Chapter 622 – “In-Depth” Understanding

“Alright, let me put it simply…”

Under Yuwen Xuan’s gaze, the man finally conceded. Being stared down by Mad Xuan was not an enjoyable experience by any means.

“Because our situations are significantly different, the evolution directions and characteristics of Zombies are somewhat varied. However, these differences are not apparent without concrete data comparisons because, after all, they belong to the same species. Those subtle changes are practically invisible without detailed samples,” the man explained. “Besides, we can’t just offer this information to you, right? Since this is a collaboration, both sides need to show some sincerity.”

“So, what are your requirements?” Zhang Yu asked.

“You need to provide us with more comprehensive intelligence, much more detailed than what you’ve given us so far. To be honest, the information you’ve provided is too crude. Organ mutation, limb mutation, basic habits of the species… these are things anyone could observe with a bit of effort. We need an in-depth analysis, something equivalent to a Zombie version of human psychology or human biology,” the man said quickly.

“That’s…” Zhang Yu showed a slight look of embarrassment.

Did they really think everyone was a Zombie expert?

Most people simply knew how to avoid or kill Zombies. Interests, hobbies, or mating preferences of Zombies… who cared about that?

“Speaking of in-depth…” Yuwen Xuan picked up a pen and twirled it between his fingers, speaking thoughtfully, “I actually do know someone.”

As soon as he spoke, the people in the conference room all turned their sights to him.

Was there really such a person? What did he do?

Even the man who asked the question was taken aback. “There really is?”

“Yes!” Yuwen Xuan nodded affirmatively.

Indeed, the person he thought of was Ling Mo…

When it comes to in-depth knowledge of Zombies, who could surpass Ling Mo?

“But there’s a problem… I don’t know where he is,” Yuwen Xuan frowned.

“That’s not an issue,” the man turned his head and glanced at a young girl standing behind him. “She’s an expert at finding people.”

“Any information you can provide me? Name, appearance, places they’ve been, possible location?”

The young girl took a step forward, lifting her duckbill cap slightly, her cold eyes staring at Yuwen Xuan.

“Uh… his name is Ling Mo,” Yuwen Xuan replied.

“What?” The girl’s expression suddenly froze on her face.

…

Ling Mo had no idea he was being thought of by someone at that moment. All his attention was concentrated on the rampaging female giant zombie in front of him.

Standing three meters tall, she had to move on all fours, but that didn’t slow her down. She rampaged through the room like a crazed gorilla.

But when a gorilla possesses both incredible strength and terrifying speed, it turns into a destructive bio-mechanical tank.

Xia Na and Ling Mo’s coordinated efforts had left more than a dozen wounds on her, but her muscular resilience and size ensured that these injuries weren’t fatal.

On the contrary, the blood and pain only agitated her further, as well as her mate.

Every time the female giant zombie was injured, the male giant zombie would go berserk and attempt to charge in.

However, such actions only put him in danger, and each time he did this, he accumulated more wounds.

His injuries, in turn, would agitate the female giant zombie.

“It’s a vicious cycle…”

Ling Mo quickly noticed this pattern. Despite their chaos, they had almost torn down the house.

The huge commotion didn’t attract ordinary zombies, thanks to the terrifying aura of the three Leader-Level Zombies and two dominant-level zombies.

Fighting against two dominant-level peers also excited Ye Lian and the others.

Luckily, they had stayed with Ling Mo for a long time and were restrained by his psychic link; otherwise, the scene would have turned a hundred times bloodier.

“It’s a war of attrition. The key is to prevent them from reuniting,” Ling Mo thought while coordinating with Xia Na. “Their greatest advantage is also their greatest weakness.”

However, the cooperation between these zombie mates stirred a feeling within Ling Mo.

Is this… zombie nature?

Though they expressed it through violence and bloodshed, it reminded him of Yu Shiran and Ban Yue, who also seemed to care for each other.

But just as Ling Mo got distracted, a piano flew over his head.

