Deep in the Living

Chapter 563 Bar
Ju-on (Manga Redrawn Version)

Inside a primary school.

Today is the weekend, and not only are all students on holiday, but even the faculty and staff who should have stayed on campus have all left because of the wanted criminal.

A young man, over two meters tall with white hair reaching his ears, arrived at the school gate, sniffing the air for a smell that didn't belong to fish.

His whitish eyes locked onto the laboratory building, and he jumped from the spot at the school gate.

hum!
As if his body was twisted by countless small fish, plus some kind of metallic power supporting him, he jumped over a distance of over a hundred meters and landed directly on the surface of the experimental building.

The tiny structures that grow between his fingers allow him to easily climb vertical surfaces.

An invisible sonar was released.

The detailed architectural structure and the exact location of the target were already etched into his mind.

Moreover, all his actions were silent.
It seemed that any sound-producing action would be wiped away by the moisture around him, and that every movement of his body was so precise that it produced no noise whatsoever.

……

A pure white figure crept past the window silently, without even the glass window trembling or letting in any breath.

but,

Roddy's tongue curled up slightly.

This made him suddenly look at the window behind him. Although there was nothing there, he became alert.

"coming……"

"What's coming? Are you sure?" Even Kayako, who was hanging on the ceiling, was puzzled. Her resentment filled the classroom, but she couldn't detect any presence.

"determine."

She decisively chose to believe this strange young man.

The black hair descended and returned to the youth's body, completing the possession.

The red eyeballs engraved with the word "curse" immediately activated.

Kayako did not remain idle during her banishment. She not only managed to reverse the influence of fish schools, but also learned to use Ju-on to lock down these special life forms that did not belong in the corner.

however,
Before they could even capture the target,

Roddy's tongue had already curled up and slapped down... *thud!*

The long-lost "snap sound" sounded surprisingly reassuring at this moment.

Roddy even considered erasing Mr. Question Mark's seal and reclaiming this characteristic.

Moreover, once he reaches plant maturity, he will be qualified to search for the mysterious Roaring Tongue Demon. At that time, he will only need to confront it face to face to make the right judgment.

despair!
Tongue tapping,

He immediately activated his Great Demon form, although he couldn't switch forms instantly. However, it still allowed his physical surface to be covered in scorch marks, and his bodily functions to be greatly enhanced.

At the same time, the hilt of the Hellblade was drawn, and a thick, shield-like blade grew out.
Holding the handle of the knife in one hand,
Supporting the blade with one hand,
It was placed above their heads.

The sensation from my tongue was absolutely right... click!

The ceiling above suddenly cracked open, and something fell down.

Roddy had planned to use the power of the Great Demon to block the opponent's attack and then take the opportunity to counterattack, but who knew... Ding!

A loud metallic clang echoed through the laboratory building, shattering the windows on both sides.

"What!?"

Roddy stared wide-eyed as the blade he had used to parry was completely broken, and even his arm was snapped off.

Fortunately, my old spine maintained vertical support, otherwise I felt like my body would have been crushed... The opponent's strength was simply too exaggerated.

click!
The floor beneath my feet completely shattered.
Roddy began to fall downwards, crashing through layer after layer until he reached the bottom.

When you fall to the bottom...
The Great Demon form had already taken shape, aided by the flapping of the ash wings and the full force of the stomping of the legs!
A vertical fall immediately turned into horizontal movement...

Boom! The classroom door on the first floor was smashed open, and Roddy, in his demonic form, quickly retreated, covering a distance of several hundred meters, and steadily arrived at the elementary school playground area.

His gaze, however, was fixed on the ground floor of the laboratory building.
Staring at the white entity inside.

Based on the opponent's current performance, Roddy can already label the opponent with several tags.

[Superhuman Physique], [Advanced Stealth], [Abnormal Metal]

The blade that Roddy used to parry was made of torture chamber metal and was specifically designed for defense, but it was unexpectedly shattered by the opponent.

Judging from the sound of the impact, the other party was also using metal.

"Fish metal?"

Roddy suddenly recalled that when he was in the House of the Grudge, he needed to eat fish because he had become deeply distorted.

The fish he ate contained a mutated metal that could infiltrate his own body with hellish metal.

It now appears that the source of this metal is within the other person's body.

It should be attributed to the extraterritorial abilities brought about by the comic book.

Roddy's interest was piqued instantly. Faced with this completely corrupt monster who had sided with the outside world, he had a tainted thought.

……

The bottom of the laboratory building.

