Chapter 646 – A Beast in Loli’s Clothing

“Still not coming out? Or are you considering it… ready to become one with me? Hehehe…”

As Ai Feng’s words dripped with menace, he moved slowly in the darkness, closing the distance between him and Yu Shiran.

Yu Shiran watched Ai Feng warily, quietly retreating step by step.

Pop!

When Ai Feng’s foot stopped less than three meters away from her, Yu Shiran finally moved.

She sprang up suddenly and darted along the wall in the opposite direction.

“There you are!”

Ai Feng immediately shifted his gaze, releasing a psychic shock before he could even see her clearly.

Yu Shiran, without looking back, trusted that Ling Mo wouldn’t let her fall into danger if he asked her to do this.

Indeed, as the psychic shock was about to hit her psychic light cluster, two other streams of mental energy appeared, shielding her.

One source of the protection came from Black Silk. Although Black Silk was not a mental ability superhuman and primarily relied on physical attacks, as a mysterious creature with strong psychic power, it had considerable resistance to psychic attacks.

Since Yu Shiran was Black Silk’s symbiote, she was naturally within its instinctive protection range.

The other source, of course, was Ling Mo.

At the same time when Ai Feng attacked Yu Shiran, a cold light flashed in the eyes hidden behind Ai Feng.

Countless psychic tentacles passed through various obstacles, heading straight for the unsuspecting Ai Feng.

Pop! Pop! Pop!

The same method—psychic shock with a touch of materialization—but this time Ai Feng found it much harder to evade.

His attention was entirely focused on Yu Shiran, and by the time he realized something was wrong, it was too late to dodge Ling Mo’s sneak attack.

He was struck mid-leap, multiple parts of his shoulders and back were pierced, and his psychic light cluster was fiercely impacted by the tentacles.

“Ah!” Ai Feng couldn’t hold back a scream as he crashed into a pile of debris.

Ling Mo had been ready for this. The moment Ai Feng fell to the ground, Ling Mo’s follow-up attack came swiftly.

Dozens of tentacles viciously plunged into Ai Feng’s psychic light cluster, where the Conscious Entity, No. 0, was forcefully disrupted by Ling Mo.

This disruption was not a mild one. Just as Ai Feng was about to get up, he let out another scream and fell face-first into the ground once again, completely disoriented.

As No. 0 in his mind prepared to muster a counterattack and face the ensuing impact, it hadn’t anticipated that Ling Mo had no intention of engaging in a head-on collision.

Instead, a strong suction force emanated from Ling Mo’s tentacles.

“You want to merge with me? Don’t you know I’ve wanted to devour you for a long time?” Ling Mo roared internally, both in agony and pleasure, as large amounts of mental energy continuously streamed through the tentacles into his mind.

During the devouring process, Ling Mo also had to endure countless chaotic images flashing through his mind.

However, the visions coming from No. 0 were much more chaotic than those from an average person.

No. 0 itself was composed of numerous conscious entities. In just a brief moment, Ling Mo witnessed fragments of many different memories.

Had it not been for his incredibly strong willpower, the sheer side effects of this devouring process would have been enough to shatter his sanity.

After enduring these effects, a wave of painful emotions followed.

The amalgamation of negative emotions from many individuals—those undifferentiated feelings of loneliness, accompanied by ensuing distortions and madness—momentarily made Ling Mo lose his focus.

It felt like he was at the bottom of a dark well, surrounded by the cries and shouts of different people.

In his daze, Ling Mo even felt as if he had entered that incubator, crawling into that small, helpless body with no autonomy.

Though still a human body, it felt like the deepest prison…

Receiving information from many people every day but unable to convey the chaotic thoughts in his own mind.

Anger, hatred, dissatisfaction!

Although Ai Feng was a backup “vessel,” he wasn’t often useful.

Moreover, Ai Feng could not accommodate No. 0 for long; the duration he could withstand was actually quite limited.

A truly perfect vessel is someone like Ling Mo, with a solid foundation and powerful psychic power…

“Ahhh!”

As Ling Mo was momentarily distracted, Ai Feng let out a piercing scream, and his psychic fluctuations became extremely intense.

Ling Mo immediately felt a throbbing pain at his temples, and the flickering images before his eyes instantly vanished.

When he shook his head and came back to his senses, Ai Feng had already struggled to his feet, clutching his wounds and escaping into the darkness.

“Managed to run pretty fast… but those memories…”

A complex look flashed in Ling Mo’s eyes. “Just a glimpse into the regrets of an opportunist, but the strong hidden desires were too powerful to hide.”

Although the Conscious Entities had different memories, they shared another common trait besides their twisted emotions.

Desire—their deep craving for power and everything else.

