Chapter 671 – This is a Secret

“Sigh, I wonder how they’re doing…”

Ling Mo glanced back before turning his gaze to Ye Lian.

Mostly, he was looking into her eyes.

What Ling Mo said earlier was a rough idea. When he calmed down and analyzed it carefully, it became more detailed like this–

Ye Lian’s eyes were like lenses that could zoom in and out automatically based on the situation.

As long as the attack appeared within her field of vision, which was within a 180-degree range, she could accurately capture every detail and angle, guiding her to make the most correct judgment.

Of course, this was only the ideal situation. From Ling Mo’s previous tests, he could analyze to this extent but also knew that Ye Lian hadn’t reached that stage yet.

But since she had just advanced, there was still plenty of room for improvement.

“Alright, let’s rest for now. You still need to consolidate at this moment.”

Ling Mo was about to help Ye Lian find a place to sit down when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a white shadow from the corner of his eye.

He immediately stopped walking and looked in the direction where the white shadow appeared, somewhat puzzled.

Probably because Ye Lian’s movements were a bit large during the earlier test, something had stuck out from her pocket.

At a quick glance, it seemed like a small notebook.

This left Ling Mo somewhat stunned. Finding gel, even flesh or some strange things in a zombie’s pockets wouldn’t be surprising.

But a notebook…

If the notebook was found on Xia Na, Ling Mo could understand it to some extent.

But this notebook was on Ye Lian!

Noticing Ling Mo’s peculiar expression, Ye Lian first looked at him blankly, then followed his gaze to herself.

“Ah!”

Ye Lian quickly covered her pocket.

“What’s that?”

Ling Mo, still too surprised to close his mouth, at least managed to ask the question.

He stared at Ye Lian with his eyes wide open, and she also stared back at him with her big eyes.

After a moment of mutual staring, Ye Lian finally spoke.

Still covering her pocket, she licked her lips and slowly said, “Se…secret…”

“Ah?” Ling Mo was truly stunned this time.

However, despite his shock, Ling Mo managed to smile after coming to his senses. “Alright, keep it safe. It almost fell out just now.”

His gaze, however, kept drifting back to Ye Lian’s hands that were tightly covering her pocket.

He was really curious…

“If… if the right time comes,” Ye Lian stuttered, “I’ll let you… see.”

“Okay,” Ling Mo nodded.

“Mm!” Ye Lian flashed a happy smile and nodded vigorously.

After settling Ye Lian beside Xiao Bai, Ling Mo began to pace anxiously again.

“I wonder how they’re doing…”

…

At this moment, a few kilometers away at a crossroads.

The area was piled with various wrecked cars, and on the rusty road sign above the highway, a place name could still be seen clearly: Cuihu, 35 km ahead.

Around those wrecked cars, dozens of zombies were slowly wandering.

Occasionally, the shadows of zombies flickered through the greenery by the roadside, and among the unusually dense weeds and branches, one could occasionally glimpse that eerie red glimmer.

The entire intersection was silent, all the zombies seemingly drifting as if in a silent film.

However, this silent film was filled with horror and eeriness. Whether it was those twisted faces, their ferocious blood-red eyes, or even their mechanical, slow movements, they all carried an underlying scent of blood.

“Bang!”

Suddenly, a dark shadow fell heavily from above.

As the pair of feet landed on a wrecked car, a snapped cable also fell to the ground, making a crisp “snap” sound.

The fallen cable kicked up a cloud of dust as it hit the ground and then bounced back up.

Just as a zombie turned its head, a dark shadow rushed towards it.

The zombie was instantly thrown away, crashing into a flowerbed on the roadside with a “bang.”

A splash of blood appeared on the flowerbed…

But no zombie moved.

These beasts, who would go into a frenzied state upon seeing living flesh and blood, were now standing still.

From their fierce eyes, one could faintly see a hint of fear.

“Snap!”

The shadowy figure lightly jumped down from the wrecked car and then leaped forward forcefully.

