Deep in the Living

Chapter 584 Old Acquaintance

A pit over a thousand meters deep,

Gusta climbed up with almost no effort, or rather, was licked up.

Under his influence, the vertical passageway, which resembled a wellhead, had long been covered with tongues.

All you have to do is crawl inside, and these tongues growing on the walls will "lick" you upwards.

With the help of multiple tongues, the person felt as if they were rapidly crawling through a pipe, reaching the ground effortlessly.

Roddy also enjoyed the same treatment, and he could feel that the tongue-like creatures growing on the wall seemed to regard Gusta as a "king".

Wow!!!

Upon reaching the ground, Gustave couldn't help but shout.
He hadn't breathed outside air for far too long. Even though he could come outside through "influence," the sensory feedback he received could never compare to the personal experience of his true self.

A long, curved tongue protruded from its mouth, rising high like a radar.

"Hmm... Sure enough, there's a strange smell in the air compared to before I was locked up! These damn things are probably not just rats in the wall anymore; by the time we find them, the whole house might be full of cockroaches."

"Roddy, where is Whirlpool Town?"

“I originally planned to go through the Invisible Manor. The two organizations have established a deep connection, and I can be teleported directly there once I arrive at the manor.”

"Invisible Manor? I don't think this organization existed before I was locked up... Could it be that the guy you mentioned before, called Horse Shit, is the founder of this organization?"

"Maximus".

"Oh, what a hard name to remember~ Let's go then."

Luo Di subconsciously wanted to summon the crow horse within his body, but suddenly remembered something, and a trace of emotion flashed quickly in his eyes, but he quickly restrained himself in front of his senior.

Just as he looked up, he discovered that the entire forest had become sticky and started to move.

All the "insects" that Roddy had seen in the forest before were attracted to this place, and their tongue-shaped bodies merged together under the influence of saliva.

quickly,

A giant tongue formed right in front of me, its base covered with nerve-like plant legs.

"Get in the car!"

"Is this...a place I can sit?"

Looking at the white barbs on the surface of the tongue and the saliva covering it, Roddy could already imagine what the riding experience would be like.

"Stop being so picky! When I first came to this corner, I didn't have so many rules. When I was being chased, I ate everything and endured all kinds of conditions. Now get up there!"

Gusta slapped Roddy on the back.

Even a slap from the palm felt like a hard lick from a tongue, as if the whole person had been sent onto a tongue.

The barbs aren't as hard as you might expect; instead, they're just the right amount of soft, providing enough friction to ensure the rider doesn't fall off during high-speed movement.

As Gustave sat down, the enormous tongue began to race.

Its legs move at an extremely high speed, similar to that of a raven, but the riding experience is completely different, like riding a flying carpet.

"Senior, the shape of that tongue, along with the way it moves, makes it easy to give away your whereabouts, doesn't it? Your hobby is stealing other people's tongues, shouldn't you be operating in secrecy?"

Gustav's expression changed, and he glared at Roddy: "What kind of nonsense are you spouting now! What do you mean by stealing? This is called collecting... Don't you understand?"

"Row."

"And if you need to operate covertly, it's very simple."

Gustav reached out and touched the surface of the tongue. The tongue, which had been flat, suddenly curled up, wrapping the two of them up inside, like a blanket.

The enormous tongue also began to change color, mimicking human features, and its scent was completely erased.

The mimicry was indeed impressive, but Roddy, who was caught in it, was not very comfortable.

One issue is space, and the other is that this curling up causes him to be squeezed together with Gustav, making him feel like the other person's tongue is about to stick out.

"That's enough~ How about we just go back to normal? Anyway, we're not too far from Wuxing Manor, so we won't run into any trouble."

As his tongue unfolded again, Roddy immediately sat up straight, only to find something pressing against him from behind.

"Senior, what are you doing?"

"Your spine, is it from hell? It's in very good condition, but the injury is a bit severe. Your tongue was only slightly affected by me, and its repair function is very weak."

Since you actually rescued me, I'll fix you up and maybe even have a taste of it.

"Hurry up and take off your clothes."

"Huh?" Roddy was stunned again, and even imagined a disgusting scene. He instinctively wanted to refuse, but his back was indeed badly injured, and even the death of a serial killer could not repair it.

