Chapter 1040: Out of Control

A cave on the mountainside.

In the dim cave, the awakened Mo Ling leaned against the tent, eating canned fruit in small bites with a slightly pale face.

Lin An, who had returned shortly after, looked somewhat amused at the little Mo Ling who had covered herself with a blanket.

The temperature inside the cave had been controlled by a simple spirit bonfire.

It definitely wouldn't be cold.

As if sensing Lin An's gaze, Mo Ling raised a hand, lifting her head somewhat guiltily:

Don't look!

Having said that, she couldn't help but pull the blanket a little closer to her chest, seeming quite unaccustomed to her current appearance.

Lin An chuckled helplessly, shook his head, and didn't think much of it.

Whether it was because she had completely absorbed the ghost infant or not, little Mo Ling had grown considerably larger than before.

Her originally delicate face had lengthened a bit, her brows and eyes bearing a girlish innocence.

Even her formerly short stature shot up to 1.6 meters in an instant.

But in Lin An's view, Mo Ling was still like a child, at most having gone from middle school to high school.

After swallowing the last sip of sugar water, Mo Ling lowered her head with a somewhat evasive gaze, as if she couldn't help wanting to say something.

Seeing Mo Ling so uncharacteristically flustered, Lin An walked over with a faint smile and habitually rubbed her head.

How do you feel? Do you feel like you're not yourself anymore?

Hearing Lin An's gentle tone, Mo Ling pursed her lips, and after a moment squeezed out a sentence:

Am I... not as... pretty as before...?

Having said that quickly, she fixed her gaze on Lin An's profile, as if, should he utter a word of truth, she would bite him in the next second.

Lin An blinked slightly, then after a moment shook his head helplessly.

The girl's thoughts, indeed, were concerned about these things.

Is this, afraid of not getting used to how she looks?

He rubbed Mo Ling's little head, coaxing her like a child:

No, there's not much difference from before.

Just grown a bit.

As his words fell, the tension in little Mo Ling's heart suddenly eased, and she unconsciously rubbed against Lin An's hand like a kitten.

Just a moment later, realizing her action was too strange, she sprang upright and waved her tiny fists:

What got bigger?!

At the other end of the cave, Xiong Hanzi prickled up his ears furtively, eavesdropping.

Goodness, Captain Lin also has such a gentle side.

But the next second, as if realizing her question was ambiguous, Mo Ling spotted the eavesdropping Xiong Hanzi. Her little face flushed red with anger, and she instantly snatched up the can from the ground and threw it at Zhang Tie with a bang.

Tie Han Han! Go grill meat! Don't eavesdrop on my conversation!

Furious and inwardly flustered with embarrassment, Mo Ling was like a hissing, clawing kitten that made Zhang Tie tremble all over.

Seeing Mo Ling about to explode, Zhang Tie gave a dry laugh, then hurriedly patted his butt and bolted straight out of the cave.

Damn it, can't even listen to gossip these days!?

Watching Zhang Tie's panicked fleeing back, Lin An gave a helpless, wry smile.

Lowering his head to look at the little Mo Ling clinging tightly to him, he hesitated, unsure how to respond.

Growing bigger like this is actually quite normal. Just as a child's body grows, it's a normal physiological phenomenon.

Of course, in his eyes, Mo Ling isn't really big either.

In the strange atmosphere, Mo Ling seemed to read Lin An's expression; in an instant her little face flushed completely red, and she anxiously pulled the blanket in front of her a little tighter. Perhaps she lacked a sense of safety, or perhaps she lacked confidence in herself.

Beneath her tsundere exterior, she was actually afraid that her changes would make Lin An dislike her.

Nervous, she couldn't help but lift her head, her gaze somewhat evasive as she whispered again:

Well...

Well...

Well... do you like small or big...?

With tense eyes, as she spoke, Mo Ling recalled the few women Lin An had brought back before—Wen Ya, Fan Bing—each of them well-endowed.

Worried, she unconsciously glanced at herself, then quickly looked toward Lin An.

Lin An, this big pervert, surely likes big ones!

Seeing Mo Ling in such a posture, Lin An hesitated a moment, then said somewhat uncertainly:

Maybe...

Small...?

Having said that, Lin An seemed to add a soothing remark, fearing to strike a blow to Mo Ling's self-esteem:

Mainly, you're not that big either.

Hearing that, Mo Ling blinked, taking a while to grasp Lin An's meaning.

After a moment, annoyance flashed across her little face; she quickly glanced at herself again, then finally couldn't help but angrily bite Lin An's shoulder.

Stinky! Lin An!!

A few minutes later, the exhausted Mo Ling gave a cold snort, crouched beside Lin An, and, somewhat disgruntled, displayed her new ability.

With the system panel shared, Lin An for a moment didn't bother with Mo Ling's little mood, and instead seriously examined her new ability after awakening.

