Chapter 1023: After Taking a Wrong Step
Chapter 1023: After Taking a Wrong Step
“But now’s not the time to discuss this…” Ling Mo quickly regained his composure and shook his head.
“What’s wrong? Is there another issue?” Mu Chen, still shaken, couldn’t help but ask.
“Exactly…” Ling Mo pondered for a moment and nodded, “I’ve felt something was off for a while now… Why did that Monster initially want to lure you all here?” He posed a question in return.
Xia Na curiously interjected, “What do you mean by that?” Without waiting for an answer, she scanned the crowd with her eyes and then zeroed in on Gu Shuangshuang, “Ah, I’ll go ask her, come with me, Senior Sister…”
Mu Chen was taken aback, then frowned and replied, “Because… it set a trap here?”
“Yes! But think about it, this plan could only be executed if Xia Na and I were both present. Yet when it set your destination, it couldn’t possibly have accounted for such unforeseen circumstances…” Ling Mo had already mulled this over in his mind before speaking. No matter how much the Monster monitored him or disguised itself as various creatures to approach him, it couldn’t influence his actions in that situation… because at that time, he was only with Yu Shiran, and the location was revealed by Black Silk.
So for the Monster, it was like a series of accidents gradually disrupting its plan. Clearly, it hadn’t considered a crucial point in its meticulous calculations, which was-Ling Mo and Xia Na had a unique way of recognizing each other.
As long as this point couldn’t be cracked, no matter how much effort the Monster put in, it was merely a joke to them… Ling Mo’s psychic power was indeed interfered with here, but it wasn’t to the extent that he couldn’t recognize Xia Na face-to-face. Even if his psychic power failed, Ling Mo was confident he wouldn’t mistake them, because there was another thing the Monster couldn’t anticipate…
The existence of love between humans and Zombies…
“Are you saying… this trap was hastily set up? What was its original intention?” Ye Kai immediately asked.
“That’s what we need to figure out now. Since the hastily devised plan failed, its original intention might become an obstacle it doesn’t want to face. So… it’ll proceed with a new plan and completely resolve the original one…” Ling Mo explained.
“The captain means… instead of passively waiting for its next plan, we should take advantage while it’s resolving the original plan…” Ye Kai speculated.
“Exactly!”
Mu Chen raised a concern, “But we have no leads…”
“Regarding that… I actually have some ideas… Also, there’s one more thing. Where did the ‘me’ that impersonated me go?” Ling Mo said.
Meanwhile, he was also pondering another question… Could the Monster that could transform into ‘him’ be the same as that little girl…
At the same moment, in a pitch-dark place…
“Damn, we should be almost there…” Yuwen Xuan muttered as he climbed up the concrete passage.
Behind him came Xu Shuhan’s rather annoyed voice, “Can you stop slipping down all the time? I really don’t want to keep holding your shoe soles! And… you’ve gotten really heavy with gravity added!”
Xu Shuhan grumbled, supporting Yuwen Xuan’s shoe with one hand. They had been climbing like this for almost two minutes… Who would have thought that the “exit” would be such a long, narrow passage that only allowed one person to crawl through? And it was nearly vertical, almost ninety degrees? This was practically inhumane!
“I’m trying my best, okay… By the way, if it were Ling Mo’s shoes, would you have fewer complaints? Am I right, haha…” Yuwen Xuan teased.
“I’m really going to let go! You’re so annoying! Hurry up. Ling Mo might pop out from somewhere any minute now…” Xu Shuhan shouted in frustration.
“No, no! I’ll keep climbing… By the way, where’s the little sister?” Yuwen Xuan asked again.
Xu Shuhan glanced downward. Just as she was about to speak, a figure darted up.
“Alright, I’ve temporarily blocked it, but left a mark… Just in case Sausage or Black Silk needs to come out this way, they can find this passage in time,” Yu Shiran said excitedly, then looked up, “Why haven’t you guys finished climbing yet…” ℞àΝo͍𐌱Èṡ
“It’s a ninety-degree passage!” Yuwen Xuan emphasized from the top…
Barely two seconds of silence passed before a voice suddenly came from the other end of the passage.
“Who’s down there?”
The three of them stopped moving simultaneously and looked up.
“Yuwen Xuan?” the voice asked tentatively.
Yuwen Xuan froze for a moment, then quickly realized, “It’s Ling Mo!”
Xu Shuhan, full of surprise, looked up and shouted, “Ling Mo, it’s us! How did you get ahead of us?”
There was no response from above after they answered.
