Chapter 1302: Killing Two Birds with One Stone

“How do you want to die?” Xia Na asked with a smile.

“…That’s way too direct! How is it supposed to answer that? Think about it, it’ll probably just go on a rampage after this!” Ling Mo roared inwardly.

But before he could pull Xia Na away…

“A dignified… death.” The Monster replied.

“Huh?”

It actually answered…

And somehow, the atmosphere of this conversation suddenly turned serious…

“I am… a Zombie…” The Monster said, its tone tinged with anger.

“So, you know what you should do?” Xia Na didn’t care about the Monster’s reaction at all. She blinked, then suddenly shifted her body to the side, revealing Ling Mo not far behind her. She said calmly, “Next, I’ll ask you a few questions. If you don’t answer honestly, I’ll let this human kill you. Judging by your tough skin and thick flesh… I reckon he’ll have to try a lot of methods before he can finish you off.”

“Hey!”

“Him?” The Monster was stunned for a moment, then suddenly began to struggle wildly, letting out a shrill, furious roar, “No! No! This weak… cunning… hateful… human!”

“Enough already…” Ling Mo said.

“Awooo!” The Monster looked as if it would rather die than live.

“…,” Ling Mo turned to look at the other Female Zombies… especially Xu Shuhan, who had just looked terrified but was now stifling a laugh. “This is the first time I’ve seen this kind of threat.”

“It’s normal. As a powerful Zombie, how could it possibly want to be killed by a pathetic piece of food? Just like you humans couldn’t accept being pecked to death by a chicken, right?” Black Silk said with a mature air.

But as soon as she finished speaking, Ling Mo grabbed her by the scruff of her neck and lifted her up: “Who are you comparing to a chicken with that tone of yours…”

“No… no…” The Monster roared in anger, then looked at Xia Na while struggling, “You… ask…” After speaking, it shot Ling Mo a hateful glare.

“You’ve really had enough…” Ling Mo rolled his eyes.

Although all Zombies treated humans as weak prey, it was rare to see one as overreactive as this Giant Monster…

“Smart choice,” Xia Na said. “I know your comprehension is limited… but the questions I’m asking are all things you know the answers to, so just think hard and tell me everything related that comes to mind.”

The Monster nodded silently.

“First question, are you from the Central Region?” Xia Na asked.

“Central Region?” The Monster’s reaction was indeed slow. It thought for a moment before saying, “Yes… I’m from XX City… no… I’m… from Central City…”

“I know XX City. What kind of place is Central City?” Xu Shuhan was already muttering to herself.

Ling Mo, after a brief daze, suddenly reacted.

Central City… Central Region… Lord of the City!

Ling Mo almost instinctively asked loudly, “Did the Lord of Central City send you here?!”

Unexpectedly, the Monster just glared at him coldly…

“Hey, are you really…”

“Forget it, master.” Black Silk quickly hugged Ling Mo’s thigh.

Even Li Yalin came over to pull him, “Ling Mo, don’t worry. I’ll teach it a lesson for you.”

“Senior Sister, wipe your drool first…”

Xia Na then said to the Monster, “Answer his question.”

“…No.” The Monster said, “I was brought here.” It twisted its tail and said, “I came to fuse with the Creatures here.”

“Why do that?” Xia Na frowned.

“Because after fusion… I’ll be stronger…” The Monster said.

Xia Na pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, “You don’t seem to have any special qualifications. So it’s unlikely you were brought here specifically… Let me ask you, how many Zombies were brought here with you?” ℟𝔞Ŋ𝐎฿ƐṤ

“Very… many…” The Monster seemed only able to come up with such a vague concept.

As it spoke, it glared at Ling Mo with disgust again…

And Ling Mo, who had been targeted all along, suddenly had a thought…

“What about those humans from the Central Region Camp?” Ling Mo asked.

A look of extreme savagery flashed in the Monster’s eyes… It looked like it wanted to sneer… but the Zombie instinct stopped it, and it finally gritted its teeth and said, “Some… escaped.”

“Escaped…” Although he’d expected it, hearing this news firsthand still made Ling Mo breathe a little easier.

But this also meant… Central City had already achieved complete unification.

The entire Central Region was now the domain of the Zombies.

“But… we all remember their… scent…” This time, the Monster finally smiled.

But just as it revealed that ugly smile, Xia Na smashed down with her Scythe.

