Deep in the Living

Chapter 727 Forgot
One minute ago,
In front of Master Jiang,

Here stands a room, engraved with special runes and made of pure metal, which is completely isolated from the Expo.

This room is also constantly powered from underground, and a special electromagnetic field can disrupt all sensory penetration.

"He must be inside... I only lost my senses for a second before he disappeared! That guy was poisoned by my corpse poison, and even the strongest body will decay. He can't escape using his abilities."

The monsters from Whirlpool Town didn't come here; I can't sense their presence in my domain.

I must succeed immediately.

Mr. Jiang's condition was so bad that, although he considered himself to be clear-headed, he had developed severe paranoia.

All his thoughts revolved around Roddy, and many details were overlooked, and many dangers went unnoticed.

But he really didn't have any extra opportunities or time to plan carefully.

He has exhausted the Jiang family's resources; if he doesn't seize this opportunity, he will die a horrible death.

"I, Jiang Huaishan, will be the first to venture into the depths..."

The shelter in front of us was built by Mr. Rose in collaboration with Professor Noel, who had not yet rebelled at the time. It took a lot of effort to build, so that even if the apocalyptic disaster struck, we could hide inside and remain unaffected.

Relying on his physical strength, Master Jiang charged straight in, like a black dragon crashing into him.

boom!
With a loud bang, all the surrounding buildings collapsed.

The roof of the shelter was dented, but the overall structure remained intact. Instead, Mr. Jiang was somewhat dizzy from the impact, and as he reached up to touch his head, a mass of mangled flesh mixed with hair was scraped off.

His physical decline was accelerating, and the elixirs were no longer effective; he had to hurry.

Through the collision just now, Master Jiang has already figured out the secrets of the shelter: the electric current and magnetic field flowing inside the metal are the key to maintaining the whole structure.

He raised his arm high, and the thunderclouds above began to churn violently.

Eyes widened

The arm is falling!

A bolt of lightning, representing extreme yang, struck the surface of the shelter, disrupting the internal electrical current and causing structural damage.

Master Jiang rushed forward, gripped the locked doorknob tightly, and used sheer brute force to open the door.

Contrary to expectations,
Luo Di, who was completely corrupted by the corpse poison, was not lying inside at all; only a few charred bloodstains remained on the ground.

at this time,

A ray of moonlight suddenly shone on Master Jiang, and he turned around to look.

The sky, thick with thunderclouds, was suddenly torn open with a crack... A crescent moon appeared and disappeared within it, its cold, white light shining down on him.

Having spent so long lurking in the shadows, Master Jiang instinctively sensed some kind of danger.

"Rose?"

In his view, the only person at the entire expo who could give him this sense of danger was Mr. Rose.

Therefore, he quickly retreated, and at the same time, relying on his combat experience, he swung a claw towards the front, the dragon claw seeming to tear someone apart.

boom! There was a loud bang.

The shelter's doors were completely shattered, and cracks appeared in the surrounding metal walls as well.

The forearm, covered in dragon scales, was thrown into the air.

Master Jiang stared wide-eyed at the severed arm, at the peculiar saliva remaining on it, and at the dark slash marks.

He couldn't understand how a young man who was merely a plant-like mature being could survive being bitten on the neck, and even become stronger, to the point of being able to do such a thing.

Flowing gray hair
Luo Di, who had delivered the strike, had already arrived outside the passage and was standing about fifty meters behind Master Jiang.

Although it still maintains a deeply split spine, its entire body is covered with craters, and a tail hangs behind it.

However, there are subtle changes.

There are cracks in the old spine on the back, which were caused by Rodi walking to the kingdom. They are irreparable, but do not seem to affect the overall integrity.

The top of his mask also changed, showing a serrated structure, resembling the outline of some kind of crown.

Right now,

He held the black knife that was Meijin in his right arm.

His left arm remained connected to Gustav, and his tongue dripped with saliva; the slash he had just delivered was the effect of smearing saliva on the blade.

the most important is,

Roddy's own slashes seemed to have become more powerful and threatening.

The corpse poison that should have been in Luo Di's body had vanished, not because it was metabolized by Luo Di himself, but because it was absorbed by something.

Master Jiang slowly turned around and looked at the young man. “Something’s not right… Gusta’s saliva can indeed weaken my skin, but there was something else involved in the slash just now, otherwise it wouldn’t have had such an effect.”

Is this divinity? Why do you possess divinity? Does this mean you've already gained "qualification"?

As he turned around, chunks of flesh fell off, revealing white bones in many parts of his body. At a glance, Master Jiang discovered the source of divinity.

Roddy wore a distinctive ring on the middle finger of his right hand.

Using this ring as a medium, the divinity of the corner was transmitted, faint yet deadly enough.

This was also the first time Roddy had tried wearing it with his right hand.

The upcoming duel with Master Jiang will require the right hand to deliver the most powerful strikes, while the left arm needs to be flexible and adaptable, looking for opportunities.

"Hahaha! It came so easily! No wonder you're so young yet so capable, you've already got the qualifications... My judgment was absolutely right."

"To have you is to have the world!"

Despite the loss of his arm and the decline of his physical body, Master Jiang was not distressed; instead, he laughed heartily.

in an instant,
All the yin energy that was emanating outwards was gathered back.

The heavy rain stopped.

Even the rolling thunderclouds in the sky gathered together, turning into a wisp of yin energy and returning to Master Jiang's body.

The desolate hills and scattered graves that originally covered the entire expo site have all disappeared.

Everything was gathered within Master Jiang's body.

He entered a special state, a true zombie form!
After Master Jiang lost his physical body, the Yin energy within him dissipated, manifesting as thunderclouds in the sky and covering the Jiang residence with cold air.

If all this yin energy is recalled, the physical body's lifespan will be greatly reduced.

