Deep in the Living

Chapter 429 The Secret of the Question Mark

Waiting area.

From the audience's perspective, there are only three contestants left.

Rody and Libet happened to be grouped together, while the other monster was single.

Naturally, all eyes were focused on the natural monster and Rody, a special human. The strange thing was that there were only pictures but no sound.

It seems that the audio system in this room is damaged.

While everyone was looking forward to the ultimate showdown, the two were just chatting and didn't even show any intention of stopping until there were only ten minutes left in the room.

After Li Beite took out the envelope, an unexpected development occurred.

Neither of them refused and chose to cooperate to pass the level.

Even the four members of the sisterhood had never thought of this situation;
Even the squad leader who knew Rody best could only guess that Rody would most likely choose to forfeit in order to hide his strength after advancement.

Moreover, the most difficult to understand is [Li Beite].

As an insider, Luo Di didn't know what Li Beite did in the previous rooms, but the four of them saw it clearly.

All the monsters that stayed with Libet either gave up voluntarily or were killed on the spot by the overwhelming force.

It would never happen that he would chat with Rody like he is doing now, and even continue to cooperate after the chat.

Just when everyone was puzzled, Hua Yuan, who was resting among the flowers, gave an answer, "Oh my god! Could this monster have taken a fancy to Luo Di?"

The seemingly absurd answer actually makes some sense after careful consideration.

The squad leader was also slightly moved and looked at the surveillance screen with a slightly hostile look.

At this moment, the two girls seemed to be on the same front.

……

【The fifth room - Infirmary】

Participants in the incident-Roddy, Nosh Libet.

Letter request-"Use the two syringes on the table. When the injection is complete, the detector connected to the end of the syringe will send a signal to open the door to the next room."

Two ordinary transparent syringes were placed on the table, filled with a light green liquid.
Similar to the liquid in the container from which Rody reached for the key before, the bubbles in the shape of a question mark condensed and broke at irregular intervals within the liquid.

A line extends from the end of the syringe directly into the inside of the table, corresponding to the so-called detector.

Rody soon discovered the problem:
"The letter did not instruct us on how to inject, nor did it instruct us to inject into the body. We could just inject the liquid onto the ground or put it in a container."

Libet did not respond.

He immediately stepped forward, picked up the syringe and observed it carefully, observing the bubble structure inside, and then asked another question:
“Rodi, did you experience any incident in the previous room?

I have always killed my way through before, but this is the first time I have completed a cooperative mission given by Mr. Question Mark. Perhaps the key to passing the level is related to the structure of the question mark. "

"I've experienced it three times.

One is eating, another is taking the key from a highly corrosive solution... and the other is the cold storage. You have seen the frozen arm that was broken on the ground."

"Three times? Great! The previous events should have had question mark structures. Can you describe them in detail, or just share your memories with me directly?"

"can."

A gray tentacle grew directly from Rody's forehead. Without any vigilance, Li Beite took the initiative to approach his head and let the tentacle connect to it, obtaining detailed memories of the previous levels.

After thinking for half a night, Li Beite scratched his head.

“The question marks presented in each level do not change. Regardless of direction, length, or line thickness, they are all in a fixed proportion… The difference in color may just be used to distinguish different states of matter.

What's the problem?
If we can't figure out the nature of the question mark, we will only be able to survive three rooms at most, just as you estimated, Rody.

Oops, I just chatted with you for too long, leaving us with little time to think. Do you have any ideas?"

In fact, Rody already had some guesses, but he personally was not willing to make dangerous attempts based on his guesses because the consequences would be too serious.

“We may not be able to see anything just by observing the question mark itself. We should wait until the question mark comes into contact with our flesh before we can analyze and decipher it.

After all, the question marks in each level will destroy the flesh in different ways after coming into contact with the flesh.

Including internal gestation, dissolution, frostbite, etc.

Once the question mark comes into contact with the flesh, the destructive effect will quickly appear. During this period of time, the essence of the question mark may be revealed, leaving us with a very short time to feel and think.

Of course, this is all speculation on my part.

Perhaps these events are simply unsolvable, and are merely a manifestation of Mr. Question Mark's abilities. In order to pass through each room, one must sacrifice a part of one's body."

Li Beite shook his head, "No~ Mr. Question Mark won't set a dead end, such a game is too boring!
Luo Di, your guess makes sense, you can give it a try. The question mark itself is no different, and it will only reveal what is hidden behind it when it touches our flesh. And we can only solve the relevant puzzles in the short time before our flesh is destroyed!
Rody, you have lost one arm, let me go first!"

There are less than five minutes left.

Li Beite picked up one of the syringes, looked at the sharp needle and the liquid with question mark bubbles floating on it, and injected it without hesitation.

And the injection site was not the hands or feet.

But the head.

A needle is inserted directly into the temple, injecting fluid into the brain area.

Such behavior frightened Roddy so much that he widened his eyes and took a step back, even imagining the scene of the other party's brain exploding and liquid splashing.

"This guy..."

In Rody's first impression, the other party was a polite monster, but now it seems that he should add a keyword called "crazy".

Although the result was not a direct explosion, it was not much different.

Blond hair falling off,

Libet's entire head began to corrode from the inside, and the area above the mouth completely turned into rotten liquid, which dripped all over the ground in the form of bubbling rotten flesh, forming the shape of a question mark.

But he himself did not react much, and the only remaining part of his mouth was filled with a smile.

"Rodi, you're right!

The key lies in the moment when the question mark touches the flesh, the secret is hidden in it. If you can successfully decipher it, let alone ten rooms...even a hundred rooms can be passed easily.

But don't follow my example and inject your brain.
I just wanted to bring my brain closer to the question mark, but in reality it seems there is no need.

It's the same when any part of the body comes into contact with the question mark. Don't think about the pain, physical damage, etc.

Focusing on the question mark itself, and thinking about the essence of the question mark when the body is destroyed, this should be the real test of the final level. "

"you……"

Roddy looked at Li Beite, whose half head was still smoking, and although he was curious about his abilities, he did not ask directly.

By observing the wound, it can be found that there seems to be something hidden inside Li Beite's body, which is the key to his immortality.

"Don't worry about my injuries. My body is different from humans'... I still have one needle left. Rody, you can try it."

"Row."

Luo Di picked up the needle and did not work on his remaining left arm. If he lost his arm, many things would be difficult to do in the subsequent levels.

Aim at the left leg.

Thrust hard into the calf area.

The pain was nothing to Rody. The only thing he needed to block out was the fact that his left leg was disappearing.

Stop thinking about what has happened.

Focusing on the feeling of the injected liquid touching the flesh, the drama brain began to work! Let Luo Di intuitively feel the feeling of the question mark bubble sticking to the muscles, bones and blood vessels.

As Libet puts it,

What is hidden inside the question mark?

As long as you can solve this secret, maybe you can really pass the level.

The brain structure of the play that had advanced along with Rody was fully utilized, and even materialized a huge, green, three-dimensional question mark.

All Rody needed to do was to tear off the sticker film on the surface of the question mark and see the real structure inside.

however,
He had just used his brain to tear off a part of it when the process was forcibly interrupted.

Because the liquid erosion had ended, Rody's left calf including the knee was completely gone, and the door to the next room was open.

"Rodi, are you okay? Do you want to continue or give up?"

The structure of torture instruments.

A hot iron rod emerges from the palm and is used as a crutch to support the body.

"continue."

"it is good!"

Libet also seemed extremely excited. This seemed to be his first time to cooperate with others, and even more so, his first time to act together with humans. He could see that this human named Rody seemed to be similar to him in some way.

(End of this chapter)