Chapter 539 – Xiao Bai’s Reversion

“You all… Ah!”

Su Qianrou had just started speaking when she felt the rope suddenly tighten, causing her to scream out in surprise.

“Shh, already forgetting the rules?”

Xia Na was holding the other end of the rope. With a light pull, she hoisted Su Qianrou up a bit, instantly increasing the friction.

It seemed like they had rigged up a pulley system specifically to torment her.

Su Qianrou wanted to look up, but the mixture of shame and distress reminded her it was best not to move.

“I ask, you answer, got it?”

Xia Na said with a laugh, wrapping the rope around her wrist: “Answer me! Don’t just stand there dumbfounded.”

Su Qianrou was so furious she felt like she might burst. She never imagined she’d be disciplined by such a young girl!

Looking at Xia Na’s innocent face, Su Qianrou couldn’t help but feel that this girl must have an invisible pair of devil horns on her head.

Seeing Su Qianrou purse her lips and not answer, Xia Na immediately moved to twist her wrist.

The motion made Su Qianrou’s body go numb in fear. She quickly said, “I understand! I understand, I understand!”

“Good girl.”

Good girl, my foot! Su Qianrou was both embarrassed and angry. She turned her head and saw Li Wei looking at her pitifully, her eyes widening in surprise.

The timid girl was startled for a moment, then silently raised her hands to cover her ears and buried her head in her knees.

Xia Na didn’t notice Su Qianrou’s little movement and asked, “So, why were you following us?”

“I have something I want to discuss with you all,” Su Qianrou said, “It’s about…”

“You can’t discuss it with us, you need to talk to Ling Mo,” Li Yalin interrupted her.

“Mm…” Ye Lian nodded in agreement.

Su Qianrou was speechless: “Great, my words are being blocked…”

These three girls were so fierce yet so obedient! What kind of spell did Ling Mo cast on them?

If they were all weak girls who had to rely on Ling Mo, it would be understandable…

But why do they all listen to Ling Mo when they’re so strong?

“You all are so spineless!” Su Qianrou decided to use reverse psychology.

“Spineless… what does that mean?” Li Yalin and Ye Lian looked at each other in confusion.

Only Xia Na nonchalantly replied, “Those boring and troublesome things, we leave them to Ling-Ge. We’re not interested at all.”

“…”

Su Qianrou was speechless again. So, it turned out these three girls simply found it all too troublesome…

“It seems you trust him a lot… Haven’t you ever thought that his decisions might not always be right? With your strength, you could clearly be more secure…” Su Qianrou ultimately decided not to voice those chaotic thoughts.

Even though she had been cursing Ling Mo in her heart, determined to teach him a lesson, she hesitated when it came down to it.

These three girls… they’re actually quite innocent… Is it really necessary to use such underhanded tactics to sow discord? Besides, using that kind of thing to threaten Ling Mo would be quite humiliating for her too.

What a dilemma! Su Qianrou sighed deeply in her heart.

“What does it matter if he’s right or wrong? Besides, who are you to judge?” Xia Na immediately laughed.

“Exactly…” Li Yalin and Ye Lian exchanged glances again and nodded simultaneously.

“Enough already!”

Su Qianrou finally lost it. She bit her lip, extremely frustrated…

“Tsk, I thought it was something important,” Xia Na turned her head disinterestedly.

“Exactly, exactly…” Li Yalin nodded vigorously, though her expression clearly showed she hadn’t understood.

Ye Lian looked up at Su Qianrou, then also lost interest.

“Let’s go, let’s go. I almost thought she wanted to do something to Ling-Ge again… Hmph, one forceful kiss wasn’t enough, such a demanding woman…”

“What?”

“Ah, don’t ask…”

The three female zombies talked among themselves as they opened the door and walked out without looking back.

Su Qianrou was left in a daze.

When she finally came to her senses, the Chief of Staff of the Falcon team was grinding her teeth in anger: “Explain yourselves! Who forced a kiss on him? Who’s being demanding? That Ling Mo… he actually said that! Aren’t you angry? Why aren’t you angry? Hey! When did I ever want to do anything to him?”

Li Yalin, who was walking at the back, suddenly turned her head and winked at Su Qianrou. “It’s okay, I understand you.”

Bang.

The door closed, and the room immediately fell silent.

“Who needs your understanding!!!”

A few seconds later, Su Qianrou suddenly stiffened, then yelled out, “Come back! Get me down! Hey! Li Wei! Li Wei! Why are you still covering your ears?! Help!!!”

…

That night, Ling Mo quietly slipped out of the Second Camp and headed into the wilderness outside.

With his current level of psychic power, sneaking out silently was no big deal, especially when he was deliberately concealing his presence and sensing his surroundings.

They were set to leave for X City early the next morning, and Ling Mo had chosen this time to sneak out for one specific reason…

He moved swiftly, pushing through the tall grass while sensing the direction of the psychic link.

