Chapter 1067: Chapter 830: The Shadow of the Serpent

“And I… I will be the one who survives!” muttered the Glasses Man through gritted teeth, as his pace suddenly quickened…

A few dozen seconds later, another figure appeared in the corridor. This tall silhouette seemed to emerge directly from the shadows, moving silently and eerily, as if every joint in her body could twist freely. Her slightly changing eyes were fixed ahead, and she reached up to touch her nose, saying, “This human is good at escaping… But even if I can’t smell you, I can still catch up with you…”

With that, her gaze shifted to the ground. On the dirty tiles and dim walls, she seemed to see something different. As the edges of her pupils gradually turned amber, her appearance and demeanor underwent a significant change. Previously, she appeared merely seductive, but now there was an added hint of dangerous hunger.

Her gaze became colder, and the way she lightly licked her lips resembled a snake flicking its tongue… “Found you,” Li Yalin suddenly chuckled, her eyes resting on a particular row of tiles.

On the surface, these tiles appeared unremarkable, but with her pupils altered, Li Yalin’s eyes gained a certain sensing ability. Meanwhile, the images she perceived had changed. Although most of the scenes remained as she usually saw them, in certain places, she could vaguely make out several red-yellow light clusters. And the area Li Yalin was currently staring at was where these clusters were most concentrated.

“Even though I now only possess some characteristics of the mutation snake, relying on just these is enough to keep up with you… The other light clusters are too weak, likely left by those humans earlier, but this one surely must have been left by that glasses human just now… Too bad these light clusters can’t be seen continuously, making it impossible to track them indefinitely. But Ling Mo said that once I evolve, I’ll gain more abilities of the snake. I wonder what those will be…”

A hint of anticipation appeared on Li Yalin’s face. Over the past three days, she had consumed a considerable amount of mutation beast gel and mother hive, an action that nearly wiped out all the mutation beasts around the Oil Depot, except for the “chicken” drawn by Black Silk, which didn’t appear.

After devouring all these chaotic things, Li Yalin’s physical condition underwent many changes. Her mutation snake traits became more pronounced, making her resemble an amalgam of a leader-level zombie and a high-grade mutation snake. It seemed she had accumulated enough quantitative changes, just waiting for the moment to transform qualitatively.

With a light chuckle, Li Yalin’s figure blurred, appearing five meters away in the blink of an eye, then quickly vanishing into the dark shadows, like a serpent darting into the underbrush…

“This way.”

After Ling Mo descended from the top floor with Ye Lian and Xia Na, they quickly navigated through the lower levels. In such a confined area, he could easily find Li Yalin’s position through the psychic link, but the Senior Sister moved incredibly fast, frequently changing directions, making Ling Mo somewhat speechless in his pursuit.

This situation was definitely due to the Glasses Man hiding and dodging…

“Speaking of which… Ye Lian’s speed, although fast, is mostly a burst within a small area, more like an abrupt surge of potential triggered by the virus… After all, her main mutation area is concentrated in her eyes, her physical capability isn’t exceptionally outstanding, and it’s further destabilized by the evolution…”

“But half of Yalin’s body possesses the qualities of a mutation beast, chiefly exhibiting mutation snake characteristics… This means her speed, whether in regular movement or in the explosive bursts during attacks, is much faster than that of a typical senior zombie… Her only drawback might be relatively weaker strength. However, as long as her speed is sufficient, strength becomes less crucial. Besides, even in terms of strength, she is far superior to humans…”

Ling Mo couldn’t help but analyze in his mind. The reason Ye Lian could instantly kill human superhumans twice, aside from her sudden burst of speed, mainly relied on her eyes. By blocking all escape routes for her opponent and locking onto their vital points the moment she struck, she possessed a precision attack capability that Ling Mo hadn’t observed in any other zombie.

“Maybe it’s related to her use of the Sniper Rifle, otherwise there wouldn’t be a mutation in her eyes. But what exactly is going on, perhaps only Ye Lian knows…” Ling Mo pondered quietly.

“Now he’s the only one left. What’s he still struggling for?” Xia Na suddenly smiled wryly, asking.

“What?” Ling Mo snapped back to attention, instinctively responding.

