After the shock, Ling Mo felt a wave of excitement!
Since her eyes could return to their normal appearance, this meant that his speculation might become a reality! With the virus's evolution, Ling Mo hoped that Ye Lian would gradually regain her sanity...
However, after her eyes returned to normal, the speed of Ye Lian's virus evolution noticeably slowed down. Three full days had passed, and after hunting down hundreds of zombies, it only made Ye Lian's strength slightly stronger. Ling Mo's anticipated mental changes, however, did not occur at all.
What was worth celebrating, however, was Ling Mo's own changes. As his mental strength grew, Ling Mo attempted to control other zombies under the premise of semi-controlling Ye Lian. After several failed attempts, he actually succeeded. The more he practiced, the more proficient Ling Mo became in his puppet control ability.
Not only that, but his own combat strength also continued to grow. Although his movements were not as fast as Ye Lian's, he could adapt more flexibly than Ye Lian in a rational situation. Now, he was confident that he could keep himself safe even if Ye Lian was no longer under his control.
However, at this moment, Ling Mo discovered something quite frustrating. His reserve of food had run out...
Previously, he had relied entirely on the zombie puppet for combat and food gathering, so Ling Mo's own consumption was not significant. However, as he participated in combat himself, his physical exertion increased significantly, and so did his food intake.
This area was originally a suburb, and during the outbreak, much of the food had already been looted. After repeated searches by survivors, the amount of food that could be found here was already very limited.
After finding nothing in two small supermarkets in a row, Ling Mo finally decided to take Ye Lian to the city center.
Compared to this kind of urban-rural combination, the city center had much more abundant resources. However, due to the large population, the number of zombies was probably also terrifying...
If it weren't for Ye Lian's presence, Ling Mo would have had another choice, which was to retreat to the countryside or the mountains. However, in that case, Ye Lian would probably be starved to death.
A city with numerous zombies was the best place for Ye Lian and Ling Mo to continue evolving.
However, to go to the city center, they needed to make thorough preparations. Suitable means of transportation, easily carried food, and weapons...
They had food and a means of transportation; Ling Mo had long prepared a bicycle. However, the weapon made Ling Mo somewhat troubled.
Ordinary household knives would not last long before becoming dull or damaged, and were not very useful. A suitable weapon was clearly very necessary.
"Oh, right, Wang Lin's family runs a handmade knife shop..."
Wang Lin was a young girl who lived in the same building as Ling Mo. She had a pretty face, and Ling Mo couldn't help but look at her a few more times when they occasionally met. However, after the outbreak, he had not seen this young girl again.
Thinking of this, Ling Mo felt a bit uneasy. A girl as gentle and weak as her, even if she hadn't mutated, and had luckily survived, her life would probably be quite difficult...
Early in the morning, Ling Mo packed his luggage and took Ye Lian, heading to Wang Lin's family's handmade knife shop.
Even though Ling Mo deliberately chose a relatively safe route, he still killed about a dozen zombies along the way before finally arriving at the shop, which had long been completely deserted.
The blood splattered on the glass display case, the shattered glass door, and the dark interior of the shop all made Ling Mo feel a bit frightened. However, in the apocalypse, this was the most common sight.
Naturally, Ye Lian went in to take a look first. Although she would attack zombies, the zombies would not actively attack her.
However, there were no zombies inside the shop, and Ling Mo and Ye Lian did not encounter any trouble, so they went straight in.
There were many knives in the shop, but they were all for display and not sharp. However, Ling Mo had bought a sharp knife from here before, so he knew that there were actually sharp knives in the shop, they just weren't on display.
"I remember the workshop should be back here..."
Ling Mo went to the back of the counter to a security door, and after turning the handle, he found that something was wrong.
Normally, this kind of door could be opened with a pull, but when Ling Mo turned it, he found that the door was locked.
Could it be that the people in the shop at the time had fled into the workshop? If that was the case, there might be living people inside! Maybe Wang Lin was still alive and was inside!