Necromancer Lord (Stage 2): Necromancy Control: Intermediate

Innate Ability: Sense Death!

Skill 1: Death Perception (Passive Skill): When a living creature dies within a kilometer radius around you, you can separate and absorb its residual life force. And by consuming a certain amount of death power, you can transform the target into a zombie. Depending on the amount of energy consumed, you can at most transform the target into a 【2】 level mutant.

If the target unit is human, you can consume a large amount of death power to transform the target into an undead body.

The transformed unit will be under your control.

Skill 2: Guard the Lord!

Guard the Lord: After a brief delay, consume a large amount of death power, summon all mutants, zombies, and undead bodies within a 3-kilometer radius nearby. The summoned units will be under your control. Maximum control level: Second Level Peak!

Skill 3: Undead Body

Undead Body: Any material and spiritual damage you suffer will be reduced by 33%, and when injured, there is a chance to trigger the spirit state. Upon entering the spirit state, you will gain 3 seconds of physical damage immunity! The cooldown of this effect: 1 hour!

Additional trait: Any zombies, mutants, or undead bodies of a lower level than yours will not attack you.

Skill 4: Void Walk

Void Walk: After merging with spiritual power, you will gain the ability to walk outside the world. Upon entering this state, movement speed increases tenfold! However, you cannot inflict any damage, and the effect is broken when attacking. While void walking, you can carry a maximum of 2+ level living beings.

Additional trait: Upon receiving fatal damage, you will be guided by the undead realm.

The four skills vary greatly.

After carefully examining Mo Ling's new talent, Lin An couldn't help but flash a hint of astonishment in his eyes.

Compared to Mo Ling's previous abilities, the newly added Void Walk and Death Perception undoubtedly greatly enhanced Mo Ling's survival capability. The previously added Death Rush was even directly merged into the new abilities.

Moreover, compared to the previous summoning of zombies, the current summoning is much more convenient, and can even silently trigger a disaster among enemies!

As long as someone dies, you can trigger a corpse transformation..

Such a strange and perverse ability can be called a nightmare.

The only thing that makes Lin An feel unsatisfied is Mo Ling's main body combat power, and...

Unconsciously looking at Little Mo Ling's snow-white neck, Lin An couldn't help but wonder, after Mo Ling decapitates, can he still activate the teleportation ability..

According to Chu An's meaning, the ghost infant has already been eaten by Mo Ling. That ghost infant's talent.. seems to have also turned into Void Walk.

Having noticed Lin An's gaze, Little Mo Ling blinked slightly, then couldn't help but want to smack a bite at that smelly face.

Hmph

With a cold snort, Mo Ling read Lin An's astonishment at his ability in his eyes, and the originally depressed mood also improved considerably.

I, Mo Ling, am both cute and strong! I don't need big breasts to attract this idiot!

But just as she was about to speak, telling Lin An to come over, suddenly Mo Ling seemed to think of something extremely important!

Scanning the surroundings, looking at the Soviet war zone in the chat channel, as well as the unfamiliar environment around.

Mo Ling's mind was like a thunderbolt from a clear blue sky; in an instant, her little face turned deathly pale.

Damn it!

She is no longer in the Huaxia war zone!

Without waiting for Lin An to speak and ask where, Little Mo Ling let out a startled cry, jumped up, and anxiously looked at a prop on her body.

Lin An!

Blood corpse!

I can't sense the blood corpse!

Huh!?

Hearing the sound, he paused; seeing Mo Ling's panicked face and the token at her waist, Lin An also instantly seemed to realize something, a hint of gravity flashing in his eyes!

Damn it! He and Mo Ling both forgot that those two blood corpses are still on the spiritual energy fighter!

And with the distance between them being tens of thousands of kilometers, those two blood corpses have likely already broken free from Mo Ling's control!

Long'an Base, Wangjiang Air Force Maintenance Base.

"The fighter jet, the damage is somewhat serious.."

Several maintenance workers in orange-red uniforms looked solemnly at the returning spiritual energy fighter, while Yun Tian beside them wore a bitter smile.

"Everyone, the damage is indeed somewhat serious; take a look and see how to fix it. I feel the engine might have a problem."

Listening to Yun Tian's brief description of the attack on the fighter jet, several engineers nodded, without saying much more, directly opened the fuselage's belly, preparing to inspect and repair.

These few all possess maintenance talent; although their strength is lacking, the upkeep of Long'an's fighter jets almost entirely relies on them.

Carefully disassembling the precision parts on the fuselage, a middle-aged man who looked steady-handed suddenly paused in his motion.

Clang-clang

Clang-clang

Huh!?

He doubted, raising his head from below the cabin, brows furrowed.

Inside the fighter jet, it seems there is some sound..

... is ringing?