Deep in the Living

Chapter 650 Apostles
【Night Mother's House】

A bizarre monster with a giant goat's head and both male and female characteristics lay on the ground.

His back was also connected to hundreds of store customers through holes and internal strips.
An energy that belonged absolutely not to monsters, not to corners, and not to fear lingered around him, though it was now almost gone.

Despite her best efforts, the goat's head only managed to give birth to a deformed goat cub through the hole.

When the cub is born, it attempts to grow quickly into its new form.

A foot stepped on it, pinning down the goat's body and halting its growth.

The striped, goat-like eyes stared fearfully at the one trampling him—a blond youth, high above, somewhat different from before.

A halo was actually above the blond youth's head.

Pointing downwards,

Stomp it to pieces.

After confirming that the opponent was completely annihilated and had no possibility of rebirth, the halo above Libet's head disappeared, and he suddenly collapsed, a strong sense of weakness washing over his entire body.

This battle was hard-won.
The other party's essence is no longer a monster, but something deeper and more complex... There is a feeling of being transformed and alienated.

"The Abyss, the Apostle... No wonder it can bring such great pressure, no wonder the corner died because of it. These things from outside are indeed quite capable."

If everyone is at this level, or even higher, then others might be in danger!
I wonder how Roddy is doing.

……

Golden Casino

By using his extremely high frequency of attacks to suppress the croupier Xiao Xun, Luo Di made him focus all his attention on him, leaving him no time to pay attention to the situation in other parts of the casino.

He secured a legitimate gambling opportunity for Pumpkin Fran, ultimately winning the entire casino's gold reserves.

Gold ability was stripped away.
Xiao Xun could no longer use that heaven-defying golden regeneration, nor could he use gold to enhance his physical attributes.

Next, we only need to consider the dice.

Taking advantage of the opponent's focus on Fran, who had won all the gold, Roddy's left hand swiftly reached out, ripped open his face, and pinched his pituitary gland.

You can't crush it, otherwise the opponent will refresh it immediately.

Now is the time for observation.

Pinch it between two fingers, one above the other.

He killed Xiao Xun with a single blow.

This allows for close observation of how the opponent rolls the dice, how they refresh themselves, and how their body undergoes changes.
however……

But something strange happened!

This time, Luo Di didn't hear the sound of any dice. Xiao Xun, who had been cut in half at the waist, began to bleed continuously. Since the gold was gone, what flowed out was his own blood.

His lower body fell to the ground.

His upper body was lifted into the air because Roddy was pinching his pituitary gland.
You could very clearly feel that he was dying rapidly.
But Roddy could still sense a strange sense of unease, a peculiar feeling.

He realized something and tried to crush the pituitary gland in his hand. But he found that he couldn't crush it at all, or rather, he couldn't squeeze it down!

He tried to let go, but his fingers wouldn't budge.

A certain unspeakable "limitation" has been formed, forcing Roddy to maintain this gripping state.

Xiao Xun's voice actually came through the openings on the surface of the pituitary gland:
"Mr. Di, I underestimated you, I am truly sorry!"
You truly are the best, the champion of the Death Challenge!
I can't believe I've been pushed to this point so quickly. Now that you've got the dice in your hands, let's start the real game.

You only get one chance.

The different point values ​​will correspond to the difficulty level of my true self; this is how my abilities as an "Apostle" are manifested.

The number one is the simplest.
The six is ​​the most difficult.

I won't cheat this round; it's all up to your luck... Also, a word of advice to Mr. Di: this is an opportunity I obtained by selling my soul, my corner, and my very self.

I hope this attitude satisfies you.

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Xun's upper body began to rapidly decay, turning to dust and disappearing completely in less than a few seconds.

All that remained was the pituitary gland, riddled with holes, held in my hand.

To be precise, it is a perfectly square, pendant die.