After easily crossing a distance of nearly fifteen meters, the figure used their hands to push off a railing below and then landed on the roadside.

Following that, the figure lifted their head, revealing eyes colder than ice, staring at the other end of the street.

Above the figure’s head hung another road sign: Ahead, Xinlan Town Central Avenue.

“Cackle, cackle…”

A sound that seemed to be both laughter and a cold snort emitted from the figure’s throat.

“Whoosh!”

Before the sound faded, the figure had already dashed forward.

Their speed was so fast that only an afterimage could be seen, seamlessly bypassing all flowerbeds and wrecked cars, rapidly heading to the end of the long street…

“Sigh…”

Ling Mo walked back and forth, crossed his arms, and then walked to the store entrance, peering outside.

They were in a small alley connected to the Central Avenue outside. There were fewer shops, and consequently, fewer zombies.

The few zombies present had been piled into a house, with Ling Mo even using some torn clothing to block the door.

He didn’t know when the female zombies would complete their evolution, so it was better to be cautious.

Fortunately, the past few hours of hunting had been safe.

And when Ye Lian broke through just a moment ago, there hadn’t been any unexpected incidents…

However, at this moment, Ling Mo felt as if his temples were being pulled.

“Hmm?”

He carefully sensed it but detected nothing.

The house doors remained tightly shut, and this sudden sensation didn’t seem to be a side effect of their advancement…

Just as Ling Mo was about to go and check, he suddenly stopped.

A cold sweat began to trickle down his forehead.

“Don’t move.”

Using his peripheral vision, Ling Mo glanced at Ye Lian and Xiao Bai and softly instructed.

“Don’t turn around.”

He added another comment.

Ye Lian, who was about to turn her head instinctively, immediately stopped moving. At this moment, her eyes had already turned a mix of red and white.

Meanwhile, Xiao Bai lay entirely still on the ground, and upon closer inspection, his body was shaking slightly.

Cold sweat had soaked his back, and Ling Mo felt his body tense up, uncontrollably shivering deeply.

“Why? Why can’t I sense anything?”

Even now, he couldn’t sense anything.

But this feeling of danger was something Ling Mo, who had faced countless life-or-death situations, would never misinterpret.

He held his breath and slowly turned his body, casting his gaze towards a mirror inside the shop.

At the moment he saw the mirror, Ling Mo’s gaze locked onto a pair of eyes.

These were eyes unlike any he had ever seen before—not blood-red, but purple.

It was a demonic purple, the kind of color that seemed to appear only after the coagulation of countless drops of blood.

The look in those eyes made Ling Mo feel an icy chill rushing from his feet to his head, instantly consuming him.

He almost involuntarily felt a sliver of fear.

It wasn’t because the opponent was powerful, but because the timing was completely wrong!

“Run… Run…”

Ling Mo parted his lips, forcing out the words from his parched throat.

He didn’t know how long he could hold out, but at the very least, he couldn’t let Ye Lian, who had just advanced and whose condition was still unstable, get involved.

Not to mention the other female zombies still undergoing their evolution inside the house…

No, there wasn’t enough time to run…

Ling Mo kept his eyes on those eyes, sensing that they were tightly locked onto him as well.

Why the fixation on him? Was it because spotting a human among so many zombies and mutation beasts was so curious?

From those eyes alone, Ling Mo could tell the opponent had intelligence…

“Get them out of here.”

Ling Mo sucked in a harsh breath and swiftly turned around.

He couldn’t afford to be intimidated by just a stare. His psychic power had reached a certain strength by now.

He had the strength to fight this battle!

The moment he turned, he shouted, “Go!”

Simultaneously issuing a psychic command, Ye Lian instantly stood up, though for the first time, a look of resistance crossed her face.

Her face was pale, and her eyes were red and looked as if they might bleed, her fingers curling like eagle claws.

She had been forced to the brink by this overwhelming sense of danger, but Ye Lian still didn’t want to leave.