Deep in the Living

Chapter 765 The Strange Green
The torches provided limited visibility, allowing one to see only the unchanging rocky ground along the way, and occasionally a few stones, but nothing more.

"Hey, Morton! Can you share your view?"

"Morton? What kind of name is that... Wait, could that be my name? Did you receive personal information about me?"

"Yes."

"Looks like I've really been chosen as your reward! Although I'm not happy about it, at least it's better than before."

"Gaining my vision comes at a price. Since you're helping me leave, all you need to do is beg me. Perhaps, in a good mood, I'll generously bestow a corresponding favor."

“Then forget it…” Roddy’s tone also changed. “Morton, in normal circumstances like this, you can refuse my offer.”

But if a real crisis occurs, and I truly need your assistance, you must respond immediately.

Otherwise, I will officially abandon you.

This is no joke; things are far from over here. We could very well encounter even more dangerous situations and reunions with former individuals.

"You... never mind! Just close that ugly right eye of yours now."

"Row."

Closing your eyelids also signifies the arrival of darkness.

A strange feeling came over me.

When Roddy opened his eyes, the double pupil structure reappeared, while the infant in his arms kept his eyes closed.

The darkness that was previously invisible, beyond the range of illumination, is now clearly visible. Roddy also looks around and is able to clearly observe this transition layer for the first time.

"This place is so big!?"

The voice of the black-eyed man came directly from his right eye, “The transition layer is huge. This is the middle area that supports the dungeon… My memory is hazy. I only vaguely remember that this place leads to six different underground areas.”

The dark mine I was in was just one of them, and not even the most dangerous one.

I still remember the old zombie who was the first to arrive here, the one I marked along the way. For some reason, he chose the most dangerous area.

I don't remember the specifics, I only vaguely recall that there was a green light shining down there.

"Green light...this cave entrance?"

Roddy was currently trying to memorize the general structure of the cave in the darkness, since he might come back again in the future.

Just as he was looking around, a faint green light suddenly caught his eye.

This unnatural greenery quickly drew Roddy's attention.

Immediately afterwards, a cave entrance embedded in the rock wall, emitting a faint green light, also came into view.

The green light is not constant, but rather appears intermittently, like the rhythm of a heartbeat.

Roddy just felt something was strange.
Upon gaining visibility in complete darkness, he immediately scanned his surroundings. He didn't spot any greenery or any cave entrance.

As he carefully examined the cave and tried to memorize its structure, green suddenly appeared.

just like,
It wasn't that he saw the greenery, but rather that the cave entrance overflowing with greenery came to him on its own initiative.

Roddy remembered something else, something that happened when he first arrived at the transition layer.

"Wait, when I came here by elevator, Black Eyes split off many of its pupils to explore the environment, as if it was wary of something."

He didn't share the field of vision like he did before, perhaps because of this.

If you try to observe the transition layer, or see too much of the environment here, will the green light portal actively seek you out?

Thinking of this, Luo Di quickly looked away.

Little did he know, there was always a green tinge seeping into the corner of his eye, as if several tiny green arms were clinging to his eye sockets, forcefully pulling his vision back.

Roddy wanted to ask Morton what was going on, but found that he couldn't speak at all, nor could he communicate on a mental level.

He seemed to have been "isolated".
Isolated within this green light.

quickly,

His gaze shifted back to where he had been, and he stared once again at the green-glowing cave entrance.

And this time,
A person walked out of the cave.

A humanoid individual whose facial features are indistinct and who is surrounded by green light.

The other person is walking towards you step by step, and upon closer inspection, you will find that this person seems to be walking backwards.

As they drew closer, the person occupied an increasingly larger proportion of their field of vision.

Until the entire back of his head was completely blocked in front of Roddy, a back of his head covered with green blood vessels, wrinkled skin, ulcers, and pustules caused by partial necrosis.

slowly,
The head began to turn.
Just as a sunken, green-glowing, deep pit-like face was about to twist and turn.

Roddy drew upon the fear he had gained upon arriving in the dungeon, and with all the willpower he had left, forcibly awakened his self-awareness.

At the same time,

His tongue snapped open, though it was quite unhappy with the dungeon trip, it still sounded an alarm because of the danger.

But the act of "turning his head" continued, only Roddy gained some control over his body.

Instead of slashing himself with the knife, he slapped himself across the face, aiming the slap at the chest.

Snapped!
It worked!

My vision was instantly filled with darkness, a furious darkness that pushed aside the green that was about to turn its head.

Darkness filled the field of vision.
Roddy opened his eyes again, and everything seemed to have returned to normal.

He continued walking at the same pace as before, without any apparent abnormality. But then came a burst of fierce cursing, and his vision was suddenly obliterated.

"What the hell?! What do you mean by suddenly slapping me? Do you really think I'm some kind of reward tool? Since you're so disrespectful, then there's nothing we can do together."

"Thank you."

"What are you thanking me for... You must be having some kind of mental breakdown, right?"

"Was I alright just now?"

"Of course you have a problem. You suddenly slapped me like a madman... Wait! You didn't see something you shouldn't have." Black Eyes realized something too, but he couldn't remember. He vaguely remembered that you shouldn't look around randomly in the transition layer.

"I was just approached by a cave that was emitting a green glow."

Upon hearing the sound of the green light at the cave entrance, sweat welled up in his eyes, as if he were crying.

"That's right! That's right! You can't just look around on this floor, especially an outsider like you... That old guy was looking for the best route, and eventually he was caught by the green light and walked into that living cave entrance."

You'd better stay with me and stop looking around.

Even I need to be more cautious; there's still a small chance I could get infected.

What's inside the green hole?

Black Eyes quickly raised a finger. "Don't ask, and don't mention this again... The more you know, the more you think about this thing, the greater the chance of being caught by the green light."

Our goal is to find something and get out of here. If you ever come back to the dungeon again, then come back and dig deeper. I don't want to die here with you.

"Row."

It took more than an hour to walk through the transition layer.

Wherever the firelight reached,
After a journey through caves filled with rock, a different structure finally appeared before us.

A large, fleshy door shaped like a human chest cavity is embedded in the rock wall in front of us, but too much time has passed, the bones have been severely weathered, and the flesh has completely dried up.

There is a groove in the center of his chest, exactly the same size as the "Egg of Evil (Berial)," which corresponds to why Roddy wears it as a pendant on his chest.

The piglet in her arms also became excited, "This is it! I hope the thing is inside after you open the door, and we can leave as soon as we get it... I can't wait to go out and see what's so special about your inferior world."

Roddy took the egg of evil from the piglet's neck, used it as a key, and gently placed it in the center of the strange door.

Perfect fit.

As soon as the egg was placed in, all the facial features that had been misaligned on the surface began to move.

As the facial features gradually returned to their original positions,
Suddenly... OMG!!!

The egg of evil emitted a high-frequency, piercing scream.

The call ended.

The egg was detached and caught by Luo Di before it hit the ground.

The door before me, or rather, the chest cavity, slowly opened, revealing a road filled with the stench of the past.

Roddy's expression was grim; his loud shout might have attracted something...

(End of this chapter)