Deep in the Living
Chapter 264 - 252: Pale Red

Chapter 264: Chapter 252: Pale Red

Capital City, Mo Xi’s private tavern.

This is a special tavern open only to senior members, operating only from ten at night until five in the morning.

Members of the Special Action Department occasionally come here for a drink.

Tonight.

Yu Ze, Yun, and two investigators not from Huaxia had reserved a private room here.

A special plan lay spread out on the table.

Various cut newspapers, cards, and hand-drawn papers were plastered on it, ultimately pointing to a special target, a dangerous one related to monsters.

Tonight, a detailed action decision would be formulated, and the operation would commence.

There are currently three available action routes and it is impossible to determine which is best through surface-level clues; this is when Yu Ze’s ability is needed.

Yu Ze drew three talisman papers representing different actions and placed them side by side on the table.

Then, with his eyes closed, he tossed a string of Copper Coins high into the air.

The talisman paper with the most Copper Coins indicates the best course of action.

They had often done this in the past, and each time the results had been very good.

Toss!

Tens of Copper Coins were thrown into the air.

The most coins landed on the talisman on the left, more than double the others, indicating they could immediately commence tonight’s operation.

But Yu Ze, the spellcaster, showed a surprised expression as he bent down to pick up a Copper Coin from under the table that had not landed on any talisman paper.

Impossible.

He had bound the talisman papers and the Copper Coins in some way beforehand to prevent them from landing outside, something that had never happened before.

There were only two possible explanations for this situation,

One is that Yu Ze was in poor condition, unable to concentrate.

The other is that some sort of "fate" related to him disturbed the spellcasting.

Yu Ze had taken a nap in the afternoon and even drank a special brew that refreshed the mind, so his condition was excellent.

He tried to toss them again.

Clang!

This time, three copper coins landed outside, one even landing precisely in a wine glass, causing the deep red wine to splash out, staining the table.

"Senior Brother!"

"Yu Ze, what’s going on? Are there interfering factors in tonight’s operation?"

Everyone else had also sensed some kind of problem.

"No... it’s something else." Yu Ze went through recent events related to him, and when he came to a certain individual, a drop of cold sweat spilled from his temples, and his fingers trembled slightly.

He suppressed the surprise in his heart as much as possible and pretended nothing was amiss in front of his colleagues.

"There are no issues with tonight’s operation, no interference, and we can successfully complete it with Plan One. The problem lies with me, something is wrong with the world I am connected to, and I may have to rush there tonight to address it.

You all..."

The red-lipped woman sitting opposite didn’t wait for Yu Ze to finish, interrupting in Russian: "Go take care of your business."

"Alright, this round is on me."

Yu Ze downed his drink in one gulp, left the private room early, and paid the bill.

In less than five minutes, Yu Ze had already appeared near the "train station," in the vicinity of the railway that connects the Capital City with Moon City.

He needed to be closer to cast divination again for more accurate results.

But just as Yu Ze began to count on his fingers, a traveler in a hurry to catch a train passed by him.

The traveler’s heavy suitcase accidentally hit Yu Ze’s elbow, causing his fingernails to embed into his skin.

Seeing the blood seeping out, even overflowing his entire palm, Yu Ze’s expression changed dramatically.

He immediately looked up at the moon hanging in the sky.

For some reason,

He could actually see a light red spot appearing on the surface of the moon.

"Fellow townsman..."

...

[Moon Ring Street]

Luo Di was standing on the opposite side of the sidewalk again, across the street, looking at the concrete high-rise standing at the center of the city that no one approached.

The traffic light switched,

Stepped onto the sidewalk,

He approached the high-rise just like a few hours ago, but Luo Di’s mindset had completely changed.

Previously, his expressionless and cold face was emanating heat, excitement and determination pulled at his facial muscles, leaving him relaxed, even happy, in disposition.

As he neared the building,

The Venerable’s spiritual realm covered him again, monitoring his every move.

However, this time Luo Di no longer felt tense and full of Killing Intent as before.

It was a completely slowed down mental state, with his guard down.

This change convinced the Venerable that Luo Di had made the decision to cooperate with the organization. He stood inside the Meditation Room, waiting for the other party’s arrival, awaiting the accomplishment of their cooperation.

Walking into the building,

Proceeding down the long corridor on the first floor.

La la la~ Luo Di actually hummed a tune, a folk song he often heard in his childhood.

