Chapter 827 – Amplified Emotions

Luo Ming’s expression was somewhat unusual. Ever since Ling Mo escaped, he had been in a state of anxiety. This feeling, instead of diminishing after a whole afternoon, only grew more intense. Possessing a mental ability superpower, he was particularly sensitive to emotional changes, and this persistent sensation was beginning to irritate him. He even felt like picking up a gun and smashing everything around him…

Even when Zhang Xi spoke to him, Luo Ming glared at him and angrily muttered, “I told you, it’s just a feeling, a sense! If you don’t trust my intuition, just pretend I never said anything!”

Zhang Xi glanced at Luo Ming with a blank face, snorted, and turned his gaze away, “Crazy.”

In contrast, the Young Man in Yellow couldn’t help but give Luo Ming another look and said, “Luo Ming’s superpower is called mind reading, right? Although it’s not true mind reading, he can sense others’ emotions and also mask his own emotions and psychic fluctuations to a certain extent. That’s why he was sent there for this task… I wonder if he’s sensed something? He’s not usually like this…”

“I don’t know,” Zhang Xi replied coldly. With a flick of his wrist, his gun spun skillfully around his finger, “If they dare to come, that’s for the best. I’m just worried they’ll run off at the first chance like a coward, just like during the day.”

After saying this, he suddenly gripped the gun handle and pointed it forward with lightning speed, muttering, “But the roadblocks are guarded, they can’t escape. A coward backed into a corner might still jump up and bite, right? And then, I’ll just… Bang!” A ruthless smile crossed Zhang Xi’s lips, “Blow their brains out…”

“That’s not right… What he said isn’t right… Even if his glare once provoked me, I shouldn’t be stuck like this, should I? Why is this happening… Is it because of the captain’s injury? Or that final smile he had?”

Before Ling Mo jumped down, he had flashed a smile at them. Not only did the Glasses Man see it, but Luo Ming also caught a glimpse. Unlike the understanding of the Glasses Man and Zhang Xi, Luo Ming felt that there was something else hidden in that smile… Right, it was confidence! How could someone determined to flee, someone viewed as a coward, have that kind of smile…

But this baseless feeling was something only he would believe…

“I’m going for a smoke,” Luo Ming finally stood up, unable to hold back any longer.

The Young Man in Yellow was about to stop him when Zhang Xi waved his hand and said, “Let him go, better than listening to his sighs here. To be honest, the more nervous he gets, the more I’m looking forward to it…”

“If you’re so good at talking big, why don’t you go out on the street and look for him?” Luo Ming thought to himself, pulling out a cigarette as he walked toward the door. However, as he opened it, he suddenly paused.

There was something off about the corridor…

The space outside the door was dimly lit, eerily silent, and almost without any sound at all. Most of the doors were shut tight, but hidden behind them were one or two people, ready to spring out at the slightest disturbance. This scene ought to be normal, yet, for some reason, a powerful sense of danger surged up from deep within Luo Ming.

This feeling was essentially an amplification of his own emotions, but for there to be a sense of danger, it must mean his subconscious had noticed something was amiss… This special superpower had saved his life multiple times when facing zombies in the past…

So Zhang Xi could choose not to believe it, but Luo Ming had complete faith in his emotional responses!

“There’s something wrong… Something must be off…” For a moment, Luo Ming could only hear the thumping of his own heartbeat. Zhang Xi and the Young Man in Yellow were still chatting; the corridor was empty, everything seemed normal…

“No! This normalcy… it’s not normal at all; it’s instead…” Just as his face changed and he attempted to retreat, a pair of eyes suddenly appeared in his line of sight.

Luo Ming had no idea what was happening. He hadn’t even seen how the person approached him-they were just suddenly there, right in front of him. In those dark, deep-set eyes was a profound detachment, even a hint of coldness. It was as if he wasn’t facing a human, but a humanoid beast…

The fear within him amplified wildly. The room was right behind him, with Zhang Xi and the others sitting there! But the instant the thought crossed his mind, even before he could open his mouth, a strange sensation suddenly emanated from his chest.

He paused, then looked down in a daze…

Following the pale hand, he saw his heart… as a large patch of dark blood slowly seeped from the wound, Luo Ming instantly felt something being drawn from his body.

