Chapter 10

With Ling Mo's support, the two quickly broke through the horde of zombies. By now, dozens of zombies had already gathered in front of the supermarket, and they couldn't afford to stay even a second longer.

"Brother, follow me."

The boy gave Ling Mo a grateful smile and turned to run down a small alley.

Ling Mo glanced back at the street full of zombies and had no choice but to follow Ye Lian. As for the girl, she walked calmly at the back, occasionally chopping down any zombies that got too close.

Seeing the girl in action up close, what Ling Mo noticed was not only her extremely fast attack speed but also the long sword in her hand. It was extremely sharp and heavy, and he wondered how she could wield it so easily with her slender arms.

More importantly, her expression and eyes when she was killing zombies were too calm, even making people feel a bit uneasy...

The boy led Ling Mo and the others through the alley for about ten minutes, then they darted into a small building, finally shaking off the large wave of zombies.

When the boy stopped to catch his breath, Ling Mo had already noticed that this small building had been cleaned up by someone. It was likely their residence.

"Brother... really, thank you so much." After running for ten minutes, the boy's face was completely flushed, and his hair was drenched in sweat. He leaned on Ling Mo's shoulder and said, "Really... thank you..."

Looking at the boy's state, Ling Mo wanted to say there was no need to force it, but the boy's expression was very sincere, so Ling Mo could only nod stiffly.

"You're really amazing..." The boy finally caught his breath and said admiringly, "And your girlfriend, running so fast without even breaking a sweat... Was she an athlete before? But she doesn't look muscular... She's a match for our Xiaona..."

"Liu Yuhao, are you annoying!" Xiaona, who had been silent all along, suddenly frowned and interrupted him, looking displeased. "Who is your 'our'!"

"Come on, we're classmates at least!" Liu Yuhao said with a grin, then turned to smile at Ling Mo, "Thanks a lot today. How about coming upstairs for a bit?" He patted the backpack on his back, "We have beer!"

Ling Mo glanced back at Ye Lian, thinking it was fortunate that after her evolution, she looked no different from an ordinary person. From Xiaona and Liu Yuhao's reactions, they hadn't noticed anything unusual. However, for Ye Lian's sake, he thought it was best to minimize contact with other survivors.

After considering for a second, Ling Mo shook his head decisively, "No, we have something to do."

"Huh? What could you possibly have to do? Let's sit together." Liu Yuhao was taken aback. In his view, encountering other survivors in the apocalypse was something to be happy about. Even if they didn't survive together, exchanging experiences was beneficial. Moreover, with someone as capable as Ling Mo, he must know a lot of information they didn't. If he stayed, it would be a great help to them.

As for having something to do... what else could there be in the apocalypse besides survival?

Xiaona said impatiently, "If they don't want to, don't force it... Hey?" She stopped mid-sentence, suddenly casting a surprised look at the short knife in Ling Mo's hand. After a brief moment of shock, she quickly reached out to Ling Mo's waist, so fast that it left no time for a reaction.

Ling Mo didn't expect her to make such a move, but when her fingers touched the hilt, he quickly reacted.

He merely shifted his body slightly, and at a subtle angle, Xiaona's move missed.

This left Xiaona stunned, and Liu Yuhao's mouth dropped open in shock, "Xiaona, what are you doing?"

The failed move changed Xiaona's expression when she looked at Ling Mo, but her tone was unfriendly, "Where did you get this short knife?"

"It's none of your business." Her sudden questioning and rash move made Ling Mo frown slightly. Although he had saved them, there was a limit to how much rudeness he could tolerate. From Liu Yuhao's cautious attitude towards her, it was clear that she was used to being arrogant due to her strong combat skills, but Ling Mo wasn't going to put up with it.

"You!" Xiaona glared at Ling Mo angrily, but her frequent glances at the short knife showed she was very concerned. After a few seconds of silence, she adjusted her tone and asked, "Where did you get this short knife? Can you tell me?"

It was rare for a girl like her to put aside her pride so quickly, as Liu Yuhao's surprised expression showed.

There was no need to hide anything, so Ling Mo briefly explained his search for weapons at a handmade knife shop, making only minor changes regarding the mutated zombies, such as the red gel...

When they heard about the mutated zombies, the two showed no surprise, confirming Ling Mo's suspicions. Indeed, the number of mutated zombies in the city was already significant...

"The shop you went to, was it the Wang family's?" Xiaona suddenly asked.

"How did you know?" The short knife was a finished product, with no markings on the scabbard or blade. How did she know? Thinking about it, the Wang family's handmade knives were quite famous in X City, so it wasn't hard to guess...

Xiaona looked at the short knife with a complex expression, "So, everyone in the shop is dead. Never mind, it's nothing."

"Since it's nothing, can you stop staring at me..." Ling Mo felt a strange sensation from Xiaona's constant gaze at his lower body and couldn't help but speak up.

Xiaona was taken aback, then laughed lightly, "What are you afraid of? Your girlfriend doesn't seem to mind at all." She pointed at Ye Lian, who was standing behind Ling Mo, "Right? Miss."

"I do mind..." Ling Mo was speechless. Xiaona looked to be around seventeen or eighteen, but her words were so sharp. Hearing her talk to Ye Lian, Ling Mo quickly said, "Sorry, she can't speak..."

"Ah? Such a beautiful sister is actually mute? Uh, sorry, sister, don't mind it..." Liu Yuhao exclaimed in surprise, then quickly smiled awkwardly.

Ling Mo didn't know how to explain and could only nod with a bitter smile.

What he didn't expect was that Xiaona would look deeply at Ye Lian and suddenly grab her wrist. If Ling Mo hadn't immediately stopped Ye Lian's impulse to attack, Xiaona would have been torn to pieces in an instant.

From her expression, she clearly didn't realize how dangerous she had been: "Sister, come rest at our place. You look really bad."

Her tone was tinged with sympathy, and after saying this, her gaze towards Ling Mo softened, "You're really good. Come upstairs and have a drink with us."

Misunderstood!

Ling Mo was about to refuse, but Xiaona had already pulled Ye Lian upstairs, and Liu Yuhao walked behind Ling Mo, pushing his back, "Come on, come on, it's rare to see living people..."

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