Chapter 647 – Devilish Sound in the Ear

“Zombies…” Ai Feng’s hair stood on end.

However, he couldn’t find any other issues with Yu Shiran, which aligned with Ling Mo’s judgement.

The problem lay with Black Silk, but Black Silk’s ability to conceal itself was very strong.

Of course, no matter how much it hid, some anomalies would always exist. But in this situation, Ai Feng’s attention was evidently focused on Yu Shiran.

“Why is this happening…”

Ai Feng’s mind was in chaos. This turn of events was not right!

How could there suddenly be a Senior Zombie in this time and place?!

And what about that Dark Shadow just now? Could it also be this little zombie?

But… how could that be possible?!

When attacking the Dark Shadow, due to its rapid escape and Ling Mo’s perfectly timed ambush, Ai Feng couldn’t clearly see what the Dark Shadow looked like.

What on earth was hidden in this Mall?!

But neither this zombie Loli nor Ling Mo, who was right on her heels, was going to give him time to think carefully.

Yu Shiran tilted her head and wavered. In the next moment, she was already in front of Ai Feng.

At the same time, countless Tentacles extended from her back. Ai Feng, still showing a look of astonishment, was unable to avoid them.

As his body was pierced and the psychic light cluster was stabbed into him, the zombie Loli leapt high in front of him, swinging a tiny fist toward his left eye.

“A fist?!”

Before losing consciousness, a massive question mark flashed through Ai Feng’s mind.

“Bang!”

The zombie Loli’s fist was tiny, but it struck directly at Ai Feng’s left eye, sending him flying.

The stark contrast in their sizes emphasized her terrifying strength.

As Ai Feng hit the ground, Ling Mo rushed over, hurriedly grabbing that “Jellyfish” and yanking it forcefully: “Let go! It’s mine!”

The “Jellyfish,” perhaps having some self-awareness, jolted as if electrocuted when Ling Mo pulled it, as if it were struggling.

“Still putting up a fight?” Ling Mo gritted his teeth, extending several Tentacles to grab it and yanking it upward forcefully.

Splat!

The “Jellyfish” was forcibly pulled off Ai Feng’s head, pulsating discontentedly a couple of times.

Ling Mo glanced at its interior. A small amount of mental energy it had absorbed was emitting a soft glow only visible to someone with mental ability.

“Let’s just leave that bit for it,” Yu Shiran suddenly said.

“Huh?” Ling Mo turned to the zombie Loli, “Is that your opinion or Black Silk’s? You shouldn’t be able to see mental energy, right?”

“Mind your own business…” Yu Shiran bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and said, “How about I don’t take that piece of Gel then?”

Ling Mo was a bit surprised. When did this little zombie start considering others?

Although technically, the one she was concerned about was actually an unknown Monster…

“Don’t look at me like that!” The zombie Loli became a bit flustered, feeling weird under Ling Mo’s gaze, “I was the one who found it originally, so I…”

“Okay,” Ling Mo nodded.

“I just thought you were right… Wait, you agreed?” Yu Shiran’s eyes widened.

Ling Mo shoved the “Jellyfish” into his backpack and squatted down next to Ai Feng: “Hmm, this might help it evolve. Besides, it’s not much. I’m also curious to see what it will grow into.”

“Really…” Yu Shiran’s expression turned a bit dazed. She hadn’t expected her opinion to be adopted, and Ling Mo had agreed so readily.

For a moment, the zombie Loli didn’t know how to feel. She just stood there, staring blankly at Ling Mo.

“Hey, human,” Yu Shiran suddenly asked, “What do you think of zombies?”

Ling Mo was preparing to concentrate his psychic power and responded without looking up, “Why do you ask?”

“I don’t know either…” the zombie Loli mumbled softly, shaking her head.

“By the way, go help Xiao Bai. Don’t let it get stuck trying to come in. Help it get down,” Ling Mo added.

Yu Shiran obediently nodded and turned to walk towards the floor-to-ceiling windows.

However, she couldn’t help but glance back at Ling Mo as she turned.

“So strange, just now… I felt this human looked very familiar,” the zombie Loli frowned and thought for a moment, then slowly shook her head.

She felt as if something had suddenly surfaced from the depths of her memory, but she couldn’t quite grasp it…

As soon as Yu Shiran walked away, Ling Mo focused his attention entirely on Ai Feng.

His Tentacle probed into Ai Feng’s psychic light cluster, carefully examining the situation.

“This is really a mess.”

This kind of “Fusion” was also a first for Ling Mo. From what he understood, a human’s psychic realm was much more complicated than a zombie’s. It could be destroyed but not controlled.

