Deep in the Living

Chapter 122 Something Even More Painful

What is Mr. Hawke's position in the real hell? How strong is he? This is unknown to Rody, and he has never taken the initiative to talk about it.

The only thing we know is that Mr. Hawke is the owner of this torture chamber and a member of a group called Prologue, codenamed [H].

Luo Di didn't know how big the real gap between the two was. When the gap in rank was too huge, the word "exchange" was no longer applicable.

On the surface, it seems that Rody will benefit from it, replenishing the nutrition of his spine through sparring.

In fact, Hawke was the one hiding the most. He wanted to use this competition to achieve a special purpose, an issue that was not convenient to discuss openly with Roddy.

Because of the Hell Convention, he couldn't directly poach an outstanding talent like Rody, and he couldn't remove the opponent's spine and replace it with metal.

However, apostles like Rody, who are still in the early stages and mainly live outside the domain, will not be subject to the strict supervision of the real hell, and will not be able to get in touch with the power of the spine before the spine is opened.

Since the other party showed great pain tolerance and physical talent, Hawke wanted to do an experiment.

"While keeping the Spine identity unchanged, give Rody another identity."

Such an experiment is extremely risky, and the material is only available from a special spinal cord expert like Rody. He must be extra careful and proceed step by step.

From the moment the two first came into contact, Hawke drew up a detailed plan.

In the early stage, Luo Di was taught relevant knowledge and tried the most basic pain training.
Including wearing torture instruments on the feet, hanging hooks on the back, etc.

After developing the most basic physical condition, Roddy was given a "torture chamber arm" on the pretext of a broken arm.

I thought it would be troublesome to accept it, but I didn't expect that the other party could master it in a short time, showing a higher level of adaptability to the torture instruments, and even created a mask inspired by the animal trap.

nowadays,
Now that Roddy was able to force the spine to open, he had to speed up the process.

The most important and final step is to conduct experiments under the pretext of exchange.

The opening scene sets off a mood of pain, which makes Rody deeply immersed in it. Every area of ​​his body is in a state of suffering, completing the warm-up of the experimental area.

When the time is right,

Two curved hooks taken from Hawk's back directly penetrated into the opponent's body, reaching deep into the flesh and soul.

The fingers flicked on the surface of the hook, and the vibrations carried strands of "Essence of Pain" from the hook tip into the body.

The risk is still very high. If things go wrong, Rody's spine may be irreversibly broken, turning him from an excellent foreign apostle into pure waste.

But it is also a rare opportunity.

Hawke spent so much time training an outsider because he saw that Roddy was different and thought he could do it.

"Hold on! Survive!"

Roddy couldn't hear what Hawke said at all.

He only felt that every tube in his body was pierced by iron wire, and the doubled pain continued to come from every inch of his body. This pain was beyond the senses and could not be blocked by the brain.

it hurts,

It hurts so much.
It felt like every inch of my flesh had reached its limit and could completely collapse and turn into rotten meat at any moment.

but……

Rody never lost consciousness and always remained a little lucid.

Because deep in his brain there is a more painful memory and a strong obsession that he cannot die.

……

The sixth day after the "No. 4 Middle School Incident" ended.

Thanks to the vitality brought by the Hell Spine, Roddy's injuries have basically recovered and he has met the criteria for discharge from the hospital.

He clearly remembered the arm that was wrapped in plastic wrap and frozen in the school infirmary, but he never mentioned it.

It was not until classmate Li Xiaoying woke up after receiving treatment that she told him about her broken arm. More than ten hours had passed in between.

The arm was cut off in the zombified state. Even though it was in a frozen state, due to the lack of blood supply from Rody, the main body, when it was found, it was already stiff and black, and could no longer be turned back into a normal human arm.

It is absolutely impossible to take it back.

However, Rody himself had no intention of reattaching his arm. In his opinion, it was the "broken arm" that caused a series of irreversible consequences.

When Director Wang from the Research Bureau found him and told him about his rotten broken arm, Luo Di, who had remained silent all along, suddenly made two requests.

1. He hopes to be able to hand over this useless and deeply rotten broken arm to him for disposal.

2. He no longer wishes to bury his family members, but instead wishes to have them cremated personally.

Director Wang didn't say much and agreed directly.

Luo Di was discharged from the hospital alone with the "cremation certificate". His body had long adapted to the change in center of gravity caused by the broken arm. He took a car to a cemetery not far from his home.

I declined the help of the cemetery manager.
Even though Rody only had one hand, he was able to dig the soil and carry the corpses very skillfully. There was a cremation area inside the cemetery, where corpses that were older or had decayed prematurely would be cremated.

Rody took out the headless bodies from the vacuum bags one by one.

After hugging each other in turn, they were sent onto the conveyor belt.

He stood there and waited quietly, listening to the sounds coming from the incinerator.

Holding the urn, return to the grave.

