Chapter 52: Mental Control? Underground Ambush
Gu Cheng’an never expected that coming to the so-called player mutual aid base would result in encountering a twisted madman.
This lunatic not only had a questionable mental state, but his strength was also terrifyingly formidable.
In an instant, Gu Cheng’an and his group were overwhelmed by a long-haired man, leaving Gu Cheng’an with no ability to fight back.
At the time, Gu Cheng’an had no room to resist at all. Ma Feng and An Ruoru, who were beside him, seemed to be under control—like puppets on strings, they turned stiffly and mechanically attacked Gu Cheng’an.
“Mental attack!”
Gu Cheng’an was shocked, cold sweat pouring from his forehead.
Although his abilities were strong, he had no method for dealing with such a bizarre opponent. He couldn’t fight back against his own teammates either, so in the end, he could only be subdued.
Ma Feng weakly asked, “Boss… where do they plan to take us?”
Gu Cheng’an glanced at the chains wrapped around his wrists, his eyes turning cold.
Normally, a single wind blade could easily slice through these chains, but now his gifted abilities seemed to be sealed—completely unusable.
The man walking in front sneered and said, “Don’t bother struggling. These sealing chains suppress your gifted abilities. Right now, you’re no different from ordinary people.”
Gu Cheng’an and Ma Feng exchanged glances, both filled with a deep sense of despair.
They knew the man was right—in their current state, there was no way to escape.
“You all have strong powers. If you joined us, Boss Yan would’ve gladly made you second-in-command. But no—you had to refuse. And now look at you—just bait for the zombies.”
Ma Feng spat on the ground.
“You’re all a bunch of lunatics! Even in the apocalypse, we still hold onto our conscience. You expect us to join you in persecuting others?”
The man didn’t argue. Instead, he chuckled and said coldly, “This world follows the law of the jungle—survival of the fittest.”
Soon, Gu Cheng’an and the others were brought before Yan Liuming.
Yan Liuming casually waved his hand and issued a command, “Take them. Anyone this stubborn deserves to become zombie bait.”
Gu Cheng’an and his group were tied up in a plaza. Not far from them lay a destroyed ruin—what used to be a player base before it was bombed.
And now, that explosion was drawing more and more zombies toward them.
Seeing the incoming horde, An Ruoru broke down in tears. “We’re going to die here, aren’t we? No! I don’t want to die yet! I haven’t even dated Boss Gu! I haven’t lived the good life yet—how can I just die like this?”
Yan Liuming: …
Gu Cheng’an: …
Everyone else: Is this really the time to be saying that?
At that moment, Su Ning, hidden within the zombie horde, spotted the bound Gu Cheng’an and his companions with her sharp eyes, and was startled.
“Even elemental-type gifted players can’t fight back… Just how powerful is Wang Ke’s boss?”
Her gaze involuntarily landed on the man who clearly stood out from his surroundings—his appearance was bizarre and discomforting.
Because Su Ning was currently inhabiting a zombie body, she couldn’t directly use her Scavenger’s Eye to scan him, but her instincts screamed that this man was extremely dangerous.
At the same time, Yan Liuming seemed to sense something. He turned his gaze to the horde of zombies.
Confused, he muttered, “Was that just my imagination? Why did it feel like I was being watched by a zombie?”
He found the idea hard to believe.
However, he suddenly remembered something he’d seen on the communication channel—an absurd message about sentient zombies.
“Sentient zombies? Could such a thing really exist?”
He chuckled faintly, “Not that it matters. All zombies end up as nothing more than minced flesh under the bombs anyway.”
Su Ning, of course, also noticed the armed forces behind these people.
She wondered, Did these people also discover a heavily armed base? Otherwise, where did they get so much ammunition?
With that thought, Su Ning realized she couldn’t just sit and wait anymore. She had to act fast. If they started firing, all her previous efforts would be wasted.
So, Su Ning quickly concealed herself deeper in the massive zombie crowd and began digging a tunnel underground using the zombies’ innate ability.
More and more zombies followed her lead, pouring into the tunnel. As they moved, they formed an impenetrable wall of undead flesh. Yan Liuming’s group had no idea this was happening.
Su Ning felt no sympathy for people who used others as bait. In her mind, they deserved to die.
Just as Yan Liuming’s group prepared to bomb the area after more zombies gathered, they suddenly felt a tremor underfoot.
Yan Liuming was the first to notice something wrong and instinctively jumped back.
At that exact moment, a massive zombie hand burst out from the ground, grabbing the slower members by the legs.
“What!!”
Yan Liuming, usually composed, now looked completely shocked and stunned.
He never imagined that zombies would emerge from underground.
Of course, all of this was thanks to Su Ning’s clever planning.
“Ahhh!! Boss, help me!!”
Yan Liuming knew clearly that, while his mental control powers were formidable, they were useless against zombies.
He had no choice but to retreat quickly. From the ground, zombie hands emerged everywhere.
Just then, the man with the [Sealing Chains] ability was pulled underground by zombies.
His throat was torn open in one bite—blood gushed out, and he died almost instantly.
With his death, his power dissipated.
Gu Cheng’an and the others, who had been tied up, suddenly found themselves able to use their powers again—and launched a counterattack!
Yan Liuming now realized that the earlier feeling of being watched in the zombie crowd had not been an illusion—there really were sentient zombies. Smart ones.
But he didn’t know it was one person, not a zombie.
As Yan Liuming prepared to use his mind control to command his subordinates to fight back, a giant storm suddenly swept across the sky.
Gu Cheng’an fully unleashed his Child of the Wind talent, making the storm even fiercer.
Yan Liuming cursed in rage, “Damn it! Why now, of all times?!”
Seizing the opportunity, Su Ning joined the battle.
Since she’d identified Yan Liuming as a serious threat, her priority was to eliminate him first.
She reached out and touched a player’s body—in the next second, a hole appeared instantly.
The player she touched opened his eyes wide in shock.
Su Ning, this strange zombie, immediately caught Yan Liuming’s attention.
“Is it… this zombie?”
(End of Chapter)
