Deep in the Living

Chapter 641 Alienation
The northern ferry crossing is shrouded in mist.

Nine wooden boats were arranged at intervals along the shore, each with a strange ferryman in front of it.

They had no clothes, only dirty rags wrapped around their private parts.

Most strikingly, their faces were all completely blank.

Viewed from the side, their heads appear to have been partially shaved off vertically, removing their eyes, noses, and mouths, leaving a flat surface.

The white paper fits perfectly on it.

An incredibly light breath was released through the white paper, and black dots appeared and disappeared in different areas of the paper.

Swoosh~
A dense sound came from deep within the woods.
Monsters from different regions of the middle layer all arrived here at the same time, ready to board the ship.

They are all "infected persons".
Some of the monsters were still scratching at their infected parts.

Some even display their body parts riddled with holes, either out of pride or to prove something.

In addition, they were all infected for a long time.
The infection is stable.

Fixed structure

In their sleep, they heard a call from the hole, giving them a specific address and instructing them to come there.

It seems that some being wants to see them in person.
An opportunity seemed to await them.

Of course, only a very small number are selected.

The selection process begins right on the shore.

The monsters that arrive here will line up to board the ship, showing the ferryman the infected holes in their bodies.

Some are in hand.
Some are located on the thighs.

Some are scattered around the navel.

This is related to their initial site of infection and their own characteristics.

The ferrymen's inspection methods were very strange; they didn't move at all, and didn't even glance at the items, yet they completed the screening.

Those who pass will hear a voice coming from under the blank paper, "Go."

Those who fail the test will experience itching at the site of infection and a foul-smelling liquid oozing out, leaving them no choice but to turn away.

Only about 1/10 of the monsters will be selected and granted the right to board the ship.

With so many people eliminated, and some of the monsters already having difficulty controlling their emotions, they suddenly wanted to explode at the Ferryman.

Little did I know,
Their bodies had just touched the ferryman
The small holes on its body will spread all over its body, festering and decaying, turning into a pool of foul-smelling stagnant water that becomes part of the lake.

The screening process quickly reduced the number of people, and the nine wooden boats were hardly full.

A young man of medium build, wearing an orange shirt, a black vest, and slicked-back hair, stood at the back. His name was Xiao Xun, and he used to be a dealer at the Fear Casino in the City of Sin.

He had just been promoted to a full-fledged employee three months ago. He planned to work there for a while, earn enough money, and then go to the Black Coffin Supermarket to buy some equipment and begin his own terrifying promotion.

Little did they know, before they had even made enough money, their corner was invaded.

The sinful city, guarded by Mr. Question Mark and several powerful monsters,
It was also the largest city in the corner, and it completely fell in less than three days. Rumor has it that even Mr. Question Mark has died.

He tried to escape, but still got infected.

The weird thing is,
Since the infection began, he has never experienced any discomfort, not even the slightest itching. Moreover, the location of his infection is quite unusual; he came here a few days ago following the call of the orifice.

His life motto was gambling; loyalty was irrelevant.

Whenever he encounters a crossroads where he needs to make a decision, he rolls the dice to decide.

He made almost all of his previous choices correctly.
Choosing to become a fake person

Choosing to come to the city of sin

Choose to become a dealer with a stable identity.

He also rolled the dice once before setting off.

Use your points to pee and choose a corner; use your points to poop and choose an area outside the territory.

Once the dice are rolled on the gambling table, they cannot be changed. Xiao Xun naturally rushed over as well, having already decided to abandon the corner.

The ferryman, whose face was covered with white paper, stared at him. Unlike the previous passengers, he seemed to have taken much longer to board.

The ferryman seemed unable to make a complete judgment yet, and slowly brought the white paper face closer, right in front of Xiao Xun.

follow closely,

Half of the white paper on the face had actually peeled off.
It revealed a flat, fleshy face full of holes that was rapidly shrinking, and after confirming its identity, it emitted a deep sound from between the holes.

"superior."

And so, Xiao Xun became the last person to board the wooden boat.

All the ferrymen boarded the boat.

