Chapter 543 – The Strong Muscle Man

“Ouch…” Xiao Ming was still moaning softly.

His body was completely stuck in the crevice, and any movement would rub against his wounds, putting him in a difficult situation.

“Hey, stop whining, or you’ll attract zombies!” Guan He scolded, though his actions were gentle.

An unexpected incident occurred during their operation. Ling Mo said nothing, but Huang Duo already had a sour expression on his face.

“What the heck… If Guan He hadn’t vouched for you, how could you have come with us? Guan He, didn’t you say he wouldn’t hold us back? He can’t even walk without causing trouble, what kind of person is this…” Huang Duo grumbled irritably, frowning as he cursed on the side.

Xiao Ming’s face flushed red, and a layer of sweat appeared on his forehead. It was unclear whether it was due to the pain or embarrassment.

“Huang Duo, just say less…” Guan He whispered.

Ling Mo stepped back and leaned against the wall. Delaying for a few minutes wasn’t really a big deal…

However, at that moment, a figure suddenly sprang out from behind.

The figure moved extremely fast, appearing out of nowhere in everyone’s line of sight, and directly lunged at Xiao Ming.

“Ah!” Guan He instinctively screamed, but there was no time to react.

The opponent’s movements were too fast! From appearing to leaping, and then pouncing on Xiao Ming’s back, the entire process was completed in no more than a second.

Ling Mo was also taken aback. Unexpectedly, despite his psychic probe, a creature managed to infiltrate!

His psychic tentacle was much faster than his physical reaction. As soon as the figure appeared, Ling Mo’s psychic tentacle had already reached out, directly wrapping around the opponent.

At the same time, Ling Mo also “saw” the figure’s psychic light cluster.

Blood-red in color, clearly a Senior Zombie. However, judging by the fluctuations, its intelligence was not as high as Ye Lian’s. But its stealth ability and speed were already at the Leader Zombie level. Otherwise, how could it have sneaked so close under the noses of Ling Mo and three Leader-Level female zombies and launched a sudden attack?

“Ahhh!!” Xiao Ming screamed immediately, almost instinctively trying to push forward, but the more anxious he became, the more mistakes he made.

As he struggled to squeeze through, his wounds tore open even more.

Guan He had already reacted and was desperately trying to pull Xiao Ming’s arm inward.

“Stop moving!” Ling Mo shouted.

“Stop moving?” Guan He was stunned. In Xiao Ming’s current situation, staying still was a death sentence!

But if they could pull him through immediately, the Zombie would crash into the Tanker Truck, sparing him from harm.

This Tanker Truck was wedged sideways against the wall, leaving a narrow gap. The truck’s body was almost completely flush with the wall.

To get through, one had to hunch slightly and carefully squeeze through the narrow gap below.

So, after Xiao Ming got stuck, it was hard for him to muster any strength, and with his injuries, squeezing through became even more difficult.

He was now desperately struggling, causing the bloodstains on his pants to spread rapidly.

But what was more important, his wounds or his life? The answer was obvious!

Guan He paused his actions, but Xiao Ming kept trying to push through.

Huang Duo cursed, “Stop moving? Are we supposed to wait for death?”

Ling Mo ignored them. He had yelled for Xiao Ming to stop moving to prevent his wounds from worsening.

However, it seemed that although Guan He and Xiao Ming admired them, it was unrealistic to expect them to fully entrust their lives to him after only a few minutes of cooperation…

Ling Mo’s attention remained on the Zombie. As his psychic tentacle wrapped around the Zombie, he felt a sudden throbbing pain in his temples.

“So strong!” Ling Mo was shocked and quickly increased the output of his psychic power.

One meter… Half a meter!

Xiao Ming was already numb, his heart had stopped!

Guan He was also pale with despair. He kept pulling Xiao Ming, but it seemed they wouldn’t make it in time!

Huang Duo tried to move, but in such a narrow space, could he get through? If he went around the vehicle, Xiao Ming would be dead by then!

