Chapter 529 – Psychic Shield

As soon as the spiritual body Nana appeared, the frenzied Jianqi immediately and keenly sensed the dangerous aura.

Although he was now in a typical state of brawn over brains, his instinctive combat reactions were still intact.

In mid-sprint, Jianqi abruptly twisted his body, his right foot gripping the ground tightly. After leaving a deep mark on the floor, he forcefully turned around.

“What a quick reaction!”

At the same time, Jianqi used the momentum to swing his right fist, slamming it towards Nana while shouting indistinctly, “Die!”

The sheer force behind this punch was astounding!

“Watch out!”

Lucy couldn’t help but shout, but it was too late to intervene.

She couldn’t see Nana and thought the punch was aimed at Xia Na.

“Quite impressive indeed.”

Nana watched the fist coming towards her but didn’t dodge at all. “But you’ll have to hit me first.”

She slid forward towards the fist, her blood-red scythe slicing down directly at Jianqi’s psychic light cluster.

Bang!

Even though the punch missed, it still made a sharp sound, indicating the immense power behind it.

But no matter how strong the fist, it was useless against a spiritual body…

Jianqi realized something was wrong as soon as he extended his fist, but a sudden, intense pain in his head prevented him from reacting immediately.

“Ah!”

Jianqi’s psychic light cluster was suddenly hit by an external psychic power, causing him to scream in agony and his body to stagger.

Then, the psychic tentacles that followed engulfed him like a tidal wave.

“I will kill you! … Kill you!”

Jianqi’s low growling continued, and his fierce resistance caused Ling Mo some discomfort.

Without Nana, Jianqi might have actually reached Ling Mo.

But there are no ifs in life. Jianqi had no clear understanding of Ling Mo’s superpower and had fallen into Ling Mo’s trap. It was no surprise he ended up in this predicament.

“I won’t say anything! You won’t learn anything! If I die, you won’t live either! You won’t live either!”

This provocation seemed to clear Jianqi’s mind a bit, and he started shouting, “Ling Mo! You’re courting death! You’re courting death!”

“Such a nuisance,” Xia Na said with a frown.

Li Yalin and Ye Lian immediately nodded in agreement.

The three female zombies exchanged glances and then silently surrounded Jianqi.

As Xia Na raised her right foot first, the muffled sounds of “boom, boom” echoed like firecrackers.

“Ling Mo, you… ah! You damn gang up on me, you’ll die a horrible death… ah!”

Soon, Jianqi’s screams gradually faded…

“Don’t you think this method is a bit too violent?” Lucy said, her mouth twitching.

“This is someone else’s territory; we need to end this quickly,” Ling Mo replied.

“What if it’s somewhere else? Hey, don’t turn your head away! What would you do if it were somewhere else?”

A few minutes later, the three female zombies dispersed.

Jianqi lay in the middle, limp as mud, his eyes rolling back, a bit of blood foaming at his mouth, looking utterly miserable.

Ling Mo clenched his fists and slowly walked over to Jianqi.

Jianqi, now in a semi-conscious state, was still twitching slightly, his lips trembling uncontrollably.

“I never intended to interrogate you. With so many secrets hidden inside you, your subconscious must have deeply ingrained impressions of them, right?”

Ling Mo smiled slightly and extended two psychic tentacles, inserting them into Jianqi’s psychic light cluster.

As Ling Mo’s mental energy was rapidly consumed, Jianqi’s body arched suddenly, his eyes wide open, staring fixedly at Ling Mo…

“Whether you talk or not is beyond your control.”

Ling Mo locked eyes with him and suddenly increased the output of his mental energy.

Soon, Ling Mo’s face turned pale. He frowned, accepting the continuous flow of information from Jianqi’s psychic light cluster.

Countless fragments of light flashed through Ling Mo’s mind like a movie projector.

