Deep in the Living-Chapter 505 - 491: Crisis Lurks Everywhere

Undead.

As a murderer, Mia also possesses this trait, but her expression of it differs from Luo Di’s.

Luo Di primarily achieves it through "cinematic" plotlines, paired with the super vitality of his Hell Body.

She, on the other hand, accomplishes immortality purely through monster traits,

Mia, with her mature pituitary plant, has a very robust undead system directly linked to the saprophytes within her.

Unless she is completely eradicated at the biological level, and there’s no associated decay or organisms in the surrounding environment.

Otherwise, she will always be resurrected.

She can indeed fight to the death against the mist, but she needs to overcome her inner fear.

"Mist System, reward.

If I can obtain it, I can spread the rot through the mist widely, elevating my slaughter to a higher level and reaching deeper into the corner.

Even if Luo Di and the girl in the barrel are in a relationship, I have the strength to seize him and kill that girl completely.

I must make a gamble, merely obtaining a heart contaminated with divinity is not worth the risks I’ve faced these three days."

Mia has already decided to confront the mist,

She locked the guest room door, drew the curtains, and faced it alone. Letting that aging self hack at, tarnish, and assimilate her.

Despite her soul strongly resisting, the murderer’s determination to grow stronger made Mia grit her teeth and endure.

What she did not notice was.

The open window also allowed the girl in the barrel to be affected by the mist.

A strange change occurred within her body, besides slight changes in expression and fingers, something seemed to be wriggling lightly in her hair at the back of her head, as if something was going to burrow out.

This anomaly was absolutely not present in the past two days, however, the wriggling eventually subsided, and the girl seemed to remain asleep.

An entire hour passed.

The room was full of shredded flesh, with flies buzzing around.

These rotten pieces of flesh squirmed toward the bathroom, slowly fusing within the bathtub to form Mia’s entirety again, then rinsing away the filth with clean water.

This time her body was no longer destroyed.

Just as Luo Di predicted.

She offered no resistance whatsoever, allowing her body to be cut and diced, etc. During this process, she slowly accepted that older version of herself, eventually causing the slaying to slow down, and the other lost interest in Mia.

Though it still lingered nearby, it no longer hurt her.

She wasn’t completely accepting, adapted to the mist, but at least she could interact with the mist without harm.

A strange sense of accomplishment swept through her.

Mia felt as if she returned to her happiest moments, bouncing out of the bathroom, ready to share the good news with Luo Di.

Just as she stepped out the door, she suddenly remembered she hadn’t brought the barrel, so she turned back to fetch it.

This process was already very familiar; her eyes never even flinched.

When her hand grasped the handle of the barrel, the sensation was not cold metal but a hand of fine bone and tender flesh.

"Hmm?"

Mia’s whole body tingled like an electric shock, but when she looked, the sensation vanished, it was just the handle of the barrel, with the girl still curled inside.

Due to long-term mist influence, her entire body had been cut who knew how many times, Mia suspected her sense of touch had an issue, not considering other possibilities.

As she carried the barrel and descended the stairs towards the inn’s hall, the joy she wanted to share was swallowed back.

In the blink of an eye,

She seemed to arrive at a lakeside campsite.

The classic character "Jason" from the movies stood in front of a stump, executing someone.

The execution target wasn’t part of Mia’s mist fear, so she could only see a human-like structure roughly formed from mist, like a middle-aged man.

Compared to the execution itself, Mia was more concerned about "Jason’s" state, which seemed a bit different from what she saw in the movie.

There was a "structure" on his shoulder, a black-haired girl’s head.

It didn’t seem to be a decorative trophy, nor an installed prop, but a naturally grown structure, with clearly visible skin connections.

As the execution ended, the lakeside campsite illusion faded with it.

In the hotel lobby,

Luo Di was alone,

His face bore a hateful expression, not relieved by the execution.

"Hey! Luo Di, didn’t you say we can’t kill things materialized from the mist? What’s this?"