Xia Na glanced at Ye Lian, then turned to Ling Mo and said, “It’s been almost three minutes since we reached the rooftop. Even though he’s a mental ability user and wouldn’t dare jump off, with him being the last one left, shouldn’t he be figuring out a quick escape? But why does it seem like he’s leading us in circles?”

Ling Mo frowned, thinking it over, and said, “Stalling for time?”

“Possibly…” Xia Na nodded and suddenly her eyes lit up as she said, “But there could be another possibility… The explosives aren’t only on the rooftop; there are some within the building too. Ling-Ge, think about it, if they’ve gone to the lengths of capturing you, they probably won’t let you escape alive, right? So they might have prepared more drastic measures…”

“However, this human isn’t entirely foolish; he must know there are others outside, so he’s likely looking for ways to reduce the pursuit pressure before finding a way out… Come to think of it, if they hadn’t lost their trump card of firepower, it wouldn’t have been this easy for us…” Xia Na said, biting her nails. Her expression also fluctuated, shifting between bizarre and serious…

“No matter what methods he has, I’ll catch him today. Before deciding my next move, I need to understand the current situation of Falcon and the Second Camp, and this Glasses Man is the best candidate for intelligence… Hold on.” Ling Mo suddenly stopped, closing his eyes. A few seconds later, he slowly opened them, and an image had formed in his mind.

It was another simple drawing from Black Silk, even more rudimentary than usual. On a black line resembling a street, a series of red crosses were drawn, accompanied by several circles scattered around… Yet, the message from Black Silk was brief: “They have strange equipment and someone seems able to detect us. More contact could expose us.”

Frowning slightly, Ling Mo scrutinized the drawing before turning his gaze to the puzzled Ye Lian and Xia Na. “Falcon’s reinforcements have arrived, and there are quite a few of them, well-prepared too. We need to speed things up. Yu Shiran and the others can only distract them for a short while, and Old Zheng won’t hold out much longer. But as for that Glasses Man… he won’t escape today!”

Aside from the elevator, this building had three staircases. One was the route Ling Mo had taken when entering, another led to the first-floor mall, and the last seemed to be a fire escape connecting directly to the alley behind the building.

There were quite a few shops inside the building. While they couldn’t serve as long-term hiding places, they could be used for short-term evasion. The Glasses Man’s superpower was quite peculiar, and if it weren’t for Li Yalin picking up some clues, they might have thought he had already escaped.

“Psychic probes can’t find him either… but considering the energy consumption, he can’t sustain it for long…” Ling Mo thought as he rushed down the stairs.

At that moment, the Glasses Man had already reached the mall on the lower floor. However, instead of looking towards the exit, his gaze rested on the center of the mall.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Escaping now would only lead to death. There are ten of them, but fewer than five entered here… But I won’t die, absolutely not…” The Glasses Man gripped the remote control in his hand once more and ran into the mall. Just after he disappeared among the shelves, Li Yalin silently appeared where he had been standing.

“Troublesome human… still planning to run?” Li Yalin adjusted her curly hair and pursued him again…

Moments later, Ling Mo and the others arrived at the same floor’s mall. Ling Mo glanced around before focusing his gaze on an elevator ahead.

“Underground… is it a marketplace? If he chose to go down, it means there aren’t just three exits, but four… but there must be something down there…” Ling Mo briefly switched perspectives, and based on Li Yalin’s movements, it seemed the Glasses Man was still maneuvering within the marketplace.

As Ling Mo pondered, a psychic light cluster suddenly appeared in his “vision.” Although it lasted only a moment, it was enough for Ling Mo to accurately pinpoint the Glasses Man’s location.

“Is he running out of time?” Ling Mo looked downstairs, contemplating for a moment before gesturing to move down.

Xia Na hefted her Scythe, following closely behind, while Ye Lian glanced down at the Sniper Rifle in her hands, a trace of confusion flickering in her cold eyes. Soon enough, she too followed along via the Elevator…

“Come down, come down… one alone won’t be enough…”

The Glasses Man stood in a relatively open area, behind him was a makeshift welded iron cage… Below the cage was a base, which at first glance seemed ordinary, but as the Glasses Man’s eyes settled on it, a sinister smile crept across his lips: “Come on…”