Chapter 626 – The Way of Greeting

“Me?”

Xu Shuhan looked at Ling Mo with some surprise. After a moment of hesitation, she nodded.

But before taking off, she handed over her gun: “If I make any sudden moves, just shoot.”

“Uh…” This made Ling Mo feel a bit awkward. Although he wasn’t completely reassured by them, being called out like that…

Especially her tone, there was something so odd about it…

Before Ling Mo could say anything more, Xu Shuhan took a couple of running steps and then jumped.

Her physical strength was clearly a bit weaker than Mu Chen’s. She barely managed to grab the edge of the building on the other side, and with great effort, she pulled herself up onto the rooftop.

As soon as Xu Shuhan steadied herself, Ling Mo felt her gaze fall on him again.

It seemed to say, see, I didn’t run…

“Your turn.” Ling Mo quickly urged Mu Chen.

Mu Chen also looked at the knife in his hand with a conflicted expression. Then, looking pained, he handed it over: “I… Ouch!”

Before he could finish his sentence, he got kicked in the back of his knee: “Hurry up!”

Mu Chen’s performance wasn’t much better. He still hadn’t recovered from the blow to his stomach, and he struggled to climb up after hanging onto the edge of the building; it took several attempts.

In the end, it was Xu Shuhan who grabbed his arm and pulled him up, giving him a hand.

“Ling-Ge, your turn. We’ll hold them off here,” Xia Na said, slicing through a fireball-shaped enemy and sparing a moment to look back.

“Alright.” Ling Mo didn’t waste any time. After hoisting up his backpack, he suddenly raised his arm.

This action startled both Mu Chen and Xu Shuhan across from him. Was he not planning to take a running start?

But just as this thought crossed their minds, they watched in astonishment as Ling Mo effortlessly leapt up and landed lightly beside them.

“Whoa…” Mu Chen turned and stared at Ling Mo in surprise, then couldn’t help but ask, “Can you use that move to carry someone?”

“Sure…” Ling Mo nodded.

“Then why did you…” Mu Chen immediately thought back to his own froglike flailing, realizing that this guy had been down below just urging him on…

“If you want to be carried.” Ling Mo’s retort shut Mu Chen up. A moment later, Mu Chen shivered and shook his head vigorously.

Xu Shuhan’s expression, however, turned icy upon hearing this. She silently took the gun back from Ling Mo’s hand.

“Get ready!” Ling Mo turned and shouted towards the rooftop opposite them.

Li Yalin and Xia Na were the first to turn around. The two female zombies sprinted towards them and, without any noticeable effort, smoothly landed on their side. The entire process was natural and fluid, without the slightest hesitation.

Even though they were just jumping between buildings, the difference in their abilities was apparent in the details. Mu Chen felt another wave of melancholy. It was one thing to be outmatched by Ling Mo, but even the girls around him were superior.

Where did he find these girls, anyway?!

These women were not only beautiful and well-built but also exceptionally strong. Such a combination would be considered extremely rare anywhere, even in Niepan. Yet Ling Mo had three of them around him…

Mu Chen couldn’t help but glance at Xu Shuhan beside him.

Following Xu Shuhan’s line of sight, he saw Ling Mo catching Xia Na and Li Yalin with open arms…

“Do you really need to catch them?” Mu Chen rolled his eyes and inwardly grumbled.

With Li Yalin and Xia Na gone, Ye Lian also left the Iron Door.

“Bang!”

The Iron Door didn’t last even a second before it was blown away, and immediately after, a dozen zombies squeezed out from behind it.

Several zombies engulfed in flames also crawled up from the drainage pipes, roaring and following Ye Lian as she darted towards them.

“Thud!”

A zombie leaping through the air was hit by a bullet and crashed heavily to the ground.

Ling Mo turned to see Xu Shuhan holding her gun, constantly pulling the trigger.

The zombies closer to Ye Lian were mysteriously dropping like flies, with one or two bullet holes in their heads.

However, Ling Mo’s face was pale. The battle with the dominant level zombie had drained too much of his psychic power.

