Chapter 1288: Life Is Full of Surprises

“Huff… huff…” Behind the Iron Door, nearly everyone was gasping desperately for breath. These Falcon Members were clutching their heads and wailing, their eyes filled with terror.

“What was attacking us just now?” one Member asked in a trembling voice.

Chief of Staff Wang was the only one who had actively blocked the assault. He swept his gaze over the group with a grim expression and said, “It’s probably something like that spiritual body, composed of psychic energy. Even if it’s not, it’s just some method unknown to us. We only suffered because we were completely unprepared.”

After hearing this, the Falcon Members exchanged glances. Although no one stood up to question him, their expressions made it clear they didn’t fully buy Chief of Staff Wang’s explanation. Unprepared? That was obvious. But to say those attackers were also spiritual bodies…

Seeing the group fall silent, Chief of Staff Wang clenched his fist in secret. The Members who came with him tonight were all mentally prepared to die, but when faced with this kind of invisible, untouchable enemy, their emotions began to collapse. After all, they didn’t really want to die, and their opponents weren’t Zombies, but their own kind with little connection to them.

“Didn’t expect to stumble so badly right from the start. This Ling Mo is meticulous and ruthless; he must have other tricks prepared. But why isn’t he pressing the attack now? What is he planning?” Chief of Staff Wang frowned in thought.

“Roko, sense the situation around us.”

“Yes!” Roko responded immediately, his eyes going blank as he stared ahead. However, having been targeted by Ling Mo’s series of focused attacks from the start, this mental ability superhuman’s legs were still weak, and his face was deathly pale.

“Chief of Staff, I can’t sense very far right now. If I force it… and Ling Mo suddenly attacks, I’ll have no way to resist.” The farther the sensing distance, the more psychic energy it consumed. If their psychic powers clashed now, Roko wouldn’t have enough psychic energy to protect his psychic light cluster, resulting in fatal injury.

“…” Chief of Staff Wang’s face grew even darker… No one had expected Ling Mo to strike so ruthlessly and decisively, crippling their mental ability superhuman right away.

“If you focus on self-preservation, what’s the maximum range you can sense?”

“Most of this floor, but no more.” Roko answered honestly.

“What’s the situation now?”

“No one inside or out, and the Ambushers on the Rooftop are gone too.”

“Gone…” Chief of Staff Wang thought quickly. “What is Ling Mo really up to! Leaving us here-doesn’t that just let us recover for nothing? Think! If I were Ling Mo, what would I do in this situation? If we consider every possibility and respond to each one…”

“Ah!”

At that moment, a Falcon Member’s scream interrupted him.

“What’s wrong? A headache wouldn’t make you scream like that.” Chief of Staff Wang frowned and looked over.

The Member was hunched over, head down, letting out shrill cries. The others kept asking, “Hey, what’s wrong?”

“What happened?”

“He seemed to get a little hurt just now,” one Member said uncertainly.

“Injured? I’m hurt too, but it doesn’t hurt this much,” another Member said.

“Ah ah ah!”

The Member had already fallen to his knees, clawing frantically at his own chest.

“Hey, you…” A Member reached out to grab him, but suddenly his pupils contracted as he pointed, “You… his hand…”

“Hm?” Chief of Staff Wang looked over and immediately understood why the Member was so frightened.

The kneeling man’s fingernails were packed with flesh and blood…

“Something’s wrong… You all, restrain-“

“Ah!”

Before Chief of Staff Wang could finish, the man on the ground suddenly jerked his head up.

The moment they saw his blood-red eyes, everyone’s heart skipped a beat.

“This is… ah!”

The nearest Member had just recovered from shock when the man pounced on him.

His speed was terrifying; in the blink of an eye, he had knocked the Member to the ground.

Almost instantly, he lowered his head and tore open the Member’s throat.

“Gurgle…” The attacked Member’s eyes bulged, his body convulsing uncontrollably.

“He mutated!”

Someone finally reacted, but the mutant had already lunged at the next person.

“Help!”

Still affected by the earlier psychic attack, the man’s reactions were slow. As he tried to dodge, his arm was seized and ripped off in the next second. ŗάŊοᛒЁ𝘴

“Ah!” In agony, he saw his former comrade holding his arm. A flash of ferocity appeared in his eyes, and he threw his other arm around the mutant, locking him in a death grip.

Almost simultaneously, the mutant bit into his neck.

“Crack!” A superhuman seized the chance to grab the mutant’s neck from behind, his arm swelling with power as he twisted it off.

Two corpses fell to the ground together, plus the first victim who had already stopped breathing… In less than two seconds, the team had lost three Members.

“How did he mutate so suddenly…” Roko muttered, his face ashen. Since the Cataclysm, they’d seen scenes like this, but this time was just too bizarre…

“Ah!” At that moment, another Member suddenly howled-it was the one who’d just said he was injured!

“Bang!”

With a dull thud, the Member stopped screaming and collapsed.

A blood hole was oozing from the center of his brow.

Everyone turned in panic to see Chief of Staff Wang still holding his smoking gun, his expression cold as he said, “Just now… who else was injured?”

In an instant, two more faces in the crowd turned deathly pale.

“Bang! Bang!” The two also fell to the ground.

“We’re heading down,” Chief of Staff Wang said, lowering his gun.

No one objected to his decision or actions. If it were them, they’d also kill comrades at risk of mutation-just maybe not as decisively or calmly…

“Chief of Staff, what on earth is going on?” someone couldn’t help but ask as they went downstairs.

The others didn’t speak, but all wore looks of lingering fear.

“Could it be Zombies attacking us?! Spiritual bodies can’t carry the virus!” someone finally voiced the possibility.

As soon as he finished, another added in a low voice, “Yeah, and it’s not an ordinary virus. To mutate people this fast and make them so strong… maybe not even Leader-Level could do that!”

The first two killed by the mutant were also superhumans, yet in their terror, they couldn’t even resist. While being too close and unable to react played a part, the mutant’s incredible speed was what truly shocked everyone.

Now, everyone’s mood was heavy; the murderous intent they’d felt upon reaching the Rooftop was almost gone… If they could turn back, some might already have tried to escape.

Chief of Staff Wang’s face was grim… No matter what, things had spiraled completely out of control…

In fact, he was full of doubts himself.

Just what method did Ling Mo use!

Chief of Staff Wang had a vague feeling… From the moment the spiritual body appeared, his analysis of the situation had become useless. No matter how many possibilities he considered, reality always exceeded his expectations, leaving him unable to prepare in advance.

“Ling Mo didn’t press the attack earlier because he was waiting for some of us to mutate. Now that he’s achieved his goal, if we stay there, we’ll just be targets. But even now, I still don’t know what he’ll do next…”

Just as he was thinking this, Chief of Staff Wang suddenly heard a “bang” from the Corridor to the side.

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