Since there is a chance for a complete repair, we should naturally seize it.

Moreover, since this place is in a corner, there's no need to worry about the constraints that come with being human.

Roddy decisively took off his shirt, revealing a muscular body covered in scars, his entire back fully exposed due to his sitting posture.

A strange sensation on the tongue soon followed.

The licking of the tongue does not stop at the surface, but penetrates directly into the skin and licks between the wounds.

Roddy could feel his fractured spine healing at an incredibly fast pace, and the treatment was remarkably effective. The entire repair of his cervical and lumbar vertebrae was completed in less than ten minutes.

"Gusta has this ability... If we could act together, wouldn't that save a lot of trouble? The scenario might look a bit strange, but it's definitely feasible."

Pooh!
After licking,
Gustavo spat a pile of ashes mixed with saliva onto the roadside.

"Hot, dry, full of killing and aggression... This is what real hell tastes like."

"Senior, you haven't been there?"

"How can monsters get there? Only humans who have not yet accepted the Corner system, those who are still in their infancy and have not been corrupted by fear, can possibly make contact with the outer world."

Roddy looked puzzled. "Then how did you know about that symbol?"

"The corner is a very special place, and the corresponding fear system is ever-changing. What I fear is the tongue-pulling demon that my father instilled in me from childhood."

The fear in the corner made me become the thing I feared most, and after becoming that thing, I also became interested in demonology.

After learning about the concept of multiple worlds, they attempted to explore whether a hellish world truly existed.

During the boring time I was sealed down there, I began to deduce various forms of demonic symbols in my mind, gradually understanding the essence of semiotics. When I had nothing to do, I started to create my own symbols.

When I drew one of the symbols, I felt gravitational fluctuations between the symbols, so I boldly speculated that there might really be a hellish world in the distant depths of the universe that uses this symbol.

So I projected this symbol into your memory.

You really did a great job, managing to connect! How's it going over there?

Instead of directly revealing the true nature of Hell, Roddy addressed an important matter separately.
"Currently, three hell lords who have been very kind to me have come to the human world through special means and have reached a cooperation agreement with our special beings."

"If a full-scale invasion from outside the realm were to occur, Hell would also provide assistance to the best of its ability."

"Good! Good! You're really good. You're much more capable than I thought... Theoretically speaking, Hell isn't a good place, but these demons are actually willing to help. There must have been a lot of interesting things that happened."

"Ah."

Roddy suddenly sensed something and looked up. About a kilometer away, there was a curtain-like regional barrier, which meant that the area ahead might be affected by a disaster.

"There is a sound hazard in the area ahead, so no noise can be emitted from outdoors."

The Invisible Manor is located there. The head of the family should be in Whirlpool Town, and it's currently being looked after by the mistress. This mistress might have a bad temper, so please try not to act rashly, senior.

Roddy realized that his reminder was completely unnecessary. Gustave beside him was already in a daze, his tongue sticking out and moving rapidly.

"The mistress? I wonder if her tongue is anything special. I hope I'll have the chance to collect it sometime... reo~reo~reo!"

hum!
Break through the barrier!

A golden wheat field came into view.

The weird thing is,
Such a deformed tongue-shaped mount trespassed into private territory without encountering any obstacles, and the pine-headed steward did not even show up to investigate.

Roddy assumed that the mistress had sensed his arrival, so he directly passed the identity verification.

As the tongue travels up the hillside and reaches the mansion gate.

The hostess, dressed in red, personally stood inside the door to greet them and even used her powers to seal off the front yard beforehand, so that it would no longer be affected by the sound disaster.

Roddy hadn't even had a chance to call out to his mother yet.
The hostess had already arrived, but she didn't look at Luo Di. Instead, she stared at the white-haired middle-aged man behind Luo Di with a surprised expression.

"Mr. Tongue!?"

"Aiser?"

The woman was shocked. "It really is you! How did you end up with my godson... No wonder my husband forbade him from using his tongue at home, it turns out it was all because of you."

"Hmm~ So you're the lady of the house, you've changed a lot... It seems you've also gained quite a bit from the videotape,"

Gustav, who had been full of interest, suddenly lost interest, perhaps because he had already collected the other's tongue, or perhaps for some other reason.

(End of this chapter)