Novel Bin Chapter 716: Crawling Zombie
Chapter 716: Crawling Zombie
He prepared to flee if necessary, silently cursing his negligence.
His attention hadn’t been on Xiao Bai all the time, and he hadn’t realized that the mutation panda had gotten so close to the building. In this situation, he couldn’t even sense footsteps…
However, when it came to such searches, Xiao Bai was definitely stronger…
At the very least, Xiao Bai could find people quickly, whereas Ling Mo’s control over zombie puppets would require a painstaking search.
Rain weakened Xiao Bai but completely neutralized common zombies.
In this environment, a common zombie could only wander aimlessly.
At this moment, the two people stared at Xiao Bai for a few seconds through the grass. Li-Ge looked suspiciously, seemingly ready to check it out at any moment.
After a few seconds without any reaction, he finally turned his head away. “Nothing, I might be a bit paranoid… I felt like someone was watching me.”He’s quite alert!
Ling Mo initially thought the other person had sensed Xiao Bai’s presence, but it seemed it was just the visual perception…
“Haha…” The other person chuckled indifferently and said, “If it were a zombie, it would have charged out by now… Speaking of zombies, did you hear about the zombie near Building No. 3 a few days ago? It cracked me up…”
“Made it to Building No. 3? Must’ve been dealt with, right…”
“Of course! It was hilarious…”
As the voices faded away, Ling Mo’s heartbeat gradually returned to normal.
Luckily, Xiao Bai’s stealth ability was indeed terrifying…
There was a reason he had Xiao Bai do this instead of randomly controlling a zombie puppet…
Many superhumans were gathered here, and some were bound to possess strong psychic power.
If discovered, they could easily detect the anomalies in the zombie puppet.
On the other hand, Xiao Bai was adept at hiding and was quick. Even if found, he could leave swiftly.
Even an enhancement ability superhuman couldn’t possibly catch up to this mutation panda.
Most importantly, Xiao Bai had natural camouflage, allowing him to get close enough…
However, what was going on at Niepan headquarters? How could there still be zombies?
Given the defenseless environment, maybe zombies could really wander in…
“That male member mentioned Building No. 3… So, there’s also a Building No. 1 and Building No. 2?”
This matched Ling Mo’s guesses. The Medical University had several well-equipped buildings, and no matter how many people were in Niepan headquarters, it couldn’t exceed the total capacity of a former university.
This place was fundamentally different from large camps like Falcon, which absorbed survivors everywhere…
After listening to their chat, Ling Mo had gathered some information but also felt somewhat baffled.
Zombies roaming around randomly-this didn’t seem like a safe environment…
“The members here seem to move around quite frequently. It was so easy to encounter two of them… But since it’s raining, there must be fewer people than usual. If I don’t take this chance to investigate now, it’ll be harder later. At night, the security might be even tighter, making it impossible to find anything…”
Ling Mo didn’t plan to sneak into these buildings in the middle of the night. Who knew what surprises awaited inside? Stirring things up unnecessarily was definitely unwise.
This time, with experience, Ling Mo directed Xiao Bai to stay away from the buildings, moving only within the greenbelt areas.
Once they spotted people, they could sneak closer quietly…
But in the next hour or so, they didn’t see anyone.
After passing by a playground, a semicircular square suddenly appeared ahead.
Peeking through the grass, Ling Mo was surprised to discover that this was the center!
The connected buildings within the square formed the real Niepan headquarters.
Once here, getting Xiao Bai close stealthily became much more difficult.
Hiding in the grass and looking out, Ling Mo saw a fence similar to those around basketball courts, completely enclosing the square. The only gap was guarded by two sentries, with two machine guns stationed nearby.
Inside the square, at the nearest window, there was also a black dot, obviously another shooting point.
From Xiao Bai’s perspective, other locations couldn’t be seen, but it was certain they were fully defended as well.
It seemed that the so-called “Building No. 3” and others were just undefended buildings outside the iron fence.
“Why would they have numbered buildings outside the headquarters…” Ling Mo thought about it but couldn’t come up with an answer, so he temporarily set the question aside. Having finally found the Niepan headquarters, he needed to observe carefully.
These buildings were connected by suspended corridors, built in a modern style, but the distances between them were still quite far.
This made the internal environment considerably more complex…
“Forget it, I knew it would be difficult. This only makes it a bit harder. And the complex environment might not be entirely bad; it could disperse their numbers, making it easier to move around.”
Ling Mo glanced at the tallest red building among them. It was located at the very center of the iron defensive circle and might be the most important place in Niepan headquarters…
But just then, Ling Mo suddenly felt Xiao Bai’s psychic fluctuation intensify abruptly.
For it to spike like this meant something was happening… something behind!
Without needing Ling Mo to give orders, Xiao Bai silently and swiftly moved deeper into the grass and cautiously looked back.
The moment he caught a glimpse, Ling Mo felt his scalp tingle.
A blood-red-eyed zombie, on all fours, was being pulled by an impatient-looking man. Like a dog, it slowly crawled towards the grass.
He sniffed vigorously, as if he had found something.
“This is so annoying… We’re already at the headquarters, what could be here… So unlucky, finally got to the headquarters, and I’m still just a reserve…”
The man was clearly disgruntled. He flicked the iron chain in his hand, causing the zombie to instantly howl in agony.
Only then did Ling Mo notice the special handle at the other end of the chain. The brief electric sound he heard indicated it was an electric discharger…
Such a device was clearly effective for tormenting zombies.
However, the creature crawling on the ground didn’t quite look like a pure zombie. At its level, it shouldn’t have such a significant reaction to pain…
But when the zombie opened its mouth, Ling Mo noticed something-there was only a tongue inside; no teeth could be seen.
“Is it to prevent it from biting people? Looks like Niepan headquarters uses this crawling zombie as a patrol dog…”
Ling Mo furrowed his brows. Although zombies and humans stood on opposing sides, Niepan headquarters conducted experiments on both. They had no way to make wild zombies obedient. These crawling zombies were probably created using live humans…
“The number of humans is already limited, and they’re only concerned with the survival of a select few… If it were truly for survival, it might be forgivable. But it’s clear they’re aiming to increase their power…”
Ling Mo understood why Niepan headquarters conducted these experiments. No matter how powerful a superhuman was, they were still extremely vulnerable to zombies. Especially when facing a large number of zombies, humans were at an absolute disadvantage.
Even a camp like Falcon, with its semi-military nature, suffered severe losses and high casualties when fighting a large number of zombies. Not to mention, extensive preparations were required before any battle…
Being large camps, Ling Mo naturally compared Falcon and Niepan headquarters.
Though their natures were entirely different, ultimately, both sought survival.
But Niepan headquarters clearly had numerous issues in this regard…
Xiao Bai remained motionless in its spot, the rain masking its scent, its presence completely concealed. Even at a distance of less than twenty meters, unless seen, it was impossible for the opponent to detect Xiao Bai.
On the other hand, Xiao Bai could leap at any moment, and a Panda Fall would be enough to eliminate both the man and the zombie on the spot.
That crawling zombie was just a common zombie, and the man behind it didn’t seem particularly strong either.
If he were powerful, he wouldn’t be patrolling with a zombie in the rain…
No wonder this member was in a bad mood; anyone in his place would be displeased…