But in that brief moment of distraction, a cold glint flashed across Ye Lian's eyes, and at the same time, Ling Mo's head throbbed with severe pain. Fortunately, he quickly regained his senses and regained control over Ye Lian.
Just a moment's lapse in concentration and Ye Lian almost broke free of his control, which made Ling Mo feel a sudden and intense fear.
The Corpse Puppet stood utterly powerless before Ye Lian, and Ling Mo reckoned that he was hardly in a better position. Moreover, he neither wanted to harm Ye Lian nor be killed by her. Now that he had found Ye Lian, he couldn't afford to die; he had to find a way to restore her.
This was no place to linger. Ling Mo quickly took command of Ye Lian and headed in the direction of his dwelling.
In such densely populated areas, no matter how cautious, encounters with zombies were inevitable. But unlike the strenuous battles on the way here, with Ye Lian, the zombies virtually had no power to resist.
Be it speed or strength, Ye Lian far surpassed any ordinary zombie. Ling Mo had been reluctant to control her and involve her in combat for fear of causing her injury, but when zombies appeared, the intense desire to attack that Ye Lian conveyed made even Ling Mo himself feel a burning aggression. The savagery he had felt when Controlling Corpse Puppets now seemed tenfold stronger.
From the moment Ye Lian charged forward, Ling Mo could clearly sense that he was only partially in control of her. Her instincts were maximally unleashed during combat, and with Ling Mo's current Controlling capabilities, he could only maintain the Spiritual Connection with Ye Lian, unable to influence her movements in battle.
"I didn't expect her to be so strong..." Ling Mo felt a sudden sense of crisis. If he didn't enhance his own strength soon, Ye Lian might break free from his control before long. By then, not only would he be unable to help her recover, but he might even die by her hand. And even if he managed to escape by luck, it would be like finding a needle in a haystack to locate Ye Lian in this vast city again.
Thinking this, Ling Mo bit the bullet, clenched the boning knife, and directly rushed to Ye Lian's side.
At this moment, there were four zombies around Ye Lian, and she was just about to twist off the head of one of them. These zombies did not actively attack Ye Lian, but when Ling Mo appeared, the other three lunged at him all at once.
Facing so many zombies for the first time, Ling Mo was extremely nervous. However, for some reason, the rampant aura emanating from Ye Lian not only made him feel a strong desire to fight as he raised his boning knife.
While emitting a low roar, Ling Mo also charged straight into the midst of the three zombies.
Zombies were strong, and their movements were not as rigid as in the movies, but as creatures acting purely on instinct, their means of attack were quite simple.
When one of the zombies reached out to grab him, Ling Mo sharply sidestepped, avoiding the attack, and his boning knife plunged into the belly of another zombie.
"Phew!"
The sound of blade piercing flesh was heard, but Ling Mo had no time to look as he kicked out at the third zombie.
This zombie was directly kicked into Ye Lian, and before it could get up, Ye Lian hollowed out its occiput.
The zombie that Ling Mo evaded was already bearing down on him again, and it was only now that Ling Mo, having regained his footing, was truly facing danger.
The Knife hadn't been pulled out yet, and the zombie's hands, dripping with gel, were already reaching for him. Being caught would make it almost impossible to break free.
Under the threat of death, Ling Mo did not panic. He tugged the boning knife forward, and as he felt the zombie pushed by the Knife lunging forward, Ling Mo agilely sidestepped to one side.
As the two zombies collided, Ling Mo's boning knife had already sliced open one's belly and without delay pierced the back of the other's head, twisting forcefully.
All of this happened in a flash, and by the time Ling Mo came back to his senses after the frenzy, only the corpses of the zombies remained on the scene.
At this moment, Ling Mo realized that what he had just demonstrated was not only calmness, but also a high degree of synchronization between his mental and physical reactions. Although this was greatly related to the improvement of his psychological and physical qualities, that frenzied feeling must have had an influence as well.
What was most important was, looking at the bodies under his feet, and holding the blood-covered boning knife, Ling Mo's body couldn't help but tremble slightly. This wasn't due to fear, but rather excitement...
At this time, Ye Lian had already consumed all the Gel from the backs of these zombies' brains, and her eyes had become even brighter, somewhat vibrant. If it weren't for the eerie blood-red color, she would look almost no different from ordinary survivors at this moment.
For some reason, when Ye Lian went through changes, Ling Mo also felt a slight change in his body.
Although it was subtle, Ling Mo did indeed feel that his strength had become a lot greater than before, some of the energy he had expended had also recovered, and more importantly, the Spiritual Connection between him and Ye Lian had become even closer.
Could it be that because of the Spiritual Connection with Ye Lian, when she continued to mutate, he was also affected? Apart from this, Ling Mo could find no better explanation.
Before this, Ling Mo could not be sure whether this change was good or bad. But now, the changes he felt had suddenly excited him.
There was no impact on his sense of reason, and he could get stronger with Ye Lian! Ling Mo even began to look forward to further changes. But he was clear in his mind that being too hasty wouldn't do, in case it brought any danger to Ye Lian, he would have immense regret.
On the way back, Ling Mo found a clean dress and a pair of sandals in a clothing store, intending to change out the blood-stained clothes on Ye Lian.
Corpse Puppets looking disgusting was one thing, but Ye Lian loved cleanliness, and even if she became a zombie, he couldn't let her be dressed like this.
However, after returning to their shelter, seeing Ye Lian sitting quietly before him, Ling Mo didn't know how to proceed!
Whether it was Controlling Ye Lian to change by herself or doing it personally, he couldn't avoid seeing the body that had appeared countless times in his fantasies...
Before, due to his insufficient conditions, Ling Mo had always liked Ye Lian in his heart but never confessed, nor did he expect any change in their relationship. After all, he was just a sad otaku with a low income, while Ye Lian was the campus belle of X City University, surrounded by many suitors with excellent conditions.
But now, he had to help her change her clothes...
Even though Ye Lian was devoid of reason now, Ling Mo still felt his mouth going dry.
He glanced at the basin of water at his feet and then at Ye Lian, who was dirty all over. Ling Mo hesitated for a long time and finally slowly reached out...
"Stay calm, stay calm..."
Facing the girl he loved, it would be false to say there was no impulse, but looking into Ye Lian's emotionless eyes, Ling Mo felt a stab of pain in his heart.
When would Ye Lian regain her reason...