Chapter 1039: Vulture and Man
As Ling Mo ran, he suddenly felt a chill and glanced back, murmuring, āDo you guys feel like somethingās watching us from behind?ā
āWatching?ā Xia Na, who was closest to him, immediately turned around, puzzled, following his gaze. Her eyes landed on the relentless monsters chasing them. Ling Mo couldnāt be talking about them, could he? But if not them, then who? Behind them lay only the desolate buildings and the long, perilous street.
āI canāt quite explain itā¦ā Ling Moās expression turned hesitant for a moment. He spoke softly, āJust now, for some reasonā¦ I felt a shiver down my spineā¦ like there were eyes suddenly staring at me from behind.ā He placed a hand over his heart, continuing, āIt felt like it skipped a beatā¦ as if Iād encountered a natural enemy, triggering a primal warning. Thereās definitely something back thereā¦ā
Xia Na looked at him with concern and asked quietly, āLing-Geā¦ are you okay?ā It was rare for her to see Ling Mo react this way, especially since his eyes lacked their usual calm and composure, appearing somewhatā¦ bewildered?
āHuh? Iām fine, really.ā Ling Mo quickly snapped out of it, raising his head to smile at Xia Na. Ye Lian and Li Yalin, who were ahead, also heard the commotion and turned to look at them with questioning expressions. Seeing this, Ling Mo quickly flashed a smile and waved them off, indicating they shouldnāt worry. The two women exchanged puzzled glances before slowly turning their attention away.
āMaybe I was mistaken, itās nothingā¦ Probably just exhaustion from today, with so many Hellforged Monsters suddenly appearing, my mindās bound to be a bit muddledā¦ā Ling Mo said, lowering his hand and continuing to reassure Xia Na.
āIs that soā¦ā Xia Na replied, though her expression remained complex as she watched him.
Ling Mo chuckled and reached out to pinch her cheek, āI said itās nothing, donāt overthink it.ā
āMm-hmmā¦ā Xia Naās cheeks puffed up from the pinch, nodding indistinctly. After a momentās thought, she brightened up, āYouāre right, we handled things pretty well this time! We got the equipment, secured plenty of āsupplies,ā and most importantly, we gathered firsthand information on the Hellforged Monsters! Weāre bound to clash with these scavengers sooner or later, and I prefer it soonerā¦ But with this, who knows what the world will become, how long X City will last? Their numbers might dwindle or swell rapidly, but either way, itāll lead to more and more bloodshedā¦ā
She quickly glanced at the Monsters and said, āLook, itās been two streets, and they still show no sign of giving upā¦ This shows their extraordinary persistence towards humans. And when I think about those Transformed Monsters, I get this ominous feelingā¦ Ling-Ge, what do you thinkā¦ā
āOminousā¦ feelingā¦ā Xia Na continued to analyze, while Ling Mo nodded as he listened. Yet, during this process, his gaze involuntarily drifted towards his own chest.
That momentary pause in his heartbeat-was it a sign of something? And where exactly did that feeling of being watched come from?
An illusion? Impossible! That was just something he said to reassure Xia Naā¦ The reality was far more terrifying than what he had spoken.
In that instant, he felt as if someone had suddenly appeared behind himā¦ The person was pressed closely against his body, then leaned towards his ear, gently breathing and cheerfully whispering, āLing Moā¦ā
Just that one call sent a chill racing from his feet to his headā¦ Such a vivid sensation and reaction couldnāt possibly be due to fatigue. Moreover, his psychic power had fully recovered after Devouring the spiritual body of the underground Progenitorā¦ He wasnāt tired at all; in fact, he was overflowing with energyā¦ especially the excitement in his brain. Perhaps it was this excitement that made him extremely sensitive to that momentary feelingā¦ Maybe, it was something even the observer hadnāt anticipatedā¦
āSpeaking of this feelingā¦ā Ling Mo paused again, suddenly recalling a familiar figure, āCould it beā¦ the Spider Queen?!ā But soon, he felt uncertain about this guessā¦ If it were the Spider Queen, her tricks should have been completely suppressed by himā¦ Unless, the thing she hid in his body was also evolving along with himā¦
But if thatās the case, then what exactly is that thing?
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āHuffā¦ huffā¦ā
A few minutes later, everyone except Ye Lian and the others began to pant heavily, drenched in sweat. The constant running and jumping, coupled with highly tense nerves, quickly drained their stamina. Moreover, they werenāt moving on flat ground, but rather on rooftops of varying heights. Such terrain demanded a lot from their Superpowers. šĆ š½ČŖāæÄÅ
āDamn it!ā Ye Kai exhaled two breaths of stale air, then looked back and couldnāt help but curse hoarsely, āTheyāre addicted to chasing us! Even Zombies arenāt this relentless!ā
Everyone turned to look, their faces showing a hint of gloom. Those Monstersā¦ the closest ones had already appeared below the building they were onā¦ Some Monsters had even gradually figured out their escape patterns, showing no intention of climbing up, but instead quietly watching them from below.
This feeling was like being surrounded by vultures, patiently waiting for you to breathe your lastā¦
Oppression, fear-those were secondaryā¦ The main thing was the sense of helplessness that arose when you realized you couldnāt outlast themā¦
āThereās a Square ahead, no more buildings!ā Mu Chen stood at a high point, scanning the area ahead and said anxiously.
āSoā¦ we have to fight?ā Zhang Xincheng said, frowning.
Li Yalin leaned on the railing and looked down, saying, āBut there are at least three hundred down thereā¦ā
āSo even if we retreat into the building and engage them in a battle of attrition, thereās a high chanceā¦ā Xu Shuhan added, but didnāt finish, only looking at the others with a heavy expression.
For a moment, everyone fell silentā¦
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