My Girlfriend is a Zombie

Chapter 1089: Human-headed Spider

“But before that…”

Ling Mo’s words were cut short as the Mother Spider suddenly “stood” up. This movement immediately drew a series of murderous intent from the surroundings, but soon, the hostile and wary gazes were replaced by a shock of inquiry.

The “standing” of the Mother Spider was actually the complete extension of its originally bent spider legs, transforming them into eight vertical “supports.” As its body suddenly elevated, the abdomen of the Mother Spider, which had been close to the ground, was now fully exposed.

It was then that everyone realized that the abdomen of the Mother Spider concealed another secret…

“You want to see my true face, right? Well then… it’s been a long time since I’ve spoken face to face with anyone…”

Accompanied by the voice, a crack slowly expanded on the abdomen of the Mother Spider, followed by a black spherical object emerging from within… Until it twisted twice and opened its eyes, a gasp finally echoed from the corner.

“That’s a human head!”

The human head on the spider’s belly immediately let out a hoarse, unpleasant laugh, then coldly said, “Looks like I’ve scared you, haven’t I? But understandably so, very few of my kind can accept my appearance calmly, right? The only ones who don’t mind me are these spiders.”

“Not exactly dislike, but not exactly fond either. Except for Sun Xu, everyone else harbors their own little thoughts. Although they raise the Male Spiders for me, they are not happy with the situation. Most people cannot accept becoming a monster like me. I know they fear me outwardly, but secretly, they wish to rid themselves of me. Ironically, without me, they can’t survive,” the Mother Spider sneered in response.

Ling Mo couldn’t discern whether the Spider Man who had just risked his life to rescue was Sun Xu. On the way here, Xia Na and the others had already said that Sun Xu himself was dead, and that person was merely one of the Male Spider Parasites. Whether he was influenced by Sun Xu’s orders or completely occupied by Sun Xu’s will was unclear… If it was the latter, then Xia Na and the others initially only killed a shell. The real Sun Xu had only truly died just now…

“Are you referring to the one just now? He’s already injured, and since he’s willing to save me, might as well save him to the end. Rescuing him would only result in both of us being caught, a meaningless act I won’t commit. But I didn’t expect your reaction to be so swift. I thought even if I didn’t blow you up, hitting them would be good,” the Mother Spider candidly admitted, but soon realized something and snorted, “You haven’t answered my question yet! Didn’t you say you’d tell me?”

“Heh… there’s not much to say… Although you hid well, you shouldn’t have peeked at me from the crack. Initially, I only felt something strange, but when you attacked me again, my other pair of eyes saw from underground…” Ling Mo’s “other pair of eyes” referred to the psychic puppet Xiao Hei. When the Mother Spider burrowed underground, Xiao Hei was taken along, and when it emerged again, Xiao Hei followed. So despite the Mother Spider’s vigilance, it couldn’t evade the puppet’s eyes…

“…” The Mother Spider fell silent, then said, “In short, it’s your Superpower, right… Heh, meeting you, what bad luck…”

“Hey, hey, please don’t sound like fate’s playing tricks on you, or that you’ve been abandoned by destiny, okay? Any superhuman observing you for a while would notice something odd. Especially those with mental abilities…” Ling Mo couldn’t help but comment. Indeed, the Mother Spider’s ability to conceal its condition was primarily due to its terrifying close combat skills. Ling Mo and the others’ strategy to deal with it was precisely to avoid its strengths, opting for confinement and long-range attacks, which was its biggest weakness. Upon discovering its human main body, its vulnerabilities became even more apparent…

Besides confinement, Ling Mo could directly launch psychic attacks against it… So, despite its massive size, the Human-headed Spider was somewhat weaker when facing Ling Mo and the others’ agile combat tactics…

However, the Mother Spider clearly didn’t think so. It suddenly laughed and said, “Mental ability, huh? Seems like there are quite a few superhumans among you… But actually, I’m just an ordinary person, do you believe that?”

“Ordinary person?” Ling Mo was taken aback. Those Survivors were parasitized by the Mother Spider, originally ordinary people, which made sense. But with a body like this, being the largest Progenitor Spider, if it were an ordinary person, how did all this happen?

Curious indeed!

Although the Mother Spider’s intention was obviously to stall for time and devise a strategy, Ling Mo still gave it the opportunity… Ling Mo’s calm demeanor somewhat unsettled the Mother Spider.

“Go ahead,” Ling Mo said.

“Really want me to say?” The Mother Spider was momentarily stunned… But upon seeing Ling Mo, he had already crossed his arms, displaying a posture eager to hear more… And the surrounding gazes also showed a hint of curiosity, the area silent, all waiting for its story.

“Really treating me like a prisoner? Not afraid I might escape? Just how gossipy are these people!” The Mother Spider coldly snorted twice, but ultimately couldn’t pass up the chance and reluctantly began its tale, “This body of mine was initially just my pet…” ℝå𝔬ᛒËṤ

When the disaster first broke out, the human head and spider body of the Mother Spider were still separate. The main body of the human head was an ordinary person, and the spider’s original form was merely a palm-sized pet spider. In a world overrun by Zombies, this human and spider hid in their home, not daring to venture outside. But their refusal to leave didn’t mean Zombies wouldn’t come for them…

After a night of screams, the next morning, the “Mother Spider,” curled up in a corner, suddenly heard a faint sound outside the door. The sound was weak, but the “Mother Spider,” having stayed awake all night, remained highly alert, so when the sound came, it instinctively shivered and sat up straight.

“At that time, I stared at the door, my mind filled with one thought… Please don’t be those Monsters, please don’t be! Though terrified inside, I still crawled over slowly. The closer I got, the clearer I heard. The sound outside seemed like dripping water… I was nearly scared to death, but humans are like that, terrified yet compelled to see for themselves. So I stood up, intending to look outside through the peephole. But just then, the door suddenly made a ‘thud’ sound…”

The Mother Spider’s tone was calm, but its detailed description revealed its vivid memory of the scene…

Upon hearing the sound, the already trembling Mother Spider immediately fell to the ground. Hearing noise from inside, the security door began to shake violently, “thud thud thud,” swinging back and forth. As dust fell from the connections, the Mother Spider was petrified…

What happened next, even it didn’t know how long had passed… The sound at the door suddenly ceased, and after the door gently swayed twice, it fell silent. Only when blood seeped through the door gap did the Mother Spider finally come to its senses…

“It was a Female Zombie… She died, right at my doorstep. Do you know how I felt then? Someone passed by my door, killed the Zombie, but didn’t rescue me… Even a shout would have been nice! But he feared attracting other Zombies, feared being discovered, so he didn’t call out. Maybe he convinced himself there was no one behind the door, that it might just be Zombies inside… Unfortunately, I never found that person later, probably he died shortly after.”

The Mother Spider sneered again, “What happened next, I think you can guess. I was in despair, not even noticing the box containing the spider had been knocked over. It wasn’t until evening that I discovered it, but it already looked somewhat different…”

“And then it bit you?” Ling Mo finally couldn’t help but ask.