The music moved his body,

No longer a simple walk, but a light and bouncy stride, just like the feeling of heading home after school in childhood.

He stepped into the elevator car.

Without a hint of Killing Intent emerging,

Luo Di’s face was brimming with a smile that was absolutely radiant, waiting for the elevator to reach the top floor.

Ding!

The elevator doors opened.

He walked into the Meditation Room again, constructed from countless brains, watching the Venerable tasting snacks, who with gold-rimmed glasses scrutinized his return.

"I knew Mr. Di would come back~ After all, we suit each other too well.

The contract is already drafted, all that’s needed is your signature, and tonight, we can arrange a hunt that suits your taste, to help you properly replenish the nutrients your pituitary needs."

As the Venerable handed over the contract,

Luo Di maintained the same smile, without a verbal response, and walked straight up to him.

He reached out as if to take the contract.

But in reality, an invisible Spiritual Body, resembling both a finger and tentacles, emerged from the back of his hand, catching the Venerable off guard with lightning speed, stabbing at the hand holding the contract.

Marking penetration.

A shade of grey immediately burrowed into the wound, traveling towards the brain.

"You!!"

The Venerable’s reaction was equally swift.

A powerful psychic shock was sent directly at Luo Di’s brain, instantly causing a "shutdown".

At the same time, neuron-like root structures began to grow throughout the Meditation Room, attempting to ensnare Luo Di’s body.

But the brain’s shutdown did not affect Luo Di’s movements, nor did it impair his Consciousness in the slightest. His Consciousness had long since ceased to rely on the brain, his spine was the true center.

A certain scorching heat spread,

The sound of electric saws reverberated around the room.

Swish!

The approaching neuron-like roots were severed in an instant!

The retreating Venerable only saw a metal chain flying straight at him, which the next second pierced through his abdomen and began to pull.

Moreover, the grey color creeping through the brain was able to invoke intense Fear, causing all his movements to be affected, and his thoughts to slow down significantly.

Crack!

The chain retracted.

The Venerable’s body was hooked back, right in front of Luo Di, whose head was firmly grasped.

There was only one thing that was rather strange.

The Venerable did not feel afraid due to Luo Di’s form; instead, he seemed more worried about the color left inside him, more concerned that it would reach his brain.

Luo Di also noticed this point; the other party didn’t seem to care about death or the imminent execution, but was fully resisting the color spreading within the brain.

If that was the case, Luo Di did not proceed with the execution.

Gnash, gnash~

Even without the blade arriving, the tentacles entered the mouth!

Countless Color Tentacles from within Luo Di filled the Venerable’s mouth and plunged into his brain.

Critical moment!

Crack!

The Venerable’s brain exploded like a timed bomb, blasting Luo Di several meters away.

Looking at the headless corpse lying on the ground,

Looking at his own hand that was severed and bleeding,

"As expected, the true self isn’t here... but my color has been marked! Even though it’s faint, as long as it’s within Moon City, I can find him."

The nutrients provided by the spine rapidly healed the blasted hand.

Luo Di quickly picked up the Pig Slaughter Knife, and started to cut around the edge of the pure white room, making a full circle!

Swish!

The closed Meditation Room instantaneously became open.

Several pituitaries embedded in the floor were completely sliced up, and the Cornered Tool that was part of the room’s structure was thoroughly destroyed.

Luo Di stepped on the edge of the open room, scanning Moon City with the perspective of a camera, catching a grey speck in a certain direction.

Although it was very blurry, it gave a clear location.

And that was where Benjamin’s true self was.

That direction was troublesome, corresponding to Moon City’s train station... If the other party wanted to escape, Luo Di couldn’t catch up at all.

So Luo Di was not in a hurry. He sat back down in the elevator, dealing with the matter in a leisurely manner.

This was his largest-scale offline activity since coming to Moon City.

He didn’t care if the other party would escape; he only knew that the Venerable’s true self had been marked, and the chase would continue indefinitely, even if the target fled to the Capital City.

Ding!

The elevator returned to the first floor.

Just as Luo Di was about to leave the concrete building representing the monitoring group.

His ears caught sounds coming from the stairwell; sounds of fighting, sounds of training, the sounds of hearty laughter.

For some reason,

Luo Di’s faint smile gradually deepened.

Instead of leaving the building, he turned and walked up the stairs on the opposite side, heading for the second-floor gym as he did upon his first visit here.

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