Deep in the Living

Chapter 644 Gold
Northern Islands

Deep in the quarry,
A single elevator is in operation, reaching the deepest part.

The gate opened, but the inside was empty; only a balloon floated out.

Unaffected by the environment, the balloon quickly reached the depths and arrived at the hand-shaped building, which was a hundred meters tall.

The balloon inflated.

Jock appeared.

Although he bowed in a very elegant manner, he was not wearing any clothes and had gained weight.

"What are your orders, sir?"

A high-ranking voice followed, "Your body's acceptance of comics has increased quite a bit. I never thought that such a lowly world could produce such a high-quality pig like you."

It's a real shame that Ito-sensei seized the initiative and turned you into his 'role'; otherwise, you could have had an equally excellent future as my apostle.

I called you over for only one thing.

The natives here have begun their operation. Strangely, they are all wearing a type of clothing that effectively isolates the porous structure, and they are currently launching a full-scale invasion of the Sin City.

Although I arranged for several apostles to go and play with them, to see what level these natives were at.

But I personally find this kind of isolation gown very interesting.

Go and kill one of them, and bring back the clothing if possible.

Jock was naturally aware that the corner had begun to take action, but he didn't want to intervene directly, since there were still several guys in the monster circle that he was wary of.

Especially those who teach in Whirlpool Town, it would be very dangerous to encounter them alone.

He had planned to pretend to be busy on the island to avoid the matter, but he was still assigned to an operation.

"No problem, I promise to take care of this for you and bring the complete outfit back to you as soon as possible."

Just as Jock was about to take action, the voice came again: "By the way, I sensed that the 'natives' marked by Teacher Itō have also participated in the operation, and they should currently be in the territory of an apostle that I have high hopes for."

If you're interested, you can take a look.

"If we present his head beforehand, the teacher will surely be happy."

Upon hearing this, Jock seemed to become interested, grinning strangely, "Thank you for sharing such important information, sir. I have some connection with this person, and I will treat him well."

Jock's body exploded like a balloon.
at the same time,

His true form has awakened.

It is located about five meters underground, and the top is covered with grass, as if to prevent anyone from knowing about this place.

He seemed to have deliberately slept in this unknown deep pit, and even laid a mattress underneath.

Scattered around were corpses that had been completely drained, but unlike ordinary mummies, these corpses all had straws inserted into their navels, and their skin was as thin as a balloon.

He gained a lot of weight due to overeating and sleeping after eating.

It seems like I haven't moved in a long time; laziness has filled my body with fat, and I simply don't want to leave this place.

Soon a group of staff members dressed as clowns arrived and used several bamboo poles to pry his body out of the soil.

Even after escaping, Jock showed no intention of walking.

Instead, staff members went down into the pit and retrieved the mattress, which had turned yellow from being used for sleeping.

They inserted bamboo poles into the bottom of the mattress and lifted it up like a sedan chair.

Jock reluctantly climbed up, raised his fleshy fingers, and roughly gave a direction.

The staff immediately lifted the mattress and moved it. At first, it was a bit bumpy, but gradually, the bumpiness disappeared.

Because the employees' heads were all inflated and enlarged, they floated up like balloons, carrying the mattresses through the air at an extremely fast speed.

Jock put on a cartoon eye mask and continued sleeping.

During his snoring, mist would be exhaled from his mouth, gradually enveloping everything around him and forming a cloud-like structure.

To an outsider, it just looks like a cloud moving across the sky.

……

"This is... the women's restroom?"

Roddy stepped onto the cold tiles and quickly determined his current location.

He immediately checked the window; there was no view outside, only a solid wall. He even tried using a giant slaughterhouse to cut through the space, but even cutting to a depth of over ten meters, he still couldn't see the bottom.

Moreover, the space here is abnormally sealed off.

If we consider a normal space as a calm water surface...
This place is as chaotic and disorderly as a turbulent current.
Although Roddy might be able to escape using the properties of his left arm, he cannot do so at the moment.

