Deep in the Living

Chapter 531 The Shop in the Dungeon
Roddy stared at the six-colored door before him, experiencing a completely different feeling from when he faced the videotape from the depths. Although both were related to the depths of the corners, the door before him felt more real.

"Is the dungeon behind this door?"

"Yes."

"Do the four of us need to make some kind of connection before going in together?"

"Just go in directly. As long as you enter the same entrance within a fixed time, you will be automatically identified as a team member."

The specifics are self-evident; you'll find out once you're inside.

Just as Roddy was trying to get more information from his father, Liberty had already pushed open the six-colored door.

The interior corresponds to a pure black space, which cannot be penetrated by any senses. At the same time, one can feel a strong sense of spatial flow, as if entering it would transport one to an unknown area.

Compared to extracting people's consciousness from videotapes, the plot is performed within the videotapes.

The dungeon should be considered a real part of the experience.

"Roddy, don't waste any more time. We need to get this done as soon as possible and try to get home before tomorrow morning."

I don't want my mom to know about this. Knowing her temper, it would make things complicated, and even my dad would probably get scolded.

The head of the family listened from the side without offering any opinion, which seemed to confirm the facts.

"Let's go."

Luo Di looked at Yu Ze and Hua Yuan, nodded in agreement, and then entered.

Sure enough, I was immediately transported through space upon entering.

Moreover, this kind of teleportation is quite different; it's not completed in an instant, but rather takes a long time.

Their bodies were stretched infinitely into thin strips, and eyes kept opening in the surrounding dark space, examining the stretched individuals and confirming their detailed information.

hum!
at last,

After a bout of dizziness and tinnitus,

Roddy stood steadily in an underground passage with a similar structure to the one before.

There were no human head structures here, but there seemed to be light coming from deep within.

Li Beite and the others were also here. Because it was their first time experiencing this kind of deep teleportation and being completely spied on, everyone felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Quickly recover and check your physical condition.

No memory loss,

No limitations on ability,

He carried all his equipment with him, and could even summon the Crow Colt Luo Di.

This is much better than videotapes.

Roddy quickly surveyed his surroundings. This underground passage was more dilapidated and older than before, and the fear permeating it was extremely strong, completely different from that of the middle level.

"This is the dungeon?"

Right after Roddy raised the question, Yu Ze, who had almost never discussed the dungeon problem before, provided the answer:

"This should be the [transfer station] of the dungeon; we haven't officially entered yet. You can think of it as a mezzanine! The real starting point is just ahead."

Of course, now that we're here, there's no turning back; we need to complete at least one exploration before we can leave.

"You know Yu Ze?"

"Many senior members of the Exploration Bureau have experience in dungeons, and relevant information will be disclosed internally as appropriate. I know a little bit about it... However, I don't know exactly what one will encounter inside. The dungeon itself restricts the information of those who enter from being disseminated."

Let's go, the answer is just ahead.

Liberty continued to walk at the front, greedily inhaling the aura of fear emanating from the area.

Roddy could also sense that the planter he got from Mr. Question Mark must have come from here.

When everyone followed the light to the deepest part and saw the source of the light, everyone except Li Beite was stunned for a moment.

Li Beite turned to the three people who looked surprised, "What's wrong with you? Is there something wrong with this strange underground structure?"

"This is... a video store?"

Luo Di was very familiar with it. Since graduating from junior high school and the incident at home, the place he frequented most besides school was the video store.

Before him, at the deepest part of this passage,

In one of the most dangerous corners of the area, the dungeon, there is a video store that is completely out of place and could not have been imagined beforehand.

Moreover, it has that nostalgic style from the 80s and 90s, with various horror movie posters plastered all over the outside.

Roddy, a movie enthusiast, immediately spotted one of the posters.

A cold, white blade; a white leather mask.

"Holy crap! There's a limited edition Miles poster! Where did I get this? In some corner?"

Even though the dungeon before him was unknown and dangerous, Roddy was restless and instinctively moved forward, wanting to go in and take a look.

"What's a video store?" Li Beite scratched his head, searching through the novels he had read, but the word didn't seem to appear there.

"The main places that sell movie discs only require you to put the disc into the corresponding device to play the movie."

