Deep in the Living

Chapter 759 Transition Layer

"Huh? With your lowly world, which doesn't even have a single godhood and whose system has only existed for a hundred years... the individuals that have developed can kill a [lower god]?"
I don't believe it, it's impossible!

After hearing Roddy's account, Eyeball became highly skeptical.

But as he pondered this, he remembered something else: how he had tried to influence Roddy through "marking," only to be stopped by a chef who could hurt him from such a distance.

"Hmm... but this is the only explanation. Otherwise, those high and mighty death row inmates would have no reason to help you and would simply exterminate you."

It seems you guys are quite capable! Alright, I'm getting more and more excited, hurry up and come down.

By the way, the elite guards should have different keys. See if you can get them directly down to the third floor?

"Yes, the hint I received said [floor 1 to floor 3]."

"That's good~ It will save a lot of time. Although the second floor is not too dangerous, there are a few things that are difficult to deal with."

Go directly down to the third level, which is the transition level of the dungeon.

My main body is below the transition layer; I believe we will meet soon.

Just a heads-up, there are many forks in the path on the transition layer, so be sure to follow my instructions! If you take the wrong path, you may end up in a very dangerous place.

The old man, who was quite powerful, had taken the wrong path and happened to choose an extremely dangerous area, thus missing a great opportunity to touch divinity.

"Let's hurry up and go, while I don't have anything else to do right now."

"and many more."

Roddy wasn't in a hurry; he still had one more trophy to collect.

Heat the wok.

Corpse refining into oil,

Although the elite jailer was slightly charred, it did not affect the oil refining process. The aroma of boiled heather filled the room, and Roddy's tongue continued to record this serious "crime."

Looking at the two full bottles of special corpse oil, Roddy estimated that the torches would be able to burn for a long time, and he wouldn't have to continue killing any ancient beings he might encounter along the way.

Of course, Roddy no longer kills for oil refining; his fear nature is being enhanced in the process.

"Which way down?"

"Go straight out the door, and you should see the elevator not far away. This kind of key that spans multiple floors can be inserted into the elevator, so you don't have to go through the trouble of taking the stairs."

"OK."

Follow the visual cues to find the elevator. Insert the key into the only lock on the panel and turn it twice.

Roddy turned the elevator all the way to the end, and after a series of vibrations, the elevator began to descend slowly.

As they passed the second floor, the elevator did not stop, but Roddy heard a mournful wail through the iron bars.

At the same time he heard the sound.

click!
His fingernail had broken off.

Not just fingernails, but toes too.

The moment Roddy realized what was happening, he covered his ears and quickly checked the condition of his fingers.

All that could be seen were shattered fingernails scattered on the ground, each finger revealing its pink nail bed. And on the surface of these nail beds, distorted human faces appeared, each one wailing in agony.

The noise began to spread inside the elevator, and Roddy's own mood became pessimistic, even to the point of having suicidal thoughts for a moment.

but,

As the elevator passed completely through the second floor, the strict restrictions between floors blocked out the noise, and Roddy immediately returned to normal.

The wailing face on the nail bed disappeared completely, and the nails regenerated.

His pessimism vanished, but recalling the feeling from just now still sent chills down his spine. For a moment, he truly wanted to die, even more so than his strong will to live.

"What was that just now?"

"A somewhat troublesome fellow, without a physical form, relying entirely on sound to cause biological deconstruction. Although you have some skill, that thing is not easy to kill, and you will waste a lot of time on the second level."

That's not important now; you've already gone deeper.

click!
The elevator has stopped.

The gates opened one by one.

The structure before me was no longer the dungeon I had seen before; there were no medieval-style pillars, rough stone walls, or gray and white floor tiles.

It was an unexplored underground cave.

The view seemed quite open when illuminated by the firelight.

Luo Di was also well aware that the "wrong path" mentioned in Master Jiang's memories had occurred here. He figured the underground cave before them must contain multiple descending passages, each leading to different deeper areas.

What's the next step?

"Don't worry... let me help you take a look. Although this is a transitional layer, some ill-intentioned guys occasionally come out."

More than a dozen eyeballs rolled out from the dark crevice, wriggling with dark tentacles and spreading outwards.

Previously, it was just one eyeball.
Now there are more than ten of them, perhaps there is something on this layer that the eyes are wary of.

Moreover, this time the eyeball did not share its field of vision with Roddy, seemingly not wanting him to know the specific structure of this layer.

After a full ten minutes, the search for the eyeballs finally ended.

"Phew... You're lucky, there's nothing here right now! Let's get going."

"How to go?"

"You'll know right away."

A jet-black arrow symbol appeared directly on the retina, much like a human navigation system.

Roddy only needs to follow the arrows to get to the correct area.

He decisively chose to follow these arrows, still without exercising his own initiative, seemingly completely trusting the direction given by his eyes.

He seemed to have forgotten his original purpose for coming here, and had not considered the search for the relics. It seemed that he was being led by the nose... but it also seemed that he had other considerations.

We moved quickly through the cave; there was indeed nothing there.

Roddy also took the opportunity to ask, "What would happen if I disobeyed your instructions here and suddenly turned to go to another area?"
I remember you saying that no matter what I chose, the final outcome would be to be with you.

Eyeball's words hardened: "You'd better not have strange ideas."

That's why I said before, your brain is really stupid, you can't even figure out something this simple.

You were in your own world before, so I was able to influence you from across the dungeon, making you fear the dark and unable to sleep or rest properly.

Now that you've come to the dungeon, my influence on you will reach its maximum, dozens of times greater than before... Whenever I want, a visually dark deconstruction will come.

It's just that you're behaving very well and being very obedient right now, so I haven't affected you.

Once you have the thought of deviating from the path, I will take over your vision and ensure that no matter which way you go, you will eventually end up in front of me.

"Then why don't you just control me directly?"

"Didn't I tell you? There are a lot of troubles down here. Although your random wandering might guide me to the right place, it will also increase the likelihood of encountering trouble."

So you'd better behave and come to me right now.

Based on your current performance, I will allow you to retain some self-awareness.

"Row."

Roddy followed the arrow and moved forward.

Sometimes you need to circle around a boulder and turn right, sometimes you need to hug the cave wall, and sometimes you need to climb through a very inconspicuous passage.

until,

A dilapidated wooden suspension bridge came into view.

The other end of the suspension bridge was swallowed by darkness and could not be seen.

The bottom was also a bottomless abyss of darkness.

"Don't just stand there! Cross the suspension bridge, and you'll see a staircase leading down to my floor not far away."

"Row."

Roddy himself has the ability to fly, so this suspension bridge is not very dangerous.

Just as he was about to step on it... a rustling scratching sound came from the side.

Although it was a very faint sound, it was heard very clearly.

Upon hearing the sound, Roddy instinctively shut off his hearing and began to check his body, but found no biological changes whatsoever; everything was normal.

There were no bad thoughts in my mind; it just seemed like a very ordinary sound.

But something went wrong; his connection with his eyeballs seemed to have been severed.

Roddy quickly turned his head to look at the source of the sound.
There seemed to be a dark figure standing at the edge of the cave, as if it were chewing on something.

Upon seeing this scene, Roddy suddenly realized something and abruptly touched his right eye. Sure enough... there was nothing left in his eye socket.

(End of this chapter)