Chapter 325 Kissing Blissfully

Xia Xinyan realized she was wildly mistaken.

Ling Mo’s reaction was completely different from what she had expected.

In her considerations, Ling Mo was always the type to be weak when the other party was strong and strong when the other party was weak—of course, this might only apply within the realm of dating… No, it only applied to her understanding of Ling Mo based on her own perspective in their dating situation.

Moreover, even if she guessed wrong, Ling Mo might just go along with it, considering he was currently flying the helicopter; he couldn’t just do something on the spot.

But Xia Xinyan was totally unprepared for Ling Mo to actually dare to act.

Maybe the small gap between the cockpit seats of the helicopter was intentionally set by Ling Mo.

And since it had autopilot, why was he pretending to fly the plane?!

—Truth be told, Ling Mo just wanted to have some fun.

Even if he had the ability to materialize any object, it didn’t mean he lost all sense of expectation for anything. Take the helicopter, for example; it was a piece of high-tech equipment that was hard to even catch a glimpse of in his past life. Now that he could materialize it and had the relevant flying skills, of course, he wanted to experience the thrill of piloting it.

Plus, having an autopilot module for the helicopter didn’t conflict with that at all.

As for why he would have such behavior towards Xia Xinyan’s invitation… well, it’s actually quite simple—

Why refuse an invitation from his girlfriend?

Up until now, Xia Xinyan seemed to have ignored one crucial point—Ling Mo’s change in self-positioning.

Her understanding of Ling Mo was indeed accurate; even if the memories from his past life were useless redundant data, he had “lived” as “Ling Mo” under the world’s operational mechanisms for a lifetime. Thus, when she first met Ling Mo, she had him in the palm of her hand, even fully predicting his thoughts.

But people do change.

It’s like two people who just met—they might act rather reserved around each other, with no one knowing how wild the other is behind closed doors. However, once they grow closer, they get to know each other, and naturally, they fall into their most authentic interaction mode, showing their true selves—no more pretenses or reservations, which often represents the most genuine encounters.

Yet Xia Xinyan’s understanding and assumptions about Ling Mo had remained at the initial meeting stage, assuming his reactions were still of a reserved Ling Mo.

But now Ling Mo was no longer reserved; he had stopped pretending.

If in the past he still had to conceal his true self, it was because he felt he lacked the strength and status to match Xia Xinyan in front of the Xia family. He was in a weak position and, to protect this beautiful relationship, he naturally wouldn’t do anything inappropriate.

But now it was different. He had enough strength and had established the Chicks organization. Even if their overall power wasn’t strong, it was still a starting point.

It’s like someone starting a business who might worry about failure and tread cautiously every day, but once the business begins to thrive and stabilize, even before it expands significantly, confidence builds; after all, they can be considered a small boss and, in some sense, a successful person.

Thus, Ling Mo decided he wouldn’t put on an act any longer and had no need to continue pretending.

His genuine desire was to get closer to Xinyan—because she was his girlfriend, and that was completely justified. Why suppress himself?

Play the role of an upright gentleman? He’d be out of his mind to do so.

How to completely charm Xinyan to stay by his side forever, or rather, how to successfully ‘devour’ her became Ling Mo’s main area of contemplation.

After all, he had waited long enough.

—Unfortunately, Xia Xinyan was unaware of Ling Mo’s current thoughts.

She was a bit miffed.

In her past life, whenever plans didn’t keep up with changes, she would be the first to adjust her plans to adapt, because failing to change meant death.

Of course, the stakes were probably not as dire in situations like this, but her unyielding mindset eventually caused her to pick up on the temperament she developed in her past life.

She insisted on measuring herself against Ling Mo—how could someone who had lived a full life allow this guy to snatch the initiative from her?!

And then…

Kissed blissfully.

Unfortunately, in the end, no winner was determined.

Because before they could establish a victor, they had arrived at their destination.

Tiger Hall’s stronghold in reality was in the neighboring city, and the one in the Dark Zone wasn’t far away—still in the same small town. However, at this moment, the town was ablaze with flames.

The helicopter gently landed in the abandoned fields outside the town. After twenty members of the Battle Armor squad disembarked, Ling Mo slowly exited the cockpit.

He looked utterly satisfied as if he had just enjoyed a bountiful meal.

Xia Xinyan pursed her lips as she followed him down, her mood a mix of complexity.

Her lips felt numb.

She realized she had somewhat gotten used to it.

In all sorts of ways, she had adapted.

This was the primary reason for her complicated feelings.

Tiger Ba Tian and the others were just outside the town. Seeing the helicopter land, they hurried over, exclaiming, “You guys finally made it!”

“Don’t rush, Brother Tiger.” Ling Mo glanced towards the town and asked, “What exactly happened here?”

“It’s… an invasion of rules, or something like that?” Tiger Ba Tian replied uncertainly. “In any case, it’s all very strange. The entire town has been covered with a layer of negative BUFF. As soon as we enter, all our abilities vanish… no, wait, it seems like they’re weakened, leaving us looking like ordinary people. Plus, many zombies appeared inside—they’re faster and harder to kill. In that environment, they’re even tougher than us.”

After a brief pause, he continued, “Some of our brothers managed to escape, but quite a few are trapped inside. They’ve lost their powers and don’t have strong enough weapons. It’s tough for those of us who made it out to go back and rescue them.”

“Power weakened?” Xia Xinyan frowned slightly. “Is that really a thing?”

Another never-before-seen situation.

“You guys can try going in,” Tiger Ba Tian pointed towards the town. “The range of that circle is quite obvious upon approach. The zombies inside won’t chase after you. We tried to kill them from a distance, but as soon as we left the street, they turned back.”

“Alright, you wait here. I’ll go take a look.” Ling Mo materialized his Battle Armor and led the way towards the town.

Xia Xinyan immediately followed, “I’m going too.”

Although this place didn’t have a purple barrier like the last time, she could still feel a boundary upon getting closer, an obvious sense of disconnection, as if it were a double combo meal served on a single plate.

Ling Mo paused for a moment, took Xia Xinyan’s hand, and stepped inside.

At that moment, both felt an extremely evident sense of oppression, as if their bodies were wrapped in an invisible barrier. Xia Xinyan tried to gauge it, and it seemed the effect suppressed their body’s activity, equivalent to a layer of weakness, directly limiting their abilities to not much more than that of ordinary people.

Then, she saw Ling Mo slowly… materializing a rocket launcher.

It took about three minutes, which was indeed a lot longer compared to the usual few seconds.

But…

She couldn’t help but want to scoff—wasn’t this guy just cheating～