But he couldn't worry about that now; he needed to finish this quickly... The young man's performance was worth it.

Hiss~ Black smoke billows out.

Not only was Master Jiang losing flesh, but some parts of his body were even oozing pus and emitting black smoke!

Uncle Neck's body will probably be completely drained within ten minutes.

Just as Luo Di was about to continue his attack, his tongue completely bent, and the danger window he was given was completely obscured, as if it were covered by yin energy.

Even Gustav, who was lying comfortably in the Scream Hotel, stuck out his tongue and felt uncomfortable all over.

"Luo Di, get out of the way!" Master Jiang bared his sharp teeth, merely making a mouth-opening gesture.

A connection is formed between the two.

The essence blood within Luo Di's body was out of control, overflowing from his pores in granular form and being directly absorbed from a distance. During the blood-draining process, his body became weak and unable to move.

at the same time,

Master Jiang lifted his feet off the ground and quickly approached!

Suddenly Roddy heard a voice, a voice transmitted through the metal of his left arm. It wasn't Gustav, but his new friend, Professor Knoll.

Find a way to escape to this "location".

With a loud shout, Luo Di forcefully raised his left arm using only his physical strength.

The mouth with its tongue hanging from its palm moved and spat out the still immature, unknown relic, which was facing Master Jiang.

The latter was seeing this strange object for the first time.
A sudden, instinctive sense of fear arose, and he paused instinctively!
The mist exhaled from the relics transformed into arms, attempting to peel away Master Jiang's skin, flesh, and bones, but it couldn't penetrate them at all.

This thing is effective against monsters of the same or lower rank, but it cannot directly devour top-rank monsters like Master Jiang.

but,

Roddy already knew about this.

He took out the relics only to buy time. As long as Master Jiang's monster instincts were frightened by the relics and his train of thought was interrupted by them, he would have succeeded.

The mist exhaled from the relics not only affected Master Jiang, but also primarily concealed Luo Di's body.

The remote blood-sucking was forced to stop!

When Master Jiang let out a dragon's roar that dispersed the mist, Luo Di had already vanished.

However, he was able to pinpoint the other party's presence; they weren't too far away and were fleeing towards the backyard of the expo.

Whoosh!
At his peak, Master Jiang was even faster and tougher. During his flight, any building walls or metal structures that stood in his way were completely destroyed.

A straight line runs through the expo, providing the shortest route to the backyard.

Roddy was just ahead, about to escape into the woods.

Mr. Jiang continued his pursuit, and just as he reached the center of the backyard, he caught a glimpse of Professor Noel standing not far away.

The other person is bracing themselves on the ground with both hands, making a strange gesture.

"Regional Forging"

For a time,

The alchemy array, which had long been engraved in the backyard, was activated instantly.

The seemingly lush green backyard suddenly erupted with chaotic steel bars and fleshy structures, forcibly merging with Master Jiang, who was at the center of the formation.

All the metallic flesh will be fused with Master Jiang's body to form a large exhibit.

however.

Professor Noel's hands made a crackling sound as blood oozed from the backs of his hands.

All the steel bars that tried to break through Master Jiang's body were deflected, and all attempts to join flesh and blood were rejected.

Invulnerable to swords and spears, indestructible!

This is the ultimate physical form of a zombie.

"This old guy's body has changed!? No wonder the thunderclouds in the sky and the yin energy in the building are all gone... However, I can still leave a decomposition symbol on your body."

"But this level of hardness is ridiculously high; can it even be cut open?"

The metal that had been rubbed against Master Jiang's body formed a special alchemy array through basic friction.

"drink!"

Master Jiang shouted loudly,
The steel jungle in the backyard was completely shattered.

Just as he was about to chase after the trees ahead, his rotting nostrils caught a whiff of something... Narodi had not fled into the woods, but had crawled out from a hole in the ground.

Right behind him!

The tongue moves.

He had already experienced the disintegration array that Professor Noel had left on the other party.

You only get one chance!
If he fails, even if he has reached the foot of the kingdom and even if he has the ability to construct gardens, Roddy will still die.

"I want to survive..."

Clearly so crucial,

Despite being so nervous,

It's clear that I can't afford to be distracted.
Just as Roddy was about to swing his sword, time seemed to stand still. In that instant, he remembered a person and a scene.

He was wearing a chef's apron and standing in front of the stove.

He has just arrived in the kitchen for training and has not yet had the opportunity to properly handle ingredients. He is currently practicing cutting some near-expiry pieces of meat.

Hunter stood by and patiently taught him.

"Roddy... your way of using the knife is powerful and lethal, but it's not enough to kill me. You want to cut flesh, to slice open the flesh of others, to destroy their structure."

You must find the correct pattern.

This is a chef's basic skill. Even though I'm a monster, I'm responsible for cooking for my family every day, and I always treat every piece of meat with care.

When you're skilled enough, you'll be able to cut perfectly along the grain even without looking at it.

Murder is not that simple, but it's not that difficult either.

"From now on, remember to come every day and carefully cut each piece of meat."

suddenly,
Roddy entered a strange state; he even closed his eyes…

hum!
Time seemed to have suddenly jumped.

It seemed like a few seconds had passed.

Looking at the huge gash in his abdomen and the yin energy structure covering it, Luo Di knew he was severely injured.

He couldn't remember whether he had swung the knife or not.

He didn't know if he had seized the only opportunity to kill.

The feeling just now was so strange, unlike anything he had experienced while cutting down trees along the way... He had made up his mind, but he had forgotten the whole process.

Snapped!
The severely injured Roddy collapsed.

Master Jiang walked over step by step, approaching his body.

At this time,

It started raining again.
Half of Mr. Jiang's body slid down with the rain...

(End of this chapter)