Deep in the Living

Chapter 665 Return
Twenty minutes ago.

The center of the island.

Thanks to the plump tadpoles that live in the holes,
Wu Wen and the ape-like monster arrived here, and a gigantic quarry beyond comprehension appeared before them, with the piles of rubble alone forming a ring mountain nearly a hundred meters high.

A giant circular hole, dug out by "man", is located in the center, with a radius of one kilometer and a bottomless depth.

The searchlights, like heads poking out, were positioned on the perimeter, aimed at the center.

Even so, the seemingly bright light was completely submerged in darkness after sinking only halfway down, making it impossible to see the specific situation at the bottom.

Even as Wu Wenguang approached this spot, he could feel the camouflage holes on his body becoming more active, and his thoughts began to be affected; it seemed that some kind of "distant connection" was about to form.

Follow the traction and head towards the elevator.

This area has no offspring, only workers.

Not all the infected monsters selected from the outside can become Apostles. Those who cannot withstand the test will undergo a transformation as they venture deeper into the world.

Losing humanity, losing the ability to think.

A tail and extra arms grew from the hole area, and a completely new face grew from the back of his head, turning him into a complete "worker".

In addition, there are some monsters like Joker, who were first influenced by the comics and actively went to the outer realms, and they serve as [overseers] here.

Wu Wen and the ape-like monster boarded one of the elevators.

Teacher Guo, disguised and mimicking, followed along.

The hinge rotates.

The car is descending.

During this journey, the monkey changed its behavior, climbed out of the sedan chair, and joined the workers' queue.

Bang!

The elevator car descended to the bottom layer, a thousand meters below, where excavation work was still ongoing. It was unknown at what depth they would need to reach to establish a connection with the outside world.

Just then,
Teacher Guo confirmed that the "bomb" in Katayama had been planted.

A snap of the fingers,
Vortex linkage,

A plague has broken out!

In less than ten seconds, snail shells fell to them. The workers were not alert at all; their minds were only focused on the idea of ​​"digging."

The snail shells that hit the workers began to release a plague, which swirled into their pores and infected their entire bodies.

Their backs began to bulge, their clothes were gradually torn apart, and snail shells of the same size as their own bodies grew out.

Their bodies also began to soften.
Their eyeballs began to bulge out of their sockets, transforming into snail-like antennae.
Their hands and feet began to degenerate, making it impossible for them to dig deep pits anymore.

The perforated structure on their bodies seemed to sense the harm of this plague and actively closed itself off, thus reducing the impact from outside the region.

For a brief moment, these sick workers regained their self-awareness and remembered their monster identity.

However, this snail disease infection is also irreversible; they will be forever trapped in this snail shell, dragging it around.

Teacher Guo didn't pay any attention to the changes in the workers; instead, he raised his arm.

His fingertips, with their swirling fingerprints, seemed capable of poking into space and stirring it clockwise.

Ripples spread across the bottom of the deep pit, sensing the situation below. After sensing it, he showed a rare expression of doubt.

"The plague has spread throughout the island, and both these converts and His descendants are affected by the irreversible disease."

Logically, He should have returned directly, but there was no sense of divine return below.

It seems the human alliance is cooperating well with our teacher, temporarily holding the enemy back. It would be good if we could inflict some injuries beforehand, making our final execution easier.

Wu Wen... your mission is over. Go find Luo Di.

Teacher Guo reached out to stick to Wu Wen's body, intending to use the vortex to teleport her.

After all, the whole island is now like a snail shell, with whirlpools everywhere, and the geographical advantage is temporarily in the hands of Teacher Guo.

Unexpectedly, Wu Wen stepped back and dodged the hand that was about to touch hers.

"Teacher Guo, I want to go to the deepest part with you."

"reason?"

"My disguise has not been exposed yet. I can still pretend to be innocent, pretend to be a chosen infected person, and pretend that I know nothing."

In a critical moment, I might be able to peel off a layer of skin from the other party.

If I were to obtain the body tissue of this Outer God, perhaps my physical characteristics would allow me to identify the corresponding [components] extremely quickly.

Even if the battle fails, I might be able to provide information about the enemy's weaknesses, allowing for a final showdown.

After a moment of silence, Teacher Guo did not give a direct affirmative answer, but instead offered a suggestion:
"Wu Wen, your talent is second to none among my students. You are also the first special student I made an exception to accept, who does not have 'comic book characteristics'."

If you choose to follow me, the mortality rate will be very high.

Even if you fail in battle and your corner falls, you can still hide on the surface of the human world and continue to grow by relying on the "defense line" set up by Mr. Kraft.