“Strange… When did I become so weak? At least… at least let me struggle a bit… I just… just brought you guys back…” Luo Ming suddenly realized that his heartbeat seemed to have faded away…

And before consciousness scattered, what he saw was an exquisite face… For some reason, there seemed to be a hint of bewilderment on that mesmerizing face. She looked down at her hand, her eyelashes softly trembling, and her gaze appeared to turn peculiar…

“That’s right… I’ve seen her before… Was she always this formidable? So… she’s not just good with a gun…” That was Luo Ming’s last thought. As the figure before him suddenly vanished, the cigarette held between his fingers slowly slipped to the ground…

“Is that so?” the Young Man in Yellow chuckled twice, then turned to notice Luo Ming standing in the doorway.

When the cigarette hit the floor, he immediately frowned, and said to Zhang Xi, “Xi-Ge, aren’t you going to ask him what’s up? He seems really off today…”

Zhang Xi turned his head with a grim expression and muttered under his breath, “What a hassle! He always acts like he’s the lead in a drama, making a fuss over a falling star, or acting as if he’s terminally ill whenever he catches a cold. Today he’s even worse… If he’s so good at hiding things, why doesn’t he just keep them hidden…”

He rarely spoke this much, which showed how frustrated he was. Muttering to himself, Zhang Xi leaned impatiently against the doorframe and said, “Luo Ming! If you’re going out, then go already. Why are you standing there? What’s so scary about Ling Mo? You’re buying into all that mysterious nonsense too? If you’re going to be my partner, you should start learning from me… Hey, I’m talking to you!”

Seeing Luo Ming remain motionless, Zhang Xi’s heart skipped a beat, and his expression unwittingly turned serious. Although he was scolding, his movements became slow. This scene sparked a hint of confusion in the Young Man in Yellow, but he quickly shook his head, muttering, “The trap hasn’t been triggered, what could possibly happen… heh…”

“Luo Ming!” Zhang Xi grabbed Luo Ming’s arm. He intended to shove him forward, but the moment he grasped Luo Ming, he yanked him back with a forceful pull.

Luo Ming’s body spun around, hitting the door with one side, his face frozen in an expression of surprise. His chest bore a large bloodstain, with five holes faintly visible over where his heart was. The slow trickle of blood indicated just how swift the Ambusher’s attack must have been…

“Damn!” Zhang Xi swore instinctively, taking a step back. Luo Ming’s corpse swayed and then crumpled forward with a thud.

“He’s… dead? How did he die?! This can’t be happening, he was strong…” Zhang Xi muttered in shock.

The Young Man in Yellow’s eyes widened as well, and his mind went blank with a “boom”: “What happened to my trap?!”

“Right… an ambush!” Zhang Xi quickly regained his composure, grabbing his gun. But just at that moment, the door quivered slightly, and to his and the Young Man in Yellow’s astonishment, it creaked shut with a “squeak”…

As the door slammed shut, Zhang Xi’s scalp tingled with a sudden realization. He had a vague feeling that this room… had gained an extra presence! Aside from him, the Young Man in Yellow, and the corpse on the floor… there was a pair of hidden eyes watching them. The intruder had entered precisely when the door closed…

“Silently killed Luo Ming, and walked into the room right under our noses, even closing the door on the way in… What kind of superpower is this? No… it’s not possible. There’s no way anyone could enter like that, regardless of the method. The only explanation is… this person’s speed is incredible! Maybe he slipped in the moment we blinked!” Zhang Xi’s mind raced, and he felt that even if he hadn’t guessed it completely, he was likely very close to the truth.

But understanding this didn’t do much good. The most pressing question now was… what to do?!

“I underestimated him…” For the first time, a dramatic reaction appeared on Zhang Xi’s usually stoic face. Clenching his teeth, he began inching toward the window. He could feel the Ambusher was in the room, perhaps watching from some shadow, but he didn’t dare make any sudden moves… He even had a sinking feeling that if he so much as attempted to pull the trigger, he’d end up like Luo Ming next!

“I can’t gamble on this, I still have a chance…”

The Young Man in Yellow was pale, staring fearfully at the ominous door. “What’s going on? Is the ambusher outside the door?” His hand now held a dagger, but despite the weapon, his expression was one of intense unease. The scene before him was just too bizarre…

Zhang Xi glanced backward out of the corner of his eye, then shot a look at the Young Man in Yellow, a flicker of ruthlessness crossing his face.

“Watch the door!”

He suddenly shouted, then abruptly turned and made a mad dash for the window.

Three meters… Two meters!