Chapter 665 – Life is Full of Malice

However, when Li Yalin threw the zombie into the adjacent clothing store and prepared to extract the gel as usual, her hand suddenly paused over the zombie’s head.

In her amber-tinted red and white eyes, a strange expression subtly emerged.

“Seems like…”

Li Yalin tilted her head, struggling to recall something.

She had a hard time digging out relevant memories from her chaotic storage—

“Hmm… no.”

After shaking her head, Li Yalin’s hand sharply thrust downwards.

“Squish!”

In mere fractions of a second, a small piece of gel appeared on Li Yalin’s Snake Kiss Dagger…

As she left the clothing store, Li Yalin couldn’t help but glance back at the zombie.

At this moment, another blurry figure flashed through her mind.

Similar to the zombie, that figure also wore athletic clothing.

“But, who is that?” Li Yalin pondered harder. The image started to become clearer in her mind.

Just as she recognized a high ponytail, the figure blurred again.

Random, chaotic fragments surged forth, quickly drowning this memory deep within her mind.

Li Yalin’s eyes turned vacant once more. She paused briefly, then decisively walked out…

No one noticed this scene, not even Ling Mo caught the fleeting psychic fluctuation from Li Yalin.

…

Meanwhile, inside the hotel, Mu Chen, who had just cleared several zombies from the first floor, was sitting in the corridor, drenched in sweat.

There were more zombies upstairs, but he couldn’t be bothered with them anymore.

Opposite him was Xu Shuhan, seemingly unresponsive.

It was unclear whether her inability to think was due to the chaos or if she was in a state of self-awareness impervious to outside interference.

Mu Chen believed it was the former, but the occasional change in Xu Shuhan’s expression made him doubt his judgment.

Did he get it wrong?

Mu Chen cautiously extended his hand and waved it in front of Xu Shuhan.

“Roar!”

Xu Shuhan’s head immediately lunged forward, as if she was about to pounce at any moment.

Mu Chen felt his scalp tingle and reflexively jerked back.

After two minutes of standoff, Mu Chen suddenly realized that as long as he remained still, Xu Shuhan would stay calm.

This behavior didn’t match that of a typical Zombie. Could it be that his stillness made Xu Shuhan feel less threatened?

Mu Chen racked his brain for a moment but still couldn’t confirm his hypothesis.

He realized there was yet another aspect in which he differed from Ling Mo—confidence.

Ordinary people, when faced with Zombies, felt fear and ignorance. They didn’t understand that Zombies had behaviors beyond just attacking, let alone the different “personalities” among various Zombies.

To achieve this understanding, Niepan had started researching the virus.

But what about Ling Mo? How did he come to know all this?

Not only did Ling Mo understand these things, but he also had a confidence in his own judgments.

It was this confidence that helped him make the right decisions, such as helping Xu Shuhan.

At least Mu Chen now knew that staying still wouldn’t provoke any danger, so he relaxed a bit.

He kept his eyes on Xu Shuhan, thinking about Ling Mo and the others’ progress, not noticing the sporadic struggles flashing in Xu Shuhan’s eyes.

“Urgh…”

Xu Shuhan opened her mouth, letting out a faint sound from her throat.

Her eyes glowed with Red Glimmer, but her expression suddenly became pained.

Suddenly, she closed her eyes, pursed her lips tightly, and clenched her fists.

After a few seconds, her fingers slowly relaxed, and her eyes began to open slightly.

At this moment, the redness in her eyes had visibly faded.

“Urgh… Mu…”

Xu Shuhan’s lips moved with a struggling expression. Her voice sounded raspy and parched, like someone who hadn’t had a drink for a long time.

Mu Chen was initially dazed, but after two seconds of stunned silence, he snapped back to reality: “You spoke?!”

As he asked, he involuntarily stood up.

