Despite its arrogance, the Monster disdainfully spat out a mouthful of mud and scoffed, “Just with you…”
“Host Xu, it’s your turn.”
What followed proved that this Monster was indeed far more formidable than the “Casterway” it had mentioned, especially in terms of resilience.
With Ling Mo’s control and Xu Shuhan’s attacks, the Monster was quickly overwhelmed. It repeatedly reached out trying to grab Xu Shuhan or to escape from Ling Mo’s Interference, but to no avail. Ling Mo aside, Xu Shuhan’s astonishing speed alone was too much for its lengthy arms.
Moreover, its imposing large stature became a burden in the narrow passage. It was like a stuck target, constantly facing attacks from all angles.
“It’s useless! Don’t say you can’t kill me, even if you could, do you really dare to? Of course, I’m not afraid of death, but don’t you want to know where that human is? Or did you not even think about finding him? You’ve become scared since you followed me here, haven’t you? And all those things you mentioned… Hehehe, no matter how sensible they sound, as long as I keep my mouth shut, what can you know? You don’t even know if it’s true, do you?” the Monster shouted intermittently, but this only caused it to swallow more mud…
“Stop howling…” Ling Mo stood calmly a few meters away, occasionally waving his hand. With each wave, a crisp “snap” would emanate from somewhere in the Monster’s body.
“Ever since I saw you revert from your transformation, I knew you had a strong regenerative ability. Even if bones are broken, you can quickly restore them to their original state. Is this the essence of your transformation ability? But it’s also because of this ability that your body is highly malleable. In other words… it breaks easily. And no, I’m not guessing.”
“Snap!”
Ling Mo’s indifferent tone was evidently another form of torture for the Monster. It tried several times to speak up, but Ling Mo “pressed” it down each time. Not only did it fail to rebut successfully, but it also ended up swallowing more mud.
“As for you transforming into me… you don’t really have the right to decide that, do you? Whether it’s Casterway or you, you’re just decoys sent out. Casterway died, so you showed up… By this logic, Yuwen Xuan also escaped from Casterway, then encountered you… But under the same conditions, you didn’t try to transform into me or the lady next to me… otherwise, you could have transformed into her without clothes, and escaped while she screamed…” Ling Mo continued.
“Wait, why transform into me!” Xu Shuhan interjected.
“Oh, would you rather it be me? Fine, I’ll correct that, transform into me without clothes, and then while you scream…”
“No matter what, it’s still me screaming! And I didn’t hope for that! I certainly don’t want to see your…” Xu Shuhan’s voice trailed off, and she vented her frustration by pummeling the Monster.
“But you didn’t do so. Combining this with the suit jacket you’re wearing, it’s not hard to figure out. You not only need to make contact with the target, but you also need to reach a level where you can strip their clothes. Only then can you fully understand their body structure and transform…” Ling Mo continued.
“That sounds about right. But why do I feel weird about it? Am I overthinking? It must be me overthinking…” Xu Shuhan mumbled to herself as she continued her barrage.
Finally, the Monster found an opportunity to speak, stretching its neck and cackling, “Since you know, then you…”
As it was pressed back into the mud, Ling Mo added, “Because this is also one of your seduction tactics. A mere transformation weakling replacing Casterway must have some special Trump card. Using our concern for each other, then leading us into a trap… Indeed, a clever ruse. So believing you means we lose.”
“Ah?” Xu Shuhan couldn’t help but say, “But Zombies don’t lie, do they?”
“First, it’s not a real Zombie. Second, if it didn’t lie, what’s the point of its transformation? Falling into fixed thinking can easily lead to being misled by these Monsters. If it weren’t for its obvious flaws, I wouldn’t have realized that after Casterway, a new decoy would emerge. Conversely, Yuwen Xuan, knowing nothing, quickly shook off Casterway.” Ling Mo held up two fingers.
Xu Shuhan blinked, then teared up, “Forget I said anything… But…” She harbored some doubts about Ling Mo’s approach. If trusting didn’t work, and neither did fighting, what could they possibly do? The Monster’s confidence wasn’t unfounded…
“Don’t worry, madmen aren’t so easy to kill, and eating them results in Infection, in madness…” Ling Mo asserted confidently.
“Hey! While expressing trust, you also casually made a personal attack! Or do you think the Monster will believe that? Do you want to scare the enemy into spitting him out by retreating?” Xu Shuhan internally shouted. 𝘙𝐀ＮƟβƐș
“Beating you indeed does nothing, but after wearing you out, it will be easier to talk.” Ling Mo observed the struggling Monster.
However, as he looked down the passage ahead, his smile slowly froze… What was in there? What exactly was waiting for them a hundred meters away? Could it hear their voices? Or maybe… in this darkness, were there eyes watching them?
Though he spoke confidently… the appearance of this Monster had indeed caused him to doubt the information he had obtained. The most intelligent wasn’t the so-called Casterway, but the “Giant God Warrior” before him. But importantly, who named them? Could it be the Progenitor here?
On the other hand, the “Giant God Warrior” had inadvertently revealed a very important piece of information… If his guess was right, then this matter might be much more complex than it seemed on the surface… The existence of the Survivor Team, Tang Hao’s instructions, and that entrance… All of this might have a deep connection with what it said.
But just from that saying, Ling Mo had many speculations, none of which could be confirmed. This gave him a strong sense of crisis… Being in the enemy’s lair, yet not knowing how much he really understood, or what he was unaware of. And he had a nagging feeling that from the moment they arrived, they had been watched… Not by Tang Hao and his group, but by something else…
What… exactly did the other party want to do?
A minute later, the Monster lay still.
The repeated fracturing and recovery had exhausted it significantly; at this point, it couldn’t even struggle to stand. In its final moments, it made one last effort… raising its head again, its face had transformed into Yuwen Xuan’s, and it pleaded sadly, “Don’t do this…”
“Slap, slap, slap, slap…”
Without a word, Ling Mo remotely slapped it across the face repeatedly… meaning, several Tentacles continuously struck the Monster’s face…
“Why… don’t you hesitate…” the Monster complained bitterly. From its perspective, weren’t humans a very troublesome species? Even knowing it wasn’t their comrade, seeing the same face still made it hard to strike… Didn’t even the Female Zombie hesitate for a moment? Why did this man become even more vigorous?
“Whew…”
Ling Mo flexed his wrists, saying lightly, “I’ve wanted to do this for a long time…”
“Human! Wait, don’t think you can rest easy now, it won’t be long before…” the Monster roared but quickly shut its mouth.
Too late… Ling Mo’s eyes brightened, saying, “Exactly…”
He slowly approached the Monster, then smiled and asked, “You have comrades, don’t you?”