Deep in the Living

Chapter 530 Door

Roddy's "asymmetry" gave his father a great surprise,

But the disappearance of another human before his eyes made him even more concerned.

I'm really curious how such a young person managed to disappear right under his nose and how he managed to avoid getting tainted by misfortune.

Just as the father was preparing to use more methods to search for the missing fourth person.

on the ground,

Roddy's corpse suddenly moved.

However, with such a simple movement, the rainwater, which had previously posed no harm to Roddy, immediately transformed into a dangerous substance capable of penetrating everything.

Blood splatters,

Roddy's body was instantly covered with countless tiny holes, and bright red blood spread out beneath him.

However, within these tiny holes pierced by rainwater, there seemed to be some subtle, unusual activity; something that didn't belong to Roddy was being reconstructed.

hum!
A pig squealed.

A crazed wild boar suddenly burst out of the forest and charged right at Roddy's corpse.

Before the wild boars arrived,
Numerous flower stamens rapidly sprouted from the small holes on Luo Di's body. The flower abyss, which was clearly dead, was rapidly reconstructing itself using Luo Di's corpse, and even acquired his "immortality" and "tentacle" characteristics. The flower stamens became darker and more vibrant.

and,

This time, Hua Yuan's target was not her father, but the butler who was responsible for carrying her father's body.

[Misfortune Spreads]

Rain is coming.

Although it could still destroy the flower stamens, the precision and power seemed to have decreased somewhat, and one of the superimposed flower stamens successfully invaded the butler's body.

At the same time.

Libet, who was not far away, made some moves.

He no longer charged forward recklessly, but instead wore a strange smile. "Father, be careful of that human! He's already close to you."

The son's words quickly had a certain impact on the father.
Li Beite seized the opportunity when his opponent was distracted and once again assumed a 90° running posture.

of course,

The same trick didn't work the first time, so it certainly won't work the second time.

Libert had only taken a few steps when the rain ripped off one of his arms, and he slipped and fell forward again as his foot sank into the slippery substance.

Before the body completely loses its balance, before the fall occurs,
Li Beite swung his palm with all his might!
This palm strike wasn't aimed at his father, but at himself... *Smack!* A full-force palm strike slammed into his body, fundamentally destroying his physical structure.

Snapped!
One palm strike turned his upper body into a bloody mess.

The act of "slamming" was still forced to occur under the influence of misfortune, causing the blood droplets to fly faster toward the father's location.

Just as they were about to come into contact and become entangled... *crack!* (Tree breaks)

A nearby tree snapped from the aftershock of Libet's palm strike, falling right between the two of them, its dense leaves concealing all the spilled blood.

His father, however, did not let his guard down. Libert's warnings still echoed in his ears, and the mysterious fourth person had not yet appeared. He decisively focused his attention on searching for hidden objects in the surrounding area.

at this time,

A soft touch spread to my palm.

Between the baskets formed by the housekeeper, a woman's arm made of tree trunks had somehow grown out.

[Contact Completed]

Hua Yuan's face also appeared from behind the butler's head, smiling as he looked at him: "Father, we did it."

"...Good cooperation."

The father unconsciously began to clap his hands. As the applause echoed through the woods, his hands, due to his "subjective behavior," suffered misfortune: his fingers were broken and his wrists were severely fractured.

at the same time,

Yu Ze, who had remained completely hidden throughout, also tore off his invisibility talisman.

He never intended to take action from beginning to end.

From the moment he met his father, Yu Ze had already figured out some things and made a plan of action.

With the combined effect of the silence note and the invisibility talisman, he began a high-level meditation, entering a state of emptiness.

This is Yu Ze's most frequently used meditation method in his Connecting World: to merge with nature, to completely empty one's mind, and even to let one's breath flow in accordance with the surrounding space.

He doesn't need to do anything.

He only needs to play the role of a mysterious fourth person to increase the burden on his father's heart.

As long as this uncertain factor exists, and as long as he is not affected by misfortune, the father's attention will inevitably be affected.

Yu Ze ignored Luo Di, who was smashed to pieces by the wild boar and whose flesh was still being eaten, and also paid no attention to the situation on Li Beite's side.

