Chapter 599 – Zombie Factory

Although Ling Mo spoke casually, he was deeply shocked inside.

The psychic power shield was already restricting him significantly, and he hadn’t expected to encounter such a powerful psychic attack.

Thanks to his timely reaction, he avoided any substantial harm, but this situation forced him to be even more cautious.

What exactly attacked him?

Since the opponent was able to detect his psychic fluctuation, could they have also noticed Yu Shiran and Black Silk?

Given the currently tense situation, Ling Mo couldn’t risk using the viewpoint shift recklessly.

However, just when Yu Shiran turned around, Ling Mo caught a glimpse of something through Black Silk’s perspective.

Two elevator doors and a passageway…

“No wonder this place is so big; it seems to be connected to an underground mall,” Ling Mo mused.

In X City, where the population is dense and space is limited, such underground malls are quite common.

But encountering one in this kind of place undoubtedly increased the level of trouble for Ling Mo and his group.

Nevertheless, the trouble also gave Ling Mo a clue.

“There should be some exit signs around here…” Ling Mo said, grabbing Ye Lian and starting to search along the walls.

Although the walls were mostly covered by mucus and watery corpses, after a thorough search, Ling Mo successfully found the main evacuation route’s fire safety sign below an open-mouthed watery corpse.

“This stuff smeared all over it… it must have dripped out from his mouth,” Ling Mo stared disgustedly at the sign for a while, finally discerning the direction it pointed to.

“This way,” he said, pointing with his hand.

The one human and three zombies immediately quickened their pace, advancing swiftly through the dark underground parking lot.

The further they progressed, the more obstacles they encountered. Apart from the increasing layers of mucus, the primary hindrances were still those watery corpses.

These zombies weren’t just on the walls; they were on vehicles and even hanging from the ceiling.

If Ling Mo hadn’t dodged in time, he might have had a “close encounter” with a pair of feet, and just the thought of that experience felt like a nightmare.

“Ling Mo, why do you think there are so many Milky Corpses here?” Li Yalin asked curiously, following behind him.

“How would I know…” Ling Mo replied.

Xia Na then dragged out her tone, “But… generally, variation zombies don’t appear in such large numbers of the same kind, right? Each type of zombie should mutate in different ways, correct? Their genes are different, so how can they end up the same? Just like humans, although everyone has two hands and two feet, how many people look identical? Even twins have different interests and preferences, don’t they?”

“Oh… that’s right!” Ling Mo was momentarily stunned and then asked in confusion, “But Xia Na, do you have any insights on this situation?”

Xia Na giggled, “I wouldn’t call it an insight. But I do have another possibility in mind…”

“What possibility?” Ling Mo and Li Yalin asked curiously at the same time.

Even Ye Lian turned her head to look at Xia Na. Ling Mo happened to notice the mischievous smile on Xia Na’s lips.

“Hehe, equivalent exchange…” Xia Na’s true nature was finally emerging…

Ling Mo sighed and asked, “What do you want to bet this time?”

“Hehe… I’ll tell you once I win, how about that?” Xia Na said as she crossed her arms and gracefully leaped over a watery corpse.

“Again?” Ling Mo felt helpless. He really had no way to deal with the cunning Xia Na.

…

As Ling Mo and his group advanced deeper, some changes were quietly taking place within the underground parking lot.

In a dark corner, there was a faint “crackling” sound.

It was like the sound of an eggshell breaking as something was about to hatch.

And on the ceiling, a large mass of hanging mucus was wriggling continuously.

The red glimmer that had been observing Ling Mo in the darkness now suddenly flashed…

“Hehehe…”

A faint chuckle suddenly emanated from the mucus. A crack split open, revealing a pair of clawed hands at the edge of the fissure.

The hands looked moist, as if they had just emerged from the water.

A bit of translucent liquid was slowly dripping down the blade-like long nails.

Under the unnaturally white skin, bulging veins were subtly pulsing…

It was like a beast awakening from hibernation, disturbed by the intrusion of outsiders…

“Zzzzt!”

With the crack being forcefully torn open, a Red Glimmer accompanied by a sudden figure leaped lightly to the ground.

Under the shaking strands of disheveled hair, the eyes turned in a certain direction, which was exactly where Ling Mo and his group were swiftly moving…

“Hehehe…”

The sound of a tongue licking lips was heard, and the Red Glimmer jumped forward, disappearing into the darkness within an instant…

…

“We should be getting close,” Ling Mo observed the surroundings and said.

Not far ahead were the elevator doors that Ling Mo had seen earlier. He continued searching along the path taken by Yu Shiran and others.

Although the viewpoint shift didn’t last long, Ling Mo used the time to carefully look for distinctive features around.

The main challenge with the viewpoint shift was that Ling Mo couldn’t control where the other person’s viewpoint was oriented.

Of course, if it were a zombie puppet completely under his control, this wouldn’t be an issue.

However, from the time he located Yu Shiran and the others until now, two more minutes had passed, and Ling Mo’s anxiety was growing.

“Is it around here?” Li Yalin sniffed the air hard and then shook her head. “I can’t do it. The smell here is too strong; I can’t find them.”

“We’ll just have to keep looking,” Ling Mo told himself to stay calm. Being anxious wouldn’t help in this situation.

Just then, a muffled sound suddenly came from not far away.

“Boom!”

Ling Mo’s heart skipped a beat. “Did you hear that?”

“Yep!” Xia Na nodded.

“Let’s go!” Ling Mo waved his hand, leading the three female zombies in the direction of the sound.

Although he was anxious, Ling Mo slowed down and increased his vigilance as they approached the source of the sound.

In this dark environment, the noise might not be coming from Yu Shiran and the others…

Despite being mentally prepared, when they rounded a wall and found themselves between two rows of cars, they were still very surprised.

In the red-tinted view, there were watery corpses lying everywhere, and fresh Milky Fluid was splattered all over the ground and walls. A corpse that had been torn apart lay across the hood of a car, and it was likely the source of the sound they had heard.

“What the hell happened here…” Ling Mo was a bit stunned.

“Look at this,” Xia Na jumped onto the car and pulled the corpse down.

Thud!

The dismembered body fell like a broken sack at Ling Mo’s feet. Ling Mo pinched his nose and looked down, noticing something unusual.

“This isn’t a watery corpse,” Ling Mo said in surprise.

“Yeah, don’t you think this corpse looks a lot like the ones we just encountered?” Xia Na said.

“Like who? …Wait a second!”

Ling Mo instinctively asked back, but then a sudden realization struck him.

Who does it look like?! It’s just like the Berserker they encountered earlier!

However, this zombie had mutated not in its hands but its feet.

The feet were exceptionally large and seemed capable of adapting to various terrains…

In other aspects, it was similar to the Berserker, not much different from other zombies.

But unlike the Berserker, this zombie was far less evolved.

“A half-finished product?” Ling Mo stared blankly around.

He suddenly realized that this place could very well be…

“A factory for variation zombies,” Xia Na said, following up.

“Yeah…” Ling Mo nodded heavily, suddenly understanding why Yu Shiran and the others were interested in this place.

If it were him, he’d be interested too!

He originally thought only beings like the Spider Queen could rapidly create more variation zombies, but now this new situation emerged…

“But… what’s the production mechanism?” Ling Mo wondered aloud.

If he could grasp the method of mutation… could he also attempt to control the mutation direction of his zombie puppets?

That way, at least he wouldn’t wake up one day to find that the girls around him had suddenly grown some random body parts…