Chapter 573 Killing Two Birds with One Stone

Ye Kais technique for throwing the flying knife might sound simple, but the key lies in the twist of his wrist and the subtle strength he employs. The knife spins through the air, strikes the ground precisely, and then bounces back in a different direction, returning to his hand. This seemingly modest use of his special ability is incredibly effective when it comes to luring zombies.

Another use for the flying knife had been suggested by Ling Mo: to distract an enemys vision and attention, combined with his swift knife skills, it can have an unexpectedly effective outcome.

Ye Kai has given his special ability a fitting name: Blade Dance. He describes it as blades dancing in a rain of blood. However, Ling Mo thinks it could also be interpreted as dancing on the tip of a bladea fair comparison, considering Ye Kais speedy hand movements. In reality, Ling Mos own footwork is also extremely graceful and nimble, perfectly capturing the essence of speed.

With a single flying knife, Ye Kai managed to distract the majority of the zombies. After making a hand signal, Zhang Xincheng, who had been ready to move, immediately dashed out.

His method of moving was quite special; he started by seriously lifting his arms and then placed his hands on the nearby wall, swiftly scaling it.

In the blink of an eye, he was clinging to the high wall like a gecko, and had it not been seen with ones own eyes, one might have thought there was no movement at all.

Ling Mo knew that the Gecko ability wasnt just about wall climbing, but like Skinny Monkey, Zhang Xinchengs close combat capabilities were quite weak.

With this special ability, however, his chances of survival were significantly enhanced.

Skinny Monkey closed his eyes again, allowing him to focus his energy more intensely.

Wind Listener might seem like a straightforward ability, but its not that easy in practice.

Under normal conditions, Skinny Monkeys ears are no different from an average persons. Its only when he activates his ability that his hearing is greatly amplified.

Sounds that are usually imperceptible to the average human could theoretically be caught by Skinny Monkey. At this stage, though, the range of sounds he can detect remains limited, but even so, the onset of his ability still brings an overwhelming sense of discomfort.

Minute sounds that would normally go unnoticed flood into his ears in that instant. To discern the desired sound from the mult.i.tude of strange and chaotic noises, and to judge its direction and distance, is clearly no simple task.

And thats to say nothing of the challenge it presents under such tense circ.u.mstances. The success of his first attempt, along with the trust placed in him by Ling Mo and Ye Kai, had given Skinny Monkey a significant boost in confidence.

This time, he entered his focused state more quickly than before, and the cold sweat on his forehead was less apparent. Though still shaking, he wasnt trembling as violently as before.

Twelve oclock, Skinny Monkey announced the direction.

Zhang Xincheng immediately sprang into action, scurrying along the wall towards the twelve oclock direction. Sure enough, he spotted a zombie that had just wandered into a corner of the wall.

Zhang Xincheng was pleasantly surprised by this result, because as he arrived, the zombie was just about to turn around.

Although zombies have a strong olfactory capability, Zhang Xincheng always tries to eliminate his body odor before he moves. Plus, when hes mid-air and the wind is strong, its difficult for zombies to smell him.

Now that they cant even see him, its even easier for Zhang Xincheng to complete his actions.

Suddenly, Zhang Xincheng changed direction, with his head down and feet up, and quickly climbed towards the base of the wall.

Just as he was about to reach the zombie, a razor blade appeared in his hand.

With a swift move, and just as the zombie became aware of him, Zhang Xincheng had already slashed the creatures trachea and quickly climbed back up.

The zombie bled very little from the neck and initially tried to jump up to follow Zhang Xincheng, even attempting to climb the wall.

But soon, it found breathing becoming difficult.

With its mouth open, the zombie futilely scratched the wall, its sharp fingernails leaving cracks, but a few minutes later, it collapsed.

After cutting its trachea, Zhang Xincheng had already moved on to the next target.

Two oclock, Skinny Monkeys voice came through.

Using this method, Ye Kai and Zhang Xincheng cooperated with each other, and in less than ten minutes, they had cleared all the remaining zombies in the area.

