Chapter 476 – Blink Again and I’ll Devour You

Regarding Ling Mo’s preparations, Lucy, although observing from the side, didn’t understand much—

All she knew was that he mysteriously took out an old communicator, spent half the day fiddling with a hand-cranked charger, and then ran off to chat with someone for quite a while.

Besides the usual conversational tone, there were also a few discordant words mixed in, occasionally accompanied by some angry outbursts.

Of course, those words were automatically muted by Lucy’s ear protection system as soon as they reached her ears…

“You freaking—can’t you understand?”

“…Freaking you!”

“…Freaking! Freaking!”

“Can’t you grasp slightly more complex words? You’re such a freaking idiot—!”

Lucy didn’t care much about the content of Ling Mo’s conversation with the other person.

In fact, because their conversation often took abrupt turns, she couldn’t quite follow it.

One moment they were talking seriously, and the next Ling Mo would suddenly start yelling angrily. Who could understand a conversation like that…

What really piqued Lucy’s curiosity was how Ling Mo knew people from Falcon Camp.

Actually, guessing the other party’s identity wasn’t that difficult—

In this period of complete communication breakdown, the only ones in this area who could use a communicator were probably the Air Force Corps and Falcon Camp.

“But even if you know someone from Falcon Camp, could you actually persuade them to defect?” Lucy thought.

As a member of Fire Base, Lucy didn’t know much about Falcon Camp, but she knew a bit.

Falcon Camp had been envious of the Air Force Corps’ aerial power for a long time. Although they called themselves “Falcon,” they had no wings to fly.

Meanwhile, the Air Force Corps, with their unique aerial capabilities, firmly dominated other forces in this region.

Falcon Camp, although resentful of being firmly held down by the Air Force Corps, currently lacked the strength to resist.

Additionally, the Air Force Corps was actively strengthening its own power, constantly recruiting new members and forming an alliance with Fire Base, making them even harder to overcome.

Of course, in terms of overall strength, Falcon Camp still held the absolute advantage.

But the distance between the Air Force Corps and Falcon Camp wasn’t exactly close, nor was it too far.

To march large forces through zombie-infested areas towards the Air Force Corps—nobody had the capability to do that right now.

Even if Falcon Camp attempted it, they’d be detected by the Air Force Corps’ scouts halfway.

Without aerial power, what could Falcon Camp do other than take a beating?

So long as the leadership of Falcon Camp had any sense, making such a hasty decision was out of the question.

Moreover, Ling Mo was just a survivor. Was it worth it to risk a fallout with the Air Force Corps over him?

Cough, cough… “Since I’ve decided to go along with him, I shouldn’t overthink it. Second-guessing everything will just paralyze me. He seems confident, so I might as well trust him…”

Lucy quickly shook her head, trying to dismiss these doubts from her mind.

Ling Mo’s relaxed attitude was a bit worrisome, but at the same time, it also provided some relief.

“Alright then, I’ll get back in touch later. I’ll keep the communicator on.”

Ling Mo grumbled unhappily and shoved the communicator back into his backpack.

The swift and decisive motion made it seem like something would crawl onto his hand if he held it for another second.

However, as the communicator went into the bag, everyone present faintly heard a burst of maniacal laughter from inside:

“Ahahaha, don’t worry, I love trouble! Ahahaha…”

“Hahahahaha…”

As the zipper closed, the chilling laughter abruptly stopped.

“Uh…”

Lucy’s eye twitched slightly.

No,no… that must have been an illusion, right?

Only high-ranking members of Falcon Camp could use a communicator at will, right?

But within such a theoretically high-end and sophisticated group, how could there be someone with such clearly unhinged thinking…

This doesn’t make sense!

And can this kind of person really be of any help? Ling Mo, could it be that you invited a goofball?!

That laughter just didn’t sound right!

Lucy was about to ask, but Ling Mo did something so strange that she swallowed her question.

“Hey, what’s the point of all this? What preparations have you made? Can you really stand up to the Air Force Corps? Come on, we’re allies! Don’t play dumb, you jerk!”

Lucy frowned as she watched Ling Mo cut himself and carefully collect the blood in a bottle. She finally couldn’t hold back and yelled.

“Well… it’s not that I don’t want to tell you, but it’s not the right time yet…”

Ling Mo winked at her as he spoke.

“You!…”

A sense of being teased surged within her. This man, although average-looking, had such intense psychic power that his eyes shone unusually brightly. Being stared at by him felt like being seen through…

“Stop winking at me!” Lucy snapped.

“Why?” Ling Mo asked, blinking.

“You’re doing it again? Blink one more time and I’ll!”

“Eat me?”

Ling Mo’s smile froze on his face.

Lucy’s eyes widened, and her cheeks seemed to blush slightly…

The atmosphere suddenly grew awkward. Ling Mo coughed twice and lowered his head to continue collecting his blood.

Of course, he knew his previous response was a bit cheeky, but he had no choice.

There were some details that were indeed not convenient to share with Lucy…

“So… are you done now?” Lucy asked after calming down.

Ling Mo looked with satisfaction at the half bottle of fresh blood in his hand and then handed it to Xia Na.

Seeing Xia Na staring at him with shining eyes, Ling Mo felt a chill and immediately said seriously, “No way, get that idea out of your head. I’m not a blood cow.”

“I didn’t say anything…” Xia Na shook the bottle and suddenly smiled eerily, “I’ll head out first.”

“Hey, I’ve changed my mind. I’ll handle this myself. Hey!”

Ling Mo turned his head in frustration and looked at Lucy, saying, “Well… the matter is basically settled. We just need to wait for the next few days. In the meantime, we might as well use the Air Force Corps’ vanguard to practice. From what Li Hao said, it’s clear they’ll send more people soon, right?”

“The people they send this time won’t be as easy to deal with…” Lucy said worriedly. She rubbed her head and pressed her shoulder, saying, “I’ve almost recovered. How about I…”

“No need. Although I have food here, it gets consumed quickly…”

Raising a National Treasure that only eats Gel and is very picky, indeed consumes resources quickly…

“You can go with Ye Lian and the others to gather food. Also, I’ve asked them to prepare some supplies, you should go with them. You are…” Ling Mo almost said “human” but quickly corrected himself nonchalantly, “You are trained in the military, so you can be helpful with this.”

“Alright then.”

Lucy, being strong-willed, always felt that Ling Mo and his group getting into trouble with the Air Force Corps was partly her fault.

If she and Liu Baodong hadn’t asked Ling Mo for help back then…

The more she thought about it, the more she wanted to be of some assistance.

Although she knew that Ling Mo didn’t need her help yet, she didn’t want to sit idle.

Hearing that Ling Mo had plans for her and had acknowledged her skills, Lucy felt a bit pleased.

“So… what about you?” Lucy suppressed a smile and asked.

But after asking, she grunted and turned her head to the side, putting on a look that said, “I’m just asking casually, it doesn’t matter if you answer or not.”

“Me? Heh, I’m going to find some ‘helpers.’”

Although she didn’t quite understand what Ling Mo meant, Lucy nodded, “Okay.”

Seeing Lucy suddenly become so gentle, Ling Mo felt a strange sensation in his heart.

He quickly stood up, clapped his hands, and said, “Get some rest. Prepare and… let’s have a big fight with them!”