My Girlfriend is a Zombie

The crowd fell silent.

It was clear that Kaili was right, but who would stay behind as the decoy, and who would be responsible for the ambush?

Both tasks carried certain risks…

“In that case, the team going for the ambush must act swiftly, so we need to send out our strongest team members…” The youth started to speak, but was interrupted by a dark-skinned man.

He shouted anxiously, “Wait a minute! We can’t just decide like that, can we? No matter how you look at it, staying behind is more dangerous!”

“Yeah…” someone agreed thoughtfully.

“That’s right, the mutation beasts are the biggest threat. Although they have a Sniper on their side, the rest aren’t as much of a threat! At least compared to the mutation beasts, they are weaker!” the dark-skinned man nodded in agreement.

Although the others didn’t speak, they all moved a bit closer to the dark-skinned man.

“You guys…” The youth was somewhat angered.

These team members were different from ordinary people; they all had some survival skills, so they wouldn’t be completely helpless without Falcon.

With this premise, they naturally wouldn’t risk their lives recklessly.

“Phew…”

The youth took a deep breath and suddenly said coldly, “Fine, then all of you can stay behind. I’ll take Kaili and Beifeng, and Gui, you come too.”

The two he called stepped forward together, Kaili still smiling, while Beifeng was a man with a somber look. He carried no weapon, and his movements seemed casual, unlike the others who were tense all over.

The last one to step out was the team member named “Gui,” dressed in all black, his head lowered in silence.

Seeing that the dark-skinned man still wanted to say something, the youth immediately fixed his gaze on him and said, “Or you can take the path we’re taking, but if you can’t bring back Ling Mo, there’s no need for you to return to Falcon.”

At this point, the youth’s side had only four people, while the dark-skinned man had eight standing with him.

Although the youth’s side was stronger in terms of skill, in a place like this, having numbers clearly provided a greater sense of security…

“We’re taking on the risk of being the decoy, which is no less than yours,” a Team Member spoke up.

The dark-skinned man nodded in agreement, “That’s right, but we won’t stay here waiting for you. Only when we return to the road will we have the conditions to delay or even confront the mutation beasts.”

“Alright,” the youth glanced at him, a hint of a smirk flitting across his eyes.

The dark-skinned man felt a little uneasy under the youth’s gaze, but before he could ponder this feeling, the youth and his group of four had already left…

As the grass slowly closed behind them, Kaili suddenly turned her head to glance back at the group of eight, smiling, “They’re doomed, aren’t they?”

“What are you getting at?” the youth loosened his collar and calmly retorted.

“Without your psychic power, they’re completely exposed to the mutation beasts and Ling Mo. I can’t say about the others, but Ling Mo will definitely seize this opportunity. In other words, his first target isn’t us but the larger group…” Kaili continued.

Beifeng raised his hand and cracked his knuckles, speaking in a soft yet sinister tone, “So, they’re the real decoys… Taking this chance allows us to swiftly and temporarily approach our target safely… But, truth be told, they’re good at assessing the situation. Choosing to hide here means that even if their general location is detected, they can’t be immediately seen with the naked eye. This alone significantly inhibits your probing ability. So, the earlier ambush was essentially just a test…”

The youth snorted softly, saying nothing.

Rather than these “decoys,” he was more concerned about Ling Mo.

“With just some simple harassment, they successfully divided our forces… But it doesn’t matter, because to take down those decoys, your people will inevitably experience a split as well… So that evens things out, right…” the youth murmured, his pupils slightly contracting.

A few minutes later, a piercing scream suddenly echoed through the wilderness…

“When there are too many people, differing opinions will arise. Even if he’s only the Vice Captain of the squad, not even the Chief Captain of an entire team could force so many to wait in line to be executed, right…” A shadow slowly stood up in the grass, a strange gleam flashing in his eyes, “As for you all, you should be on your way now…”

3 a.m.

The last scream echoed through the wilderness, while, at the same time, in a deeper part of the thicket…

Here, the vegetation had mostly turned a black-red color, with jagged edges seeping a liquid reminiscent of fresh blood, giving the entire area a faintly strange odor. Smelling it a few times, it felt like the scent of blood.

However, within the thicket, the youth and his group of four were staring ahead with peculiar expressions.

There stood a sinister-looking building. Its appearance wasn’t particularly noteworthy, but what really caught their attention was the glimmer of light from the second-floor window. Just as they noticed it, the light quickly disappeared…

“Is this a provocation?” Beifeng asked in a low voice.

The youth stared in that direction for a moment, then shook his head, “It’s an illusion. The house is real, but it contains an illusion.”

“So, this is their prepared battlefield?” Kaili licked her lips and asked.

“Seems like it…” the youth nodded.

Before he could finish speaking, Kaili had already hoisted the launcher, aiming directly at the house, “Without considering attracting mutation beasts, we could completely destroy this place…”

“No…” the youth suddenly said, “We’re already in the illusion.”

Beifeng and Kaili simultaneously looked around, then both showed a hint of confusion.

The youth pointed to a blade of grass, speaking in a heavy tone, “These blades of grass haven’t moved since just now… and the wind here seems to have completely stopped.”

“So then…”

“It’s useless; unless you can burn all this grass, the illusion will remain…” the youth’s expression was somewhat grim, “This time, we can’t just break it by force.”

These mutated weeds were very difficult to ignite, and even burning them would require a large amount of fuel-not something a few howitzer rounds could solve.

“So we…” The Youth began to speak but suddenly felt a tingling sensation across his scalp.

He slowly raised his head, his face darkening as he looked around.

There was no one…

Neither Kaili nor Beifeng were anywhere to be seen.

Gui seemed to have vanished into the darkness, and even after a careful probe, there was no trace of him.

In the midst of the absolute silence, there was nothing left around but the boundless weeds and the abandoned farmhouse ahead…

As his gaze returned to the house, the once-vanished light reappeared at the window. The orange candlelight flickered gently on the glass, and a silhouette gradually emerged…Nôv(el)B\\jnn

It was a female figure mending something, but her head remained lowered, obscuring her facial features…

“Trying to match my psychic power?” The Youth slowly propped himself up, causing the grass before him to scatter and leaving a path open.

He gritted his teeth and let out a cold smile, “If you think you’ve got it, give it a shot! Whoever created this illusion has already expended a large amount of energy, leaving them nearly powerless… So waiting inside for me, it must be you, Ling Mo…”

After a moment’s hesitation, the Youth slowly approached the building.

As he stepped out of the grass, the scenery around him began to change.

An indistinct black mist, a desolate path leading to the building…

Not far ahead, a dirty basket appeared, seemingly containing a note…

A signpost appeared silently, with lines of blood-red writing emerging on it.

“Four people have entered the illusion, three will vanish. The remaining person will walk towards death. Anything you see could be a deadly trap… Every choice you make might become your final demise.”

The Youth stared at the signpost for a moment, then suddenly frowned.

“A language trap, huh…”