As your teacher, I naturally want you to live.

However, your suggestion was indeed good. I roughly estimated that it could increase the success rate of operations by 0.7%.

Therefore, whether or not you choose to follow me is your own decision.

Wu Wen revealed her signature smile, "When I was still a fake human, as your competitor, I should have died in the selection process at No. 4 Middle School, but I survived by chance. After coming to the corner, I also received a lot of care from you, teacher. I also learned some of the basics of your vortex ability, and now is the time to use it."

I'm willing to go if it truly helps.

"Then you continue to pretend and move forward, while I will proceed with the final plan alone."

"Teacher Guo, watch out!"

Wu Wen continued her disguise as an infected person, while also holding up a flesh and blood umbrella to block the constantly falling snail shells.

Teacher Guo maintained her makeup and mimicry, moving quickly past Wu Wen and heading deeper into the area at an even faster pace.

A sculpture of an arm over 100 meters tall stands here. Upon closer inspection, it can be seen that the sculpture is made up of countless bones, and each bone is depicted in a worshipful manner.

This is the seat of that Outer God.

Taking advantage of the fact that the other party has not yet returned,

Teacher Guo placed his hands on the ground, and his arms began to rotate and stir like a twisted rope.

Correspondingly, the ground of the pit began to rotate, vortex patterns were etched onto the ground, and cracks appeared one after another.

only,
This deep pit is also not simple; its structure has been reinforced, making it extremely difficult to destroy.

Teacher Guo's twisting began to slow down gradually on the fifth lap, but the process continued, and the cracks caused by the twisting began to spread to the walls of the pit.

quickly,

Huge chunks of rock began to fall from the rock face, and the whole structure began to show signs of collapse.

The workers, who had been transformed into snails, wanted to repair the structures but were powerless to do so.

but,

It seems that Mr. Guo's true intentions were not focused on damaging the pit.

He kept looking up at the sky, his rotating pupils seemingly able to pierce through the deep pit and see the outside world.

"coming……"

Snap~ Snap~ The sound of flippers stomping came from afar.

Our view shifts to the sky above the island, deep within the clouds.

A shadowy silhouette, over a kilometer long, is "swimming" deep in the clouds, its webbed hands seemingly performing a frog-stroke motion.

Because the island was polluted, it seemed impossible for Him to be teleported back, so He directly returned from the City of Sin by swimming.

When it reached the airspace above the quarry...
His body began to compress and shrink, as if his enormous form would crush the entire island, or be unable to be properly supported by the middle section of the corner.

It was clear that He was in a hurry, and began His descent before the compression was fully completed.

Snapped!
Step on the flippers.

The body, still over a hundred meters long, landed steadily at the bottom of the deep pit, atop the giant hand sculpture.

Huff~ The surface of the black skin is covered with a dense network of pores, each of which is capable of breathing and is breathing at the same time.

These holes all over the body seem to have other functions as well.

It seems to be able to extend strange limbs.

It seems to be able to produce offspring.

It also seems to serve as a connecting channel.

Currently, some of the holes have grown structures resembling octopus tentacles, which have entangled more than a dozen elite humans from the Exploration Bureau, tearing off their clothing and sending them into the holes for digestion.

In addition, he was holding a special being in his webbed hands.

An old man with white hair, white skin, and white pupils... was none other than the first generation zombie - Jia Wen.

He suffered comminuted fractures all over his body, both legs were torn off, and his combat uniform was damaged, resulting in holes that allowed the intrusion.

He pinched Jia Wen and brought him to his face.

Sent to that ancient cave-like opening, countless living soft teeth swiftly attacked and decomposed the flesh, destroying the hardened structure of the zombie's surface before chewing it with the hardest, black rock teeth.

Crunch and crisp!
Swallow it along with the juice.

This bite seemed to replenish his depleted physical and spiritual energy; his entire body was secreting mucus and trembling slightly.

However, a closer look reveals that this unknown Outer God also has some injuries on its body, especially a bite wound on its waist and abdomen that has not yet been repaired.

The virus was also present in several other areas, including palm prints, burns, and punctures.

After finishing eating,

His body slowly shrank to about four meters.

This is a perfect adaptive size, perfectly suited to the current world. Although the physical body is compressed, its attributes and divinity are not weakened, making it the most suitable for dealing with life forms in this world.

Standing on high ground,

Looking down at Teacher Guo, who was trying to destroy the deep pit, with his hollow, pus-filled eye sockets, he was full of disdain.

“Mere natives…”

(End of this chapter)