Chapter 900: The Living Building
āHiss-ā
In the corridor, the Zombie Puppet controlled by Ling Mo was sprinting forward together with Li Yalin. Not far behind them, there was a dense mass of gestation pods, and an alpha zombie named Xiong Ji resembling a Flesh Monsterā¦
āRoar!ā
After being knocked away, Xiong Ji fell into a state of rage. Each of its roars was accompanied by a frenzied charge, and hearing the sounds of obstacles being smashed into pieces made Ling Moās scalp tingle.
To make matters worse, a clanging noise suddenly echoed from afarā¦
āEven Pa Ji is comingā¦ā Ling Mo felt a tightening in his chest. But considering the commotion along the way, it was no surprise that the butcher had been drawn over. On the bright side, its delayed appearance at least indicated that Ling Moās previous ambush had some effect. The only question was how effective it had been in significantly weakening its terrifying powerā¦
But either way, this was not a good sign!
āWow! Another one is coming! How about it, Ling Mo? Isnāt this amazing? There are so many Zombies chasing us!ā Li Yalin exclaimed excitedly, constantly glancing back.
āIs that something to be happy about?ā Ling Mo sighed and said, āWe canāt keep running like this. We need to find a suitable place! Somewhere we wonāt get surrounded, but with enough space to maneuver around themā¦ā
āI got it!ā Li Yalinās eyes lit up as she said, āI think I saw a place like that before!ā
āWhere?ā Ling Mo asked urgently.
āLet me thinkā¦ Ah! I remember! The employee cafeteria! Xia Na and I came in from near there. Itās huge inside, with lots of tables and windows like thisā¦ā Li Yalin gestured with a playful smile.
Ling Mo waved his hand, āLetās head there! Perfect, isnāt that what theyāre after anyway-some dinner?ā
āHuh? Are you going to cook for them?ā
āNo. Iām going to play the role of a chef for a bitā¦ā
Meanwhile, in another corner of the buildingā¦
āWhew. Finally climbed up! I thought that hole would lead straight to another dimension.ā In the pitch-black darkness, a pair of blood-red eyes blinked, accompanied by the excited voice of a girl. āHa, did I just say something like Ling-Ge? Isnāt that what he often says in situations like thisā¦ Iām about to be sucked into another dimension! Now I kind of understand how he feelsā¦ā
āNo, you really donāt understand at allā¦ But speaking of which, where are we now?ā Another voice, almost identical to the first but with subtle differences in emotion and tone, followed. Compared to the previous excitement, this second voice was noticeably calmer.
As soon as the words were spoken, the silhouette of a girl gradually emerged from the darkness.
With blood-red hair and pale skin, she seemed like a character stepping out of an old movie, constantly shifting between clarity and blur, her movements occasionally glitching like a skipping tape. One moment she appeared, and the next she was already beneath a pipe as thick as a thigh.
āIt seems like this might be a space where various pipes are laidā¦ I donāt know much about architecture.ā
She turned her head and met another pair of eyes.
Black Na was on her knees, crawling slowly in the cramped space. She glanced at Nana, who had only her upper body visible, and looked up at the tangled pipes, saying, āNot sure, but judging by the smell, itās been here a long time. This might be an old building thatās been renovated, right? Donāt these look quite old-fashioned?ā į¹Š°Nļ¼ÆšÄČæ
āThatās not the point,ā Nana interrupted, looking around as she spoke. āThe point now is whether we should keep crawling or find a way back quickly. And we need to be aware that this place is filled with strange smells, and the path is very complex. Itās going to be hard to find the right way back in a short timeā¦ā
āEhā¦ā
Once we climbed out of the elevator, we continued scaling the iron cables upward and then discovered numerous corroded holes in the wallā¦ Choosing one to crawl through, we found ourselves in what seemed like a labyrinth, and this was the broadest area we had discovered so farā¦ However, there seemed to be nothing here, and weāve already been delayed for several minutes, so now we shouldā¦
āShh, wait,ā Black Na lifted a finger to her lips, her eyes fixed intently on the darkness.
Nana immediately turned her head to look, her silhouette flickering as well.
Out of the low, dark space, it seemed like something was making noiseā¦
āRustle, rustleā¦ā
As that faint sound became clearer, a pair of blood-red eyes suddenly appeared ahead.
And following that, more eyes emerged one by one, fixated on the only outsider present-Xia Na.