Thinking of this, Ling Mo suddenly became excited. He quickly knocked on the door and shouted, "Is there anyone inside?"
"Bang!"
After a moment of silence, there was a sudden muffled sound from inside, as if something had been knocked over.
"There really is someone inside!"
After a moment of surprise, Ling Mo knocked on the door again, but only a "clang" sound came from inside, and the door did not open.
Could it be that they were too weak from hunger? But listening to the sound from inside, Ling Mo had a bad feeling. In any case, in order to get the knives inside, the door had to be opened.
Ling Mo's strength was not enough to directly kick open the security door, but with Ye Lian's help, it was not difficult.
With a "bang," the door was directly knocked open, and before Ling Mo completely opened the door, a hand reached out from inside.
At the first sight of this hand, Ling Mo's pupils couldn't help but shrink. At first glance, it seemed like there was nothing unusual, but the faintly reddish nails, making a "creak" sound as they gripped the iron of the security door, were clearly the same as Ye Lian's!
Could it be that there was also a mutant zombie inside? !
Although he had suspected it earlier, when Ling Mo actually saw a mutant zombie other than Ye Lian, he still felt very surprised.
Moreover, judging from the size of the hand, it should belong to a man, so it seemed that Wang Lin's situation was not looking good...
At the thought that the owner of this hand might have torn Wang Lin into pieces and stuffed her into his stomach, Ling Mo felt a surge of anger. He swung the knife in his hand, and with a 'bang', the door was completely knocked open.
What appeared after the door fell back was an extremely bloody scene.
In the small workshop, almost all the walls and floors were covered in bloodstains and clothing fragments, as well as human bones scattered around. Among them were two complete corpses, both facing down, exposing their hollowed-out skulls.
The only one still alive was a young man who had been knocked down by the door. As soon as he landed, he jumped up like lightning, turning into a black shadow and pouncing directly at Ling Mo.
This was the first time Ling Mo had directly faced an attack from a mutant zombie. The speed of the mutant zombie's attack was so fast that it was almost impossible to react. If it had been the Ling Mo from before, he probably would have been knocked down and killed in this instant. However, after his enhancement, Ling Mo was unusually calm.
Although the mutant zombie's speed was very fast, Ling Mo's reaction speed was not slow. Almost at the moment the mutant zombie moved, Ling Mo acted.
He took a half step back, moved to the side, and swung the knife in his hand with force in the direction of the mutant zombie.
"Splurt!"
A large amount of blood burst out in the instant the two figures crossed, and in this process, Ling Mo completed a 90-degree turn, and the knife in his hand was forcefully thrust into the mutant zombie's abdomen, then he pulled it up, and then he forcefully chopped down.
If it had been an ordinary zombie, under Ling Mo's attack, it would definitely have been directly hit. However, the mutant zombie's speed was fast enough that just as Ling Mo turned around, it had already crouched down, not only avoiding Ling Mo's downward chop, but also directly pouncing at Ling Mo, reaching out to grab his chest.
Being caught by the mutant zombie's powerful fingers, it was probably not just a superficial wound, and at this angle, Ye Lian was unable to come to the rescue.
"You're looking for death!"
At this critical moment, the fierce and ferocious energy in Ling Mo's body was also aroused, and he did not dodge, but instead turned his wrist, and chopped down again. At the same time, he raised his knee and directly hit the mutant zombie's chin, causing his movements to momentarily freeze.
Even a split second of vulnerability in a fight to the death would bring fatal consequences, and it was at this short moment that Ling Mo's knife was forcefully thrust into the mutant zombie's neck.
"Crack!"
A light sound came, and the mutant zombie's movements suddenly stopped, Ling Mo bit down on his teeth and forcefully twisted the knife.
"Snap!"
With this crisp sound, the knife's blade was directly broken, and the part left in the mutant zombie's body completely ended his life.
Holding the broken knife, Ling Mo suddenly felt as if all the strength in his body had been drained, and he couldn't help but gasp for breath.