Deep in the Living

Chapter 707 Transforming the Zombie
"Good weight!"

Perhaps because he had been soaking in the pool of corpse oil for too long, Roddy found himself unusually heavy as he crawled out of the pool.

Whether it's lifting my legs, raising my arms, or any movement, it feels more than ten times heavier than before.

His body seemed to have grown a whole size larger, with a layer of solidified oil between his skin and flesh, making him look unusually bloated. Some parts of his body were even black and swollen, like he had a malignant tumor.

Given the unusual situation at the Jiang residence, he didn't have time to think too much. He needed to deal with his own condition as soon as possible and then go out to check on the situation.

Roddy first tried to put on the leather bag, but found that the bag seemed to have been soaked for too long and had become extremely stiff, making it impossible to put on.

The lady said it would be an hour, but now it has been soaking for more than twice as long. Since there is a problem with the skin, we can only leave it here for now and deal with it when we find the lady.

Roddy focused his attention on himself.

"These solidified lumps filling the space between the skin and flesh are somewhat like wax. They should be able to be liquefied and further absorbed if heated slightly."

There's no time left, let's try a spinal manipulation.

Consciousness conveys signals, and the old spine expresses its state.

The back is split open, revealing the spine.

The body heats up, and the fats dissolve.

Hiss~ Puffs of steam were released, but this steam was no longer white, but black, like yin energy, yet different.

Just as Roddy had expected, the dissolved oil continued to seep in and slowly merge with the flesh inside.

This is the essence of corpse oil, rigorously filtered through hellish shells and gray tentacles, providing only properties beneficial to the flesh.

The spine is visible.

Unlike before, what appeared first from the gap in the back was not the spine, but a tuft of gray hair.

These hairs grow from the gaps in the spine, swaying in the wind, emanating a unique, scorching, and yin aura.

Roddy's body quickly returned to its normal size, but the heaviness remained, and his weight had increased at least three times.

Veins, somewhere between black and gray, appeared under the skin, spreading all over the body like earthworms.

"Hmm? Why does my body feel so hard..."

Luo Di used his consciousness slash directly at the wrist. In the past, this would have resulted in a deep cut that exposed bone, but now it only barely cut through the skin.

Not only that, the cut area was steaming, and the wound healed quickly after bubbling for a while.

"We'll examine the changes in your body more carefully later. Let's go out and see what's going on first."

Roddy dashed out in a single stride, so hasty that he didn't notice the changes in the room at all.

The pool of corpse oil, which was of great importance to the Jiang family, had actually sunk by more than three meters.

They arrived at the Corpse Refining Hall, but there was still no one there.

Not to mention the lady, all the maids who used to frequent this place have also disappeared.

Just as Luo Di was about to leave the corpse-refining shop along the stairs... Buzz! A ringing sound came to his ears. It was as if the hair on his back sensed something, or rather, the zombie attribute that had just merged into his body sensed something.

Quickly search in the direction of your senses.
Push open the door to a wooden cabin filled with the scent of sandalwood.

Roddy immediately spotted the item on the wooden table.
A wooden waist tag carved from cedar wood can be hung on the waist with a red rope, and the character "罗" is printed on it in a large black ink.

The source of this pitch-black corpse material was Roddy himself; it was the substance that the lady had collected from him while he was immersed in the pool of corpse oil.

"Is this the 'talisman' that the lady mentioned, the wooden plaque that represents the steward's identity?"

Roddy subconsciously reached out to touch it, only to feel an invisible and intangible thread of soul being drawn from his fingertips and entangled with the wooden plaque.

The specific effects are unknown, but since it was made by the lady, there shouldn't be any major problems.

Just as Roddy tied the wooden sign on and prepared to go outside.

Gustav, whom I hadn't contacted in a long time, suddenly came over, sticking out his tongue and slapping his palm back and forth.

"Be careful... There's a different smell outside the Jiang residence, a different kind of fleshy smell. This old man is half-paralyzed and his body is completely destroyed. It's not so easy for him to guard the Jiang residence after all."

"But Roddy, you don't need to get involved in this mess. The risk is too great, and it won't do you any good as the third party."

Roddy, however, had already made up his mind and replied, "Maybe there will be some fresh tongues with a really good taste, Teacher Gu."

