Deep in the Living

Chapter 598 Desire
"Our school already has eight students, each of whom has entered a dungeon that has been corrupted by foreign influences and has dealt with the corresponding incidents."

Most importantly, they killed those Abyssal Fallen who willingly accepted extraterrestrial powers during the incident. Therefore, they are qualified to trample on your heads.

As freshmen, you need to humble yourselves, set aside your previous status, and accept this assessment as expected of freshmen. If you have any objections or find it unacceptable, you may leave now.

Seeing that no new students made a move, Teacher Guo continued to explain the assessment questions:
"The first round of assessment was very simple."
The remaining 36 freshmen will use the "school playground" as their venue for a chaotic free-for-all with no rules.

You can use any means necessary, you can form teams privately or choose to quit directly, whatever you do is allowed.

The first round of assessments will conclude when only eight new students remain.

The simple and straightforward rules surprised Roddy, who thought that Mr. Question Mark's intervention would introduce various complex games, like the real death game.

It seems that Mr. Guo is still in charge, while Mr. Question Mark should be in charge of the behind-the-scenes violations.

These monsters, who have traveled thousands of miles to get here, generally have a strong organizational background and even hold a high position within the organization.

Many people are dissatisfied with such a cursory assessment.

But everyone on stage was a well-known figure from the shadows; only one person stepped forward and asked tactfully:

Is such a rule inappropriate?

Those of us present are all committed to combating impurities from outside the organization. Since the organization is newly established, it shouldn't be recruiting widely; why conduct such a rigorous selection process?

Teacher Guo was not angry, but calmly replied:

"Because if we can't even withstand this level of chaos, we will inevitably fall into the Abyss beyond our domain once we touch it."

This school does not recruit widely. The students we recruit not only need to fight against those outside the realm, but also need to have the potential to qualify and venture into the depths of the corners.

The true external threats and the realities of the situation in the shadows can only be known from the depths of our understanding.

Are all of you here confident that you can go deeper into the cave?
If you have any other questions, please ask them now. If not, the first round of assessment will begin in five minutes.

[Go deeper]

This is the biggest challenge in exploring the corners right now. Although these monsters are the best in their respective areas, when it comes to going deep inside, most of them are far from ready, or even have considered it.

The room fell silent; no more questions were asked.

The thirty-six freshmen also dispersed and settled in different positions on the edge of the playground.

Some monsters that know each other or have communicated in advance about cooperating have formed teams of 2 to 5 people.

As for Roddy and the others, since they didn't need to participate, they went to the stage where the teachers were and temporarily became quiet spectators, while also getting a general idea of ​​the new students' abilities.

When Roddy stepped onto the stage, he immediately confirmed one thing.

He now understood why Gustave hadn't discovered the "Carnivore's House".
Because his gaze never once fell upon the audience. Since arriving here, his attention had been entirely focused on Mr. Question Mark, and they were even arguing now.

"Professor Gustav, do you have time to talk privately?"

"Ah... Roddy! Alright, by the way, is the assessment about to begin?"

"Senior, could you please tone it down a bit? Mr. Question Mark is one of the people in charge of the assessment, so let's not bother him anymore today."

Gustav, however, remained serious. “Can’t you even restrain yourself a little? Think about it, you haven’t seen the woman you’ve been longing for for years, and you haven’t touched any other woman in all these years, while you’re locked up deep in prison.”

On the day you were released from prison, you saw this woman; she was still in the same place as you.

what would you do?"

"I can do push-ups."

"Pooh!"

Taking advantage of the moment when Roddy was chatting with Gustav,
Mr. Question Mark conjured a "Question Mark Door" out of thin air, took Jia Wen and left directly, and even secretly gave Roddy a thumbs up with his free hand.

"Hey, where is he! Roddy, it's all your fault. Question Mark took the opportunity to hide in his private space, now it's going to be a hassle to find him."

"If you hadn't interrupted, he wouldn't have been able to escape."

Taking the opportunity, Luo Di changed the subject, "Senior, have you noticed any familiar faces among the students who came to participate this time?"

Gustav wagged his tongue impatiently. "Impossible. The old guys I know are either dead or qualified to be teachers. Who would come here as a student... Wait! This taste."

