Deep in the Living

Chapter 206 Taste (End of this volume)
"Spine type identification completed..."

"War evaluation completed..."

"Since the apostle's spinal cord has been completely exhausted during the self-certification period and the mind connection is unstable, the service ceremony will be postponed."

Waves of burning breath permeated around the body.

Waves of unclear words echoed in my brain.

But all this disappeared with a tingling sensation in his back. Rody suddenly opened his eyes and wanted to sit up, but found that he could not move his body at all.

This awakening is different from all the previous ones.

The ceiling is no longer in front of me.

The floor.

Rody's body was hanging in the air, and hooked on his back were curved hooks that penetrated deep into his bone marrow.

Not only that.

There are also some transparent tubes inserted between the spines through needles, injecting some special substances.

"Don't move, just wait three more hours.

Judging from your appearance, your mind just returned from the Spine, right? The service ceremony ended so quickly, and you don't seem to have changed much?"

Mr. Hawke's voice came from below, and they were currently in the preaching room of the torture chamber.

"No, I vaguely heard something about the service being postponed."

"That's not bad. You really can't accept the service ceremony in your current state. Your body will break down immediately. Fortunately, you have the attribute of pain, otherwise it would be useless for you to stay with me."

"What's on your back?"

"About 0.3% of the 'Essence of Pain' produced daily by the prisoners in the torture chamber has been allocated to you. It can be used to restore your body, especially your spinal cord."

"Why am I here..."

"A special human sent you here."

"Yu Ze?"

Luo Di's last memory stayed at the moment when the yellow talisman floated down from the sky. When he saw the yellow talisman, he knew that the person he had called in advance to notify had arrived, so his consciousness relaxed, and the subsequent physical actions were almost completed by willpower.

"I don't know his name, but I saw through the connection between the torture chamber and the Fifth Hospital, so I sent you here specially.

I didn't expect that your seemingly ordinary and low-level world could actually cultivate so many talents. That person is not much older than you, but his strength is completely overwhelming.

Very interesting guy... Too bad we couldn't get him in for a physical."

Mr. Hawke showed a perverted expression for a moment, then immediately restrained himself.

"Hehe~ You really dare to risk your life!

Even I could sense that you were nearly dead, and your connection with my torture chamber was nearly severed, but I didn’t expect that you could complete the final spinal feeding through self-killing, and even accidentally transferred the consciousness carrier from the brain to the spine.

Now, as a Spineman, you are even purer than some creatures of Hell.

I guess the [HR] over there must be happy to see you, right? "

Luo Di seemed to have thought of something and quickly changed the subject: "How long have I been here?"

"31 hour."

"so long……"

Rody's body began to sway on the ceiling, which surprised Hawke. He had let the hooks pierce into the key parts and blocked the flesh, just to allow Rody to stay still and recover well.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Getting your body back in shape right now is more important than anything else."

"How soon can it heal?"

"Seeing that you can already shake the hook, maybe your body can repair faster than I expected. Come down~"

Hawke waved his hand and pulled out all the hooks and needles that were inserted into Roddy's back.

Roddy had indeed recovered. After adjusting his body in the air, he landed steadily on the ground.

"Mr. Hawke, are my things here?"

"Hey, I thought you forgot... If you really forgot, such a good pituitary gland should belong to me."

Hawke's little finger hooked lightly.

A small curved hook lowered from the ceiling, with a miniature torture device created by Rody on the end, inside of which was sealed the reward he had won with his desperate efforts.

"During the time you were unconscious, I did some testing on this thing. Both the quality and concentration far exceeded the pituitary you gave me.

The most important thing is that this thing is very compatible with you, as if it was specially made for you. I know that you are really lucky.

Do you intend to incorporate this thing into your body?"

Rody was a little surprised. After all, he didn't dare to listen to the monster's one-sided story.

But the test from Mr. Hawke must be correct. This means that the other party has not deceived him. This is indeed a better reward than a wanted warrant.

However, even if he really wanted to accept it, Luo Di would still have to take this thing to the Municipal Investigation Bureau, or even the Capital Investigation Bureau, to take a statement and complete relevant compatibility tests.

"It should be able to combine, but it still needs to go through various inspections."

Mr. Hawke immediately showed great interest.
"Great! Remember to come back and let me see you after you accept it... I've never seen someone like you who can take care of two different systems in two worlds, and you also occupy the dual identities of the Spine and the Prologue in the real hell.

correct!

In this case, it would be best for you to wait until you have received your pituitary gland, acquired and mastered the system of your world, and then go to the Spine to perform the service ceremony.

Give them a little human shock!

Go take care of your own affairs first, and come back as soon as you are done... I will help you temporarily suppress the projection of your thoughts to the Spine, otherwise, once you fully regain consciousness, you will be forced to project over there and start serving."

"Okay, Mr. Hawke, I'm leaving first."

"Go ahead, don't delay too long!"

The more Mr. Hawke looked at the young man in front of him, the more he liked him. Especially when he searched his memory and found that Rody had relied on [pain] to complete the turnaround from a desperate situation, which was enough to show that the other party had engraved the pain in his heart.

Moreover, he also saw the all-metal spine, which was simply too perfect.

……

【Fifth Hospital】

Luo Di suddenly sat up from the bed, just in time for the infusion bottle to be emptied and the needle to be removed.

Dean Hawkins is also here in person.

He was just about to say a few words of comfort when Rody's hand reached out to him.

"Dean, do you have a car? Lend me some."

The dean handed over his car keys directly and then asked, "Can you drive?"