"Oh~ a human shop! I think I know now. Let's go in and take a look. I don't feel any danger yet... This shop might be the real entrance, or rather, the beginning of the dungeon." "Let's go."

Ding! The doorbell rang.

The fragrant aroma washed away the fishy stench from everyone's clothes.

The store's interior space was larger than I had imagined. In addition to all kinds of movie DVDs, there was also a large amount of merchandise for sale. You could find related props for almost every movie here.

Of course, all the discs and props had red "Do Not Touch" stickers on them.

Roddy could sense that if he violated the rules by touching or even taking anything from here, he would suffer terrible consequences, perhaps even worse than his father's misfortune.

However, even just a glance at these things was enough to send Roddy, a movie fan, into a state of intellectual euphoria!
"Wait! Could it be that this thing came from here?"

Roddy suddenly realized something, abruptly pulled out Jason's bat, and instantly understood where the bat came from.

"So this is where this thing came from!"
If you meet certain requirements of the dungeon, can you choose corresponding peripheral items, or be given them directly as prizes?

No wonder the largest black coffin supermarket in the corner only has this one prop related to "Friday the 13th"; the other related merchandise should still be here, right?

Roddy's enthusiasm was further ignited, and he couldn't wait to begin the next dungeon adventure.

The other members of the team were also attracted by the items in the shop.

Liberty was carefully observing the different DVD shelves, showing great interest in this kind of human cinema that she had never encountered before.

Yu Ze stood in front of a zombie specimen, examining the yellow talisman pasted on his forehead.

Hua Yuan stood in front of a painting of a woman, drawn together by her presence.

Just then, the store's loudspeaker announced:

"First-time customers, please take the escalator to the first floor of the store and meet at the front desk. The dungeon exploration will begin in thirty minutes."

If you fail to begin your expedition before the time limit, it will be considered a violation and your head will be severed.

"This isn't the first floor yet? Let's go, let's hurry down."

These rigid rules cannot be ignored.

They quickly found the stairs and descended five full floors to reach the bottom. The CDs on the first floor looked quite old; some didn't even have covers.

The counter is located not far away.

A mysterious figure dressed as a bartender stands inside, his face displaying a angular structure (in a three-dimensional coordinate system). This facial structure is somewhat similar to Libert's inner monster, representing a direct descendant of the angular creature.

"Welcome to [Corner Image Store], also known as Dungeon Transfer Station."

The inherent fear of the corner, and the "horror literature" that arose from the development of human civilization, have the most direct and complete interaction here, forming a unique dungeon space.

Through deep imitation and mimicry, completely similar literary scenes were created, and the source of fear was used to recreate classic characters created in literary works.

You will be directly immersed in cinematic scenes crafted from the smallest corners, confronting the ultimate derivatives of horror literature.

"Fuck!"

When Roddy heard this, his excitement level was off the charts!
This was something he had always dreamed of. He had dreamed of entering movie scenes many times, and now he could actually achieve it directly in a corner.

Of course, this kind of corner-style restoration will inevitably be unique and the risk factor will be greatly increased.

"Your individual information has been reviewed when it was transmitted. All four of you are new to the dungeon, and three of the members have plants that are not yet mature."

In view of the above circumstances.

Your first exploration will be limited in difficulty, scale, and type.

Roddy asked, "Can I choose any disc from the shelf to enter the corresponding scene?"

"Do not……"

The shop assistant suddenly leaned forward,
A tearing sound of flesh being ripped apart.

Its corner structure of facial skin unfolds outward, like flower petals in bloom, revealing a fleshy passage inside the face.

The opening size is exactly the same as the cross-section of a normal person's arm.

"Put your arm inside my body and grab the three crumpled pieces of paper inside."

Each crumpled piece of paper will correspond to a horror movie that matches your team's criteria, along with a description.

Ultimately, you can choose one of the three options.

I will also provide additional information as needed.

After exchanging glances, the team assigned the task of drawing lots to Li Beite, since his nature was similar to that of a shop assistant.

When the arm is inserted into the other person's face, it makes a squeaking sound as flesh is squeezed together.
As the arm was withdrawn,
Three blood-stained parchment crumpled pieces lay on the counter.

Roddy was clearly getting impatient; he wanted to see if there was a favorite type of serial killer on the table, and quickly unfolded the parchment on the table.

Dead End

Lost Memories

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(End of this chapter)