Killing the Undead

Hearing the sound of running water coming from inside the door, Lin Chen immediately became alert, a serious expression appearing on his face, indicating that there might be danger inside.

Before Lin Chen could instruct Gabumon to open the toilet door, a creaking sound rang out, and the toilet door opened from the inside.

Looking at the scene inside the toilet, Lin Chen was suddenly dumbfounded.

Guilmon stood by the toilet door, gripping the handle and opening it inwards; Lingling stood in front of the sink, water gushing from the faucet, washing away the bright red blood on her hands; and on the ground lay a corpse split in two.

"What's going on?!" Lin Chen was stunned for a long time before he finally asked.

"As you can see, that corpse tried to ambush me, but was dealt with by the Guilmon." Lingling washed her little hands clean, walked to Lin Chen's side, took the bag from Lin Chen's hand, and rummaged through it.

"More desserts and cakes. Don't treat me like one of those little kids." Lingling rolled her eyes at Lin Chen, took out her favorite flavored cakes from the bag, and then separated the rest of the bag into Guilmon and Gabumon.

"Okay!" Lin Chen responded subconsciously, then realized what he meant, shook his head, and said, "Who's talking about that? I'm talking about the blood on your hands. You touched a corpse? Aren't you afraid?"

"It's just a corpse, it's not like I haven't seen them before." Lingling took a bite of her small cake, showing no sign of losing her appetite despite the surroundings. "Remember to bring me a drink next time, eating dry food is a bit choking!"

Lin Chen was speechless for a moment, then pointed to the corpse on the ground; "Although I know you are a master hunter and you are very powerful, you are also a little girl. Can you please show some respect for the corpse on the ground?"

"How many times have I told you? Don't treat me like a little kid!" Lingling protested loudly, then changed the subject: "Based on my examination just now, this body is indeed one of the missing persons. Moreover, judging from the degree of blood clotting, the degree of rigor mortis, and the livor mortis on the body, the time of death is not very long, at most less than four hours."

"You mean this person died in the afternoon?" Lin Chen was extremely surprised.

People who go missing in shopping malls have been missing for at least seven days, and the stench of corpses in the mall has been there for five days. Yet the body in front of us just died. Where has this person been hiding all this time?

"Yes," Lingling affirmed. After finishing the last bite of her small cake, she pulled a tablet from her backpack: "Come and take a look."

Lin Chen leaned closer, and Lingling skillfully pulled up one message after another and one video after another from the tablet: "These people all passed through this place before they disappeared."

"Didn't the security guards notice this problem?" Lin Chen asked.

"Of course they noticed, but so what? They can't find any evidence," Lingling replied.

"You found it?" Lin Chen looked around and found nothing unusual.

Lingling pointed to the top of her head, and Lin Chen looked up but saw nothing amiss.

"I discovered that the missing people were rather thin, and the bodies that attacked me earlier slowly emerged from the ceiling. I suspect they were all hidden inside the ceiling."

As soon as Lingling finished speaking, they heard a dripping sound, and then both Lin Chen and Lingling felt liquid dripping onto them.

They looked up and saw that corpses were beginning to appear on the ceiling, with blood dripping from them.

"run!"

Lin Chen yelled, grabbed Lingling's hand, and rushed out of the toilet.

As soon as they left the restroom, one corpse after another fell from the ceiling, chasing after Lin Chen and Lingling.

"Flameball!"

Guilmon blocked the toilet entrance and spewed out a flame, instantly igniting the corpses. However, several corpses still managed to leap over the flames and rush towards Guilmon.

With a whoosh, Guilmon swung its claws, and in the pitch-black space, Guilmon's sharp claws, accompanied by a whooshing sound, struck the corpse's body, then pierced through it, splitting it in two.

"what!"

Suddenly, Lingling's startled cry came from the darkness. Guilmon immediately sensed something was wrong. After dealing with the minions in front of him, he rushed towards the location where Lin Chen and Lingling were.

"Is Lingling alright?" Lin Chen asked worriedly.

"It's alright, thanks to your summoned beast."

Just now, when Lin Chen and Lingling were passing by a clothing store, the mannequin in the store suddenly moved and stretched out its stiff arms to grab Lingling.

Fortunately, Gabumon noticed in time and pulled Lingling back. If it had been half a second later, Lingling might have died on the spot.

"Lingling, what kind of demon is this? It looks like a ghost!"

"This isn't a demon, it's a spirit of the dead. Of course, it looks similar to a ghost. Its ability is probably to control corpses and gain energy by sucking blood."

In just a few short events, Lingling had clearly analyzed the general situation of this undead, which made Lin Chen extremely impressed.

Whoosh, the corpse that had ambushed Lingling earlier rushed over, its long hair, which had been scattered on its body, fluttering in the wind as it suddenly accelerated, making it look even more sinister and terrifying.

Gabumon crouched down, then suddenly leaped out, heading straight for the corpse.

Crushing Claws!

As Gabumon charged, it extended its sharp claws and grabbed at the corpse in front of it, tearing a horrifying gash in the stiff body. However, unlike before, there was no blood in this corpse.

"Gabumon, watch out! It's already dead!" Lin Chen shouted a warning.

But it was too late. The corpse, enduring Gabumon's blow, swung its right fist like a cannonball and smashed it into Gabumon's face, sending Gabumon flying.

Gabumon's body fell from mid-air, scraping along the ground until it reached the railing of the walkway, where it crashed heavily into the railing, nearly falling from the fourth floor.

Gabumon, having stopped, immediately stood up, a resolute glint in its eyes. It suddenly accelerated, its body transforming into a bolt of lightning as it swiftly charged toward the corpse.

Since you're a corpse, and we can't kill you, we'll just cut you into pieces.

With the rapid enhancement, Gabumon's claws became increasingly sharp, and after enduring several heavy blows from the corpse, it finally sliced ​​it into several pieces.

After defeating its opponent, Gabumon returned to Lin Chen's side and continued to hold out until Guilmon appeared, at which point it lay down on the ground and began to rest.

It seems that it was because all the corpses he controlled were destroyed.

Whoosh! A gust of cold wind swept by, and a small, withered ghost appeared in front of Lin Chen and Lingling, roaring angrily at them.

"It really is it, a minor general-level undead, a ghoul!" Lingling immediately recognized the undead in front of her.

"Lin Chen, does your summoned beast have any intimidation-type skills? This Corpse-Controlling Ghost's strength depends entirely on the corpses it controls; the stronger the corpses, the stronger it becomes. Without corpses, it's like a rootless plant. Although it has great resistance to elemental magic, it will dissipate as soon as it's subjected to a powerful aura!"

"Gilmon, use Dragon Might!"

As soon as Lin Chen finished speaking, an oppressive aura emanated from the Gil Beast.

At first, the Corpse Controlling Ghost let out a mocking sound, seemingly laughing at Guilmon's overestimation of its abilities.

But when the pressure of the Gilbeast fell upon it, the Corpse Controlling Ghost's entire face showed a look of terror, and it instantly collapsed on the spot.