In a narrow alley, a youth with a terrified expression was frantically sprinting forward.
Several zombies followed closely behind, their crazed red eyes fixed on their prey, emitting incomprehensible snarls from their mouths.
âI donât want to die! I donât want to die yet!â
The youth was dressed in dirty clothes, his hair messily plastered to his face, and his expression filled with despair and fear.
He continuously knocked over the parked electric scooters, but this did little to deter the zombies.
Even the blood-stained bag tightly clenched in his hand was thrown behind him, causing a packet of dry rations to spill out, only to be crushed into crumbs by a zombieâs foot.
âHelp! Someone help me! I donât want to be eaten, I really donâtâ¦â
Tears streamed down the youthâs face, and just then, his foot gave way, causing him to stumble and crash heavily to the ground.
Yet he ignored the pain, desperately screaming as he tried to get back up, crawling and stumbling in his panic.
âAhhh!â
But as soon as he managed to lift himself, a strong force suddenly seized his ankle.
He let out a piercing scream, his hands clawing at the ground desperately.
His mind went blank, with only one thought echoing: âNo! I donât want to die!â
But during this chaos, he vaguely sensed several hands already touching himâ¦
âI donât want to die!â
With a shout, a surge of psychic power suddenly burst from his mind.
Just as the zombies pounced on him, their bodies jolted abruptly, and their eyes turned vacantâ¦
âThud!â
Several dull thuds sounded, and the youth remained in his struggling posture, while around him lay several zombies, as if they had turned into vegetative statesâ¦
The youthâs pupils dilated, his body trembling uncontrollably, as he muttered unconsciously, âI donât want to die⦠I did even that, I really donât want to dieâ¦â
âAh!! Brother, save me! Brother!â
From the crack in the door, a hand stretched out, clutching the doorframe tightly.
Behind that was a terrified, pale face-a girl of about fifteen or sixteen, collapsing into tears, desperately trying to squeeze through the door crack.
But the door was being forcefully held shut by a youth, who stared wide-eyed at the crack, his entire body seemingly numb.
He wasnât looking at the girl, but at the figure behind her.
âAh!â
The girl let out another heart-wrenching scream, as one of her arms was violently torn off. Despite the pain, her hand still grasped the doorframe with the sheer desire to survive.
The sight of flying blood made the youth shudder, and seeing that figure lunge forward, he almost instinctively slammed the door shut.
The dull sound of crushed fingers followed immediately, accompanied by the girlâs hopeless criesâ¦
âI⦠I just⦠I donât want to dieâ¦â
The youth stared blankly at the door, as thin streams of blood seeped slowly through the crack, and the screams behind it gradually faded away.
âBoom!â
When a loud noise suddenly echoed from the door, the youth couldnât help but clutch his collar and let out a hysterical scream: âAhhh!â
â¦
âI just donât want to die⦠If I could get Ling Moâs secret, I wouldnât have to fear the Zombies anymore⦠But why canât I get it⦠whyâ¦â
â¦
Under Ling Moâs devour, the youthâs eyes showed confusion, and his body began to convulse.
His resistance was gradually diminishing, even weaker than the glasses manâsâ¦
âWith a strong will to live, and a deep fear of Zombies, these emotions combined gave him powerful psychic power⦠But because of this, his instinctive resistance is weak. He⦠heâs very guilty.â
Ling Mo took a deep breath and whispered, âBecause youâre wrong, even if you got the secret, you wouldnât be able to use it⦠Iâm not the same as you, I never gave up, even when she became a Zombie, I never gave upâ¦â
The youth flinched again, and the last bit of resistance vanished completely.
âYou didnât give upâ¦â
A few days later, Ling Mo and his companions left the residential building.
Before leaving, Ling Mo left a note behind, with a few drops of his blood on it.
Old Zheng, following behind, occasionally glanced at Ling Mo with some confusion.
Although it had only been a few days, he vaguely felt that something about Ling Mo was differentâ¦
But he couldnât pinpoint what the specific difference was.
It wasnât just him; even someone like Wang Lin, who wasnât a superhuman with mental ability, had a vague sense of it too.
âLing Moâ¦â
As they returned to the main road, Old Zheng finally spoke up with a complicated expression, âFrom now on, I wonât take any actionâ¦â
âEven if I go back to the Second Camp with you, I canât get involved in the matters between you and Falcon,â Old Zheng said with some hesitation, âI represent the Central Region Campâ¦â
âYeah,â Ling Mo nodded and added, âAnyway, one person canât change the outcome of the battle.â
Old Zhengâs conflicted expression immediately vanished: âDo you have to be so blunt? Even if itâs just one person, Iâm still representing the Central Region Camp! Do you even understand the significance of thatâ¦â
Wang Lin adjusted her hat and said, âIâll participate anyway.â
âI tooâ¦â Lan Lan began, but then shrugged her shoulders with a pout, âForget it, I canât win.â
Ling Mo chuckled, âActually, thereâs been a misconception all along.â
âWhat do you mean?â Wang Lin asked curiously.
Old Zheng paused, also looking at Ling Mo in confusion.
Only Xia Na seemed to have a realization, suddenly showing a strange smile: âAh, I get it. The mistaken notion is about the word âFalconâ, right?â
âFalcon⦠Oh, right!â Old Zheng said in sudden realization, âBecause they were targeting you and the Second Camp, we instinctively thought Falcon was the opponent⦠But in realityâ¦â
âIn reality, our opponents are just a fraction of Falcon. While they may have some core power in their hands, they donât completely represent Falcon,â Xia Na continued. âThatâs why they resort to tricks, using capture plans instead of launching a full-scale attack. Even their prepared reinforcements are just half a team. Perhaps this is why the Second Camp hasnât truly gone to war with them yet.â
âSo, while the situation is severe, itâs not as dire as we imagined,â Ling Mo concluded.
These insights were gleaned from the memories of the Glasses Man and the Youth.
However, beyond this information, his biggest gain was learning about the method to unlock potentialâ¦
âUnfortunately, what the youth and his group had wasnât the complete method. The full version is in the hands of that Chief of Staff Wang. Unlocking potential serves as a way to enhance abilities for superhumans, but for me, it allows me to maximize the virus within my body. This technique might even be useful for Ye Lian and the others⦠The so-called unlocking of potential is essentially stimulating the virus within the body through certain methodsâ¦â
Ling Mo mused to himself, âHe wanted my secret, and I want hisâ¦â
âWhat are you planning to do?â Wang Lin suddenly asked. âEven if the opponents donât fully represent Falcon, they still influence most of its actions, right? So arenât we facing the majority of Falcon?â
âWell, itâs still just a bird,â Li Yalin suddenly interjected.
Her words left everyone momentarily stunned.
But soon enough, everyone couldnât help but burst into laughter.
âThatâs right, even though it seems like the gap is huge, I always give it my all. But what about him?â Ling Mo also smiled, turning his head to look towards Falconâs direction, a cold smile gradually appearing on his lips.
Just then, Ye Lianâs soft voice chimed in, âLing-Ge, youâre⦠looking in the wrong direction.â
âUhâ¦â
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Beep beep beepâ¦
Inside the Second Camp, a man in a suit suddenly sat up from the couch, lazily pulling out a communicator.
âHelloâ¦â
But as he spoke, his expression changed dramatically.
Over a minute later, when he put down the communicator, his expression had turned completely grim.
âLing Moâ¦â