He went straight to his father.
"I am grateful to my father for not completely releasing the misfortune, which allowed me to escape through self-emptying."

"You're very clever; I rarely see humans like you, but..."

Crack! The tree branches above Yu Ze's head and the animal skeletons around him all began to vibrate, as if the true misfortune, once released, would descend without any need for touch or action.

The warning words went straight to the soul:
"Don't use this intelligence on Liberty or your friends."

"Will not."

The invisible realm of misfortune has been lifted, and everyone's regenerative abilities are no longer restricted.

A wild boar's head flew high into the air. Luo Di recovered his strength and returned to the group. Li Beite and Hua Yuan also replenished their strength one after another.

The father looked at his son with approval, quite satisfied with his performance that evening.

"I didn't expect that just by sending you out to participate in a few activities, you could find such a group of excellent companions, and even cooperate to this extent."

They also know how to achieve victory through underhanded means.

This is the result I've always wanted as a father.

The reason I put you guys in this predicament is to see how well you can cooperate.

It seems you are not only qualified to touch the entrance, but may also have your first experience with the dungeon.

"Father, you!?"

Libert's eyes widened. He couldn't believe that his usually strict father, who imposed stay-at-home orders, was now willing to let him take this risk ahead of time.

"It was because you weren't ready before."

Now you're not only ready, but you also have companions. I certainly won't restrict your growth... however, you're only allowed to interact once, just for the initial experience.

"Under no circumstances should any further contact be allowed after the initial contact has been completed."

"Is the dungeon access based on the number of times you visit it?" Roddy asked.

"You'll understand once you get to know them. Come with me."

The father was carried to the manhole cover by the butler. The screws that were fixing it to the cover broke off on their own, and the cover immediately became an ordinary manhole cover.

The manhole cover is open.
A scent wafted out, a scent that Roddy was particularly sensitive to—the scent of the brain.

Climb down the vertical stairs

When everyone arrived below, even Li Beite, a member of the same family, was shocked. Yu Ze also frowned, and the copper coins at his waist vibrated wildly.

Below this is a straight rectangular channel.

The passageway was covered with countless heads, obscuring the rest of the concrete structure.

Each head displayed an expression of fear.
The tops of their skulls were mostly broken open, their pituitary glands had become deformed, and the plants were growing outwards like madmen, transforming into some kind of animal.

Roddy asked, "Are these all... dungeon losers?"

The father replied, "More or less."

"If the manhole cover was sealed, how did they get out?"

“Every now and then, the lady comes over to release the heads voluntarily; this is one of our jobs here. We can’t let the heads accumulate down there for too long, or the entire entrance will collapse.”

"Oh, so the entrance is still up ahead, right?"

"Let's keep going, we'll be there soon."

The team remained silent.

They could all feel a deep, intense fear spreading from within, and the heads hanging around them seemed to be their future end.

Liberty was the fastest to walk; he had become completely friendly and couldn't wait to experience it for himself.

Roddy remained at the back of the squad. Although he was also looking forward to the dungeon, he didn't expect it to come so soon. There were some things he needed to discuss with his father as clearly as possible.

Before he could even speak, a branch grew over the butler's shoulder and touched Roddy's ear.

The father actually sent a telepathic message:

"Did you just learn your 'asymmetry' today?"

"Yes."

“My wife rarely treats outsiders this way. The fact that she can teach you to this extent shows that she already considers you family.”

She values ​​Liberty too much; she probably made this decision after discovering that you and Liberty are indeed very close.

You only need to access this dungeon once! If you get through smoothly, given Libert's personality, he will definitely want to go deeper.

"We'll need you then, and we might even need to team up with your friends to get Li Beitie out."

"no problem."

"Regarding this matter... with your level of expertise, touching it once shouldn't be a big problem. Just maintain a decent level of cooperation."

"it is good."

The team soon reached the end, where the so-called "entrance" was located.

A door painted in six different colors fits perfectly into the wall at the far end, each color corresponding to a different fear system in the corner.

(End of this chapter)