Yu Shiran, puzzled and impatient, said, “Why isn’t he speaking? I have questions…”
Swish-
A faint sound suddenly came, and Yuwen Xuan at the top immediately let out an “ah.”
“What happened?” Yu Shiran asked.
Xu Shuhan wobbled a bit, then freed a hand to touch her cheek and neck, rubbing her fingertips together as she muttered, “What’s going on…”
Rustle…
The sound came again, and this time Yuwen Xuan shouted outright, “Damn it! Ling Mo, what are you doing?”
“What on earth…” Yu Shiran, still clueless at the end of the line, asked irritably, “What’s going on? Why isn’t Sausage saying anything?”
Xu Shuhan slowly raised her head, her face filled with disbelief, “It’s… sand.”
“Sand?”
Rustle…
“Damn it! Ling Mo, are you trying to trap us in here?” Yuwen Xuan shouted.
There was still no response from above, but this time all three of them listened carefully. There was indeed the sound of a shovel being used, and the “rustle” of sand pouring down…
“What is going on…” Yuwen Xuan shouted again, ducking to avoid the sand, while yelling.
Xu Shuhan, though shocked, calmed down and said, “No… that’s not Ling Mo? Quick, climb up!”
“I’m… I’m trying…”
But as more sand poured down from above, Yuwen Xuan found it increasingly difficult to climb. Some sand stuck to the concrete walls, making them even slipperier and harder to grip. The passage wasn’t straight, so Yuwen Xuan couldn’t use his Superpower to speed up; he could only vent his confusion through angry curses…
“Damn it! Try pouring more sand…”
Rustle…
“Whoa! He’s even throwing buckets down!” Yuwen Xuan shouted, clutching his head, “Damn it! Try throwing another bucket!”
Rustle…
“This is endless! You can’t hit me, so why bother?” Yuwen Xuan cursed.
At the bottom, Yu Shiran grumbled, “Nonsense! It almost hit me! Can you warn us when you’re dodging?”
“Ah… sorry…” Xu Shuhan quickly apologized, feeling a bit embarrassed…
Just then, a voice finally came from above, “You’re not the real Yuwen Xuan and the others… the real ones died up here. So, I’m going to bury you all down there… blame yourselves for not being convincing enough.”
“What are you talking about?” Yuwen Xuan shouted angrily.
“You’re not Ling Mo! You must be the Face-Changing Monster!” Xu Shuhan shouted, but after shouting, she added, “If you are Ling Mo… think carefully! We couldn’t have died up there… don’t…”
“Say what you want.” Ling Mo replied coldly, continuing to pour sand down.
“Damn! You really are…”
But just then, the three of them suddenly heard a dull “thud,” followed by a Dark Shadow sliding down.
Before they could react from their shock, a voice suddenly shouted from above, “Whoa! Catch him!”
“Catch… catch what…” Yuwen Xuan stared wide-eyed at the blurry Dark Shadow rapidly approaching him, almost extinguishing the sparks on his fingers out of fright.
Xu Shuhan froze for a moment, then screamed, “That’s Ling Mo! The one who just spoke is Ling Mo! Quick, catch him!”
As the Dark Shadow got closer, Yuwen Xuan realized it was…
Ling Mo?
…
A minute later, with the help of the Ling Mo above, the three of them, along with the “Ling Mo” who had fallen below, all returned to the surface.
As soon as they stepped onto the concrete floor, they suddenly realized that the exit was located in a room still under construction, and it seemed to be where a sink was supposed to be. Nearby lay a shovel, and there was a pile of sand beside it. Crowded in the room were not only Ling Mo but also Xia Na, Li Yalin, Mu Chen, and others. Except for Ye Kai, who was keeping watch outside, everyone was staring in astonishment at them and the “Ling Mo” that Yuwen Xuan was carrying on his back.
What was most surprising was that this “Ling Mo” was wearing almost identical clothes to the real one… When Ling Mo had knocked him down earlier, all they saw was a shadow, and now it was their first proper look at him.
In terms of appearance, this “Ling Mo” was almost indistinguishable from the real one.
After putting him down, Yuwen Xuan was ready to make a move. “This guy tried to bury us alive… Watch me roast him alive!”
“Wait…” Ling Mo stopped him, then crouched down, looking at the Face-Changing Monster, “I have a lot of questions for it…”
“It’s not dead?” Everyone was taken aback.
Skinny Monkey pointed at it, fearfully saying, “Isn’t that… isn’t that dangerous?”
“Relax… it’s not a threat to any of us,” Ling Mo said with a cold smile.