Deep in the Living-Chapter 488 - 474: Characters and Plot

This burly man named Douglas had shown obvious malicious behavior on the train, so Luo Di paid the most attention to him.

At that time, most people in the carriage had left, and this man turned his gaze towards the sleeping girl. Luo Di even envisioned a slaughter with him.

However,

Ka!

Douglas’s huge body knelt on the ground, his upper and lower jaws torn open to his neck. The tear continued to spread, as if it wanted to split his body in two.

The thing that could kill Douglas could certainly kill him and Mia too.

"Get ready to escape!"

Decisively abandoning direct combat, Luo Di gently pushed open the door behind the restaurant.

They did not flee directly but wanted to see what the thing in the other’s mouth actually was. Gather as much information as possible to prepare in case of future encounters.

Gray was slowly spreading over.

Just as they were about to touch that strange arm in the mouth... swish!

Douglas’s body suddenly accelerated its tearing, splitting in half. The huge chunks of flesh were full of malicious tumors, yet his strong vitality kept him from dying immediately.

Unable to heal or regenerate, it was more of a struggle.

Strangely, the hand that had torn Douglas apart, and the bizarre entity that should have been inside him, were gone.

The gray had failed to capture it.

"Disappeared?"

At this moment,

Luo Di and Mia both heard footsteps gradually approaching the restaurant from the fog.

Just ordinary footsteps, even lighter than an average person’s. Yet it was this ordinary sound, mixed with intense danger.

Rubber soles stepping on broken glass,

The gaze under the blonde glanced into the restaurant, the back door left ajar, and the person was gone. Only Douglas, who was just torn apart and still struggling intensely, remained.

The blonde youth approached the struggling flesh,

Squatted down, ripped off the lower structure, and tossed it into the oil pot.

It seemed the other had some special thoughts or even actions towards him, which led to this deadly pursuit and fate.

He did not completely kill Douglas, allowing the other to continue struggling.

The blonde youth got up and walked towards the back door, heading to the depths of the alley, looking at the manhole cover leading to the sewers.

Bang!

Without touching it, the manhole cover was thrown several meters away.

Thinking of chasing down, he stopped because he smelled a strong scent of death.

The blonde youth abandoned the pursuit and returned to the restaurant, finding a few large burlap bags from the kitchen area to pack Douglas, who had been torn in half, using hemp ropes to tie them securely.

Before leaving,

His gaze fell on the two cups of cola on the table.

He picked up one of the cups; a fly floated on the surface, already dead.

He had to switch to the other cup, tossed the straw, and gently sipped with his lips on the rim of the cup.

"Hmm?" The blonde youth’s expression slightly changed, as if he tasted something familiar. He then took this cup of cola and claimed it.

As for the packed Douglas, he was dragged behind.

Oddly enough,

He only held the soda cup with his hand, without touching the hemp rope. Yet the rope was tight behind him, as if an invisible presence was helping pull it along.

...

[Deep in the Sewers]

A man and a woman walked quickly in silent footsteps here, trying as much as possible not to disturb the dead silence.

Just as Luo Di said, as long as they keep quiet, the Dead Water won’t actively attack. They could stay here indefinitely, even live down here until the event ends.

Mia had already captured the blonde youth’s face using the fly on the cola surface, confirming he was one of the train passengers.

A self-proclaimed "Lebeite" novelist.

Despite being participants, such a huge strength gap was exaggerated. Of course, it might be that Douglas fell into the other’s trap, putting him at an extreme disadvantage.

After all, they hadn’t seen the actual encounter process, and Douglas might have had the upper hand initially.

In any case,

Lebeite was labeled "dangerous," needing to be approached with caution thereafter.

Without disturbing this tranquility, Mia softly asked:

"If we stay in the sewer until the third day, could we escape the event? After all, we’ve already gained something; why not just stay down here?"

Luo Di had thought of this too, but he didn’t dare to risk it, softly responding:

"We are not certain about the method of ’safe exit’ at the moment, we only know about the time limit of [three days]."

"What if we don’t meet the so-called ’clearance conditions’, and when the time is up we’re either trapped here forever or directly erased?"

