Chapter 211: Rebirth

"Kill it, cut off its head."

The man in the corner repeated expressionlessly:

"Your companion's skull has been replaced by a ghost infant's doppelgänger; the one outside is her."

"As for the reason for the swap, you know it better than I do."

"I can also tell you this: the female corpse inside cannot help the ghost infant give birth successfully."

"So, I did indeed deceive you earlier; even if I didn't stop you, the ghost infant here would not be resurrected."

"But I merely wanted you to figure it out yourself, to make you realize the danger of reenacting the birth."

"Once the two ghost infants merge, they are equivalent to completing a full rebirth."

"At that time, you will all die."

"Even I will die."

Lin An heard this and his mind stalled; he subconsciously blurted out:

"If the one inside is the ghost infant's head and Mo Ling's body, then even if I kill her, what's the point!?"

"Ghost infants cannot be killed! Instead, they will destroy Mo Ling's body!"

The man heard this and shook his head:

"After the ghost infant combines with your companion, it is no longer a pure spirit; to be reborn it must pay a price."

"This is also the only way to kill the ghost infant."

"Don't worry about your companion; even if the body is destroyed, your companion can still live."

"Lin Dui! Don't listen to him!"

Zhang Tie glared, eyes wide, scanning back and forth at the two Mo Lings.

The blue denim jacket, ear-length short hair, they looked completely identical; he could not tell which was real.

In his urgency, he hastily stepped in front of the Mo Ling inside the room:

"Lin Dui!"

"Don't listen to his nonsense! We don't know whether this guy is human or ghost!"

Lin An's face darkened; his mental power probed back and forth over the two Mo Lings, but the information obtained was the same.

Impossible to distinguish.

The man did not explain why a new Mo Ling appeared outside, but Lin An faintly guessed the reason in his heart.

Pregnant zombie, birth, second headless infant.

From beginning to end, the headless infant has carried an obsession: complete rebirth.

This can be seen from the zombie whose belly was torn open.

First, the two headless infants are indeed real; the man did not deceive himself.

If the headless infant undergoes an anomaly, causing it to continually attempt rebirth and resurrection, it is possible to accomplish a solo birth with the aid of the outside zombies.

And the man's line ("As for the reason for the swap, you know it better than I do") also occurred to Lin An as the key.

Mo Ling is a symbiont...

She simultaneously possesses the aura of the living and the dead, which perfectly matches the ghost infant's need.

Combined with Mo Ling's abnormal state of having been asleep since her return.

If the man is telling the truth, Lin An also instantly recalled what had happened then.

After the camp was breached, the infant's skull appeared in the woman's throat, causing the disappearance events to continue.

Because its head was sealed in the woman's throat, it could not solidify and complete rebirth.

This is very likely what the man before us did.

During this period.

The ghost infant underwent an anomaly, incessantly trying to give birth to itself among the outside corpse horde.

But, up until Mo Ling appeared, the ghost infant had never succeeded in rebirth.

When Mo Ling activated the Summoning of the Dead to attract the corpse horde, she actively tore open the zombie's belly where the ghost infant resided.

Drawn by Mo Ling's life and death power, the ghost infant chose to swap heads with her, achieving a half-revived state.

Although we do not know how the ghost infant managed to swap heads, nor why it voluntarily returned its own corpse to leave a loophole,

the overall logic can hold.

Lin An took a deep breath; he could not judge the truth of the military man's words.

This guy has been guiding his thoughts from start to finish.

Just like his own repeatedly overturned ideas, the ghost infant's true killing method has been concealed by the man.

All clues could be his deliberate fabrication.

(Paper money, black stickers, suturing thread, infant sutured wound)..

The purpose is to make Lin An reason incorrectly.

So that when Lin An doubts himself, he throws out a second set of logic to gain his trust.

Zhang Tie had one sentence correct.

The man has been constantly throwing out problems from beginning to end, delaying time.

Moreover, Lin An still does not know what the military man ultimately wants to do.

There are too many problems, so many that each requires a large amount of clues.

For a moment, Lin An's thoughts nearly ran to the limit, trying to uncover the truth.

"Lin An!"

Wen Ya turned her pale face sideways to look at the Mo Ling behind her, her right hand gripping his hand tightly.

「The Mo Ling downstairs is about to come up! 」

「I suspect he's just trying to trick us into killing Mo Ling to help the ghost infant complete its rebirth! 」

「He's just revived from a dried corpse! 」

「We clearly threw out the ghost infant's corpse, so how did it become a second Mo Ling? ！」

「Moreover, Mo Ling has been following us! 」

「Yeah! Brother Lin! Don't trust him! 」

Huang Haitao felt his head about to explode; he simply couldn't deduce any information.

Lin An remained silent, tightly gripping Wen Ya's cold little hand in a reverse hold, his eyes flickering as a silver light flashed past.

To believe or not to believe?

If the man is deceiving himself, the only reason could be that he cannot kill Mo Ling.

His strength is too weak; even a casual punch from Zhang Tie could seriously injure him.

If the man is telling the truth, then it's just as he said: (I just hope you figure it out yourself and thus believe me).

That is also possible.

After all, Lin An hasn't found a single flaw in the second logic he proposed.

His breathing was heavy and disordered.

Countless thoughts wove a spiderweb in his mind, nearly suffocating him.

Kill Mo Ling? What if we kill the wrong one?

Everyone will die here.

Since his rebirth, this is the first time Lin An has felt utterly powerless.

「Dong-dong-dong」

The girl's footsteps sounded upstairs, unusually clear amidst the thunder and rain.

Each step seemed to strike his heart.

「You only have to believe me. 」

A cold, emotionless voice sounded.

In the corner, the man in military uniform habitually pushed up his glasses, his tone calm:

「Emotions have already affected your reason. 」

「Give up; you now cannot find the truth. 」

「You have already been disturbed by useless emotions. 」

「After settling this matter, I will tell you the complete answer to the ghost infant incident... 」

「And」

「Your deepest, most longed-for question. 」

Lin An, who had originally lowered his head, suddenly lifted it.

Can't find it?

No!

I can find it!

「Yun Lin! 」

「Use the Retrocognition Skill on Mo Ling! 」

In an instant, Yun Lin instinctively followed his command and activated the Retrocognition Skill.

1 second later.

「I saw the image of Mo Ling having his head replaced by the ghost infant! 」

「But I don't know whether the perspective is that of the ghost infant or Mo Ling! 」

Yun Lin's eyes were full of terror; the horrifying scene in the image nearly caused her mind to collapse.

Her explanation made everyone's hearts turn cold.

Yun Lin's skill is a third-person perspective view; in her view, it's impossible to tell whose past it is.

If the head in the room is the ghost infant's, examining its past would also show the head-switching scene.

Conversely.

「Captain Lin! Don't act rashly! Let's first take Mo Ling far away before talking! 」

「Lin An... 」

Behind Wen Ya, Mo Ling closed his eyes, murmuring.

She murmured softly, calling Lin An's name:

「So noisy... 」

「What are you arguing about.. 」

「Clang! 」

A flash of sword light vanished.

Lin An's expressionless sword strike instantly severed the girl's head.

「Drip-drip」

Fresh blood flowed down the sword tip, blossoming into droplets.

The head fell to the ground, rolling to Lin An's feet.