Deep in the Living

Chapter 564 Under the Deep Sea
Between the elementary school playgrounds,
The man in pure white stared at Roddy, noticing the asymmetrical shape of the other man, and he thought of a very formidable figure lurking in the corner.

*Until this person's name is officially announced, he will be referred to as Fish Man.

What's even stranger is that...

Luo Di's killing intent, which had clearly reached its peak, actually surpassed its current limit and climbed to a new height after a moment of mental stillness.

The killing intent emanating from the depths of his body manifested as red blood energy, even coalescing into a hideous mask-like phantom behind him.

Roddy's consciousness returning to his body from his trip to the bar had already returned to his physical body; only a second had passed in reality.

Just as he was about to kill them,

The pure white-clad youth, exuding a fishy smell, suddenly raised his hand, making a gesture of stopping and halting.

Opening its mouth, filled with sharp fish teeth, a voice carried on the sea breeze came: "Are you from the Invisible Manor?"

Roddy did not respond, his mind solely focused on killing his target.

The spine is straight.

Keep him in a completely upright position.
It carried the oppressive aura of a pure killer.

He approached the fish man step by step, his worn-out oversized work shoes adding to his imposing presence and murderous intent with each step.

In the eyes of the fish-man, which were glazed over, Roddy's body seemed to be growing larger and larger, even making it difficult for him to breathe.

Right now,

He no longer regarded Roddy as an "immature person," but as a dangerous peer.

No longer retained.

A series of subtle mechanical sounds rang out inside the fish-man's body.

If you were to peer into his brain right now, you would find that his pituitary gland has a structure resembling a fish tank, with a comic book submerged inside.

The book is currently being turned page by page at high speed.

The fish-man's body was already rotten inside, and all his organs were moldy and decayed, replaced by strange metal structures.

It's like a post-apocalyptic mechanical factory, seemingly retro and old-fashioned, but actually precise and efficient.

The combination of retro machinery and decaying flesh creates a unique biomechanical style.

A foul-smelling, putrid yellow gas is the main energy source here.

The device is operating.

Metallic fish scales, gleaming with the luster of the ocean, were mass-produced and rapidly grew from the man's skin, covering his entire body like armor.

Even the surface of its eyeballs is covered with two layers of transparent fish scales.

His breath also emitted a foul-smelling yellow gas.

The fish-man began to move his body and twist his neck, suggesting that his all-metal exterior was not as simple as it appeared.

With a tremor of its entire body of fish scales, a strange ripple was released.

Something strange happened.

Pfft!
The fish-man vanished from the lawn, all traces of his presence disappearing completely.

Roddy, who was halfway there, was completely stunned, as the prey's marker had been completely lost.

The target vanished right before his eyes, out of his sight, without any spatial fluctuations, unlike any spatial ability.

This sudden turn of events brought Luo Di to his senses slightly, and he stopped being completely focused on killing. His bloodshot eyes gradually regained their expression.

at this time,

despair!
The tongue struck down hard, making the jaw hurt a little.

"under!"

Luo Di immediately jumped with all his might, the explosive power propelling him more than twenty meters into the air, while simultaneously unleashing a consciousness slash downwards.

Ding!
The consciousness slash felt like it had struck an indestructible metal surface, producing a loud bang, but it seemed to have failed to harm the opponent.

Immediately afterwards, Roddy lost all sensation below his thighs, as if something had bitten him off.

Looking down,

Sharp teeth marks remained between the wounds, along with metallic stains. These metallic particles immediately began to invade the flesh, attempting to infect Roddy's entire body.

Swish!
Roddy decisively had both sides of his thighs cut off to prevent infection.

The wings formed from ash allowed him to barely hover in the air, waiting for his body to heal while observing the unusual situation below.

Staring down with wide, resentful eyes.
Look at this playground covered with lush green grass.

"What's this?!"

Beneath the grass and soil

Roddy was surprised to see the silhouette of a shadow moving rapidly.

It resembled a giant shark waiting for its prey, yet it also seemed like just a slender human figure.

The other party seemed to sense Roddy's spying and began to descend further until it disappeared completely.

"A domain effect? ​​It turns this land into a vast ocean that it can swim in. The moment I touch the ground, I'll enter its hunting range... You've calculated that my Black Gate ability will directly counter it, haven't you?"

Indeed, I don't want to waste my time.

Roddy did not stay in the air any longer. After confirming the other party's abilities, he suddenly detached his wings and deliberately fell to the ground.

With intense concentration, his eyes didn't blink once, fixed on the area of ​​the ground he was about to fall to.

Gulu gulu~
Roddy faintly heard a bubbling sound.

Sure enough, the thing underground began to rise rapidly.

despair!
The instant the tongue clicks.

The ground was splashed with a lot of foul-smelling water, and a megalodon covered with metallic scales leaped out, larger than Roddy had expected.

Each shark tooth seems to have a human face structure emerging on its surface, corresponding to the people or monsters it has killed.

but,

Roddy was prepared; he had already put his hands together.

By assembling the Hellblade hilt onto the bottom of Jason's baseball bat, the two items from different worlds merge under the influence of Roddy, the main character.

A hellish metal club, over two meters long, was thus formed, its surface adorned with the strongest hook-shaped spikes from the torture chamber!
Holding it with both hands... Ah!

A roar came from beneath the mask.

Aim at the shark's head.
Smash it down hard!

Ding!
Ripples spread across the playground, accompanied by strong wind pressure, extending outwards in all directions.

Several shark teeth were knocked out, and even the shark's head was slightly tilted, with severe structural indentation appearing in the shark's upper jaw area.

but……

The whole structure was not damaged.

The devouring was not interrupted.

Instead, it made Roddy's own hands go numb.
The fish-man's hardness and strength in this state are much greater than in his human form... no wonder he was chosen by the comic book.

click!
Teeth closed,

Roddy was completely swallowed up.

After successful capture,

The Megalodon disappeared from the ground again.

Dive into the putrid ocean centered around it, and then comes the crucial time for digestion and savoring.

The fish-man was already very interested in Roddy, especially the otherworldly metal inside Roddy's body, which might be able to enhance his abilities.

His digestion is very special.
Not only does it contain highly acidic gastric juice, but its body cavity is also filled with equally sharp layers of teeth, carrying a severe fish infection, like an inescapable abyss.

No one has been able to escape since he acquired this ability.

but……

The megalodon, which had been swimming in the deep sea, suddenly stopped.

Its body began to curl up slightly, as if it were in some discomfort.

A human head covered in scales emerged from the shark's body, corresponding to the fish-man's human form, and was showing a disgusted gagging expression.

"What happened? That thing should have been chewed up... Why?"

indeed.

His perception was absolutely correct.

Luo Di, who has now arrived in the stomach, has already been chewed and crushed by the teeth along the way. Even his immortality has been suppressed by digestion. He will die completely after a while.

however

Among the pile of minced meat located in the stomach sac, one finger remained intact.

Moreover, the surface of this finger was covered with that strange ring.

hum!
As the fish man felt nauseous and wanted to vomit, he suddenly sensed something and abruptly tilted his head back.

Above the deep sea,

He saw an indescribable, enormous, dead arm descending.

One of the fingers was hanging down toward him, as if about to make some kind of contact.

Moreover, there seemed to be something at the end of this giant arm, something beyond his imagination and cognition. Just one glance at it made the fish scales all over his body tremble, as if fingers were about to grow out of his body.

In the blink of an eye,
The image then completely vanished; there were no giant arms at all, and it all seemed fake.

Next second,
Swish!
The shark's metal belly was slashed open.

A masked head peeked out.

(End of this chapter)