The overall shape is flesh-colored like a pituitary gland, and the number of points on the six sides is represented by holes. Each hole is breathing urgently, eager to be thrown.

Even the surrounding environment changed, from an octagonal cage to a gambling table, and Roddy became a "dice thrower".

Although the unexpected situation was beyond Roddy's imagination, at least the other party finally showed signs of being from outside the region.

Roddy was well aware that to win the bet with Xiao Xun, he had to roll the dice. Refusing to roll or attempting to destroy the dice would only worsen the situation. *Sigh*

After taking a normal breath, Roddy made a normal throwing motion.

The pendant die stuck between my fingers fell off on its own and landed steadily on the table.

Although Roddy disliked this behavior and had no interest in gambling, his subconscious still hoped for a lower number when he saw the dice touching the table.

Just when it seemed that the number "2" was about to stabilize, it flipped to "6" again.

Xiao Xun's voice could also be heard coming from the hole.

"Mr. Di... I'm sorry~ I just lied to you! I will still cheat, after all, my opponent is you, and showing my best performance is the most basic respect for you."

Strands of hair-like material, not belonging to any corner, emerged from the holes in the die.

The material is somewhere between flesh and rock.

It possesses both the softness and vitality of flesh and blood, and the plasticity and antiquity of rock.

Xiao Xun's "new body" has begun to take shape.

During this process,

Roddy smelled a familiar scent, a rare and extremely dangerous scent.

"Divinity... was it bestowed with divinity by beings from beyond the realm? But something's not right; this divinity seems to belong more to someone else."

If Roddy hadn't possessed that finger, he would never have sensed it. The aura emanating from the pituitary dice before him was none other than divine power.

However, unlike Roddy's acceptance of divinity,

This divinity overflowed from between the holes and did not belong to Xiao Xun himself. Moreover, this divinity was not being poured into him, but rather being shaped by him.

It is undergoing a transformation, reconstructing Xiao Xun.

Each facet of the die began to transform into a corresponding body part of Xiao Xun.

[1] Tail, a deep abyss tail representing the apostle grows out of a separate cave.

[2] Legs, two long legs grow out of two holes, sitting cross-legged, suspended in the air.

[3] Body, three points slowly evolved into his torso.

[4] Clothing: a brand new top, vest, trousers and leather shoes.

[5] The five holes gradually evolved into eyes, nostrils and mouth... There is only a structural similarity, but the essence is still just a hole structure.

[6] Hands, the hands of the six dealers, each holding a die.

“Mr. Di, this is the apostle form I received by selling myself... This is the body that was reshaped for me on the other side of the abyss!”

It was this attitude that won me the bet with Golden Gordon.

The six arms correspond to six different forms of point identification!
The pressure I can bring right now is probably above the level of a death challenge, right?
A brand new game is about to begin. Can you keep winning?

Before he could finish speaking, Roddy had already arrived!
but,

Xiao Xun's piercing eyes could see it clearly.

Six arms spread out in a lotus shape.

A hexagonal mirror, perfectly aligned with the rules, stood between the two, protecting him completely from harm.

"Don't rush, the game hasn't started yet, don't be in a hurry to attack the dealer..."

Suddenly, Xiao Xun's expression changed! Because he sensed something, and he saw something too.

A ring, or rather a peculiar circular finger, appeared on Roddy's left hand at some point, and something seemed to be descending from above, making contact with it.

Because of this contact

The jet-black metal arm was actually covered with a layer of wrinkled, aged skin.

The barrier has been breached!

He grabbed Xiao Xun by the throat!

"Divinity gained by selling oneself? Sorry... I have that too, but I earned it myself."

A ray of moonlight shone down,
The light shone on Xiao Xun.
He found himself on a scorched earth, surrounded by the corpses of various hellish demons, all killed by a single person.

Xiao Xun is blocking this person's path to hell.

P.S.: I'm experiencing severe writer's block, so the update is late. Sorry.
(End of this chapter)