Deep in the Living

Chapter 562 Dense Fog
On a plain adjacent to a forest, there are several man-made thatched farmhouses.

The clouds were like plastic bags, having recently suffocated the sun, leaving the entire sky covered in a deathly gray.

Unseen and intangible evil spirits are pouring out of the depths of the forest in a frenzy.
The weird thing is,
Once they try to leave the edge of the forest, they instantly fall into a deep sleep and are quickly disemboweled and killed.

at the same time,

Deep inside a farmhouse where livestock are kept, loud howls echoed.

It was this heart-wrenching wail that was calling to the creatures in the forest, but unfortunately, none of them arrived in time.

The wailing gradually stopped.

At the entrance of the farmhouse,

Liberty stepped out with one hand in her pocket, the other hand brushing aside her blood-stained golden hair. Her eyes were dim, as if she was not satisfied with the outcome.

Behind him, deep within the farmhouse.

Lying there is a bizarre composite of a horse's head, a flock of sheep, and a human body.

It has now been flattened on the ground by a huge handprint, and the ground as a whole has sunk several meters deep as a result.

Libert arrived at a haystack and woke up the bald-headed Domo who was sleeping inside.

"Unfortunately, the comic book pages inside that thing were swept away by the abyss upon its death."

"So fast?!"

Domo looked at his watch and was quite surprised to see that less than half an hour had passed since he went to sleep.

Although he was sleeping, he was actually letting his dreams overlay the current area.

He knew very well what Libert was facing; even if he wanted to solve it, it would be extremely difficult and would take a lot of time.

However, Domo soon discovered that although Libert appeared to be unharmed, something inside her seemed to have been injured.

"If you can't get it, so be it. For a pure, alien life like yours, a born monster, it's not good for you to get involved with things from outside this realm."

"You seem to have suffered a serious injury. Do you need my help?"

Domo wanted to touch Libert, as he only needed to find the wound to repair the damage through "Dream Overlay".

But just as his fingers were about to touch,
A fragment of a dream flashed through his mind, in which he dreamt of being completely and horribly killed, and he quickly withdrew his hand.

Libet was in an extreme killing state. Although the battle seemed to be over quickly, he had actually used almost all of his strength.

Moreover, he himself had noticed the strange effects of the manga fragments.

Driven by a desire for power, Libet naturally wanted to explore this new experience. But the opportunity slipped through his fingers, leaving him increasingly frustrated.

"We'll have to handle this more carefully next time... I wonder how things are going with Roddy."

……

Same timeline

The interior of an extra-large Hong Kong-style public housing building (a type of flat with a courtyard-style layout) corresponds to the event "Zombie (comic adaptation)".

The two people with lottery number [4] were transported here to handle the alienation problem. However, the event they drew was the only one without a difficulty level, and most of the information was hidden.

but,

Neither of them cared about this.

They were both students under Teacher Guo: the black-and-white boy who never spoke, and Jin Zhou, who always had a nail in his mouth and was hostile to everyone around him.

Also a master of comic books, he is one of the best among monsters of the same level and is an elite newcomer recognized by Teacher Guo.

Although it is slightly weaker than [Domo], it is not much weaker.

They thought that their combined strength would easily resolve the alienation incidents here, but a major problem arose during the process.

current,

A mysterious thick fog enveloped the entire housing estate.

The thick fog would seep into hallways, stairwells, and even rooms with open windows.

Once you come into contact with the dense fog, you will see extremely terrifying images that reach your very soul. It can even cause your skin to become rubbery and your pores to swell up like balloons, actively absorbing the dense fog.

Due to the sudden occurrence of an unexpected situation,

This resulted in the two becoming completely separated and unable to contact each other.

Jinzhu was hiding alone in the power distribution room.

The room was filled with cursed candles to dispel the thick fog that could seep in through the cracks at any moment. The windows were fixed with wooden boards and iron nails from the mouth, forming a fixed space.

