Deep in the Living

Chapter 609 The Direction Forward

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Roddy slowly lowered his head and looked at the relic left by the human body: the pitch-black left arm.

With just a glance, the arm itself reacted, disassembling on its own and transforming into bionic muscle lines. Each line seemed to have a life of its own, like eels burrowing into the left arm and assimilating into it.

As for the "old spine" of the human body, it belongs to the projection of hell.

With the arrival of this hellish entity, the old human spine dissipated on its own.

Instead of launching a direct attack on Yu Lu, Luo Di used this important juncture to carefully reflect on and re-experience the changes throughout his body.

He sat down cross-legged and placed the human head beside him for the time being.

Just as he sat down, the chill of death arrived, but this chill was not dangerous; on the contrary, it helped to cool Luo Di down.

Having come all the way through the marathon, it's quite hot here.

Two cold arms reached out from behind, resting on the shoulders, so light they seemed like backpack straps. Then, they pressed against the soft, boneless body.

It hung there quietly, undisturbed.

Pituitary space

Gray-haired Roddy stood in the cultivation room, admiring his fully mature plant, a plant yet to be named in the corner.

It has now grown from a plant into a small tree.

Then they dug through the soil and briefly examined the body inside.

The victims, including the human Roddy, are buried here, their bodies inextricably linked by tree roots.

"We've finally come this far. It was definitely the right decision to put the pressure on Sister Yulu... Although I'm not completely compatible with death, wherever I go, death will inevitably follow."

In a situation where certain death is inevitable, only by severing one's ego can one mature.

This is the fastest shortcut, and I've got it! The corners and hell have been integrated here, no longer mottled and chaotic, but a completely new whole.

No more wasting time going to the dungeon to level up; now I can do what I really want to do.

Roddy did not linger. He left the cultivation room, left the dungeon, and came to the moon.

"The Will of Hell once said that the Great Demon's next step is to establish its own kingdom. The current maturity of the plants and the integration of the system allow me to barely see the outline of the kingdom and know its general direction."

Once established, I should be able to return to Hell and start a brand new force of my own.

The kingdom was originally established here, on this moon.

When my plants and pituitary space are fully integrated, that should be the day the kingdom is established... We can't rush things now; we need to proceed steadily at this stage.

Of course, killing the Joker might speed things up.

Gazing at the hazy outline of the kingdom at the edge of the moon, something new stirred within Roddy's heart.

Open your eyes.

Roddy woke up again, feeling the cool and light backpack.

"Sister Yulu, thank you for believing in me."

"This is the first time I've ever met someone so fearless..."

"Shall we continue? The assessment isn't over yet. Perhaps I can still help you, Yulu, and help you advance to a higher level."

"it is good."

The schoolbag disappeared and was reattached to a rope a hundred meters away.

He held the nearly five-meter-long silver scythe in one hand, while his other hand was pointed at Roddy, making a circular motion with his finger.

【die】

It was as if a jet-black word had been directly engraved into Roddy's soul.

These nooses descending from the sky all lock onto their targets, endlessly looping around them. Moreover, this noose is instantaneous; the rope appears directly around the neck.

Huff... Roddy took a deep breath.

He could sense the threat of every noose and accurately pinpoint the direction from which each one was being looped.

A small, invisible field silently unfolded, severing all the ropes that approached the ground.

Use your calves to generate power.

It felt as if the ground of the playground had slightly sunk.
In the blink of an eye, Luo Di had arrived in front of Yu Lu, who was hanging in the air, his dark eyes fixed on her.

of course,

Yu Lu could see it clearly as well, and she knew that Luo Di would inevitably choose close combat.

The sickle in his hand had already been swung out.

Carrying the ultimate death strike,

Even the space it traverses freezes due to death, and the flow of time slows down. Consequently, the target being slain is almost unable to properly perceive the scythe's swing and will be beheaded instantly.

despair!
The tongue clicks.

Roddy did not dodge, but instead placed his hands in front of him.

The instant the sword slashed down,

Pinch tightly with all ten fingers!

Ding!
The chilling aura of death spread outwards with the impact, scalding blood dripped from the air, and three fingers fell off.

Luo Di, who should have been killed, was completely unharmed, with no damage to his neck. This was because he had managed to stop the killing blow by gripping the blade with his bare hands, at the cost of only three fingers on his right hand.

