Chapter 1256: Mysterious Numbers
Ling Mo didnât make Fang Zhou wait too long. But even so, when all of them moved to the doorway, Fang Zhou still showed an extremely impatient expression. Standing here, he was clearly hesitant, afraid something might suddenly happen behind him.
âWhatâs the situation inside?â Ling Mo pressed himself against the doorway and asked.
Xia Na and the other Zombies imitated him by crouching down, but judging by their lightly twitching noses, it was obvious they were using scent to assess the situation inside. Ye Lian, however, followed closely behind Ling Mo, looking utterly confused.
As Ling Mo asked, he turned his head to glance at them. But the Zombies all shook their heads. He sniffed himself and faintly caught a strange odor wafting out from inside. And this was just at the doorway-if they went in, the smell would probably be even stronger.
No wonder they couldnât smell anything else. If this scent wasnât naturally occurring, then the Zombies inside must have deliberately created it to mask their own positions. If itâs the latter, it means their opponentâs intelligence is not to be underestimated.
In Ling Moâs view, the latter was clearly more likely. If the other side could use such tactics to drive them here, theyâd naturally have the ability to create such cover.
The Zombies inside had been here for a long time, perhaps already familiar with this scent, and could even distinguish Ling Mo and the othersâ scent from it. In this way, Ling Mo and his group were already at a disadvantage before even entering.
âTruly troublesome,â he thought to himself.
Fang Zhou, however, had no idea that Ling Mo had already reached a conclusion in such a short time. Lowering his voice, he said, âI donât even know how to describe it⊠inside⊠inside seems to have nothing at all.â
Whatâs that supposed to mean?
Seeing Ling Mo frown, Fang Zhou hurriedly waved his hand and said, âItâs not that I was slacking off⊠I went all the way up to the second floor and still didnât see a single person. By rights, if I came in alone and there were Zombies waiting to eat, they should have jumped out, right?â
Ling Mo stared at him for a moment before saying, âMaybe the other side already knows our numbers⊠so when you went in alone, they stayed put. Think about it, all those Zombies disappeared, they know this place better than us, can run and jump, maybe theyâve already circled around to here. Itâs possible that among those Zombies using the âscratch and sniffâ battle plan, thereâs a high-level intelligent Zombie in charge. If thatâs the case, it should have already entered this place from another entrance.â
âYeah!â Fang Zhou nodded repeatedly, wiping cold sweat from his brow.
Yuwen Xuan at the side couldnât help but show a strange expression⊠After hearing Ling Mo say all that, then listening to his conversation with Fang Zhou, Yuwen Xuan felt Ling Mo was deliberately playing himâŠ
Thinking carefully, Fang Zhou didnât seem to be lying, but he hadnât mentioned any details. So even if he did something extra, Ling Mo couldnât tell from his demeanor, let alone Sensing anything.
But strangely, Ling Mo didnât seem interested in asking. Yuwen Xuan thought for a moment, then understood. Heâs probably doing this because of the ârescueâ he mentioned⊠If thatâs the case, then thereâs really no need to alert anyone.
âBut since you didnât see anything, that points to two possibilities. One, there really arenât a lot of Zombies here, and the danger lies in the buildingâs environment. Two, the Zombies are all hiding in unexpected places, and once we go in, weâll face their ambush.â Ling Mo continued to analyze.
Everyone nodded in agreement. Indeed, these two possibilities were the most likely. But whichever it was, it clearly wasnât the situation Fang Zhou wanted to face. However, seeing Ling Moâs determined look, he could only sigh and ask, âCould there be a third possibility?â
âThe third possibility is⊠there are only a few extremely powerful Zombies inside, and theyâre confident they can take us out. But Iâm more inclined to believe theyâre highly intelligentâŠâ Ling Mo said.
Fang Zhou frowned and asked, âWhy?â
After all, high Intelligence could be even more troublesome than high strengthâŠ
But so far, aside from a sense of weirdness, he hadnât noticed anything that showed the other side was highly intelligent.
So this time, his question was genuinely puzzled.
Unexpectedly, Ling Moâs gaze fell on him, and with deep meaning, he said, âLook⊠even though you went in alone and the numbers didnât match, if they lacked Intelligence, maybe theyâd have taken you hostage⊠or killed you to force us to come in and investigateâŠâ ĆâłÎÎđÄá¶
Fang Zhou shivered instantly.
Damn! Thatâs true!
But hearing Ling Mo say this so casually, Fang Zhou couldnât help but break out in a cold sweat.
This guy actually treats him as a decoy so nonchalantlyâŠ
âUm⊠Captain Ling, I really will do my best to cooperate with you allâŠâ Fang Zhou said stiffly.
âI only just thought of it myself,â Ling Mo smiled.
âLike hell you did!â Fang Zhou moved his lips, but in the end could only force out a reluctant smile.
Ling Moâs eyes grew colder at this scene, and Yuwen Xuan, watching coldly, vaguely guessed something. Most likely⊠Ling Mo said that on purposeâŠ
And Fang Zhou, even at this point, still acted so tolerant⊠Whether thereâs something wrong here is hard to say. Normally, at least some anger would be expected⊠But since this guy isnât normal, just reading his expression doesnât reveal much.
âChief of Staff Wang chose him, thatâs probably part of the reason tooâŠâ Yuwen Xuan glanced at Ling Mo, only to find Ling Mo giving him a meaningful look.
The madman immediately understood, turned to Fang Zhou and said, âThis time Iâll go behind you, letâs go in.â
Fang Zhou glanced at Ling Mo with a pale face, not knowing what this arrangement meant, but could only nod, âThatâs for the best.â
As soon as the two entered, Li Yalin smiled and followed. At the same time, shielded by Yuwen Xuan, she instantly entered Zombie mode, her eyes turning into vertical pupils like a venomous snake.
âThis wayâŠâ
With Yuwen Xuan behind him, Fang Zhou could only lead the way without looking back. He moved much faster than when he first came in, quickly leading the group into the lobby and pointing to the staircase not far away, âThatâs where I went up.â
âIs that so?â Ling Mo responded while glancing at Li Yalin.
At this moment, Senior Sister had already followed Fang Zhou to a spot not far from the staircase. Suddenly, her pupils contracted and she turned to look at a counter diagonally behind her.
That was the sanatoriumâs old information desk, crescent-shaped, with a decent space behind it. But since you could see at a glance whether anyone was inside, even someone as cautious as Ling Mo would only glance at it before moving on.
Seeing Li Yalin look that way, Ling Mo immediately showed a âjust as expectedâ expression, and gave Fang Zhou ahead a deep look.
âSo, should we go up?â Fang Zhou asked.
âLetâs go.â As Ling Mo replied, Li Yalinâs figure flickered, and in the next moment, she silently appeared behind the counter.
She quickly scanned the floor, and Ling Moâs perspective shifted over.
Turns out there were several cabinets behind the information desk, and one drawer was open, with a piece of paper lying on top. Li Yalin didnât move, but Ling Mo had already seen the writing on the paper through her eyes.
â4, 1.â The writing was fresh, clearly just put there.
Immediately after, Li Yalin turned to look at the pillar behind her. With sharp eyes, Ling Mo saw a mark carved into the pillar through her gaze.
It was a lightly etched markâŠ
âFrom here, itâs a wider lobby upstairsâŠâ Fang Zhou had just turned the corner on the stairs when he caught sight of Li Yalin behind Ling Mo. He discreetly scanned everyone, then glanced at the information desk out of the corner of his eyeâŠ
Then, in a way no one noticed, he quietly let out a breath, and the fear in his eyes was replaced by a hint of smugnessâŠ
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