Deep in the Living

Chapter 599 Finalist
A separate cubicle filled with question marks.

The iconic cloth mask and the suit stained with a little saliva were hanging on a hanger to the side.

Mr. Question Mark was standing by the window in a rare manner, watching the "great melee" outside.

The sleeves of the white shirt were rolled up above the elbows and secured with cufflinks. The exposed forearms were fair and hairless, but bore a birthmark with a question mark shape.

The top button of her neckline was undone, revealing her delicate collarbone and the question mark-shaped necklace.

Above his slender neck was a face that was slightly masculine, yet also somewhat "handsome," making it impossible to tell that he was already over thirty before becoming a fake.

It's really strange that he doesn't want to show his face despite having such a beautiful appearance.

He had medium-length dark green hair with a few strands of bangs hanging down in front of his eyes.

Eyes shaped like question marks were observing the new students, and they immediately spotted the Carnivorous Family and saw through the problems within.

"Jia Wen, what do you think?"

Jia Wen, who was watching the physical fight, suddenly froze. He knew very well that Mr. Question Mark's words had a hidden meaning; he was definitely not asking him to evaluate the overall situation, but rather to find out where the problem lay.

The virus multiplied rapidly in his body, constructing special neuroproteins to gain extra vision, and soon discovered the difference, finding Hunter sitting still.

"This person is clearly already a mature plant, but his aura is terribly weak... Logically speaking, this kind of guy should be the target of all attacks. Is it because he made some contribution in the classroom that no one ambushed him?"

"Are these students really that well-behaved?"

"Look more closely."

"Row."

When the snake-scaled youth's head was bitten off and bits of flesh were spat out of his mouth, Jia Wen's expression changed drastically.

"That boss..."

Mr. Question Mark provides the specific information about this person: "One of the Hateful Eight, the Carnivorous House, Hunter."

This guy had only been in the corner for a short time when he gained the qualification to become one of the Eight Evils because of his 'hundred food', and he killed the previous one in a short period of time to successfully take his seat.

With the local privileges granted by the Eight Evils, his appetite grew larger and he became more and more picky, and he came to the City of Sin many times in search of food.

Unfortunately, he doesn't really like games and has never visited our company.

This creature, born of flesh, growing in flesh, and surviving in flesh, now doesn't eat meat. Jia Wen, you should understand the implications of this better than I do, right?

Jia Wen, however, seemed slightly worried. "I know, boss... If we put this person up against one of the original students in the subsequent assessments, wouldn't that be too dangerous? It wouldn't be good if a core member died due to internal strife, would it?"

"I'm only in charge of the external management; the internal management is mainly handled by Teacher Guo. I believe he values ​​the students more than we do."

Jia Wen then posed another question: "Among those eight students, is any one of them a match for this guy?"

Mr. Question Mark turned his gaze to the stage. "It's a bit of a pity about Roddy. If he had more time to allow the plant to mature, it might have been possible. Right now, he's still a little lacking."

The same goes for that born monster.

The remaining personnel are excellent, but none can compare to this guy… wait, there seems to be one who's barely passable. This is starting to give me a little something to look forward to; it's a rare treat!

……

The chaotic battle lasted only a few minutes, and the entire playground was completely stained red.

Since it's a free-for-all without any restrictions, forfeiting and leaving the game are also allowed.

Most monsters will conserve their strength and retreat decisively when they judge that they may advance or even face mortal danger, resulting in very few deaths.

As for Hunter, he simply stood on the perimeter of the playground, showing no intention of making a move. The only snake he killed was the one that attacked him at the beginning.

that's it,
The number of people on the field has decreased sharply from 36 at the beginning to 11, and the rate of decline has slowed down, with 3 elimination spots remaining.

Mia, who had been actively engaged in deep combat from the start, was caught in a pincer attack due to excessive physical exhaustion. A huge gash was left on her back, and something seemed to be parasitizing inside her body.

She could only release the decay, clear the impurities from her body, and quickly retreat to Hunter's side.

"Boss... I think I rushed in too recklessly. Next time, we need to be more careful in this kind of chaotic battle. There are several guys in there who are not simple."

"Ah."

Mia's severely injured state presents a great opportunity to eliminate her.

