Deep in the Living

Chapter 569 Fog

Vortex Town, abandoned villa area, Wu Wen's residence.

Late at night.

The maids sensed the intruder's arrival again, but this time they did not resist. Instead, they opened the door for the intruder, while covering their rear ends.

Hua Yuan visited.

She rushed into the bedroom immediately, ready to make up for what she hadn't finished last time.

Strangely, only Wu Wen was lying on the bed, sleeping.

"Hey! Stop pretending to be asleep. Did Wu Wen know I was coming, so she hid Luo Di beforehand?"

Wu Wen rubbed her eyes, looking completely sleepy. "Huh? I'm so sleepy, I have no mood for this stuff... Sister Hua, you know I haven't slept for days during this incident."

Luo Di left shortly after dinner, saying he had something to do, probably to see Teacher Guo. "Don't bother me, go to sleep."

Hua Yuan felt a sense of helplessness. She had come prepared for this evening. Thinking about it carefully, Luo Di, who had obtained the manga fragments, might actually go to Teacher Guo. Since that was the case, she could only make do and squeeze into the bed to sleep with Wu Wen.

……

Whirlpool Town, on the fringes, has become a visually striking barrier formed by cremated remains.

On the rooftop of an abandoned house,
With a creak, the rusty iron gate opened, and Roddy stepped forward.

He moved to the edge and stood side by side with another person there.

"Have one, it'll wake you up!"

Yu Ze handed over the freshly rolled talisman cigarette, but Luo Di waved his hand and refused, saying, "I'm in perfect spirits."

"Then I'll just have to enjoy it myself."

As Yu Ze exhaled a smoke ring, Luo Di asked, "Yu Ze, what are you thinking? Are you planning to stay here, go back to the Exploration Bureau, or go somewhere else?"

"Should we stay? Teacher Guo and I had already discussed this privately before the operation. We're all from the same hometown, so it'll be easier for us to get along."

Moreover, I also obtained a fragment from beyond the realm this time. Since Teacher Guo possesses the ability to reliably accept such things, I will definitely study it diligently for a period of time.

Luo Di turned his head and stared at the other person closely. "Yu Ze, are you really going to accept this? We are connectors, with two systems within us... This comic from outside the realm can also be seen as a system to some extent, right? Won't it disrupt your development?"

“No…” Yu Ze flicked his cigarette ash, denying Luo Di’s assertion, “This is not a system, it is a connection, an influence.”

How so?

Imagine we are good students, going to and from school every day as usual. This process corresponds to our current pituitary gland growth.

One day, we stumbled upon a small card on the street and, following the clues on it, discovered a small alley we had never seen before.

The alley was as deep as an abyss, with pink lights shining outwards.

At this point, a choice needs to be made.
Should we go in and take a look on our way to or from school, or choose to ignore it and continue with our normal lives?

Perhaps hidden shops selling all kinds of exercise books are tucked away in the back alleys. If you can work through them, you can gain new problem-solving strategies and your grades will improve by leaps and bounds.

Of course, we might also encounter other shady shops that could interfere with our studies, or even cause us to devote all our energy to them, making it impossible for us to concentrate on our studies.

In short, it has to do with our self-control.

I consider myself to have pretty good self-control, so I wanted to give it a try.

Besides, Teacher Guo and his group have already entered the alley and even found a shop selling exercise books. As long as we follow their route, there shouldn't be any major problems.

"Hey buddy, you really don't want to give it a try?"

Roddy turned his gaze to the front, looking at the dust blocking the boundary area, "Although the fragments I obtained are similar to my abilities in some aspects, the overall effect is not necessarily harmonious."

I haven't even fully mastered the systems of Hell and Corners yet, so I don't want to add any other elements for the time being.

Yu Ze exhaled a smoke ring that looked like a talisman, and patted Luo Di on the shoulder. "You already had other ideas, right? After all, you rejected the bleaching suggestion right away."

If I'm not mistaken, you're leaving tomorrow?

"It depends... If the organization is successfully established, I may have to leave for a while."

"Okay! When you come back, you can just look at my class notes."

The two did not exchange any further words and turned to go downstairs at the same time.

Yu Ze was going back to his apartment, while Luo Di naturally headed to the class monitor's villa.

As the two were about to part ways at the crossroads, Yu Ze threw his cigarette butt on the ground and stomped it out.