The darkness fell silent again, but with those eyes watching, there was only a sense of heavy atmosphere. They hid among the pipes, their gaze cold and cautious, silently drawing closerā¦
Nana turned back to exchange a glance with Black Na, both displaying distinctly different smiles as they simultaneously uttered, āI knew there was something hereā¦ā
āNo wonder we couldnāt sense anything from outsideā¦ Theyāre all hiding hereā¦ā
The two figures quickly merged together, and then two eyes, one red and one black, appeared on Xia Naās face. She licked her lips and gripped the scythe tightly, āThis placeā¦ must lead somewhere, right? Hee heeā¦ā
āNo wonder we didnāt notice anything before. There are only a few active Zombies here; most of them exist in the form of gestation pods. Strictly speaking, these parasitic entities canāt be considered complete Zombiesā¦ Their psychic activity is very weak, and their bodies are covered with this mucus that interferes with scent detection. The Infants continuously secrete a strong-smelling acidic liquidā¦ In short, itās hard to detect them just by Sensing, especially from such a distance. Yet, even if they canāt be sensed, they still trigger a Zombieās reaction to dangerā¦ā
In the stairwell leading upward, Ling Moās other Zombie Puppet was following the parasitic Creature, climbing continuously.
āBut what did Huahua mean by her words? Is there more than one powerful Zombie here besides the āsisterā? Arenāt most nests supposed to have just one Boss?ā Ling Mo pondered with a frown.
He felt like he was missing something, but couldnāt figure it out immediately. Overall, there were too few cluesā¦ From the time he infiltrated this building, only about fifteen minutes had passed. For a high-rise, thatās really too short.
Of course, there was no helping it. From the moment he entered, he had been targeted by the āsister,ā leaving no time for a quiet exploration.
Moreover, the longer he dragged things out, the more likely it was to arouse Yuwen Xuan and the othersā suspicionsā¦
āAnd inside this buildingā¦ā
Walking in such a quiet environment, Ling Mo began to feel something eerieā¦ Perhaps it wasnāt just the parasitic entities watching him, but the entire building itselfā¦ No matter where he went, he felt constantly monitored, yet when he looked around, he saw nothing.
āJust a building, so why does it give off this feeling? What exactly happened inside this Rosen Company after the Cataclysm? If I can figure this out, maybe I can understand why that Zombie who calls herself āsisterā is still influenced by human memoriesā¦ā
Although the ultimate goal was different, what Ling Mo wanted deep down was for Ye Lian and the others to recall all their memories and have corresponding emotions tied to those human memories. A memory without emotion is nothing more than a cold string of dataā¦
āRecalling all their memories and emotions, thatās the complete Ye Lianā¦ Itās the same for Xia Na and Senior Sisterā¦ā
As Ling Mo pondered this, he suddenly noticed the parasitic Creature slipping through a gap in an Iron Door.
āOn this floor?!ā
He hurriedly chased after it but didnāt rush in immediately.
He placed his hand slowly on the doorknob, taking a deep breath: āThe master of this building, the most powerful Progenitor Zombieā¦ā
āSqueakā¦ā
As the Iron Door creaked open, a strong scent immediately wafted out, and as Ling Mo caught sight of the scene beyond the door, his eyes widened in shockā¦
āWhat the hell is this?ā
In the deep, dark Corridor, countless Dark Shadows appeared and disappearedā¦ A faint smell of blood mixed with the stench of decay wafted back and forth in this enclosed space. The scene beyond was completely obscured by these shadows, with only an occasional wailing wind sound blowing in from outside the buildingā¦
āWhat are theseā¦ā
Ling Mo stepped forward cautiously, only to feel his foot sink into something softā¦ Looking down quickly, a chill ran up his spine.
Corpsesā¦ The ground was piled high with the remains of corpses, clearly accumulated over a long periodā¦
A skull had rolled out of this filth, and a pair of not entirely decayed eyes were staring right at Ling Moā¦
āThatāsā¦ a humanā¦ā
He snapped his gaze toward the hanging Dark Shadows not far away, and as he scanned them thoroughly, the chill reached a peakā¦
Some of the corpses hanging here had clearly been here a long time. Judging by certain features, like their fingers, they appeared to be humanā¦ Some of these bodies showed signs of imminent mutation, yet now hung suspended here.
The nearest female corpse to Ling Mo still retained her original appearance, her eyes wide open, mouth slightly ajar, staring down at Ling Moās direction with a pained expressionā¦
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