Being stared at by so many malevolent eyes at the same time, it’s impossible to say there was no pressure… These eyes weren’t just looking; they were glowing! It felt like being targeted by hundreds of infrared sights simultaneously, not just pressure, but a looming sense of death as well!
But while his scalp tingled, Ling Mo couldn’t help but think, “Why didn’t we hear any sound before they appeared? And… do they seem to be more in number?”
If their species wasn’t naturally thriving, then the hole at the Distribution Room didn’t divert enough Monsters…
“Damn, I thought it would be easier…” Ling Mo muttered under his breath.
Li Yalin had already retreated completely in front of Ling Mo. She lightly licked her lips, her amber eyes glinting in the dark as she scanned the surroundings warily, “Ling Mo, we have trouble.”
“Obviously…” Ling Mo also fixed his gaze on the Monsters. In just a few seconds, more red eyes had emerged around them…
“This should be their… dormitory,” Li Yalin continued.
“Wait… what?!” Ling Mo was momentarily stunned.
In fact, when he heard the word “dormitory,” he already had a very bad feeling…
“These creatures… they were all dormant here…” Li Yalin’s body twisted slightly, indicating she was adjusting her muscles, ready for battle at any moment. “The mucus on the ground is because they’ve been living here for a long time. And there are quite a few of them. But they were all dormant just now, so we couldn’t detect them. Also, they go dormant to conserve energy and stop feeding, which you know, Ling Mo. But now… they’ve been awakened.”
“Awakened…” Ling Mo was stunned. They had been pretty quiet just now…
But soon, he suddenly realized, “Damn! It’s that figure!”
They were tricked…
Only these Monsters’ kind could achieve this silently. Judging by the speed at which these red eyes appeared, they were awakened in batches by that figure… And immediately, Ling Mo felt a chill.
That figure… it was premeditated. Not only that, it executed the plan perfectly… Even the timing of its “discovery” by Ling Mo, and the chosen target, seemed so suspicious in hindsight!
This wasn’t just about luring them here… That figure must be one of the Monsters with higher Intelligence evolution…
“So when they wake up, they’ll feel extremely hungry…” Li Yalin whispered.
Ling Mo swallowed, staring at the red eyes, “But judging by their appearance, they haven’t fully awakened yet? How long do you think it will take for them to be ready to attack?”
“Two seconds?”
“Run!”
With Ling Mo’s low shout, the two of them shot out one after the other.
They tacitly chose to move forward rather than retreat… The path they had taken was already quite difficult. Retreating recklessly wouldn’t yield good results… But running forward, they might find a way out.
Though neither of them was familiar with the route, the presence of the red eyes pointed the way… In short, run towards where there are fewer Monsters!
“Will Xia Na be here?” Ling Mo asked worriedly.
Li Yalin, ahead, replied, “Probably not, there’s no sign of a battle here. But we are definitely heading in the same direction as her, though I can’t say if it’s the same passage.” ℞ἈꞐȪᛒƐs
The scent in the pipe maze was also greatly affected, finding the direction was already quite good… If it were Ling Mo alone, he might not even find the direction. Plus, the structure of the pipes was special, with various intersections and parallel lines…
“No worries, Xia Na won’t act recklessly. Since we’re underground, there shouldn’t be too many forks… Run!” Ling Mo said.
After a pause, Li Yalin’s voice floated over, “But you’re so slow…”
“Have some sympathy for the injured and the weak! Didn’t you say those with lower evolution levels are juniors?” Ling Mo shouted.
Though they were running, both were in a half-squat position, relying on their strong leg muscles to propel themselves forward like cannonballs. Maintaining such a crazy speed in such a narrow space required extremely strong physical reflexes… And in terms of stamina and reflexes, Ling Mo’s Zombie Puppet was far inferior to Li Yalin…
Senior Sister was in her element here!
Watching her flash by in front, Ling Mo couldn’t help but think… Was this Femme Fatale returning to the jungle?
“Clang, clang, clang…”
Ling Mo and Li Yalin’s escape clearly accelerated the Monsters’ awakening process. The red eyes that were merely staring at them began to show a glimmer of activity, gradually revealing a chilling frenzy. Light sounds echoed from the pipes above, and Ling Mo glanced sideways, almost causing his heart to leap out.
The red eyes were moving! Their speed even surpassed his!
Though he couldn’t see their bodies, just hearing the faint “rustle” was enough to evoke the feeling of countless giant insects approaching!
And just locking eyes with those red eyes, Ling Mo felt an instinctual fear!
“Damn, damn… Right! This Zombie Puppet is also one of their prey! This feeling is the most direct and pure reaction to facing a higher-level Creature, or rather, a natural enemy! Even as a Zombie, survival isn’t easy!” Ling Mo desperately sped up, knowing that even a slight delay would result in being torn apart by these Monsters!
Their wake-up rage was intense!
“Damn it! Evolving the human body like this, you guys are something else!”
In just ten seconds, Ling Mo had no idea how far they had run…
And the surroundings began to change, the passage narrowing, and the height gradually increasing…
“This is…”
But at that moment, Li Yalin’s startled cry came from ahead.