Chapter 1096: The Mystery of Women

The granary was covered in spider webs, with occasional corpses visible entangled within them. There were also some spiders hanging above, and as soon as they Sensed Ling Mo and the others’ arrival, they immediately began creeping toward them along their Spider Silk. However, with Ye Lian and the other Female Zombies around, those spiders were spotted and swiftly dealt with before they could get close.

The group advanced some distance inside, narrowly avoiding danger, only to realize another pressing issue… They seemed to be lost…

“Damn it, even the ceiling is covered in webs. How are we supposed to tell directions?” Mu Chen glanced around as he spoke.

“Yeah, this damned place looks the same everywhere. It really is hard to find our way,” Zhang Xincheng chimed in.

The spider webs didn’t completely seal the place, but the pathways left were a crisscrossing maze. It was easy to lose your way after just one loop inside.

Ling Mo switched his vision to Xiao Bai, glanced distantly toward the granary, and Sensed the distance between both sides before he slowly spoke, “The nearest warehouse to us is probably…” He slowly turned his body, raising his hand to point straight ahead, “That way.”

Yet the moment he finished speaking, he couldn’t help but pause. Before he could react, a spider suddenly dropped down from above him, lunging straight for his head. “Ling-Ge, watch out!” Xia Na and the others cried out behind him. Ling Mo instinctively ducked his head, and the spider was instantly snatched out of midair by an invisible hand.

This spider was clearly venomous. As soon as it was caught, it immediately secreted Venom. As the psychic puppet Xiao Hei’s palm began to dissipate, Ye Lian stepped over and slashed at it with her Short Knife.

As soon as the spider’s corpse hit the ground, a shriek echoed from the webs ahead.

Ling Mo didn’t spare the spider a second glance. After dodging, he immediately dove toward the direction of the sound.

“Who’s there? Stop!”

The person ran quickly and seemed very familiar with the surroundings. But while focusing on Ling Mo, who was hot on their heels, they didn’t expect that after turning a corner, a tall and alluring figure would suddenly appear before them.

The person was startled, and as they reached for their waist, a cold blade was already at their neck. Only then did they realize that the figure who’d been in front of them was now somehow behind them-and, at the original spot, only a fading afterimage remained…

“Don’t move, or I’ll slowly slice your throat,” Li Yalin said softly from behind. Her tone was gentle, but the killing intent within sent chills crawling up the person’s skin, making them tremble uncontrollably. It felt as if a venomous snake had suddenly coiled around them, cold and watchful, ready to strike at any moment… “Good, that’s better…”

As Li Yalin spoke, Ling Mo had already caught up. The first thing he did was use a Tentacle to lift the person’s Hair.

“Hm?”

Their eyes were actually intact…

And when Ling Mo lifted their Hair, the person instinctively turned their head aside.

“Was it you who ambushed me just now?” Ling Mo frowned and asked. It was expected that the Mother Spider would leave a few people in the lair, so Ling Mo had been prepared. But seeing so many strangers appear together, and this person still daring to attack-this was truly reckless…

“No… it wasn’t me!”

At those words, everyone who’d arrived was taken aback.

“She’s a woman!” Ye Kai exclaimed as if discovering a new continent. Finding a woman in a spider’s nest was hard to believe. After all, this place was no paradise, but a hellhole filled with death. On top of that, her voice was tinged with fright…

Ling Mo also stared in surprise, his gaze involuntarily drifting downward…

It really was a woman!

She was wearing a hat and a particularly oversized coat. If not for the faint curve of her chest, it would have been difficult to tell. These days, just because someone sounded like a woman didn’t mean they really were one…

As soon as she noticed Ling Mo’s reaction, the girl shifted uncomfortably, nervously shouting, “What do you want!”

“Uh…” Ling Mo was speechless. “What have I done? Besides, shouldn’t I be asking you that?” At this, his expression suddenly darkened, his gaze turning icy. “No matter your gender, if you try to kill me, I won’t show mercy.”

“It really wasn’t me…” The woman’s eyes filled with panic, her voice trembling. She could already tell from Ling Mo’s look that he wasn’t joking…

“Then why were you sneaking around near us? And why did you scream when the spider died, then immediately run?” Ling Mo fired off his questions.