When the disaster first erupted, a pale-faced Jianqi rolled and crawled out of a house…

At that time, Jianqi was merely an ordinary survivor…

Like everyone else, he was anxious and terrified, spending his days with a pounding heart and constant screams. At night, he clung tightly to a dirty blanket, crouched in a corner, his bloodshot eyes watching every movement outside.

…

The scenes quickly passed…

With the awakening of his superpower, Jianqi began to stand out among a group of survivors, becoming everyone’s hope for survival.

It was also at this time that Jianqi began to feel a sense of pride…

While everyone else was plunged into the abyss, only he could climb a bit higher, distancing himself from the depths…

“Why are all these memories…”

Ling Mo frowned, looking at Jianqi writhing like a worm, and felt a surge of urgency.

If all the memories were irrelevant, then this operation would be a failure.

The origin of the virus those four words mattered greatly to Ling Mo.

If he could find the origin, it would benefit his own evolution, the advancement of the female zombies, and even fulfill Ye Lian’s desire to regain her humanity…

Continuing to move forward aimlessly made him feel helpless, as if he were stumbling in the dark.

Seeing a glimmer of light amidst blind struggles, Ling Mo was unwilling to let this opportunity slip away.

“Why… why are his memories all like this…”

Ling Mo increased the output of his mental energy once again, and suddenly his pupils contracted…

“There’s a shield? How could this happen?”

This sudden psychic shield enveloped most of Jianqi’s psychic light cluster.

Moreover, Ling Mo could sense that this wasn’t Jianqi’s mental energy…

“This is…”

He vaguely sensed something unusual, but just then, Jianqi began to struggle madly.

Inside the psychic light cluster, the psychic shield also started to wriggle.

“Damn it!”

It was a psychic shock!

This psychic shield was sacrificing itself, constantly colliding with the remaining psychic light cluster. Before they could neutralize each other, Ling Mo would soon have nothing left to see!

“Whatever you are, you’re looking for death!”

Ling Mo’s brows furrowed tightly, and his psychic tentacles immediately reached out, beginning to directly devour the psychic shield.

…

Tap, tap, tap…

A series of crisp footsteps echoed through the dimly lit corridor. The figure held a folder in his hand, walking with a sense of urgency.

He swiftly traversed the long corridor, arriving at the door of a room at the end.

As he pushed open the door, his voice rang out, “Mr. Ai, No.0 has shown activity.”

“What happened?”

A voice emerged from the shadows within the room.

“No.0 suddenly had a severe reaction, but…” The figure hesitated for a moment, “Please look at the report first.”

“Hand it over.”

The sound of pages being flipped quickly filled the room.

The person who spoke first then said in a low voice, “No.0 didn’t receive any communication signals; it was an instinctual alarm. This indicates that a member has suffered significant trauma, specifically direct and sustained psychic damage.”

“Who is the injured person?” The voice inside the room remained calm, showing no significant emotional fluctuation.

“According to No.0’s feedback, it’s a Level 9 member from F City,” the responder said.

“Level 9… the lowest-level member? A trivial matter, they won’t say anything anyway.”

The person inside seemed disinterested, slowing the pace of flipping through the pages.

The responder paused for a moment, then suddenly said, “The issue is, No.0 indicated it might be a case of absorption… No.0 couldn’t make a precise judgment, but the possibility of intelligence leakage can’t be ruled out.”

“Absorption?”

Before the words had fully left his mouth, a figure stood up abruptly from the sofa inside the room.

“Can’t No.0 stop it?” the person inside asked.

“No, it’s happening very quickly, and the opponent’s psychic power is strong,” the responder said.

“It’s actually absorption…”

The person inside the room was very tall, and in the dim light, his expression was unclear. “Keep a close watch on No.0’s condition!”

“Yes.”

As the figure exited the room, the tall person inside adjusted his slightly reflective glasses. After a while, he slowly sat back on the sofa.

“Absorption… and managed to withstand No.0… Who could this possibly be?”