Deep in the Living

Chapter 630 Recognizing and Accepting the Lord
What I expected to take five days was actually done in two.

After dinner, Roddy politely declined the invitation to go to the Oculos mansion, mainly because he considered that the place might also be made entirely of eyeballs, and being under surveillance would not be very comfortable.

He doesn't want outsiders to interfere with what he's going to do tonight.

Back in his own hellish apartment, although he hadn't stayed there for very long, it still felt a bit like home.

The broken spine, emitting black smoke, was placed upright on the dining table.

Roddy did not use a hand-held grip this time.

Out of respect,

His cervical vertebrae extend outwards with nerve roots, forming the most direct neural connection with the dark spine. This allows for clearer and more direct communication, and also enables a clearer understanding of the spine's internal structure.

According to the exchange,

Her name is Megin. She was born at the very bottom of Chaos Nest. Before giving birth to her, her birth mother signed a transaction agreement with the factory. Even the diet during her pregnancy was provided by the factory and had to be followed.

As a result, she was born with the label of "weapon," and her appearance and physical characteristics were different from those of other normal children.

She grew up entirely in factories and didn't even know what her mother looked like.

Moreover, there are many demons like her in the entire factory, most of whom come from the lower levels of society.

Their upbringing is also strictly regulated by the factory, leading a completely mechanical life, where even their food is "material" used to alter the nature of their spines.

Many demons will die in this process, or fail to meet the standards at a certain stage and are thus eliminated.

Meijin, however, was exceptionally gifted and grew up smoothly.

She was labeled as qualified at the age of twenty and sent to the furnace for final refining.

Similarly, many scoundrels will be eliminated again in this process, and the final products will be divided into different grades.

Meijin's spine was classified as the highest grade.

Its quality, plasticity, growth potential, and adaptability were all of the highest standard, and it was awarded as the highest war honor at the time to the Spine Demon who had performed best in multiple world wars.

That is, the current top leader of the spine.

Unfortunately, Megan did not live to see his most glorious moment, as he was abandoned due to severe damage during a very dangerous raid.

Although she was kept in the Overlord's personal treasury, she was never used again, and her last bit of value as a spine-wielder was being gradually negated.

Until the day before yesterday,

The Overlord called out her name, but unfortunately, he did not intend to use her; rather, he wanted to hand her over to a great demon.

Although Meijin dared not disobey orders, she held the other Great Demons in utter contempt. In her eyes, Great Demons were merely high-level Spinebreakers, far inferior to her master.

He entered the arena with the intention of killing, thinking he could easily kill his opponent, but was instead met head-on by the opponent.

When Roddy's hand grasped hers

That feeling was like going back to the very beginning, the first time I was held by the Overlord.

But it's also different; this grip isn't as aggressive, but it's more secure... which is one of the reasons she chose Roddy.

This conversation was completely open and frank.

Roddy was also quite surprised that the other party had told him, a master he had only known for a short time and knew nothing about, almost all of his deepest secrets in one go, without even a single lie.

In that case,

Roddy didn't hide much, explaining the current situation of humanity, the Corner, and why he needed a weapon.

Meijin listened intently, filled with anticipation for life outside.

"It sounds like that place, 'The Corner,' is very mysterious and special, unlike any other world I've ever seen. I wonder what kind of 'clown' Master Roddy needs to kill. I'll do my best."

Luo Di responded: "After returning, I will not take action immediately. Instead, I will return to Whirlpool Town, our base, and try to use you. We will then see how you perform in actual combat."

Oh, right! It seems that objects from hell require a ritual to be recognized as their owner? What should I do now?

"It's done, Master."

Before the bone marrow killing, our bone marrow fluids were mixed. The mixing degree reached 95%, indicating that our compatibility was extremely high, even higher than that of me and that lord.

This may be related to your special characteristics, as your bone marrow seems to have an extremely high adaptability.

Just now, Master, you connected your spinal nerves with me; this is a kind of master recognition ritual.