A man with white hair, white skin, and white eyes walked towards the playground. As he walked, he slightly exerted force with his calves, and whoosh! He jumped and landed steadily on the school playground.

He didn't attack directly, but rather from about a hundred meters away from Roddy. He tilted his head slightly, looking at Roddy, seemingly not quite understanding why a creature from a corner whose plants hadn't even matured could withstand attacks time and again.

at this time,

Deep red eyes stared into the past, and a curse descended.

Countless black hairs sprouted from the ground and wrapped around the man's pure white body, while terrifying faces appeared one after another.

Just as the man was about to use his power to stop the curse,

hum!
The black hair suddenly disappeared, and the curse was wiped out.

Because Luo Di deliberately closed his right eye, a voice filled with resentment quickly swept through his brain.

"What are you doing?! Do you want to die?"

Roddy simply replied, "You were already injured, and the curse's structure is very unstable. The other party has already contacted you, so they must have a way to deal with the curse by coming to you this time."

Assuming my plan succeeds, Katayama will be able to infect the entire city and clear out the fish. You will then be needed to stabilize this event space.

So... I'll just stay put and be a spectator.

When the transmission ended,
The Great Demon form suddenly dissipated.
Roddy reverted to his most ordinary human form, and his naturally hanging hands began to move, with each of his ten fingers exhibiting a distinct frequency of movement.

Crackling sounds came from my finger joints.

An incongruous, asymmetrical killing intent is slowly gathering.

Crackling sounds rang out as gray tentacles began to emerge from the face, weaving and outlining a "mask," a mask designed by Roddy himself, a mask symbolizing "D."

The mask is just a little asymmetrical now.

The mask on the right side remains unchanged, maintaining the original style of the serial killer.

The left side of the mask gradually developed scorch marks, metal chains, and a horn growing from the forehead area.

Snapped!
He gripped two completely different weapons with both hands at the same time: Jason's baseball bat and a special knife hilt from hell.

The right half of his body is the Black Gate Killer from the corner system.

The left half of his body is a chaotic demon from the hell system.

Two forms that could not possibly coexist were presented in Roddy in this asymmetrical way.

Although he couldn't achieve perfect fusion yet, Roddy could sense that once the plants matured, there would be a possibility of fusion, at which point he should be able to reach a higher level.

This time he didn't imitate Jason.

He wanted to test his true abilities as a lone serial killer.
Let's see what he can achieve once he reaches the early stages of flowering.

however,
As this form stabilizes and is completed, the killing intent rises to a limit.

Roddy lifted his right foot and took a step forward.

Snapped!
The leather shoes that should have been worn on the grass were instead worn on the cold cement ground.

The scene before my eyes changed from the campus to a dark street.

The extremely dangerous white-clad man also disappeared.

"Huh? How did I suddenly end up here? I've tried several times before and it didn't work. How did I suddenly appear at this crucial moment?"

If time flows normally outside, I won't be killed, will I?

Roddy tried to leave but couldn't. He could only grit his teeth and walk across the street toward the store with the bar sign lit up.

This is the gathering place of serial killers.

It's the place corresponding to that black gate membership card.
It's not something you can just come whenever you want.

Although Roddy also wanted to meet his idol, chat, and even drink together, it was definitely not now.

Having learned from his previous experience, Roddy decisively slipped the membership card into the drop-off slot under the door.

Click—the moment the hotel door opened.

The cursed essence possessing Roddy instantly broke out in a cold sweat, not daring to utter a sound, and even wanted to find a corner to hide in. She couldn't understand why Roddy would come here.

Roddy also seemed somewhat at a loss.
However, his new killer look, especially the mask, drew a lot of attention inside the bar.

Just as Roddy was overwhelmed and unsure of what to do, a knocking sound came from the bar counter.

A bartender in a black suit was there, gesturing for him to come over.

The bartender looked strange.
Because no matter what angle Roddy looked from, he couldn't see the other person's face, as if it had been "erased," as if the other person's appearance couldn't be remembered.

Once absorbed by the brain, it will be instantly forgotten.

Roddy didn't know why, but he just walked over and sat down at the bar.

The bartender skillfully poured a glass of wine.

A rather magnetic voice came through.

"Have a drink, then go on a killing spree... Your performance will be broadcast live here, and you'll earn membership points if you excel."

In the future, you'll have the opportunity to obtain more bar qualifications, and the customers there will be more willing to interact with you.

Between the skull-decorated metal cups, a special Bloody Mary is being prepared.

As Roddy drank it down in one gulp
My blood immediately started to boil.

(End of this chapter)