They didn't have oars in their hands, so they just sat at the foot of the bed, tore off the white paper from their faces, and turned their faces, full of holes, toward their backs.

call……

By breathing, they quickly exhale through the openings in their faces, propelling the wooden boat into the unknown, misty sea.

slowly,
The island's outline gradually came into view, and the sound of stones being struck could be heard.

The journey involves several screenings and passing through different areas.

When they arrived at the central quarry, only four of the original group who had traveled by boat remained, and Xiao Xun was one of them.

He was undoubtedly the weakest; his plant wasn't even fully mature yet, still in the flowering stage. The other three were all renowned monsters, their plants ranking high on the corner leaderboard.

Following the directions, they arrived at the edge of the pit and took the elevator down.

The further down you go,
Their infection symptoms worsened, with persistent itching.

Liquid began to secrete from the holes on its body, and roots resembling hands and feet could be vaguely seen about to emerge.

Everyone else was scratching at him to some extent, but Xiao Xun remained unmoved; there wasn't even a visible hole on his body.

The descent depth reached over a kilometer.
Ding! The elevator finally stopped.

Just as everyone stepped out and onto the deepest part of the ground... a scream came from behind Xiao Xun. The bald man at the back suddenly knelt on the ground.

His clothes had already been torn to shreds.
The infection was located on his chest, which was now scratched raw and bloody, with fibrous growths clearly visible between the small holes.

suddenly,

An anomaly occurred.

The numerous small holes on the man's chest began to converge, forming a hollow structure that almost occupied the center of his chest.

Swish!
A twisted and deformed tail covered in viscous liquid grew out of the hole and slammed heavily onto the ground.

The appearance of a tail on his chest signifies that the person's "front" has become his "back".

follow closely,

His head split open from the middle, revealing a completely new face with hollowed-out features.

Structures of varying sizes began to appear randomly on his back, and hand-like structures grew out of them.

Rather than a hand, it resembles a drilling tool, ranging in length from 3 to 10 meters.

The alienation ended.

He did not attack the three companions, but instead, as if receiving some kind of command, quickly crawled away.

Therefore, people carry a light source within them.

When the others looked in the direction he had left, they discovered that there were at least hundreds of similar individuals at the edge of the pit.

They are digging a pit, but the hole is not deep enough yet.

The remaining three could only continue forward.
Soon, another person couldn't take it anymore. Perhaps having witnessed the mutation process just now, his body also began to undergo the same changes.

Only Xiao Xun and an old man with bat wings, skilled at moving in the dark, remained.

They slowly walked deeper into the area.

Soon the old man also began to give out, and a tail grew out of the hole in his cheek to join the digging work.

Only Xiao Xun remained unaffected throughout the entire process.

He didn't hesitate at all, and just kept going deeper and deeper.

What did he see?
A huge thing standing upright in front of me.

A 100-meter-long arm riddled with holes stands at the front.

At the top of that arm stood a being.

Paji~
All that could be heard was the sound of flippers hitting the ground.

The person had already come up to him from the top.

"Such a rare high degree of compatibility! The part of your body that is infected is also very interesting. Very few native monsters can come here."

"You have gained my approval; would you be willing to become my apostle?"

"Wait a moment, I need to make a decision."

Xiao Xun gouged out his right eye.

His eyeballs were actually dice, with the outward-facing pupils representing the number [1], and the other five sides.

Large means affirmative, small means negative.

Throw it, and it falls.

【6】

"willing."

"You're very interesting..."

A strange finger landed on Xiao Xun's forehead, and countless tiny pores began to seep inward, until fine pores also appeared on the surface of his pituitary gland.

Unlike those before them,

Xiao Xun's self-awareness remained, but his body began to change, and his plants began to mature in an alternative way.

He immediately knelt on the ground to express his respect and gratitude.

In reality, cold sweat was dripping down between the unseen gaps in his hair.

Xiao Xun had a gambling element to it; when the dice were thrown, he sensed there was a high probability it would be "small".
When the die is stable, there are four extra small holes on the side that should only have two dots.

but,

After realizing that he could cheat and activate the relevant abilities normally, Xiao Xun became extremely excited. His eyes began to spin wildly, and he was no longer a monster.

(End of this chapter)