Deep in the Living

Chapter 714 Metal and the Living Dead

Due to Master Jiang's health issues, the Jiang residence had been under lockdown. During the invasion from beyond the borders, the Jiang residence, already preoccupied with its own problems, was completely sealed off.

That's also true.

No one in the Jiang family, from top to bottom, had ever come into contact with the lame or their derivatives.

With this in mind, Roddy immediately stepped in front of them, ready to personally deal with the suspected "infected" individual before explaining the situation to the two of them in detail.

Just as he was about to use his consciousness slash,
Something unseen swam past even faster.
It resembled some kind of invisible yin energy, different from the domineering and widespread yin energy of Master Jiang. This yin energy was like a writhing snake, or like an outstretched neck.

The running monster was instantly choked.

Immediately afterwards, a force pulled his head out, forcibly stretched, and snap! His entire head, along with his spine, was pulled out of the other person's body.

The headless body fell heavily to the ground.

However, this thing wasn't completely dead yet.
Both the detached head and the body without spinal support remain "fresh".

His swollen, pregnant-looking abdomen exploded first, but instead of a fetus, eight metal spider legs emerged.

Even without the support of a spine, it can still move normally, and you can clearly see that the roots of these spider legs are perfectly integrated with flesh and blood, and some of the cables have become spiritualized.

This must be the "technology" of the human body expo.

However, before the body could crawl for long, it was invaded again by unseen yin energy... Every part of the body was pulled and torn into pieces of varying sizes.

This scene made Roddy glance at Uncle Neck, and he roughly discerned one of the other's abilities: "Uncle Neck can manifest Yin energy like Master Jiang, and the manifestation of this is 'tearing'... The form of Yin energy is also related to the neck."

follow closely,

The monster's head began to move again, its tadpole-like tentacles on its face wriggling rapidly as it dragged its entire spine as it charged forward.

Just as Uncle Neck was about to continue his actions,
Roddy placed his hand on the other man's shoulder: "Uncle Neck~ I'll take care of it."

"Row."

Heads close together

Roddy deliberately revealed his metal left arm and pressed the thing firmly to the ground, rendering it unable to move.

The tadpole-like tentacles could only graze the surface of the arm and couldn't penetrate it at all.

Roddy didn't kill him directly, but used another method... He had something hidden in his palm, a pendant that had been concealed there beforehand.

"Unknown Relics"

Although this thing doesn't look impressive and may even have extraterrestrial attributes, as long as it falls into the category of monsters, it's worth a try.

Little did I know,
The relic seemed quite excited, as if it particularly liked this bizarre monster.

In a blink of an eye,
The head that was pressed under the palm was completely erased.

From the outside, it looks as if Roddy's left hand possesses some kind of devouring or splitting ability.

(*To avoid confusion, although Roddy and the others disguised their identities, they still used normal forms of address when communicating with each other.)
Roddy also returned to the group and communicated through a kind of contact-based internal telepathy:

“Linglong, Uncle Bo, this thing should only have the ‘form’ of an extraterrestrial being, and does not possess such exaggerated infectious ability. It is more like human transmutation at the Expo.”

After all, the Outer God was dead, and the infected people died on the spot; I saw it with my own eyes.

Based on my experience with this substance on my arm, while it does possess some infectious ability, it's very limited; it likely requires blood contact to become effective.

Uncle Neck couldn't help but ask curiously, "What is infection from outside the territory like?"

"No rank restrictions, no conditions required... Any infected person, even just an ordinary human, will have the holes spread once they come into any form of contact with you."

Moreover, not only living things, but also inanimate objects such as walls, light bulbs, and tiles can be affected; something bad will happen if you touch them.

Mr. Question Mark was the first to be targeted; even someone like him was directly caught in the crossfire.

"Back then, I had to take care of the master and manage the affairs of the Jiang family, so I could only stay inside the Jiang family and was unable to make any contributions."

"Uncle Neck, if you are interested, you can come to Whirlpool Town later... The matter of dealing with the outside world is far from over. We have only won a bet temporarily. There is still a long way to go."