Under Xu Shuhan and Mu Chen’s watchful eyes, he couldn’t just grab one of the female zombies and start making out with her…

“Hurry up!”

Ling Mo extended his arm and shouted.

But Ye Lian ran directly to the edge of the rooftop and then leaped down forcefully.

“Ah!”

Xu Shuhan couldn’t help but scream, and Mu Chen also jumped in fright.

Being chased by so many zombies, including fireball-throwing ones, it’s no wonder some survivors might be scared enough to jump.

But how could Ye Lian…

Yet almost immediately, they realized their worry was unnecessary.

Several zombies pursued her closely and followed her in the leap.

However, while the zombies crashed to the ground, Ye Lian grabbed the edge of the railing and leapt back up.

And as soon as she landed, she effortlessly jumped to their side.

“Don’t just stand there, take them out!” Ling Mo shouted, extending a psychic tentacle to take down a zombie that had also jumped into the air.

From their elevated position, with a five-meter drop buffering the zombies’ approach, and with Ling Mo’s psychic tentacles and two guns firing, the dozen zombies on the opposite rooftop were quickly dealt with.

But more zombies were bound to follow soon. Ling Mo noticed a zombie with flames sprouting from its head already appearing at the rooftop edge.

“Run, run, run!” Ling Mo cried, knocking that one away as well before leading the group towards another building.

Fortunately, the buildings in this area were relatively uniform in height. As long as no unforeseen mishaps occurred, they had a good chance of escaping safely.

…

A few minutes earlier, when fireworks illuminated the night sky, a pair of eyes were watching the colorful display through the floor-to-ceiling window of a building in Dongming.

“Didn’t expect there to be other survivors in Dongming. And what a unique way to say hello,” the person said, swirling the wine in their glass.

Another person was sitting on the sofa behind him, also staring out the window. The reflected light from the fireworks clearly outlined the scars on his face.

“No.0 didn’t sense anything at all,” Scarface said suddenly, changing the topic.

“No.0 not performing well lately? Ai Feng, you’re not managing your branch very effectively,” the man remarked indifferently, still facing away from Ai Feng.

Ai Feng’s expression turned bitter immediately. “Yeah, the people we sent out are gone, and we still haven’t resolved No.0’s injury. Now we have this mess right on our doorstep…”

“Good that you realize it,” the man chuckled. “Originally, I came to talk to you about matters concerning the united camp, but you’d better handle these urgent issues first. By the way,” he suddenly turned his head and asked, “since No.0 didn’t detect anything, could it be the same person? The one who injured No.0?”

“Just a suggestion.” He raised his glass to Ai Feng, then downed his drink in one gulp. “You might hope it is the same person; that way, we can take care of everything at once.”

As he set his glass down and walked past Ai Feng, he suddenly stopped. “Oh, just in case, I’ll send someone to assist you.”

“This…” Ai Feng, who had been silent until now, widened his eyes and stood up abruptly.

Before he could say anything, the man smiled and patted him on the shoulder. “It’s out of goodwill; don’t refuse.”

The man looked at Ai Feng for a couple of seconds. Satisfied with Ai Feng’s silence, he gave his shoulder another pat. “Very good.”

Then he turned towards the door and called out, “Shen Le! Come in!”

Creak-

As the door slowly opened, Ai Feng turned his head away, his expression now grim.

The weather had already warmed up, but when the figure appeared at the door, Ai Feng felt a chill down his back.

The tall figure, almost as high as the door frame, stood in the shadows, exerting an intangible pressure on Ai Feng.

“Ai Feng never seems too thrilled to see me,” a cheerful voice came from outside the door.

Following that, a shorter figure stepped out from behind the tall one and approached Ai Feng.

The newcomer looked like a young teenager, with hair dyed a fiery red, glowing like a flame under the moonlight.

He wore a smile, hands tucked into the pockets of his track pants, and his teeth gleamed brightly.

“It’s not you…” Ai Feng’s gaze bypassed the young man and stayed locked on the shadowy figure at the door. “It’s him…”

Another firework exploded, and in the sudden flash of light, Ai Feng saw a pair of glowing red eyes…