Chapter 499 – The Sudden Descent of Darkness

Whoosh!

A cold wind swept through, causing the man-high wild grass to sway like waves.

After the Cataclysm, not only did the climate become bizarre, but the growth rate of plants also seemed to have changed.

As soon as the weather warmed up, these weeds began to grow wildly.

To defend against zombies, the Air Force Corps cleared a blank zone about twenty meters wide around the Airport.

But even in this blank zone, weeds had sprouted again, and in just a few days, they seemed to have grown to knee height.

It wasn’t just the weeds; other plants also exhibited this rapid growth tendency.

However, these ubiquitous and resilient plants were more representative.

This change appeared to be brought about by the drastic environmental shift, but whether it was related to the virus was unclear.

The so-called “Cataclysm” seemed to be just the beginning. The ensuing chain reactions were gradually consuming the world, turning it into a more suitable “jungle” for slaughter.

However, everything has two sides. For humans, this change also had its benefits.

It had been a long time since the disaster broke out, and the food available for scavenging in the cities was rapidly dwindling.

Those places with abundant food reserves were precisely the places most humans wouldn’t venture into.

For example, the variation zombie congregating areas in X City. Even if one went there, the losses and gains would definitely not be proportional.

Therefore, restoring production had become an urgent task.

Among them, the Falcons did the best. The quarantine zone they occupied not only produced food but also had some essential goods factories.

Although not all of them could be restarted, it was a good start.

“Hmm… they produce, I plunder.”

Ling Mo had already turned his attention back to his Main Body. Listening to the sound of the wind and the rustling wild grass, his thoughts drifted far away.

These human forces seemed unrelated to him on the surface, but imperceptibly, even the Air Force Corps had established some sort of connection with him.

“This really is a case of unintentional success… but it’s a good thing for me. Sigh, I’ve consumed a lot of psychic power today, but unfortunately, I couldn’t replenish it. It seems that even in the Air Force Corps, mental ability superhumans are rare…”

Currently, the superhumans Ling Mo knows about are roughly divided into three categories: Elemental Ability, Enhancement Ability, and Mental Ability.

Elemental Ability includes people like Yuwen Xuan, who can create flames out of thin air; Enhancement Ability includes those like Lucy, whose physical strength and power are significantly enhanced.

Although these abilities can be broadly classified into three categories, the uniqueness of each person’s abilities makes the classification not very meaningful.

Knowing what type of superhuman someone is only gives a rough idea.

Even among those with mental abilities, the use of mental energy varies greatly from person to person.

Ling Mo isn’t exactly sure about the ratio of these three types of superhumans.

Due to limited information, what he can learn is restricted.

But from the information Lucy provided about the F Team members’ abilities, it’s clear that superhumans with mental and elemental abilities are relatively fewer.

Especially those with Elemental Ability, who are even rarer than those with mental abilities.

“I wonder if there are other types of abilities, but would they still be called superhuman abilities? Then again, awakening abilities is purely random. Based on talent alone, mine is probably average, but any ability, if well-developed, can reveal its strengths…”

Looking only at the initial ability, Ling Mo’s Puppet Control Ability doesn’t seem particularly powerful.

Being able to control zombies is advantageous for scavenging supplies, but his Main Body was initially very weak.

His psychic tentacles developed from the psychic link established during puppet control.

Ling Mo is a constantly improving Puppeteer. Initially, he could only control a puppet’s movements with the strings in his hands, but as his strength grew, he could control more puppets, use the strings to kill people, or perform more complex and precise tasks.

However, regardless of the changes, Ling Mo fundamentally remains a superhuman with Puppet Control Ability.

“There were probably many superpowers stronger than mine at the start, but as the saying goes, there are no unbeatable superpowers, only ways to victory.”

Ling Mo was deep in thought when he suddenly felt something strange.

It seemed like the wind had stopped?

And the sky… It seemed to darken rapidly. It had just been dim, but now it was as if several hours had passed in an instant, plunging into deep night.

Living on the edge of life and death every day, Ling Mo tried to maintain a lighthearted attitude, but his sense of danger had become instinctual.

He released the hand propping up his head and slowly sat up.

“MeGu!”

“Shh.” Ling Mo patted bighead, Xiao Bai’s head.

Being petted so casually by a human… The mutation panda covered its eyes with its paws, rolling over in embarrassment.

But it had just started rolling when it bumped into a pair of long legs.

The moment it lowered its paws, a look of terror flashed in the mutation panda’s eyes: “MeGu… MeGu…”

But before it could cry out, Xia Na had already kicked it back.

“Gu!”

The mutation panda shook its head and got up, then quietly hid behind Yu Shiran.

Despite its usual frenzy, the oppressive aura Black Na exuded always made it fear this long-haired girl.

If it were any other time, Ling Mo would have said something, but now, he was staring intently at the surroundings, his expression serious.

Like Ling Mo, these Leader-Level female zombies seemed to sense something as well.

The area was eerily silent, but it felt like something in the grass was watching them.

Even the chirping of insects in the grass was completely silent now.

Darkness seemed to close in from all directions, and soon, the area was enveloped in inky blackness.

In such an environment, others might feel a sudden sense of isolation.

But Ling Mo’s group had a psychic link, so although everyone felt a bit lost, no one panicked or shouted in fear.

Ling Mo narrowed his eyes warily. From the moment he sensed something was wrong to the entire area becoming pitch black, it was only a brief second or two.

And at the exact moment darkness fully descended, Ling Mo immediately felt a powerful surge of psychic power.

Just as he was about to extend his psychic tentacle, the situation before him changed dramatically.

“What the…”

After a brief moment of darkness, when the sky reappeared, it was a blood-red hue.

Although Ling Mo should have been in the wilderness, he suddenly found himself in a filthy alley.

The ground was covered in unidentifiable filth, and the sky above was only a narrow sliver.

This sudden change in scenery felt oddly familiar to Ling Mo…

“Where have I seen this before… Oh right!”

A flash of insight hit Ling Mo. No wonder the darkness felt familiar…

This was very similar to Xia Na’s psychic realm!

“So… could this be the psychic realm of a mental ability superhuman? No…”

If they had been forcibly pulled into a psychic realm, wouldn’t their Main Bodies be completely unprotected?

If one’s psychic power fully enters another person’s psychic realm, their Main Body would become vegetative at that moment.

Moreover, Xia Na had pulled Ling Mo in during a rare, opportune moment.

That success was also based on the psychic link between Ling Mo and her.

Ling Mo’s psychic power was already strong enough that it would be impossible for someone to drag him into a psychic realm without him noticing.

“So, my Main Body is still here… What’s going on? Did they bring their psychic realm into the real world?”

Ling Mo felt the psychic energy fluctuations around him and quickly figured out the key.

The person who had suddenly launched this sneak attack was also a master of illusions.

But compared to the Long-haired Youth from before, this person was clearly much stronger.

They didn’t distort the opponent’s vision or affect their psychic power but instead projected their psychic realm outward, enveloping Ling Mo and his group.