Ordinary superhumans with mental abilities wouldn’t have such agility, but Ling Mo’s virus-modified body allowed him to perform like this without any additional enhancements.

“This way…”

Ling Mo’s Sensing Ability had also grown much stronger. The closer he got, the clearer and more precise the location at the other end of the psychic link became.

“Wow!”

Just as Ling Mo pushed aside a large clump of weeds, a white blur flashed past his eyes.

In the next instant, the wilderness was the scene of an intense chase that would have terrified an ordinary person.

A chubby white mutation beast was frantically pursuing a human. Despite the stark difference in size, the white mutation beast’s movements were incredibly agile, even surpassing the human’s.

Ling Mo dodged several times but was finally tackled by the mutation panda and pinned down in the grass.

“MeGu~”

Xiao Bai’s paw gently pressed down on Ling Mo’s shoulder, its head lowered to nuzzle Ling Mo’s face affectionately.

“Alright, alright… Hey, hey, that tickles! Oh, come on!”

Ling Mo tried to shake his head to avoid it, but to his surprise, a dozen silver threads extended from Xiao Bai’s white fur, holding his head firmly in place.

Xiao Bai took the opportunity to rub its big head against Ling Mo, engaging in some playful harassment. The two mutation beasts, one large and one small, worked in perfect harmony, not giving Ling Mo a moment to catch his breath.

“Let go… it tickles, stop… stop licking me, geez!”

At this moment, another head popped out from behind Xiao Bai. Yu Shiran, watching Ling Mo struggle, giggled, “You’ve left us out here for days. Xiao Bai missed you so much!”

“It wants me dead, more like…” Ling Mo managed to squeeze out a sentence with difficulty.

“Hmph, Xiao Bai, get up.” Yu Shiran patted Xiao Bai’s head, and the silver threads around her neck retracted.

Ling Mo finally got free, lying on the ground and coughing for a while before he could catch his breath.

Although Xiao Bai had been careful, its weight and strength were still too much for Ling Mo’s flesh and blood to bear comfortably.

“How did it get fatter after just a few days?” Ling Mo glanced at Xiao Bai and remarked.

Given Xiao Bai’s size, it was impossible to bring it into the Second Camp. Ling Mo had no choice but to leave Yu Shiran and Xiao Bai in the wilderness, with Black Silk left behind with strict instructions not to leave the area.

This wilderness, with its vastness and tall grass, was perfect for hiding. Not only was it hard to spot from a distance, but even a close search might not reveal the presence of the zombie and the two beasts.

As Ling Mo’s psychic power grew, the distance for maintaining a psychic link with his Zombie Puppets also increased.

Previously, the maximum range was around 2,000 meters, but now it had extended to about 3,000 meters.

This distance was more than sufficient for the time being.

“Xiao Bai loves to eat!” Yu Shiran answered, shaking a small pouch at her waist. “It ate most of the snacks you left!”

This zombie loli’s chest had also developed quite a bit, but Ling Mo only glanced at it before quickly looking away.

“This is too inhuman…” he thought. Even a little loli was about to surpass Xia Na in chest size…

“Eh? What’s up with Xiao Bai’s color…”

Ling Mo reached out and parted the fur on Xiao Bai’s neck to take a closer look, suddenly exclaiming.

The lighting was dim, and the earlier chaos had kept him from noticing this change. But now, upon closer inspection, Xiao Bai’s white fur was the same as always, yet its red fur had noticeably darkened.

It was clear that after leaving the semi-enclosed environment of the Zoo, Xiao Bai had started to adapt to the new surroundings, altering its evolutionary path.

After spending a few days in the wilderness, the changes had become even more apparent.

To be precise… it had reverted to an ancestral form!

This mutation panda’s appearance was beginning to resemble that of a traditional panda, though its size was several times larger than an ordinary adult panda.

“You often get stuck in doors and alleys, why don’t you shrink a bit!” Ling Mo exclaimed, then immediately thought of Black Silk and quickly shook his head, “Never mind, you’re fine as you are.”

“Are you planning to take us back?” Yu Shiran asked.

“Uh… not yet. Actually,” under Yu Shiran’s suddenly cold gaze, Ling Mo continued naturally, “you’ll have to run with me for a bit…”

With a psychic link distance of 3,000 meters, and not even the maximum range, considering the usual flying altitude of the helicopter, it was indeed feasible for Yu Shiran and Xiao Bai to run below.

Xiao Bai’s speed and endurance were among the best in the mutation beast category. Running all the way would be tough but manageable.

Having carefully considered these factors, Ling Mo decided to return to X City with Lucy and the others.

“Hmph!”

Yu Shiran snorted heavily, wrapping her small arms around Xiao Bai’s neck. “Sooner or later, I’ll find Ban Yue and eat you, Sausage Human!”

“Sure, sure… I’ll be waiting,” Ling Mo replied insincerely.