Deep in the Living
Chapter 239 - 228 Suffocation

Chapter 239: Chapter 228 Suffocation

Watching the other party retrieve the red balloon from within their body, Luo Di could smell a scent, a scent that belonged to a human.

He roughly guessed that the material of the balloon must be "human skin," crafted from a large amount of human skin, emanating a strong odor.

Inflate!

Wendy’s lung capacity was astonishingly vast, and her obese body deflated entirely during the inflation, filling the balloon to its maximum with just one breath.

Luo Di was just about to approach when he saw the inflated balloon squeezing its way to his face.

There was no explosion, nor did it spread out to encapsulate anything.

Rather, it passed through Luo Di’s body and continued to expand.

Until the entire public restroom was covered with a red membrane, isolating all the animal carcasses scattered around, leaving behind only the scents of human skin and rubber.

Area sealed off.

Or one might say, it transformed into a special Corner-like Space.

Luo Di thought the other would take the chance to flee, but Wendy merely took a deep breath to restore her deflated body to its plump state, without running away, looking at him with a smile instead.

Luo Di was somewhat puzzled; after the recent confrontation, the disparity in their strengths became quite obvious. And the Wendy before him, judging from her tracking, stalking, and tactics, should be a very clever and intelligent Murderer.

But she had no intention of fleeing, instead, she created the Balloon Space and sealed off all exits.

Doubts aside,

Luo Di didn’t need to ponder why she would do such a thing; he only needed to thoroughly kill the extremely evil being before him.

Due to the opponent being too nimble and even capable of anticipatory moves, Luo Di no longer threw his Hook, but instead created...

Whoosh!

With a pungent smell of sulfur,

Several beast traps scattered across different areas of the restroom, and hooks were also hung from the ceiling, greatly restricting the opponent’s movement.

Seeing the various torture devices and traps that were instantly conjured before her, Wendy was not frightened at all, instead holding her chubby cheeks in both hands.

"Wow, how did you do this~ This isn’t an ability of the Corner, right? Mr. Di, you’re even better than the Murderer in my dreams!"

Luo Di exhaled a scorching breath from his mouth, pressing down on Wendy who was close to the Corner, the sheer oppressive force seemingly enough to suffocate her.

Approach, execute!

The spine drove the whole body’s movement, slashing even faster than before.

Yet Wendy had no intention of dodging.

All she did was reach out her left hand, seemingly intending to catch the blade barehanded, and also conveniently used her spread-out greasy palm to block part of Luo Di’s field of view.

Whoosh!

The attempt to block the slashing attack with her left hand failed completely, the entire arm severed from its root.

However, this was indeed Wendy’s plan.

She had intended to sacrifice her left arm, or to say, in facing an opponent as strong as Mr. Di, it was necessary to give something up.

At the same moment her left arm was cut off,

Her right hand coincidentally struck within the blind spot and gap in the attack, delivering a swift hand slash, fingertips striking the throat! Even if Luo Di’s throat had the protection of internal wires, it was still one of the most vulnerable areas.

Crack!

This strike nearly destroyed Luo Di’s Adam’s apple and windpipe completely.

But that was not all.

Wendy also used the momentum to push forward; as she finished the throat jab, she grabbed Luo Di’s arm that was used for slashing.

Over-the-shoulder throw!

She lifted Luo Di up from the ground and threw him hard towards a separate restroom... Bang! His head smashed the flush tank to pieces.

The cold water pouring down on Luo Di’s somewhat bleeding head allowed him to quickly regain consciousness.

He rubbed his fractured neck, speeding up the healing of his injury, but still felt intense suffocation and discomfort.

He looked bewildered at the obese girl who was picking up her severed arm and performing limb reattachment.

Luo Di had never felt like this before.

He had fought many Pseudo-Persons, even cooperated with the strongest ones from the Sisterhood, joining hands to defeat the Monster Avatar.

But all those battles were different from what was happening before him.

The once not-fully-grown Luo Di mostly fought from a position of weakness against the strong, challenging the powerful.

Even when he occasionally had the chance to chase and kill those weaker, it was almost an overwhelming victory.

