Deep in the Living
Chapter 272 - 260: Long-Awaited Hibernation

Chapter 272: Chapter 260: Long-Awaited Hibernation

Although Luo Di’s consciousness had long settled between his spine, the main thinking function was still carried out by his brain.

When his body completely melted, he himself fell into a state incapable of thinking.

The consciousness residing between his spines could only engage in the simplest, most primitive instinctual activities, actively accommodating the Biological Blacksmith’s forging and transforming toward the so-called "blueprint."

The most crucial was that touch of gray, the gray belonging to the pituitary was also aiding in this process, even participating in the Physical Casting process to better merge with the Hellish Body.

Meanwhile, Luo Di himself fell into a serene hibernation state.

He was too tired during this time.

Since the lunar eclipse event started, he had not been able to sleep.

Perhaps it was the excitement of the mass slaughter,

Perhaps it was the comfort of eradicating the malignant tumor,

Perhaps it was the guilt from the massive killing of non-Pseudo-People for the first time,

Perhaps he was filled with disappointment in this world.

Luo Di had been unable to sleep since the incident, staying in the headquarters’ detention room waiting for trial.

Even though the World Bureau’s stance was clear, protecting Luo Di with the status of a high-value Death Row Inmate, and even asking for his opinion before sending him to the Border City Prison, all they needed was for the public uproar to die down before they could bring him back.

Also, the murderer registered at the Mercury Hotel was not Luo Di but [Mr.D].

Yet even so, Luo Di just couldn’t sleep.

At present.

As his body burned away, his brain melted.

He was finally able to sleep, even if it was a completely passive sleep, it was enough to let Luo Di rest well.

Letting the whole body relax,

Letting the tense nerves and tired body rest,

Letting the cast Hellish Body achieve the best stability.

[Border City Prison]

The fire alarm had been triggered.

Several prison guards rushed to Luo Di’s cell as soon as possible, and as they pushed open the door, nearly a hundred degrees Celsius of high temperature spilled out from inside.

Even though the internal water system was functioning properly, it couldn’t cool down, and any water that landed on Luo Di would instantly evaporate.

The Prison Director, through the video equipment worn by the guards, was watching the situation here in real-time.

He saw Luo Di, who was completely red from being burnt on the metal table and chair, blistering and even some of the flesh starting to carbonize, yet somehow managing a smile at the corners of his mouth.

The tension Luo Di had when he first came to prison had completely disappeared, replaced by a relaxed state.

"Move the large ice blocks from the icehouse here to cool down the environment."

"Prison Director, do we need to call the medical team to handle such severe burns?"

"No need, if he can’t withstand this level of injury, he doesn’t deserve to be here. Moreover, judging by his current mental state, it seems this kind of burn is not bad for him; rather, it’s beneficial for his body."

As the Prison Director said.

New flesh was growing out of the burnt wounds on Luo Di’s body, a kind of flesh with higher temperature resistance, more suited to Hellish Body characteristics, was undergoing genetic-level transformation and replication through the World Projection.

...

This long-desired, lengthy sleep allowed Luo Di to have a dream.

A bus driven by biological motions was speeding through the jungle, and the driver, wearing a big fish head hood, scratched his crotch while driving with one hand.

Luo Di leaned against the window at the back row, seemingly having fallen asleep just before.

There was a soft touch on his arm, which was pressed against someone else’s arm; this touch felt different from the platoon leader’s warmth.

A bit colder,

And less muscular,

More like a frail, unathletic young girl.

The flower pistil structured eyes were staring at Luo Di, softly asking:

"Mr. Di, how does it feel to kill?

Is it like an Invasion, where once you start, you desire countless more?

The Abyss of desire is not that frightening, is it? Embracing desire is embracing oneself; this is the real you.

If it were you now, you’d probably just kill me, wouldn’t you?

People indeed want to be invaded by you, want to be killed by you, come on~ I can hardly wait, people like me are an unforgivable Pseudo-Person too."

A tongue like a flower pistil gently licks Luo Di’s cheek, even trying to burrow into his ear, stimulating the murderous desires deep within his brain.

The provoking words and the dispersion of a menacing aura have caused veins to bulge on Luo Di’s forehead, his tensed arms may choke the girl beside him at any moment.

At that critical moment.

The speeding bus suddenly halted, causing both unseatbelted passengers to lurch forward and crash into the chairs and tables ahead, snapping Luo Di back to reality and dampening his urge to kill to some extent.

"F**k! Can’t you f**king drive?!"

Hua Yuan points at the fish-headed driver and swears loudly.

The driver slowly turns his head with a dead fish-head gaze fixated on them, then slowly reaches to take it off.

Cold black hair falls over his shoulders, revealing a delicate Asian face.

The driver is Wu Wen.

She stands up and walks toward the back row,

Ignoring Hua Yuan’s cold stares, she sits directly on her lap.

Then she gently places her hand on Luo Di’s cheek, transmitting that icy chill, neutralizing the internal heat within Luo Di, calming his heart.

She does not talk about anything related to killing,

Instead, she opens the window with her other hand, pointing towards the sky.

In the dark night, there were no longer those brilliant, colorful stars, only a bright white jade moon.

"I remember the moon used to be always hazy, but tonight’s moon is so bright. It must be the work of some kind-hearted deity who cleaned up the dust on the Moon’s surface.

Even if it will get dusty again, at least it is clean now, at least it can illuminate the night and be seen by us."

Luo Di also looks at the moon following the class monitor’s words, his tension gradually easing, the wrinkles on his heart slowly disappearing.

"Sister Hua, how about the three of us go to the beach?"

"You sure know how to talk, Wu Wen. Let’s go, let’s go~ So boring."

...

I don’t know how much time has passed, this comfortable and pleasant dream finally ends, the brain gradually regaining clarity.

The dry sulfur smell and the scent of roasted bone marrow are conveyed to the brain by the smell,

This smell makes Luo Di instantly realize his situation, recalling the conscription ceremony and matters related to Physical Casting.

He suddenly sits up,

The view is neither the hot factory nor the blood and flesh walls nurturing the shells. Instead, it’s a room designed with red bricks, bones, and a few metals as its theme.

A layout with one bedroom and one bathroom.

The blazing fireplace provides over 40°C of heat and dryness to the room, while also emitting the smell of well-cooked bone marrow.

The interior decoration style is akin to European but incorporates many sharp bent structures, a slight carelessness in falling could lead to someone being impaled by the sharp ends designed into the bed or fireplace or table edges.

"A hotel in Hell?"

Luo Di gets up with confusion, subconsciously heading towards the bathroom.

The bright red toilet inside is particularly striking, with flames constantly emerging inside, seeming to quickly incinerate anything that falls into it.

However, Luo Di’s gaze is not on the toilet, but is immediately drawn to the mirror above the wash basin.

A mirror with hellish bent angles, giving Luo Di the urgently sought "answer", the final result of Physical Casting.

When Luo Di sees this final answer, he is quite satisfied, almost exactly as he envisioned, with only slight differences.

The blueprint is himself, as a human.

In the mirror, a metallic sheen is first observed, coming from the conspicuous metal structure of the lower jaw.

The image of the lower jaw maintains consistency with the Hell rebirth realized on the vacation island.

The entire lower jaw area is replaced by a Jaw Splitter, but it is not hollow and is filled with metal to prevent food from leaking out when eating.

The rest still resembles a human, still Luo Di’s own appearance.

Only the color has changed,

Slightly fluffy grey hair adds a touch of vicissitudes,

and grey pupils seem to have the movement of tentacles in them.