Deep in the Living

Chapter 574 Palm

At the main entrance of the Fifth Hospital
Roddy and the dean left together.

Although the left arm no longer has the structure and shape that a human body should have, human skin can be constructed on the surface of the arm to cover up this structure.

Even though Roddy really likes this arm, he still needs to keep a low profile.

This trip achieved its intended effect, even better than 1+1=2.

Roddy could even sense that he was not far from the plants reaching maturity. He only needed to explore the dungeon again, or perhaps seize some opportunity, to perhaps join that group.

Even though he is now capable of killing mature monsters,

But he also wanted to put himself in there, to see what a mature plant looked like, and where it would rank in the corner.

Instead of going directly to an internet cafe, the two went to a coffee shop on the edge of the area where Hawke could move around the most.

Hawke poured the pure Americano directly into his body like water, first checking the minor injury on the back of his hand, then turning his gaze to Roddy's arm.

"It must be admitted that this extraterrestrial metal surpasses the torture chamber metal in some aspects."

In the next period of time, besides renovating the torture chamber, I will also be...

They will also take a small amount of the metal components peeled from your arm, as well as the corpse of the mutant, to the Great Monastery.

I have a not-so-good guess.

"what?"

Hawke pointed to the sky outside the window, “What lies behind this may not be in our plane, but in a very distant place, separated by a span far beyond the understanding of physics.”

Due to some special reason, it just so happens to have an impact on your area.
It is because of you, Roddy, as the medium, that the true hell will come to know.

Roddy held his iced latte, looking puzzled. "How did you come to that conclusion?"

"As you know, the purpose of the real hell is endless plunder and invasion. We have invaded hundreds and thousands of worlds."

Every invasion brings abundant resources and enhances our capabilities.

The metal in the torture chamber is not static; each invasion will result in a certain upgrade.

Through repeated world invasions, Hell has been able to roughly assess the level of the [universe], and this level is not very high, at least not enough to threaten Hell.

The scraps of paper you brought are essentially just a few pieces of 'waste,' which are insignificant to the other party.

However, the biometal contained in these few fragments is more complex than the torture chamber metal, and as you said, it can even invade and assimilate the torture chamber metal.

It's hard to imagine what kind of "civilization" this thing represents.

If the other side were a super-civilization, they would never be so discreet. And given that we have invaded so many worlds, it's impossible that we haven't heard a thing.

That's why I speculate that there might be a 'higher level' behind the torn pages.

If the enemy were to descend in full force, it could be a devastating blow to both you and Hell.

"Roddy, you need to be prepared, or perhaps you already knew something about it, which is why you've been working so hard?"

Roddy nodded, "More or less. I recently stumbled upon some hidden corners of the inner workings by chance and learned a few things."

[Corner] suddenly appeared on our ordinary Earth, bringing an unknown and powerful system of fear, which is very likely related to the 'upper level' that you guessed, Senior Hawk.

However, judging from the current situation of the invasion in the corner, the other party is not blatant, nor is it a direct invasion of a large army like in hell. Instead, it is slowly infiltrating by using some gaps and edges.

Therefore, we need to delve deeper into the details to find out the true situation.

In any case, I will improve as quickly as possible and prepare myself... at least to ensure my own safety.

"Slow infiltration? I understand... Let's go."

After leaving the coffee shop, Roddy sensed Libet's presence and found that she wasn't wandering around, but was staying in the internet cafe with two other seniors.

For some reason, Roddy had a very bad feeling.

On the way to the internet cafe, Roddy also noticed that Hawke was walking with him the whole time, showing no intention of returning to Hell.

"Senior Hawke, weren't you supposed to go back to upgrade the torture chamber and then report to the Great Monastery?"

"What's the rush? The structure of your arm has already been analyzed. This is a huge project that can't be completed in a day or two."

Before starting the project, shouldn't we take a good rest? I'm not in a hurry, it's you, Roddy, who is. Besides, from your description just now, the other party's intrusion seemed very casual and slow.

So I'm not in a rush. I can easily spend a month in an internet cafe before taking care of my business.

"Ah this..."

Roddy was also helpless and didn't say much. However, based on his time with Hawke over the past few days, he found that Hawke did seem to have become stronger than before, especially in terms of detailed operations. Perhaps playing games really does have an effect.