"Or maybe there is no three-day limit, perhaps the danger level simply reaches its peak after three days. In reality, we need to find the ’exit’ in advance, the sooner the better."

"If that’s the case, wasting time down here is almost like waiting for death."

"There are all sorts of other uncertainties."

"So I don’t dare to gamble, we must go up and continue exploring and investigating, just like ’exploring corners.’ Since this is an event at the corner, essentially it surely wants participants to maintain an upward exploration spirit."

Mia shrugged and shifted her axe to another shoulder, "Got it~ So, where are we heading now? Do you have any ideas?"

"Let’s wander around the city center first."

Luo Di wasn’t sure about the direction of exploration either, he could only head to the city center to see if anything useful could be found.

As the two were quickly traversing, Mia’s constantly exposed "rotten medium" suddenly sensed something; she stopped abruptly at the sewer’s crossroads and looked to the right.

In that pitch-black depth, there seemed to be something.

Luo Di followed her gaze,

The other side also seemed to know how to stay silent and move safely inside the sewer.

Soon,

Something emerged from the darkness,

A red balloon, frёeweɓηovel_coɱ

Moreover, the balloon’s surface was painted with a smiling face,

For some inexplicable reason, when Luo Di saw this smiling balloon, he felt a sense of heart palpitations. His blood started to rush unconsciously, an unconscious desire to kill was rising.

With the appearance of the balloon,

A man with a protruding belly, hooked nose, and lips smeared with red paint also emerged.

Smiling, he tip-toed to wave at them, showing friendliness.

Only then did Luo Di’s Killing Intent slowly retreat, and he immediately recognized the man.

"Joke, the Joker who came looking for a job."

Initially, on the train, Luo Di’s impression of him was pretty good.

Now, he still appeared to be a relatively friendly type, the human face balloon in his hand was similar to the flies Mia released, belonging to a type of perception tool.

Mia, on the other hand, was visibly cautious, slightly tightening her grip on the axe handle.

She might be someone who cares about appearances, and upon seeing such an elderly, obese, and slightly ugly fellow, she made an assessment of his nature in her heart.

Or perhaps she knew Joke’s essence deep down in her soul and was somewhat wary of him.

Joke’s approach did not include any suspicious actions; even the human face balloon was left in its original place.

He even voluntarily turned his waist pouch inside out, showing he carried no dangerous items.

Coming to a stop in front of them, he said in a low voice:

"What a coincidence~ didn’t think you two would be acting together... judging by the looks, you must be new to the city? Was your ’first day’ spent in the outskirts?"

"Yes."

The Joker rubbed his nose, "In that case, you might be lagging in progress, have you been following the ’storyline’?"

"Storyline? What do you mean?"

"Didn’t we all wake up on the train, implanted with a certain ’memory setting’? I remember, Luo Di, you need to report to Wenslim University’s baseball team, while this lady here seems to be applying for a job at a film company, and as for the one in the barrel, that’s unknown."

"That’s the ’storyline,’ you might have already realized, we’re currently in a ’videotape.’

"Since it’s such a literary medium, it must serve the story. Since we’re involved, we need to enact the corresponding story, allowing the ’storyline’ to progress."

"I’ve already followed the memory in my mind and gone to the circus for an interview, obtaining ’useful things,’ you both should hurry up too."

Reminded by Joke, Luo Di also reacted.

So many events,

Killing, bloodshed, harvest, night, death, Hell return and so on... Until now things have calmed down a bit, and he had completely forgotten about this."

"Thank you."

"Then I’ll be on my way first! Hope you all survive, let’s collaborate if there’s a chance afterward."

Joke, looking like a kind uncle, waved goodbye to them and quickly vanished into the depths of the sewer.

He showed no threat and even provided key information, improving Luo Di’s impression of him.

Watching the red balloon gradually disappear, Mia beside him quietly asked:

"Luo Di, is this guy really a good person? Why does it feel strange, almost too friendly... If he’s human, then it might be a normal show."

"If his essence is a monster, then it’s kind of strange. I just find it uncomfortable, be cautious."

"Mm~ let’s see what happens later, there’s no direct interaction right now."

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