The woman was restrained by Li Yalin and dared not move. She hurriedly replied, “I… I just… didn’t know who you were, so I didn’t dare come out… And just now… I was scared. Those Spiders are specifically guarding the nest; they’re usually very formidable. But when they attacked you, they…” She sneaked a glance at Ling Mo, observed his reaction, and then continued, “stopped in mid-air…” 𝔯áℕŎ𝖇Ε𝐬

“So you ran away?” Yuwen Xuan interjected.

The woman quickly nodded vigorously, “Yes… yes! I really didn’t do anything! You saw it too; I don’t have any Spiders on me!”

“Then who are you?” Ye Kai scrutinized her and asked.

“I… I was captured by them…” the woman said, lowering her head.

But at that moment, Ling Mo suddenly sneered, grabbing the woman’s wrist.

The woman screamed “Ah,” but it was too late to dodge. She was pulled by Ling Mo to the side of the web, and several Spiders hidden in the web immediately crawled out, bypassing the woman and directly pouncing on Ling Mo. However, Ling Mo was prepared; as soon as these Spiders appeared, they were killed by his Tentacle.

At this point, the woman’s face had already turned pale, but it wasn’t from fear…

“What you said earlier might be true, but the last part was a lie. These Spiders wouldn’t attack you; how could you have been captured? If you don’t tell the truth, I’ll assume that Spider was lured by you,” Ling Mo said with an unfriendly tone.

This woman was not a parasite, yet she exuded an eerie aura…

“I didn’t!” The woman quickly shook her head. She clearly hadn’t anticipated Ling Mo’s quick reaction… A lie that seemed reasonable was instantly exposed. Instead of extricating herself, she found herself in an even more dangerous situation.

“I understand… I’ll tell the truth. But can you first tell me… how Sun Xu and the others are doing?” The woman shivered twice and stammered.

Ling Mo still showed no intention of letting her go, coldly replying, “Dead.”

“Dead… dead?” The woman suddenly widened her eyes.

She took several seconds to react, scrutinized Ling Mo and his group, and then suddenly moved her lips.

However, she tugged at the corners of her mouth for a while before muttering to herself, “Dead… They said they were just going out for fun, how did they end up dead?”

Ye Kai frowned, looked at her twice, and then secretly asked Mu Chen beside him, “Instructor, what do you think her reaction means? Is she happy or sad?”

Mu Chen rolled his eyes at him, “If I knew, would I still be single? You should ask the captain about such things…”

“I don’t think the captain knows either…”

“Nonsense…”

At this point, Ling Mo finally impatiently interrupted her, “You still haven’t answered my question.”

Mu Chen was momentarily speechless, then reluctantly said, “Turns out he not only doesn’t know but isn’t interested! Is this what they call a higher state of being? Am I single because I think too much?!”

“I…” The woman said somewhat absent-mindedly, “I guess I’m the Logistics here…” She looked up at Ling Mo, revealing a peculiar smile, “I should thank you for killing them; I really hated them. It’s a pity you didn’t bring their corpses back, otherwise, I would have fed them to the Spiders. No, I would have skinned them myself, hung them up, and slowly dried them into specimens…” By this point, she was gritting her teeth.

“Hiss…” Ye Kai gasped, whispering, “This woman is ruthless…”

“That’s why they say the most venomous is a woman’s heart…” Mu Chen hadn’t finished speaking when he suddenly felt several killing intents from behind, immediately shutting his mouth.

“See, that’s why you’re single.” Zhang Xincheng said earnestly, adding insult to injury.

“They didn’t kill you or make you a Host Body, so where does your hatred come from?” Ling Mo asked, unmoved.

The woman finally stopped her description, her expression somewhat complex as she countered, “Then why do you think I survived?”

She waved her hand and said, “What are you looking for? I’ll take you there. It’s hard to find the real location this way. They’ve been living here for over half a year and have long transformed this place beyond recognition. There are relatively few Spiders outside; if you accidentally enter the area where Spiders are concentrated for hatching, you won’t be able to get out.”

“So ruthless?” Yuwen Xuan clicked his tongue, his gaze towards the surroundings suddenly becoming somewhat apprehensive…

“You don’t have to disbelieve me; you saw it too, I have no ability to resist in front of you.” The woman said, staring unblinkingly at Ling Mo.

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