DeepBlue Internet Cafe

"Professor Hawke, Mr. Di!" The internet cafe manager greeted them warmly, and also offered them two bottles of chilled soda.

Without a moment's hesitation, Roddy quickly went to the private room.

The moment I pushed open the door, the scene I least wanted to see appeared before my eyes. Although I had guessed it would be like this, I still felt somewhat helpless.

The once curious Libert, who was almost invincible among monsters of the same level and had a clean and handsome appearance, now has a bit of a belly and her blond hair has become somewhat greasy.

He was holding a cigarette in his right hand while operating the mouse.

The five fingers of the left hand also move across the keyboard like a pianist.

After spending the last few days in the internet cafe, he had long since shed his newbie status. His natural talent as a monster had been fully utilized in the game, and in just a few days he had already reached the top 100 on the server.

In order not to lose face,

David and Oculus also showed absolute focus, even revealing their true forms to some extent, growing extra fingers or external nerves to improve their operational efficiency.

Before Roddy, who was standing at the door, could even speak, Li Beite took the initiative to speak while he was operating the device.

“Roddy, you go back to the corner first... I’ve found what it’s like to be human here. I’ll go back in a few days! I can feel my brain is evolving.”

"Ah~ okay! Li Beite, we only have a week off, and today is already the fifth day. You can calculate the time yourself."

After all, "father" is now a teacher at the school.

"You'll have plenty of time to make it back on the last day! Be careful on your journey, see you at school."

"Okay."

While the two were chatting, Hawke had already swiped his card to log on and quickly stomped his foot to signal them to hurry up and play this round.

Seeing this, Luo Di did not linger any longer and went to the capital alone.

Allow two days for travel, so that even if there are some unexpected events on the way, it won't be a delay. I can't be late right at the start of the semester.

"The Invisible Manor is closer, so let's just go there from there."

Because of his special status as an outbound personnel, Roddy did not need to go to the Exploration Bureau, and it was quite convenient for him to do many things on his own.

Arriving at the middle level again,
He was just about to summon the crow colt when he suddenly had a strange feeling and quickly stuck out his tongue.

The word "curse" has appeared on the tongue that was originally sealed by a question mark. It is the gift of gratitude that Ju-on left for Roddy.

Due to the location effect of Ju-on, Roddy vaguely sensed that in a certain location in the middle layer, there seemed to be a mysterious demon related to the tongue.

And coincidentally, it is located in almost the same direction as Wuxing Mountain Villa.

"Let's leave the guy behind the tongue for now. I'll consider this matter after I've completely stabilized things within the school... After all, we still can't tell whether he's good or bad. Making contact before the plant matures could be dangerous."

A jet-black horse galloped swiftly through the corner.
A dense feather structure developed on the horse's body surface covers Roddy's entire body, effectively isolating him from the environment and allowing him to move stealthily, reducing trouble along the way.

Roddy himself also used gray to disguise himself, no longer exuding any aura related to "Roddy".

We expect to arrive at Wuxing Mountain Villa within six hours.

current,

Horses gallop through an abandoned city area.
There are many such urban structures in Corner. After all, Corner is based on the human world (from the 40s to the 90s), and many of its environments are directly replicated.

The last time Yu Ze and I went to Wuxing Manor, we also passed through this abandoned city, but there was nothing noteworthy about it.

however,
Just as they were about to leave the city, Roddy's raven-cow suddenly stopped.

The crossroads not far ahead,

A little boy was squatting there, drawing on the ground with a stone. He didn't look like a monster at all, but more like a lost human child.

Upon seeing the little boy, Roddy's first thought was to help him, but his vigilance and sense of danger made him react immediately.

At the same time, a memory deep within the brain was dredged up.

He had seen this little boy before...

"The Eight Evils...a carnivorous family!! Oh no!"

Roddy had no intention of fighting back.
He immediately raised his right hand, wanting to touch the swirling palm lines left by Teacher Guo.

However, the right arm raised in front of him had no hand structure and he could not feel anything at all; there were still some teeth marks left at the wound.

I felt no pain or sensation; I don't know when I was deprived of that.

Inside a neighboring restaurant.

A middle-aged man was sitting by the window, wearing a napkin, holding a knife and fork, with a hand resting on a steaming hot plate in front of him.

(End of this chapter)