He tried to find Black and White through curse magic, but the straw doll in his hand did not react at all. It seemed that the mist blocked everything, and the curse could not spread.

"Black and white were born from fog, yet they are suppressed by this alternative fog."

The zombies in this movie are completely hidden, and there's currently no way to find a breakthrough... What exactly is this thick fog? And what are the balloons and ropes?

A knocking sound suddenly came from the door. Along with it came a distinctive, hoarse voice.

"I knew this guy would be alright, he would definitely come looking for me."

Jinzhu thought that once the two of them reunited, as long as they were careful, they would definitely be able to kill the despicable guy in the mist.

Just as he was biting the nail, preparing to open the door,

A sense of caution crept into my heart.
He didn't open it directly, but looked out through the peephole.

There is no mistake that the person on the outside is indeed a handsome face in black and white.

At the same time, he inserted the iron nail from his mouth into the door panel, reaching the outside. The sensor he received was still working perfectly; it was indeed Black and White on the outside.

After multiple checks confirmed everything was in order, the door was opened.

It feels so good to reunite with someone I know.

The two then began to seriously formulate a battle plan. Through the use of curses to locate the source and the infiltration of spirits, they finally found the root hidden deep in the mist.

The two joined forces,

The curse not only kills but also strips away the soul, leaving the "target" utterly and completely dead.

"All done! We can finally leave here. When we get back, Teacher Guo will definitely give us a big compliment."

As Jinzhu waited for the incident to end, the surrounding fog grew thicker and thicker, until it became pitch black, and the incident itself showed no signs of ending.

When he went to check on the cursed target, he found that there was nothing left on the ground.

He couldn't even remember what the target looked like, even though they had just been through a fierce battle.

“Black and white!”

When he came to his senses, his companions, who should have been standing with him, were nowhere to be seen.

Realizing something was wrong, Jinzhu decisively lit the candle on his head and placed it on the ground.

He then drove a nail imbued with magic into his temple.

Ding!
The brain trembled with each strike of the nail.

The thick fog around us dissipated completely.

Jinzhu returned to the original power distribution room, back to being alone.

A knock sounded on the door.

Black and white's hoarse voice followed from outside the door.

He leaned closer and peered through the peephole at his motionless friend outside. Everything seemed normal, but it was as if a thread was tethering him to his head.

……

【Between the Mist】

All the residents here are in a floating state; their heads seem to be fully inflated, floating in the air.

In the lowest courtyard of the public housing estate.

The Golden Curse and the Black and White have always been here, or rather, they are suspended here by a balloon string.

A mysterious figure wearing overalls with a large, protruding belly stood among them.

The man was covered in white paint and wore rather comical round-toed leather shoes.

His neck was invisible, covered by a distinctive thick fog.

Each breath stirred up the mist in the surrounding environment, as if he were in complete control of it all.

current,

He was taking out various tools from his body to treat the two people's bodies. Unexpectedly, Jin Zhou's body twitched, and his eyelids slightly opened, showing a faint sign that he was about to wake up.

But as he inhaled the dense fog, he quickly fell asleep again.

The mysterious man went through a great deal of trouble before finally removing the comic books from their bodies.

A book filled with curses,

One of them was shrouded in a thin mist, like a spirit.

Upon seeing the well-preserved, undamaged comic book, an exaggerated smile seemed to appear on the person's face, which was shrouded in fog, but no laughter came out.

The entire process was silent, as if a silent play was being performed.

Everything is done.
The mysterious man actually kissed the two of them on the lips; to be precise, it was a special way of encouraging them.

The two people's heads were quickly inflated and separated from their bodies, floating up like balloons. They soon arrived at the top of the building and mingled with the residents inside.

A dense array of human-shaped balloons floated in the air.
Snap! With a snap of his fingers,
The sound was like a switch being triggered.
All the balloons burst at that moment!
A torrent of crimson blood rained down, staining the thick fog that enveloped the area entirely red.
"Uncle Joker," standing at the very bottom, also performed a curtain call.

(End of this chapter)