"If Your Majesty is in good health and I successfully step down from my position as steward, I will give it a try."

"it is good!"

Roddy then went to the body that had been torn into pieces. Since it was completely dead, the relic, though not picky about food, would not eat such a dead thing.

Holding a severed hand and a severed foot in his hands, he weighed them up and down and quickly came to a conclusion.

"Similar to human transmutation. This thing has whitish skin, and its joints, spine, and some internal organs all have small pore structures."

He must have had something removed from him before he died, experienced a brief period of death, and then been re-injected to become like this.

It was this process of extraction and re-injection that resulted in his strange body structure. What exactly is this human expo doing? What kind of creature are they trying to create?

at this time,

A series of heavy footsteps approached, accompanied by mechanical sounds and flashes of light.

The team stood ready, all looking toward the front of the passage.

A "police officer" whose height was almost level with the passageway was walking towards them.

With a metal coverage of over 90%, the entire body is made of precision-designed mechanical metal and painted in a dark blue police officer style.

Only its skull structure remains in a living state.

However, the two eyeballs on top have been replaced with metal prosthetic eyes, which can provide efficient biometric recognition and danger detection capabilities.

He has four arms.

The officer held a special stun gun in both his normal left and right arms. He seemed to be powered by electricity, as surging current could be seen from some exposed cables and joints.

Two arms growing out of the back
He carried a lamp in one hand to provide light for illumination.

Clutching a charred half-corpse in one hand, it appeared to be an abnormal monster that had just been disposed of.

"Because you successfully dealt with the 'zombies,' you have been granted permission to enter the Expo. I am a security guard at the Expo, currently primarily responsible for security in the subway area. Please follow me."

The three exchanged a glance and followed behind the security guard.

The inside of the platform was in complete disarray, with charred and mangled corpses scattered all over the floor, and some even nailed to the walls with steel pipes.

same,
There are more than ten security personnel patrolling here, and each of them is quite capable.

Some can directly spray high-temperature flames, and some can even increase their operating power through high-temperature self-heating.

Some are equipped with various modern weapons, capable of firing various armor-piercing projectiles and carrying out various internal explosions.

Some wield double blades to perform direct cuts to the flesh.

They, as subway security personnel, share a common characteristic: they are all-metal modified and electrically powered. It seems this physical structure is effective in dealing with these so-called zombies, reducing the probability of being affected.

There are also two different platforms here, one on the left and one on the right, which seem to lead to different exhibition areas.

The security guards led everyone to the ticket office.

He bent down and went inside, taking out two tickets of completely different colors, one blue and one red.

"The Expo is currently experiencing some research-related anomalies, leading to the emergence of a large number of unstable zombies. The entire Expo is currently working to eradicate the zombies and hopes to return to normal as soon as possible."

Under Mr. Rose's leadership, we have completely sealed off the zombie horde in the eastern area of ​​the Expo, which we call the "Quarantine Zone."

The west side of the expo has been largely restored to its original state and is now open to the public.

For this reason, the expo is currently operating under special opening measures, requiring visitors to possess at least the ability to deal with the zombies without becoming infected.

You have met the requirements, therefore you can choose to visit in the following two ways.

1. Select the blue ticket, take Line 1 to the West Zone of the Expo, and visit as usual.

However, this is limited to peripheral activities. Those areas that have not yet been restored or are relatively important exhibition areas are not allowed to enter. The visit time is approximately two hours.

2. Select the red ticket, take Line 2 to the quarantine area, and assist the Expo in cleaning up the zombies.

You will also receive a special zombie detector; the device will fill up with liquid for each zombie you remove. Once the liquid level is completely full, you will be granted "VIP" status.

At that time, you will have the opportunity to visit the core area of ​​the expo, meet the Butcher team, and even Mr. Rose, and potentially become a member of our organization.

Roddy posed a question: "How are zombies formed?"

"I do not have the authority to answer this question."

"...Let's discuss this briefly."

After a discussion, the three of them each took a red ticket and received a metal device similar to a thermometer. Under the guidance of the security guard, they went to the Line 2 platform.

(End of this chapter)