A familiar taste was captured by his raised tongue; it was the taste that had once assaulted Roddy.

However, his taste buds detected the change in aroma.

The texture becomes smooth and layered, and you can even taste the experiences and changes within it.

After carefully tasting it, Gustav suddenly became proud, even putting his hands on his hips, "Hahaha! I'm definitely cut out to be a teacher! Hey! This school should have recruited me sooner!"
This vile monster, who had assisted the traitor, underwent a complex psychological change after I licked him.

"Roddy, do you mind? If you do, I'll discuss it with Teacher Guo, and we can just kill him."

"What change?" "That person's nature has changed. This is an extremely rare occurrence. You know, monsters are basically driven by desires, and their human nature is gradually stripped away as you delve deeper."

This meat-loving fellow seems to have gone three or four days without a single meat dish; even his pituitary gland is undergoing changes… riddled with holes, starving and unbearable. But he doesn't seem to be in any discomfort; he's doing quite well.

Should we kill him?

When faced with Gustav's second question, Roddy still did not give a definite answer. "Let's wait and see... Besides, I have a friend who also has some private matters with this guy."

"Friends?"

Following the clues, Gustav quickly figured it out and looked at the black-haired youth who was sleeping with talismans on his body.

"Alright, I don't really want to move anyway! This kind of activity where I can't collect tongues is so boring, I might as well find a place to sleep."

"Alright~ I promised Teacher Guo I'd do my job well today, so I'll just watch carefully."

……

On the playground.

Hunter sat on the edge of the playground, his eyes closed, trying to breathe as little as possible, maintaining a calm that was rarely seen before.

Indeed, as Gustav said,

His pituitary gland was so hungry that holes appeared on its surface, each hole yearning for fresh flesh.

The plants that existed in the pituitary space were completely withered and nearing death.

When Hunter first started giving up meat, it was indeed very difficult.

But he has gradually adapted since the day before yesterday, and now he is able to do it without any impact... He just feels hungry, but does not necessarily need to eat meat.

A wonderful feeling spread through my body.

It was as if there was an "invisible membrane" in front of him, and as long as he could find a way to get past this membrane, he could touch more things.

Just as he was immersed in this wonderful state, the great melee had already begun.

Mia's calls went unanswered several times, so she could only charge forward alone with her axe. She loved this kind of unregulated slaughter, which allowed her talents to be fully utilized.

Thus.

Hunter was alone, and not only was he full of openings, but he was also extremely weak due to extreme hunger. He was quickly spotted by a pair of snake eyes in the shadows.

This person was the first monster to successfully leave the classroom.

The snake scales on his body can achieve an optical camouflage effect, blending into the environment and moving silently.

His serpentine nature made him very cautious, and he did not approach rashly.

Just like in the classroom, he created a clone by separating his body, and then used the clone to release a dense array of venomous snakes that slowly approached. As long as a neurotoxin could be injected, one person could be easily eliminated.

The snakes approached unnoticed and bit into the man's flesh.

The fangs easily pierced the skin, injecting a massive dose of neurotoxin—enough to kill the largest monster on the field, but…

The middle-aged man sat there motionless.

There was no sign of poisoning, nor did the child open their eyes due to pain from biting.

"What's wrong with this guy? He's clearly made of flesh and blood, so why isn't my venom having any effect at all? Something's not right..."

The snake-like youth suddenly sensed some deadly danger, decisively abandoned his clone, and fled frantically.

He wanted to stay as far away from this strange man as possible.

however,
Just as he reached the farthest distance he could reach between the playgrounds, he heard the sound of teeth grinding together.

He was just about to signal that he was withdrawing... *whoosh!*

Blood gushed from the neck into the sky, the optical camouflage effect was interrupted, and a headless, scaly body lay on the playground.

Hunter slowly opened his eyes, opened his mouth and spat out the chewed skull along with the pituitary gland.

He took out a tissue from his breast pocket to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and then took out a portable mouthwash from his waist to rinse it, so that no raw meat would remain in his mouth.

call……

Hunter felt his body's condition and smiled.

“Very good. Even if I put raw meat in my mouth, I can suppress my desire to eat... This feeling of complete self-control is the first time I’ve felt this way since I became a pseudo-human.”

(End of this chapter)