Chapter 673 – Specializing in the Soles

Talking was merely a tactic to create interference.

Hidden behind the words was Ling Mo’s premeditated scheme.

While the purple-eyed zombie strained to think of a response, several psychic tentacles suddenly emerged from the ground.

These mental energies, silent and invisible, effortlessly “penetrated” the concrete floor, encompassing the area within a ten-meter radius around the purple-eyed zombie.

At that moment, the purple-eyed zombie was still in motion. Almost simultaneously with the appearance of the tentacles, the corner of Ling Mo’s eye couldn’t help but twitch.

Gotcha!

Almost at the same time, Ling Mo issued a psychic command.

The tentacles that had made contact with the purple-eyed zombie instantly materialized, coiling around the zombie’s calf and climbing upwards like vines, firmly binding it.

Caught off guard by the sudden attack, the purple-eyed zombie reacted quickly.

Immediately after being ensnared, the zombie fiercely twisted its body.

A tremendous force instantly transmitted through the tentacles, but Ling Mo was well-prepared for this.

Enduring the throbbing pain in his head, Ling Mo promptly increased the output of his mental energy.

However, the zombie’s strength far exceeded Ling Mo’s expectations.

Despite his accelerated output of mental energy, Ling Mo could not match the intensity of the zombie’s struggles.

As the psychic tentacles began to disintegrate bit by bit, Ling Mo’s brow furrowed deeply.

“Ignorant human.”

The purple-eyed zombie’s voice was strained and cold, characteristic of its kind, making it extremely grating.

Although the zombie couldn’t see Ling Mo’s psychic tentacles, it could sense the presence of energy akin to the human’s, attempting to restrain it.

Yet the force clearly posed no threat or pressure to the purple-eyed zombie.

“Interesting, but too weak.” The purple-eyed zombie was becoming quite loquacious, though it hadn’t changed its term of “interesting.”

Evidently, this zombie had limited opportunities to communicate with humans or others of its kind. Although it spoke more fluently than an average senior zombie, it still lacked a diverse vocabulary.

But Ling Mo wasn’t in the mood to mock his opponent; his vision was nearly completely blurred.

This condition was a clear sign of his psychic power being depleted.

“Don’t get cocky too soon…”

Ling Mo gritted his teeth and muttered to himself, his eyes suddenly narrowing.

Just as the psychic tentacle was about to completely dissipate, more psychic tentacles shot out from the purple-eyed zombie’s sole of the foot!

The purple-eyed zombie was completely caught off guard this time. How did Ling Mo, who seemed to be on the brink of exhaustion, still have the energy for a sneak attack?!

And his timing was impeccable!

The tentacle that was about to dissipate still managed to provide a moment of restraint.

While it seemed that all psychic tentacles emerged simultaneously, there was actually a subtle difference in timing.

These materialized tentacles accurately struck at the same point, which was the sole of the purple-eyed zombie’s foot!

Although Ling Mo hadn’t witnessed it firsthand, he had a rough idea of how strong the defensive capability of a dominant level zombie’s skin could be.

And the sole of the foot? That was definitely a weak point!

However, finding the weak point was useless if you couldn’t strike it.

Hitting this purple-eyed zombie required a rare opportunity.

If Ling Mo had hastily attacked right after attempting to restrain it, it would have surely resulted in more violent resistance. Not only could the attack miss, but the zombie might break free, potentially injuring Ling Mo’s psychic light cluster in the process.

But this time was different. No matter how sharp the zombie’s sensing ability was, it couldn’t possibly notice something amiss with the sole of its foot while being distracted in multiple ways!

And by the time it did notice, it would already be too late.

The distance between the ground and the sole of the foot was almost zero!

The moment the first tentacle pierced through the sole of the shoe and struck the purple-eyed zombie’s foot, Ling Mo could instantly sense a strong defensive capability.

No effect at all!

Forget piercing through; Ling Mo even felt a force reflecting back at him.

This reverberation caused his psychic light cluster to spin, leaving him momentarily dizzy.

But the failure of the first strike didn’t mean Ling Mo’s subsequent actions would be hindered.

It didn’t work the first time? How about hitting you ten more times?!

And with each strike, Ling Mo poured in even more psychic power than before!

