Deep in the Living

Chapter 758 Reward
what……

what……

(Gasping for breath)
Roddy stared at the prison guard's corpse on the ground, smashed beyond recognition and charred by lightning.

His face bore an expression similar to that he had in Lunar City, but he tasted a completely different flavor—an extremely rare taste of fear.

This feeling was different from Roddy's self-awareness, different from the excitement he felt when following Hunter to comprehend the killing, and different from the relief he felt after killing Master Jiang.

It is a most basic and simple release of interest, and the simplest pursuit of fear.

"It's been a long time since we've had such pure, unadulterated killing."

And I seem to have a feeling that the modern fears I've developed, the modern black doors I've passed through, can also affect these old guys.

My fears might reach the same level as theirs, or even higher, through self-development... There's no need to copy or imitate; just stick to the original path.

Roddy's self-awareness returned to the pituitary space.
The staircase leading to the "kingdom" extends another ten or twenty meters, a white staircase made of root-like things, which will squeeze out liquid when you step on it.

However, this time Roddy didn't squat on the steps to think about the problem; instead, he went down.

After stepping over the stench-filled stairs with squat toilets,
Stepping over the super-long dragon staircase formed by Master Jiang's remains.
Stepping over the steps built from the corpses of those victims.

He returned to the lunar surface, ran, and went back to the original lunar cellar, back to the core [cultivation room].

Stepping through the mud, I approached the plant, leaned close to observe it closely, and inhaled the fearful scent emanating from it.

Although it was very faint, Roddy could sense it.

A change has begun to slowly take place.

His fear of the Black Gate seems to be escalating, undergoing a qualitative change!
The reason for this qualitative change is that the recent killing of the elite prison guards has had an effect on releasing old fears.

"I think I understand the true meaning of this [Primitive Dungeon] now, why all monsters that have reached their limits need to come here, and why this is the only passage to the deepest corners."

The so-called path to godhood is more accurately described as a journey to discover the essence of fear.

This primitive dungeon is the perfect environment to cultivate fear... The dead warden left the first fears in this dungeon.

It took tens of thousands of years or even longer to ferment during this period.
Those who come here have the opportunity to taste this feast of old-time fear, and of course, there is also a great chance that they will be swallowed by fear and become part of the feast.

I need to seize this opportunity... my fears might undergo a qualitative change here! Even if this experience voucher isn't enough, I can always come again.

Roddy's interest in primitive dungeons grew significantly.

At the same time, a familiar notification message was proactively sent:
"Old Illustrations - Updated"

Elite Prison Guards (Root-like Objects)

Location: Primitive Dungeon
"Description": When the dungeon was still operating normally, more than two hundred guards were responsible for the care of the prisoners.

Only twenty of them will be selected as elite jailers, given higher-grade armor and weapons, and allowed to move freely throughout the dungeon.

However, the work of guarding the dungeon was tedious and boring.

One of the elite jailers, named Dirac, comes from a civilization that worships extreme **.

He often used his position to target weaker prisoners who were restrained by torture devices.

Gradually, he became bolder and began to target some of the newly recruited trainee prison guards.

Because of his considerable strength, and because the dungeon is a place where the strong prey on the weak, his evil deeds went unpunished and even gradually became part of his daily life.

On the day the dungeon went out of control, Dirac was still doing what he loved most.

He watched the darkness creep in, showing no sign of stopping.

Fear descends,

He and the other prisoners in the same cell simultaneously underwent a "biological deconstruction," with the prisoner, who was skilled at biting, combining with a certain structure on his body and becoming one with it.

Dirac himself was completely deconstructed, swallowed by the dungeon, and submerged in darkness.

When the time comes, he will be released to continue his faith and worship.

"Deconstruction Index & Effect":
★★- Regardless of gender, once an individual sees his appearance, he will develop reproductive tissues within his body, causing him to fall into gender-based cognitive bias (the effect is enhanced by 50-100% in males).

