Deep in the Living
Chapter 305 - 293: The Special Tumor Folk

Chapter 305: Chapter 293: The Special Tumor Folk

"It’s so hot, I’m dying from the heat!"

Agatha, who was sleeping soundly, was abruptly awakened by the scorching heat surpassing her tolerance level.

Metal is resistant to high temperatures, but the dry heat was not solely a matter of temperature; it felt more as if some kind of intense light was shining on her body, causing a heartburn-like sensation.

When she opened her eyes, the entire room was filled with scalding steam, and the temperature in the living room was nearing 100°C.

"Luo Di?"

Agatha unzipped her Monk’s leather jacket in the middle, rarely taking it off—more accurately, she detached it from herself.

Small steel tubes with the thickness of a pinky finger were embedded inside the jacket, mostly concentrated in the back area, deeply inserted into Agatha’s body, and now being pulled out one by one.

The metallic surface inside the jacket was drenched with perspiration, Agatha walked barefoot to the bedroom, where the source of the heat was located.

She pushed open the unlocked door, her puzzled head peeking inside.

There was Luo Di, using water with extremely high bacterial content to shower his glowing Spine. There was no fear of infection, for the bacteria would be instantly scorched upon touching the Spine.

"Why is your spine glowing... and it’s so hot? Don’t tell me you visited the lighthouse last night."

Agatha’s reaction was quick, noticing that the luminescence bore some resemblance to the lighthouse’s light.

Seeing Luo Di nod in confirmation, she had no intention of averting her gaze, so she simply walked into the bathroom and approached him from behind.

Multiple unique sensations came from her back.

Beyond a certain softer, large area of tactile sensation, she could also feel a hard, cold cylindrical structure touching just below her spine.

"I’ll help you cool down, it’s more effective than showering... though it might be a bit painful."

"Mm."

Luo Di did not refuse, as he had been showering for a full hour without any signs of cooling down, and could only place his hopes on Agatha.

A steel tube was inserted into the skin of his back, reaching deep into the body.

Several more tubes followed suit and were all inserted.

Using the metal for heat conduction was highly efficient.

About half an hour later,

Agatha left the bathroom first and put her Monk’s leather jacket back on,

One minute later, Luo Di slowly stepped out, leaning on the wall for support, one hand resting on his waist, feeling utterly drained.

"I’ve read in a book that the eyeball of the lighthouse was donated by a Demon King among the Spine... This Demon King, named Oculus, is the most unique among the Spine, so much so that even the Evil Play envied his mastery over the eyeball.

He did not cultivate the essence of his own spine, but from birth, he had an affinity for using his eyes, paying attention to them.

His obsession with the eyeball directly influenced the development of his spine, causing the core, which should have been the spine, to move closer to the eyeball, eventually transforming to having the eyeball as the core.

At first, he was even ostracized in Chaos Nest City; most of the Spine believed he wouldn’t last long and would quickly die on the battlefield.

But all of that changed once he achieved Demon Ascension, as he gradually climbed to the pinnacle of the Spine hierarchy, silencing the idle talk... and because of his precedence, parts of the Spine ceased to emphasize the development of the spine, instead focussing on mastering their strongest, most adept aspects.

His accomplishment in the field of vision even surpassed some of the eyeballs in the Evil Play.

Such a being voluntarily communicating with you surely indicates that the Spine hold you in high regard."

"Oculus..."

When Luo Di uttered this name, he could only feel a faint itch in his eyeballs, as if a second eyeball was about to grow beneath the first one.

If he completed this Angel Envoy journey, he would naturally visit this person back in the Nest.

Moreover, Luo Di was genuinely concerned that this Demon King might use the Punishment Room as a conduit to the Human World.

However,

Last night’s conversation with Oculus left Luo Di feeling peculiar; although the Demon King associated with the eyeball was not pleasant in speech, he did not convey the same oppressive aura as a tyrant would; instead, he seemed more amiable and easy to communicate with.

"When the time comes, I will assess his attitude... I have a hunch that he may be different from the conventional Spine, and even if he comes into contact with the Human World, he won’t rashly invade."

"Luo Di, didn’t you say he arranged for a teammate to fill our ’capability gap’? Since we’re free now, why don’t we go and meet them?"