Roddy's dark eyes remained fixed on her, staring intently at her.

"what?"

Yu Lu was shocked. At that moment, she could feel a label called "prey" stuck to her body, which she could not get rid of no matter what.

Suddenly, a surge of pure brute force came, accompanied by a tremor in the spine and the hum of an engine.

Luo Di forcibly removed the scythe from Yu Lu's hand, revealing her true form.

In Luo Di's hands, the seemingly plain butcher's knife he brought from the Fifth Hospital had already had its properties modified by the black substance in his left arm.

A single slash comes down!

Yu Lu also quickly adjusted her posture.
A terrifying long tongue dangled from her mouth, a characteristic of her as a hanged ghost, and coiled towards Roddy's neck.

Just as their attacks were about to clash,

The reverse vortex began to rotate.

hum!
The green grass swayed.

The two stood on opposite sides of the playground again, returning to their initial duel.

Teacher Guo's voice suddenly came from behind:

"enough!
Roddy, you've just completed your plant's maturation and reached a new stage; it's not the right time for you to continue fighting. Death might destroy the 'integrity' you've worked so hard to achieve.

As for Miss Yulu's performance, we have all witnessed it and it is sufficient to give her a reasonable score.

Roddy, however, didn't see it that way. He knew very well that his condition was very stable. Even if he were to get injured, the system wouldn't be affected.

He wanted to take this opportunity to have a good competition with Yu Lu, get to know his new self, and maybe even help Yu Lu take a step forward.

Just as he was about to refute,

Teacher Guo's voice came through privately: "Walls have ears; don't reveal too much of your hand."

Luo Di suddenly realized what was happening, and all his killing intent vanished instantly. He walked over to Yu Lu and gave her a big hug.

"Sister Yulu, we'll make it up later."

"Okay."

The hug ended.

Roddy tossed his long gray hair with one hand, slightly moved his metal chin which he hadn't used in a long time, and returned to the stage.

As soon as he stepped onto the stage, two pairs of eyes turned to him, and Roddy realized that the real trouble was not the assessment.

However, Wu Wen didn't seem unhappy at all, and immediately went forward to give him a congratulatory hug.

No idea.

A strong arm suddenly reached out and pulled Roddy away.

Wu Wen's attempt to approach missed, but she didn't dare to say anything.

The person who pulled Roddy away was Gustav, who looked excited and asked in a low voice:

"Roddy, hurry up and lick your tongue right now... This is the proper posture for connecting to hell! I can already smell the barbecue."

Oh, and later I'll tell that Miss Yu, what's her name, to give me a piece of her long tongue too.

Roddy didn't mind at all and decisively cut off his tongue completely.

A sudden, violent spitting sound!
Gusta felt like he was about to suffocate from the cold.

The greedy and unreliable demeanor of the previous second immediately turned into an unusually serious one as he re-examined the current state of Roddy.

"You've done more than just plant maturation; you've achieved system integration."

"In the underworld, have you been granted some kind of authority? Your tongue harbors a primal, burning passion—something no ordinary demon should possess."

"Yes, as long as I can continue to grow and reach your level, senior Gustav, I estimate that I will be able to create a brand new power organization in Hell, the kind that is directly recognized by the Hell world."

"Great! That means you can have the tongues of countless demons. When you've done it all, don't forget how good your teacher was!"

However, let's deal with this backyard in the corner first, and then talk about hell.

Now you have the ability to hunt down those extraterrestrial vermin.

Roddy simply responded with an OK gesture.

The teachers' scoring session ended quickly. Maximus scored the lowest with 7.5 points, Grandma scored the highest with 10 points, and Yulu's average score of 8.5 points allowed her to advance directly.

The penultimate round of assessments followed immediately.

"The new student who needs to be assessed is [Mia] from the Eight Evils, and the person in charge of assessing him is... Hua Yuan."

When this list is given

Luo Di immediately turned his head to look over, but he wasn't looking at Hua Yuan or Mia.

Instead, it was Yu Ze standing next to Miss Song, doing warm-up exercises... For a moment, Luo Di began to doubt the randomness of the so-called lottery.

This kind of assessment, though described as a lottery, seems more like a pre-arranged pairing of teachers.

(End of this chapter)