Perhaps it was this mutual drive that allowed them to fuse together…

“I won’t let you escape!”

Ling Mo quickly gave chase and sent a psychic command to Yu Shiran.

The zombie Loli, who was diligently fleeing, immediately changed direction. Together with Ling Mo, they started to surround Ai Feng from both sides.

Despite bearing the weight of the mutation panda, Yu Shiran’s agility as a zombie Loli remained unaffected.

As for the panda, it was currently struggling to climb up the outer wall. However, the slick glass and its excessive weight made its efforts futile.

Though the panda’s weight was entirely on Yu Shiran’s back, it didn’t hinder the zombie Loli’s nimbleness.

Obstacles were essentially non-existent for her, and she quickly ran in the direction guided by Ling Mo.

Meanwhile, Ai Feng, who had just suffered a dual attack, was running frantically, drenched in sweat, pondering: If it was Ling Mo who ambushed me from behind, then what was that Dark Shadow I just attacked?

Regardless, one thing was evident from the current situation… He had been tricked again!

Why does this person always use such tactics?

Whether it was Ai Feng himself or Ai Feng in fusion with No. 0, he always seemed to willingly jump into such traps!

This realization made Ai Feng grit his teeth in fury, while the countless Conscious Entities in his mind collectively roared, “Revenge! Revenge!”

“Exactly, even if we want to turn him into a vessel, we need to make him suffer first!” Ai Feng fumed.

However, anger aside, Ai Feng was suffering from a splitting headache and desperately needed a moment to recover…

But why did Ling Mo keep relentlessly chasing him?

Is he a professional at kicking someone when they’re down? Doesn’t he suspect it might be a trap?

Even though Ling Mo was careful when following, his actions were decisively unwavering!

What Ai Feng didn’t realize in his frenzy was that while Ling Mo knew their situation well, they didn’t understand Ling Mo enough.

With Ye Lian and Li Yalin taking care of the team members inside the building, Ling Mo could leave his back to them with confidence.

Not to mention he also had Yu Shiran now. All he needed to do was focus entirely on finishing Ai Feng quickly!

“I told you, you can’t escape.”

Just as the doorway came into view, Ling Mo suddenly darted out from the side, blocking Ai Feng’s path.

As he spoke, a dozen tentacles shot out unceremoniously.

“Again with this! Why do you always ambush!” Ai Feng’s eyes turned cold as he unleashed a surge of mental energy, trying to fend off Ling Mo’s attack.

Judging from the intensity of their energies, blocking the attack was possible, as long as he dodged the hidden physical strikes…

Ai Feng smirked. It seemed that Ling Mo could only successfully ambush when he had the upper hand. In normal circumstances, he was nothing special.

Trying to distract him with meaningless words? No way that would work!

“Do you think I’ll fall for that again?” Ai Feng retorted.

At that moment, however, a white blur suddenly descended from above.

Caught off guard once more, Ai Feng barely dodged Ling Mo’s double strike but got hit squarely on the head by the white blur.

“What is this?”

Ai Feng was stunned and quickly reached up to grab it, only to see Ling Mo flashing a sinister grin.

“It’s a monster’s pacifier, designed specifically to deal with monsters,” he said with a serious expression.

“What?” Although Ai Feng did pride himself on being a monster, he had no idea what pacifier Ling Mo was referring to…

The “jellyfish” initially seemed like a flimsy plastic bag, floating down with hardly any presence. But as soon as it touched Ai Feng’s head, it immediately inflated, adhering tightly to his head.

At a glance, it looked like Ai Feng was wearing a semi-transparent glowing helmet.

It seemed amusing, but for the person forcibly wearing it, the experience was utterly terrifying.

Ai Feng’s expression immediately changed. “What is this thing?”

From inside the object, a strange suction power began to exert itself! He felt like his brain was being sucked out, and his scalp started tingling.

But just as he reached up to yank off the “jellyfish,” Ling Mo’s attack threaded through the opening, once again seizing the opportunity.

Dozens of tentacles shot forward, and Ai Feng couldn’t help but curse, “You’re despicable!”

He had to fend off Ling Mo’s insidious attacks while trying to remove the “jellyfish,” ending up in a frantic struggle. Forced to run with his ‘helmet’ still on, Ai Feng dashed into another passageway.

“Where do you think you’re going?”

No sooner had he turned around than a shadow appeared in front of him, accompanied by a clear, ringing laugh.

Ai Feng was instantly dumbstruck, staring in astonishment at the little girl before him.

In terms of appearance, she looked like an adorable mascot.

However, under the dim light, her distinctly red and white eyes and her unnerving psychic fluctuation made it clear that she wasn’t some Loli who could be lured away with a piece of candy. She was one of the most terrifying beasts in the world…