If he wants to use the passage ability of his left arm, he will step forward when entering the city wall.

If his ability to access "extraterrestrial passages" is revealed prematurely, he will definitely be targeted immediately. Not to mention, Roddy is already a thorn in their side, a wanted criminal from beyond the region. Furthermore, he needs to reunite with Gustav to infiltrate the northern secret region together, so this ability cannot be used for the time being.

"Fran, is there any way to escape from here?"

Roddy turned his head and saw that Fran was actually squatting in the pit, with his arm stretched into the pit and moving around. Anyone who didn't know better would think he was looking for food.

He didn't respond immediately, but was focused on something.

After waiting a moment, he withdrew his arm and immediately went to the sink to wash it.

"This space must be sealed off; at least this toilet has no exit. I just extended the pumpkin vine down into the sewer, and it quickly reached the end."

This design is infuriating! How can such a sacred place as a toilet be designed as a closed structure?! What if everyone came to use the toilet? Things would get really messy; it would definitely blow up!

"There's something wrong with your focus."

"By the way, Roddy, how did we end up together without being separated? It's because of your hand..."

Fran realized something halfway through the conversation and immediately ended the topic. Although Roddy had never mentioned the creation of the passage to him, Fran could vaguely sense that it needed to be kept secret.

"It's good that the two of them are together! If we work together, we should be able to leave this confined space as soon as possible and reunite with the chef and the others."

"The chef isn't here, and I feel completely insecure! My pumpkin's a little nervous!"

"Fran, besides cooking, you must be a first-rate killer too, right?"

"what?"

"No need to pretend. I have carefully reviewed your performance during the freshman assessment. You did not show your true abilities when facing Miss Song."

"Will you help me fight our way out?"

"Okay... alright~ My pumpkin could kill someone, but it's really a waste."

Leaving the restroom, there was a magnificent golden corridor outside, with even the red carpet on the floor edged with gold.

Gold elements are present in various decorative paintings, lamps, and wallpapers.

At the end, a gilded curtain hangs down, separating this passage from the outside.

What's even stranger is that at first glance, there are no holes or openings; it looks like a normal area with no threat whatsoever.

The faint sounds of commotion could still be heard coming from outside the passageway.

"here it is……"

Although Roddy had visited the City of Sin many times, he hadn't been to every building. This gold-related architecture reminded him of a special place he hadn't been to, but which he vaguely remembered.

"Golden Casino? I think I passed by this building when I was participating in Mr. Question Mark's game. It's smaller than the Real Death Game, but it's still a fairly famous place."

I've never been here before because I'm not interested in gambling.

It seems the team members are scattered across different city buildings. Perhaps we can reunite with them if we can get out of here.

As the two walked at a normal pace, stepping off the red carpet, they gradually left the passageway.

At the end of the passage,

The golden curtain was suddenly pushed open by someone.

He had only one eyeball left, all his clothes were gone, and he had almost no flesh left on his body; his skin was practically clinging to his bones.

in addition,

His left forearm is also gone.
All four fingers on my right hand are gone.

Only two toes remained on each foot.

Even the thing between her legs was gone.

As he ran, strange things began to happen... Gold coins started appearing from his body, but this also corresponded to the degeneration and disappearance of parts of his body.

Bang!

His legs were broken, and when he fell, his legs and feet were completely turned to gold.

The same applies to the hands and the remaining eyeballs.

Only a worthless mummified torso remained on the ground.

Soon, another elderly woman, who had no legs and feet and crawled on the ground, entered the passage.

She stared at the gold coins that had burst open on the carpet, overjoyed.

"You lost money and you want to run away! Give it to me, give it to me, this is all what I won."

The old woman quickly picked up the gold coins on the ground, not even noticing Roddy and the others, before turning around and crawling back to continue her gambling.

(End of this chapter)