Novel Full Chapter 859: The Experienced Expert
Chapter 859: The Experienced Expert
As Ling Mo pondered, the chief captain watched him with a complicated expression. Although he could only make out a general outline, the fuzziness of the image made him even more apprehensive.
“Strange, everyone knows this kind of thing. Why is he asking in such detail? Could it be…” The chief captain furrowed his brow in thought and then suddenly realized, “Ah! He’s testing me! While the means are surprisingly Low-Level, it could still be part of his strategy! He might be doing this to lower my guard, and if I don’t answer carefully, he might strike me down…”
The thought sent shivers down the chief captain’s spine: “This man has hidden himself deeply under my command. Even now, when I think back, my impression of him is just minimal presence and a sycophantic attitude… And that’s as far as my memory goes! For someone to disguise themselves to this extent, only the word ‘ruthless’ can describe it…”
In fact, if Ling Mo’s main body had come to subdue him today, the chief captain might still harbor some thought of resistance, at least actively seeking a way to escape or report. He might even conceal a few details in his conversation… But the person in front of him was his captain. He didn’t know how much this person knew or if there were accomplices.
If there were, perhaps what they knew wasn’t limited to Captain-level knowledge.
In his view, if this person dared to act, there must be meticulous planning behind it. Maybe tonight was the time the Second Camp had decided to make their move…
“There are still two more questions, continue,” Ling Mo said.
“The attitude, right? The attitude… Well, this needs to be discussed from two perspectives, because the camp is currently divided into two factions. One faction, led by Chief of Staff Su, hopes to resolve the issue through negotiation. The other faction includes Chief of Staff Wang and most of the core Members, who are taking a more aggressive approach and making more demands… If the Second Camp doesn’t agree, there might be a conflict. Furthermore, it seems much more likely that Chief of Staff Wang will take the lead because the Second Camp lacks strength, which has made many people eager to act.”
After analyzing the situation quietly, the chief captain became much more articulate, trying to convey everything he knew: “The only advantage the Second Camp has is its air power, but that doesn’t play a significant role against the Falcon. Whether in X City or A City, Chief of Staff Wang has preemptively set up underground Parking Lots for people to hide and store supplies. Even if they proceed with aerial bombardments without considering the cost, they still need a target to hit…”
“What about the ground structures?” Ling Mo asked.
“That’s even less likely,” the chief captain said confidently, but his next words sent a chill through Ling Mo, “Chief of Staff Wang is very confident about this. He said that even if they were completely unprepared, the Second Camp wouldn’t dare to attack…”
“Wouldn’t dare to attack… This isn’t just empty talk,” Ling Mo thought to himself.
The chief captain cautiously continued, “That’s all I know about the attitude aspect. As for the progress… That’s honestly something I don’t have insight into! On the surface, progress seems to be at a standstill, and Chief of Staff Wang over there is still fairly restrained…”
“Restrained?” Ling Mo couldn’t help but smirk internally.
If he were truly restrained, he wouldn’t be so eager to set a trap for him.
There must be a pair of eyes hidden in the shadows within this camp… Eyes that could grasp the situation in the Second Camp and cooperate with the Falcon to devise various plans. And that person is likely the deepest-buried nail…
“Is he really just trying to set me up? It somehow feels like he isn’t putting forth his full effort…”
With this in mind, Ling Mo clenched his fist.
“I’ve said everything I can, could you please…”
Before the chief captain could squeeze out a smile, a sharp pain suddenly shot through his nose.
As a warm Liquid spurted out, everything before his eyes became hazy.
“B-Bastard…”
After watching the chief captain pass out, Ling Mo mercilessly picked up the tape…
“Five minutes…”
Yang Mei stared unblinkingly at the tightly shut door, while her hands, bound behind the chair, kept twisting.
“Damn it, how can it be tied so tightly! And the more I struggle, the tighter it gets… It’s just an ordinary rope! Also… why can’t I gather my strength? Every time I try to use my power, my head spins for no reason… Is that person a superhuman?” ⱤåΝꝊ𐌱Ěş
“This is someone with extremely rich experience in their field!” The thought made Yang Mei nervous. Ling Mo’s actions-separating her from the chief captain and entering the Inner Room first-were misunderstood by her as a sign that he was thinking, “Enjoy yourself first, heh heh heh…”
The idea of having ventured alone to test him twice made Yang Mei shiver with dread…
“H-Help…” Her trembling plea was muffled by the tape, turning into a weak, pitiful “whimper whimper…”
However, the unfortunate secretary had no way of knowing that Ling Mo’s binding skills were learned from a Leader-Level Zombie. As that zombie had once put it: “How could mere humans possibly escape my bindings? So naive!”
Even that female zombie didn’t expect that, through the countless times she was tied up, Ling Mo would also pick up similar skills…
“Hiss…” Ling Mo, who was about to open the door, suddenly paused and took a sharp breath, quickly shaking his head afterward. “Just remembered a ton of embarrassing moments… Tch, humans always have their comeback someday, what’s a momentary setback?”
After offering himself a bit of self-comforting, Ling Mo’s main body couldn’t help but look away, tears streaming down his face as he thought, “But sending a superhuman with control ability to overpower three ever-evolving Zombies, that’s really a tall order!”
Of course, this kind of emotion wouldn’t be reflected on the face of a Zombie Puppet, so when Ling Mo opened the door, Yang Mei, who had grown accustomed to the darkness, still saw a stiff, expressionless face…
“Whimper whimper!” Yang Mei trembled in horror, but as she attempted the movement, her vision uncontrollably blacked out for a moment. The intense sensation swept over her again, instantly waking her up.
“Whimper…” Tears welled up in Yang Mei’s eyes. As a relatively high-ranking mid-level personnel, she usually maintained an image of being intelligent, elegant, and composed… but that poise was completely shattered due to Ling Mo. As she gazed at him, her mind involuntarily conjured various scenarios.
“Will he hang me up? Torture me slowly? Will he… ah!!!”
When Ling Mo approached her, the secretary was already paralyzed with fear by her vivid imagination…
“Hey, stalker.”
Ling Mo casually sat down in front of her and greeted her.
“Whimper whimper!” Yang Mei shrank back in fear.
“Uh…” Seeing her tear-streaked, frightened expression, Ling Mo was a bit taken aback.
“I haven’t even done anything yet, right? Oh well, if she’s this scared, I don’t need to use the knife…”
Despite his words, Ling Mo lightly weighed the dagger in his hand and said coolly, “A few questions. If you get them wrong, you know the consequences.”
“Whimper!” Yang Mei nodded frantically.
“An unexpected level of cooperation…” Ling Mo thought, somewhat surprised.
A few minutes later, when he stood up, the room was left with another person who had fainted.
“Given the mutual validation, it seems these pieces of information are largely true. But…” Ling Mo glanced down at the still-trembling Yang Mei and pondered, “No matter how much I delay, it might only give an hour more… I didn’t expect that she still had to attend a meeting afterward. In that kind of setting… never mind, I’d probably expose myself if I go.”