The soil was filled in one by one, just like what was done every holiday before, but this time the soil was filled very tightly and would never be dug up again.

After finishing his household affairs, Rody did not leave the cemetery.

He then came to the newly expanded area of ​​the cemetery.

There stands a brand new tombstone, with flower petals and footprints scattered around it that have not yet been cleaned up.

There is a photo of a young man on the tombstone, with his name engraved below. [Gao Yuxuan]

Rody's expression still didn't change.

He took out the lighter he had prepared in advance.

A small bottle of high-proof alcohol,
Several lychee trees that can restrain evil things,

And the severely decayed left arm of the zombie,
Ignite and burn.

In Luo Di's opinion, it was the loss of his left arm that caused Xiao Gao's accident that night. If he had not been injured, everyone could act together.

While his arm was burning, Rody bowed three times in front of the tombstone.

When he stood up after bowing for the last time, his right hand clasped tightly on the tombstone. His eyes, which had been lifeless before, now widened into a round shape with bloodshot eyes.

"I'm sorry... I will definitely kill them all."

……

Hatred, anger, and extreme killing.

This series of emotions supported Rody as he gradually woke up from the pain. Red veins penetrated his eyes, and the murderous intent he emanated even erupted in a small area.

As Rody gradually regained consciousness, he gradually endured the pain in his body.

The essence of pain flowing in the body seemed to consciously "obey" and acknowledge this human. The essence no longer stimulated the whole body, but flowed normally along the blood vessels.

Rody's health is stabilizing.
Hawke naturally noticed this stability. He felt the murderous intent gushing out of Rody's body and the strong breath of hatred.

Hawke understood why this young man was chosen by the Spine's forces. Even he had to admit that the young man in front of him was too suitable for killing.

"You really did it..."

The tamed 'essence of pain' was flowing through Rody's blood vessels into his spine.

Coincidentally, Hell's Spine was hungry, hungrier than ever.

Even though this essence of pain tasted more bitter than anything else, the spine still chose to feast on it.

While replenishing nutrition, it also absorbs the essence of pain.

Hawke could clearly see that a thin wire was being generated along the midline of the spine, representing that [pain] would serve as Roddy's "second system".

"It's done!"

Just as Hawke was excited about the success of the experiment, he suddenly smelled a subtle scent of danger coming from the young man lying on the ground with bloodshot eyes.

Rodion absorbed the essence of pain, and his entire spine was no longer hungry.

The satiety of the spine increased directly from the original 15% to 25%. It has to be said that the amount of "Essence of Pain" is indeed large enough.

His body also repaired itself as his spine ate.

However, Rody's consciousness has not recovered. He is deeply trapped in the painful memories of several months ago, and is almost consumed by hatred.

He no longer remembered the "sparring" and instead saw the situation as a life-and-death duel.

If he wants to defeat the strong man in front of him, he must try his best and use all his trump cards.

Ta! The dry tongue slapped between the burnt mouth.

Rody's vocal cords trembled as he screamed from deep in his throat:

"open!"

The back that was already arched outside the body changed again.
Steam rises,

Noisy!
The investigator's clothing quickly made adaptive changes, with the seams opened on the left and right to create a gap for the spine.

Saw-like structures formed on the surface of the spine and began to rotate like a chainsaw.

Due to the integration of the pain system, you can faintly see a metal wire in the middle of the spine joining in the operation.

"What kind of ridge is this!?"

Mr. Hawke, who wanted to check the spine shape at the beginning, was shocked by the scene before him. He had never seen it in his personal experience and it was difficult for him to give a specific evaluation.

He wanted to observe it carefully and study the quality of this ridge.

But Hawke was aware of the danger.

Rody, who had just accepted the pain system, continued to force his spine to open when his spine was not saturated, and his body would be reduced to ashes.

Rody was almost insane.
Completely ignoring the hooks stuck in his shoulders, he pounced on Hawke like a primitive beast, opening his bloody mouth and waving the blade in his hands wildly.

Whether it is mobility, suppression power or murderous concentration, it is much higher than before.

But the next second,
Snapped!
With an ultra-fast finger strike that exceeded the limit of perception, the fingertips gently landed on Rody's brow.

There was no pain, but a different kind of attack going straight to the brain.

All consciousness sensors were cut off instantly.

Rody's eyes became unfocused, and his body fell to the ground from the air. He was in a deep coma, and his spine-opening state was only displayed for a second before it was forcibly interrupted and returned to its original state.

at the same time,

Wu Wen, who was standing outside the door before, actually came here.
She completely ignored Hawke's opinion and placed her hands on Roddy's back.

A stream of energy from the nursing home, the opposite of aging, was injected into her. During the injection process, Wu Wen's arms also aged.

Hawke watched this scene and nodded silently, seemingly acknowledging the girl in front of him.

(End of this chapter)