Hearing Mia’s voice, Luo Di slowly turned his head and explained simply:

"I had basically adapted to the mist since fighting against the Fog Man, and that was the mist incarnation corresponding to Wu Wen... It seems compromise was impossible; it was too disgusting, I couldn’t bear it."

Mia looked confused, "Wu Wen? Wait, you two wouldn’t be...?"

The clothing on Luo Di’s right shoulder lifted from within, as black hair accompanied by a head slowly emerged, a gentle female voice coming from the lips.

"Yes, I have formed a union agreement with Luo Di, planning to adapt to the mist together. Now it seems, I’m really unsuitable.

The mist and I have a too poor affinity, unable to accept, adapt.

Even Luo Di couldn’t resist killing that thing.

Forget it~ let’s just leave it at that! I’ll voluntarily withdraw from the final reward contention. However, I’ll continue hiding within him, helping you guys seize the relic."

Mia immediately stepped forward, reaching out to touch Wu Wen’s cheek, confirming the two were indeed in a physical union.

Upon discovering this state, Mia quickly revealed killing intent, not out of jealousy but detecting a hint of hidden danger on Wu Wen.

Mia switched from her neurotic demeanor to start interrogating: "Didn’t you initially say your abilities were related to [Water]? Now this union state, you should need extremely high physical control to achieve this, right?"

Wu Wen frankly admitted this matter:

"Yes, I initially deceived you guys.

[Water] is a remnant divinity I gained upon arriving here; my nature is adept in flesh disguise."

"You wouldn’t want to wait until the end to kill Luo Di from the inside, then finish me off, would you?"

"I’ve already discussed this possibility with Luo Di, if Mia, you don’t trust me, just keep vigilant against me at any time."

Wu Wen maintained a smile, not angry at Mia’s skepticism.

"Since Luo Di chooses to trust you, I have nothing more to say, let’s go! I am going to embrace the mist, and I will definitely obtain this reward."

Mia reverted to her usual innocent state, sliding out of the inn in one swift motion.

"Don’t rush!"

Just about to step out, she was pulled back by Luo Di.

"Luo Di, don’t worry~ I won’t expose myself, as soon as I get out, I’ll immediately turn right into the sewer."

"We are not going through the sewer."

"Ah? Why... wasn’t the sewer our advantage in terms of route? It allows us to avoid the mist and other participants’ surveillance, and the death below ensures our safety."

"That Joker also knows about the sewers, there’s a probability of encountering him."

Mia remained unconcerned, "It’s okay, right? His danger level should still be alright, and if we three really meet him, we can directly team up to kill him, clearing one competitor in advance.

The truly dangerous one should be that guy named Lebeite."

"Never underestimate anyone, there is no simple person participating in this event.

We must avoid exposing our whereabouts to anyone as much as possible, including that Joker.

Let’s travel directly from the road, using alleys and buildings to navigate through.

We can also use this travel time to continue increasing our affinity with the mist, so we’ll have a better chance of getting the remnants."

Wu Wen will conduct the flesh disguise for us, suppressing our presence to the lowest."

Having said that,

The head on the shoulder opened her mouth, extending an arm from within, gently touching Mia’s forehead.

A wave of ripples spread out,

as if a new layer of skin adhered to the surface, pressing the presence to the minimum.

"Wow! Such an amazing flesh disguise, it can even disguise others... Wu Wen, you must be a formidable monster in real life."

"Thank you, Sister Mia, for the compliment."

Once the team’s disguise was completed, without much delay, they quickly traversed the alley opposite the street, heading for the burial ground.

...

[Sewer]

Dark balloons floated in different areas, each painted with an eye, but neither nose nor mouth, remaining utterly silent, merging with the darkness.

A clown with a face smeared in white paint paced back and forth in a certain area, as if a husband anxiously awaiting news outside a delivery room, but no news arrived.

Finally, his patience ran out.

"Ah~ so they didn’t choose the sewers? What a pity, things have gotten a bit more complicated."

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