Chapter 582 – A Terrifying New World

To put it plainly, Ye Kai’s behavior was masochistic.

Every time Ling Mo beat him, Ye Kai would train even harder, and then the next day he would seek out Ling Mo again.

But after a few sessions, he noticed that Ling Mo began to avoid him…

If he was simply a sparring partner, it would be one thing, but Ye Kai was extremely relentless.

After being knocked down once, he would shout, “Again!” and then with reddened eyes, charge back in.

He even made it hard for Ling Mo to go easy on him…

But today, it was Ling Mo who sought out Ye Kai.

“Come on, let’s spar one more time,” Ling Mo said, twisting his wrist.

Ye Kai didn’t rush to start. He looked at Ling Mo with some confusion and suddenly asked, “You’re leaving, aren’t you?”

“Yes,” Ling Mo didn’t deny it.

Though Ye Kai looked like he deserved a beating, he was actually quite perceptive. It wasn’t surprising that he had figured this out.

When Ling Mo had him bring Shuhan and Xia Zhi over earlier, he vaguely sensed that Ye Kai had already suspected something.

But Ye Kai was very discreet. If Ling Mo didn’t say anything, he wouldn’t ask, nor would he mention it to anyone else.

“When?” Ye Kai asked again.

“In a day or two,” Ling Mo replied. He had already spent enough time with the F Team. The things he needed to do and solve were mostly done.

Once he left, Mu Chen and the others would also disappear from the F Team.

Before leaving, of course, he had to give special attention to the team he had just built up.

After hearing Ling Mo, Ye Kai was silent for a moment, then drew two knives, his eyes suddenly becoming serious, “Let’s fight.”

“Then this time, I’ll go all out,” Ling Mo suddenly said.

Ye Kai was instantly stunned. Before he could react, a dizzying sensation struck.

Not good!

Realizing the danger, Ye Kai moved both hands simultaneously, the knife flashes protecting his entire body.

“It’s useless,” Ling Mo’s psychic tentacles were much faster than Ye Kai’s hand speed. Several tentacles passed through the knife flashes and accurately grasped Ye Kai’s wrists.

Ye Kai only felt a sudden pain in his wrists, causing him to involuntarily fling both knives away.

“Ah!”

As Ye Kai was about to struggle, he suddenly lost his balance and found himself hanging upside down.

It took a second…

By the time Ye Kai snapped out of his dizziness, it was already too late.

The most terrifying part was, he had no idea what had just happened. In an instant, he was hung upside down.

Looking at Ling Mo, he was still standing in the same spot, completely unmoved…

“What is this…” Ye Kai felt as if he’d been struck by lightning again. Only now did he understand what Ling Mo meant by going all out.

So, Ling Mo had never been serious before!

Reflecting on how he used to train in that state, only to get beaten each time, and now he couldn’t even put up a fight, Ye Kai couldn’t hold back his tears.

The gap was too immense! Far bigger than he had ever imagined!

“Thud!”

Ling Mo dropped him down. Ye Kai was so disoriented that he fell to the ground with a thud, looking quite pitiable.

He attempted to get up in a daze, only to suddenly see a hand extended towards him.

“Admit defeat,” Ling Mo said.

“…You win, but I won’t admit defeat,” Ye Kai said dejectedly.

“You have to realize you’ve lost to understand the gap between us. Just fighting like this won’t help,” Ling Mo said sincerely. “Psychic power and superhuman abilities are things you need to explore gradually. By pushing yourself this hard, your improvement will be limited. It’s better to fully understand and master your abilities, accumulating them until they transform qualitatively.”

Ling Mo’s words reflected his own experience. Speaking of effort, how many superhumans could train their psychic power as diligently as he did day in and day out?

Ye Kai was very similar to him in this aspect. They both wanted to become stronger but didn’t have extraordinarily powerful abilities right from the start.

However, Ling Mo firmly believed that even the weakest abilities could unleash extraordinary power. It all depended on how the possessor chose to uncover it.

Hearing Ling Mo, Ye Kai was momentarily taken aback.

He suddenly realized he might have been headed in the wrong direction all along.

By pushing himself like this, how much could his strength improve?

