Approaching midnight, the room was pitch dark, and Xia Na, who had been silent all the while, suddenly opened her eyes.
Even from a distance, Ling Mo saw the eerily red eyes of Xia Na that were still clearly visible in the darkness. He also sensed a stirring instinctual response from Ye Lian, a reaction that only occurred when she faced her own kind, especially a Mutated Zombie.
Had Xia Na completed her mutation? Ling Mo cautiously approached to take a closer look at her reactions.
But as soon as he reached the bedside, Xia Na suddenly flipped over and lunged straight at Ling Mo in the nearly pitch-black darkness.
For an ordinary person, they would probably only feel a gust of wind on their face and then be shredded to pieces without realizing what had happened. In the dark, zombies are much stronger than normal humans, especially in terms of sight, where they have an absolute advantage.
Naturally, Ling Mo was also unable to see Xia Na's movements in this situation, but he could clearly see every move she made through Ye Lian's perspective. Moreover, as soon as he approached the bed, he was on high alert.
The moment Xia Na moved, Ling Mo immediately jumped aside, while Ye Lian, who had been sitting quietly at the side of the bed, also swiftly leaped out and grabbed Xia Na's arm from behind. Although Xia Na reacted very quickly, turning around to attack Ye Lian, Ling Mo had already pounced over and pinned Xia Na down on the bed.
This is the weakness of zombies: the lack of judgment, only attacking based on instinct, and easily having their attention drawn away.
However, Xia Na's struggle made it extremely difficult for Ling Mo, and if he hadn't immediately controlled Ye Lian to hold her down tightly, she probably would have broken free by now.
But just as Ling Mo was about to flip her over and start Controlling her, Xia Na suddenly asked in a somewhat muddled voice, "What are you doing?"
"Phew!"
If Ling Mo hadn't just witnessed Xia Na's strong aggressiveness, he might have thought she was still a normal person!
Startled, Ling Mo stared blankly at Xia Na's eyes, only to find that her eyes, which were blood-red a moment ago, were now back to a normal state!
By this time, Ling Mo's eyes had begun to adapt to the darkness. Although still a bit blurry, he could still barely make out Xia Na's expression and the look on her face from such a close distance. Judging from her reaction, she seemed somewhat confused about the current situation. That look of confusion, in Ling Mo's eyes, was like being struck by lightning!
Ye Lian had shown the same expression for a brief moment after her evolution. It was like she had vaguely regained some rationality, or it was the beginning of the emergence of thought, no longer a zombie that only knew slaughter. Although that expression quickly disappeared from Ye Lian's eyes, it was deeply etched in Ling Mo's heart. To Ling Mo, it was a hope—the hope that Ye Lian could fully recover her sanity!
But now, he saw the same expression in Xia Na's eyes, and unlike Ye Lian, she could still talk...
"Xia Na, Xia Na?" It took Ling Mo a good while to snap back to reality. He quickly grabbed Xia Na's shoulders and shook her vigorously, calling her name in a soft, urgent whisper.
The commotion in the room also alerted Wang Cheng, who was on guard in the living room, and even woke up Liu Yuhao.
"Ling! Is something wrong with Xia Na?" Liu Yuhao asked anxiously and repeatedly from outside the door.
Without turning his head, Ling Mo said, "Don't come in!"
The situation was unclear now, bringing them in would only cause chaos, and Ling Mo couldn't wait to figure out if Xia Na was now a zombie or still a human.
Probably stimulated by the sound, Xia Na, who had been in a daze, finally showed a trace of reaction. However, instead of answering Ling Mo, she once again struggled frenzically, and her eyes also turned into a blood-red color. That fierce and wild aggression belonging to zombies had once again occupied her mind.
Ling Mo quickly let Ye Lian firmly control Xia Na, while he himself used the Puppet Control Ability to try to control her. Letting her go on like this would lead to mutual harm, so it was very necessary to take away her aggressiveness.
Xia Na's Spirit Light Ball was indeed very different from Ye Lian's. To be exact, in Ling Mo's view, Xia Na's light ball was simply a tangled mess! Compared with zombies that are purely devoid of reasoning, Xia Na's light ball was not vague, but bright instead. However, this constantly alternating red and white scene was still something that Ling Mo had never seen before! And now, it was obvious the red part was gaining the upper hand, making Xia Na extremely violent. Ling Mo also encountered unprecedented immense pressure when trying to control her.
Fortunately, his spiritual power had evolved. Although it was not easy, just as Ling Mo was about to roll his eyes, he finally suppressed Xia Na's instincts and snatched control of her body!
However, since Xia Na still retained some sanity in her behavior, Ling Mo did not dominate and fully control her. Instead, as with his previous controlling of Ye Lian, he merely established a Spiritual Connection with her to prevent her from attacking, and to be able to promptly intervene if she wanted to attack others.
Drenched in sweat from the struggle, Xia Na finally quieted down. Ling Mo rubbed his temples and slowly got up from the bed, looking at Xia Na with a complex gaze.
Xia Na's sudden transformation into a zombie, and then again showing a hint of reason, involuntarily brought a term to Ling Mo's mind: Schizophrenia.
Xia Na, who had been infected and started to mutate, swallowed two Gel fragments. The virus inside her was not neutralized, but instead eroded her thoughts. However, precisely because she swallowed the Gel, Xia Na's body, after continuous virus impact, remained intact and did not rot like Lu Xin. This could be considered a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.
After being controlled by Ling Mo and forcibly suppressing her desire to attack, Xia Na calmed down again, and even her eyes slowly returned to normal. However, her gaze was still a bit vacant, as if she hadn't fully come to. Even so, in this situation, controlling her was still very demanding for Ling Mo.
Of course, under these circumstances, being able to maintain a Spiritual Connection with her was good enough. To control her actions would be difficult.
Simultaneously controlling a Mutated Zombie and a somewhat schizophrenic zombie, this really was a huge pressure for Ling Mo.
By this time, Liu Yuhao had also rushed in impatiently, but as soon as he saw the situation inside the room, he was completely stunned.
He naturally ignored the messy bed, but Xia Na sitting dazedly on the bed made Liu Yuhao suddenly call out in immense surprise: "Xia Na hasn't become a zombie, she actually hasn't turned into a zombie! Hahaha, Xia Na!" Saying so, he rushed up to her and excitedly reached out to pull her.
"Don't touch her!"
Unfortunately, Ling Mo was still one step too late. As soon as Liu Yuhao's hand touched Xia Na's arm, the originally dazed Xia Na suddenly became violent again, with the blood color in her eyes growing brighter. If it weren't for Ling Mo's tight control, she would have already started attacking Liu Yuhao.
The situation scared Liu Yuhao into retreating several steps before he then looked at Ling Mo with great alarm: "What's going on?"
Ling Mo of course couldn't tell him about his Puppet Control Ability, but regarding Xia Na's situation, he thought of a very reasonable explanation: "I guess she's still suffering from the after-effects... You'd better not provoke her, otherwise she will lose her rationality."
"After-effects?" Liu Yuhao widened his eyes but didn't doubt Ling Mo's words at all.
Indeed, other than after-effects, there really was no better explanation for Xia Na's current condition. At this moment, Xia Na's eyes emitted a bloodthirsty aura, tightly focusing on him, no different from the zombies that only know slaughter. But she just sat there without moving, indicating that she still retained a hint of reason right…