"It's just that there's no rejection, so you haven't directly felt it, but now I'm your spine."

"This is so convenient, it's great." "Master, are we leaving tomorrow?"

"Wait a few more days. I have a friend in hell too. We'll go back together then."

"Then Master, you should rest early. I can sense that you are a little tired... You had some kind of divine contact today, which seems to have taken a toll on your energy."

"Ah."

Just when everyone thought the conversation was over, Roddy threw out another question: "The demonic image I saw in the consciousness connection, is that your true form? Besides being able to transform into various weapons, you can also transform into the appearance of a Spinewalker?"

"No... As a weapon, my [appearance] was completely rejected the moment I left the factory."

I am primarily skilled in transforming swords and other weapons; as for demonic forms, they can only be manifested in my mental consciousness… If my master wishes to satisfy that need, it can only be achieved through the spiritual realm.

For example, like this...

In consciousness,
The black-skinned demon, with a severed arm and numerous wounds, had already risen and was actively moving towards Roddy, who was at the edge of the prison.

Corresponding to the real apartment,
The dark spine crawled slowly down the table like a worm, up Roddy's body, and onto his belt.

at this time.

Snapped!
The neural connection was severed. Roddy grabbed his spine and whispered:
"My meaning differs from your understanding. Follow me to the corner and we'll get a better understanding of human thought."

"Oh."

Black spine enters the body,

Although it was a broken spine, it was still quite long, thick, and hot.

Roddy was also considering where to place her inside his body so that it wouldn't affect his movements and would be easy to access at any time.

While "arms" are indeed convenient to use, they can increase the weight on the arms, disrupt the body's balance, and make the appearance somewhat awkward.

Although the "internal cavity" can be used to store internal organs, it takes a certain amount of time to remove it each time.

As Roddy pondered, he took off his clothes and went into the bathroom to take a shower. He had sweated a lot during today's match and his body smelled a bit.

When passing by the bathroom mirror

Roddy's eyes suddenly caught sight of the slightly protruding outline of his spine, and an idea instantly came to him.

"Since they are both spines, how about this... it might deepen the connection with the weapon itself and improve proficiency."

I can no longer use this spine to fight my way through the battlefield and accumulate experience.

I need to become proficient in using it in a short period of time.

Moreover, my spine is unique, and it can be appropriately modified to fit the corner system, so it's not a problem.

Give it a try.

Roddy stood sideways in front of the mirror, and gray tentacles that could be precisely controlled grew from his palm as he performed a special operation on himself.

Using the "fifth lumbar vertebra" as the core point of modification,

The nerve bundles on its surface are widened, stretched, and shunt, dividing them into two parts (equivalent to turning a charger's connector from one to two).
The position and curvature of one's own spine remain unchanged.

Meanwhile, Meijin's jet-black spine was inserted into the back socket, with the two spines fitting closely together and maintaining the same curve.

Because her spine is incomplete, its length just reaches the cervical spine.

It is neither out of place nor difficult to use, and it does not disrupt the body's balance, while also allowing the user to always know the weapon's status.

On the surface,
This section of the spine, dark and scarred, looked just like Roddy's own, only slightly exposed.

"Master... is this alright? When I was with that person before, I never had such close contact. Isn't this too much of an invasion of your privacy?"

"It feels pretty good."

Facing the mirror, Roddy moved his arm back, grabbed his cervical spine, and pulled hard!
Swish!
A jet-black spine was easily pulled out as if unsheathed, its surface still moistened with a little gray marrow fluid, increasing the spine's own activity.

Simultaneously,

This sensation of having his spine pulled also excited Luo Di, as if a certain point had been touched, allowing him to instantly enter a state of heightened awareness.

hiss~
Even though no command was sent, black smoke was already rising from the spine in his hand.

A jet-black cleaver had taken shape, but the back of the blade still maintained the shape of a spine, as if it were a natural change that Meijin had undergone...

(End of this chapter)