There is a high probability of developing **phobia**, which will make it difficult to concentrate in combat when facing elite prison guards, and will cause damage taken to be multiplied. "Ability":
1. [Super Physique] - Elite jailers are carefully selected dungeon workers; their physiques are often stronger and harder to kill than those of regular jailers. Dirac's physique also benefits from the advantages brought by fertility worship.

2. [Prisoner's Root] - The primary means of attack, with a gigantic structure capable of swinging and biting. Once a wound is inflicted on the target, liquid is rapidly injected and binds within an extremely short time.

The reproductive cycle is compressed to 10 minutes, allowing individuals to clearly perceive the entire process of cell differentiation and the formation of new life.

Once a new life is formed, the mother will die completely.

"Kill Rewards"

1. Dungeon Key (Levels 1-3)
2. Dirac's descendants*
*Although Dirac has an extremely strong fertility drive, the survival rate of his race is extremely low, less than 0.03% across the entire civilization.

Dirac, chosen as a jailer, came to the dungeon, still longing to have offspring of his own. Over the decades, he only had one surviving child, who suffered from severe birth defects.

This offspring was taken by Dirac.

……

"Hmm? The reward...didn't they say the only thing the eye gave was a key? What's this 'descendant' thing?"

Roddy's understanding was similar, and his consciousness returned to his body, back to the torture chamber filled with filth, where he looked at the smashed ground and the charred corpses of the jailers.

I actually saw something.

A special metal container was inside the corpse, and it was made in the shape of a uterus.

Roddy used the unique feature of his left hand to unlock the container.

click!
Inside lay a pig-headed baby with an extremely ugly appearance.

Congenital malformation, lacking eyes, ears, and nose.

It has only a mouth for eating and breathing. It should be in a vegetative state, only able to maintain the most basic life activities.

Although he didn't know what this thing was for, Roddy decided to take it with him anyway. He stayed in the metal container room and made a special rope to hang around his waist.

A "key" was also found on the body of the jailer.

As he stood up, a young girl's face appeared on Luo Di's side, and only then did Luo Di realize that Hua Yuan hadn't left yet.

"Luckily I got here in time, otherwise you would have been fucked up, and filled to the brim! What kind of place is this? What are you doing here?"

Luo Di didn't answer. Instead, he immediately reached out and covered the girl's eyes. "Hua Yuan, you shouldn't be here. Go back now. I'll explain everything to you when I get back."

You should have just made a breakthrough, don't let it affect you.

Hua Yuan only had five minutes to spare, and now there are only a few dozen seconds left.

"Pah! You only think of me when something like this happens. Luckily, I've already submitted my manuscript, otherwise you would have interrupted me again."

I was only going to be here for a little while anyway, I'm leaving soon, I'll talk to you when I get back~ You better not die, or I'll fucking rot your corpse.

"understood."

Hua Yuan did not leave directly, but moved to Luo Di's face in the form of a two-dimensional comic, making their faces almost overlap, and a tongue appeared in their mouths.

After a slight lick, some of the flavor was gone.

"Try it, so you won't miss out on the taste."

Feeling the girl leave his body, Roddy breathed a sigh of relief.

He was worried that Hua Yuan might be tainted by something unclean, and he also worried that Hua Yuan might disrupt the dungeon journey and make it extremely unstable.

Just as Roddy was holding the keys and preparing to continue his journey,
A sensation came from his right eye, which had been silently observing the entire time. He wasn't concerned that Roddy had killed the elite jailer, but rather about the girl from before, and even felt a little fear towards her.

"Dungeon exploration is impossible for outsiders to interfere with; the nature of the dungeon ensures that it always maintains a single-player mode... Anyone who can forcibly intervene here and send outsiders here must be above the dungeon itself."

The only ones I can think of are those death row inmates imprisoned in high-security prisons, the real madmen.

But if he's a death row inmate, he should be willing to go to great lengths to destroy the dungeon and the warden's arm that he left in your world. Why would he help you?

Tell me quickly about the specifics of your world; I'm very interested.

(End of this chapter)