“See others drive by.”

Upon hearing this, the dean immediately and forcefully took back the car keys and said, "Where are you going? I can take you there."

"Jupiter City."

The dean wanted to ask the reason but swallowed his words, "Let's go, I have some friends there too, it's a good opportunity to visit them, and also learn some orthodox acupuncture and Tai Chi." While driving, the dean wanted to talk to Luo Di in detail about the recent incident, but Luo Di in the passenger seat had fallen asleep, and it was obvious that his body had not fully recovered yet.

The dean also adjusted the seat to sleep mode and turned on the heating and air conditioning.

When Luo Di woke up, the car was driving on the streets full of Chinese atmosphere. The time was exactly nine o'clock in the evening, and many people were eating supper outside.

"To the Research Bureau or your old home?"

"Fourth Middle School...Also, don't tell anyone about my schedule."

The dean made an OK gesture like a young man and said, "Call me in advance when you want to go back, and I will pick you up."

"Thank you, Dean."

The Fourth Middle School was as silent as a coffin under the cover of night. The campus, which was about to be demolished, was deserted and no one even dared to approach the street.

It will be completely demolished soon.

Luo Di didn't expect that he would come over for the "last time".

He no longer entered through the school gate as an investigator, but instead jumped over the wall.

Although not sure,

Although so much time has passed,
But Rody still planned to come over and take a look.

Walking up the cold stairs, Rody stopped at the corners many times, but did not see what he expected.

【Senior 5 Class 】

I pushed open the cold classroom door again, looked inside the classroom where desks were scattered around, and saw the outline of blood stains on the ground. There was no one inside as I expected.

After all, so much time has passed, and the sisterhood's pursuit has been ongoing. It is very likely that the other party has left this world.

He let out a slight sigh.

Luo Di did not set foot in the classroom, nor did he intend to stay.

Just as he turned to leave, he bumped into someone head-on and was hit in the chest... bang!

A pile of books and textbooks were scattered on the ground due to the impact.
I don't know when all the lights in the corridor were turned on.

A high school girl with black hair was squatting on the ground and picking up books quickly. Luo Di also slowly squatted down and picked up the books together with her.

"Student Luo, why don't you go into the classroom and hang around here? Your physical condition almost knocked me out."

"Monitor."

"Ok?"

The girl picked up the textbook again and raised her head with a curious look on her face, pushing up her frameless glasses that she had bought from somewhere.

"So you came back to school the day before the wanted order was executed, not to catch up with me, but to choose the [Entrance]?"

"Yes." The monitor walked into the classroom holding a textbook, "No. 4 Middle School still has the echoes left by Teacher Guo. It is the best hiding place. Any long-distance perception penetration will be disrupted by the vortex here.

Besides, this is the best choice for me as the entrance.

Perhaps this will allow us to follow in Kuo's footsteps and go to a place where the sisterhood cannot track us.

Of course, it’s best to be alone.”

Luo Di followed the class monitor into this familiar classroom.

The monitor stepped on the desk and placed the books in his hand on the ceiling fan in a certain pattern.

Then, she built the desks into a corner-like structure under the ceiling fan. However, due to the size of the desks, even if they were built into a corner shape, they did not meet the conditions for forming a [physical corner].

After setting up the desk, the monitor dusted herself off, stood up straight, and looked at Luo Di who was three meters away from her.

"I'm leaving."

"Ah."

The monitor wanted to say something, but didn't say it.

She just maintained the smile she was best at and controlled her slightly trembling hands, so that the last memory would remain as beautiful and natural as possible.

"Goodbye Rody."

"Goodbye, squad leader."

After receiving the response, Wu Wen did not hesitate and controlled the classroom space with a snap of her fingers.

Click! The light turns off and the dark condition is met.

The books that had been placed on the ceiling fan in advance also fell down.

As long as the books fall steadily on the desk, the added size can form a [physical corner].

Snapped!
The books fell,

The monitor was still standing in the classroom, not being rolled into a corner, but smelling a scent of sweat oozing from the dressing room, the same scent that boys often smelled during physical education classes.

Rody stood in front of him and reached out to take the book.

at the same time.

The hungry stomach moved in the abdomen, producing loud sounds that echoed throughout the classroom.

This inappropriate sound made the monitor unable to hold back and he laughed out loud.

Hahaha~
Luo Di calmed down his expression, suppressed the hunger from not having eaten for several days, and said calmly, "By the way, I saw a lot of night snack stalls on the way here. Shall we go eat something? Bring Anna along..."

The same night,
The same classroom,
The same darkness,
Even Rody's actions were similar to that night, except that what he held high in his hand was not a knife, but a book.

The girl no longer huddled in the corner, but stood close in front of the boy.

Put your feet up and lean forward.

The conversation was interrupted and everything fell into silence, with only the exchange of cold and heat, wet and dry.

I don't know how long it took before we finally separated.

“…if you eat something, your sense of taste will fade.

Now is the time when you are most hungry, so please remember my [smell] and come to me in the future. "

"it is good."

The lights are on,

Luo Di was still standing there in a daze, his arm holding the book had not moved even a centimeter, but the squad leader in front of him had disappeared.

I thought the other party had left.

But a familiar voice soon came from behind.

"What are you still standing there for? Come on, I've already sent a message to Anna! Let's go have a barbecue tonight!"

Rody turned his head.
At the back door of the classroom,
A small hand behind the back was waving at him gently...

[Volume 2 - Taste], End.

(End of this chapter)