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In a close-quarters scuffle, four people died, and such a horrific reality left everyone present in terror.
Those who had survived all regretted their decision, thinking that had they stayed behind, even if they might have starved to death, it would have been much better than the present situation. The possibility of dying at any moment and slowly waiting for death in a safe environment are two entirely different concepts.
A male student angrily turned his head and charged at the bespectacled Wang Cheng, grabbing his collar with trembling hands: "It's all you! It's all your fault! I'll kill you!"
With that, he fiercely tightened his grip on the knife in his hand and stabbed at Wang Cheng.
Under the influence of fear and hatred, the student's eyes reddened, his face filled with murderous intent, and his movements didn't hesitate at all. Clearly, he had been driven mad by fear... A person in this state is very dangerous, and could do anything on impulse.
"Clang!"
Although the scene unfolded abruptly, Xia Na immediately reacted, flipping her wrist and using her long sword to knock the knife from the student's hand.
Liu Yuhao was completely stunned too, and it was only when he heard the sound of metal clashing that he snapped back to reality. He rushed over and grabbed the male student, followed by a fierce punch: "Have you gone mad?!"
At this time, Wang Cheng had turned pale, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably. After panting and catching his breath, Wang Cheng's eyes turned bitterly venomous as he looked at the male student!
The male student who was knocked down was clearly confused as well, and it took him a while to stand up shakily, looking completely disoriented. Once his impulsive rush had passed, he fell into mental chaos. It was not surprising; an ordinary person experiencing death up close and personal can inevitably lead to a brief psychological collapse. But the human capacity for endurance is actually very strong, and after a breakdown, faced with the harsh reality that must be accepted, such people quickly return to normal.
Ling Mo, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, noticed Wang Cheng's look at this moment and couldn't help but feel a sudden jolt in his heart.
Such a look, appearing on a student who seems quite mild-mannered, was truly spine-chilling...
"Alright, let's leave quickly."
In such a short period of time, a total of five classmates were sacrificed, and Xia Na's expression was not looking good. Seeing the infighting, her tone immediately turned cold.
Wang Cheng instantly came to his senses, took a nervous glance at Xia Na, and then forced a strained smile: "Let's go."
Having just been on the verge of being killed, and now able to smile, this person's scheming was deep, beyond his years... Ling Mo lamented in his heart, took Ye Lian by the hand, and followed Xia Na and the others to quickly leave the shopping mall.
Having temporarily left the area where zombies were most dense, the journey ahead became relatively safer. Along the way, they even took a break in a supermarket and searched for some food to replenish their strength, hoping perhaps to find some stocks for dinner.
It was obvious that the city supermarkets had been looted multiple times; common weapons like knives and, more importantly, food supplies, had all been swept clean. Although there were leftovers, they were often under collapsed shelves, or among nauseating pools of blood and remains, and even skeletons.
But the harsh reality of survival in an apocalypse is such that finding anything to eat was a bonus, so upon entering the supermarket, these survivors immediately started searching.
Seeing Xia Na keeping guard at the entrance, Ling Mo felt more relaxed and took Ye Lian for a stroll around this sizeable supermarket.
The supermarket was filled with a strong smell of blood and decay, and everywhere one could see the remnants of corpses. Many raw food materials, such as rice, had completely spoiled in this environment and were inedible. Even if anything was found, this group wouldn't possibly start a fire to cook right there.
After his spiritual power was enhanced, Ling Mo felt that his sensitivity had also increased a lot. For example, under the same visual conditions and using the same method of observation, he could now notice many details that previously had just been glanced over. To be precise, although he still didn't care about these details, as soon as they caught his eye, they were immediately remembered by him.
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This is precisely why Ling Mo noticed something off about Wang Cheng's eyes; he hadn't particularly cared about this seemingly ordinary survivor before, having only glanced at him casually...
But now, as he was strolling through the supermarket without much gain, Ling Mo faintly felt something was amiss.
It was as if he was being watched!
However, looking around, there was no one in sight... Furrowing his brows, Ling Mo carefully observed the supermarket's interior. When they had first entered, Xia Na and Liu Yuhao had already searched it once, dealing with any zombies they found. In theory, aside from them, there should've been no one else inside.
But there were too many shelves and Ling Mo's field of vision was limited, making it difficult to truly see every corner of the supermarket.
However, as he walked with Ye Lian down one of the aisles, his body suddenly stiffened, and then, almost immediately, a hint of joy appeared on his face!
A strong craving and the desire to attack surged in Ye Lian's instinctual reactions, which meant there was definitely a Mutated Zombie inside the supermarket!
But why didn't he sense it until now... A strong sense of foreboding suddenly washed over Ling Mo's heart.
"Ah! Help me!"
As expected, a wretched shriek rang out, and Ling Mo, without hesitation, rushed towards the direction of the sound with Ye Lian.
Of course, he wasn't going to save anyone but was after the Mutated Zombie!
After passing several aisles, a highly gruesome scene came into view before Ling Mo. In front of a half-open storage room door was a survivor, an arm torn off, intestines spilled out, still twitching with eyes wide open, and a young man frantically charging towards him, who, upon a closer look, turned out to be Lu Xin.
"Help! Help!"
No matter how much hatred Lu Xin harbored for Ling Mo on a regular day, at this critical moment, he was terrified and flung himself at Ling Mo, pleading for help.
But Ling Mo's pupils shrank, and without giving Lu Xin another glance, he controlled Ye Lian to flank from the side.
Behind Lu Xin was a formidable creature! At least 1.8 meters tall, with a body of fat, those small red eyes emitted a mad, bloodthirsty glow, yet he was surprisingly agile, reaching Lu Xin in the blink of an eye. With hands like giant fans, he swiped, and with Lu Xin's scream, he was flung several meters away.
"Damn it!"
To see a living person being flung away right before his eyes was still quite shocking to Ling Mo. But with such quick movements and tremendous strength, it's no wonder that it could tear a person apart in an instant.
The situation was crystal clear: Lu Xin and the dying survivor had rashly opened the tightly closed storage door, unleashing the trapped Mutated Zombie.
Open doors carelessly in an apocalypse – that's practically a death wish!
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