As soon as Ling Mo and the other two entered the door, they encountered two female zombies. However, both of them were controlled by Ling Mo in an instant, while Xiang Na and Ye Lian swiftly broke their necks, one each, and then almost simultaneously dropped the corpses to the ground. Indeed, these two variant female zombies could be very tacit when cooperating with him...

  Just as Ling Mo had guessed, the first floor of the New Era Mall was packed with hordes of zombies, but the upper floors seemed somewhat deserted.

  Inside a large shopping mall with nine floors, there should be quite a few variant zombies.

  As for the habits of variant zombies, Ling Mo could be said to be the most familiar with them. After all, he had a genuine variant female zombie by his side, Ye Lian.

  In a state of hunger, Ye Lian will attack ordinary zombies, but after she is satisfied, her desire to attack ordinary zombies decreases significantly.

  But there is one exception, that is when there are other variant zombies nearby, Ye Lian will immediately burst out with a strong desire. It's as if there is some kind of resonance between these variant zombies.

  It's probably because they all condensed into that viral gel...

  Compared with ordinary zombies, the pure virus contained in the variant zombie is more likely to provoke Ye Lian's aggression.

  Other variant zombies are the same, such as Ling Mo encountering variant zombies several times, and their priority attack target is always Ye Lian, who is of the same kind, rather than him, a big living person.

  However, what made Ling Mo feel strange was that after Ye Lian and Xiang Na entered, they didn't have any reaction. The zombies among them also didn't make a sound, the entire mall seemed to be filled with corpses, but it looked quiet and terrifying. This place could no longer be called a mall, calling it a zombie concentration camp would be more fitting.

  This eerie silence caused Ling Mo to grip the short knife in his hand even tighter.

  Here, where so many zombies are gathered, it is inevitable that there will be the birth of variant zombies. Have all those variant zombies left? Or have they killed each other to extinction?

  All sorts of guesses kept flashing in Ling Mo's mind, but that vague sense of unease grew stronger and stronger.

  "It seems I'm still not calm enough... What's the big deal with a lot of zombies?! Who cares?!"

  Ling Mo cursed himself silently in his heart, and his tense mood slowly subsided a bit. Although he had gained the ability, his strength was still far from being able to ignore those terrifying zombies.

  Venturing into the tiger's lair, even if there may be enormous gains ahead, it is inevitable to feel tense and fearful. On the other hand, this also brought a strange stimulation to Ling Mo, he even felt that his spirit was more concentrated than ever before, every nerve seemed to be tightened up. Indeed, with pressure comes motivation, and it's easier to stimulate potential...

  And in return for the concentration of spiritual power, one gets more acute observational ability and stronger manipulation skills.

  Although he didn't make a move against the zombies for the time being, Ling Mo had discovered that his connection with Xiang Nan seemed to have made some subtle breakthroughs due to this opportunity.

  His tentacles had only stayed on the surface of Shana's spiritual light sphere before, but now they seemed to have forced their way in. As for the sense of obstruction coming from the depths of Shana's spirit, it did not pose as much of an obstacle to Ling Mo as it had previously.

  "This is an unexpected good thing." Ling Mo was secretly delighted in his heart, although this degree was not enough to control Shana, but when Ling Mo looked at Shana, he clearly saw that Shana first looked at him with a puzzled expression, and then showed a hint of intimacy.

  As expected, strengthening their bond would make her more affectionate towards him, just like Ye Lian.

  Does this count as raising affection points? Ling Mo suddenly had such a thought in his mind. After the affection points reach a certain level, he can successfully capture that delicate body...

  The number of zombies in the safe passage was much less than outside, but to avoid startling the zombies in the large hall on one floor, Ling Mo still made a lot of effort.

  The more prosperous a place was in the past, the harder it is to survive today. Ling Mo has personally experienced this feeling at close range.

  Such a large shopping mall, which used to be bustling with activity, has now become a forbidden area that outsiders dare not enter. If it weren't for the employee passageway, even Ling Mo wouldn't have dared to charge in headfirst.

  Adventuring and delivering death are two different concepts after all.

  At this time, the three Ling Mo had already reached the third floor. The number of zombies here was significantly reduced, and the actions of the three Ling Mo also became bolder. What made Ling Mo depressed was that Xiang Na and Ye Lian did not sense the existence of mutant zombies. But that uneasy feeling still lingered in Ling Mo's mind, even making him feel a bit annoyed.

  "Are you kidding me? There really aren't any mutated zombies here? Dammit, what a waste of a trip."

  As they went further up, there were fewer and fewer zombies, and Ling Mo had almost lost hope.

  Unexpectedly venturing into this mall, I didn't even get a whiff of the variant zombies' fur, what bad luck!

  Is it just going back like this? Ling Mo was somewhat unwilling. He thought for a moment and decided to go further inside.

  Most of the counters on the third floor are selling jewelry, and a small half has been opened up to become a supermarket, but they sell some household appliances and other small commodities, which have no collection value.

  The number of zombies wandering around here is not large, and most are concentrated in the middle. There are many objects that can be used for cover, so as long as you don't make a loud noise, it's not easy to attract their attention.

  To avoid being surrounded by zombies, Ling Mo deliberately stuck to the wall and slowly approached the inside. His target was the bathroom in front of him, which happened to be located in the middle of the third floor.

  He thought clearly that if he walked there and Ye Lian and Xiang Na still didn't react, then he could only admit defeat and return the way he came.

  Fortunately, this is a downtown area after all. Even if the mall can't find any mutated zombies, there are still other places to search for them.

  As they got closer and closer to the toilet, Ling Mo's mood became more and more disappointed. It seemed that this time they would really return empty-handed...

  However, what Ling Mo did not expect was that just as he stopped in his tracks and prepared to return, Xiana suddenly stopped and said in a low voice: "I... feel bad..."

  She had barely finished speaking when a black shadow suddenly sprang out of the bathroom and dragged Shana back into the bathroom, right under Ling Mo's eyelids!

  "Damn it!"

  Ling Mo's heartbeat suddenly stopped for a moment, that black shadow had just brushed past him, and he hadn't even seen the other person's appearance clearly! After being upgraded, Ling Mo thought his speed was already very fast, but this black shadow's movements were obviously faster, even faster than Ye Lian!

  If his target of attack wasn't Shana but himself...

  But no matter what this black shadow is all about, Ling Mo only knows that he's furious! Someone snatched a person right under his nose, and he didn't even have the chance to stop it!

  At the same time Shana was dragged away, Ling Mo had already rushed over in hot pursuit! Ye Lian, under his control, also followed closely behind him like a swift hunting leopard.