Deep in the Living

Chapter 715 Connection Interrupted
Debussy's "Clair de Lune" played repeatedly from the gramophone, echoing throughout a European-style villa.

A man wearing dark red goggles and with a mouthful of metal teeth was sitting on a sofa wrapped in a bathrobe, holding a TV remote control in his hand.

Kneeling before him was a maid with a perfect back, but her neck was unusual; through her delicate skin, one could see metal cables running through it.

Instead of a head, there was an old 20-inch television set on its neck.

The television screen showed footage of Roddy and his companions killing zombies, directly over the subway tunnel.

The man paused and zoomed in on the image using the remote control, focusing on Roddy's left arm... that pitch-black metal arm, completely unaffected by the infection, capable of easily suppressing the zombie's head.

As if touched by something,
The man immediately gave a greeting gesture.

The maid kneeling before him slowly stood up, walked backwards, and knelt down again in front of the man.

The man opened his mouth, which was full of metal teeth, and extended a tongue that emitted a strange light, and licked it... but he wasn't licking the maid's back, but rather Roddy's arm on the television screen.

“Delicious”.

He then adjusted the camera, this time focusing on a subway train covered in blood and severed limbs, with Roddy and the others sitting on it.

He took out a marker and circled Roddy on the television screen.

Immediately afterwards, he raised his right hand and snapped his fingers lightly. As the sound traveled, another maid "walked" over... or rather, crawled over.

The maid's exposed back was covered with metal piano keys.

The television maid returned to her previous position, while the piano maid climbed up to him.

The man's finger landed on it.
Gently tapping on the piano keys.

The phonograph playing was "Moonlight Sonata," but the melody sounded strange, and noise started appearing on the television screen.

At this time.

The camera zooms in, focusing on the television, and the scene shifts to a train.

Luo Di and his group had already boarded Line 2. The interior of the carriage was also filled with various severed limbs, clearly the work of the subway security.

Roddy provides an analysis and prediction of the current situation:
"Such a big incident occurred at the museum. Mr. Rose personally led the team to handle it, but it was still necessary to set up an isolation zone to control the situation. He even set up a special visiting rule to try to get the help of outside visitors to deal with the problem here."

What exactly happened that even the organization's founder, the seventh-ranked plant being, couldn't resolve it immediately?

And what's really strange is...
Why is Mr. Rose ignoring his own affairs and instead leading a stable group of modified monsters to target the Jiang residence? Could it be that he's planning to abandon this museum and seize this auspicious location of the Jiang residence to build a new museum?
If that's the case, the quarantine zone we're heading to will be an extremely dangerous area.

Uncle Neck, however, had a completely different idea: "Mr. Rose's attack on the Jiang family may not have been intended to take over the place, but rather to lure the Jiang family to the Expo."

Of course, both scenarios are quite risky, so proceed with caution.

We need to find out at least something on this trip to give the master an explanation.

Lady Linglong, who was standing to the side, did not like to participate in this kind of discussion.

Her idea was simple: once she got there, she would naturally know the general situation.

Moreover, in her opinion, this disguise was quite perfect. As long as their identities were not exposed, the three of them would not be in much danger.

She carried a special candle lamp in her hand. The lampshade was bought in the City of Sin, and the candle inside was made by her using special corpse oil.

Suddenly, the candle enclosed within the lampshade swayed slightly.

The train's public address system suddenly turned on.
After a burst of electromagnetic noise, elegant music suddenly came from inside the broadcast system; it was Debussy's "Clair de Lune".

Neither Mrs. nor Uncle Neck had any problems with the piano piece.

Roddy, however, reacted immediately.

hum!
A loud tinnitus struck.
Immediately afterwards, his unique Prometheus Hand became restless, wanting to break free from his control. The mouth structure that should have been in his palm disappeared, severing its connection with Gustav.

Just as he realized something was wrong, the pituitary gland activated its self-protection program, sending out tentacles to wrap around the brain and completely eliminate the abnormal influence.

hum!
The tinnitus ended.
The train gradually came to a stop.

The piano music no longer played; instead, a broken, human voice announced: "Human Body... Expo - East Zone has arrived!"

Please... get off from the left side and follow... to the clubhouse. Only Roddy remained in the carriage; Madam Linglong and Uncle Neck had vanished.

He couldn't even taste anything about the two of them on his tongue, as if he had changed cars halfway through the journey.

But that's not the most important thing.

Roddy raised his left arm, frowning.

The current arm is unable to create channel structures or use the hell-creating abilities within them, turning into a very ordinary metal arm, not even as flexible as the right arm.

same,
Due to the loss of his channeling ability, his connection with Gustave is also gone.

"The core technology of the Human Body Expo revolves around the transmutation of flesh and metal into human bodies... and my body structure happens to be a perfect match for this place."

The other party must have used some kind of biomagnetic field to weaken my connection with the metal to the greatest extent possible.

Not only my left arm, but even the power of the Hell's Torture Chamber was greatly restricted; I couldn't even construct the most basic bear trap.

Uncle Neck and Madam are powerful enough that there shouldn't be any problems. Let's find a way to reunite with them. Besides, my Black Spine is still inside Madam's body for final repairs.

Let's get out of the car and take a look... It only blocked my left arm; my other abilities are unaffected.

I've lost contact with Gustav. Knowing his personality, he should be coming to check on things.

Luo Di got out of the car calmly and quickly adapted to the changes in his body.

Although his left arm had lost most of its function, an unknown relic was embedded in his palm, which made it somewhat useful.

His decision to go to the quarantine zone was largely due to the issue of feeding the "unknown relics." The relics themselves seemed quite satisfied with these living corpses, exhibiting a strong appetite.

If enough food is obtained, the relics themselves might be able to be perfected.

I just got off the bus.

Roddy's gaze was drawn to a distinctive symbol.

The golden rose emblem that originally stood at the top of the stairs was removed, crushed, and scattered on the ground. In its place was a Vitruvian Man, a replica made by stitching together different human body parts.

tread!
Roddy's work shoes made an unusually loud sound here, as if he was doing it on purpose.

The sound of footsteps echoed through the quiet station.

The undead, who were lying in different places on the platform, either banging their heads against the wall, gnawing on corpses, or standing still, all turned their heads.

The green veins crawling all over their bodies throbbed wildly.
Each one of them revealed a very special metallic flesh.
Or a chainsaw could extend from the tail.
Or the entire intestine in the abdomen protrudes out of the body, with its ends covered in various sharp metal spikes.

Or it could grow long biological swords from its arms.

"Sure enough, these zombies are all in a state of being a combination of flesh and metal, driven by pure bioenergy... Metal and flesh may be able to combine at a higher level."

Unlike the androids under Mr. Rose's command, which are powered by electricity and have a high metal content.

I've really come to the right place...

Swish!
A cold metal baseball bat appeared in Roddy's hand.

A gray mask was placed over the face.

When faced with humanoid life forms, Roddy prefers to resolve the issue in this way.

……

Whirlpool Town, Scream Hotel

For some reason, Gustav had exceptionally bad luck today, losing not only all his initial capital but also all the winnings from yesterday.

Just then,
He suddenly noticed a tongue had fallen onto the corner of the table, forcing him to sever his connection with Roddy.

He just gritted his teeth, his mind focused on only one thing.

"I refuse to believe it!! I have to win today!"

(End of this chapter)