Regarding the matter of Ling Mo and Ye Lian staying, with Lu Xin as an example, this group of people did not dare to complain anymore.
However, from the averted eyes of most people, Ling Mo could see that they were more afraid of him. Although Xia Na was also very strong, she had never taken action against them. It was probably at the moment Ling Mo caught Lu Xin that this group of people finally realized that it was better to behave in front of Ling Mo.
Just as Ling Mo intended, although his slap landed only on Lu Xin's face, the rest of the people who harbored dissatisfaction towards Ling Mo also felt the burning pain on their faces. Whether they voiced agreement or muttered silently in their hearts.
As for Lu Xin, as soon as he heard that Ling Mo was going to stay, he hid in the room dejectedly, not daring to show his face again.
Ling Mo doesn't feel that he has gone too far. This is a disorderly world to begin with. Since he has strength, he cannot tolerate insults from others!
"Everyone remembers those teachers and classmates who stayed in school, right?" Liu Yuhao arranged for Ling Mo to sit on the sofa, and then said to the group of people with some excitement, "Brother Ling has agreed to help Xia Na and I save them!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and their eyes on Ling Mo instantly became complicated.
A female high school student hesitated before speaking, "There are so many zombies there..."
Her implication clearly showed disbelief in the success rate of this operation. In the eyes of others, doubts could also be seen.
"I've told you before, I must go back to find them. If it weren't for them covering our retreat back then, you would all have become flesh and bones in the zombies' bellies by now." Compared to Liu Yuhao, Xia Na's words were not only direct but also blunt.
Except for her clinging to Ye Lian like a little sister, she had a bit of a leader's demeanor...
"But..."
At this moment, a man sitting on Ling Mo's left suddenly spoke up, "Since that's the case, let's all go together. Xia Na is right; they might still be alive and waiting for us to rescue them. It would be too selfish if we just left like this. How about taking us with you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's expressions became a little ugly, but strangely no one raised any objection.
"No." Ling Mo said before Xia Na and Liu Yuhao could speak.
The proposal was rejected; the man with glasses wasn't angry but turned his gaze towards Ling Mo and asked, "Why?"
"None of you have any combat capabilities, and with such a large group, we'd be too conspicuous."
Being extorted by Xia Na was one thing, but playing babysitter for this group of people was something Ling Mo wasn't willing to do. Despite what the man with glasses said sounding nice, Ling Mo felt they simply lacked a sense of security and that's why they wanted to tag along; this could be seen from their reactions.
The distance between No. 3 Middle School and here is quite far. If all those people died or worse yet if there were survivors, it would probably take two or three days before Xia Na and him could return. Passing through those densely populated zombie areas was not a simple task.
Of course, this group of people felt no pressure at all; they just needed to play their role as parasites well.
"But there's not enough food at all!" The man who had previously voiced agreement with Lu Xin suddenly frowned and spoke up with a troubled expression, inadvertently confirming Ling Mo's speculation.
"Yeah, I didn't expect to meet Brother Ling today, so we didn't prepare enough food for them in advance..."
Liu Yuhao scratched his head and turned his pleading eyes to Ling Mo.
"How about this: you don't need to worry about whether they live or die; you just need to help us out in times of crisis. How does that sound?" Xia Na pondered for a moment with her head down before suddenly saying to Ling Mo.
With her words, everyone's expressions became somewhat subtle. They probably understood their current roles clearly but being pointed out so clearly by someone else must have been embarrassing.
In fact, it is precisely because they know that they are parasites that they showed dissatisfaction with Ling Mo's appearance.
Regardless of whether Ling Mo is a burden like them or has some capability, he is still an 'outsider' to this group of people.
As for Xia Na and Liu Yuhao, they are like hosts in their eyes. They must be squeezed desperately and monopolized at the same time.
But being a parasite requires self-awareness; when the host spoke up, even if they were dissatisfied inside, they could only endure it.
Since Xia Na said so, Ling Mo nodded indifferently: "Okay."
"That's great! Xia Na, rest assured; as long as you provide us with weapons, we will do our best to protect ourselves." The man with glasses showed a hint of joy in his smile as he spoke.
However, looking at the complex and conflicted expressions on the others' faces made it hard for anyone to take his words seriously.
After discussing a few more details for a while longer, Liu Yuhao took out all the food from his backpack and they sat around together having a simple meal.
However, the food they found was hardly enough to fill their stomachs; on the other hand, the food in Ling Mo's backpack tasted better and had more calories. It wasn't surprising since there were many zombies in the urban area with quite a few survivors; any supermarket would have been rummaged through multiple times...
But Ling Mo had no intention of sharing it...
"Hey, sister, don't you want to eat?" Xia Na handed half a pack of instant noodles to Ye Lian but found that Ye Lian showed no reaction at all.
"Sister, are you in a bad mood?"
Although Xia Na didn't seem to notice it at all, Liu Yuhao felt a chill from Ye Lian's eyes and couldn't help but answer tentatively.
"No, she just doesn't interact much with strangers." Ling Mo immediately felt a headache coming on and quickly interrupted her questioning.
"Tonight let Sister Ye sleep with us." Xia Na suddenly suggested, "You can stay with Liu Yuhao. The boys will stay here while we girls will stay across."
As she spoke, she pointed towards the house opposite theirs.
Although Ling Mo wanted to refuse, when he glanced at Xia Na and several other girls, he nodded mysteriously: "Okay."
Since they were not far apart, Ye Lian would not get out of control. Since his mental power increased greatly, the distance of control has significantly increased.
"Huh..." Xia Na was somewhat surprised by Ling Mo's straightforwardness but it did change her opinion of him slightly.
Since after the apocalypse arrived, most forms of entertainment disappeared.
After dinner, although it was just getting dark outside everyone silently went back to their rooms to rest.
Xia Na also dragged Ye Lian with her and went to the opposite side with the other girls. While Ling Mo maintained the spiritual connection with Ye Lian, he slept alone on a single bed under Liu Yuhao's arrangement.
This could be considered special treatment since he would be helping Xia Na and others go to No. 3 Middle School tomorrow, and given his fighting capability, even if he chose selectively whom to help, it would still be of great significance to Xia Na and others.
But what no one expected was that when Ling Mo was lying on the single bed, seemingly resting with his eyes closed, his perspective had already shifted to Ye Lian.
'How can I rest assured that Ye Lian is left alone with you? I have to keep an eye on all of you...'
Ling Mo said secretly in his heart.
Translator Hannaz: If there are any mistakes in the translation please tell me, I'm not that good with Chinese.