There was little blood on the ground, and they had made almost no noise, a result that pleased Ling Mo.

He wasnt trying to create a squad that would grapple with zombies to the death. With so many zombies, and still breeding, how could one grapple with them all?

Humanity needs development and survival, not to spend all day thinking about how many zombies they can kill.

Before the Disaster Outbreak, the global population had nearly reached eight billion. According to the average speculation of most people Ling Mo had come into contact with, there might only be about ten million humans left, but how many zombies and Mutated Beasts are there? Its hard to estimate.

Just by numbers, humanity no longer has a foothold on this planet. But as long as they live one more day, humans will strive for survival.

And survival is a completely different matter from grappling to the death.

The biggest advantage humans have now is the ability to use the remnants of civilization left from before the Disaster Outbreak.

Although many things are starting to run short, such as food or some shelf life products, many other things are still readily available. But what those places look like now and whether theyre still worth searching can only be determined after someone has gone to look.

By training this squad, Ling Mo essentially created his own intelligence team. Since its an intelligence team, their survival and pathfinding abilities must be strong.

If zombies could be trained, it would be much more convenient than humans Ling Mo couldnt help but think.

Okay, youve already become familiar with the coordination, next time I want to see the speed increase. Seven minutes, too slow, weve only advanced less than a hundred meters, Mu Chen said from the side.

However, after saying this, he immediately regretted it.

d.a.m.n! Occupational disease! Why do I always end up working for him Mu Chen was frustrated.

But Ling Mo praised his att.i.tude: Youre very professional.

Dont praise me Mu Chen was conflicted upon hearing Ling Mos words it made him feel even more foolish, especially since he actually disliked the guy.

Im encouraging you, keep it up, Ling Mo said honestly.

d.a.m.n it!! Mu Chen was infuriated. Was this guy still not satisfied?

For this ragtag team to have worked so well together on their first try was all thanks to his coordination, and yet Ling Mo had the audacity to tell him to do more?

That was just intolerable!

Grinding his teeth in anger, Mu Chen then turned and vented his frustration.

Ye Kai, you could have moved faster at the beginning, thrown the knife further, and attracted more zombies. Why did you hesitate? Mu Chen demanded.

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Just as Ye Kai began to speak, Mu Chen, in a towering rage, cut him off: What have I told you? Watch your teammates! Look at Skinny Monkey; hes fighting hard, right? When youre on a mission, your teammates give it their all so that you can perform at your best and complete the task. But your half-hearted effort is unacceptable. Dont you think you owe Skinny Monkey an apology?

Huh? Ye Kais defiant and annoying expression returned instantly. He respected only Ling Mo; as for Mu Chen, a newcomer to Team F, why would he give him the time of day if not for Ling Mos instructions?

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, with Ye Kai looking provocatively at Mu Chen, and Mu Chen glaring back fiercely.

Cough cough Ling Mo coughed twice from the sidelines.

After a glance at Ling Mo and some reluctance, Ye Kai finally deflated.

Monkey, I wont doubt you next time Ye Kai grumbled, turning his head away.

Wheres the apology? Mu Chen pressed.

Sorry. After stewing in his frustration for a while, Ye Kai quickly finished and then glared viciously at Mu Chen as he pa.s.sed by.

Skinny Monkey looked completely stunned. The troublemaker was apologizing to him? Was he hearing this right?

No its not necessary It took Skinny Monkey a few seconds to react, then he frantically waved his hands and shook his head.

Ye Kai, still annoyed, turned to look at him, and seeing Skinny Monkey reflexively step back, startled, he felt a bit helpless

I Ye Kais lips moved faintly, and then in an almost inaudible voice, he said, Its only right.

He actually listened Ling Mo was somewhat surprised as he glanced at Ye Kai and then at Mu Chen.

Indeed, bringing him to work was the right decision. Mu Chen had a real knack for this! And besides having him deal with the difficult people allowed Ling Mo to stay on the sidelines and be the good spiritual team leader.

Two birds with one stone!