When everyone looked at her in shock, she turned back and smiled slightly, “Mm… I don’t like hearing that.” Before anyone could ask further, she was already looking at the Monster again and asking, “You said ‘we’? So the other Zombies brought here, are they all here to track those humans? But if that’s the case, why didn’t you act immediately after gaining evolution?”

The monster lifted its bloodied head that had been smashed… This is why zombies are so terrifying-it looked like it was about to die, yet it showed no sign of being affected at all: “We can’t… have to wait… for orders.”

“Orders? So… the one who brought them here must be the Progenitor…” Ling Mo thought to himself.

Although there are strong and weak Progenitors… any zombie from Central City that could come here must be among the best of the Progenitors.

And the most troublesome thing about Progenitors is often not themselves, but the huge horde of zombies they control…

“Let me ask you, did you evolve into this on your own?” Ling Mo suddenly asked.

“No!”

“So that means…” The Black Silk and the other zombies immediately exchanged glances.

This monster was cultivated by the Progenitor…

“Hmm? What’s wrong? What is it?” Only Li Yalin asked curiously.

“You could say… we’ve got good news and bad news,” Xu Shuhan said with a heavy expression.

“Yeah… but as long as we keep hunting proactively, we were bound to discover this sooner or later. Finding out now isn’t necessarily a bad thing for us,” Ling Mo said, though his tone sounded a bit self-comforting no matter how you listened to it.

“Sigh… It feels like we were just happily taking a walk and accidentally witnessed a criminal deal…” Black Silk said.

“So what exactly are you all talking about!” Li Yalin was getting frustrated.

“It’s simple…” Ling Mo said, “We’ve accidentally discovered an incredible secret.” Then he looked at the monster again, “And at the same time, we’ve got ourselves a decoy.”

“The zombies from Central City have already entered X City, but they haven’t acted directly. Instead, they’ve released the zombies they brought here to roam free. As you’ve seen, the evolution of monsters like this one is flawed… In other words, they’re trying to get the greatest benefit at the lowest cost. They’re using these inherently flawed but powerful monsters to stir up battles, and then they’ll take over the whole X City… Wait.”

Ling Mo suddenly paused here, and after thinking for a moment, his expression changed dramatically: “That’s right, I just felt there was a loophole in their plan, but now I understand… What I said before is only part of their plan, aimed at the zombies of X City, but the other part is targeted at humans!”

“Why did they specifically bring these zombies that remember the scent of Central Region Camp members, but aren’t in a hurry to send them to hunt? It’s not just to let them evolve first-more importantly, it’s to use those humans as decoys!”

By now, Ling Mo’s face had turned very grim.

After a brief contemplation, Xia Na also suddenly raised her head: “That’s right… No matter how careful those members are… as long as they really escape into X City, they’ll try to contact the human camp here, maybe even join them!”

“…”

For a moment, the entire Parking Lot fell silent again.

The plan of the Central City zombies was already very clear after this analysis… They’re trying to kill two birds with one stone!

In the end, Ling Mo spoke up himself: “Alright, let’s not get too worked up, after all, this is just our speculation. In fact, although these zombies have been here for quite a while, up to now, we haven’t received any news of Central Region Camp members coming to seek refuge. And the fact that these monsters are lying low just proves this point. So maybe we’re not the only ones who’ve figured this out-the members of the Central Region Camp might have guessed it too. Right now, they could be hiding somewhere in X City, waiting for the situation to change.”

“So what do we do now?” Xia Na finally asked.

“Although we don’t know what things will be like after everything is unified… it’s obviously not a good thing for either Senior Zombies or humans,” Ling Mo said, “But… this could also be an opportunity.”

“Opportunity?” The female zombies immediately widened their eyes.

Xu Shuhan even shouted directly: “Are you crazy!”

“No… Think about it carefully, Ling-Ge makes sense,” Xia Na suddenly said, “We can use this chance… to influence the future of X City.”

When she said the last sentence, her voice dropped quietly, and for a moment the atmosphere became both sinister and thrilling…

“Smack!”

It wasn’t until Ling Mo slapped her on the forehead that the mood changed: “What the hell! I mean we can make use of the current situation!”

“Oh…”

The zombies all suddenly understood… but…

“Tch.”

“Boring.”

“You guys are too much!”

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