Chapter 1147: The Missing Piece in the Heart

“Ye Lian can tell we’ve been isolated, so maybe she can discover even more clues… But unfortunately, this clarity seems to appear randomly, and since we don’t know how exactly she should evolve to the next stage, we can’t find a way to force her to wake up…” Ling Mo sighed inwardly.

Right now, Ye Lian was like she had just regained a bit of Intelligence and memory-full of confusion, yet brimming with possibilities. Back then, Ye Lian had transformed from a pure killing machine into a Zombie with the ability to think. So what about now? Maybe she’s evolving into a higher-level Fierce Beast, or maybe… she’ll retrieve the very first, most original part of herself…

Human.

The origin of all these species now is human…

“But what exactly is the Creature that ambushed us? We still don’t know.” Xu Shuhan said nervously. That cold gleam had been driven back by Ling Mo, but no one knew when it might appear again, or who it would attack next. This unknown danger actually put even more pressure on her.

She could still feel that overwhelming fear of death. If not for Ling Mo, she probably would have been dead or injured by now. She wasn’t sure if she had the courage to face it again. If she had to, could she stay calm and not drag Ling Mo down?

“No, I think I already know.” Ling Mo said.

“How do you…”

“Remember what I said before? That we were fighting under equal conditions? But now it seems, we’ve been set up from the start. Maybe even this thought of mine is part of their calculation. Or rather, it’s exactly their arrangement that’s guided my thinking in this direction. The opponent… obviously knows me very well…”

Ling Mo continued, “To make such arrangements in advance, to target us, and to know about this place, there’s only one…”

“Niepan.” Xu Shuhan murmured.

That was the Survivor organization she used to belong to… She became a Zombie thanks to them… But her name, that Big Boss probably never even heard of it. This ambush was aimed at the man in front of her, the one who snuck into Niepan headquarters, caused chaos when they were vulnerable inside, and even took the Big Boss’s Avatar captive…

“They want you dead.” Xu Shuhan’s expression changed, and she said anxiously.

Ling Mo pressed against the carriage and looked back, saying, “Heh… Let’s see if they can make their dream come true. Judging by the design of this trap and the ambush tactics, that Big Boss really can’t let go of me. But now that we know who the enemy is, if I’m not mistaken, they’re probably about to go all out…”

“What do you mean? Can’t you speak plainly…”

Before Xu Shuhan could finish, an even sharper sound suddenly rang out, and several cold gleams appeared at the same time. The carriage where everyone was hiding was struck almost simultaneously with a series of “clang clang clang” sounds, and as the metal was pierced, those cold gleams appeared among the crowd.

“These aren’t ambushes, the enemy is right near us! They can isolate the environment and affect our perception of it! Run into the building, don’t stay here any longer!” Ling Mo suddenly stood up and shouted.

Those following him were all Zombies. Except for Ye Lian, who was in a special state, Xia Na and the others reacted quickly, dodging the cold gleams while accelerating toward the Dormitory Building.

Sure enough, as the distance widened, those cold gleams didn’t follow. Although Ling Mo was given special attention, he used the psychic puppet Xiao Hei to throw himself out, and when he landed, Xia Na “just happened” to be right below to catch him.

“You did that on purpose!” Xia Na spun in place to absorb the impact, then let go of Ling Mo.

As soon as Ling Mo steadied himself, he rushed toward the entrance of the building, “Giving you a chance to be the beauty who saves the hero.”

“Hmph!”

“Hmph what? Not happy I called you beautiful?”

“Not happy you still have so much to say at a time like this!” Xia Na instantly sped up, giving Ling Mo a glare as she passed him.

But the next moment, Ling Mo felt his wrist grabbed. As his feet suddenly left the ground, he instantly found himself inside the hallway, and the Iron Door was slammed shut by Li Yalin with a “bang.”

“What do we do next?” Xu Shuhan glanced at the empty open space, then turned and asked. Their original plan had been disrupted, since no one expected the main ambush site to be in such an inconspicuous place, nor that the enemy’s strength would far exceed their expectations. 𝐫𝐚ℕòᛒƐS̩

“What do you think, how many Ambushers as strong as that does the enemy have?” Ling Mo asked.

“No idea… Actually, I can’t figure it out either. That ability should be a Superpower, right? But why were there so many cold gleams just now… If it was all released by one person, I would have noticed, but…” Xia Na frowned.

“I can’t figure that out either, but one thing’s clear: the more cold gleams there are, the weaker each one is. Since their target is me, they probably won’t go after the Black Silk Team to waste their power. So, they should focus their strength on attacking us,” Ling Mo said.

“So that means… our plan isn’t completely ruined. At least one team is still safe, and as long as they act properly, we can count on backup.” Xu Shuhan said, a bit excited.

“Yes.” Ling Mo nodded.

Will Black Silk’s operation run into trouble? The chances are low.

The enemy isolating them showed that their combat power was also limited-at least not as overwhelming as they appeared, not enough to completely crush Ling Mo’s group. But if that’s the case, why did they reveal such strong power right from the start?

Besides, even though they saw through the enemy’s trap and Ling Mo figured out the ambush method, and the group managed to escape into the building, for some reason, Ling Mo still felt a faint sense of strangeness in his heart…

Did I… overlook something?

Is there something… I’ve forgotten?

Ling Mo remembered the sense of crisis he felt when he first arrived here… He thought he’d found the odd point, but now, that feeling was back again…

“What exactly… is really wrong here?”

Ling Mo unconsciously reached for his chest, a subconscious movement he didn’t even notice himself.

But just then, as the group entered the Corridor, they suddenly heard a voice.

The voice sounded behind them, cold and full of menace: “Don’t move.”

Everyone froze at the same time… Did they show up this quickly?

Could this be… the Big Boss Ling Mo mentioned?

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