The duo who had just attacked her immediately followed, looking like twins, with identical appearances and clothing.

The sports shirt was completely tucked into the waistband of the pants, and the short pant legs allowed the floral socks to show.

The slightly outdated center-parted black hair was combed too neatly and was too shiny, like wearing a hard plastic wig.

Twins can be very uncomfortable to look at, both in terms of clothing and appearance, and their movements are almost perfectly synchronized.

however,
These seemingly clean-looking twins actually have a strange type of parasite inside their bodies.

It was the neural connections between the parasites that allowed their thoughts to be highly synchronized; they only needed to make contact with the target to transmit the parasite. They were watching Mia, who was hiding behind Hunter and slowly recovering.

The twins spoke at the same time, their voices completely in sync: "Mr. Hunter, thank you for your leadership and assistance in the classroom area."

We don't want to harm you, so we hope you can stay away when we take action.

Or you could persuade your friend to withdraw from the competition; she's already seriously injured and won't be able to continue participating in this organizational assessment.

Hunter remained standing still, his gaze not falling on them, but fixed on the lawn as if in a daze.

see,

The twins could wait no longer; they had to kill Mia before she recovered.

Moreover, they also have their own selfish desires.

If I could kill one of the Eight Evils, I could become a student in Whirlpool Town and maybe even gain the identity of one of the Eight Evils—a win-win situation.

Simultaneous action, attacking from both sides.

The older brother bumped into Hunter in front.
The younger brother pointed directly at Mia from behind.

As they approached their target, the twins' movements became unsynchronized. The older brother in front suddenly transformed into a soft-bodied creature, trying to get close enough to bypass Hunter.

The younger brother launched the first attack, directly targeting Mia.

Snapped!
Mia, who appeared weak and powerless, suddenly erupted, using her "immortality" to briefly restore her body to normal, and grabbed her brother by the neck.

however,
He should have bypassed Hunter and given the chance to his brother who was attacking from behind, but he didn't come over for a long time.

When the younger brother sensed it, all he found was half of the body lying on the ground.

As a twin, he could clearly feel the horror his brother experienced before his death.

He was about to choose to abandon...

Mia swiftly cleaved the parasite in two with an axe, the scattered parasites instantly devoured by the rotting creature. She then stomped on the translucent, egg-like pituitary gland, crushing it to pieces.

Just after the twin brothers died,
A wrinkled old woman who was up against Yulu decisively gave up, saving her life.

This leaves only eight players on the field.

Instead of verbally announcing the end, Teacher Guo drew a counter-clockwise circle in the air with her finger.
A reverse vortex appeared out of thin air.

hum!
The severely damaged and bloodstained playground suddenly returned to its state before the great battle, with no blood, no cracks, and everything seemed as if it had never happened.

The eight freshmen, who were scattered in different areas, returned to their original positions in the queue.

Hunter, who hadn't shown much change in expression until now, looked shocked and looked up at the teacher on the stage.

"Times have changed, Boss Hunter!"

Not only the scene, but all my injuries were gone, I was reset to my initial state... Who is this person? I've never heard of him before, always hiding in the corner?"

"To be granted such privileges by a corner of the world is naturally quite extraordinary."

"Boss, you seem to have changed a lot... There's less of a meaty smell, and it seems like all your family members have gone to sleep. It seems like you're the only one here."

"We're starving, so everyone's gone to bed."

Just as the two were chatting, Teacher Guo's voice came from the stage:

The remaining eight people will undergo a final assessment later.

The assessment method is also simple: you will be assigned to a senior student by drawing lots.

A one-on-one duel of fear.

Our team of teachers will observe, record, and evaluate your performance on stage. Once you are deemed qualified, the competition may end early.

Since this is an academic exchange, we should try our best to avoid any deaths.

Students who reach this stage are all highly capable individuals, drawn by fear itself. Even if they don't develop their skills here, they will undoubtedly be able to delve deeper and touch the source of their fear.

The voice just fell,

A lottery box marked with question marks fell from the sky and landed in front of everyone.

Hunter intended to go last, but Mia, out of curiosity, pulled him to the front, reached in, and pulled out a photocopy of a student ID.

"This is……"

Hunter's expression changed slightly when he saw the students' names and appearances.

(End of this chapter)