Deep in the Living

Chapter 722 Join forces
Between the prison cells

A dark-skinned demon was bound here by various chains, but she was in excellent condition, staring at the gray-haired youth who had come to find her with her bright, dark eyes.

"Owner!"

Roddy bit his metal chin, stepped forward to examine her, and then grabbed her fully recovered arm to examine it carefully.

Although there were quite a few solidified wax clumps on the surface of my arm, it was generally fine.

"It seems that the overall structure has been largely restored."

"Yes, Master... that Miss Linglong's corpse-refining technique is quite powerful!"

"Then you can leave here now and come with me to the moon."

This prison was personally built by the Overlord, not for confinement, but to fix Meijin's state. Her soul is severely damaged, and if left unattended, it will dissipate on its own over time.

Nowadays, soul restoration is no longer needed here.

"Moon?"

In the blink of an eye, we arrived at the gray planet full of craters.

Roddy led her to the lunar dungeon, walking past each victim's cage.

Arriving at the most important and deepest cultivation room, I saw for the first time the humanoid plant carrying a human head fruit and holding a knife-bladed cleaver.

Roddy put his hand on Meijin's shoulder and whispered close:
"Here, you can feel my condition most directly and know what I want... Now you can perform a more perfect spinal opening."

Next, we will deal with a top-tier being who is renowned in the corner.

Any deviation will result in death.

"I see."

Meijin knelt down immediately, kneeling in front of Roddy.

He opened his mouth, and a hard, jet-black tongue emerged, coiling around like a snake and licking Roddy's right hand.

It was as if they were mentally molding Roddy's hand shape.

This way, you can further deepen your connection with Roddy's arm, understand the details of its structure, and achieve a more perfect grip.

“Master, because I have always been in a disabled state, I have never been able to remember my name... Now I will tell you my name.”

"Megin Taliana"

……

In reality,

When Roddy reached out and caught the jet-black spine that the lady threw at him, he instantly completed a completely new spinal transformation, no longer the giant sword that had once accompanied the Overlord on the battlefield, slaughtering all in his path.

It became a very simple, very handy, and very suitable special weapon for Roddy.

"Machete"

The size of this machete is exactly the same as the one Roddy bought in advance when he first came into contact with the anomaly.

At that time, it was with a machete that they felled a zombie that could hardly be considered a fake human.

Isn't the old man Jiang in front of us just a zombie?

of course,

The machete that Meijin transformed into fit Roddy's hand shape better, with finger grooves on the handle.

No blade guard design.

Unlike the greatswords of the past, the blade's spine did not have a distinct skeletal structure. Instead, only stripes resembling Damascus steel patterns could be seen, corresponding to the arrangement of the skeletal structure.

There was no exaggerated hellish style, but a simple and unadorned machete, everything about which suited Roddy perfectly.

In order to break through the tough skin of Master Jiang, the first generation of zombies, Mei Jin focused the changes to the spine on the blade, using them all to increase its sharpness.

It is so sharp that obvious spatial fluctuations can be seen around the blade, as if the space itself would be cut and make noise simply by the movement of the blade.

It was precisely this sharpness that caused cuts on Mr. Jiang's face.

but.

Roddy was utterly shocked. The scheme he and Professor Noel had devised was designed to catch the enemy off guard.

They pretended he was seriously injured, waited for an opportunity to approach Master Jiang, and then launched a surprise attack.

Considering that Master Jiang's physical body was destroyed, it would not be very stable to reside in another body, and the hardness of a zombie should not be that high.

The actual situation was unexpected.
Not only did Master Jiang possess Uncle Bo's body, but he also used four young zombies as nourishment, reaching a state close to his former peak.

Luo Di had gone in with the intent to kill with that last strike.

Even the overall structure of the Human Body Expo was affected, with deep cuts made, almost requiring the roof of the central courtyard to be removed. But to everyone's surprise, Master Jiang only had his skin cut open.

The hardness is like the feeling of hitting a zombie with a regular machete when you first encountered one... or even harder.

……

On the viewing platform,

Professor Knoll watched what was happening below and was surprised by Roddy's performance.

"This kid can actually hurt this old zombie... I remember when the Expo was first established, the messenger we sent to the Jiang residence was killed."

Rose, however, told us not to make any moves. He himself had said that among the known monsters in the corner, there were three that he was quite wary of.

One of them is this old zombie.

The opponent's physical strength has reached a level that is difficult to resist; even Rose has difficulty breaking through his defenses... If you can't break through his defenses, there is no way you can win.

Since that's the case, I'll help him out.

If they join forces, as long as they can maintain the stalemate, the old zombie's temporary physical body will eventually collapse, and when only the soul remains, things will be much easier.

Besides, this guy has Gustav's help, and his tongue is already starting to move... Hmm? Why is it just drooling there, asleep?

……

Master Jiang touched the wound on his face, feeling the black blood seeping from within and the lingering hellish heat on the surface. His face was full of surprise, followed by a chilling smile.

He was satisfied, extremely satisfied.

In the many years since he established the Jiang family mansion, he has met countless talented people from China, but none of them could compare to him.

To be able to unleash such a strike so soon after reaching maturity, regardless of the quality of the weapon, the sheer power of this physical body is enough to qualify as "superior."

“That’s right! It was all worth it… Once I have your body, I can go deeper and try again… This time I will surely ascend.”

Raise your hand,
The yin energy surged in like a tide.

Each wisp of yin energy could materialize into form, transforming into zombie arms covered with dragon-scale-like patterns, reaching out to Luo Di from all directions.

despair!
Tongue snapping

The danger window immediately reveals the grabbing routes of all arms in the next few seconds, but strangely, one image is unclear, as if it is obscured by yin energy.

cut!
"So smooth!"

When Roddy wielded the black knife, he felt a very strange sensation, as smooth as water.

The space was filled with noise from the scraping, and black, hot, and dry slash marks were even left in the gaps between the spaces.

Whoosh!
Ten slashes in an instant.

It was as if a spherical structure formed by a slash enveloped Luo Di, severing all the Yin Qi arms that attacked from the surrounding area.

However, an extra hand appeared before them, an arm that they couldn't see in the danger window.

The same fingernails, the same dragon scales, and the same claws reaching for Luo Di.

Right in front.

Slash... Ding!

The black blade, which could easily cut through before, now sparked. Even though the blade could easily slice through space, it could only barely cut through the opponent's skin.

The blade was deflected by the reaction force, making Roddy's hand go numb.

Moreover, the force of the slash was completely unaffected, and the arm came straight up to grab!
Luo Di hurriedly retreated as fast as he could, but the speed of the pursuer was even faster... Looking up, he saw that the other end of the arm, where the yin energy was hidden, was none other than Master Jiang.

Just as he was about to be choked...

Snapped!
A hand wearing a white glove reached out from the side and firmly grasped Mr. Jiang's arm.

The back of the gloves is branded with Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting, "Vitruvian Man".

As if sensing danger, Master Jiang abruptly pulled away, tearing the other person's gloves to shreds in the process.

Under the gloves,

A bizarre hand, a chaotic jumble of metal and flesh, appeared before them.

The part of Mr. Jiang's arm that had just been touched had already undergone "human transmutation".

Strange metals emanating a sinister aura grew on the surface of the indestructible arm, causing some degree of disturbance and damage to the body's structure.

"Why are you interfering? I have already reached an agreement with Rose... My only goal here is this boy's body."

Professor Noel replied with a disdainful look: "Rose? Who's that? Roddy is my close friend. If you kill him, I'll kill you, you old man."

(End of this chapter)