He looked anxiously at Ling Mo. This guy was so strong, was he just going to watch?

Ling Mo certainly wasn’t just watching; he was wrestling with the Zombie using his psychic tentacle…

The Zombie’s speed was forcibly slowed down, and its specific form became clear to Ling Mo.

“Holy crap! What the heck is this?”

Ling Mo then realized that this was a variation zombie!

And not just any variation zombie, but a particularly bizarre one.

Its face still retained a human shape, but the body had rapidly mutated, looking as if it had no skin, composed entirely of blood-red muscles.

The upper body of this variation zombie was even more muscular, putting human bodybuilders to shame.

However, the exposed veins and muscles were extremely creepy…

Its arms were exceptionally long, like those of a gorilla, but in contrast, its head was tiny…

“Another monster where body mutation inversely correlates with intelligence…”

This was common among many variation zombies, though there were exceptions like the Spider Queen.

Speaking of which, Ling Mo had led the Spider Queen to act as a temporary ally, and he still didn’t know what had become of her…

“Not the time to think about that!” Ling Mo quickly refocused.

He had already deployed a dozen psychic tentacles, each holding one of the variation zombie’s limbs and neck. Additionally, one tentacle shot directly at the monster’s head.

Headshot!

Ling Mo had anticipated the monster’s fate, but to his surprise, the materialized tentacle only managed to create a bump on the creature’s head!

Yes, just a large bump!

This variation zombie had incredibly strong defense!

“Roar!”

The variation zombie howled in pain but didn’t slow down its movements.

Ling Mo’s expression remained unchanged as he increased the intensity of his psychic power.

“Boom!”

Finally, the Zombie was forcefully thrown backward, landing heavily on the ground, just half a meter away from Xiao Ming.

Seizing this chance, Xiao Ming managed to squeeze through. However, his pale face, terrified eyes, and heavily bleeding wounds indicated his dire condition.

Still, having escaped from the brink of death, his expression showed immense relief and excitement.

Huang Duo’s expression changed slightly. Though the recent events seemed long, they actually happened in the blink of an eye.

Ling Mo stood motionless, yet was able to hurl the incredibly swift Zombie away. Such reaction speed and combat prowess were beyond Huang Duo’s reach.

Especially considering that he had just doubted Ling Mo in his heart, Huang Duo now felt a bit guilty.

But the more he blamed himself, the more annoyed he felt toward Ling Mo…

The variation zombie had only been knocked down and quickly got back up, but by this time, Li Yalin had already leaped out, appearing beside the variation zombie in the blink of an eye.

How she managed to squeeze through that gap so quickly was a mystery to everyone but Ye Lian and her group…

Xiao Ming was instantly in tears. Watching Li Yalin move so freely made his own struggle to squeeze through seem utterly foolish…

Li Yalin flashed to the side of the variation zombie and swung her arm down as it was just getting back up.

“Clang!”

However, when Snake Kiss struck the variation zombie’s neck, it made a sound like metal clashing!

A blood trail appeared, but it didn’t actually damage the variation zombie’s muscles and bones.

Ling Mo had already noticed that whenever the variation zombie was attacked, its muscles would immediately contract, reducing Li Yalin’s powerful strike to a mere superficial wound.

Not only that, its muscles were incredibly resilient, making it extremely difficult to cut through, like trying to slice meat with a dull knife!

Most people would be stunned by such a situation, but as a Senior Zombie, Li Yalin didn’t experience emotions like nervousness…

“Roar!”

The variation zombie, in pain, swung a backhanded slap, but by then Li Yalin had already “flown” up, appearing above the variation zombie’s head as if suspended by wires.

The variation zombie was visibly stunned for a moment, and taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Yalin stomped down on its head with a resounding “boom.”

The head was tough, but the neck wasn’t as strong…

With a “crack,” the mutated zombie’s neck twisted, making it look like it had a stiff neck.

“Roar!”

It leaped up with its head tilted and reached out to grab Li Yalin, but she had already leaped higher, hanging in mid-air more than ten meters above.