The noise and movement seemed too much, causing Xu Shuhan’s eyes to briefly redden. Holding her head in what appeared to be a painful grip, she shook it and murmured, “Don’t… make noise…”

Her red eyes were still fixed on Mu Chen, but now a faint red glow enveloped him.

That human heart seemed to beat right in front of her eyes, and the scent of humanity constantly wafted into her nose.

Xu Shuhan swallowed and with great difficulty said again, “Don’t… make noise…”

“Okay… okay, I won’t make a sound.” Mu Chen raised his hands, trying to control his shock as he said, “I’ll go find Ling Mo and tell him you’re much better.”

“Wait…” Xu Shuhan’s eyes widened instantly, and that fierce look made Mu Chen pause.

She could already speak, yet she still looked so frightening…

“I am just temporarily… awake.” Xu Shuhan’s words were accompanied by a shaky head, looking more like a semi-confused state rather than clear-headedness.

However, the fact that she could speak at all was an astounding progress. While Mu Chen admired Ling Mo, he was also very curious about Xu Shuhan’s current condition. Only Ling Mo could possibly understand and explain what this situation meant…

“Even if it’s temporary, it’s still a good thing! No, I must find Ling Mo to get him to check on you.” Mu Chen said but didn’t dare to step directly past Xu Shuhan.

Xu Shuhan didn’t show any intention of moving aside. Instead, she shook her head and said, “No… no need to rush. I have… something to say…”

At this point, Xu Shuhan seemed to recall Xia Na’s words echoing in her mind.

“When the time comes, you will remember…” And now, Xu Shuhan did remember.

Seeing that Mu Chen was the only one there provided a unique opportunity…

A sentence circled in Xu Shuhan’s mind…

“The three girls with Ling Mo… are not human…”

But under Mu Chen’s slightly wary gaze, Xu Shuhan ultimately couldn’t say it.

They weren’t human, so does that mean she was?

In Xu Shuhan’s somewhat chaotic thoughts, she occasionally still thought of herself as the Xu Shuhan who used to carry a Recorder and wield a Silenced Submachine Gun.

But the idea that “Ye Lian and the three girls are Zombies” kept interspersing itself in her mind.

Xu Shuhan felt shocked, and she had experienced fear.

But when she considered herself as a Zombie, she both feared them and yearned to be like them…

And at that moment, when she saw that look in Mu Chen’s eyes, Xu Shuhan suddenly understood.

“What’s wrong?” Mu Chen pressed on.

He was indeed worried that Xu Shuhan might suddenly become violent again. Although she could speak now, her expressions and eyes still retained Zombie-like characteristics.

“Help… help me tell…”

Xu Shuhan struggled to move her lips: “Tell Ling Mo… thank you…”

The moment she finished, she felt a lot of relief.

Even her chaotic mind seemed to suddenly clear up many things.

She realized she had mutated, which would have been unimaginable to her before.

But thinking of Ye Lian and the three girls, Xu Shuhan felt maybe things weren’t as bad as they seemed.

As long as she could control herself completely like Xia Na had said…

And to control even her instincts, the best way was to not let the virus corrode her thoughts and memories…

“Mu… Mu Chen.” Xu Shuhan leaned against the wall and said, “Tell me… tell me a story.”

“Huh?”

Mu Chen was dumbfounded. He could understand saying “thank you,” but telling a story… what was this situation?!

Still, he braced himself and asked, “About what?”

“Memories…” Xu Shuhan continued.

“Oh, okay.” Although he didn’t quite understand, Mu Chen nodded, “Shall I start with your story? Although, I don’t know much about it…”

“No…” Xu Shuhan shook her head, “Tell… tell about Ling Mo. And… and the rest of you.”

Mu Chen stood in a daze for a few seconds: “Why do I suddenly feel a hint of malice?”

After saying that, Mu Chen coughed, scrunched his brows, and with a look like he had swallowed a fly, began, “A couple of days ago, Ling Mo took us…”

As Mu Chen narrated, Xu Shuhan’s expression gradually softened…