise.

Squinting, Ling Mo took a closer look and then gasped sharply: “What on earth is this…”

It had seemed humanoid earlier, but now under the light, it turned out to be such a bizarre Creature…

Its enormous mouth stretched almost to its ears, revealing four rows of teeth, both upper and lower.

These teeth grew in a crisscross pattern, incredibly sharp, like saw blades.

Its eyes resembled those of a Leader-Level Zombie, but its nostrils were unusually large, and its ears were somewhat pointed.

In this state, its hearing and smell were likely far more acute than those of an ordinary Zombie.

Its limbs were disproportionately thick compared to its torso, appearing extraordinarily robust almost to the point of being uncoordinated.

No wonder its speed and strength were much greater than those of a regular Zombie…

The Monster had over a hundred bloody holes pierced by Ling Mo’s psychic tentacles, its entire body drenched in blood. Initially, it struggled violently after being restrained, but as Ling Mo stepped on it and the blood loss increased, its resistance gradually weakened.

“Ah… that’s right, I remember seeing Zombies with some similar features, like the nose…”

Ling Mo furrowed his brows in thought for a moment, then suddenly realized something.

He had passed through several streets where the Zombies were noticeably stronger. Back then, Ling Mo had noted that there seemed to be some variations occurring within that group of Zombies.

The Monster before him now appeared to be the ultimate product of such variations…

“This should be considered a variation zombie as well? But unlike typical variation zombies, this one evolved naturally within the Zombie group…”

Previously encountered variation zombies were either affected by industrial waste pollution or turned into a mishmash by drugs or other viruses…

But this was the first time Ling Mo had seen a new type evolve naturally within a Zombie group.

And unlike typical Senior Zombies, this one had significantly altered physical features, yet its intelligence hadn’t recovered much, not even the ability to speak…

Its ability to launch stealthy attacks was purely due to its hunting instincts, which were stronger than those of ordinary beasts.

“You can’t even tell if it’s male or female…”

Ling Mo remarked.

Although the Monster’s chest was swollen, it had completely evolved into pectoral muscles…

Upon closer inspection, it was barely discernible that this was a female Zombie.

Judging by how it had relentlessly pursued Ye Lian earlier, it was clear this Zombie was targeting the viral hive within the Senior female Zombies.

Ling Mo and his group not only had to face superhumans driven by self-interest and ulterior motives but sometimes also the “hunts” of such Senior Zombies…

Taking advantage of the fact that Lucy hadn’t arrived yet, Ling Mo quickly formed a psychic tentacle, and amid a splash of blood, he exploded the Monster’s head.

A strangely shaped viral hive was swiftly scooped up by the tentacle.