A few days ago, he had been beaten by Ling Mo, and today he was still being beaten by Ling Mo, unable to hold out even for an extra second.

Could getting beaten a few more times really make him transform?

Ye Kai suddenly understood why Ling Mo wanted to have this fight with him. Only such an absolute overpowering display of strength could wake him up. With his personality, once he decided on a direction, he wouldn’t turn back no matter what. No matter how others might try to persuade him, it wouldn’t work. Only by thoroughly defeating him could Ling Mo get through to him.

As it turned out, Ling Mo was right. Ye Kai had been awakened.

The gap was too vast, so vast that he couldn’t force himself to catch up right away.

Just like Ling Mo said, it wasn’t a difference in quantity but in quality.

Ever since losing to Ling Mo, Ye Kai had been in a constant state of anxiety, but now he suddenly calmed down.

No matter how impatient he got, he couldn’t catch up immediately…

If he couldn’t defeat Ling Mo in front of him, how could he find him in the endless sea of zombies?

The more anxious he was, the worse he performed…

Thinking of this, Ye Kai suddenly felt very grateful.

As a fellow superhuman, Ling Mo was very different from the people in the F Team.

Most members of the F Team were superhumans, but few of them would share their experiences with their abilities. Most people kept to themselves, afraid of being understood too clearly by others.

Not just in the F Team, but probably many humans were like this.

They fought zombies, battled the increasingly harsh living conditions, and also had to fight among themselves.

But Ling Mo was willing to take this much effort, sharing his own experiences sincerely, which made Ye Kai feel something different.

“Tell me, what do you want me to do?” Ye Kai took a deep breath and asked.

Ling Mo smiled slightly and said, “Help me take care of the Miracle Squad.”

“You mean…” Ye Kai suddenly held his breath.

“Yes, I think you’d be a suitable captain,” Ling Mo nodded.

Ye Kai’s eyes lit up, but he quickly shook his head vigorously. “No, the captain should still be you. I’ll… be the Vice Captain.”

“Alright…” Ling Mo knew how stubborn he could be, so he could only smile helplessly.

Ye Kai was indeed a very suitable candidate. He was determined and, aside from wanting to become stronger, didn’t care about other things. This eliminated the possibility of those in the F Team turning them against each other.

Ling Mo left this team as the first step towards paving his own path for the future, but also for other reasons…

“Take this,” Ling Mo said as he pulled out a Communicator and tossed it to Ye Kai, “Whether you can get in touch or not will depend on luck…”

Communication difficulties were inevitable in their situation.

“I understand,” Ye Kai said, catching it and nodding.

“Alright, is there anything else you need to ask?” Ling Mo continued.

“Don’t worry about me. And… someday, I will surpass you!” Ye Kai said, gripping the knife handle tightly.

Ling Mo pursed his lips and then suddenly smiled, “Don’t you think that’s a bit foolish?”

“Hmm…” Ye Kai felt frustrated once again. He was being serious, but somehow, Ling Mo’s words made him feel embarrassed.

“By the way…” Seeing Ling Mo about to leave, Ye Kai suddenly asked, “Can I ask why you’re doing this?”

“What?” Ling Mo turned his head and asked.

“You have strength, you have people, and if you wanted, you could easily establish your own territory. Why don’t you stay?” Ye Kai had been curious about this question for a long time.

Ling Mo pondered for a moment before asking in return, “Then what about you? With your current strength, you could easily get by in the F Team, and you could even do quite well. So why are you always so set on becoming even stronger?”

“Personal reasons…” Ye Kai’s expression suddenly became a bit somber, and he replied in a low voice.

“I’m the same,” Ling Mo said.

For Ling Mo, the mutations and evolutions of Ye Lian and the others were both an expectation and a responsibility.

If he only sought personal enjoyment, he could easily settle somewhere, put up a sign, and play the role of a Boss.

But… the calm within the F Team couldn’t cover up the blood and chaos outside.

The newly emerging mutation species, the Screamers created by the Spider Queen… these new zombies were spreading at a terrifying rate unseen by humans.

Perhaps, once they stepped out the door a few days from now, they would be facing an even more terrifying and bloodier world…