Feeling a wave of dizziness, Ling Mo immediately got furious: “Dammit!”

Meanwhile, Mu Chen was also lost in thought. What was running through his mind, however, was…

Where’s the damn signal?

He hadn’t seen Xia Zhi since earlier, but the signal didn’t seem to be coming.

Though it wasn’t very moral… this was actually the perfect time to escape.

Even though he knew Ling Mo wouldn’t just let them leave, and the idea that “the zombies would keep them occupied, so he could safely escape” was simply not going to happen. Nevertheless, the success rate at this moment was higher than ever.

As for any moral qualms…

If Ling Mo and the others decided to chase him, they’d first have to deal with these two zombies, and that, in Mu Chen’s eyes, was quite considerate.

In reality, he didn’t understand Ling Mo and their actions at all. They were clearly planning to kill these two monsters.

Killing Senior Zombies? That’s a thankless task!

If not absolutely necessary, most people wouldn’t even want to mess with ordinary zombies, let alone Senior Zombies.

The risks both sides had to bear were on completely different levels!

Fighting zombies to the death with no reward in sight was absolutely insane!

As he grumbled internally, Mu Chen was also thinking about how, considering he couldn’t realistically escape from Ling Mo and the others, he should probably try to be a bit less annoying.

For instance, once he received the signal, he could follow the plan to hold them off while helping Ling Mo and the others take a route with fewer zombies to escape these two monsters…

However, at that very moment, Mu Chen’s body suddenly stiffened.

He felt something pressing against his waist…

“Don’t move.”

A low voice sounded behind him, causing Mu Chen’s already tense expression to turn even more bizarre.

“Xia Zhi?”

Mu Chen had just started to turn his head when he felt a heavy blow to his waist.

The intense pain made him instantly convulse, and the knife in his hand was taken away.

This straightforward move quickly made him understand that the person behind him wasn’t joking.

But… what the hell is happening?!

At the same time, a crisp sound suddenly echoed from another corner of the cafe, accompanied by Xu Shuhan’s scream.

“Ahhhhh…”

Mu Chen’s face turned even more grim. Before he could say anything, he felt his arm twisted behind his back, and he was rapidly dragged towards the stairway.

“Xia Zhi, are you looking for death?!”

Mu Chen growled. The last thing he saw was Ling Mo being chased by the female giant zombie, sprinting frantically towards the same corner…

…

“What the hell are you doing?!”

As he was dragged downstairs, Mu Chen continued shouting.

“Ah!”

A sudden blow to his back made Mu Chen cry out in pain.

He was then roughly pushed against the wall, and Xia Zhi leaned in close, shoving the barrel of a gun into his mouth.

“I hate it when you talk. Shut up. Every time you speak, I want to blow your brains out.”

Xia Zhi’s face remained expressionless, his voice devoid of any emotion.

But what he said shocked Mu Chen completely.

“You…”

“Don’t worry, I’m not going to do anything… drastic,” Xia Zhi said, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly. “I’m just planning to escape. Unfortunately, not using your dumb plan.”

“Don’t give me that look. I’m just trying to survive. Or maybe you could say I’m aiming for a better survival.” Xia Zhi shook his head, though his expression made it hard to tell if he was smiling.

“If Ling Mo and the others weren’t so strong, and you all weren’t so weak, I wouldn’t have to do this. Now, I’ll leave the rest to you.”

Xia Zhi yanked Mu Chen’s hair downward, delivering a knee strike that left Mu Chen collapsing in agony.

“Clang!”

Xia Zhi threw a knife onto the stairwell corner below, then quickly ran down the stairs.

Just as he was about to turn the corner, he suddenly stopped and raised his hand toward Mu Chen.

Two fingers in a ‘V’ shape, and an expressionless face.

Then he dashed down, disappearing from Mu Chen’s sight.

“Damn it…”

Mu Chen painfully curled up, slowly dragging himself towards the stairs.