"Let’s go."

As the two who had just descended the stairs prepared to head to the lighthouse, their stomachs growled in unison – they had been on the move all day yesterday, and now they were completely empty.

Moreover, this state of hunger, if connected with the City of Tumor residents, would be a very sad matter.

Although city illusions could work on sight, they could not affect taste; what you eat is what you get.

The two spent a full hour searching for a restaurant, only to end up back where they started, not only did they fail to get anything to eat, but they also acquired an intense sense of nausea, as if dozens of little men were beating on their stomach sacs.

Agatha usually eats at the Great Monastery and likewise couldn’t stomach the heavy flavors of the tumor citizens’ diet.

"This is what the tumor citizens’ diet is like~ They rarely process their food ingredients and, in their eyes, the growth on their own bodies is the best ingredient, providing the most absorbable nutrition.

I’ve also read in books that many tumor citizens rely on the unique taste of their own tumors or the delicate and delicious growth of flesh to set up shop.

I should have thought of it earlier, bringing more food from the previous town."

Luo Di’s gaze had already shifted, looking towards the mount shed on the side of the inn, at Agatha’s black pig mount, he swallowed saliva.

Perhaps sensing some killing intent, the black pig quickly curled up and didn’t dare to move.

However, Luo Di quickly repressed the killing intent and regained his reason, thinking of a method.

"Let’s first meet the person at the lighthouse, then we’ll leave Navel Port straight away and keep away from the beach areas, heading to the mountain ranges that are not polluted by sea water. There, we should encounter normal Hell Beasts.

Then we can kill a few to roast and eat."

"Feasible, let’s go."

Enduring the hunger,

The two took the fastest worm express inside Navel Port and arrived at the lighthouse.

Approaching the lighthouse in reality felt completely different from the sensation in Luo Di’s dreams.

This lighthouse is the landmark building of Navel Port, serving as an important navigational beacon for the crossing of boats between the bright and dark sides, guarded by huge, puss-leaking creatures around the tower.

Even as monks, they are not allowed to get close; to approach the lighthouse one must have a handwritten passport from the lord of Navel Port.

At this moment,

a "youth" came out from between the puss-leaking creatures.

At first glance, Luo Di thought the figure was human but upon closer inspection, he noticed there was something off.

"Tumor citizen, seems a bit different..."

The other person was about Luo Di’s height, not bloated like tumor citizens, nor did he have the exaggerated appearance of entrails hanging all over, his figure was even somewhat lean.

His facial features and limbs were just like a human’s.

The skin was tinged with a pale blue, and his eyes were like beautiful green agates.

His body was enveloped in a special raincoat that blocked out the light, and the hand waving at Luo Di glowed with a luminous sheen.

Upon closer examination,

It seems that the back of his hand had growths similar to crystals.

Luo Di had never seen him before but felt like he had encountered this person somewhere, or rather, had smelled his scent.

"Who are you?"

The youth walked up to them wearing self-made fish slippers, his eyes somewhat evasive and his voice very low.

"Mr. Di, I was sent here by Oculus, to follow you on the envoy’s journey as the lighthouse cleaner. I’ve been in the lighthouse since I was born, this is my first time out.

If you have any requests, please feel free to tell me,

If there’s anything I don’t do well, please point it out immediately,

I’m very good at correcting mistakes, I will do better next time than the last.

Additionally, because of my congenital defects that cause me to be ill-suited for battle, I am unable to unleash any plague Infection, but I will certainly do my best to help you."

"You’re a tumor citizen?"

The youth nodded, "Yes, someone like me with congenital defects would usually be crushed directly after birth and used as fertilizer. Oculus chose me, exclusively assigning me to help at the lighthouse.

I will diligently fulfil any of Oculus’ requests."

"Alright, come with us."

"Okay."

Agatha had been silently observing all along, her face full of confusion; even she had never seen such a tumor citizen before.

Even though he appeared quite weak, as he himself mentioned, belonging to some kind of congenital defect,

Such a tumor citizen had managed to be accepted by Hell Items, and the rank achieved was not low at all, even seeming to have tendencies towards Demon Ascension.

The most important thing was, his body seemed to contain a very special kind of plague, a plague that could emit light.