Chapter 65 - A Crushed Heart

From this looks of it, this bald man really was a vicious person. He wanted to drag someone down with him even if he was going to die.

He had a pretty good way of thinking. Looking at Ling Mos nimble movement, sneak attacks would probably have no chance of succeeding, so he switched his target to Shana and Ye Lian.

But Ling Mo took notice of the bald man the moment he threw his axe. Ling Mo immediately made Ye Lian take a step to the side while Shana coolly brought out her long saber.

Shana had no intention of backing down as a mutated zombie and instinctively felt a sense of danger when the axe flew over.

Brandishing her long saber, she immediately clashed head on with the axe. The sound of metal striking metal rang out. Shanas hand trembled under the enormous force, even causing a small chip to appear on her long saber.

Although she accurately blocked the axe, Shanas hand had gone soft as well. She probably wouldnt be able to use it again for the time being.

Luckily, zombies had very strong regenerative abilities. Although normal people could recover on their own as well, they were incomparable to zombies in terms of both speed and degree of recovery. While zombies werent able to recover from injuries that defied the natural order such as lost limbs, superficial injuries wouldnt affect them in the least.

Be that as it may, the sight of Shana getting injured had finally caused the fury in Ling Mos heart to reach its boiling point. He suddenly gritted his teeth and charged over to the bald man in the blink of an eye, abruptly slashing out with his short saber!

Although the bald man managed to dodge in time, the cutting edge of the saber had bit into the bones of his shoulder, causing him to momentarily howl in pain.

Without waiting for him to struggle free, Ling Mos other hand swiftly reached down to his waist and pulled out his dagger. He gave the bald man a cold stare before he thrusted the dagger into his belly and slowly twisted his wrist.

The acute pain drained the colour from the bald mans face, turning it deathly pale. His mouth hung open as every inch of fat on his face continuously trembled and despair welled up in his eyes

This painful process continued on for a full minute. During that time the bald mans blood-curdling screams continuously rang out. If it wasnt for the torrential rain masking it, the zombies might have been attracted by his cries.

During this time Ling Mo never loosened his grip. Even the look in his eyes remained the same. This scene made the man with a black face so terrified that his entire body was started trembling, putting any courage he might have to conduct a rescue to rest.

Ling Mo abruptly thrust his dagger through the bald mans body only after he eyes turned turned white, thoroughly snuffing out his life.

Ling Mo withdrew his short saber and stepped on the bald mans corpse before turning to face the man with a black face. By then, hed lost whatever will he had left to fight, the weapon in his hand falling to the ground with a ding.

Dont kill me Dont kill me

Ling Mo gradually awoke from the life or death mental state he was in as he slowly walked towards the black faced man with his saber raised.

I took a few breaths to calm himself and suppressed the rage within his body as his pair of faintly red eyes became clear once again.

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Ling Mo had killed many people ever since Lu Xin hurt Shana, but this black faced man was the first one to beg for his life.

Ling Mo was completely influenced by his rage when he killed the bald man and his lackeys, but he was awakened from his impulses when he faced this black faced man.

He coldly stared at the black faced man. During this time, Ling Mos murderous intent hadnt receded at all in spite of the man profusely begging for his life.

All of these people deserve t die! The woman from before definitely begged them for her life as well. Did they let her go?

The black faced man had probably guessed Ling Mos murderous intentions from the look in his eyes. He suddenly shouted out as he made a mad dash towards the entrance. Although Shana put on a brave and fierce performance, in his eyes, these two girls had no means of stopping him.

All he needed was to get out of here alive!

But to his surprise, the moment he dashed to the entrance, Ye Lian appeared in front of him with a speed that was almost imperceptible to the naked eye and stretched out her hand with the speed of lightning.

In that moment, her strong and sharp fingers ripped into the black faced mans chest.

Then, as the black faced man stared on with a look of disbelief, Ye Lian used her five fingers to grip his heart.

Thump!

Thump!

In the blink of an eye, the only thing left that the black faced man could hear was the sound of his own heartbeat. He looked at Ye Lian with despair filled eyes as if he couldnt believe that the frail looking girl in front of him was actually so terrifying

The only thing that he could see now was Ye Lians pair of eyes that had suddenly turned red

Zom- Zombie Ye Lian indifferently tightened her fingers just after the black faced man managed to squeeze out those two words.

His heart was crushed and the black faced man drew his last breath as his entire body went limp.

Ye Lian swiftly pulled back her slim and delicate palm that was covered in blood, thick droplets of fresh blood flowing along her slender fingertips as they fell to the ground.

Even Ling Mo was stunned at this sight. It was only at times like these that he would abruptly realize that Ye Lian was a savage zombie with astonishing strength.

This was the real Ye Lian. She was able to tear apart a persons body with her bare hands and crush any ordinary zombie.

Ye Lians previous attack was one she did purely out of instinct. Ling Mos greatly relaxed his control over he when he thought about how she had her own consciousness now.

Thankfully, Ye Lian had only killed him. She didnt have any interest in his flesh and blood like a regular zombie would.

In the blink of an eye, five corpses were lying on the ground and a thick stench of blood hung in the air. Even the man whose chrysanthemum had been sliced was no longer breathing in the midst of all his twitching and screaming.

Shana, are you alright?

Ling Mo spat out a sigh before he walked over and grabbed Shanas hand to get a closer look, Thats good, looks like theres nothing wrong.

Shanas expression was devoid of pain as she slowly shook her head. Her curious gaze swept past Ling Mo and landed on the woman who was lying on the bed.

Ling Mo followed her gaze, unconsciously heaving a sigh in his heart.

In truth, although hed done away with these beasts, he didnt want to face that woman.

Based on her condition, she was definitely going to die. He wouldnt be able to change her fate even if he tried to help her now.

No, I had no way of helping the people of this world in the first place Ling Mos thought, his heart filled with turmoil.

Ling Mo clearly knew that he wasnt a saint. Hed wouldnt mind helping someone only if it was within his power to do so and it wouldnt affect interests After all, they were all still part of the same human race.

But many beasts like the bald man existed in this world. They were driven mad after the world ended. Destruction brought them joy while tormenting the weak brought relief to their hearts filled with panic and despair.

What could he possibly do to help? The answer was of course nothing. To Ling Mo, just being able to live on with Ye Lian and Shana was enough for him.

While he made Ye Lian walk to the window and wash her hands with rainwater, Ling Mo slowly walked over to the womans side.

Sob At this moment the woman shifted her gaze to Ling Mo. A trace of brilliance suddenly flashed in her eyes that were about to go dark. .

Was this her last flash of life before she passed on? Ling Mo hurriedly stretched out his hand and took away the smelly sock from her mouth. He also severed the ropes that were binding her hands.

The womans gaze was firmly locked on Ling Mo, but she hadnt breathed out even after quite awhile. It looked to Ling Mo like it was the end for her.

Then, her lips parted and she, very weakly, said two words: Thank you

I didnt do anything to help you, theres no need to thank me

The woman shook her head, tears immediately forming in her eyes, No, Im very thankful to you. I never thought thatId be saved.

She tried with great difficulty to raise her hand, but couldnt move a single inch after being bound together for so long.

She stopped moving just after Ling Mo stretched out his hand.

Although her eyes were still open, her expression had frozen and she died under such humiliating circumstances

Ai, go in peace.

Ling Mo sighed and reached out to close her eyes. He then pulled over a worn out blanket that had been tossed to the side and covered her corpse.

Chapter end