Within a mere second, Ling Mo’s psychic tentacles struck the purple-eyed zombie’s relatively soft sole of the foot with increasing force each time.

The purple-eyed zombie was completely unprepared for such an attack. By the time it began to struggle, Ling Mo’s assault had already reached the fifteenth strike.

“You… you… despicable human!”

The purple-eyed zombie tried to curse but got stuck midway.

Although its verbal assault lacked intimidation, the strength of the purple-eyed zombie was not to be underestimated.

As soon as it twisted its body, Ling Mo felt as if his brain nerves were being yanked out forcibly.

His eyes widened almost instantaneously, and all the suppressed anomalies seemed to have rushed back at him, magnified several times over in an instant.

The “little gift” left by the Spider Queen also began to act up, and Ling Mo’s vision was suddenly filled with a chaotic array of images. He even “saw” a tiny spider with the upper body and head of the Spider Queen climbing up his eyelashes.

“Ah…”

Both Ling Mo and the purple-eyed zombie groaned simultaneously.

One was holding its foot standing still, while the other was vigorously shaking his head.

Ling Mo blinked hard twice, and his vision finally started to clear up a bit.

The purple-eyed zombie was now examining the condition of its sole, muttering, “A human… caught me off guard… a human…”

Ling Mo squinted, still feeling a bit dizzy.

He sensed what was happening behind him: Ye Lian was currently helping Yu Shiran and Black Silk, who were wrapped in a cocoon, onto Xiao Bai.

At this moment, the advantage of Xiao Bai’s massive size became apparent. Not only did the panda carry a huge pile of backpacks, but it also bore all the female zombies except for Ye Lian…

“More?”

As soon as the purple-eyed zombie saw the cocoon, it immediately put its foot down.

The moment its sole touched the ground, a trace of blood seeped out.

“Sniff~”

Ye Lian immediately wrinkled her nose.

Xia Na and Li Yalin, lying on Xiao Bai, simultaneously lifted their heads and sniffed hard, causing even the cocoon to shake.

The atmosphere suddenly turned eerie. The purple-eyed zombie stared wide-eyed at the strange group in front of it, made up of zombies, humans, and mutation beasts. It was particularly interested in the three unique female zombies.

Meanwhile, those female zombies were drawn to the purple-eyed zombie’s blood, which was extremely rich in virus content…

“Get moving already!”

Ling Mo, with his back turned, waved his arm vigorously.

At a time like this, how could they still think about snacking? Is this something you can even eat?!

Biting it would be like biting into a bunch of spikes!

Ye Lian quickly snapped out of it, took one wide-eyed look at the purple-eyed zombie’s sole of the foot, and then immediately jumped onto Xiao Bai, ready to make a run for it.

Seeing this, the purple-eyed zombie became anxious.

Unfortunately, Ling Mo was in the way. This human had gone through great effort just to injure its sole of the foot, and although the injury wasn’t severe, it kept bleeding.

“Human…” the purple-eyed zombie growled, somewhat enraged.

“No need to keep reminding me,” Ling Mo blinked hard again as he replied.

The purple-eyed zombie fell silent once more; it clearly didn’t know how to respond to that.

It slowly walked forward a few steps, stepping out of the sunlight’s reach.

At this moment, Ling Mo’s blurred vision finally allowed him to see the purple-eyed zombie’s appearance clearly.

But just one glance made him feel significantly more alert.

This… this isn’t right!

The shadowy figure standing in front of him had slightly tousled long hair draped over its back and wore a very loose set of clothes.

At first glance, it looked no different from the zombies wandering the streets.

But a closer look at its arm could send shivers down anyone’s spine.

Now Ling Mo understood why it was so fast—this zombie relied on more than just its feet.

From Ling Mo’s perspective, there was an almost transparent membrane between this zombie’s arm and its body.

Its arm was somewhat deformed, almost as if the bones inside had undergone some strange transformation.

Upon closer inspection, it wasn’t just the bones; the skin and veins had also undergone some horrifying changes.

When it slightly extended its arm, the membrane stretched out as well.

The veins on the membrane were clearly visible, seeming to be covered with numerous tiny blood vessels.

“This… this…”

Ling Mo’s eyes widened: “It’s a Birdman!”