Currently,

Luo Di was undoubtedly powerful, his stats far surpassing those of the girl before him. Yet, he couldn’t achieve an overwhelming victory and even saw what seemed like perfectly timed executions fail, only to be effectively countered by her.

"Skill... killing skills..."

Luo Di’s brain quickly found the answer.

The seemingly bulky, not so clearly expressed corpulent woman was actually an expert in slaughter. She might have undergone systematic killing training since she was very young.

Her killing skills were far superior to those of Luo Di,

Her appraisal of the situation and her instantaneous handling during the engagement were even more precise and effective.

The opponent’s talent for murder in combat might even surpass that of Luo Di, the first ranked of the four.

Her corpulence is very likely a result of concretization, or it could also be a deliberate disguise tactic.

It must be said that such a level has even reached the recruitment standards of the "Sisterhood".

The woman in front of him is extremely dangerous; Luo Di no longer treats her as a weak prey, but as a formidable opponent.

For a moment,

the atmosphere changed.

Because he has been hunting the weak since arriving in Moon City, Luo Di has almost become accustomed to it, having not battled an equal opponent in a long time.

The sound of a chainsaw whirring started up in the bathroom,

and the face of Ms. Wendy, who had just reattached her arm, suddenly changed.

This change was not one of fear or despair, but rather, she made a gesture of prayer, as though she had seen her savior.

Of course, she would also give her all to greet the arrival of this savior.

Five minutes passed.

Wendy was now hanging from the ceiling of the public restroom, two hooks deeply piercing through her shoulder blades, just like a white pig hung up.

Her limbs had all been severed, each hanging from different hooks, reducing the possibility of escape to [zero].

Strangely,

despite the continuous influx of pain through the hooks, Wendy clenched her teeth and bore it without letting out even a scream.

Even though her body trembled incessantly, her face always bore a smile.

She clearly had a considerable tolerance for pain, and must have undergone similar training before.

With a sigh, a puff of sulfurous hot breath was exhaled from her mouth.

Luo Di looked at the pig in front of him and decided not to continue torturing her. For such an extremely evil being, his method was still swift execution.

Approaching Wendy,

Luo Di’s right arm was raised high,

just then, under the state of pain infusion, she began to speak, "I... want to make a deal with you... please believe me.

You must have noticed by now, I’m also a Murderer.

The same type of person you encountered at Huo Lai Apartment last time... with your intelligence, you should understand what I mean.

Even if you kill me, there are many others like me, even more despicable ones, slaughtering brutally in this city as we speak.

I wonder how much heartache Mr. Di would feel watching those poor souls die horribly.

I think, you must be very interested right, Mr. Di?

How about making a deal with me?

A simple deal,

using your identity, Mr. Di, to have me locked up, in a special prison, a place that can ensure I won’t be killed or monitored.

At that time, I will reveal everything to you, it could save you a lot of time.

Of course, I know you want me dead... don’t worry, I will stay in prison obediently, and after you’ve obtained the information you want, you can then apply for my execution."

However.

With his spine erect and pupils covered with a black membrane, Luo Di did not show any lessening of his killing intent, looking at her as if she were just livestock.

Following that,

his fully opened left hand with outspread fingers covered her face.

Luo Di took a step forward, his tongue snapped near her eardrum, and he uttered words sharp as spikes:

"If you can endure something even more painful than death, I’ll send you to prison..."

"Huh?"

No sooner had he spoken,

wires began to grow from the palm of his hand that was covering Wendy’s face,

each wire drilling into her facial bones, entwining her entire brain.

Luo Di had long stopped treating her as a mere prey, but as a sinner in dire need of punishment. After the conversation just now, Luo Di had made up his mind.

He wanted to try out his secondary identity as someone from the Punishment Room.

To execute this creature outright would be letting her off too easily.

As numerous wires penetrated her face and entwined her brain, pure agony poured into her mind. This pain was several, even ten times more intense than the pain of bodily penetration.

Wendy could no longer bear it and began to scream in agony, convulsing all over.

It felt as though the public washroom was transformed into a slaughterhouse for pigs.

Not only that,

but Luo Di was also creating another large torture device in his spare time...