"Hey! Fellow villager~ You've seemed down ever since you came out from down there, like something's on your mind. At first I thought it was about the comics, but after talking so much, I realized you're still holding something back... I think it'd be better to ask you, what do you say?"

"Aren't you supposed to be able to calculate everything?"

"I'm so tired today~ I don't want to use my brain."

"The two students who died were killed by the clown."

"what?!"

Yu Ze was initially startled, but quickly pieced together the whole story and offered his deduction:
"That clown was already quite strong among the 'Eight Villains,' and now he has both the final reward from the videotape incident and the added bonus of the comic book fragments."

He was able to kill two students, both comic book owners, who were chosen by Teacher Guo during the alienation incident.

I'm a little scared of that strength!
I have worked with Song Huiwen.

I know very well how strong she is... I would be no match for two of her.

Fellow villager, after tomorrow's event, hurry up and take care of your business. Try to get your plants mature as soon as possible; yours should be blooming by now. Of course, be careful once you leave Whirlpool Town.

Although that guy abandoned the corner, he was still a monster at heart, and possessed a special fear of the mist.

Perhaps he won't be ostracized by the corner, and might even be able to move around freely. Be careful when you go out tomorrow! Shall I give you a ride?

"I will explain this to Teacher Guo tomorrow..."

Before Roddy could finish speaking, his tongue curled up.

At the same time, Yu Ze also sensed something.

current,

The crossroads where the two stood was shrouded in a thin mist, which was not something that should be found in Whirlpool Town, nor was it dust from the sky.

This is real fog, fog that shouldn't be there.

The two immediately activated their senses to the fullest extent.

Yu Ze received the signal immediately through the compass and flung the copper coin he was holding straight out.

Snapped!
A familiar, crisp sound of a balloon popping came from deep within the buildings not far away.

When the two arrived at the scene, there were only some gray fragments of balloons on the ground, no breath, and no trace of anyone.

A brief investigation revealed that the balloon itself was actually made from ashes.

It was precisely these ashe balloons that, without triggering the alarms in Vortex Town, were able to sneak in quietly.

It's very likely that the clown calculated that Teacher Guo would be very busy tonight, and that his urban awareness would be relatively low, which is why he dared to come to the edge of the area.

It's also possible that the two of them mentioned "The Joker" in their conversation, which triggered some kind of condition.

Yu Ze picked up a piece of balloon debris and immediately began his ritual.

But when Yu Ze poured the ash-like liquid mixed with black blood into the compass at the last step, pop! The entire compass burst open like a balloon.

Unable to locate.

Roddy reached out and dug up the ashes on the ground, discovering a string of circus-style words carved into the ground.

Do you miss me?

……

In the corner, in the middle floor, in the city of sin.

In a shady, malicious location, a restaurant without any signboard is located.

Diners need to identify themselves and pay a hefty fee in advance to enter.

The restaurant features an independent space structure, with each private room completely separated to ensure that diners are not disturbed.

current,

A family of four is having a feast in a private room.

Both the youngest son and the elderly mother had blood seeping from their eyes, seemingly due to fluid leakage caused by overnutrition.

The only sounds in the private room were gnawing, chewing, and digestion.

suddenly,

The middle-aged man, the head of the household, suddenly sensed something, looked up and surveyed his surroundings. The private room, which should have been completely secluded, was now shrouded in a light mist.

There was even an extra gift box in the center of the table.

The little boy was the first to react and shouted, "Uncle Jock!"

The middle-aged man looked displeased. Just as he was about to grab the individual from the mist, the gift box suddenly opened, and what it revealed completely captivated him.

"Jock, where did you get such good stuff?"

As he asked the question,

A human figure gradually rose from the mist, moved to the dining table, and drew a spiral mark with its finger.

follow closely,

He brought his mist-covered face close to the middle-aged man's face and whispered something to him.

When he finished speaking,
Even though there was still a lot of the deluxe meal left in front of him, the middle-aged man's interest had completely shifted.

"What did you say? The divine status is in that guy's hands!"

Snapped!
The man grabbed the clown by the throat and slammed him onto the plate, triggering the disaster! The pressure of eating was completely relieved.

"Are you sure you didn't lie to me?"

The head inside the mist shook, but still remained silent.

The calamity was averted.

The middle-aged man's face displayed a completely sick smile, with bright red gums clustered beneath each of his teeth like a base.

"You've shown a lot of sincerity this time, so I'll help you one more time... my former colleague."

(End of this chapter)