A zombie’s psychic realm was like two neat and tidy folders-one labeled “Useful, but the way to open it is usually wrong, so it’s often not used correctly,” and the other labeled “Remembered but useless; when opened, strange things usually come out.”

In contrast, a human’s psychic realm was full of variability and complexity.

But No.0, who managed to stuff himself entirely into someone else’s brain without affecting the vessel’s mental state, truly amazed Ling Mo.

Besides wanting to Devour No.0, Ling Mo also had a strong interest in him because this was the first time he’d encountered an individual with psychic power stronger than his own.

After carefully probing, Ling Mo found that Ai Feng’s psychic light cluster was essentially divided into two parts.

One part was relatively normal, belonging to the vessel’s original owner, Ai Feng, while the other part was extremely chaotic. Though it contained strong mental energy, it lacked the complete memories and self-awareness of a normal person.

It was like a patched-up, broken person, with each body part coming from different individuals.

Even though it could barely be considered a whole, examining it closely was deeply unsettling.

“Who knows how many people have been fused together, no wonder the psychic power is so strong. But improving its strength through self-training is likely very difficult; it can probably only rely on fusion. Moreover, most of what remains are the negative thoughts of those Conscious Entities, which will eventually expand and ferment in such a repressive environment, becoming an even more terrifying existence. Niepan branch is definitely playing with fire…”

As Ling Mo thought this, he extended his Tentacle into the chaotic mass, “Something like this should just be Devoured.”

The chaotic state of No.0 worked to Ling Mo’s advantage in the Devouring process. Without a unified consciousness, there wasn’t a unified resistance.

Even though the Conscious Entities were filled with resistance, once they were split up and faced Ling Mo, they were just too weak…

Various images kept flashing in Ling Mo’s mind, and countless voices echoed in his head.

“Don’t do this, join us!”

“Please, I don’t want this, I’m just a normal person. I just want to live, I just want to survive!”

“Why are you doing this to us? Isn’t it good to be with us?”

These voices came from different individuals. Most of them were filled with resentment and hysteria, giving off an almost maddening effect.

However, Ling Mo’s strong will prevented him from being affected.

“This is also a way to free you. What’s left of you now are just these remnants,” Ling Mo thought to himself.

Everyone has their own reasons for wanting to survive.

Whether they were forced or willing, they could no longer be considered independent entities.

These were merely their leftover grievances and hatred…

But then, a female voice suddenly broke into Ling Mo’s mind.

The voice was filled with allure and accompanied by a slight chuckle. It drowned out the other chaotic noises and pierced directly into Ling Mo’s consciousness.

Ling Mo’s heart skipped a beat, realizing that this was obviously No.0’s last attempt to resist…

However, when he clearly heard what the voice said, Ling Mo paused for a moment.

“Just give up. Aren’t you tired of this?”

“Have you ever thought about what will happen in the future? You’re afraid of others discovering your little secrets, aren’t you? But what if one day they are uncovered, what will you do then?”

“Why not just give up now? If you stay with us, there will be nothing to fear…”

Ling Mo’s heart skipped a beat, and the speed at which he was Devouring slowed down involuntarily.

This is… what’s going on?

Could it be that while he was Devouring, the other side was also peering into his mind?

But these words were only suggestive, not directly pointing out the issue…

That’s right, No.0 could only sense the emotions he was hiding, but couldn’t directly probe his memories.

But just by Sensing his emotions, to be this spot-on… No.0 truly lived up to being a product of multiple Conscious Entities.

“Yes, just like that,” the voice noticed the change in Ling Mo and became even gentler, full of coaxing persuasion, “You’re under a lot of psychological pressure, aren’t you? Even if you make efforts every day to relax, do those pressures just vanish? Why not give up, just give up…”

During this process, Ai Feng, who was lying on the ground, had his fingers twitch slightly.

Beneath his tightly closed eyelids, his eyeballs seemed to start moving as well.

And Ling Mo sat there in a stupor, his eyes looking somewhat dazed.

However, just then, Ling Mo suddenly snapped back to reality, clenched his fist tightly, and smashed it hard into Ai Feng’s face, “Shut up!”

Ai Feng, who was on the verge of waking up, took another punch and immediately let out a groan of pain, his head tilting to the side as he completely passed out.

“Phew! That was close…”

Ling Mo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and let out a long breath.

Although the instinctual resistance he encountered during this Devour process was the weakest yet, it was also the most dangerous.

Because the attack was not on anything else but the most vulnerable part of a person…