"Hiss~ Alright! Go out and check the situation first, I'll lend you a hand... But Roddy, why do you smell so bad, like a zombie, but not quite. Your essence hasn't changed, it's just that your body seems to have received some kind of unique enhancement."

I've been in meetings all day yesterday and haven't been paying attention to what's going on here. What happened?

"We'll talk about it later, it's urgent now."

Luo Di quickly rushed out of the underground area and stepped out of the threshold of the corpse refining shop.

A stench of decay quickly spread over, not the smell of a zombie, but the smell of flesh that had been thoroughly pulverized.

Three maids were killed in the courtyard area where the corpse refining shop was located.

Their bodies were severely mutilated; some were reduced to half their bodies, while others were almost completely crushed, leaving only half their faces on the ground. At the courtyard gate...
An unknown entity, shrouded in a trench coat, stood there. Its height and width were quite astonishing, and one could see the enormous size of its muscles even through the clothing.

The strangest thing is,

As a Black Gate serial killer, Roddy couldn't detect any biological scent in his opponent, unlike the monster in the corner.

"What is this?"

At this moment, the being standing at the door had already smelled the odor, the unique stench of corpse emanating from Roddy.

hum!
A huge footprint was left in the ground.

The opponent may look big, but his speed is astonishing!
Snapped!
A large hand with stitches on it had already gripped Roddy's neck, choking him in mid-air.

at the same time,

The scorching yin energy emanating from his back was actually being absorbed by the other person's palm.

This burly man seems to be very good at dealing with zombies, or rather, he's specifically trained to deal with zombies.

Apply pressure with your palm.

He planned to crush Roddy's neck.

But they found that they couldn't squeeze it at all, especially the cervical spine structure, which was extremely hard.

see,

The strange man slammed his other hand down with such force that he intended to smash Roddy into a pulp.

Snapped!
A gust of wind pressure was released.
Roddy's seemingly smaller hand easily grabbed the other's wrist, preventing the slap.

At the same time,

A tongue sprouted from the palm of the hand, quickly slipping into the other person's sleeve and reaching their face, attempting to pull the tongue out of their mouth. However, the other person didn't have a mouth at all; the mouth had been sewn shut, and all related oral structures and organs had been removed.

Tsk!
Gustav smacked his lips.

In that case,

Roddy no longer held back; a hellish red light emanated from the point where his palm touched the man, and a metallic structure rapidly spread across his entire body, creating an Iron Maiden that completely sealed him off and severed any mental connection.

The tongue in his palm wriggled and gave its evaluation: "Rodi, you're quite clever~ You didn't kill him, but sealed him away. That way, you won't alert him, and no one will know that the Jiang family is hiding an outsider like you."

Just from tasting it, I've already tasted some of the flavors.

The scent of roses… Be careful, 'that pervert' might come himself, and with your current skill level, you'd be killed.”

……

Central courtyard.

A large amount of wax oil was spread here, covering the entire ground.

More than a dozen enormous monsters have been made into wax figures and are currently slowly sinking and dissolving in the wax.

However, Madam Linglong, clutching her bleeding arm, retreated to the front of the mansion, panting heavily.

The wound on her arm seemed unable to heal; no matter how much wax was applied, it would still bleed.

Her eyes were fixed on one direction, on a special visitor.

There stood a man wearing a white mink coat, over which he wore a red shirt and pure white trousers, the trouser legs completely tucked into a pair of tall boots with gold stripes.

The most striking feature is the deep red tie on the man's chest, which is decorated with lifelike rose patterns.

His right foot was on the back of a young zombie.

He bent down and pulled the axe out of the zombie's head.

As she stood up, she casually tossed the black hair that fell in front of her, a smile appearing on her lips.

Petals fall.

Rose petals actually fell from between the ties.

In an instant, the man rushed to the lady's side, cleaving through the wax wall in front of her with an axe, aiming straight for her face.

Ding! !

A loud crash resounded.

Wax splattered everywhere inside the courtyard.

A gray figure with black smoke billowing from its back blocked the lady's path, and a black dagger with its spine forcefully deflected the axe.

A wooden plaque with the character "Luo" engraved on it, hanging from a waist with a red string, swayed from the impact...

(End of this chapter)